The bright side of Facebook: users catalogue rare plant species in Italy
A new study in the Journal of Applied Ecology highlights how photos in a Facebook group can complement plant scientists’ sightings.
Juniper Kiss
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Juniper Kiss is a globe-trotting plant scientist and data-lover, Botany One Guest Editor and former writer, loves pretty plots, digi solutions, working with landowners, brambles and bananas.
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The wonders of mixing and matching pigments and colourful flowers
A review in The Biochemist draws attention to the importance of flower pigments to help plants cope with environmental stresses.
No need for orchids: mycorrhizal fungi do not depend on their hosts in Australia
Several fungi had distributions extending into central and northern parts of the continent, illustrating their tolerance of an extraordinarily wide range of environmental conditions.
Plant chemicals are more important in carnivory than previously thought
Plant carnivory, at the metabolic level, likely evolved from at least two distinct functions–attraction and defence.
The wonders of leaf hydraulics: efficiency-safety trade offs in woody plants
A high biomechanical resistance was found to be associated with considerable hydraulic safety
From branches to entire trees and forests: a new laser scanning-based model improves estimations
New laser technology can measure faster and more accurately.
Fascination of Fruits and Vegetables
Special edition of Fascination of Plant Day infographics.
Fascination of Plants and Drones
Drones are helping find plants hiding where humans cannot go.
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