The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany April 20, 2026
This week: mentoring the next generation of plant scientists, a Kelp Quest, the botanical power of cellphone snapshots, and more.
Plant of the Week
Fritillaria meleagris
The plant that gets its own Sunday.
Puzzles
Plant Hunt
馃嚚馃嚧 Flora of Colombia
Puzzles
Sudoku Garden
Celebrating Tomatomania!
Plants & People
How Thousands of Phone Snapshots Solved a Flower Colour Mystery
Nearly 10,000 People Helped Confirm a Botanical Hunch. Were You One of Them?
Plants & People
Kelp Quest! Take the Plunge
The Seattle Aquarium needs your help for a seafloor survey
Meeting Plant Scientists
Jason Cantley: "Plants Changed How I see the World"
Botany One interviews Dr Jason Cantley, an evolutionary botanist linking fieldwork, phylogenetics, and conservation, with a strong commitment to mentoring students in plant science.
Ecosystems
The Living Seed Banks of the Alps
Fourteen botanical gardens across the Alps collectively grow a third of the region's flora, including species found in no seed bank anywhere.
The Week in Botany
The Week in Botany April 13, 2026
This week: the benefits of plant scent, charismatic fungi, leaves with foresight, and more.
Plant of the Week
Bombax ceiba
The Red Silk-Cotton Tree of Southeast Asia.
Puzzles
Plant Hunt
馃嚢馃嚳 Tulips of Kazakhstan
annals-of-botany
Conifer leaves anticipate their shaded future
Densely packed needles along the shoots of evergreen conifers exhibit shade-acclimated photosynthetic characteristics even under full sunlight