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Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

“Orchids are the most sophisticated of flowers, expressing emotions that words cannot.” — Prince And this Paphiopedilum Black Thorpe is nothing short of sophistication. 😌 See more of the Paphiopedilum genus and more at the Orchid Show today! 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

#SmellingTheBouquet Vanilla planifolia is the only orchid that bears edible fruit, and is endemic to SE Mexico & Belize. The cylindrical fruit pods containing tiny black seeds are the source of vanilla used in food and perfumery, commonly (and incorrectly) called beans. Pix: Shutterstock: Jiri Hera

Bunch of cured brown vanilla pods tied with brown string in the middle

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

#SmellingTheBouquet Vanilla comes from the fruit of the orchid Vanilla planifolia. Over 600ya, it was integral to the Totonac, Mayan & Aztec people in the plant’s native region of Mesoamerica. They practiced curing methods to enhance the aroma, making a paste to be blended with copal for incense.

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 11/02/2026

👩‍🔬Happy International Day of Women and Girls in #Science! Explore the reflections and visions for the future from our Women Editors-in-Chief. 💫With these insights, we hope to foster a more equitable #scientific community and inspire the next generation of girls to pursue their passions in #STEM.⤵

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Pensoft Celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science | Blog

In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Pensoft Publishers celebrates the remarkable contributions of women in our journals’ editorial teams.

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Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

➕ Catch Dr. Carlsen and mobotmuseum.bsky.social curator, Nezka Pfeifer this week as they offer visitors an in-depth look of Dr. Carlsen's scent research and the Smelling the Bouquet exhibition (open now–March 1)! 🗓️ Wednesday, February 11 from 9 a.m.–Noon 📍 Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center

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Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Read the latest Discover + Share blog on how Garden scientist Dr. Mónica Carlsen is currently aiming to provide the first comprehensive characterization of floral scent across the genus Anthurium. 🔗 discoverandshare.org/2026/02/06/m...

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Making Sense of Plant Scents - Discover + Share

When scientists describe a new species, they often include a plethora of detail about its physical attributes — the size, shape, and color of its leaves, flowers, and fruits. But what about its…

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 06/02/2026

A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪

This is figure 3, which shows forest plot and regional changes in richness.

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Society for Ethnobotany (Students) @sebotanystudents.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Did you miss the deadline to nominate yourself or a friend for our student committee positions? If so, now is your chance! Nominations deadline has been EXTENDED to February 7th!

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Laura Boeschoten @lauraboeschoten.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Thrilled to share our new paper on restoring tree diversity in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest!🌳 Our findings are encouraging: restoration shows high diversity, though old-growth-like composition needs more time. Amazing team effort from the Newfor team @ USP & @w-u-r.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

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All Reforestation Methods Can Support Tropical Tree Diversity Recovery, but Drivers and Species Composition Vary

We assessed tree diversity recovery across five reforestation methods (white background) and compared them to three reference systems (grey background). In the rainforest, none of the restoration met...

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Belen Fadrique @belenfadrique.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Very happy to share this new article on Andes-Amazon tree diversity change. We found that over the last 4 decades, tree richness changed differently across the Andes-Amazon regions. Thanks to the many researchers across the world who made this possible! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Keep reading!

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Society for Ethnobotany (Students) @sebotanystudents.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Abstract submissions for our 2026 meeting in Montpellier are now OPEN! ethnobotany.org/home/meeting...

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Society for Ethnobotany (Students) @sebotanystudents.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Do you work with medicinal plants? Here is a great funding opportunity from the Garden Club of America, deadline of January 31st!

