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Carlos (he/him) is a Colombian PhD candidate at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil). He works as an Editor at Botany One and a Communications Officer at the International Society for Seed Science. Follow him at @caordonezparra.bksy.social.
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In the 2030 Declaration on Scientific Plant and Fungal Collecting, botanists from around the world commit to working together to find Earth’s unknown plants and fungi before they disappear.
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Brazilian scientists discovered that gravity helps orchid flowers flip themselves over, making them more attractive to pollinators.
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Modern-day tapirs help spread large seeds across rainforests much farther than smaller animals can, making them crucial for forest survival.
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A recent study suggests that different populations of a Mediterranean plant have different capacities to cope with the effects of climate change.
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Biological soil crusts are communities of organisms that live in intimate interaction with the soil. These communities, also known as biocrusts, can be formed by a
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Mountain flowers face increased insect damage as elevation rises, potentially impacting plant reproduction.
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Recent study describes how carnivorous pitcher plants create their unique insect-trapping surface using common plant growth processes.
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Sharing protective ants among plants doesn’t significantly affect plant defence against leaf-eating insects.
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Tree seedlings with smaller vessels and stomata cope better with drought.
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Mauritia flexuosa seeds can withstand extreme drought thanks to their unique water-retaining capacities.
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A research team describes how plants take up arms to ensure their pollen reaches the desired destiny.
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Trapping trichomes in flowers play a crucial role in the pollination of a tropical plant by temporarily capturing insects.