worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The Orchid TEN is led by Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar and Diego Bogarín Chávez, with a steering committee including Richard M. Bateman, Katharina Nargar, and other colleagues from the international orchid research community. 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 15/07/2026With hundreds of orchid genera to cover, we are looking forward to welcoming many more taxonomists and specialists into the network. There is a lot of work ahead… and quite a few orchids! 😅🌸 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Just as importantly, they provide a platform for experts to connect, exchange knowledge, and collaborate across countries and institutions. Our 🌱growing 🌱 Orchid TEN already brings together 39 experts from all continents 🌎🌍🌏 but this is only the beginning! 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Taxonomic Expert Networks, or TENs, bring together specialists to improve and curate the World Flora Online taxonomic backbone and work towards a global consensus classification of the world’s plants. 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 15/07/2026We are therefore delighted to announce the new Orchidaceae Taxonomic Expert Network (Orchid TEN) within World Flora Online! 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 15/07/2026With nearly 30,000 known species, Orchidaceae is one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants, and maintaining an up-to-date global classification of this extraordinary diversity requires the collective knowledge of orchid experts worldwide. 110 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 23/06/2026We just passed the June solstice and you know what that means...our latest Plant List update is live! Visit worldfloraonline.org to see the latest. 012 2
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 06/04/2026 At our most recent meeting, we added seven TENs, bringing our total up to 68. This TEN is led by Renata C. Asprino, @tcddublin.bsky.social Learn more about TENs and see our plant family wish list at worldfloraonline.org.worldfloraonline.orgWorld Flora OnlineAn online flora of all known plants 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Welcome to one of our newest TEN, Chrysobalanaceae. TENS, or Taxonomic Expert Networks, help improve the WFO taxonomic backbone and curate a global consensus classification. TENs also provide a platform for the world’s experts to share knowledge on the world’s plants. 110 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This TEN is led by Brecht Verstraete, @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social Learn more about TENS and see our plant family wish list at worldfloraonline.org.worldfloraonline.org 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 02/04/2026TENS, or Taxonomic Expert Networks, help improve the WFO taxonomic backbone and curate a global consensus classification. TENs also provide a platform for world’s experts to share knowledge on world’s plants. At our most recent meeting, we added seven TENS, bringing our total up to 68! 154 5
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 19/03/2026TENs help improve the WFO taxonomic backbone and curate a global consensus classification. TENs also provide a platform for global experts to share knowledge on the world’s plants. To see a full list of our TENs, and a wish list of TENs we would love to have, visit worldfloraonline.orgworldfloraonline.orgHomeSupporting the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Happy #TaxonomistAppreciationDay! We appreciate the more than 700 taxonomists from 69 countries around the world who support our 68 Taxonomic Expert Groups, or TENs.worldfloraonline.orgHomeSupporting the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 110 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 06/03/2026World Flora Online held its 26th Council meeting last month, attended by 42 people (in person and virtually) representing 15 countries and 22 Consortium Members. Thank you to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for hosting! Stay tuned to our social pages for more updates soon. 020 2
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Know someone who is an expert on roses, cherries, strawberries, and the other members of the Rosaceae family? We would love to hear from them! Reach out to taxwg@worldfloraonline.org and visit worldfloraonline.org to see our full TENs Wish List.worldfloraonline.orgHomeSupporting the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 010 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Instead of a bouquet of roses, this Valentine's Day we're hoping we get rose experts to help us form a Rosaceae Taxonomic Expert Network, or TEN. 🌹 142 4
