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Species and gene trees showing expected sequence divergence under ingroup versus ghost lineage introgression models.

From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci special issue "Branching out: Resolving #PlantEvolution through #Phylogenetic Networks"

Introducing ghostbuster: a new tool to detect cryptic ghost lineage introgression in genomic datasets (by Forsythe et al)

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany

Canopy leaf-out (green) and Erythronium flowering (yellow) both shift earlier each year, with Erythronium advancing more rapidly.

Spring ephemeral dimpled trout #lily may not be vulnerable to phenological mismatch with overstory trees

New #AJB research by Melina Schopler, Anita Simha, Rebecca Dalton, Emma Wilson, Emmeline Redick, Elsa Youngsteadt & William Petry

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#botany #plantscience #climatechange

Mosses are often overlooked. St. Louis scientists are leading the charge to protect them More than 1,600 plants and animals are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but out of all of those, only one is a moss. A new effort seeks to protect these often overlooked plants.

Moss might seem small and simple, but scientists in St. Louis are digging into what it takes to preserve these plants and the habitats they anchor. This piece gives a cool look behind the scenes.

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The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential”. The image beneath the title shows a phylogenetic tree on the left side, with images illustrating each genus in the tree on the right. Images from top to bottom are Hypogymnia inactiva, Imshaugia aleurites, Cladonia asahinae, Leptogium sp., Graphis plumierae, Opegrapha niveoatra. The text beneath the image reads: “Proposal deadline March 16, 2026”. The Applications in Plant Sciences logo is in the bottom left corner, and a QR code is in the bottom right corner.

DEADLINE IN 2 WEEKS
🌿SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS🌿

#AppsPlantSci invites proposals for “Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential,” led by Quentin Cronk, Nolan Kane & Kyle Keepers.

More info at botany.org/home/publica...

#botany #phylogenetics #genomics #plantscience

A phylogeny showing that Drosera anglica (2n = 40) has a subgenome from the Drosera linearis (2n = 20) lineage and a subgenome from the Drosera rotundifolia (2n = 20) lineage with photos of Drosera linearis with long, narrow leaves, Drosera rotundifolia with wider than round leaves, and Drosera linearis with intermediate, oblong leaves.

Origin of subgenomes in the circumboreal, allopolyploid, carnivorous plant #Drosera anglica

New #AJB research by Rebekah Mohn & @yangyayy.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Caryophyllales #Droseraceae #Hawaii #phylogenomics #polyploidy #sundew

Graphs showing effect of storage time on (A) seed germination and (B) RNA integrity (RIN) in a subset of species that had additional representatives stored for intermediate durations.

Aging & longevity in decades-old genebanked #seeds from U.S. endangered plant species: Assessments using survival & RNA integrity assays

New #AJB research by Christina Walters, Katherine Heineman, Lisa Hill, Hannah Tetreault, Parker Tyler et al.

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#botany #plantscience

Thanks for publishing with AJB, Haley!

Thank you @octoqueenphd.bsky.social for the opportunity to ramble about #evolution, #plants, #Disability

I hadn't realized HOW much plants have impacted my day-to-day and shaped my view of the world.

Take a listen and keep your eyes out for more "Unwell to Begin With" - a FANTASTIC podcast name.

The text at the top reads: “AJB and APPS Special Issue Call for Papers”. Photos, clockwise from top left: Pleopeltis michauxiana, Sequoiadendron giganteum, unidentified moss species, Azolla cristata. The text beneath the image reads: “New Perspectives from the Genealogy of Flagellate Plants (GoFlag)”. Photos by Jessie Pelosi.

🌿SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS🌿

#AJB and #AppsPlantSci are accepting proposals for joint special issues highlighting new resources & advances resulting from the #GoFlag project, led by Gordon Burleigh, @ebsessa.bsky.social & Jessie Pelosi

Proposal deadline: 1 April 2026.

More info: bit.ly/49JPtDe

Check out this cool paper in #AJB! #OpenAccess #SocietyJournal

The BSA/ASPT Botanical Advocacy and Service Grant is open for applications and offers $1,000 to support projects that connect botanists, policymakers, and the public.

Active members of BSA and ASPT are welcome to apply.
Deadline: March 1, 2026.

Learn more: botany.org/home/awards/...

#BSAawards

A conceptual figure showing positive and negative interactions between native plants, pollinators and Impatiens glandulifera depending on traits and trait similarity.

Check out this new #AJB essay!

