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Pavla Růžková @taxonomyfriend.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I like to decide what's a weed and what's not. Red clover is good company for peonies and a pot of honey for bees. So it's not a weed.

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The National Plant Monitoring Scheme @npms.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Unlocking Botanical Keys online session 17th June. Join to discover how botanical keys work, which ones to get started with, cover any tricky questions & boost your confidence. There will be a group exercise to collectively key out a specimen. More info ow.ly/4ph850YXwZG

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🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Asa Gray was a 19th-century botanist at Harvard, an early adopter of Darwin’s ideas & the among the first to notice the uncanny resemblance between plants of E. North Amer. and those of East Asia. 📷1: Catalpa bignonioides of ENA. 📷2: C. ovata alooides CCBYNC4 of EA. #Bignoniaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Photo of a panicle of tubular white flowers with yellow and purple lines in the form of nectar guides and two yellow spots (anther mimics). Photo by Scott Zona CC BY-NC 2.0.

Photo of a large simple leaves and a panicle of tubular white flowers with purple nectar guides and two yellow spots (anther mimics).

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Pavla Růžková @taxonomyfriend.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Follow-up from Florence CETAF59 meeting packed with information. Decided to create internal bulletin in CZ to inspire and inform colleagues. @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org

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Félix Sánchez🌱 @biocorsario.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Leí a @txaverius.bsky.social que la tenía y puse tambien una Erigeron karvinskianus en la terraza para atraer polinizadores y la verdad es que atrae bastantes .Hoy había un sirfido🌱

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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 30/05/2026

Dear #plantscience friends, we're looking to recruit a new colleague at @uni-freiburg.de @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social: a Professor in Plant Biotechnology. 🌱🧪 The @dompsfr.bsky.social community is truly fantastic. Interested? Please share far and wide and join us! uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Magnolias evolved before bees existed. 95 million years ago, their ancestors shared the planet with the dinosaurs of the Cretaceous, but no bees. So they made a messy partnership with beetles that continues today & it explains why they're such unusual flowering plants. Let's talk about it.

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Magnolias Are So Old That They’re Pollinated by Beetles

Why beetles? You'll need to read to beelieve it.

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Borek Lupoměský @lupomesky.cz · 30/05/2026

Dnes jsme se vydali k tomuto krasavci. Je to prstnatec májový (Dactylorhiza majalis, 🇬🇧 broad-leaved marsh orchid), ohrožený druh vstavačovité rostliny. Na naší lokalitě u Černého kříže u Adolfova přímo na hranici s Německem jich byly stovky.

Photo of a grassy meadow with number of blooming broad-leaved marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza majalis).

Photo of two blossoms of broad-leaved marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza majalis).

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BSBI Scotland @bsbiscotland.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

@plantlifeuk.bsky.social are running a Small Blue Day this coming weekend in Caithness - sounds like a brilliant event! This #SpeciesOnTheEdge depends on Kidney Vetch, its sole foodplant - a reminder that plant conservation is key to butterfly, invertebrate, bird and mammal conservation...

Small Blue Day - Dunnet Community Forest, this Saturday 30th May 11am-3pm.
Contact louise.senior@plantlife.org.uk for more info

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Help us map Northern Ireland's wild plants! The #BotanicalSkillsNI project is building a community of botanical recorders to support nature recovery. Learn via our webinars: bit.ly/BSBI-NI-Webi... Check out our project and events: bsbi.org/take-part/pr... Let's make every record count!

A group of people wearing sunhats study plants in a grassland. There is a pathway to the left, and tall trees in the background

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Pavla Růžková @taxonomyfriend.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Standing with friends under Florence’s 221-year-old cork oak. We really radice for each other! 🌳🇮🇹 This friendship has deep roots and great protection. 💚 @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org #CETAF59 #Florence #OrtoBotanico

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Jelltex @jelltex.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

142/365: Lizard #Orchid in Sandwich!

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Nicholas Galley @nickgalley.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Moonwort, Botrychiem lunaria. One of my favourite plants.

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Andy Rogers @withylake.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Many Bee orchids in Exeter today 22/5/2026, some going over already, self-pollinated quickly, due to the recent winds. One pale sepaloid just flowering 😃 @orchidvinny.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social

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Pavla Růžková @taxonomyfriend.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Taxonomie nejsou jen jména. Díky ní zůstávají botanické sbírky srozumitelné, ověřené a živé. Na #TaxonomyRecognitionDay to dnes v Průhonicích ukazuje sbírka kosatců – péče o biodiverzitu i kulturní dědictví. #NameItToSaveIt. O sbírky pečuje Botanický ústav AVČR, v. v. i. @ibotcz.bsky.social

Detail rozkvetlého temně modrofialového kosatce mezi zelenými listy, s výraznou bílou kresbou na okvětních lístcích.

