Marie Briggs

I’m giving this a try: bsky.app/profile/botani… ✌️ 🥰 🌿 (peace, love & plants)

Earlier on the expedition we found the most beautiful flower, and here, my friends, is the biggest: Rafflesia arnoldi seen in full bloom today in the Sumatran jungle. This is the largest flower on earth and one of the greatest wonders of the natural world.

I know I'm spamming you all with the world's largest flower this week but look at THIS! A rare glimpse inside Rafflesia arnoldi!

A life-changing encounter in Sumatra: Rafflesia hasseltii grows in just a few remote, tiger-patrolled rainforests, accessible only under permit and seen by few. We trekked day and night to find it, and look what happened when we did:

Marking 125 years of #EJBotany #OpenAccess and its forerunner, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, we are delighted to announce that ALL content is now freely available at journals.rbge.org.uk/notes and journals.rbge.org.uk/ejb

@Jungle_KL For wild collections?

Primula sampling trails over the past two years…

@timutteridge OOT, there two good databases for cataloguing plant species and their taxonomical information ie POWO and WFO. It is frequently asked which one as botanical managers should refer to when they look for the current accepted names.

“A large number of the world’s botanical specialists are heading for retirement, and new generations are not coming through in sufficient numbers,” Schoenenberger said. “Meanwhile, as biodiversity collapses, their expertise is more urgently needed than ever.”

An amazing traineeship opportunity, if #lichens are your thing, a joint opportunity between RBGE (@thebotanics.bsky.social) & the National Trust for Scotland: asva.co.uk/jobs/trainee-l… #naturejob #trainee #botanyjob (sort of!)

🍐 New on the blog: BHL Transition Update #5. 🍪 Thank you for the support & ideas in response to our Call for Support. 🌍 Next up: guiding principles, long-term sustainability & our public fundraising campaign. Read more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/09/transi… #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL

An exciting #postdoc opportunity working on a class in the #Solanaceae family based in Boulder, Colorado 🍅 🥔 🫑 jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail… #sciencejob #botany #research #hortresearch #herbarium #collections

Curator job in vertebrates at the National Museums of Scotland: careers.nms.ac.uk/job/748553 Closing date soon, so get your skates on! #curator #curation #museum #vertebrate #curatorjobs #museumjobs

📢 The #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary is entering a bold new chapter – and we need your help! Today we release our official Call for Support. We’re seeking new hosts for BHL’s staff, infrastructure, and services. Learn more ➡️ blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/06/transi… #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL

A new job opp @KewScience for a research asst in pollination @wakehurst_kew using living collection of trees, insect ID, sampling nectar & pollen, & DNA extractions & monitoring habitat w/ @JanineGriffLee & me Closing Date:01/12/24 careers.kew.org/vacancy/resear… plsRT

@lukejsherlock Cody!! This reminds me of my friends cottage, with the secret wee stairwell and huge fireplace: instagram.com/cherryvintageh….

It’s thought the house has a 15th century core with the upper floor added towards the end of the 16th century - once part of a much larger property:

A few weeks ago we stayed in this 15th and 16th century cottage. This is what we found 🧵:

Today's final quote is from Dan Crowley, Tree Conservation Manager at @WestonbirtArb sharing his thoughts on @BGCI’s Global Conservation Consortia. buff.ly/3wgKFEm

What a fascinating person, I love the 1947 picture of her with her colleagues outside the labs ⁦@RHSWisley⁩. "Janaki was…a cytogeneticist…field biologist,…plant geographer, palaeobotanist,…experimental breeder…ethno-botanist & an explorer” bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Monocots can be quite confusing, but the students persevered! Great to use #herbariumspecimens to consolidate the characters of the familles, it makes such a difference! @KewScience

Curation job alert-molluscs (rather than plants, sorry!)…nmwtest.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vac…

This is concerning…Wildlife numbers fall by 73% in 50 years, global stocktake finds bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…