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Society for Ethnobotany (Students) @sebotanystudents.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Reminder--nominations are still open for positions on our student committee! These are a great way for undergraduates or graduate students to get involved with the Society and to meet others in the discipline! Pleas reach out if you have any questions.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/01/2026

Hunter-gatherers in southern Africa laced their stone arrow tips with poison roughly 60,000 years ago, a new #ScienceAdvances study finds. The discovery pushes back the timeline for poison weapon use from the mid-Holocene to the Late Pleistocene. scim.ag/4aQDXqI

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Direct evidence for poison use on microlithic arrowheads in Southern Africa at 60,000 years ago

Earliest proof of plant poisons on arrows reveals complex Pleistocene hunting in southern Africa.

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Special exhibition @mobotgarden.bsky.social this summer! 🤩🤩🤩 Stay tuned for more details in April 2026.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 11/12/2025

But in the climbing ecstasy of thought, Ere consummation, ere the final peak, Come hours like this… —Nan Shepherd, “Summit of Coire Etchachan” published in WANDERERS: A History of Women Walking, by @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social 11 Dec is #InternationalMountainDay #poetry www.un.org/en/observanc...

Summit of Coire Etchachan
Nan Shepherd

But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,
Ere consummation, ere the final peak,
Come hours like this. Behind, the long defile,
The steep rock-path, alongside which, from under
Snow-caves, sharp-corniced, tumble the ice-cold waters.
And now, here, at the corrie’s summit, no peak,
No vision of the blue world, far, unattainable,
But this grey plateau, rock-strewn, vast, silent,
The dark loch, the toiling crags, the snow;
A mountain shut within itself, yet a world,
Immensity. So may the mind achieve,
Toiling, no vision of the infinite,
But a vast, dark and inscrutable sense
Of its own terror, its own glory and power.

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Happy International Mountain Day! I'm feeling grateful for Elk Mountain and Gray Wolf Mountain, which hosted our alpine plant fieldwork this summer as part of the Garden's research with the GLORIA consortium on climate change impacts on mountain plants. #InternationalMountainDay

Four members of the Missouri Botanical Garden / Western Washington University joint feild team stand on a small summit on an alpine ridgeline with Mt. Olympus behind them; Olympic National Park Summer 2025.

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

This snowy morning, I've been reminding myself what a great winter read The White Mirror is. "The charm and excitement of a snowbound Agatha Christie mystery", indeed! (per Wall Street Journal!) bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The cover of the paperback edition of The White Mirror, a Li Du mystery by Elsa Hart, held up in front of a snowy morning scene in St. Louis Missouri

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

SEB's 65th Annual Meeting will be in Montpellier, France, 31 May–4 June 2026. This year’s theme, Undisciplined Ethnobotany, reimagines the field by centering plant–people stories, cross-cultural insight, & hybrid methods. #SEB2026 More information soon: ethnobotany.org/home/meeting...

A conference poster for the Society of Ethnobotany. The background shows dry thistle plants in front of a calm lake and clear sky. Large text announces the theme ‘Undisciplined Ethnobotany,’ with smaller text noting the 65th Annual Meeting, held 31 May–4 June 2026 in Montpellier, France.

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

WashU Kemper Museum was a perfect setting for scintillating conversation last night at the transdisciplinary Incubator panel with Rodrigo Reis of @washupublichealth.bsky.social, Tanslu Daylan and @otherrock.bsky.social of @washuartsci.bsky.social, and Lúcia Lohmann of @mobotgarden.bsky.social.

Four scientists sit before an audience in a panel discussion under the multicolored light of Tomás Saraceno's work "Cosmic Filaments"

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

How do social and ecological factors shape the global distribution of medicinal plants? Nawal Shrestha et al. show variable documented medicinal plant richness, test human drivers, and emphasize the need for integrated conservation strategies. #PlantsAndPeople www.cell.com/current-biol...

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The human fingerprint of medicinal plant species diversity

Shrestha et al. show that human ecology significantly impacts global medicinal plant diversity. While overall plant diversity remains the primary driver, longer human occupancy increases medicinal pla...

