Freeze-damaged (maybe) leaves

Unhappy Mayapples here in central PA after an April night in the 20s.

And yours! So tasty

Evaluating Patterns in Fishing Gear Removal From Incidentally Captured Leatherback and Loggerhead Sea Turtles in the US Atlantic Pelagic Longline Fishery onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪 🦑 🌍️

Heard a rumor that the #Botany2026 field trips are now open for registration. And the @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social mixer.

Black chokeberry in flower

Yes, it’s cool that Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) makes “super fruits”…. But I’m here for the pink anthers.

#iamabotanist #wildfruits #Rosaceae

Worth a follow on LinkedIn.

#botany #plantscience #iamabotanist #plantpeopleFTW

My happiest place on earth #WhoNeedsDisney #IAmABotanist #plantsarecooltoo

A pale yellow forget-me-not flower just 1 mm across. The floral tube is filled by the five anthers and large stigma, all at the same height. Tiny cellular papillae cover the surfaces of the corolla lobes. The surrounding leaves and bracts have tapering hairs about half a millimetre long. Myosotis brevis is a spring annual found on both main islands of New Zealand, in coastal turf and inland frost flats and tarn margins.

@botsocamerica.bsky.social International Plant Appresiation Day comes in the fall in New Zealand, but here's the world's smallest forget-me-not Myosotis brevis #IPAD2026 #PlantingScience #IamaBotanist #FutureBotanists #STEM

Fungal endophytes of an endangered tree vary with stress and microenvironment in an ex situ conservation nursery Premise Plants in ex situ conservation nurseries acquire diverse fungal associates that may be moved among nurseries or into the wild during outplanting, including fungal endophytes that contribute ...

I am excited to share my first lead PhD paper out now in #AJB @botsocamerica.bsky.social We studied the fungal symbionts of a critically endangered tree cultivated ex situ for conservation. 🧵 doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

It was important to me to publish my first completed study in a BSA journal, as I received lots of societal support when I was a student and enthusiastically continue my involvement as a postdoc. See you at #Botany2026 in Tucson!

A black-and-white studio portrait photograph of Emma Lucy Braun, the pioneering American botanist and plant ecologist widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists in the study of eastern North American forests. Shown from the shoulders up against a soft, neutral gradient background, Braun appears in her later years with a calm, intelligent gaze directed straight at the viewer. Her white hair is neatly styled and swept back from her face, and she wears delicate round wire-rimmed glasses. A gentle, knowing half-smile softens her expression, conveying quiet authority, warmth, and scholarly poise. She is dressed in a light-colored, pleated blouse with a gathered neckline and a prominent dark floral brooch pinned at the center of her chest; the visible sleeve features subtle decorative patterning. The tight, centered composition focuses entirely on her face and upper torso, creating an intimate and dignified mood that emphasizes intellect and dignity over ornamentation.

Botanist/plant ecologist E. Lucy Braun is one of the most influential ecologists in North American history.

+ First woman President, Ecological Society of America, 1950
+ Helped establish plant ecology as a rigorous academic discipline

She was born #OTD in 1889. #WomenInSTEM #conservation #ecosky

Flower open to reveal ovary/style/stigma

Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), our only native Annonaceae in Pennsylvania, blooming today. Could be future deliciousness right there.

#phenology

So cool to see our work highlighted here! Thanks @botany.one ! And, re: the question “were you one of the observers in our dataset,” besides in the paper supplement, there’s a full list of them here: github.com/pmckenz1/mon...

Mononeuria/Minuartia glabra | Appalachian sandwort

there is a chain of bare granite habitats running along the piedmont from roughly Atlanta to Richmond.

This is one of those habitats, and a specialist plant that calls it home.

Caryophyllaceae, Pink family

#flowerreport #bloomsky #nativeplants

Fothergilla, Hamamelidaceae

Fothergilla day in central PA.

#phenology

Ostrich fern fiddleheads on nachos

Fiddlehead nacho night.

#TGIFNN #iamabotanist

DCNR Offering Pocket Meadow Native Seed Kits To Convert Up To 1,000 Square Feet Into A Meadow Habitat On April 16, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced it will be offering a Pocket Meadow Native Seed Kit to convert ...

Pretty awesome. