#lamiaceae — Public Fediverse posts

The #blackhorehound #Ballota #nigra (#Lamiaceae) originates from the Mediterranean region and has spread northward from there. It is a #neophyte in New Zealand and North America, for example. The authors M. J. M. Christenhusz et al. (2023) present the "first high-quality #genome of B. nigra subsp. foetida."

© #StefanFWirth Berlin June 2025

Reference

M. J. M. Christenhusz et al. (2023): https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19763.1

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© S.F. Wirth Berlin 2025

It's #ThripsThursday and I've learned about a new plant to check for thrips: lamb's ear (_Stachys byzantina_)!

I am familiar with wool carder bees using it, but didn't think to look for other bugs on it.

These were just in people's front yards and they could easily have seen me suspiciously scoping out their plants and accosted me, and if so I was *totally* ready to enthuse at them about thrips. Perhaps sensing this, no one did.

#bugstodon #insects #thrips #Thysanoptera #florespondence #bloomscrolling #Lamiaceae

Hello, I'm Josh - how are you?

In a past life I was conducting research for a #phd in #invasionecology but now a #conservation officer protecting our most threatened #invertebrates in the 12th worst place for biodiversity decline, #northernireland.

Some #entomology and associated focus for me has included #solitarybees , #wasps and #opiliones. Big fan of plants, especially #Lamiaceae and #Orobanchaceae.

Also do a bit of #macrophotography & encourage biological recording.

Hello, I'm Josh - how are you?

In a past life I was conducting research for a #phd in #invasionecology but now a #conservation officer protecting our most threatened #invertebrates in the 12th worst place for biodiversity decline, #northernireland.

Some #entomology and associated focus for me has included #solitarybees , #wasps and #opiliones. Big fan of plants, especially #Lamiaceae and #Orobanchaceae.

Also do a bit of #macrophotography & encourage biological recording.

Hello, I'm Josh - how are you?

In a past life I was conducting research for a #phd in #invasionecology but now a #conservation officer protecting our most threatened #invertebrates in the 12th worst place for biodiversity decline, #northernireland.

Some #entomology and associated focus for me has included #solitarybees , #wasps and #opiliones. Big fan of plants, especially #Lamiaceae and #Orobanchaceae.

Also do a bit of #macrophotography & encourage biological recording.

Hello, I'm Josh - how are you?

In a past life I was conducting research for a #phd in #invasionecology but now a #conservation officer protecting our most threatened #invertebrates in the 12th worst place for biodiversity decline, #northernireland.

Some #entomology and associated focus for me has included #solitarybees , #wasps and #opiliones. Big fan of plants, especially #Lamiaceae and #Orobanchaceae.

Also do a bit of #macrophotography & encourage biological recording.

Hello, I'm Josh - how are you?

In a past life I was conducting research for a #phd in #invasionecology but now a #conservation officer protecting our most threatened #invertebrates in the 12th worst place for biodiversity decline, #northernireland.

Some #entomology and associated focus for me has included #solitarybees , #wasps and #opiliones. Big fan of plants, especially #Lamiaceae and #Orobanchaceae.

Also do a bit of #macrophotography & encourage biological recording.