Ecosystems
Can Small Pellets Help Mosses Rebuild Degraded Soils?
Turning moss fragments into small pellets can aid their establishment, but taking this strategy from the laboratory to the field remains a challenge.
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It feels like autumn is finally arriving here. For the first time there's a slight bite in the air, though it's still warm. If summer is slow to leave here, I wondered how the other hemisphere was doing. My Firewatch shows fires in every state of Australia, except Tasmania. This week's interview is with Heloiza L. Zirondi, who studies wildfire in the Brazilian Cerrado, is a reminder that fire passes and things regrow. I'm not sure how much comfort that is, if you're in the middle of it.
We also have three transcripts of the videos that came out this week, that I made during coffee breaks. I might start embedding videos when I'm less wooden, but that will take a while. There will be another email sharing what we've posted, as well as the stories you're sharing on Mastodon and Bluesky, and career postings at the usual time.
Until then, take care,
Alun (webmaster@botany.one)
On Botany One
Going With the Flow: How Chemical Cues Shape Plant Strategies
Barley plants make small talk with neighbors to communicate growth and defense strategies.
Should Cities Fight or Embrace Changing Nature?
Urban biodiversity is changing around us, forcing us to decide when to resist change, when to accept it and when to guide it.
Heloiza L. Zirondi: Seeking The Burning Question
Botany One interviews Dr Heloiza Zirondi, a plant and fire ecologist looking to understand plant regeneration in the Brazilian Cerrado, the most diverse savannah in the world.
Not Just New Cats: The New Botanical Species Discovered in Ecuador’s Centinela Ridge
Two new members of the African violet family have been identified.
When Does a Partnership Stop Working? Hornworts Reveal the Hidden Complexity of Symbiosis With Cyanobacteria
Hornworts and cyanobacteria show that even ancient partnerships can depend on where, when and how their partners meet.
- The unappreciated pollinators of Northern Europe
- A plant one biologist said should be impossible
- How does a leaf know when to die?
There was also Science Shared, Sudoku Garden celebrated Fiji Day, and Ludwigia alternifolia was plant of the week. You can also see last week's Week in Botany too.
In AoBC Publications
- Generalized pollination of morphologically specialized Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae)
- Synchrony of floral volatile emission with diurnal pollinators of possible decomposition mimic Asarum savatieri (Aristolochiaceae)
- Morphological, anatomical, and mechanical variation in cactus spines across species and stem developmental positions
News & Views
Plant Cuttings is three (and still free…)
Plant Cuttings celebrated its third birthday on 7th October, 2026. Reflecting on the year’s 52 posts this post offers particular insight into the site’s book reviews.
plantcuttings.uk
Guano mining left Lady Elliot Island a barren wasteland. Now it's a tropical oasis - ABC News
Lady Elliot Island sat bare, bleak and silent for 100 years after guano miners ravaged it, leaving a moonscape devoid of life. Then in the 1960s, one family started planting trees.
newsapp.abc.net.au
The chocolate formerly known as lost
The Quest to Save the World’s Most Coveted Chocolate is an engaging story in Smithsonian Magazine about Ecuador’s ancient, iconic Nacional cacao. It was published three years ago, but I only just came across it. It rang a bell, so I went back through the archive. And there was lots more there than I suspected.
agro.biodiver.se
Invasive ragweed is rewriting its genome as it conquers new territory
An invasive weed responsible for severe pollen allergies around the world has revealed how rapidly plant genomes can change as species colonise new environments.
monash.edu
How tree roots associate with rhizosphere soil microbial communities in subtropical forests
Forests depend on a complex web of life beneath the ground. The rhizosphere, soil surrounding tree roots, is home to countless bacteria and fungi that help trees obtain nutrients, defend against disease, and cycle carbon and nitrogen. But we know surprisingly little about how different tree species influence these underground communities.
fesummaries.wordpress.com
Monitoring forests from space: a new era of forest monitoring and protection
Space technology is helping us protect something closer to home: our forests.