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SAOCousins @saocousins.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

#Postdoc in #landscape ecology with me How does plant species traits influence communities responce to environmental change? An unique re-survey data set from the UK will be used to explore & test hypotheses about dispersal and persistence 🧪🌍 Apply 30th of November su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Landscape Ecology

Department of Physical Geography is one of the major departments within the Faculty of Science. The department has approximately 100 employees and educates approximately 1 000 students annually. Our r

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Alpine plants used as incense in Bhutan are also being impacted by climate change in the Himalayas. Currently on view in the #SmellingTheBouquet #PlantsAndScentsInTheGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social Learn more link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Have you seen the pink lanterns (𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢) in the📍Climatron? Its nickname "pink lantern" came about due to the way its pink flowers droop on the arched stems in a way that the whole effect resembles a lantern!🏮 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

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Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Get to know 4️⃣ #BlackBotanists throughout history as welcome all to join us in this year's Juneteenth celebration at the Garden! 🌱 Juneteenth at the Garden | June 19 from 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Learn more: buff.ly/m0MauwI 📸 Tom Incrocci #MOBOTGarden

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Climate change affects not only plants for food and health, but also those important to daily practice, our sensory experience of the world, and traditional culture. 🏔️ 🌱 A Swirling Offering: Climate Change Impacts on Incense and Other Useful Alpine Plants of Bhutan: idp.springer.com/authorize?re...

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A Swirling Offering: Climate Change Impacts on Incense and Other Useful Alpine Plants of Bhutan - Economic Botany

Climate change impacts on social-ecological systems —such as useful plant harvest— can be elucidated through local perceptions and ecological monitoring. To better understand how these two approaches ...

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A single domestication origin of adzuki bean in Japan and the evolution of domestication genes | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Do you love もち (mochi)? If so (or even if you don't), this is an interesting article on the origin of adzuki beans (あずき), source of "red bean paste".

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A single domestication origin of adzuki bean in Japan and the evolution of domestication genes

Adzuki is a central legume in East Asian culinary culture, yet its domestication origin remains debated. Using ~700 accessions across Asia, we show that the initial domestication happened three to fiv...

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

New paper: The composition of Arctic plant communities appears to be more related to fine-scale environmental variation than to large-scale variation in summer temperatures, and microhabitat buffering may thus delay the effects of #ClimateChange at least in W Greenland doi.org/10.1002/ecog... 🌱🧪🌐

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The Biodiversity Heritage Library has just surpassed 63 million pages! Spanning 1469–2025, BHL provides invaluable #OpenAccess to the foundation of our understanding of biodiversity. 🌎 📚 🌱 #ILoveBHL #BHLib ➡️ www.biodiversitylibrary.org

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Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Hi Bluesky, the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest #OpenAccess digital library of biodiversity literature and archives. We're a global consortium of 660 contributors who've made 63 million pages of biodiversity knowledge freely accessible online. www.biodiversitylibrary.org

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

A new 35m canopy tree species discovered in Tambopata, Amazon Peru. Drypetes oliveri Vásquez, R.Rojas & L.Valenz. sp. nov. First collected in 1986 by Gentry & Núñez in a 1-ha plot, fertile material was finally found by Rodolfo Vásquez's team in 2023. revistas.unamad.edu.pe/index.php/ge...

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

The botanist Al Gentry changed tropical ecology and helped create the global science of today. This new article celebrates Gentry's unique innovations, achievements and lasting influence, more than 30 years after his untimely death. rainfor.org/wp-content/u... annals.mobot.org/index.php/an...

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Delicate, fragrant blossoms of Edgeworthia chrysantha are opening in the @mobotgarden.bsky.social stumpery. This and other species in its family have long been staples of eastern hand papermaking traditions. For more on the #PlantsAndPeople stories of its relatives: ethnobiology.org/publications....

One pale inflorescence cluster of Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush) in the foreground, with yellow daffodils, the red brick of historical Missouri Botanical Garden buildings, and the blue sky of a sunny day in the background.

