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.
New Equisetum phylogeny provides insight into an ancient lineage
“Mythical” Jurassic angiosperms perhaps not so mythical
A new spin on Darwin’s “abominable mystery”
Colder temperatures better for long-term maize seed storage
Historical trends in herbarium specimens could cause misleading observations
Leaf composites better than single leaves at capturing species differences
Basal orchid cheats on its fungal partner
Population genetics may unlock the origins of living cycad specimens
