The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany May 11, 2026
This week: an eco-friendly way to deter pests, resilient roots, how seeds wake at the right time, and more.
Plant of the Week
Taraxacum officinale
Familiarity breeds contempt
Puzzles
Plant Hunt
馃嚥馃嚱 Mothers' Day for Mexico
Science Shared
Science Shared: May 9
This week: memories of floods, how could we find peer-reviewers more easily, and more.
Puzzles
Sudoku Garden
Commemorating Professor William Stearn
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany May 4, 2026
This week: Evolution clues in dust, a PhD student who welcomes stress - for the plants he studies, furry botanists, and more.
Plant of the Week
Amorphophallus titanum
The giant that passes by in just a couple of nights.
Puzzles
Plant Hunt
馃嚘馃嚭 Flora of New South Wales
Science Shared
Science Shared: May 2
This week: citrus genetics, how to have a post-baby career, and more.
Puzzles
Sudoku Garden
World Naked Gardening Day
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany April 26, 2026
This week dire warnings of stress to food supply, reports of a plummet in orchid pollination, a bit of hope with an expanded Careers section, and more.
Plant of the Week
Parinari capensis
Perhaps the biggest tree you'll never notice.