Heather Cacanindin
@hcacanindin.bsky.social
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Botanical Society ED, hockey mom, lover of history, avid reader
Over 800 abstracts and counting! There's still time to submit and present a talk or poster at
#Botany2026
in Tucson.....but write it up quickly and submit in the coming hours. Don't miss out!
www.botanyconference.org
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Botanical Society of America
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Hear it from the students themselves: 🌿 "His job made me more interested in plants." 🌿 "Plants are something I take for granted." 🌿 "Our mentor made science sound interesting and fun." Support PlantingScience today!
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
#IPAD2026
#PlantingScience
#IamaBotanist
#STEM
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Botanical Society of America
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The scientist mentors behind PlantingScience give their time because they believe in the next generation. 🌿 Their words speak volumes about why this program is worth fighting for. Please donate to PlantingScience today:
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
#IPAD2026
#PlantingScience
#IamaBotanist
#STEM
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Plant Ecophys (BSA)
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Happy Monday! Remember the deadline for
#botany2026
abstracts is coming up.
#bsaecophys
is also hosting a colloquium on non-foliar gas exchange and a workshop on measuring gas exchange on unusual materials. See the links below!
tinyurl.com/BSAecophysCo...
tinyurl.com/BSAecophysWo...
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Spending some time with some of my favorite plants (tulips and peonies) in the Missouri Botanical Garden on International Plant Appreciation Day!
#IPAD2026
#Botany
about 19 hours ago
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Support
#PlantingScience
while treating yourself! Proceeds from PlantingScience t-shirts and tote bags featuring a wood-cut botanical design by BSA's own Catrina Adams go directly to PlantingScience. 🌿 Shop:
www.bonfire.com/store/bsa-spring-swag-store-2026/
🌿 Donate:
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
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It's a BIG DAY! Abstracts are due and we celebration International Plant Appreciation Day!
#IPAD2026
#BOTANY2026
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about 21 hours ago
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It's International Plant Appreciation Day and BSA President Ken Cameron has a message to send!
#IPAD2026
#Botany
#IamaBotanist
www.youtube.com/shorts/lTWrn...
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International Plant Appreciation Day 2026 - Ken Cameron
YouTube video by Botanical Society of America Videos
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lTWrnTOYny8?si=KajstRZvBtZHXqoF
about 21 hours ago
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Botanical Society of America
about 24 hours ago
It's International Plant Appreciation Day 🌿 Tell us your favorite plants –
#IPAD2026
! This year we are rallying support for
PlantingScience.org
, 20 years of connecting students with real scientists and growing the next generation of botanical researchers. Donate now:
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
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Y'all know you have a few days left to submit an abstract for
#Botany2026
, right?
www.botanyconference.org
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Botanical Society of America
7 days ago
🌿 The BSA Spring Swag Store is here! Two gorgeous new designs by BSA's own Catrina Adams, including the stunning Resilient collection and a woodcut-style design to benefit
PlantingScience.org
. BSA members can email
[email protected]
for 10% off.
www.bonfire.com/store/bsa-sp...
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Botanical Society of America
6 days ago
#Flower
color polymorphism in the peacock
#anemone
(Anemone pavonina) reflects spatiotemporal variation in
#pollinator
abundance Nw
#AJB
research by Jonathan Heinze, Casper van der Kooi, Gerd Vogg, Udo Jäger & Johannes Spaethe
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany
#plantscience
#pollen
#ecology
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Botanical Society of America
6 days ago
🌱 Check out this new
#AJB
On the Nature of Things essay! 🌱 What we learn from
#weed
#genetics
By Acer VanWallendael
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany
#plantscience
#herbicides
#evolution
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Botanical Society of America
5 days ago
Corallorhiza striata is the first example of a pseudocopulatory
#orchid
in North America & an instance of “double deception” in fully mycoheterotrophic plants New
#AJB
research by John Freudenstein & Craig Barrett
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany
#plantscience
#fungi
#pollination
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Botanical Society of America
12 days ago
The abstract deadline for
#Botany2026
is April 13! Share your research with 1,000+ botanical scientists from around the world at this year's conference in Tucson, Arizona. Submit at
botanyconference.org
! Early registration ends April 30th, save by being a member of BSA and registering now!
