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International Botanical Journal covering all aspects of systematic & evolutionary botany of living & fossil plants & fungi 🌺🌿🌴🍄‍🟫 Homepage: academic.oup.com/botlinnean Blog: www.linnean.org/news/categories/the…

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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Our orchid symposium speaker line-up continues with Arthur Macedo. His research focuses on African orchids' phylogenomics, biogeography, and conservation. He joins us at 'Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography’ on 25 November. Online or in-person tickets: buff.ly/dMhsq0k
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Alexander Damian-Parizaca will be speaking about the biogeography of vanilla at our upcoming symposium ‘Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography’. Join us at our Botanical Journal Symposium on 25 November either in-person or online – tickets at buff.ly/VbxGjhC
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who will identify orchid species in the future? Join Diego Bogarín to explore a key challenge: documenting orchids of megadiverse countries before this knowledge is lost. Diego is speaking at ‘Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography’ on 25 Nov. Get your tickets: buff.ly/VbxGjhC
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Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💙💚 @rgleadow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Talks and special issue on Orchids in Botanical Journal #PlantScience 🌱🪴
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is your two week warning! Do you work on orchids? Perhaps you look at the drivers of speciation, trait evolution, ecology or conservation? We'd love to hear from you! Submit your poster by 12 October to be considered for our hybrid day meeting on 25 November...🧪 Find out more: buff.ly/nViziF4
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We’re excited to hear from Melania Fernandez Campos at our symposium ‘Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography’ on 25 November. Melania is a plant biologist at the Lankester Botanical Garden and the University of Costa Rica. Join us online or in-person. Tickets at buff.ly/dMhsq0k
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Call for Posters! 📣 Just one month to go until the deadline for poster submissions to our hybrid day meeting on orchids! Are you an early career researcher who focuses on this diverse plant family? We'd love to hear from you...🧪👀 Find out more about here: academic.oup.com/botlinnean/p...
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Researchers here argue these wetlands should be considered Ramsar sites to aid their protection. But what does that mean? Classified as wetlands of international importance, Ramsar sites aim to maintain areas important for conservation & biodiversity! Curious? Read more below (3/3) 🧪 buff.ly/NuoERi5
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Relics of the past—Myristica swamps of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot
Abstract. Wetlands are biomes of great conservation importance. Myristica swamps are critically endangered ecosystems seen only in India’s Western Ghats bi
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
With high levels of endemism, many plants are economically and evolutionarily significant, evolving specialised roots to survive in the swampy environment. Yet, like many places, these swamps are under threat by human activity, tourism, invasive species & climate change. So what can we do? (2/3)n🧪
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The world is swamped with biodiversity, from highly diverse orchids to the sheer abundance of wasps. You know what else is swamped? Ancient freshwater wetlands found exclusively in India's Western Ghats: Myristica swamps! Overflowing with diversity, this habitat deserves some love...a 🧵 (1/3) 🌍 🧪
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ISYEB @isyeb.mnhn.fr · 03/09/2026
New in @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social boag080 #OpenAccess "Phylogenetic analysis of Delphinium subgenus Delphinium (aka D. peregrinum group, Ranunculaceae):sorting out the Mediterranean taxonomic mess" #Taxonomy#herbarium_material DuPasquier, P.E., Jabbour, F. @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al. doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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Phylogenetic analysis of Delphinium subgenus Delphinium (aka D. peregrinum group, Ranunculaceae): sorting out the Mediterranean taxonomic mess
Abstract. The subgenus Delphinium (also known as D. peregrinum group) comprises about 20 annual species (except one perennial) distributed throughout the M
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Find out how peculiar pollination strategies and complex genomes drive adaptive radiation in Bee Orchids, from Joris Bertrand on 25 November. Joris is part of our interdisciplinary symposium ‘Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography’. Register online or in-person: buff.ly/dMhsq0k
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Who really attracts the pollinators? Monika M. Lipińska will be sharing her thoughts on 25 November as she joins an interdisciplinary line up for our symposium ‘Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography’. See the full line up and get online or in-person tickets: buff.ly/dMhsq0k
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We're batty for bats at the Linnean Society (thanks to our Journal Officer), but did you know that boababs were too? Here, the impact of different floral visitors on floral traits of African boababs was studied, finding regional differences matching foraging behaviour! 🦇🧪 doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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Regional flower visitor assemblages and divergence of floral traits of the baobab Adansonia digitata (Malvaceae) across Africa
Abstract. Regional differences in flower visitor assemblages can lead to divergence of floral traits in plants. We investigated variation in floral traits
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Call for Posters! 📣 Research orchids? Know someone who does? We're eager to showcase your work at our upcoming hybrid day event on 25 November 2026! Space is limited, so get your posters in soon! Deadline is 12 October 2026...👀 Learn more about our event: buff.ly/GM5IyNL 🧪
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Symposium | Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography
Bringing together contributions that advance our understanding of orchid evolution across taxonomic, temporal, and geographical scales.
