The Week in Botany October 13, 2025
This week, an unusual shield, beads to save ecosystems, and what makes a plant a phoenix.
The Week in Botany
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A round-up of what's been posted to the site, as well as the stories you've been sharing on social media.
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The Week in Botany October 6, 2025
This week, nature and nurture, the long life of a rose, and Dr. Stefanie Ickert-Bond on the importance of taxonomy.
The Week in Botany September 29, 2025
This week, the complexity of plants, and the bodyguards that don’t help you get pollinated.
The Week in Botany September 22, 2025
This week, scary bodyguards, local references and why you should treat plants with kindness.
The Week in Botany September 15, 2025
This week extraordinary fungal knowledge, violas that survive arsenic, and Ramiro Aguilar on the importance of observation.
The Week in Botany September 8, 2025
This week, a loss of immunity, a gain of parasites and untold stories of plant evolution.
The Week in Botany September 1, 2025
This week, why Taylor Swift might be good for plants and why Northern Irish rock group Ash might not be.
The Week in Botany August 25, 2025
This week, urban biodiversity, logging into the Wood Wide Web, and an email bug.
The Week in Botany, August 18, 2025
This week, Liedson Carneiro on networking, gunfire doesn’t stop Botany, how dinosaurs got along with each other, and more.
The Week in Botany August 11, 2025
This week, Juliane Ishida on her work with parasitic plants, how poor timing can spur flower evolution and a carnivorous plant that will you have your hand off, if you have tiny hands.
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