Above- Fruiting branch of Commelina almandina (the Garnet dayflower). Bottom-right- Flower of C. almandina being visited by a Plebeia stingless bee. Bottom-left- The pearl-like fruits of C. rufipes, the sapphire-like fruits of C. leiocarpa, and the off-white fruit of C. scabrata, which is damaged (shattered) by weevil larvae

Wedding Garnet reminiscing about their wedding and first dance. Ruby and Sapphire can be seen as a memory above Garnet's head, dancing, passionately looking at each other, and kissing. Art by @passionpeachy

Boxer Garnet. Art by @spacecattle

I'm thrilled to share my newest publication on dayflowers ( #Commelina, #Commelinaceae, #Commelinales). This article has a #SciComm and #PopCulture twist, where we honour @rebeccasugar.bsky.social and #StevenUniverse to highlight the importance of diversity (1/6)
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This is #Commelinales perfection

This caused A LOT of drama, because some people were really attached to some names. However, 6 years later, there seems to be a consensus in the botanical community that this classification proposed by us is the more logical and has been widely adopted worldwide
#Commelinales #AquaticPlantPropaganda

Because every day is #Pride day and because #ImABotanist, here's a rainbow made exclusively by flowers of all families of #Commelinales #AquaticPlantPropaganda #QueerInSTEM