Dissimilar climatic niche is predictive of contrasting historical demographic changes & altitudinal shifts in related #oak species (#Quercus) New #AJB research by Ricardo Gaytan-Legaria, Ken Oyama, Octavio Rojas-Soto & Antonio González-Rodríguez doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience

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 #botany

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...

Hey undergrads! Apply for Caltech’s 10-week WAVE Fellows program. -$6K stipend + housing + $1K travel/dining -Apply by Jan 9, 2026: sfp.caltech.edu/undergraduat... -Info sessions in November: sfp.caltech.edu/undergraduat...

Selection of flower color phenotype by contrasting #pollinator visual perception in a hybrid zone between two #Calceolaria species New #AJB research by Alicia Sérsic, Marco Antonetti & Andrea Cocucci doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #pollination #evolution

From Knowable Magazine: How #Arabidopsis thaliana, a humble weed, became a superstar of plant biology | Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

🌱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 @soltislab.bsky.social

🔥🌳🌴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!🔥🌳🌴

New paper out. Check it at #AJB!

DNA #metabarcoding reveals greater plant diversity than morphological seed analysis of bird feces New #AppsPlantSci research by Motta, Saranholi, De Godoy & Corrêa Côrtes bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #seeddispersal #PlantEcology #DNAmetabarcoding

Final version now available #AmJBot @botsocamerica.bsky.social Sequoia & Sequoiadendron: Two paleoendemic megatrees with different adaptive responses to high-severity fires bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Plants are not adapted to fire, but to fire regimes 🧪🌍🔥🌳🌿🪴 #ecoevo #wildfire

I'm so very proud of Niger Sultana and the first chapter of her PhD thesis!!! She had so many challenges and came through them all with flying colours. With @loraxcate.bsky.social @azhar06.bsky.social et al. in @botsocamerica.bsky.social bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Climate-change-driven shifts in C3 and C4 grass distributions and leaf traits could lead to changes in community-level flammability Cool study by @sarahraubs.bsky.social et al. American Journal of Botany bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Adaptive plant traits under anthropogenic burning regimes: A database for UK heath and mire plant species @kimsimp.bsky.social et al. in @botsocamerica.bsky.social bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Fight fire with food forests: Assessing flammability of tropical crop plant species to design fire-smart agroforestry systems Cool paper on flammability of agroforestry species by @davidtng.bsky.social and his team from the School for Field Studies bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Great fun working with Lyndle Hardstaff, Megan Murray, and @zoexiro.bsky.social on our latest flammability project Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone forests @botsocamerica.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

New study shows that transitional Amazon-Cerrado vegetation have different response strategies to fire based on their functional traits. These strategies influence post-fire survival and overall community structure and composition #DiscoLab @manumachadoeco.bsky.social @navarrosales.bsky.social

In this paper led by Wesley Cruz we used the burning experiment at Serra das Araras to study the fire tolerance of Cerrado trees. We examined the relationship between fire tolerance and morphological/ecophysiological traits @ioliverasmenor.bsky.social @umramap.bsky.social @manumachadoeco.bsky.social

CALL FOR PAPERS 🌿 DEADLINE APPROACHING Submit your proposal by Nov 30 to the #AppsPlantSci special issue: “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data” botany.org/home/publica... @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @emcassey.bsky.social #genomics

📢New paper alert🔥 Very excited to share the third chapter of my #PhD thesis! 🔥🌱 with Susana Paula, @jgpausas.bsky.social, @lohencavieres.bsky.social, Angela Sierra and @sgomezgon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... Thanks to ANID, UACh, VIDCA-UACh and @iebchile.bsky.social for funding.

Nominations for the Darbaker Prize close TOMORROW, November 1! This joint award from the Botanical Society of America and the Phycological Society of America recognizes excellence in research on microscopic algae. 💰 Award increased to $2500! botany.org/home/awards/... #BSAwards

Improving plant DNA #metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and #Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation New in #AppsPlantSci by Benkendorf, @sophietaddeo.bsky.social, Fant et al bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #PlantScience #herbaria #ecology

Fuel moisture matters more for some species than for others. Cool stuff by Azaj Mahmud.

Enjoyed reading this wonderful new paper on fire-adapted traits in North American conifers, yesterday. And here is a post about it today!

An excellent read!

🔥🌱 The new #AJB Special Issue, “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches," is now online! 🌱🔥 This issue features studies from evolutionary, ecological, organismal, physiological, fire management & conservation perspectives. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197...

