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Virginia Valcarcel

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Plant biologist Araliaceae Hedera Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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Happy to have an early and indisputable Araliaceae fossil!! This fills an important biodiversity gap, congrats on the paper and thanks for the discovery!

15.11.2025 09:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Happy to have an early and indisputable Araliaceae fossil!! This fills an important biodiversity gap, congrats on the paper and thanks for the discovery!

15.11.2025 09:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

SINGER is a fantastic method for ARG Inference and based on some of the analyses I've seen definitely the best trade off between accuracy and sample size

11.09.2025 04:23 👍 23 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0

I see ivies😁, H hibernica or H helix who knows...

23.08.2025 19:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Today I had the opportunity of sharing the first results of my postdoctoral research with Dr Jun Wen in the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social National Museum of Natural History with other botanists at the #Botany2025 congress organized by the @botsocamerica.bsky.social in Palm Springs (CA, USA)

29.07.2025 20:12 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Frontiers | Ancient polyploidization events influence the evolution of the ginseng family (Araliaceae) IntroductionWhole genome duplication events (WGDs) have been recognized as major drivers of evolution in plants, especially when they involve hybridization (...

Our newest paper was released today! 🎉

We obtained the most complete phylogeny of the plant family Araliaceae to date and studied how whole genome duplications have shaped the history of the family.
Check it out!
doi.org/10.3389/fpls...
@nidevavirginia.bsky.social @mfmazuecos.bsky.social

13.06.2025 17:35 👍 18 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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🧬 Taller en SEBOT 2025: Análisis de patrones geográficos y evolutivos
Aprende a aplicar la filogenética espacial en conservación de plantas.
📍Congreso SEBOT 2025, Sevilla (22–25 sept)
🗓️ Inscripción abierta hasta el 8 de julio
@ajcoello.bsky.social
@iramosgutierrez.bsky.social
@mfmazuecos.bsky.social

10.06.2025 14:29 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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📚 II Taller sobre Monografías Botánicas en el Siglo XXI.
🌿 Aprende a integrar morfología, genética, ecología e IA para hacer monografías útiles y modernas.
📍 Congreso SEBOT 2025, Sevilla (22–25 sept).
🗓️ Inscripción a talleres abierta hasta el 8 de julio.
🔗 www.congresosebot2025.com/index.php?se...

06.06.2025 12:11 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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New Article: "Leaf venation network evolution across clades and scales" rdcu.be/epLNP

Evolution of leaf venation networks, from fewer, corrugated veins to high vein density and smoother loops. Herbivory as a potential driver of venation architectural changes.

06.06.2025 17:24 👍 94 🔁 30 💬 0 📌 3
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MOBS 1.0: A Database of Interspecific Variation in Marine Organismal Body Sizes Motivation Body size is a fundamental trait influencing an organism's life history, ecology, physiology and evolutionary dynamics. While extensive body-size databases exist for terrestrial vertebrat...

For many marine species, all we have is a name. Now, thanks to a huge effort led by @drcraigmc.bsky.social, for 85,000 species we have body size as well. Version 1 of the MOBS database is published today: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Enjoy! 🌐🧪

05.06.2025 08:42 👍 51 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 3
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🌿 ¿Te enfrentas a desafíos en la recolección de material vegetal en áreas remotas?
Envía tu resumen al simposio Trabajo de campo en zonas remotas en #SEBOT2025
📍 Sevilla, 22–25 sept
📅 Deadline: 30 mayo
Org.: J.I. Márquez & P. García
🔗 goo.su/XJ5IL0

23.05.2025 16:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🧬🌿 ¿Te interesa cómo la genómica está revolucionando la biodiversidad vegetal?
Envía tu resumen al simposio Genómica de la biodiversidad en plantas en #SEBOT2025
📍Sevilla 22–25 sept
🗓️Deadline: 30 mayo
@marcialescudero.bsky.social Carmen Benitez @anavaldesf.bsky.social
🔗 goo.su/XJ5IL0

12.05.2025 09:56 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Cartel promocional de la actividad

Cartel promocional de la actividad

¡Explora la flora del sureste de Madrid! Únete a nuestra ruta botánica guiada por la Dehesa de Arganda, enmarcada en el @biomaratonflora.bsky.social

📆sábado 17 de mayo a las 10:30h

La organizamos jóvenes investigadoras de Botánica de la UAM

Inscríbete (es gratis)👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

08.05.2025 16:52 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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🌱 ¡Gran noticia para la botánica! Se redescubre Gyrocaryum oppositifolium en el PN Sierra Morena de Sevilla tras más de un siglo sin citas. Un hallazgo clave para la conservación vegetal en Andalucía. 🌿🔬

www.juntadeandalucia.es/presidencia/...

07.05.2025 12:28 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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La Junta confirma el redescubrimiento del 'Nomevés' en Sevilla tras 42 años dado por extinguido Catalina García destaca que este hallazgo refuerza el compromiso andaluz con la protección de especies amenazadas y la conservación de la biodiversidad

Una noticia excelente : después de décadas considerada extinta en Andalucía reaparece ‘Gyrocaryum oppositifolium’ - más información 👇🏻

www.juntadeandalucia.es/presidencia/...

07.05.2025 11:05 👍 16 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1

¡qué buena noticia!

