We are harnessing the power of phenotyping, natural history collections, genomics, and computational biology to understand the nature of species and study the process of speciation.

We are studying how geological, climatic, and ecological events influence the (adaptive) divergence and persistence of plant lineages, from populations to clades.

Integrating genomics, population biology, and ecophysiology, we are studying the ecology and evolution of plant radiations.

By comparing functional data (e.g., genomics, phenotypes) across multiple tissues, organs, species, and environmental gradients, we are leveraging "natural evolutionary experiments” to connect molecules to ecology and learn about the causes and consequences of plant functional diversity.

We are building the computational infrastructure to integrate the rich specimen-based data that serve as the basis of taxonomic monographs and other biodiversity research.