Dustin Wolkis
@dustinwolkis.bsky.social
Scientific Curator of Seed Conservation @ntbgarden.bsky.social, Affiliate Graduate Faculty in Botany @ U Hawaii, Deputy Chair @IUCN Seed Conservation Specialist Group. Ph.D. from @nhmdk.bsky.social. #Iamabotanist
👨🎓 Student research alert!
🌱 John Steinhorst's MSc work now published in @ashs-hort.bsky.social #HortScience!
🌺 Capparis sandwichiana (Maiapilo) seeds have physiological dormancy. This knowledge will help stakeholders in the conservation of this endemic Hawaiian species.
doi.org/10.21273/HOR...
🌱 John Steinhorst's MSc work now published in @ashs-hort.bsky.social #HortScience!
🌺 Capparis sandwichiana (Maiapilo) seeds have physiological dormancy. This knowledge will help stakeholders in the conservation of this endemic Hawaiian species.
doi.org/10.21273/HOR...
September 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
👨🎓 Student research alert!
🌱 John Steinhorst's MSc work now published in @ashs-hort.bsky.social #HortScience!
🌺 Capparis sandwichiana (Maiapilo) seeds have physiological dormancy. This knowledge will help stakeholders in the conservation of this endemic Hawaiian species.
doi.org/10.21273/HOR...
🌱 John Steinhorst's MSc work now published in @ashs-hort.bsky.social #HortScience!
🌺 Capparis sandwichiana (Maiapilo) seeds have physiological dormancy. This knowledge will help stakeholders in the conservation of this endemic Hawaiian species.
doi.org/10.21273/HOR...
🌿 Out now in @bioone.bsky.social American Fern Journal we explore #herbarium specimens as a potential source of viable spores for #conservation of rare #Hawaiian #ferns.
🔬 Germination occurred in 24 specimens representing 8 of 9 included species.
@ninaronsted.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1640/0002...
🔬 Germination occurred in 24 specimens representing 8 of 9 included species.
@ninaronsted.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1640/0002...
May 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
🌿 Out now in @bioone.bsky.social American Fern Journal we explore #herbarium specimens as a potential source of viable spores for #conservation of rare #Hawaiian #ferns.
🔬 Germination occurred in 24 specimens representing 8 of 9 included species.
@ninaronsted.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1640/0002...
🔬 Germination occurred in 24 specimens representing 8 of 9 included species.
@ninaronsted.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1640/0002...
⭐ I am honored and humbled to receive the 2025 Center for Plant #Conservation Star #Award.
🌺 This award honors those who demonstrate the concern, cooperation, and personal investment needed to conserve our imperiled native plants.
🌟 Learn more and watch the video at;
saveplants.org/about-us/cpc...
🌺 This award honors those who demonstrate the concern, cooperation, and personal investment needed to conserve our imperiled native plants.
🌟 Learn more and watch the video at;
saveplants.org/about-us/cpc...
May 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
⭐ I am honored and humbled to receive the 2025 Center for Plant #Conservation Star #Award.
🌺 This award honors those who demonstrate the concern, cooperation, and personal investment needed to conserve our imperiled native plants.
🌟 Learn more and watch the video at;
saveplants.org/about-us/cpc...
🌺 This award honors those who demonstrate the concern, cooperation, and personal investment needed to conserve our imperiled native plants.
🌟 Learn more and watch the video at;
saveplants.org/about-us/cpc...
🎨🔬The intersection of #art & #science gives me #PlantJoy!
🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.
🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.
earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.
🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.
earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
March 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
🎨🔬The intersection of #art & #science gives me #PlantJoy!
🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.
🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.
earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
🌱We are using Bidens torta (#Asteraceae) seeds to test hypotheses about speciation and loss of dispersibility.
🖌️Botanical Illustrator Veronica Fannin drew seeds to showcase native Hawaiian seed diversity.
earthartmagic.love #SeedScience
🌴 Botanical #internship!
🌿 @ntbgarden.bsky.social announced their 2025 Fall Internship Program! It's like "Botanical Garden 101" in Hawaii where the flora is 90% endemic and extremely endangered. Learn #conservation, #science, #horticulture, etc.
Deadline = 30 April 2025
ntbg.org/education/co...
🌿 @ntbgarden.bsky.social announced their 2025 Fall Internship Program! It's like "Botanical Garden 101" in Hawaii where the flora is 90% endemic and extremely endangered. Learn #conservation, #science, #horticulture, etc.