Detail světle růžového kosatce v záhonu botanické zahrady.

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Pavla Růžková @taxonomyfriend.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Taxonomy is not only about names. It is also how we keep botanical collections meaningful and alive. On #TaxonomyRecognitionDay, the historic iris collection in Průhonice @ibotcz.bsky.social shows how science helps conserve both biodiversity and cultural heritage. #NameItToSaveIt

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Pavla Růžková @taxonomyfriend.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Irises have been cultivated for more than 7,000 years — as ornamentals, medicinal plants and even as an ingredient in gin. On #TaxonomyRecognitionDay, our @ibotcz.bsky.social Průhonice iris collection reminds us that caring for plants also means caring for cultural heritage. #NameItToSaveIt.

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Rethemnos.gr @rethemnos.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Ημέρα Αναγνώρισης της Επιστήμης της Ταξινομικής 2026 (Taxonomy Recognition Day - TRD): Ονόμασε το για να το σώσεις! #NameItToSaveIt - Rethemnos Live rethemnos.gr/454388-2/

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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

No clue what a springtail is? Never fret. We've interviewed the UK's national springtail biological recorder and PhD student @jamesimcc.bsky.social . Head to our blog to learn more ⤵️ sangerinstitute.blog/2026/03/26/stu… 📸 Tim Jonas #NameItToSaveIt

Close-up of a brown and yellow springtail with a round, speckled body and fine hair, standing on mossy ground.

Close-up of a white, translucent springtail with fine hairs crawling on wet, textured soil or rock surface.

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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A bee's brain may be as small as a sesame seed, but it can recognize and remember human faces. Nature never ceases to amaze us. Every tiny creature plays a major role in our world. Protect bees, protect life, protect nature.

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Go Belowground! @exfumo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) 🪴⛏️ #Botany #PlantEcology #RootTraits #BelowgroundTraits #CzechRepublic #EcologyCourse #FunctionalTraits #Anatomy #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social

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TETTRIX @tettrix.eu · 19/05/2026

Taxonomy helps us protect biodiversity. Without species names, conservation becomes impossible. To celebrate Taxonomy Recognition Day (23 May), we launch #NameItToSaveIt — highlighting taxonomy’s importance for nature. Read the article by Michael Magee 👇 short.do/j7BwtW

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Project Repository Journal - PRj Vol.26 April 2026

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CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org · 20/05/2026

🎉 Tomorrow, CETAF kicks off #TaxonomyRecognitionDay at the 8th Knowledge of Chamber! We'll be at the House of European History & Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences talking about taxonomy & @tettris.eu Join our #NameItToSaveIt campaign! 📸🌱 #TRD2026 #Biodiversity

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Zelení 💚 @zeleni.cz · 23/06/2025

🔥 Demokracie potřebuje spojence. Zelení a Piráti dnes podepsali memorandum o spolupráci do voleb! Spojujeme síly, abychom nabídli skutečně progresivní, odbornou a spravedlivou alternativu pro budoucnost Česka.

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summerwind3 @summerwind3.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Wonderful time now, almost no people, lively nature, long daylight! Sorapis and Antelao this morning. #hiking #nature

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Nathan Harness @nathanharness.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Look. At. This. (!). A fungus spore landed on this weevil. Grew inside and caused it to climb to the top of this plant- while the fungus killed it. Consumed its body. Used that energy to shoot up a red fruiting body to release more spores. To zombify more weevils. A mind controlling killer fungus.

A dead weevil with a fungus fruiting body growing out of it

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BioAgora project @bioagora.eu · 27/05/2025

🗓️ Save the date: BioAgora's first Science-Policy Interface (SPI) dialogue workshop is set to take place between 1 and 2 October in Ghent, Belgium! 👀 Find out more: bioagora.eu/news/save-da... ✍ Register here: events.pensoft.net/events/bioag... #Biodiversity #ForNature #ForOurPlanet

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Pavla Růžková @taxonomyfriend.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The garden I inherited from my mum is now more alive than ever! 🦋 By letting it grow a little wild, it’s easing into #permaculture—bugs, birds and fresh blooms are loving it. Thanks, Mum, for the beautiful foundation; nature knows how to flourish on its own. 💚 #wildgarden #biodiversity

