The Week in Botany June 22, 2026
This week: The human connection to digital botany and what we know about the plants closest to extinction.
Sarah Covshoff
57 posts
Sarah is a plant molecular biologist passionate about communicating the science of the natural world to lay people and experts alike. She previously worked as a postdoctoral fellow on C4 photosynthesis and now focuses on science communication.
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Cylindropuntia imbricata
The Tree Cholla Cactus produces beautiful other-worldly gardens
The Week in Botany June 15, 2026
This week: Tools for digital botany, secret photosynthesis and the shifting habitats of state flowers.
Turfgrass
From golf to tennis to football, turfgrass is specially bred for a variety of sports
Science Shared: June 13
This week: plant immunity, gall production, and improvements to Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation.
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.
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.
Sweet Potatoes on Mars
An orange vegetable for a red planet
The Week in Botany May 25, 2026
This week: Flower economics, the Columbian Exchange, an interview with Dr Damilola Olanipon and more.
Cercis canadensis
The Eastern Redbud is a rare beauty in temperate climates
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