Fitness consequences of trait-mediated plant–pollinator interactions

By Christine Sheppard, Frank Schurr & Ingo Grass

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscence #Impatiens #pollinators

The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential”. The image shows a phylogenetic tree on the left side, with images illustrating each genus in the tree on the right. Images from top to bottom are Hypogymnia inactiva, Imshaugia aleurites, Cladonia asahinae, Leptogium sp., Graphis plumierae, Opegrapha niveoatra. A QR code is in the bottom left corner. The text at the bottom reads: “Proposal deadline March 16, 2026”.

DEADLINE APPROACHING!
🌿SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS🌿

#AppsPlantSci invites proposals for “Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential,” led by Quentin Cronk, Nolan Kane & Kyle Keepers.

More info at botany.org/home/publica...

#botany #phylogenetics #genomics #plantscience

View through a hand lens of Juncus hemiendytus (Herman's Dwarf rush).

Image of Juncus ensifolius (Swordleaf rush) and Juncus balticus subsp. ater (Baltic rush) growing in a montane meadow, with Mt. Hood in the background.

Phylogenetic systematics of #Juncaceae

This new #AJB research by Reed Kenny, Lenka Záveská Drábková & Daniel Potter resolves long-standing questions as to the relationships between species in the Juncaceae (Rush family).

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#botany #plantscience #polyploidy #Juncus

Square graphic with a light beige background featuring a faint world map. At the top, large orange script text reads “BSA Travel Awards.” Below, in orange text: “Deadline March 15th,” followed by bullet points listing Developing Nations, Professional, and Students and PostDoc. Beneath that, “Deadline April 1st” lists Sectional Travel Awards. A small airplane graphic with a dotted flight path appears on the left. A QR code is shown in the lower left corner. The Botany 2026 logo (August 1–5, Tucson, Arizona) and the Botanical Society of America logo appear at the bottom.

Presenting at #Botany2026 in Tucson? Apply for a BSA Travel Award!

March 15 Deadline: Developing Nations, Professional, and Students & PostDocs Travel Awards

April 1 Deadline: Sectional Student Travel Awards

Applicants must be current BSA members.

Learn more & apply: botany.org/home/awards....

Square graphic featuring a close-up pink and purple flower background. The Botanical Society of America logo appears at the top. Centered text reads “BSA Impact Award” and “Deadline May 1, 2026.” A description states that the award honors a BSA member, group, or institution for impactful work that builds a more inclusive and engaged community in botanical research and education, including efforts that influence practices and policies or expand access to knowledge and resources through research, teaching, or outreach. A link to www.botany.org/home/awards.html appears at the bottom.

Nominations are open for the BSA Impact Award!

This award honors a BSA member, group, or institution whose work expands access, strengthens community, and improves practices in botanical research and education.

Nomination Deadline: May 1, 2026
Learn more, here: botany.org/home/awards/...

Thanks for publishing with the AJB, Lucas!

Extremely proud of the outcome of this very cool experiment with @seemasheth.bsky.social that involved imposing a heatwave treatment on scarlet monkeyflower seedlings. It was really fun to be able to explore some plant ecophysiology concepts and put them in an evolutionary context. Please share!

Sphagnum magniae, from Sandy Run Savanna Natural area, Onslow County, North Carolina (20 Sept. 2025, B. Aguero 21498, voucher at DUKE). This species, one of four in the S. magellanicum complex in eastern North America, is distributed mainly in the coastal plain from New Jersey to Florida and along the Gulf coast. S. magniae is closely related to the cold-temperate to boreal S. diabolicum and all plants from New Jersey to North Carolina are genetically admixed between these two species. Image credit: photo by B. Aguero.

Check out these highlights from the latest #AJB! botany.org/file.php?fil...

Find the issue Table of Contents at bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197....

#botany #plantscience #Sphagnum

Illustration of the interdisciplinary frameworks to study seed dispersal, integrating general spatial patterns and processes from the generalized gravity framework, movement ecology paradigm, and seed dispersal effectiveness framework. The text at the top left reads Generalized Gravity Framework; the text at the top right reads Seed Dispersal Effectiveness Framework. From the tree at the center, the text moving to the left reads: "Source Processes," "Relocation Processes," and "Destination Processes"; the text moving rightward from the tree reads: "Quantity," "Vector Quality," and "Seedscape Quality." The text moving downward from the tree reads "Predispersal & Departure," "Drivers of Movement," "Movement Ecology Paradigm," and "Deposition & Postdispersal." The illustration shows various animals carrying diaspores away from the source tree.

From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci #PlantDispersal issue 🌱

Animal-mediated seed dispersal: A review of study methods (by @noellebeckman.bsky.social, @jmbecologist.bsky.social, et al)

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #zoochory #PlantEcology #SeedDispersal

The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential”. The image shows a phylogenetic tree on the left side, with images illustrating each genus in the tree on the right. Images from top to bottom are Hypogymnia inactiva, Imshaugia aleurites, Cladonia asahinae, Leptogium sp., Graphis plumierae, Opegrapha niveoatra. A QR code is in the bottom left corner. The text at the bottom reads: “Proposal deadline March 16, 2026”.