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Botanical Society of America
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Check out these highlights from the latest American Journal of
#Botany
!
botany.org/file.php?fil...
Find the issue Table of Contents at
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197...
.
#plantscience
#botany
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Botanical Society of America
about 1 month ago
Hey Botanical Science Undergrads, the PLANTS Grant deadline is coming up!! This award covers Botany 2026 travel, lodging, meals, mentorship, a conference field trip & a complimentary 3-year BSA membership. Deadline: March 15, 2026 For more information, visit:
botany.org/home/awards/...
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It's official!!!!
#Botany2026
here we come!
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about 1 month ago
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Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too!
about 1 month ago
Omg I found the official
@botsocamerica.bsky.social
bench in New Mexico. Is there one of these is every state?? Hello, new life list.
#Botany2026
#iamabotanist
#plantpeopleFTW
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Botanical Society of America
about 1 month ago
Soil, competition, & niche shifts shape the floral mosaic of an annual plant
#diversity
hotspot New
#AJB
research by Emma Fryer, Ryan O'Dell, Dena Grossenbacher, Alyssa Shon, Skyler McKinnon & Nishanta Rajakaruna
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany
#plantscience
#desert
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Botanical Society of America
about 2 months ago
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
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Presenting at
#Botany2026
in Tucson? Apply for a BSA Travel Award!
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about 1 month ago
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Botanical Society of America
about 2 months ago
🌿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
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Botanical Society of America
about 1 month ago
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.
www.stlpr.org/health-scien...
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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.
https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2026-03-02/st-louis-scientists-moss-protection-efforts
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Botanical Society of America
2 months ago
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
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Botanical Society of America
2 months ago
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
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Heather Cacanindin
Botanical Society of America
about 2 months ago
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
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Heather Cacanindin
Botanical Society of America
2 months ago
Nominations are open for the 2026 BSA Young Botanist Awards! 🌿 Recognize an outstanding graduating senior in botanical science and introduce them to the global BSA community. Deadline: April 1, 2026. For more information, visit:
botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSAStudentAwards
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Botanical Society of America
2 months ago
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
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Botanical Society of America
2 months ago
🌿 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/...
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It's time to gear up for
#Botany2026
and submit an abstract!
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2 months ago
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Nominate yourself or another member to serve on the BSA Board!
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3 months ago
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Botanical Society of America
3 months ago
Calling all students! Don’t miss this free
#Botany360
event happening TOMORROW—a quick, friendly guide to what BSA Student Representatives do and why the role matters. Nominations for the next Student Rep is now open through February 1st. To register, visit:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Botanical Society of America
3 months ago
Assessing the viability of genebanked seeds from rare, wild plants native to the United States using the D.E.A.D. paradigm New in
#AppsPlantSci
by Christina Walters
@seedystudies.bsky.social
@dustinwolkis.bsky.social
et al
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#seedbank
#genebank
#botany
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Chris Martine | Plants are Cool, Too!
3 months ago
Herbarium specimens FTW.
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Herbarium Records Lead Bucknell Researcher to New Plant Species in Australian Outback
The specialized organs for feeding ants are the first of their kind.
https://www.bucknell.edu/news/herbarium-records-lead-bucknell-researcher-new-plant-species-australian-outback
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Botanical Society of America
3 months ago
The new issue of
#AppsPlantSci
is online! Highlights include a segmentation pipeline for
#herbarium
specimens,
#ComputerVision
species ID of
#lichens
&
#bryophytes
& a protocol to create 3D reconstructions of
#PlantAnatomy
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21680450...