07.05.2025 13:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Este jueves tendremos una nueva charla del ciclo Cafés Sistemáticos ☕️🌿. Candela Blanco Moreno
@candelabm.bsky.social @uam.es nos hablará de plantas fósiles:

"Paleobotánica: la historia oculta de las plantas"

🗓️ Jueves, 10 de abril
⏲️ 11:00 (CET)
🔗 conectaha.csic.es/b/mar-dl5-qf...

¡Os esperamos!

07.04.2025 10:07 👍 17 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 1

¿Te interesan las áreas megadiversas? En ellas el paisaje puede estar dominado por muy pocas especies (hiperdominancia). Te proponemos un TFM en el RJB @csic.es para explorar este fenómeno en el género de leguminosas 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 DC. (JAEINT25_EX_0917) @sebot.bsky.social @jovenesbotanica.bsky.social

03.04.2025 17:03 👍 18 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
Very common entire heart-shaped leaves form the vegetative phase (similar to those of H. canariensis but more coriaceous, rare in H helix in which they rarely are coriaceous)

Very common entire heart-shaped leaves form the vegetative phase (similar to those of H. canariensis but more coriaceous, rare in H helix in which they rarely are coriaceous)

Other common vegetative leave shape, in this case 5 lobed-leaf (a shape that also occurs in H canariensis but less frequency as well as in H helix, though less coiraceous in this case), also very hardy

Other common vegetative leave shape, in this case 5 lobed-leaf (a shape that also occurs in H canariensis but less frequency as well as in H helix, though less coiraceous in this case), also very hardy

Typical entire heart-shaped leaves from the reproductive phase (also frequent in H canariensis, rare in H helix)

Typical entire heart-shaped leaves from the reproductive phase (also frequent in H canariensis, rare in H helix)

Not the best photo, but stellate multiangulate hairs typical of H azorica and H helix, quite distinct from the scale-like hairs typical of H canariensis

Not the best photo, but stellate multiangulate hairs typical of H azorica and H helix, quite distinct from the scale-like hairs typical of H canariensis

Sampling the Azorean #ivy, #Hedera azorica, sometimes the unique native plant species in vegetation. Similar to H. canariensis in leaves, quite distinct by its stellate multiangular hairs, a feature that shares with its sister-species, the common ivy (Hedera helix)

25.03.2025 15:52 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Well done! Amezingly well organized. Already proven succesful!!

Well done! Amezingly well organized. Already proven succesful!!

Recovering all stuff between islands😅

Recovering all stuff between islands😅

Some of the samples already back in the UAM lab

Some of the samples already back in the UAM lab

I left NICED field team alone on Sunday. First part of the exploration done (Sao Miguel, Flores & Faial), sencond part ongoing (Pico, Sao Jorge & Terceira) Good luck Sofía Ruiz & David G. Del Olmo💪💪

25.03.2025 15:52 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Excited to see this out!! In this thought-provoking review led by @davidperis.bsky.social and Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente we further demonstrate that insect #pollination was once widespread among #gymnosperms and existed long before the origin of #angiosperms

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

12.03.2025 23:57 👍 95 🔁 44 💬 2 📌 1

Although many invertebrates and other less-charismatic groups are key for ecosystem service provision, they and their functions are rarely included in conservation strategies. Benoit Guénard, @achughes.bsky.social et al show how funding largely goes to charismatic rather than threatened species 🌐🧪🪲

07.03.2025 12:10 👍 52 🔁 23 💬 1 📌 1

Ops and I also forgot the most important thing, ivies are perennials! It is weird being sarmentose and producing aventitious roots... good luck with the identification and sorry I cannot suggest any ideas

05.03.2025 09:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Looks weird for an ivy. Hedera species aren't that hairy. Are the hairs multicellular with multiple rays, in the picture they look simple (but I can't see it clearly). Also adventitious roots are bit different and branches aren't sarmentose-like. I don't know what is it, but looks weird for an ivy

04.03.2025 20:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Nueva propuesta: Catálogo Madrileño de Flora Protegida

>30 años sin renovar‼️

#SEBiCoP ha obtenido un proyecto para actualizar el Catálogo Regional de Especies de Flora Amenazadas de la Comunidad de Madrid, publicado en 1992

Colaboran en la actualización 30 expertos y socios

01.03.2025 12:07 👍 15 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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¡Hola Briomaniacos!

El miércoles 26 tendrá lugar el 2º encuentro de Transmitting Bryology (TBryo) a mano de Pere Miquel Mir-Roselló titulado "Briófitos como indicadores: adaptabilidad y limitaciones". En este espacio distendido nos reunimos una vez al mes para debatir, dar charlas y mucho más.

24.02.2025 15:03 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 1

Great news!!! Looking forward to the upgrades!!!

10.02.2025 20:28 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Esta enigmática planta fósil podría reescribir la historia de la evolución vegetal Un fósil de 47 millones de años desconcierta a los científicos por sus características nunca vistas. ¿Es este vestigio del Eoceno una reliquia terrestre o una forma de vida que parece de otro mundo?

www.nationalgeographic.com.es/ciencia/se-e...

23.12.2024 18:29 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Mediante el análisis de isótopos de cloro en la sal depositada en el lecho del Mediterráneo, se ha podido establecer cuándo y cómo desapareció el 70% del agua de este mar: 35.000 años de restricción del flujo de agua y aislamiento total durante 10.000 años.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

03.12.2024 08:09 👍 91 🔁 34 💬 4 📌 4