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Still curious to know more? Keep an eye on our socials as we announce speakers over the next few weeks! 👀🧪(3/3) Save the Date: 25 November 2026! We look forward to seeing many of you there...
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This event links to our Botanical Journal and will tie to a new Special Issue: "Orchidaceae: Taxonomy, diversification, and biogeography in the largest angiosperm family"! Want to submit a paper? We'd love you to! Deadline is 31 August 2027 (so you have time)👇🧪 (2/3) academic.oup.com/botlinnean/p...
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Call for Papers: Orchidaceae: Taxonomy, diversification, and biogeography in the largest angiosperm family
Orchids (Orchidaceae), with nearly 30,000 accepted species worldwide, are the largest family of angiosperms and one of the most ecologically and morphologically
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Orchid-ing me! You didn't know we're hosting a hybrid day meeting on orchids later this year? With guest speakers working across conservation, taxonomy & research, it's sure to be a good one...grab your ticket through the link below 👇🧪 Curious? Read this 🧵(1/3) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/symposium-...
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New Blog 📣 Giant salamanders are revered around the world, but how did they evolve? Here, Juliet Maxted discusses how CT scans of three E. asiaticum skulls have uncovered new insights into the evolution of this family! Read the blog below 👇🧪 www.linnean.org/news/2026/08... It's serving face!
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Facial Reconstruction: Bringing New Life to a 66-Million-Year-Old…
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
How will the Orchid Tree of Life advance our understanding of this charismatic group? On 25 November we’re excited to hear from Guest Editor and symposium convenor Oscar A. Pérez-Escobar, leader of this global initiative. Get online or in-person tickets buff.ly/woUYTxz
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Symposium | Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography
Bringing together contributions that advance our understanding of orchid evolution across taxonomic, temporal, and geographical scales.
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The Mathers Foundation has been championing orchid conservation for nearly a decade. On 25 November its founders, David and Gill Mathers, join our symposium ‘Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography’ to share their work. Join us online or in-person - register at buff.ly/dMhsq0k
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Barnadesiodeae plant subfamily (a sister to the daisy family) shows diverse evolutionary adaptations to survive in the mesic & xeric regions of South America, with one adaptation being rapid growth during spring rains to mitigate water loss in drier seasons! Learn more below 🧪 👇 buff.ly/OSVGob3
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
How will the Orchid Tree of Life advance our understanding of this charismatic group? On 25 November we’re excited to hear from @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social Guest Editor and symposium convenor Oscar A. Pérez-Escobar, leader of this global initiative. Get online or in-person tickets buff.ly/woUYTxz
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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New Blog! 🚨 As one of Africa's most distinctive primates, over 20 species of bushbaby are recognised in science. But how, and why, did so many evolve? Here, guest blogger Katie Porter answers that question by breaking down a recent study in our Biological journal! Read it below 🧪👇
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How Did Bushbabies Become Different Species?
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New Blog! 📣 There's not mushroom for fungi in the fossil record, yet here Isabelle Pola discusses the discovery of one of the oldest ever found! From Cretaceous period sedimentary rock, these fossils help to reshape our understanding of how modern ecosystems developed...https://buff.ly/3hp1vOd 🧪
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In Early Cretaceous Forests: There's Mushroom for Fossils
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Bromeliads are one of the great evolutionary success stories of the neotropics. Explaining how the plant biodiversity evolved is one of the greatest challenges in evo bio. Read this study that confirms the crucial role that hummingbirds played from our Botanical Journal! bit.ly/4h69Z4Z
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Hummingbirds and pineapples: why this ancient relationship hits the evolutionary sweetspot
Hummingbirds are responsible for some of the fastest evolution in the plant kingdom.
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
On 25 November, our symposium 'Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography' will bring together perspectives on orchid evolution. Curated by @latinorchidbot.bsky.social, editor of a Special Issue in @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social, with speakers including Richard M. Bateman.