#botany
#MachineLearning
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Heather Cacanindin
Botanical Society of America
3 months ago
Check out this great reaction video from Incoming BSA President,
@martinebotany.bsky.social
, who breaks down the truth behind the botanical references in the
#HarryPotter
movies!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkaO...
#botany
#plantscience
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Bucknell Botany Professor Reacts to Harry Potter
YouTube video by BucknellU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkaO2opDlUI
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Andrew Hipp
3 months ago
What can we do as scientists? One thing: mentor the habits of seeing and thinking scientifically, and cultivate interest in the world. From
@botsocamerica.bsky.social
Plant Science Bulletin, a clip of high-school students' responses to
@plantingscience.bsky.social
mentorship:
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Botanical Society of America
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Get more involved with BSA! We’re accepting applications for BSA committees, with openings across many focus areas—including opportunities for students and early career members. Deadline: Feb 1, 2026
botany.org/home/governa...
Some Board positions are open too!
mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...
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Botanical Society of America
3 months ago
🌱We’re now accepting nominations for the BSA Board. Board members help guide the Society’s direction, support our community, and advance botanical science together. Nomination deadline: February 1, 2026
mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...
Committee openings are also available:
botany.org/home/governa...
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#Botany
and
#StrangerThings
is the perfect December gift for myself! How about you? CHECK OUT these Stranger Plants tshirts and BSA swag!
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With cuts to federal research, we need your support now more than ever to help us provide more research funding to our early career scientists through the Grad Student Research Awards. Make a donation today on
#GivingTuesday
!
#iamabotanist
#Botany
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
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There's still time to submit your workshop for
#Botany2026
!
#iamabotanist
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There's still time to submit a workshop for
#Botany2026
!
#iamabotanist
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Masha van der Sande
6 months ago
🔥🌳🌴Check out this exhaustive overview of how
#traits
may mediate the impact of
#fire
on (tropical)
#forests
and vice versa, led by PhD student David Pacuk! An important start to better understand fire resilience of fire-unadapted forests!🔥🌳🌴
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5 months ago
🌱Check out this new
#AJB
Review!🌱 The
#polyploid
continuum & the landscape of polyploid genomic variation By Alex Twyford, Justin Conover, Jeff Doyle, Annaliese Mason, Douglas Soltis, Pamela Soltis & Jonathan Wendel
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany
#plantscience
#polyploidy
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Botanical Society of America
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ROOT & SHOOT 2026 travel awards are open for SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES student/mentor pairs. Up to $3,000 per pair (US) / $4,000 (intl) to attend select plant-science conferences. Apply by Dec 5, 2025. Details & application:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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NSF Research Coordination Network: ROOT & SHOOT. 2026 travel award application for members of SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES
The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) aims to strengthen plant science to become more welcoming to all. Part of this mission ...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq7D6IeDRDm-S35AgQKSXRM9D_fj9ioMfuw2GMwoXATQEfQw/viewform
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Botanical Society of America
5 months ago
Optimizing DNA extraction protocols for
#bryophytes
: Insights from
#Orthotrichaceae
New in
#AppsPlantSci
by
@paguado-ramsay.bsky.social
,
@flara-bryo.bsky.social
,
@macacuerdo.bsky.social
&
@idraper.bsky.social
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@orthotreeproject.bsky.social
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Heather Cacanindin
Plant Ecophys (BSA)
7 months ago
🔬🌱 We are planning ahead for Botany 2026! We’re looking for folks interested in helping organize a hands-on workshop on building custom LI-COR chambers and measuring gas exchange on non-conventional plant material. 👉 Reach out to
[email protected]
if interested!
#Botany2026
#bsaecophys
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Botanical Society of America
6 months ago
DEADLINE ALERT! Symposia & Colloquia proposals for
#Botany2026
are due this Thursday, Oct. 16th! Don’t wait—submit your proposal today and help grow the ideas that will take root in Tucson next year!🌵 To learn more about proposal guidelines, or how to submit a proposal, visit:
botanyconference.org
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