fao.org
Beyond tree rings: The hidden history of long-lived herbs
If you want to study growth and longevity, trees are remarkably convenient organisms. A tree keeps much of its history inside its trunk. Each year adds another layer of wood, leaving a record that may tell us how old the tree is and also how fast it grew throughout its life.
plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com
Colonisation, not climate change, first primed these forests to burn
For more than 800 years, frequent cultural burning kept this land as stable, open woodland.
theconversation.com
Hidden teamwork: how plant root molecules interact with bacteria to unlock essential nutrients from soils
A new study, led by Paul Schulze-Lefert from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne in collaboration with Ricardo F.H. Giehl at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research in Gatersleben, revealed how Arabidopsis plants adapt their chemical communication with the bacterial root microbiota to maximise the acquisition of bio-unavailable iron from acidic or calcareous soils.
mpipz.mpg.de
BSBI staffer confirms new species of Giant Waterlily
It can be seen from outer space. It was first spotted in a post on social media. And its identity as a new species was confirmed by a BSBI staff member!
bsbi.org
Science Shared
Three botany papers widely shared on Bluesky this past week were:
1. NO VEIN is an ancestral immunity protein involved in plant-virus interaction
Lågeide, E. et al. · bioRxiv · 1 post · 67 likes · 31 reposts on Bluesky
Here we show that NO VEIN (NOV), a plant protein previously characterized for its essential developmental roles in Arabidopsis thaliana, shares domain composition and structural similarity with Tiamat, a bacterial antiphage protein. In light of the antiviral function of the bacterial protein, we asked whether NOV is involved in plant-virus interactions.
Gal Ofir @galofir.bsky.social · on Bluesky
A new plant-bacteria immunological connection in the first preprint of our group at @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social @plantevolution.bsky.social!
Straight from the top of Mt. Olympus ⛰️🦅
Led by Eirik @eiriklag.bsky.social, in collaboration with @geminiteamlab.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
View on Bluesky →2. Arabidopsis cysteine protease RD19 limits RBOHD-generated ROS production in pattern triggered immunity
Hessler, G. et al. · bioRxiv · 2 posts · 39 likes · 25 reposts on Bluesky
Plants perceive pathogenic threats through receptors localized at the plasma membrane and inside cells to initiate pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI), respectively. PTI and ETI pathways are interconnected and partially converge on the EDS1-PAD4-ADR1 branch which stimulates anti-pathogen defence. Besides these canonical immune pathways, proteolysis plays a pivotal role in immunity by regulating the abundance and activities of diverse components. We previously identified Arabidopsis papain-like cysteine protease RD19 as a PAD4 interactor and showed that RD19 promotes resistance to host-adapted pathogens. Here, we investigated the contribution of RD19 to bacterial flg22 and nlp20 elicited PTI responses which exhibit, respectively, partial and high PAD4 dependence.
Giuliana Hessler @giurassicpark.bsky.social · on Bluesky
🌱New preprint 🎉
I am happy to share this last work of my PhD research!
We uncover a novel role of cysteine protease RD19 in immunity. RD19 regulates RBOHD-generated ROS and is required for induced resistance responses.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
More details in the thread below! 🧵
3. Large‐scale nuclear and plastid phylogenomic analyses inform an updated Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification: APG V
Byng, J. W. et al. · Journal of Systematics and Evolution · 1 post · 19 likes · 18 reposts on Bluesky
We present here a revision of the APG classification that considers the extensive recent analyses of hundreds of nuclear and plastid genes for many angiosperm species.
Journal of Systematics and Evolution @journalsysevo.bsky.social · on Bluesky
APG V, the 5th community-based classification of flowering #plants, is now available!
This revision of the APG #classification marks a shift from mainly #plastid-based classification to nuclear-#genome-informed #systematics.
🆓 doi.org/10.1111/jse....
@wileyecology.bsky.social
You can see the full list with more details at Science Shared: October 10.
Careers on Bluesky
Please note these are not jobs I am offering. Nor can I help you with any visa requirements. At time of writing there are around 60 other jobs posted at Botany One.
