New paper on fossil Passiflora

Photograph of two purple passionflowers with leaves in the background.

I have a sole-authored paper out in the July/August issue of International Journal of Plant Sciences describing a new species of fossil passionflower (Passiflora) from Gray Fossil Site, Tennessee. This paper is part of the special issue "Celebrating Women in Paleobotany: A tribute to Edith L. Taylor."

Citation:

Hermsen, E.J. 2021. Review of the fossil record of Passiflora, with a description of new seeds from the Pliocene Gray Fossil Site, Tennessee, U.S.A. International Journal of Plant Sciences 182: 611–621. https://doi.org/10.1086/714282

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