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Research Interests
I am interested in the evolution of leaf heteroblasty
(seasonal heterophylly) in Eryngium (Apiaceae)
of the New World and its consequences for adaptation to
vernal pool habitats or other seasonally water inundated
environments. I am working with Bruce Baldwin on the
pollination syndrome in Collinsia, specifically the link between
flower size and self-fertilization. I am also taking a
fresh look at the systematics of Collinsia as well as collaborating with Robert Preston
on the Eryngium treatment for the second edition of The Jepson Manual. I am working
on the conservation of the annual Mount Diablo buckwheat and researching the
role of disturbance (landslide and animal use) and competition in the maintenance of
the only known population. When I am not busy with research projects, I might be
found anywhere in California or the western United States collecting plants or adventuring.
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