Research Leader - Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Science // Kew
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We are seeking an outstanding ecologist or environmental scientist with expertise in spatial ecology, ecosystem science or ecological modelling to lead applied ecosystem research at Kew.
Technical Specialist - Plant Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology // Melbourne
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You will support the Plant SynBio Australia initiative, contributing to the development of innovative plant biotechnology and synthetic biology tools.
Technical Specialist - Plant Transformation // Melbourne
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Based within the La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture & Food (LISAF), you will contribute to cutting-edge research in plant gene editing, synthetic biology and biomanufacturing.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Crop Quantitative Genetics // Brisbane
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Conduct univariate and multivariate statistical analyses of large, multidimensional crop datasets to investigate Genotype-by-Environment-by-Management interactions.
Tropical Botany Researcher & Horticulturist // Trento
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The position combines tropical plant ecology research with the horticultural management of living botanical collections, focusing on Tanzania and the Eastern Arc Mountains.
Teaching Fellow in Plant Ecology // Swansea
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTD836/t...
In this post, you will be contributing to our BSc and MSc teaching in Terrestrial Ecology, including ecological survey techniques and design, plant identification/ID skills, domestic and overseas field courses.
Cover Image: Clark during his 2022 expedition to Centinela, when he collected the specimen now recognized as a new Monopyle species. Photo credit: Camilo Restrepo-Villarroel.
Ecosystems
The True Pollinators of the Amazon’s “Purple Gold”
A study reveals that native stingless bees drive pollen flow in açaí crops, highlighting why standing forests are vital to agricultural yields.
Ecosystems
When Does a Partnership Stop Working? Hornworts Reveal the Hidden Complexity of Symbiosis With Cyanobacteria
Hornworts and cyanobacteria show that even ancient partnerships can depend on where, when and how their partners meet.
Latest stories
Taxonomy & Evolution
The species that blushed when it was discovered
*Pinguicula brendae* was identified as a new species by its unusual leaves.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany October 12, 2026
This week: Fire, Struggles and new African Violets.
Plant of the Week
*Ludwigia alternifolia*
The plant named after its seedbox.
Science Shared
Science Shared: October 10
This week: It's been a busy week for *Arabidopsis thaliana*.
Puzzles
Sudoku Garden
Happy Birthday Fiji
Cells, Genes & Molecules
How does a leaf know when to die?
Botanists think they've found the amino acid that signals when a leaf is ready to drop.
Close Encounters
Not Just New Cats: The New Botanical Species Discovered in Ecuador’s Centinela Ridge
Two new members of the African violet family have been identified
Meeting Plant Scientists
Heloiza L. Zirondi: Seeking The Burning Question
Botany One interviews Dr Heloiza Zirondi, a plant and fire ecologist looking to understand plant regeneration in the Brazilian Cerrado, the most diverse savannah in the world.
Close Encounters
A plant one biologist said should be impossible
Fed up of adverts for scams to earn a passive income? You’re going to hate this plant.
Plants & People
Should Cities Fight or Embrace Changing Nature?
Urban biodiversity is changing around us, forcing us to decide when to resist change, when to accept it and when to guide it.
From the archive
Digital Botany Focus Issue
Introducing Botany One’s Digital Botany Special Focus Issue
Why digital botany matters now
Plants & People
The Guardians of the Fig: How Borneo’s Spirits Protect a Keystone Tree
In Borneo’s forests, fear of spirits has achieved what many laws cannot: turning the farmland mosaic into safe sanctuaries for the jungle’s largest trees.
Close Encounters
How Orchid Bees Craft Unique Scents from Non-Floral Sources
Discover how orchid bees use surprising, non-floral sources to create perfumes that attract mates in the tropical forest.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Can you teach an old log new tricks?
Mareike Jezek shares the latest advances on epigenetic changes in trees – changes that “allow” plants to prepare their offspring for the environments they might face.
The editors
Botany One is a blog run by the Annals of Botany Company, a non-profit educational charity. The goal of the blog is to promote Botany in all its aspects as well as discuss the human issues involved in being a botanist.
