
Erin Zimmerman
Erin Zimmerman is a botanist turned science writer and sometimes botanical illustrator. She did her PhD at the University of Montréal and worked as a post-doctoral fellow with the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture. She was a plant morphologist, but when no one wanted to pay her to do that anymore, she started writing about them instead. Her other plant articles (and occasional essays) appear in Smithsonian Magazine, Undark, New York Magazine, Narratively, and elsewhere. Read her stuff at www.DrErinZimmerman.com.
Erin can also be found talking about plants and being snarky on Twitter @DoctorZedd.


Moraceae inflorescence development highly variable even for similar pollination modes

Chromosomal changes more important than niche differentiation in a Pulmonaria hybrid

Slippery flowers help deter nectar-stealing ants

Flowering time likely an important driver of speciation in South African Restionaceae

Tree root identification saves ancient caves and the forest above them

δ13Cp as proxy for water use efficiency is deceptive in young leaves

Crop diversity and semi-natural habitat a boon to yields as well as pollinators

Syrian seed rescue a triumph of international cooperation
