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Caroline Strömberg

@caestromberg

(she/her) Paleobotanist, paleoecologist, phytolith aficionado, plant lover, and humanist. Secretly wants to be a comic artist but lacks the discipline. Views are mine only.

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Excited to see this out! Thanks also to the @burkemuseum.bsky.social and @uwbiology.bsky.social for supporting this research in various ways!

27.03.2025 13:50 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Next time you feel the sharp sting of a nettle (Urtica), think of its fascinating stinging microhairs - here around 150–200 µm in length - with irritating chemicals stored in their bulbous heads. The study study investigates plant silica bodies (phytoliths), including these microhairs and other morphotypes, of extant dicotyledons prevalent in North-Western Europe, establishing a baseline for botanical, archaeobotanical, and palaeoecological research.

Next time you feel the sharp sting of a nettle (Urtica), think of its fascinating stinging microhairs - here around 150–200 µm in length - with irritating chemicals stored in their bulbous heads. The study study investigates plant silica bodies (phytoliths), including these microhairs and other morphotypes, of extant dicotyledons prevalent in North-Western Europe, establishing a baseline for botanical, archaeobotanical, and palaeoecological research.

🎉 Good news! The paper ‘Phytoliths in dicotyledons occurring in Northwest Europe: establishing a baseline’ by R. Hermans et al. is now #free for a limited time 1/7

👉 doi.org/pdrp

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27.03.2025 12:46 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

@martinjhodson.bsky.social can you please add me to the phytolith researcher starter pack? 😄

26.11.2024 17:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0