Robert Laport

Plants and Places by Andrew Hipp"And so, when his prescribed devotion to boyish beauties has carried our candidate so far that the universal beauty dawns upon his inward sight, he is almost within reach of the final re...

Why are you a naturalist? What does natural history do for us?

Swedish botanist Peter Kalm (1750) claimed that American adults take “little account of Natural History… that science being… looked upon as a mere trifle, and the pastime of fools.”

Still true?

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Did you see @racheljabaily.bsky.social new open educational resource "Biology of Plants" coloring textbook when you were at #Botany2025 ? No? WELL GO CHECK IT OUT: oercommons.org/courses/the-... Gorgeous illustrations by MGB Hurst 😍

Undergrad woman scientist pointing to her poster as she presents it to a crowd

Undergrad woman scientist showing supplemental pictures on her phone to present her poster to a crowd

Undergrad woman scientist pointing at her poster to present it to a colleague

Positive COVID test on a table

#Botany2025 was fabulous! I'm SO proud of these undergrads, who did a fantastic job presenting their work! It is so gratifying to make and strengthen connections with my Botany fam. 💖 you all! Unfortunately, my sore throat on Thurs morning was not karaoke related...I have COVID, so test yourself :(

a man in a black jacket and white pants is standing on a dirt field near the ocean . Alt: a man in a black jacket and white pants is standing on a dirt field near the ocean .

#Botany2025… the comedown is real.

#Botany2025 was a blast! So much cool botanical science to learn from.
Also, very happy to present our work on the genetics of Saguaro 🌵
Looking forward to the next one!

#botany2025 was incredible! Thank you to all the organizers, speakers, and conference center staff!

I loved seeing old seeing old friends and making new ones! I always come home inspired and renewed!

See you all in Tucson in 2026!

Me standing at a podium talking about the BIOFAIR Vision and roadmap.

Me standing at a podium in front of a slide that read Linking Functional Traits and Niches to Lineage Diversification in Asclepias.

A group of 5 people standing shoulder to shoulder smiling at a camera on Joshue Tree National Park.

A flower of Asclepias eriocarpa that is cream colored with many yellow-orange aphids around it.

Had such a great time at #botany2025! Hearing about everyone's research was very inspiring and generated some new ideas for my own work.

See you all in Tucson next year!

Americans Love Avocados. It’s Killing Mexico’s Forests. (Published 2023)

This story is not new but a presentation at #Botany2025 raised awareness on the impact of avocado production on biodiversity. U.S. demand is driving deforestation in rich Mexican cloud forests which also support monarch butterflies. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/u...

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

A large chocolate lab

Happy mammal reunion day to all botanists returning from #Botany2025

Selfie of the lab in front of the entrance to Starr Resort in Tuscon, the location of Botany 2026. Saguaros in the background!

Hey #Botany2025 was so fun we’re ready for #Botany2026 … maybe we’ll wait for y’all here in Tuscon!

15th annual #UpAllNightWednesday at #Botany2025. Even after 5 intense days people still want to be around each other. 😍 (Except for Norm.)

Hi #Botany2025 - In my quest to never do flow cytometry again, I am collecting sequence data (radseq, target enrichment, WGS, ect.) with confirmed ploidal level. If you have samples, reach out!

The BSA awarded more than $140,000 in awards (research, travel, hardship) to its membership this year!! @botsocamerica.bsky.social 💚💚

Leaving Palm Springs and #Botany2025 feeling inspired, as always, but perhaps more importantly, feeling incredibly grateful for the wonderfully supportive botanical community. Botanists really are the best folks around.

Sometimes (especially late in the conference) 5 minute talks just hit the spot! Thorough enjoying Germinating Ideas/Lightening Talks at #Botany2025 Got to see my senior undergrad Magdalyn Rowley-Lange crush her CAM talk ...and we got to see dogs hunting invasive plants!

Rye the golden retriever licks his lips after smelling a Hydnotrya truffle held out to him.

If you need a visual pick-me-up to get through the last session of #Botany2025, come listen to me talk about using a conservation dog to find #truffle #biodiversity in the Mycology section at 2PM (Sierra room). I promise golden retriever pics!

Extra kudos and thanks to all the staff at NIH and NSF and other federal funding agencies for working extra hard in very small windows of opportunity to get grants reviewed and funds released before the attention-addled federal policies change again (on an hourly basis).

Laymon receives the award from Dave Tank.

Charlotte gives the her statement after the award is announced.

What a night for #Rubiaceae! I’m so proud of my student @laymonstera.bsky.social for taking home the American Society of Plant Taxonomist’s Cooley Award for best talk, and my colleague and dear friend Charlotte Taylor for receiving the lifetime achievement Asa Gray Award. #Botany2025 #LagoLab

A photo of Dr. Catrina Adams speaking to the Botany 2025 conference about PlantingScience.

What an honor! When the scheduled plenary speaker for #Botany2025 fell ill, our own Dr. Catrina Adams was asked to step up and open the conference with a talk about our amazing program and its history! What a great way to kick off our 20th year!

Some members of the Nigerian plant community at #Botany2025 in Palm Springs, California!
Always fun to meet new friends and listen to all the brilliant ideas and research work from everyone. Always sticking together!!!

@ajayibenmi.bsky.social @petfemspeaks.bsky.social @preshonnature.bsky.social

The incoming ASPT incoming presidential address by @andrewlhipp.bsky.social was a beautiful meditation on the importance of natural history and natural history is my highlight of #Botany2025 (so far, but probably overall).

Eight people in a line smiling

My heart is full, my cup overflowing. Wonderful dinner out with my @coloradocollege.bsky.social Jabailylab alumni, from the classes of '19, '20, '22, '25, '26. Our currently ill '28 was greatly missed. I am so proud of these people (a second family!) and grateful to be together at #Botany2025

Dr. Catrina Adams speaking during the plenary of Botany 2025 in Palm Springs, California.

Another great moment for us at #Botany2025! When we learned our plenary speaker would be unable to speak as planned, Dr. Catrina Adams stepped up and gave the plenary in her place. She did an AMAZING job of highlighting PlantingScience's 20 years of supporting plant education!

Great talk about alpine diversity in W. North América by #HannahMarx #Botany2025

Obs not gonna post people’s pics, but the #Botany2025 #sciink game is seriously off the hook.

#sciencetattoos

Screen grab of a slide, with the title "Non-monophyletic Compositae: investigating phylogenomic conflict in target-capture datasets of the sunflower family".

Hey #Botany2025 peeps! Come watch me blab about Comps tomorrow! Phylogenomics 2, Santa Rosa room, at 2:30 pm!

Photo of a leafy shoot bearing orange capsules that open to reveal orange, fleshy seeds. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.

The open fruits of Guaiacum sanctum reveal dangling seeds covered in red arils. The seeds are easily plucked & eaten by birds, but as usual, nutritional analyses of the arils are lacking. Are there any chemists/food scientists who want to analyze arils? #Zygophyllaceae #dispersal #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

So many student botanists outside on the patio at Oscar’s

Thanks everybody who came to the student mixer last night! The vibes were magnificent and it was great to meet new folks! #botany2025