#Fire avoidance & long-term population decline in the endangered Florida ground #lichen #Cladonia perforata within a pyrogenic habitat New #AJB research by @sterlingherron.bsky.social, Katherine Charton, Sarah Haller Crate, Stacy Smith, et al. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience

Co-flowering with congeners doesn't affect buzz-pollinator specialization & #pollination performance in #Rhexia mariana, but does affect floral trait variance New #AJB research by @the-kunsze.bsky.social, Karolina Gwardiak, Ash Kerber et al. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #pollen

The new issue of #AppsPlantSci is online! Highlights include an approach to improve DNA #metabarcoding accuracy, new bait sets for #Amaranthaceae & the Astragalean clade, and a PCR assay to detect toxic #Digitalis species in food products. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21680450... #botany

In situ ambient vibration modal analysis of #saguaro #cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) New #AJB research by Jeffrey Moore (@utahgeohaz.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #cactus #Cactaceae #biomechanics

The spatiotemporal origin of Polynesian #blueberries (#Vaccinium) New #AJB research by Anna Becker, Andrew Crowl, Andre Chanderbali, Pamela Soltis, @ncellinese.bsky.social & Peter Fritsch doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #biogeography #Hawaiʻi #phylogeny @soltislab.bsky.social

We’re nearly halfway to our Gift Membership Drive goal of 100! You can help us grow—purchase or donate gift memberships today. Donated gift memberships (put an “X” in the recipient fields) provide financial aid for those who need help joining the Society. crm.botany.org/giftmembersh...

🏵 Check out the latest #AJB Synthesis article, by Alicia Gómez-Fernández! 🏵 Reconstructing the evolutionary history of herbaceous #crops through trait-based #ecology doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #ecology

Floral specialization for #beetle #pollination & its implications for #pollen dispersal in an African #orchid New #AJB research by Steven Johnson, Nina Hobbhahn, Timotheüs van der Niet & Anton Pauw doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Orchidaceae

Check out this new #AJB Review by Tom Givnish! Causes of delayed #angiosperm #diversification: The photosynthetic revolution, increased opportunity costs of anti-herbivore defenses, selection for qualitative toxins & acceleration of plant–herbivore coevolution doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #plantscience

The New York Times wants to hear from scientists who have had their research funding cut. Check out this article and fill out the survey! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Inoculation with native, late-successional arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi improves growth & establishment of desirable #forbs in low-quality #prairie restoration New #AJB research by @mycorreb.bsky.social & James Bever doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #ecology #biodiversity

🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥 Fires in #rainforests: Quantifying litter bed flammability of cool temperate rainforests in eastern #Australia By Jamie Burton, Trent Penman & Ross Peacock doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany

🌿 Missed our #Botany360 Applying to Grad School Q&A Panel? The recording is now available! Hear from panelists representing diverse institutions as they discuss applying to graduate programs in the botanical sciences. Watch here: youtu.be/awAVzOmvs5M #ApplyingtoGradSchool #IamaBotanist

Just add water: A simple floral bud injection method for stable Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in two ecotypes of #Mimulus guttatus New in #AppsPlantSci by @lestanley.bsky.social & @davidlowry.bsky.social bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #Agrobacterium #plantscience

This is a reminder to purchase BSA gift memberships and donated gift memberships before December 31st to help us achieve our goal of 100 purchased for this year's gift membership drive! To donate, simply put an "X" in the gift recipient fields. To purchase gift memberships, visit: crm.botany.org

NSF’s 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program eligibility changes have sparked concern across the scientific community. Join researchers from multiple institutions in urging NSF & OSTP to restore eligibility. Sign & comment here: laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/...

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

🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥 Changes in plant flammability-related traits to fire regime characteristics & biomass conditions in the #Cerrado By Vagner Zanzarini, Davi Rossatto & Alessandra Fidelis doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

🌿CALL FOR PAPERS🌿 Submit your proposal by Nov 30 to the #AppsPlantSci special issue: “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data” More info at: botany.org/home/publica... @emcassey.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social #genomics #botany

🔥🌱 From the upcoming #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥 Toward a functional understanding of novel fire regimes in tropical #forests By David Pacuk, Peter van der Sleen, Frank Sterck & @masha-vandersande.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

Thanks for publishing in #AppsPlantSci, @lestanley.bsky.social & @davidlowry.bsky.social! bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #Agrobacterium #botany #plantscience

🔥🌱 From the upcoming #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥 Modifications in fire frequency impact belowground plant components in old-growth grasslands, posing risks to their resilience doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... @leveg.bsky.social

🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥 A functional trait perspective on restored temperate #grassland responses to changing winter insulation & managed disturbance by fire By Katherine Charton et al. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany

🌼🎨 From the upcoming #AJB Special Issue: “Paradigm Shifts in #Flower Color" 🎨🌼 Temperature & the #evolution of flower color: A review By Elizabeth Lacey doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #drought