Deadline = 30 April 2025
ntbg.org/education/co...
March 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🌴 Botanical #internship!
🌿 @ntbgarden.bsky.social announced their 2025 Fall Internship Program! It's like "Botanical Garden 101" in Hawaii where the flora is 90% endemic and extremely endangered. Learn #conservation, #science, #horticulture, etc.
Deadline = 30 April 2025
ntbg.org/education/co...
🌿 @ntbgarden.bsky.social announced their 2025 Fall Internship Program! It's like "Botanical Garden 101" in Hawaii where the flora is 90% endemic and extremely endangered. Learn #conservation, #science, #horticulture, etc.
Deadline = 30 April 2025
ntbg.org/education/co...
We suspect the best time to collect pollen for ex situ #conservation is shortly after anthesis. But when do flowers open?
Ochrosia kauaiensis (Hōlei; #Apocynaceae) is Critically Endangered on the #IUCN Red List.
We used the ntbgarden.bsky.social Living Collection to capture this time-lapse video.
Ochrosia kauaiensis (Hōlei; #Apocynaceae) is Critically Endangered on the #IUCN Red List.
We used the ntbgarden.bsky.social Living Collection to capture this time-lapse video.
February 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We suspect the best time to collect pollen for ex situ #conservation is shortly after anthesis. But when do flowers open?
Ochrosia kauaiensis (Hōlei; #Apocynaceae) is Critically Endangered on the #IUCN Red List.
We used the ntbgarden.bsky.social Living Collection to capture this time-lapse video.
Ochrosia kauaiensis (Hōlei; #Apocynaceae) is Critically Endangered on the #IUCN Red List.
We used the ntbgarden.bsky.social Living Collection to capture this time-lapse video.
🌻 Hesperomannia lydgatei is a Hawaiian endemic #Asteraceae assessed as Critically Endangered on the #IUCN Red List with 20 individuals in the wild.
A recent expedition resulted in 5 achenes.
Embryo excision aids #conservation efforts dependent on minimal seed resources by enhancing germination 🌱
A recent expedition resulted in 5 achenes.
Embryo excision aids #conservation efforts dependent on minimal seed resources by enhancing germination 🌱
February 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
🌻 Hesperomannia lydgatei is a Hawaiian endemic #Asteraceae assessed as Critically Endangered on the #IUCN Red List with 20 individuals in the wild.
A recent expedition resulted in 5 achenes.
Embryo excision aids #conservation efforts dependent on minimal seed resources by enhancing germination 🌱
A recent expedition resulted in 5 achenes.
Embryo excision aids #conservation efforts dependent on minimal seed resources by enhancing germination 🌱
🌱Two botany scholarships now open @ntbgarden.bsky.social!!
🌸Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship Tropical Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; ntbg.org/loy-mccandle...
🌺Garden Club of America Tropical Botany Fellowship
for tropical field research; ntbg.org/tropical-bot...
@ntbgarden.bsky.social
🌸Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship Tropical Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; ntbg.org/loy-mccandle...
🌺Garden Club of America Tropical Botany Fellowship
for tropical field research; ntbg.org/tropical-bot...
@ntbgarden.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🌱Two botany scholarships now open @ntbgarden.bsky.social!!
🌸Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship Tropical Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; ntbg.org/loy-mccandle...
🌺Garden Club of America Tropical Botany Fellowship
for tropical field research; ntbg.org/tropical-bot...
@ntbgarden.bsky.social
🌸Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship Tropical Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; ntbg.org/loy-mccandle...
🌺Garden Club of America Tropical Botany Fellowship
for tropical field research; ntbg.org/tropical-bot...
@ntbgarden.bsky.social
Aloha BlueSky! 🌟
Looking forward to meaningful conversations and a community that values respect and inclusivity.
Excited to share stories about plant and seed conservation biology! 🌱 🌺
Looking forward to meaningful conversations and a community that values respect and inclusivity.
Excited to share stories about plant and seed conservation biology! 🌱 🌺
January 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Aloha BlueSky! 🌟
Looking forward to meaningful conversations and a community that values respect and inclusivity.
Excited to share stories about plant and seed conservation biology! 🌱 🌺
Looking forward to meaningful conversations and a community that values respect and inclusivity.
Excited to share stories about plant and seed conservation biology! 🌱 🌺