User:NShehan

About Me

Hi! I'm Niyan Shehan, a current undergrad student at the University of Alabama. I focus primarily in the field of ecology, more specifically the botanical biodiversity of the Southeastern United States. My favorite genus seems to change everytime i'm out in the field, but I found my passion for botany through the genus Asarum (or Hexastylis depending on who you ask) so I suppose it holds the biggest place in my heart. Most of my time is currently spent looking for new populations of rare/endemic species and filling out county record maps. Some of my favorite species i've seen include: Aconitum reclinatum, Apios priceana, Asarum finzelii, Asarum rosei, Asarum speciosum, Trifolium reflexum, Castilleja kraliana, Dalea gattingeri, Phemeranthus mengesii, Platanthera integrilabia, Sabatia capitata, Silphium brachiatum, Silphium glutinosum

My Work

Some of my ongoing Wikipedia interests include:

• Improving species-level articles on native U.S. plants
• Clarifying taxonomic relationships based on current peer-reviewed literature
• Adding references and images to underrepresented plant species
• Working with WikiProject Plants

Articles

• Asarum finzelii
• Lupinus floridanus
• Lupinus ocalensis
• Lupinus pilosior
• Agrimonia incisa
• Blephilia subnuda
• Castilleja halophila
• Clematis arenicola
• Clematis ouachitensis
• Eriogonum multiflorum
• Eryngium arenosum
• Erythranthe calciphila
• Frasera ackermaniae
• Frasera paniculata
• Gentiana affinis
• Hydrolea corymbosa
• Monotropa brittonii
• Passiflora mexicana
• Passiflora pallens
• Passiflora tenuiloba
• Penstemon kralii
• Phemeranthus mengesii
• Physalis mollis
• Physalis spathulifolia
• Stenanthium diffusum
• Thermopsis robusta
• Aconitum reclinatum
• Agalinis densiflora
• Agalinis harperi
• Anemone biflora
• Aquilegia tianschanica
• Aquilegia transsilvanica
• Asarum acuminatum
• Asclepias obovata
• Asarum rollinsiae
• Asarum speciosum
• Asclepias macropus
• Asclepias michauxii
• Asclepias ruthiae
• Asclepias sperryi
• Asclepias tonkawae
• Astragalus michauxii
• Astragalus musiniensis
• Astragalus obcordatus
• Cheilotheca crocea
• Clematis addisonii
• Clematis cumberlandensis
• Clematis terminalis
• Clematis subreticulata
• Ctenidium multiseriatum
• Dalea mountjoyae
• Delphinium newtonianum
• Erigeron dolomiticola
• Eryngium altamaha
• Eryngium lanceolatum
• Eryngium ludovicianum
• Eryngium mississippiense
• Gentiana albicalyx
• Hydrolea uniflora
• Ilex curtissii
• Lupinus westianus
• Micranthes scopularum
• Monotropa callistoma
• Neottia acuminata
• Ophiorrhiza jomyi
• Palafoxia reverchonii
• Physalis pumila
• Raphiocarpus hapii
• Rudbeckia mohrii
• Ruellia metziae
• Scutellaria albida
• Scutellaria caucasica
• Scutellaria indica
• Silphium glutinosum
• Spigelia alabamensis
• Stenanthium tennesseense
• Trautvetteria applanata
• Trautvetteria fonticalcarea
• Trillium smallii
• Vicia acutifolia
• Vicia floridana
• Vicia ocalensis
• Actaea biternata
• Crossorhombus pescadores
• Encelia asperifolia
• Meiogyne saundersii
• Stigmatodactylus antennatus
• Endemic flora of Alabama
• Asclepias stellifera
• Funastrum crispum
• Sabatia capitata

Research interests

• Plant taxonomy and systematics
• Speciation in southeastern U.S. flora
• Habitat specialization (e.g., bogs, longleaf pine systems)
• Invertebrate biodiversity (especially land snails and insects)

Contact

Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you’d like to collaborate or discuss plant-related pages.

Userboxes

This user is a participant in WikiProject Plants.

This user's favourite subject is Botany.

This user is interested in mycology.

This user loves the forest.

This user is interested in human impacts on the environment.

evolThis user considers evolution an amazing biological fact.

This user is a native of the U.S. State of Alabama.

This user believes "There is grandeur in this view of life..."

This user is interested in taxonomy.

This user supports protection of the environment.

This user has aphantasia.

This user is a Naturalist.

This user admires all expressions of nature.