The current editors are:
Sarah Covshoff - Botany One
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Carlos (he/him) is a Colombian PhD candidate at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil). He works as an Editor at Botany One and a Communications Officer at the International Society for Seed Science. Follow him at @caordonezparra.bksy.social.
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In addition to Botany One, the company currently publishes three journals, the Annals of Botany, AoB PLANTS, and in silico Plants.
The writers
The people behind our recent articles
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Can Small Pellets Help Mosses Rebuild Degraded Soils?
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Andressa Luna
Andressa is a Brazilian biologist and PhD student fascinated by flowers. Her current research explores how floral traits shape plant reproduction and pollinator attraction across tropical habitats, from natural ecosystems to urban landscapes.
Latest article: The True Pollinators of the Amazon’s “Purple Gold”
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: When Does a Partnership Stop Working? Hornworts Reveal the Hidden Complexity of Symbiosis With Cyanobacteria
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Ana Valladares
Ana is a Mexican scientist, with a background in biotech, plant breeding and data analysis currently living in Madagascar. Curious by nature, she loves exploring new topics, especially about plants.
Latest article: Not Just New Cats: The New Botanical Species Discovered in Ecuador’s Centinela Ridge
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: Should Cities Fight or Embrace Changing Nature?
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Caroline R. Toth
Caroline Toth is a broad-spectrum botanist living in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She obtained her PhD from New Mexico State University, where she researched allelopathy. Her passions include art, writing, and making novel contributions to plant science.
Latest article: Going With the Flow: How Chemical Cues Shape Plant Strategies
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Renata Cantoro
Latest article: A familiar weed may be more diverse than we thought
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: Salt, Flowers and Bees
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Night Gardeners and Sticky Bottoms: The Unlikely Mistletoe Dispersers of Madagascar
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Travelling Far Does Not Mean Living Long for Moss Spores
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Andressa Luna
Andressa is a Brazilian biologist and PhD student fascinated by flowers. Her current research explores how floral traits shape plant reproduction and pollinator attraction across tropical habitats, from natural ecosystems to urban landscapes.
Latest article: Building Nature-Friendly Neighbourhoods
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Olivia Walk
Olivia recently graduated from the University of Oxford with an integrated Master’s degree in Biology. In her final year, she specialised in plant cellular biology and developed a strong interest in t
Latest article: Plants Protect Chloroplasts by Slathering Them in Sunscreen
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Giovanna O. Reis
Giovanna (she/her) is a biologist with a PhD in Animal Biology who studies freshwater and marine crustaceans. She describes new species, clarifies their classification, and explores how they relate to their environment and can be conserved.
Latest article: An Unusual Plant and Its Even More Unusual Dispersers
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Olivia Walk
Olivia recently graduated from the University of Oxford with an integrated Master’s degree in Biology. In her final year, she specialised in plant cellular biology and developed a strong interest in t
Latest article: Plant-Microbe Speed Dating Paves The Way For Sustainable Agriculture
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Andressa Luna
Andressa is a Brazilian biologist and PhD student fascinated by flowers. Her current research explores how floral traits shape plant reproduction and pollinator attraction across tropical habitats, from natural ecosystems to urban landscapes.
Latest article: What Draws Pollinators to City Gardens?
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Andressa Luna
Andressa is a Brazilian biologist and PhD student fascinated by flowers. Her current research explores how floral traits shape plant reproduction and pollinator attraction across tropical habitats, from natural ecosystems to urban landscapes.
Latest article: Your City’s Flowers Can Save Pollinators
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Ana Valladares
Ana is a Mexican scientist, with a background in biotech, plant breeding and data analysis currently living in Madagascar. Curious by nature, she loves exploring new topics, especially about plants.
Latest article: Mariana López-Gordillo: The Case of the Disappearing Rose Scent
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Giovanna O. Reis
Giovanna (she/her) is a biologist with a PhD in Animal Biology who studies freshwater and marine crustaceans. She describes new species, clarifies their classification, and explores how they relate to their environment and can be conserved.
