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Steven Dodsworth

@drsdodsworth.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Plant Science at Birkbeck College, University of London. 🌿Botanist. 🎹Pianist. 🏳️‍🌈He/him. Editor-in-Chief of Bot. J. Linn. Soc. @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social www.bbk.ac.uk/our-staff/profile/945…

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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Five years or so later and finally some Lapageria flowers! #bloomscrolling
Lapageria rosea pink flower Lapageria bud Lapageria rosea long tubular pink flower
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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 14/07/2026
Urban ponds may be small, but they’re biodiversity powerhouses 🐸💧 Yet many are in poor ecological condition. Join Dr Rachel Walker on 15 Sept for a webinar on creating, surveying & managing urban ponds for wildlife 🌎 🧪 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981358046... @barnescommon.bsky.social
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Thought the daffodils were done early but all of these still flowering beautifully! #flowers #bloomscrolling #springflowers
Narcissus bulbocodium ‘Golden Bells’
Narcissus ‘Baby Moon’Narcissus ‘Tresamble’Narcissus ‘Prom Dance’
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Sandy Knapp @sandyknapp.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Interested in big flowering plant genera? Come work with the exciting global Solanum group - based at @nhm-london.bsky.social - phylogenomics, diversification, nightshade fun! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Solanaceae Phylogenomics:South Kensington
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Wonderful Erythronium flowering. Shame so fleeting but a joy every spring. #spring #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature
Erythronium ‘Pagoda’ rich yellow flowers
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
This one just opened. #flowers #bloomscrolling
Veltheimia bracteata flowering in soft pink shades
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
We've been working with @metoffice.gov.uk to analyse 10 years of #NewYearPlantHunt data. The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies
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Trees DLA @treesdla.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
@drsdodsworth.bsky.social is offering an exciting CASE PhD opportunity Deciphering plant-insect interactions in a diverse urban botanical garden and the implications for developing urban planting schemes in collaboration with the fantastic Chelsea Physic Garden
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Deciphering plant-insect interactions in a diverse urban botanical garden and the implications for developing urban planting schemes | TREES DLA
Planting schemes in urban settings are important for increasing biodiversity and maintaining connectivity for ensuring proper ecosystem functioning. Despite this, relatively little is known regarding…
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Great to work with partners inc @rbgkew.bsky.social & @naturalengland.bsky.social to produce the new #GBRedList for vascular plants. The bad news: 26% of wild plants are under threat, up from 23% in 2005. The good news: Conservation action works, as partners @plantlifeuk.bsky.social have shown!
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Andrea Paterlini (he/him) @apaterlini.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Very excited to announce that our collaborative manifesto for 🌱 #PlantScience #Education has now been published! Educators from >10 countries and 30 institutions have contributed to it and we are incredibly proud of the final output. Here is a short thread 🧵1/4 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
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A manifesto for plant science education
Plants provide oxygen, food, shelter, medicines and environmental services, without which human society could not exist. Tackling pressing and global challenges requires well-trained plant scientists....
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Exciting fully-funded PhD project in my group, working with #ChelseaPhysicGarden @acmjulier.bsky.social to explore plant-insect interactions in urban gardens, and for urban planting schemes. Funded through NERC TREES DTP, all details here: tinyurl.com/mr3u42b8 Pls repost + email me if interested!
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Deciphering plant-insect interactions in a diverse urban botanical garden and the implications for developing urban planting schemes at Birkbeck, University of London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Deciphering plant-insect interactions in a diverse urban botanical garden and the implications for developing urban planting schemes at Birkbeck, University of London, listed on FindAPhD...
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 14/10/2025
Ask the Government stops allowing energy companies to charge the same price as gas for much cheaper to produce renewable electricity. Please sign and share! This will reduce bills overnight. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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Petition: Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas
Mandate energy providers to stop charging the same price as expensive gas for much cheaper renewable energy. We think they should pass any savings on to consumers, rather than keeping them as profit.