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 26/01/2026You can read more in paper published in the Revista del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba in December: revistas.uh.cu/rjbn/article...revistas.uh.cuVista de Un respaldo taxonómico para BuxalesRevista del Jardín Botánico Nacional. Publicación del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba de la Universidad de La Habana - Cuba. 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 26/01/2026With 41% of species of Buxales classified as endangered, this provides critical information to support conservation and future research for this order of flowering plants that includes some species of economic importance. 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The Buxales Taxonomic Expert Network, or TEN, led by Pedro González Gutiérrez recently completed a comprehensive species-level global treatment that includes a thorough revision on typification. 110 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Pueden leer más en el artículo publicado en la Revista del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba en diciembre: revistas.uh.cu/rjbn/article... ------------------------------------------revistas.uh.cuVista de Un respaldo taxonómico para BuxalesRevista del Jardín Botánico Nacional. Publicación del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba de la Universidad de La Habana - Cuba. 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Con el 41% de los taxones del orden Buxales considerados amenazados, este trabajo proporciona información importante para contribuir a la conservación y a la investigación futura de este orden de plantas con flores que incluye algunas especies con importancia económica como ornamentales. 110 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 26/01/2026 La Red de Taxónomos Expertos del orden Buxales, liderada por Pedro A. González Gutiérrez recientemente completó un tratamiento global integral a nivel de especies que incluye una revisión sobre la tipificación. 121 2
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 16/01/2026🚨New content alert🚨 WFO is always adding new data! Last month we added the following data: 🌺 Plants of Nepal 🌸 Flora Helvetica 🇫🇷 French descriptions 🇩🇪 German descriptions 🌼 Flora of Central Africa 📈 Approximately 50% of the Parse GBIF data Browse the latest data on worldfloraonline.org 031 3
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Did you hear the big news from our friends at Botanic Gardens Conservation International? BGCI launched new updates to PlantSearch that strengthen its role as the world’s most comprehensive resource on living plant collections. WFO will serve as the primary taxonomic reference! Swipe to learn more. 021 2
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 12/01/2026As we start off the new year, WFO is excited to share our latest Plant List Update. The Plant List is updated twice a year in conjunction with the solstices. Watch to learn more about what's new since June. 023 3
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Learn more about TENS and see our plant family wish list at worldfloraonline.org.worldfloraonline.org 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. This TEN is led by Elton John de Lírio, from the Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica. 120 2
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 24/11/2025TENS, or Taxonomic Expert Networks, help improve the WFO taxonomic backbone and curate a global consensus classification. TENs also provide a platform for world’s experts to share knowledge on world’s plants. At our most recent meeting, we added seven TENS, bringing our total up to 65! 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Welcome to one of our newest TEN, Monimiaceae! 121 2
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Learn more about TENS and see our plant family wish list at worldfloraonline.org.worldfloraonline.org 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Hydnoraceae is a subfamily of parasitic flowering plants in the order Piperales. This TEN is led by Sebastian Hatt at @rbgkew.bsky 110 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 17/11/2025TENS, or Taxonomic Expert Networks, help improve the WFO taxonomic backbone and curate a global consensus classification. TENs also provide a platform for world’s experts to share knowledge on world’s plants. At our most recent meeting, we added seven TENS, bringing our total up to 65! 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Welcome to one of our newest TEN, Hydnoraceae! 132 3