Latest article: Is the Presence of Invasive Seaweed Positive or Negative for Ecosystem Functions?
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: How Can Overlooked Plants Help Rebuild Ecosystems Transformed by Mining?
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: The End of Papaya?: What Genomics Teaches Us About Its Survival
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Bryophytes Reveal the Hidden Costs of Selective Logging
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Why Some Plants Need a Bear's Stomach to Sprout
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Andressa Luna
Andressa is a Brazilian biologist and PhD student fascinated by flowers. Her current research explores how floral traits shape plant reproduction and pollinator attraction across tropical habitats, from natural ecosystems to urban landscapes.
Latest article: Meet the Brazilian Cerrado’s Greatest Impostor
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Andressa Luna
Andressa is a Brazilian biologist and PhD student fascinated by flowers. Her current research explores how floral traits shape plant reproduction and pollinator attraction across tropical habitats, from natural ecosystems to urban landscapes.
Latest article: Ancient Tropical Mountaintop Plants Bet Big to Attract Pollinators
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: Flowers That Please People May Also Please Pollinators
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Why Do Lemurs Always Return to the Same Tree?
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: A Hidden Secret in the Only Terrestrial Plants With Pyrenoids May Inspire the Photosynthesis of Future Crop Plants
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Andressa Luna
Andressa is a Brazilian biologist and PhD student fascinated by flowers. Her current research explores how floral traits shape plant reproduction and pollinator attraction across tropical habitats, from natural ecosystems to urban landscapes.
Latest article: The Amazon’s Invisible Network: How Animals and Trees Sustain the World’s Largest Rainforest
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Andressa Luna
Andressa is a Brazilian biologist and PhD student fascinated by flowers. Her current research explores how floral traits shape plant reproduction and pollinator attraction across tropical habitats, from natural ecosystems to urban landscapes.
Latest article: How Climate and Pollinators Shape the Colour Palette of Brazilian Mountain Ecosystems
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Roxana Khoshravesh
From field trips to botanical illustration, from writing plant stories to teaching Systematic Botany, and from imaging plant cells to becoming a plant scientist, I aim to make plants visible and bring their value and beauty to people’s lives.
Latest article: A New Hope for Contaminated Soil: Wild Plants and Microbes Can Work Together to Clean Up Oil Spills
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Does a Moss From Antarctica Hide New Weapons Against Cancer?
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: The Banksia That Calls Beetles in the Dark
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Juniper Kiss
Juniper Kiss is a globe-trotting plant scientist and data-lover, Botany One Guest Editor and former writer, loves pretty plots, digi solutions, working with landowners, brambles and bananas.
Latest article: The Digital Biodiversity Revolution Needs More Than Data (Part 2)
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Juniper Kiss
Juniper Kiss is a globe-trotting plant scientist and data-lover, Botany One Guest Editor and former writer, loves pretty plots, digi solutions, working with landowners, brambles and bananas.
Latest article: The Digital Biodiversity Revolution Needs More Than Data
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: After 400 Years, Scientists May Know Only a Third of Europe’s Seed-Dispersal Network
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Andrés Pereira-Guaquetá
Andrés is a Colombian biologist fascinated by plant-animal interactions and eager to share nature stories and scientific knowledge beyond academia. He holds a master’s degree in ecology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Latest article: The Cross-Cultural Partnership That Rediscovered Guatemala’s Lost Passionflower
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Antarctica’s First Assessed Plant Is Already Endangered
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: The Parasitic Plant That Changes Its Perfume
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Roxana Khoshravesh
From field trips to botanical illustration, from writing plant stories to teaching Systematic Botany, and from imaging plant cells to becoming a plant scientist, I aim to make plants visible and bring their value and beauty to people’s lives.
Latest article: Can plants remember a stressful past?
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: The Flower That Tells Pollinators to Move On
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: How Seeds Travelled Through Plant History
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Juniper Kiss
Juniper Kiss is a globe-trotting plant scientist and data-lover, Botany One Guest Editor and former writer, loves pretty plots, digi solutions, working with landowners, brambles and bananas.