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
It’s that wonderful season again where the Nerine and friends come out. #bloomscrolling #flowers #amaryllids
Nerine bowdenii x Nerine undulata hybridx Amarine ‘Emanuelle’ soft pink flowers x Amarine ‘Emanuelle’Nerine bowdenii x Nerine undulata
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 30/09/2025
1) This is why I think we are all doomed. I started this petition demanding electricity from renewables (over 50% of all electricity now in the UK) be detached from the much more expensive cost of wholesale gas. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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Petition: Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas
Mandate energy providers to stop charging the same price as expensive gas for much cheaper renewable energy. We think they should pass any savings on to consumers, rather than keeping them as profit.
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Annual and perennial #sunflowers. Bit of a struggle with the lack of water but still looking lovely. #flowers #bloomscrolling
Tall annual sunflower with dark centre Tall annual sunflower with light centre Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’Helianthus ‘Monarch’
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
First flowers on one of my Crinum x powellii. Gorgeous pink. #amaryllid #bloomscrolling #flowers
Crinum inflorescence with 7 budsPink Crinum flower just opening Two Crinum flowers just opening, pink in colour
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Second harvest of courgettes this year, doing well. Loving all the different varieties too. #allotment #harvests #growyourown
Courgette and summer squash fruits: ‘Defender’, ‘Early Gem’, ‘Sure Thing’, ‘Cousa’ and Straightneck squash
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Busy with work and almost missed it, didn’t think it would flower this year. An astonishing spicy scent too. Ismene ‘Sulphur Queen’ #flowers #hymenocallis #bulbs #bloomscrolling
Ismene ‘Sulphur Queen’Closeup photo of Ismene ‘Sulphur Queen’ flower, yellow-green
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Look at this #ragwort teeming with #cinnabar moth caterpillars! #nature #bloomscrolling
Jacobaea vulgaris (ragwort) inflorescence covered in cinnabar moth caterpillars Ragwort and juicy cinnabar moth caterpillars
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The gloriously superb Gloriosa superba, aka the flame #lily amongst others! Soaring high #bloomscrolling #flowers
Gloriosa superba ‘Rothschildiana’ red and yellow flower Two Gloriosa cultivars next to one another, one bright red and one maroon flowers (both also with yellow) Gloriosa superba ‘Rothschildiana’ flower
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Scadoxus multiflorus doing its thing! Bit late this year. #flowers #bloomscrolling #amaryllids
Scadoxus multiflorus red flowers
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
New one for me this year, Weldenia candida just flowering, very cute Commelinaceae #flowers #spring #bloomscrolling
Weldenia candida white flowers just opening Weldenia candida flowers
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The size and scent of this tree #peony ‘Oukan’ - wow #flowers #bloomscrolling
Bud just opening of yellow tree peony Fully open flower of yellow tree peony ‘Oukan’
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Juanulloa mexicana putting on its first #flower of the year! #Solanaceae #bloomscrolling
Juanulloa mexicana flower from below, vivid orange in colour Juanulloa flower from the side
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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs. Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng Custom Lab Hardware Turn Key Genetic Design Please repost for reach 💚
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Just look at these croziers ready to unfurl! 😍 #ferns #fernfriday #plants
Polystichum setiferum cultivar, newly unfurling fronds Dicksonia antartica crozier ready to unfurl
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
#Clematis montana doing its thing #flowers #bloomscrolling
Close up of clematis montana light pink flowers Clematis montana flowers growing along a fence
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Some lovely late #Narcissus, hopefully pushing into May! #flowers #bloomscrolling
Narcissus ‘Sun Disc’Narcissus poeticus Narcissus bulbocodium ‘Oxford Gold’Narcissus ‘Baby Moon’
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Erythronium are the best (if only fleeting) flowers in spring #flowers #spring #bloomscrolling
Erythronium yellow flower Erythronium yellow flower
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Happy Easter everyone! Here are some spring flowers to bring cheer. #flowers #bloomscrolling
Darmera peltata inflorescence 
Mix of daffodil flowers Apple blossom Clematis alpina blue flower
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Oh look it’s me🤪 and Canarina canariensis, the endemic bellflower of the Canary Islands #flowers #bellflower #tenerife
Red flower of CanarinaRed flower of Canarina Orange Canarina flower with slightly deranged botanist Orange Canarina flower
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Wonderful giant Sonchus hierrensis flowering on La Gomera #flowers #dandelion
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Scilla bifolia and Scilla mischtschenkoana making an appearance. #spring #flowers
Scilla bifolia - small blue flower Scilla bifolia - small blue flower  Scilla mischtschenkoana white flower Scilla mischtschenkoana
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Prof. Jeff Ollerton @jeffollerton.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
In a review led by Spanish researchers David Peris and Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente, we explored why a deep time perspective on insect pollination is relevant to our current understanding of plant-pollinator relationships. Read more here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/03/12/e... #pollinators #biodiversity
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Evolutionary implications of a deep-time perspective on insect pollination – a new review just published
When we think of pollination, we often picture bees buzzing around flowers or butterflies flitting from bloom to bloom. This relationship between plants and pollinators is one of the most well-know…
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Wonderful #daffodils at Russell Square today. Spring is finally arriving in London.
