Plant of the Week
Sphagnum palustre
Our first moss for Plant of the Week: the blunt-leaved bog moss.
Science Shared
Science Shared: June 27
This week: Lichen genomics, AI in ecological research, organelle positioning and more.
Digital Botany Focus Issue
Three Tools That Bring Digital Botany Within Reach
Millions of herbarium specimens are now only a click away. But how do botanists find the right records, sort the right images and train better AI tools? Three digital botany tools are helping turn online collections into usable knowledge.
Growth & Development
The Secret Photosynthesis Inside Seeds
A new method reveals that developing barley seeds run their own form of photosynthesis, distinct from the familiar process in leaves.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany June 8, 2026
This week: the first week of our Focus Issue on Digital Botany, perfumes to save endangered species, plus urban byrophytes and lichens.
Plant of the Week
Vellozia sessilis
Once known from only two sites in Brazil’s rocky Cerrado highlands, Vellozia sessilis is now helping show how fieldwork and citizen science can protect microendemic plants.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany June 1, 2026
This week: Sweet potatoes on Mars, floral snouts, and a researcher working on nature-based solutions for controlling nematodes.
Plant of the Week
Loudetiopsis chrysothrix
The capim-brinco-de-princesa brings together the beauty of the dry-season Cerrado, community seed collection and a new vision for native landscaping.
Science Shared
Science Shared: May 30
This week: selective autophagy, maize flowering, water-potential sensing, and much more.
Growth & Development
How Temperature Helps Palm Seeds Break Free
New research shows that the seeds of Butia capitata use seasonal temperature cues to weaken their protective barriers, ensuring germination happens when the rainy season gives seedlings the best chance to survive.
Meeting Plant Scientists
David Pires: Using Fungi to Fight Microscopic Plant Pests
Botany One interviews David Pires, a PhD candidate studying plant-parasitic nematodes and nature-based solutions for healthier crops and forests.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany May 25, 2026
This week: Flower economics, the Columbian Exchange, an interview with Dr Damilola Olanipon and more.