Know someone who is an expert on roses, cherries, strawberries, and the other members of the Rosaceae family? We would love to hear from them! Reach out to taxwg@worldfloraonline.org and visit worldfloraonline.org to see our full TENs Wish List.
13.02.2026 15:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Instead of a bouquet of roses, this Valentine's Day we're hoping we get rose experts to help us form a Rosaceae Taxonomic Expert Network, or TEN. 🌹
13.02.2026 15:49 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0You can read more in paper published in the Revista del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba in December: revistas.uh.cu/rjbn/article...
26.01.2026 10:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0With 41% of species of Buxales classified as endangered, this provides critical information to support conservation and future research for this order of flowering plants that includes some species of economic importance.
26.01.2026 10:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Buxales Taxonomic Expert Network, or TEN, led by Pedro González Gutiérrez recently completed a comprehensive species-level global treatment that includes a thorough revision on typification.
26.01.2026 10:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Pueden leer más en el artículo publicado en la Revista del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba en diciembre: revistas.uh.cu/rjbn/article...
------------------------------------------
Con el 41% de los taxones del orden Buxales considerados amenazados, este trabajo proporciona información importante para contribuir a la conservación y a la investigación futura de este orden de plantas con flores que incluye algunas especies con importancia económica como ornamentales.
26.01.2026 10:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
La Red de Taxónomos Expertos del orden Buxales, liderada por Pedro A. González Gutiérrez recientemente completó un tratamiento global integral a nivel de especies que incluye una revisión sobre la tipificación.
🚨New content alert🚨
WFO is always adding new data! Last month we added the following data:
🌺 Plants of Nepal
🌸 Flora Helvetica
🇫🇷 French descriptions
🇩🇪 German descriptions
🌼 Flora of Central Africa
📈 Approximately 50% of the Parse GBIF data
Browse the latest data on worldfloraonline.org
Did you hear the big news from our friends at Botanic Gardens Conservation International? BGCI launched new updates to PlantSearch that strengthen its role as the world’s most comprehensive resource on living plant collections. WFO will serve as the primary taxonomic reference! Swipe to learn more.
14.01.2026 10:43 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0As we start off the new year, WFO is excited to share our latest Plant List Update. The Plant List is updated twice a year in conjunction with the solstices. Watch to learn more about what's new since June.
12.01.2026 10:17 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Learn more about TENS and see our plant family wish list at worldfloraonline.org.
24.11.2025 13:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. This TEN is led by Elton John de Lírio, from the Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica.
24.11.2025 13:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
TENS, or Taxonomic Expert Networks, help improve the WFO taxonomic backbone and curate a global consensus classification. TENs also provide a platform for world’s experts to share knowledge on world’s plants. At our most recent meeting, we added seven TENS, bringing our total up to 65!
24.11.2025 13:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Welcome to one of our newest TEN, Monimiaceae!
24.11.2025 13:01 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Learn more about TENS and see our plant family wish list at worldfloraonline.org.
17.11.2025 12:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hydnoraceae is a subfamily of parasitic flowering plants in the order Piperales. This TEN is led by Sebastian Hatt at @rbgkew.bsky
17.11.2025 12:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
TENS, or Taxonomic Expert Networks, help improve the WFO taxonomic backbone and curate a global consensus classification. TENs also provide a platform for world’s experts to share knowledge on world’s plants. At our most recent meeting, we added seven TENS, bringing our total up to 65!
17.11.2025 12:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Welcome to one of our newest TEN, Hydnoraceae!
17.11.2025 12:02 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Hindi: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-H...
14.11.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
French: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-F...
14.11.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Malay: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-M...
Italian: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-I...
14.11.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mandarin: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-M...
14.11.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Portuguese: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-P...
14.11.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Spanish: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-S...
14.11.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
English: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-E...
14.11.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We are looking for responses from researchers, conservation practitioners, educators, growers, horticulturists, IT/developers, students, citizen scientists, and anyone identifying plants. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟏𝟓. Links in the language of choice continue in the thread below.
14.11.2025 10:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
🚨Extended deadline for our plant identification tool survey!🚨
World Flora Online is planning plant identification features that could be incorporated into the WFO platform and we want to hear from you to guide our priorities. 🧵
Visit worldfloraonline.org to learn more about TENs, and how you can get involved!
12.11.2025 11:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
