Thomas R. Webb, PhD

@thomasrwebb.bsky.social

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I’m a scientist with a background in drug discovery, medicinal chemistry and an interest in botany, gardening and ecology. Based in Southern California. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Webb-3

Photo of Zeus, a large off color rescued Swiss shepherd

Coast paintbrush blooms

Turkey vulture preening itself on power pole

A graph showing that trust in physicians, scientists and teachers is strong

Tiger swallowtail butterfly

Closeup of a western tiger swallowtail resting on a navel orange tree.

Yellow-faced bumblebee on Salvia apiana (sacred white sage

Beavertail cactus in bloom

(Lepechinia fragrans blooming)

3 mule deer grazing on lush green grass

Penstemon spectabilis is a favorite for hummingbirds

Brodiaea orcuttii bloom

Hooded oriole in jelly feeder

Showy penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis) with a nectering hummingbird.

Penstemon spectabilis in bloom

Red Sand Verbena (Abronia maritima): A rare, salt-tolerant creeper with bright red-purple flowers that thrives on Southern California dunes, often blooming year-round.

White Iris douglasiana in my native garden

White sage and wild morning glory growing together

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Blue flowers of Phacelia Tanacetifolia

Macadamia nut tree with pendulous pink flower clusters

Clematis pauciflora blooms

Desert sand-verbena with a desert background

Sunrise with Torrey Pine tree and colorful sky

Blue flowers and glossy leaves of California native tree Ceanothus

Pink and yellow flowers of the California native red honeysuckle

Stormy sky with a white tailed kite barely visible

Audubon’s warbler in an apple tree

Closeup of yellowish white flowers

980 gram cherimoya on a scale