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Hindi: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-H...tinyurl.comविश्व वनस्पति ऑनलाइन (WFO) में पौधे पहचानने के उपकरणइस छोटे प्रश्नावली को पूरा करने के लिए धन्यवाद। हमें यह जानकर बहुत खुशी होगी कि आपके संभावित भविष्य के पौधों की पहचान उपकरणों पर क्या विचार हैं, जिन्हें हम वर्ल्ड फ़्लोरा ऑनलाइन (WFO) प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पर… 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025French: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-F...tinyurl.comOutils d'identification de plantes dans la World Flora Online (WFO)Nous vous remercions de bien vouloir répondre à ce bref questionnaire. Votre avis sur de futurs outils d'identification de plantes que nous pourrions mettre à disposition sur la plateforme World Flora… 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025 Malay: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-M...tinyurl.comAlat pengecaman tumbuhan di dalam World Flora Online (WFO)Terima kasih kerana sudi melengkapkan soal selidik ringkas ini. Kami amat menghargai pendapat anda mengenai potensi alat pengecaman tumbuhan yang kami ingin sediakan di platform World Flora Online… 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Italian: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-I...tinyurl.comStrumenti di identificazione delle piante nella World Flora Online (WFO)Le saremmo grati se poteste compilare questo breve questionario. Saremmo lieti di conoscere le sue opinioni sui futuri strumenti di identificazione delle piante che potremmo rendere disponibili sulla… 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Mandarin: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-M...tinyurl.com在 世界植物志在线 世界在线植物志 (WFO) 中的植物识别工具感谢您填写 完成 此简短的问卷。我们非常感谢您对未来可能在世界在线植物志（WFO）平台上推出的植物识别工具提出的宝贵意见。我们希望在世界植物志在线（WFO）平台上提供的潜在未来植物识别工具提出的意见。此表单包含16个问题，完成时间不超过10分钟。您的回答对WFO具有重要价值，并将帮助我们了解目标受众的需求和期望。我们诚挚地感谢您抽出时间提供反馈。 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Portuguese: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-P...tinyurl.comFerramentas para identificação de plantas em World Flora Online (WFO)Obrigada por completar este pequeno questionário. Agradecemos muito a vossa opinião sobre as ferramentas para futura identificação de plantas que gostariamos de tornar disponível na plataforma da… 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Spanish: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-S...tinyurl.comHerramientas para la identificación de plantas en la Flora Mundial en Línea (World Flora Online; WFO por sus siglas en inglés)Gracias por completar esta breve encuesta. Agradecemos enormemente su opinión sobre herramientas para la identificación de plantas que podrían ser implementadas en la plataforma de Flora Mundial en… 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025English: tinyurl.com/WFO-Survey-E...tinyurl.comPlant identification tools in World Flora Online (WFO)Thank you for completing this short questionnaire We greatly appreciate your opinion on potential future plant identification tools we would like to make available on the World Flora Online (WFO)… 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025We are looking for responses from researchers, conservation practitioners, educators, growers, horticulturists, IT/developers, students, citizen scientists, and anyone identifying plants. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟏𝟓. Links in the language of choice continue in the thread below. 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 14/11/2025🚨Extended deadline for our plant identification tool survey!🚨 World Flora Online is planning plant identification features that could be incorporated into the WFO platform and we want to hear from you to guide our priorities. 🧵 133 3
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 12/11/2025 Visit worldfloraonline.org to learn more about TENs, and how you can get involved!worldfloraonline.org 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Click the link below to read the whole study. www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comUnknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program - npj Biodiversitynpj Biodiversity - Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 12/11/2025WFO’s own Thomas Borsch and his colleagues pointed to the importance of expert consensus, like the TENs provide, in a recent study published in Nature examining unknown biodiversity in Germany. 100 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 12/11/2025As the world faces a biodiversity crisis, precise knowledge about specific species is more important than ever. World Flora Online’s Taxonomic Expert Networks, or TENs, are collaborations of taxonomic experts who work together to agree upon a consensus classification for their plant groups. 122 2
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 31/10/2025We’re looking to form an orchidaceae TEN, or Taxonomic Expert Network. Swipe through to learn more about TENs and tell your favorite orchid expert WFO wants to hear from them! 000 0
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Happy Halloween from WFO! You may have heard of the ghost orchid, but did you know there is also a phantom orchid, hairy shadow witch orchid, and even a whole genus of dracula orchids? If you did, or know someone who knows all of this and much more about orchids, send them our way! 111 1
worldfloraonline.bsky.social @worldfloraonline.bsky.social · 22/10/2025WFO is growing and we always welcomes additional consortium members to help deliver the vision of a World Flora. Visit worldfloraonline.org to learn more about how your institution can join the consortium.worldfloraonline.org 000 0