Latest article: Editorial Reflection: Digital Botany, One Story at a Time
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Ben Carson
Ben is a New Zealand-born, London-based ecology graduate surveying mycorrhizal diversity as part of the RBG Kew team. He is passionate about natural history collections and excited to spotlight their stories as a Botany One guest writer.
Latest article: The Ecology of a Herbarium: How Te Papa connects plants, people, and data
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: How Your iNaturalist Photos Feed the Digital Botany Revolution
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: High in the Mountains, Every Degree Matters for Pollinators
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Scaled Gardeners: How Fish Dictate the Future of the Amazonian Flooded Forest
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Juniper Kiss
Juniper Kiss is a globe-trotting plant scientist and data-lover, Botany One Guest Editor and former writer, loves pretty plots, digi solutions, working with landowners, brambles and bananas.
Latest article: María Susana Sánchez Chávez on EDGE, data and conserving Pinus culminicola on the ground in Mexico
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Magda Upton
Magda (she/her) trained as a field ecologist, but made the pivot to herbarium digitisation and curation in 2023 at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. She will be joining Trinity College Dublin this autumn.
Latest article: Interview with Bob Allkin about Name Games: How to Untangle the Web of Plant Names and Uses?
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Ana Valladares
Ana is a Mexican scientist, with a background in biotech, plant breeding and data analysis currently living in Madagascar. Curious by nature, she loves exploring new topics, especially about plants.
Latest article: Unravelling Human-Plant Connections
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: The Plants Closest to Extinction Are the Ones Science Often Knows Least
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Will State Flowers and Insects Leave Home?
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Magda Upton
Magda (she/her) trained as a field ecologist, but made the pivot to herbarium digitisation and curation in 2023 at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. She will be joining Trinity College Dublin this autumn.
Latest article: Lights, Camera, Action! Behind the lens of Kew’s mass herbarium digitisation project
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Magda Upton
Magda (she/her) trained as a field ecologist, but made the pivot to herbarium digitisation and curation in 2023 at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. She will be joining Trinity College Dublin this autumn.
Latest article: Heather Cole: Best Tricks, Equipment and Software for Digitisation
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Ben Carson
Ben is a New Zealand-born, London-based ecology graduate surveying mycorrhizal diversity as part of the RBG Kew team. He is passionate about natural history collections and excited to spotlight their stories as a Botany One guest writer.
Latest article: How Digitisation Gives Specimens More Meaning: The Fungal Collections and Networks of Greta Stevenson
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Lichens and Bryophytes Reveal the Effects of Urban Heat
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Filippo Guzzon
Filippo Guzzon is a plant biologist working on seed biology and genebank management, with a side interest in ethnobotany. He has worked with different organisations across Europe, Latin America and the South Pacific.
Latest article: How to Keep Track of 2 million Crop Accessions
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: The Fragrant Library: Can a Perfume Bottle Save a Rainforest?
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Ana Valladares
Ana is a Mexican scientist, with a background in biotech, plant breeding and data analysis currently living in Madagascar. Curious by nature, she loves exploring new topics, especially about plants.
Latest article: Turning Plants into Data: A Deeply Human Experience
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Juniper Kiss
Juniper Kiss is a globe-trotting plant scientist and data-lover, Botany One Guest Editor and former writer, loves pretty plots, digi solutions, working with landowners, brambles and bananas.
Latest article: Introducing Botany One’s Digital Botany Special Focus Issue
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Have We Forgotten the Names of Plants?
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Andrés Pereira-Guaquetá
Andrés is a Colombian biologist fascinated by plant-animal interactions and eager to share nature stories and scientific knowledge beyond academia. He holds a master’s degree in ecology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Latest article: What Would a Flower Need an Elephant’s Trunk For?
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: The Silent Partner: The Real Value of Pollination in Daily Life
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Mareike Jezek
Dr Jezek is an Assistant Editor at the Journal of Experimental Botany, one of the official journals of the Society for Experimental Biology.
