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Yannick Woudstra @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Devastating to hear that the University of Nottingham is considering suspending its entire Plant Biology curriculum.. Plants are the foundation of our basic needs: food, clean air and water, environmental protection. We need more botanists to safeguard biodiversity! Please sign: c.org/NL9ypHX7NY

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Reconsider the potential suspension of Plant Biology Courses at UoN

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS #AppsPlantSci invites proposals for “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data,” led by @emcassey.bsky.social, @erikarmoore11.bsky.social, Mafe Torres Jimenez & ‪@yannickwoudstra.bsky.social‬ Deadline 30 Nov 2025 botany.org/home/publica...

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Yannick Woudstra @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

How do you identify plants without flowers, fruits or other diagnostic features? DNA barcoding is your solution! But not all plants are easily barcoded.. I spent several years @rbgkew.bsky.social to develop this for Aloe vera + relatives. Out now in @consletters.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/conl...

Leaves of different Aloe species that were intercepted by customs at London Heathrow Airport. Near-impossible to tell which species they are due to lack of diagnostic morphological characters.

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Yannick Woudstra @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

You know Aloe vera, and you may have put some on your sunburn last weekend. But what about the other 594 species of Aloe? Read about one of the most diverse succulent plant groups in the world, and how they evolved in @annbot.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... (Advanced Access)

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Yannick Woudstra @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

The #Anthropocene is a time of extreme challenges for biodiversity, but also of technological innovations that can help bend the curve. Read all about the hopeful and exciting future in the new book Moral Design & Green Technology. Available now, online and free of access: brill.com/edcollbook-o...

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Moral Design and Green Technology

"Moral Design and Green Technology" published on 19 May 2025 by Wageningen Academic.

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Yannick Woudstra @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Still flowering abundantly in Sweden and already spreading millions of seeds elsewhere; now's the time to appreciate the importance of dandelions for biodiversity. Learn to love the king of the urban jungle @uk.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/how-dandelio... @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

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How dandelions conquered concrete to bring nature back to cities

Here’s why those little yellow flowers are everywhere you look.

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Yannick Woudstra @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

On International Plant Appreciation Day, I joined Garden Loops – artists and architects from Sweden tackling plant blindness – for a "Ruderal Walk" in Gothenburg. We explored the beautiful and fascinating plants one can find right on their doorstep: www.instagram.com/p/DIZNF7Us5b... #LetsGoPlants

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Yannick Woudstra @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

The king of the urban jungle - The Dandelion (Taraxacum agg.). It’s virtually indestructible but oh so valuable for pollinating insects (80% of the insect food production through its pollen). This plant is my passion for International Plant Appreciation Day! #iamabotanist #LetsGoPlants

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Yannick Woudstra @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Very grateful for the support of Tanja Slotte, Stockholm University and collaborators in getting this project granted. Another three years of research on pollen in asexual systems, very exciting! Can't wait to present this at conferences such as @botsocamerica.bsky.social Botany2025 this summer.

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