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Happy Taxonomist Appreciation Day! Knowing plant species is integral to effective conservation. Here's one of my favorite recent examples of conservation taxonomy in action from some of our expert colleagues in the Madagascar program. discoverandshare.org/2024/03/12/n...

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Garden scientists discover new Darwin's Orchid species

Missouri Botanical Garden scientists and collaborators discovered and described a new Darwin's orchid species in Central Madagascar.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders. Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

ALA response to White House assault on IMLS
To dismiss the mission of an agency that advances opportunity and learning is to dismiss the aspirations and everyday needs of millions of Americans. And those who will feel that loss most keenly live in rural communities. 
As seedbeds of literacy and innovation, our nation’s 125,000 public, school, academic and special libraries deserve more, not less support. Libraries translate 0.003% of the federal budget into programs and services used by more than 1.2 billion people every year. Show Up for Our Libraries, ALA American Library Association, #ForOurLibraries

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Heather Cacanindin @hcacanindin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Very excited to have Dr. Lúcia G. Lohmann as the #Botany2025 Plenary Speaker! Spread the word. This will be a great talk! #iamabotanist #BotanyWithoutBarriers

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Yellow sunflower-field below the blue expanse of Yulong massif.

A central yellow sunflower stands out above a field of yellow sunflowers in the bottom half of the image. In the top half of the image, a background of blue-grey clouds and mountains. Taken at Yulong Xueshan (Jade Dragon Mountain) in Southwest China, 2010.

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Jonas Geschke @jgeschke.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Based on bibliometric analysis, this study explores the various methods and resources used for monitoring SDG 15.4 (conservation of mountain ecosystems). Remote sensing methods on monitoring and assessment of mountain SDG indicators are introduced in detail. 📑 doi.org/10.1080/1753...

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Jonas Geschke @jgeschke.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Act now for nature and humanity // three fields of action, see the poster and/or policy brief for details 🐝🦖🐠🦤🦔

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Robbie Hart @oreotrephes.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Fieldwork in macro. (Pulling together a slide deck on our recent alpine plant ecology fieldwork in the mountains of China's southwest)

A roll of signal-orange flagging tape sits next to an open compass with reflecting mirror on the summit of an alpine peak in Yunnan, China which is covered in moss, orange lichen, and alpine vascular plants. In the backgrounds, roiling clouds and the distant peaks of the Hengduan.

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C. McGuinn Freeman @cmf406.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

As a result, she said, just three full-time employees remain in both the Yellowstone and Bozeman ranger districts to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 bathrooms, 21 campgrounds and other infrastructure spread across 1 million acres. www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/wor...

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'There is no one left': Custer Gallatin National Forest workers reeling from job losses

The cuts weren’t isolated. Across the seven ranger districts that comprise the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Knight said she has heard of at least 32 terminations as of Monday.

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Botany One @botany.one · 18/02/2025

How do climate and pollinators shape flower evolution? New research on Rhododendrons reveals fascinating insights into the delicate balance between plants and their environment. Learn more: wp.me/pdRZhH-lJU #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

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The Role of Pollinators and Climate in Shaping Floral Characteristics

A new study shows that both pollinators like bees and birds, and climate changes, influence the size, shape, and...

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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

This 154-year-old illustration is perhaps the most beautiful we've come across while digitising Kew's 8 million plant and fungal specimens 🌸🖍 Drawn by Harriet Scott, one of Australia’s most prominent natural history illustrators, it shows the stark difference between a live and a dried specimen 👇

A specimen from Kew's herbarium with a beautiful illustration of a fiery red flower

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James Ojascastro @manila-folder.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

After 6 years of work, I'm pleased to announce my 1st, 1st-author pub is now in print! Special thanks to coauthors Trần Hồng Nhung, @veronicaypham.bsky.social & @oreotrephes.bsky.social for their contributions! Order @ link ⬇️. #followingthepapertrail #ethnobotany ethnobiology.org/publications...

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