Latest article: Primed Plants are Prime Plants
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Renata Cantoro
Latest article: Blank Spaces No More
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Bryophytes May Repel Snails Without Contaminating Crops
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: The Jungle’s Heaviest Courier Service: The Case of Tent-Roosting Bats
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Andrés Pereira-Guaquetá
Andrés is a Colombian biologist fascinated by plant-animal interactions and eager to share nature stories and scientific knowledge beyond academia. He holds a master’s degree in ecology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Latest article: Ancient Sacred Stories Shed Light on the Long-debated Ecological Value of Indian Savannas
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Mosses Also Master Aluminium Storage
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Renata Cantoro
Latest article: From Pot Plant to Cliff Invader
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Can a Garden Change How You Feel About Wildlife?
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: What It Takes to Get Europe Watching Flowers
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Smells Like Green City?
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Fizz With a Conscience: Reintegrating Indigenous Knowledge Into Australia’s Native Food Industry
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: What Our Footsteps Leave Behind: the Silent Impact of Tourist Trails on Lichens and Bryophytes
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: When Beetles Take the Lead in Orchid Romance
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Healing at What Cost? The Conservation Status of Britain’s Herbs
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: What if a Flower Never Needed a Pollinator at All?
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Earthworms: The Invisible Gardeners of Tropical Bryophytes
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Andrés Pereira-Guaquetá
Andrés is a Colombian biologist fascinated by plant-animal interactions and eager to share nature stories and scientific knowledge beyond academia. He holds a master’s degree in ecology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Latest article: Eau De Fourmi Mourante: A Bizarre Floral Fragrance To Attract the Right Lover
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Between Drought and Rain: How a Tropical Moss Teaches Us To Survive in an Increasingly Unstable Climate
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: Rising From the Ashes with the Sunbirds
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Lights, Camera, Bloom!
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: Bogotá Through Butterfly Eyes
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Juniper Kiss
Juniper Kiss is a globe-trotting plant scientist and data-lover, Botany One Guest Editor and former writer, loves pretty plots, digi solutions, working with landowners, brambles and bananas.
Latest article: Plant Hunt
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Olivia Walk
Olivia recently graduated from the University of Oxford with an integrated Master’s degree in Biology. In her final year, she specialised in plant cellular biology and developed a strong interest in t
Latest article: Flora in Focus: A Journey into the Microscopic Life of Plants
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Roxana Khoshravesh
From field trips to botanical illustration, from writing plant stories to teaching Systematic Botany, and from imaging plant cells to becoming a plant scientist, I aim to make plants visible and bring their value and beauty to people’s lives.
Latest article: When Flowers Go Silent
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: More Heart than Logic: What Drives a Scientist to Pursue Botany?
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Renata Cantoro
Latest article: How plants know when they are too close to each other
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: Anything Goes When You Live in a Crack
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: From concrete jungles to living carpets: how moss on bioreceptive concrete can transform our cities
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: The Guardians of the Fig: How Borneo’s Spirits Protect a Keystone Tree
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Pablo O. Santos
Pablo is a PhD student in Plant Biology at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), where he researches photoprotective strategies and antioxidant potential of bryophytes from ferruginous outcrops.
Latest article: Cannabinoids Beyond Cannabis: The Hidden Potential of Liverworts
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Andrés Pereira-Guaquetá
Andrés is a Colombian biologist fascinated by plant-animal interactions and eager to share nature stories and scientific knowledge beyond academia. He holds a master’s degree in ecology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Latest article: The Buzz Behind Your Favourite Morning Aroma
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Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Erika is a Colombian biologist and ecologist passionate about tropical forests, primates and science communication. She holds an MSc in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation and works with @cienciatropical to connect people with biodiversity.
Latest article: Three Words for Forest: When Forestry Meets the Stage
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Victor H. D. Silva
Victor is a biologist passionate about the processes that shape interactions between plants and pollinators. He is focused on understanding how urbanisation influences plant-pollinator interactions and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Latest article: When Tree-Friendly Ants Go Missing, Lions Change How They Hunt
