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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

We've just created an exciting new Phylogenomics Botanist role to join our vibrant team at Botanic Gardens of Sydney and help us build the NSW Plant Tree of Life! Applications close 26 Jan 2026: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/phylogen... #botanicgardens #nswflora #nswptol #phylogenomics

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

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....

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Happy Mardi Gras!! 🌈 We’re right in the middle of the most exciting time in Sydney, where such massive celebrations of love, diversity, and freedom to be are more important than ever. #SydneyMardiGras #QueerInSTEM #BotanicGardens

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

This round, we’re looking for an established researcher with excellent communication skills and an interest to take a leadership role in driving the scientific curation of our new Herbarium at Mt Annan. #botany #botanicgardens #herbarium #systematics #evolution

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

We’re hiring again! Our new Leader Systematic Botany role at Botanic Gardens of Sydney is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team of 15 scientists working on systematics, phylogenomics, and macroevolution of the Australian flora. iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/leader-s...

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Amorphophallus titanum Big Bloom Bang happening right now at Botanic Gardens of Sydney! Hard to believe all the fame and hype gathered by this little plant over the past week! #Putricia #Araceae #botany

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

New phylogenomic study of #Magnoliidae: so excited to see this out at last! doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

AusTraits floras workshop at Botanic Gardens of Sydney: so thrilled about how it all went!! We invited reps from each Australian state/territory to discuss how online floras could be expanded to display data from a broad range of traits (including ecological, morphological). #austraits #floras

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 26/07/2024

Last night was very very special. This was the first official IBC Pride in history!! The venue was completely packed by more than 200 queer botanists and their allies and the atmosphere was electric. I feel so proud of what we achieved!! #IBC24 #iamabotanist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌵🌴🌱

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 24/07/2024

This photo at #IBC24 means the World to me: surrounded by the most influential colleagues, mentors, and friends who have shaped my career on flower macroevolution. L to R: Susana Magallón (me) Peter Endress Maria von Balthazar Jim Doyle Jürg Schönenberger #eFLOWERproject

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 24/07/2024

A small sample of the very many wonderful colleagues from all over the World who have contributed to the eFLOWER project and/or PROTEUS database over the past 13 years! #IBC24 #eFLOWERproject

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 24/04/2024

Our Big Flowering Plant Bang paper is now out in Nature!! So excited to have been part of this massive collaborative effort led by the team at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, involving 279 co-authors from 27 countries! #angiosperms #phylogenomics www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

It’s magnollid Xmas down under!! Nothing could have delighted me more than seeing Eupomatia laurina in full bloom at Yandel’ora (Mt Annan) yesterday, complete with its unique pollinator weevil! I’m in love 💕

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Hervé Sauquet @hsauquet.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

Hi World! I have joined this new universe at last and I'm excited! Quick intro: Evolutionary biologist and botanist (he/him) living on Bidjigal country, working at Botanic Gardens of Sydney, into flowering plants, macroevolution, freediving, and all things queer!

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