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SUMMARY:Why Are Some Convergent Traits Rare and Others Common? Lessons From
  Flower Color Evolution
LOCATION:Biology 136
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20260414T160000
UID:2026-04-22-10-17-08@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260422T101708
Description:Join us for an engaging biology seminar with Dr. Stacey D. Smit
 h\, Associate Professor of Ecology &amp\; Evolutionary Biology at the Univ
 ersity of Colorado Boulder\, as she explores the evolutionary story behind
  flower color diversity. Dr. Smith\\'s talk\, \"Why Are Some Convergent Tr
 aits Rare and Others Common? Lessons From Flower Color Evolution\"\, will 
 examine the biochemical pathways that produce floral coloration and how co
 nstraints within these pathways may influence which colors evolve frequent
 ly—and which do not—across the angiosperm tree of life. Dr. Smith will
  conclude by zooming out to highlight big\, unanswered questions in plant 
 color macroevolution\, pointing toward exciting directions for future rese
 arch.\n\n\nEvent Details\nSpeaker: Dr. Stacey D. Smith\, University of Col
 orado Boulder\nTitle: Why Are Some Convergent Traits Rare and Others Commo
 n? Lessons From Flower Color Evolution \nDate: Tuesday\, April 14\, 2026\
 nTime: 4:00–5:00 PM\nLocation: Biology 136\n\nThis seminar is part of th
 e CSU Biology Seminar Series and is open to students\, faculty\, and membe
 rs of the broader campus community.\n\nHost: Amanda Broz\, Research Scien
 tist\, CSU Department of Biology\n\nVisit our website for more informati
 on on our seminars and follow us on social media for more announcements fr
 om Biology.\n\n 	Instagram: @csubio\n 	Twitter/X: @csubiology\n 	Faceboo
 k: Department of Biology at Colorado State University\n\n\nAbstract\nFlow
 ers span every color across the spectrum\, and each color has arisen many 
 times across the angiosperm tree of life. Nevertheless\, some colors are c
 ommon while others remain rare. This talk will explore the biochemical bas
 is for coloration and the ways in which the underlying pathways may shape 
 the frequency and distribution of colors across the phylogeny. In closing\
 , I will zoom out to the big unexplored questions in plant color macroevol
 ution.\n\n 4:00 pm
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