Narcissus ‘Tete a Tete’ or similar Large yellow trumpet with pale tepals, Narcissus ‘Ellen’ or similar Narcissus ‘Ellen’ or similar flower Large yellow trumpet daffodil
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Happy Sunday everyone! Glorious sunshine and spring flowers are out in force. #flowers #daffodils #tulips
Tulip turkestanica flower Tulipa turkestanica plant with a few flowers Narcissus ‘February Gold’ group of plants with flowers Narcissus bulbocodium ‘Arctic Bells’ flowering in grass
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Reminder that you only have a few hours left if you want to apply to become our first ever Administration Officer! Details & job pack here: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... Deadline to apply: midnight tonight!
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Administration Officer – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Spring has sprung finally! #crocus #daffodils #flowers
Daffodil flower just opening Tulip turkestanica budCrocus blue, bud just opening Yellow crocus flower
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Hippeastrum ‘Susan’ just opening, lovely pale pink #flowers #amaryllis
Hippeastrum ‘Susan’ light pink flower side view Hippeastrum ‘Susan’ light pink flower front view
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
One of only a few plants I have from my late mum. Really need this splash of yellow with the current weather. #flowers #spring #Kalanchoe
Yellow Kalanchoe in flower
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Phalaenopsis ‘Mini Mark’ flowering again (well, another plant of it). Absolutely love this unique marking. #orchids #flowers
Phalaenopsis ‘Mini Mark’ zoomed in flower showing dots and orange markings on a white flower Phalaenopsis ‘Mini Mark’ zoomed out showing its diminutive stature
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
This one dropped its buds before Christmas but now it’s trying again finally. Phalaenopsis ‘Stone Dance Flava’ stunning yellow. #orchids #phalaenopsis #flowers
All yellow flower of Phalaenopsis ‘Stone Dance Flava’
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Want to help us develop botanical skills across Northern Ireland & grow participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme? Just 3 hours left to apply for this great post: bsbi.org/vacancies/tr... Deadline: midnight tonight, 16 February.
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Training Officer – Northern Ireland Botanical Skills Project – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Have a good weekend everyone! #orchids #flower
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Hippeastrum ‘Akiko’ and H. ‘Yellow Star’ flowering. The yellow really isn’t too bad. #flowers #amaryllis
Hippeastrum ‘Akiko’ double white flower Hippeastrum ‘Yellow Star’ pale yellow with a green throat
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Hippeastrum papilio decided to join the party! #flowers #amaryllis
Hippeastrum papilio flower
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Some small gesneriads flowering #Streptocarpus #Deinostigma #flowers
Deinostigma tamiana flowering Deinostigma tamiana flowerSmall white African violet Pink African violet Saintpaulia ‘Dawn Michelle’ flowering
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Hippeastrum ‘Bogota’ decided to join the party! #amaryllis #flowers
Flower of Hippeastrum ‘Bogota’, thin tepals and red
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
We're hiring! Could you help us develop botanical skills across Northern Ireland & grow participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme? Apply by 16 Feb for this great new post: bsbi.org/vacancies/tr... @ukceh.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbicountries.bsky.social science.bsky.social
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Steven Dodsworth @drsdodsworth.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Hippeastrum ‘Red Lion’ just blooming. Quite a classic red. #flowers #amaryllis
Red flower of Hippeastrum ‘Red Lion’
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