Devastating to hear that the University of Nottingham is considering suspending its entire Plant Biology curriculum.. Plants are the foundation of our basic needs: food, clean air and water, environmental protection. We need more botanists to safeguard biodiversity! Please sign: c.org/NL9ypHX7NY

SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS #AppsPlantSci invites proposals for “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data,” led by @emcassey.bsky.social, @erikarmoore11.bsky.social, Mafe Torres Jimenez & ‪@yannickwoudstra.bsky.social‬ Deadline 30 Nov 2025 botany.org/home/publica...

How do you identify plants without flowers, fruits or other diagnostic features? DNA barcoding is your solution! But not all plants are easily barcoded.. I spent several years @rbgkew.bsky.social to develop this for Aloe vera + relatives. Out now in @consletters.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/conl...

You know Aloe vera, and you may have put some on your sunburn last weekend. But what about the other 594 species of Aloe? Read about one of the most diverse succulent plant groups in the world, and how they evolved in @annbot.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... (Advanced Access)

The #Anthropocene is a time of extreme challenges for biodiversity, but also of technological innovations that can help bend the curve. Read all about the hopeful and exciting future in the new book Moral Design & Green Technology. Available now, online and free of access: brill.com/edcollbook-o...

Identifying allopolyploids from herbarium specimens can be tricky. A common problem working with arctic plant species complexes. Check out our new haplotype distance-based method! Now out in American Journal of Botany doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... @naturvetenskap.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

Still flowering abundantly in Sweden and already spreading millions of seeds elsewhere; now's the time to appreciate the importance of dandelions for biodiversity. Learn to love the king of the urban jungle @uk.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/how-dandelio... @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

On International Plant Appreciation Day, I joined Garden Loops – artists and architects from Sweden tackling plant blindness – for a "Ruderal Walk" in Gothenburg. We explored the beautiful and fascinating plants one can find right on their doorstep: www.instagram.com/p/DIZNF7Us5b... #LetsGoPlants

The king of the urban jungle - The Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.). It’s virtually indestructible but oh so valuable for pollinating insects (80% of the insect food production through its pollen). This plant is my passion for International Plant Appreciation Day! #iamabotanist #LetsGoPlants

Very grateful for the support of Tanja Slotte, Stockholm University and collaborators in getting this project granted. Another three years of research on pollen in asexual systems, very exciting! Can't wait to present this at conferences such as @botsocamerica.bsky.social Botany2025 this summer.