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Jun 22

Plant ecology study shows dominant influence of climate on vegetation

By Isabel Botany, Climate change, Forestry, News

For several years, ecological research has argued that climate often has no determining influence on the distribution of forests and savannas in tropical regions. However, an international research team has now succeeded in proving that it depends mostly on climatic…

Jun 16

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Orchids’ ability to grow on other plants independently evolved multiple times

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

New detailed genetic analysis clarifies the evolutionary relationships among orchids and reveals that the plant’s ability to grow on trees evolved independently in several lineages.

Jun 01

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Moss-covered forest ditches combat climate change

By Isabel Botany, Climate change, News, Plant Science

According to a new study ditches in forestry-drained peatlands release less methane into the atmosphere than what has previously been estimated.

May 16

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Flower study reveals surprise about plants’ sex life

By Isabel Botany, News

A study of Britain’s native flowering plants has led to new insights into the mysterious process that allows wild plants to breed across species - one of plants’ most powerful evolutionary forces.

May 15

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New Tree Species of Lauraceae Family Found

By Isabel Botany, News

The genus Endiandra of the Lauraceae family has approximately 100 species and its diversity is strongly centered in south-eastern Malaysia and Australia. In China, there are only three recognized Endiandra species (two endemic) and they are distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan and Taiwan.

May 08

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Trees in hurricane-prone areas have strong ability to survive even after severe damage

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

Researchers got into the forests on the island of Dominica after 9 months of the Category 5 Hurricane Maria and examined the trees closely. They discovered that while 89% of the trees sustained damage — 76% of which had major…

Apr 13

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A new orchid species Spiranthes hachijoensis with beautiful glasswork-like flowers found in a private garden. Flower. Credit: Masayuki Ishibashi

An elegant new orchid hiding in plain sight

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

It is extremely rare for a new plant species to be discovered in Japan, a nation where flora has been extensively studied and documented. Nevertheless, recently recently a stunning new species of orchid whose rosy pink petals bear a striking…

Apr 11

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Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

By Isabel Botany, News, Plant Science

There’s been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms. The trend alarms biologists because it has the potential to disrupt carefully choreographed interactions between plants and the creatures—butterflies, bees, birds, bats and others—that…

Apr 06

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Thousands of native plants are unphotographed, and citizen scientists can help fill the gaps

By Isabel Botany, News

New research finds almost 4000 Australian plant species have not been photographed before in the wild, which may lead to their extinction.

Mar 15

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Scientists discover new species of Fabaceae

By Isabel Botany, News

Researchers ahave recently discovered a new species of Fabaceae. The new species was named Astragalus bashanense.

Botany

Plant ecology study shows dominant influence of climate on vegetation

Orchids’ ability to grow on other plants independently evolved multiple times

Moss-covered forest ditches combat climate change

Flower study reveals surprise about plants’ sex life

New Tree Species of Lauraceae Family Found

Trees in hurricane-prone areas have strong ability to survive even after severe damage

An elegant new orchid hiding in plain sight

Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

Thousands of native plants are unphotographed, and citizen scientists can help fill the gaps

Scientists discover new species of Fabaceae

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