Collections-based botany in an era of global change
We study plant diversity across scales, combining fieldwork, herbarium collections, genomics, and spectral phenomics to advance botanical knowledge and address ecological and societal challenges. Based at Texas A&M University and connected to the S.M. Tracy Herbarium, our work uses botanical collections as infrastructure for discovery, training, and stewardship.
What we work on
Plant lineages across scales
Field, herbarium, genomic, and morphological approaches to species limits, domestication, biogeography, and diversification.
Herbaria as laboratories
Specimen-linked spectral, genomic, geographic, and trait datasets for the next generation of high-throughput, collections-based botany.
Botanical knowledge in action
Inventories, taxonomy, conservation assessments, community partnerships, and restoration of threatened plants and places.