Rothfels Lab stalwart and apomixis/xeric fern enthusiast, David Adelhelm, has left us for sunnier and more lucrative pastures—we miss you David! Unfortunately, photos of our good-bye bash were lost in an inexplicable accident, so we will have to settle with these few images as homage to David’s many contributions to the lab.
Ryan Helcoski and his partner EV joined the Intermountain Botanical Foray this year and produced a cool piece on our adventures for Utah Public Radio! I hate hearing my recorded voice and yet I actually enjoyed listening to this–a real testament to Ryan’s interview and production skill (and to how intrinsically fun the Foray is?).
https://www.upr.org/science/2024-07-23/utah-botanists-and-plant-hobbyists-gather-in-ephraim-to-build-community
David (and to a lesser extent, me [carl]) has been on a mission. A mission to see the lone Myriopteris species of Cache County, the elusive M. gracilis. Nevermind that somehow it’s been iNat-observed in the county just shy of 40 times, making it one of the most-observed species that he (and I) have yet to see AND it’s a cheilanthoid at that…
So we took PIP (“plant identification practice”, a weekly Intermountain Herbarium open house) to the field this week to see if we could put an end to this foolishness.
The Rothworth and Rushfels labs, Pumpkin Carving Champions Halloween 2022, sought to defend our crown (aka creepy little stuffed devil gnome thing), but were narrowly bested by the shark tadpoles of the WoLab. Well met, WoLab! Nevertheless, multiple people, who may or may not be Rothworth/Rushfels lab members, confided that our “Terrifying Notifications” jack-o-lanterns were a fan favorite.
