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#SomUIB #EnvironmentalEducation #BalearicIslands #Biodiversity #PlantConservation
November 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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New research shows that rare plant species on European summits are facing vital challenges due to changing ecology. Protecting mountain flora is essential for biodiversity! 🌾🏔️✨ #PlantConservation #AlpineFlora #Ecology #SaveNature💜💖🩵💙💞🫶🌿
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New research shows that rare plant species on European summits are facing vital challenges due to changing ecology. Protecting mountain flora is essential for biodiversity! 🌾🏔️✨ #PlantConservation #AlpineFlora #Ecology #SaveNature💜💖🩵💙💞🫶🌿 💙🩵💖💜🩷💚🌹🏵️🌷💐🧡🌼
October 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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refloraR: An R package for efficiently retrieving and analyzing plant specimen data from the Herbário Virtual Reflora

New in #AppsPlantSci by @caldecid.bsky.social, Ana Flávia Alves Versiane, et al.

doi.org/10.1002/aps3... #botany #herbarium #biodiversity #plantconservation #ecology
Composite image showing (left) a historical herbarium specimen of Monopteryx angustifolia collected in 1852 by Richard Spruce and (right) a modern photograph of the same species in flower recollected in the Brazilian Amazon in 2017. Credits: Domingos Cardoso (field photograph) and Herbário Virtual Reflora (specimen image).
September 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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We recently welcomed the Native Plant Rescue Squad for a special tour! We explored our collections, algae, library, and cabinet of curiosities while sharing how the herbarium can serve as a community resource for plant identification and conservation work.
#PlantConservation #HerbariumTour
September 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Rapid assessment of #fern spore quality using microscale electrical conductivity testing

New in #AppsPlantSci by Yao-Moan Huang, Chia-Wen Ko, Chin-Tzer Duh, Chu-Mei Huang, Wen-Liang Chiou & Tzu-Tong Kao

doi.org/10.1002/aps3... #botany #plantscience #Polypodiopsida #plantconservation
Microscope image of clustered, round green fern spores with visible internal chlorophyll and thin outer walls. The image shows spores used in experiments assessing electrical conductivity as an indicator of spore longevity and viability. Image credit: Chia-Wen Ko
September 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Preparing samples to ship to the state agricultural department for seed viability testing.🌱 Yep, I am transforming into a legit seed saver!

#sustainablegardening
#plantconservation
#openpollination
#easttennessee
#gardenfeed
#seeds
September 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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The #AppsPlantSci "Non-model plants: Challenges and solutions" special issue is online!

Thanks to editors José Cunill-Flores, Guanjing Hu & Aarón Vélez-Ramírez for curating this issue.

Check out the intro for an overview: doi.org/10.1002/aps3... #botany #ecology #nonmodelspecies #plantconservation
The cover of the July-August issue of Applications in Plant Sciences. The cover image shows Ephedra tweedieana in the wild. The text in the lower right corner of the photo reads: "Special issue: Non-model Plants: Challenges and Solutions." Photo credit: Verónica S. Di Stilio
August 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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🌿 Thank you to everyone who followed #PlantConservationWeek!

🌱 We hope the research featured throughout the week inspires new perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in plant conservation.

#PlantConservation #ConservationGenetics #Biodiversity #Botany
Promotional graphic for Annals of Botany’s Plant Conservation Week, featuring the journal logo, “Thank You” and “Plant Conservation Week” text, surrounded by illustrations of diverse plants and a DNA helix.
August 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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🧬 #PlantConservationWeek 🌿

Why conserve genetic diversity? A perspective based on a case study with a European conifer by Fady & Scotti-Saintagne.

#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/rh6s

#PlantConservation #ConservationGenetics #PlantScience #Botany
The conservation of Salzmann's pine (Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii) shows that protecting species is not enough; we must also conserve their genetic diversity. Safeguarding genetic variation will help plant populations adapt and persist in a changing world.
August 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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🧬 #PlantConservationWeek 🌿

Genetic-based conservation status indicators applied to endemics with restricted distributions: a case for eastern Amazonian cangas plants by Bárbara Santos Leal and co-authors.

#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/pgb9

#PlantConservation #ConservationGenetics #PlantScience
Protecting endemic Amazonian plants such as Carajasia cangae, Parapiqueria cavalcantei, and Ipomoea cavalcantei requires conservation strategies tailored to their biology. This study shows that genetic indicators should account for species' reproductive systems to better safeguard their long-term evolutionary potential.
August 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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🧬 #PlantConservationWeek 🌿

Persistence in a fragmented habitat: genetic diversity and pollination patterns in Asclepias viridiflora by Dathan Maton and co-authors.

#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/rh6k

#PlantConservation #ConservationGenetics #PlantScience #Botany
Even in highly fragmented prairies, occasional long-distance pollination keeps isolated milkweed populations genetically connected, highlighting the importance of conserving even small habitat remnants.
August 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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🧬 #PlantConservationWeek 🌿

Herbariomic approach solved identity crisis of the putatively extinct Armeria arcuata Welw. ex Boiss. & Reut. (Plumbaginaceae) by Thomas Abeli and co-authors.

