annals-of-botany
Paleo Week: Ancient Secrets of the Fibonacci Spiral
Longer cones and a clockwise spiral lead to tighter seed packing in a Jurassic conifer
The Week in Botany
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.
Plant of the Week
Cylindropuntia imbricata
The Tree Cholla Cactus produces beautiful other-worldly gardens
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany June 15, 2026
This week: Tools for digital botany, secret photosynthesis and the shifting habitats of state flowers.
Plant of the Week
Turfgrass
From golf to tennis to football, turfgrass is specially bred for a variety of sports
Science Shared
Science Shared: June 13
This week: plant immunity, gall production, and improvements to Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation.
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.
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.
Plants & People
Sweet Potatoes on Mars
An orange vegetable for a red planet
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.
Plant of the Week
Cercis canadensis
The Eastern Redbud is a rare beauty in temperate climates
Science Shared
Science Shared: May 23
This week: Ecology, C4 photosynthesis, cross kingdom communication and more.