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Symposium | Orchidaceae | Taxonomy, Diversification, and Biogeography
Bringing together contributions that advance our understanding of orchid evolution across taxonomic, temporal, and geographical scales.
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Call for Writers! 📣 Are you a student or early career researcher? Science communicator? Know someone who is? We're looking for our next round of Guest Bloggers for our journal blog The Paper Trail! Check out our vacancies page to apply, and read some of our latest posts here: buff.ly/7JVQmSx 🧪 🌍
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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 14/06/2026
Help showcase the breadth of contemporary orchid research and its insights into plant diversification. @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social welcomes your work for its new Special Issue. Learn more and submit: oxford.ly/3PVrBFP
Call for Papers. Special issue on “orchidaceae: taxonomy, diversification, and biogeography in the largest angiosperm family.” Learn more and submit your research.
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Ever wondered how plants survive across fragmented environments? Reproductive flexibility! In one carnivorous plant Utricularia damazioi, being self-compatible, pollinated by bees & having the ability to self-pollinate if cross pollination fails have helped it survive...🌍🧪👇 doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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Reproductive flexibility and plant–pollinator coupling in a carnivorous plant from campos rupestres Utricularia damazioi Beauverd (Lentibulariaceae)
Abstract. Reproductive flexibility can promote plant persistence in fragmented or environmentally restrictive habitats by ensuring seed production under va
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Happy #VolunteersWeek! Rosie Ryland, graduate ecologist at Arbtech, is our spotlight today, having written a blog for The Paper Trail about anole adaptations in the Andes and featuring in our membership magazine The Linnean! You can read her blog below 👇 🧪 🌍 www.linnean.org/news/2025/06...
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy #VolunteersWeeks! We're highlighting Ben Raby today, who wrote a guest blog about the use of machine learning to identify salt stress in plants. With a biology background, he's currently studying an MSc in Cleantech Innovation at Imperial! Read his blog 👇 🧪 🌍 www.linnean.org/news/2025/07...
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Happy Bank Holiday! Still looking for your daily dose of Linnean journals? Here, germination strategies in a tropical hydrochoric bromeliad were compared between coastal & inland populations, revealing the role of abiotic & biotic pressures across environmental gradients! 🌍🧪
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From inland vigour to coastal caution: contrasting germination strategies of a tropical hydrochoric bromeliad
Abstract. Distinct environmental factors can drive divergent selection, shaping contrasting ecological strategies across populations. Coastal habitats char
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Island hopping is not restricted to holidaying in Greece, but also an evolutionary strategy by Caribbean Pitcairnia - a group of terrestrial plants in the Bromeliad family! Here, it was found they likely radiated from Venezuela to the islands 200,000 years ago... academic.oup.com/botlinnean/a...
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Island hopping: dispersal of Pitcairnia L’Her. (Bromeliaceae) through the Caribbean islands
Abstract. Pitcairnia, a group of terrestrial and mesophytic plants, is the second largest genus in the Bromeliaceae family, with over 400 species distribut
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Harsh conditions & challenges imposed by fragmented habitat often restrict gene flow & increase genetic structure in alpine plants. Here, the first population genetic study of the Notothlaspi plant ground in NZ revealed historical periods of contact & isolation amongst species! 🌍🧪 buff.ly/juytPxs
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Stomatal length can be used as a proxy for ploidy level, so this study aimed to work out if location of sampling on the frond was important. Using 18 plants, stomatal length was measured, revealing that in most cases the correct ploidy level can be in-FERNed! (2/2) 🌍🧪👇 doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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Using stomatal length to indicate ploidy in the Dryopteris affinis (Dryopteridaceae) complex: does sampling location on the frond matter?