🌿SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS🌿 Deadline March 16

#AppsPlantSci invites proposals for “Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential,” led by Quentin Cronk, Nolan Kane & Kyle Keepers.

More info at botany.org/home/publica...

#botany #phylogenetics #genomics #plantscience

Part of the #AppsPlantSci #PlantDispersal special issue. Coming soon!

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Seed dispersal experiment setup states. (A) Primary wind dispersal, where seeds are held within the steel tube by a stopper, preventing them from falling. (B) Secondary wind dispersal, where seeds are contained under an iron cover to prevent them from being blown away prematurely by the wind.

From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci #PlantDispersal issue 🌱

A detailed review of #WindTunnel studies of #SeedDispersal that provides a roadmap for researchers conducting wind tunnel research (by Tian, @noellebeckman.bsky.social, et al)

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany

Comparison of two seed rain trap methods in the field: a sticky trap (a Petri dish with a sticky substance sprayed on it) and an artificial grass carpet. Both have known numbers of grassland seeds placed on them.

From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci #PlantDispersal issue 🌱

Are they two seeds in a pod? Comparing seed rain recovery in grasslands using artificial grass carpets vs sticky traps (by @llseedsull.bsky.social, DeSiervo, Kahan & Shoemaker)

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #PlantEcology

Macaronesian archipelagoes and source regions considered for the seed plant lineages in this study.

Origins of the Macaronesian flora: Dispersal & diversification shape a meta-archipelago

New #AJB research by Jonathan Price, Carlos García-Verdugo, Maria Romeiras, Rüdiger Otto, Juli Caujapé-Castells et al.

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

#botany #plantscience #biodiversity #archipelagos

Rhododendron groenlandicum. Left image is an inflorescence bud in early spring. Right image is a flower primordium from an inflorescence collected at dormancy. Sepals and petals have been removed.

Contrasting effects of experimental warming in the initiation year & the flowering year on #flower phenology of boreal understory species

New #AB research by Christa Mulder, Eileen Schaub & Pamela Diggle

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #climatechange #Rhododendron #Viburnum

Promotional graphic for the Botanical Society of America titled “How to Be a Successful BSA Student Rep — Recording Now Available!” The top banner is teal and green with the BSA logo. Two portraits appear side-by-side: Benjamin Ajayi on the left and Sara Pedraza on the right. Text reads “A Discussion Session led by BSA Student Representatives.” A QR code labeled “To Access Recording” appears in the lower right. The bottom includes the URL www.botany.org/calendar.

The #Botany360 recording of "How to Be a Successful BSA Student Rep" is now available!

Hear directly from BSA Student Reps Benjamin Ajayi and Sara Pedraza in this discussion session focused on leadership, engagement, and making the most of your role.

View recording here: youtu.be/gcZD-DHcKQM

Promotional graphic for the Botanical Society of America Graduate Student Research Awards. A collage of smiling graduate students doing field and lab work appears on the left. On the right, text reads: “BSA Graduate Student Research Awards. Applications Now Open! $1,500 Research Awards. Deadline: February 16, 2026.” A QR code and the URL botany.org/home/awards.html appear at the bottom.

🌿 Applications are open for the Bill Dahl Graduate Student Research Awards (GSRAs), including the J. S. Karling and AJ Harris awards.

BSA supports graduate student research in botanical science with these $1,500 awards.

Deadline: February 16, 2026.

Apply now: botany.org/home/awards/...

Duckweeds (Lemna minor sensu lato) cover the surface of the upper region of Mill Pond in Durham, NH, together with closely related species (Wolffia sp. and Spirodela polyrhiza). Duckweeds in this region exhibited weak local adaptation to biotic (microbiome) and abiotic (water) features of their environment combined.

Observing weak adaptation of #duckweeds to their local microbiome depends on local pondwater

New #AJB research by Ava Rose & Aba O'Brien (@annamob.bsky.social)

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

#botany #plantscience #ecology

Close-up photograph of a green and yellow flower bud background with overlaid text announcing a Botanical Society of America award. The graphic reads: “Call for Nominations — Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award.” It notes nomination help for students is available through March 23 and lists the award deadline as April 13, 2026. The BSA logo and a QR code appear at the bottom with a link to botany.org/home/awards.html.

Nominations are open for the Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to botanical education.

Student & early career nomination support available through March 23.

Deadline: April 13, 2026.

Learn more: botany.org/home/awards/...

#BSAawards #IamaBotanist