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Pavla Růžková @taxonomyfriend.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A lawn with zero lawn-mower noise? 🍃 At Prague’s Krč Hospital, a flock of mouflon sheep keeps the grass in check. No engines, just the soft jingle of bells. So if you wake up from anesthesia to bleats and tinkling, don’t panic: you’re not in heaven, just the hospital takes #biodiversity seriously. 🐏

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Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences @ibotcz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The head of our Průhonice Botanical Garden and president of the Union of Botanical Gardens Pavel Sekerka explains why taxonomy is important for botanical gardens. @tettris.eu #nameittosaveit

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Siobhan Leachman @siobhanleachman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The glorious Liothula omnivora (also known as the common bag moth), first scientifically described by New Zealand lawyer, entomologist, artist and taxonomist Richard William Fereday in 1878. #NameItToSaveIt #TaxonomyRecognitionDay

A New Zealand bag moth partially out of its case and crawling on a wire fence.

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Laura Torrado-Blanco @erebiologa.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

It’s Taxonomy Recognition Day! Joining #NameItToSaveIt with a twist: celebrating taxonomists and calling for better funding to keep #taxonomy alive 🔬🦋 Here's some pics of @entomoprofessor.bsky.social in action! She's the coolest and such an inspiration

Portrait of @entomoprofessor (Mónica Doblas-Bajo) with a bee on her nose!

Mónica Doblas-Bajo (@entomoprofessor) opening the drawers and inspecting butterflies at the Entomology collection of Lund's University

Mónica Doblas-Bajo (@entomoprofessor) during an outreach activity, spreading the word about the importance of pollinators!

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Mónica Doblas-Bajo | Entomologist (she/her) | 🇵🇸 @entomoprofessor.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Naming is just the start — taxonomy is the foundation of biodiversity and conservation research. On #TaxonomyRecognitionDay, let’s #NameItToSaveIt *and fund it* to sustain it! Here you have some pics of @erebiologa.bsky.social in action!

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Eliška Kuťáková @eliskakutakova.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Gagea bohemica subsp. bohemica (křivatec český pravý) botany.cz/cs/gagea-boh... One of the endangered species in Czechia. This specimen grows in Větrušické rokle reserve 💚 And what do you want to name to save it? :) #nameittosaveit @tettris.eu

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Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global @iicg-urjc.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🌿🔬Today's the Taxonomy Recognition Day! ℹ️From the @tettris.eu project, which the iSedge project led by Tamara V., a researcher at the #IICG, is a part of, we're promoting the #NameItToSaveIt movement. 🔍Knowing and naming is the first step to protecting!

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Fábio Oliveira @fabiogloliveira.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Womersleymeria bicornis (Womersley, H, 1940:137) Stach, J, 1949, an springtail endemic to Australia. #NAMEITTOSAVEIT

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Botanic Garden Berlin Science @science-bo.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Today is Taxonomy Recognition Day! We are celebrating this day with a special mission on our Herbonauten platform. Come join us at herbonauten.de/missions/116...! #NameItToSaveIt @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org @tettris.eu

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Germán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Today's the Taxonomy Recognition Day! We are very lucky to count on the work by @erebiologa.bsky.social @entomoprofessor.bsky.social and @alexnunez23.bsky.social at the Entomology Collection @universidadoviedo.bsky.social Here: - Bombus terrestris lusitanicus - Arctia villica #NameItToSaveIt

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Eliška Kuťáková @eliskakutakova.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

In biological research, taxonomy is absolutely crucial. But it's becoming more and more overlooked. Let's remind ourselves that knowing the species around us is the basis of understanding the nature. Taxonomy matters! 💚 #nameittosaveit

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Quentin Martinez @quentinwildlife.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Almost the weekend! Georges the caecilian (Herpele squalostoma) is clearly feeling it too! 🪱 #NameItToSaveIt #Caecilian #Amphibians @smnstuttgart.bsky.social

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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Today is Taxonomy Recognition Day! This small, elegant moth is Tinagma perdicella Zeller, 1839, a species listed as Near Threatened in Finland. Suitable habitats are diminishing due to the overgrowth of meadows and other open areas, as well as a reduction in burnt forest habitats. #NameItToSaveIt

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TETTRIX @tettrix.eu · 23/05/2025

It's Taxonomy Recognition Day! 🧡💙💚 Our partners are organising events all around Europe: 🇧🇪🇩🇪🇩🇰🇪🇸🇫🇮🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇦🇹🇵🇹🇨🇿🇸🇪... You can still help raise awareness about the importance of Taxonomy for Biodiversity and Natural Sciences by participating in the #NameItToSaveIt campaign! 👇 #tettriseu #taxonomy #biodiversity

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