Abstract. The scaly male ferns of the Dryopteris affinis (Lowe) Fraser-Jenk. complex pose problems for taxonomists and botanists because of their hybrid or
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Male ferns of the Drypoteris affinis complex pose a problem for taxonomists & botanists alike, as ploidy level (number of complete chromosome pairs) is key for species ID, but this complex has di-, tri-, tetra- & pentaploid taxa! Stomatal length increases with ploidy, but can this be a proxy? (1/2)
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Pollen, the silent enemy of many around this time of year, is good for more than simply using as an excuse for crying (we see you Tracy Beaker)... Here, the pollen of 17 species of Cryptangieae were described using an electron microscope, helping to identify species! 🌍🧪👇
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Investigating palynotaxonomy and evolutionary trends in Cryptangieae (Cyperaceae)
Abstract. Cryptangieae represent a monophyletic and morphologically coherent group, which are poorly understood regarding palynological aspects. Considerin
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Biased sampling of Lauraceae, a family with over 3000 species, means its diversification history remains poorly understood despite its prevalence in the tropics. Here, plastome sequencing of 16 genera significantly improves our understanding, revealing divergent spatial patterns! 🌍🧪
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Differential plastome diversification of the Lauraceae between tropical regions of Asia and America
ABSTRACT. The Lauraceae, a diverse family with over 50 genera and 3000 species, exhibit exceptional species richness in tropical regions of Asia and Americ
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Rare & endemic to the Balkan Peninsular, Ferula heuffelii is a star amongst herbarium collections from the 19th & 20th Century. Yet, its phylogenetic position remains mysterious, leading to this paper discussing the difficulties in reconstructing the phylogeny within this genus 🧪🌍👇
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Conflicting phylogenetic signals obscure the taxonomic position of Ferula heuffelii (Apiaceae), a rare Southeast European endemic
ABSTRACT. Ferula heuffelii (Apiaceae) is a rare endemic species of the Balkan Peninsula, with herbarium specimens collected from a few localities, often du
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Orchid-you not, while plant translocations can help mitigate extinction risk, they are often unsuccessful due to a failure to take their ecology into account. Yet for one orchid (Caladenia formosa), understanding its threats, pollinators & population viability offered some help! buff.ly/S488fic
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
📣 Call for writers! Are you an early career researcher? University student? Science communicator? Know someone who is? We're always looking for new Guest Bloggers to contribute to our journal blog The Paper Trail! Have a read below, or check out our vacancies page to apply. buff.ly/7IohkLQ
A screenshot of the Paper Trail blog series webpage, showing four blog thumbnails with striking photographs of different animals. The first is a brightly coloured spider for the blog "The Politics of Taxonomy - Tangled in a Web of Inequalities". The second is of two mouse lemurs looking sweetly up to the left, over the blog "Out on a Limb: How Primates Jump in the Trees". The third is of an elephant emerging from behind a tree in tall grass in soft lighting, above the blog "Elephant Poo is a World Class Fertilizer... Sometimes". The final one is a blue-lit beetle, proud and mysterious, almost mirroring the posture and form of the elephant to its right, above the blog "Ghosts of the Past: How DNA Reveals an Extinct Island Lineage".
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Found in open fields of South America, a habitat impacted by livestock & agriculture, species from these grasslands are poorly studied. Here, the genetic diversity & population structure of Petunia was investigated, helping to understand the speciation process! (2/2) 🧪 doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
It's common knowledge by now that human activity has a negative impact on species, affecting conservation & #Biodiversity. This can be exacerbated in transition zones, where species limits are unknown. The genus Petunia inhabits one such zone...a 🧵(1/2) 🧪🌍
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Processes of evolution can change over time, resulting in compositional & exchange rate tree heterogeneity...curious to know what the means for phylogenetics? Check out this paper 👇🌍🧪 doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
For #Conservation to be successful & focused, accurate taxonomy is critical (and we're not just saying that because we're a Linnean Journal). Using range-wide sampling & genome-wide analyses, the species boundaries of Grevillea brachystylis was assessed, helping to do just that! 🌍🧪👇
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
📣 Call for Volunteers! Are you an early career researcher? University student? Science communicator? Know someone who is? We're always looking for new Guest Bloggers to contribute to our journal blog The Paper Trail! Find out more about it & apply below 👇🌍🧪
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
It might be the year of the fire horse now, but you know what came first? Sphenophyllales...an extinct clade of HORSEtails important for ground cover & understory of tropical Carboniferous peat swamps! A new species is described here from Illinois, check it out 🌍🧪🐎 doi.org/10.1093/botl...
An artistic reconstruction of the fossil horsetail, showing a large bracket of seed pods.
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
We couldn't do it without our authors, and we look forward to another year of ground breaking research published with us. (4/4) If you want to be part of our history, why not consider one of our journals as the home for your research this year? Find out how below 👇 academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p...
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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
We reinvest back into our journals through our expert Editorial Office, ensuring a high-quality peer review process. Additionally, we promote authors’ work & showcase the research we publish through blogs, online lectures & in-person events, making science accessible to all (3/4). 🌍🧪
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