#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/rh6g

#PlantConservation #ConservationGenetics #PlantScience #Botany
By confirming the extinction of Armeria arcuata and revealing that its presumed surviving representative is a distinct lineage, this study illustrates how herbarium and living collections together can transform conservation science.
August 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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🧬 #PlantConservationWeek 🌿

Genetic diversity in urban forests and their potential role in conserving the world’s threatened tree species by Natalie Love and co-authors.

#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/rh6c

#PlantConservation #ConservationGenetics #PlantScience #Botany
Urban forests are more than green infrastructure. They may represent an underrecognized reservoir of tree genetic diversity that can contribute meaningfully to global conservation efforts.
August 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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🧬 #PlantConservationWeek 🌿

Population genomic assessment of Dudleya brevifolia for in situ conservation management by Caroline Iacuaniello and co-authors.

#freeaccess article
👉 doi.org/rh59

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#PlantConservation #ConservationGenetics #PlantScience #Botany
Despite occurring within a remarkably small geographic range, Dudleya brevifolia is divided into genetically distinct populations with limited gene flow, highlighting the importance of incorporating genetic structure into conservation and restoration planning.
August 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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#PlantScience
#PlantConservation
#PlantTaxonomy
#EndemicPlants
#WildPlants
#MediterraneanFlora #LusitanicFlora

#Ecology #PlantEcology
#Habitats
#Vegetation
#PlantCommunities
#Biome
#Phytossociology #Landscape
#GIS #Mapping
February 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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We need a well-functioning government more than ever as we head into what promises to be an intense fire season in the Southwest. labofconservationecology.com/blog/blog-po...

#PlantConservation #Ecology #RestorationScience #FireEcology
That’s Fire! — The Lab of Conservation Ecology
Resilience in Fire-Prone Landscapes
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February 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Coning for the first time! This male #Welwitschia mirabilis, accessioned into the Garden in 1989, is coning for the first time, and loaded with pollen! Located in the main room of the Arid House. #UCBotanicalGardenBerkeley #PlantConservation
Close-up of a succulent plant stem with clusters of tiny, yellow and pink cones against a blurred background. Close-up of a potted Welwitschia mirabilis plant with broad, curved green leaves and a small cluster of cones, set against tall cacti in the background.
August 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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With triple digit heat around the Bay Area we can officially say Farewell-To-Spring (Clarkia Rubicunda)! This plant is is endemic to California and currently blooming in bed 13 in the California Collection at #UCBotanicalGardenBerkeley #PlantConservation
June 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Bloom alert: Pine Hill flannelbush (Fremontodendron decumbens), California Area, Bed 7A. This endangered species is in full bloom showing off bronzy-orange flowers. Check it out in the Serpentine plant community. #CaliforniaNativePlants #PlantConservation
April 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Rainy day vibe at the Garden today. We spotted #Leucospermumglabrum, blooming in the Southern African Area in bed 144. This deciduous shrub is in the proteaceae family and considered endangered in its native habitat. #plantconservation #ucbg
February 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Take a walk through the Garden's California Collection. Coast silk-tassel (Garrya elliptica) located just inside the entrance to the Redwood Grove and manzanita in full bloom! #plantconservation #californianativeplants
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January 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Forget AI, this is the real wonder! This beautiful, rare orchid, Paphiopedilum insigne var. Sanderae, is in full, glorious bloom right now in the Orchid, Fern and Carnivorous Plant House. Plan your visit and see this stunning sight today! #plantconservation #orchids #research #ucberkeley
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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You never know what you might find while wandering a shady path along #StrawberryCreek. Spotted: Lysionotus petelotii, growing out from between the rocks in the Asian Area, bed 240! The native range of this species is China to N. Vietnam.

#BotanicalGarden #ucbg #researchgarden #plantconservation
September 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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🌸 Discover the dainty Beetle Orchid, a rare gem of Australia’s tropical rainforests! 🌿 Dive into the story on my blog! 📖✨ #Orchids #NatureBlog #PlantConservation
Fieldwork Finds: the dainty Beetle Orchid (Peristeranthus hillii) in recovering rainforests
In 2019 while doing fieldwork with a group of directed research students in an old Acacia-dominated secondary forest within the Centre for Rainforest Studies property, we found a dainty little pendulous and epiphytic orchid in the understorey of the forest. I love the way the adventitious roots clasp the trunk of the host tree, and how the stem seems to stretch away from the host trunk as if to reach for more light.
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December 26, 2024 at 7:07 AM
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Happy Invasive Species Week! We're kicking off with the Purple Loosestrife, a beautiful but invasive plant. Have you seen it?

#InvasiveSpecies #PurpleLoosestrife #PlantConservation #InvasivePlants #NatureEducation
February 23, 2026 at 6:02 PM