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Spore morphology and evolution in Isoetes (Isoetales) Abstract. Isoetes (Isoetaceae, Isoetales) is a cosmopolitan genus with an ancient and diverse evolutionary history that presumably peaked in the Palaeozoic

Spore morphology and evolution in Isoetes, with some great SEM images. #Quillwort #Isoëtes

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‘Nothing is sacred to them’: the race to save rare plants as Russian troops advance With some of Ukraine’s most valuable biodiversity sites and science facilities under occupation, experts at Sofiyivka Park in Uman are struggling to preserve the country’s natural history

‘Nothing is sacred to them’: the race to save rare plants as Russian troops advance

🌎Join us to learn about the free access paper ‘Strategies of diaspore dispersal investment in Compositae: the case of the Andean highlands’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Carolina Tovar and co-authors doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #AoBpapers (1/7)

Important paper showing the dearth of plant taxonomists in the tropical countries that need them most

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Sadly, welcome to the third world. Here, where you do research solely out of your stubborn passion for science, you pay for many years for the loans you took out from the bank to finance your doctorate, and you beg for funding to make a living from your research...

The greenish one is a thallose liverwort, but they almost always grow in the same neighborhood as lichens, so they are all astonishing friends!

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

Declines in insects across the globe are becoming undeniable, as are the knock-on effects on plants, birds, and other things that most people would care much more about. Hopefully more articles like this will help convince folks that bugs do matter in the grand scheme.

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What a beautiful "tiger flower"! (Tigridia pavonia (L.f.) Redouté, Iridaceae)

First record of bat‐pollination in Merremia (Convolvulaceae) Merremia platyphylla displays mixed floral traits likely driven by effective pollination by bats and hummingbirds but not honeybees.

First record of bat-pollination in Merremia (Convolvulaceae).

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Morning Glory: Misunderstood and Under Appreciated (David Trinklein) Gardeners are reluctant to plant morning glorys as they are considered hard to control. But, properly located, it can be a very attractive, useful plant

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Morning glory is the common name applied to more than 1000 species of flowering plants belonging to the Convolvulaceae plant family.

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(PDF) A comparative study of spore germination of some Isoetes species of northeastern North America PDF | Germination of megaspores and microspores of five Isoetes species is described. Under laboratory conditions spore samples were subjected to cold,... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

Did you check this classical paper on germination of Canadian #Quillwort spores? I bet you did! www.researchgate.net/publication/...

How about the experiment? Successful? Did you follow some kind of germination protocol for Isoetes?

Quite right! What a magnificent #Isoetes novogranadensis H.P. Fuchs!

Thanks for sharing! Any way to read the full note without restrictions?

We are proud to announce the publication of our article on 🌿 plant-pollinator networks 🌸🐝 in the Colombian páramo. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#InternationalDayOfIslamicArt 2024: heavenly inspiration from the astonishing #Nasrid palace of #AlHambra in the magical lands of #AlAndalus! #Granada #Andalucia #España #IslamicArt #Photography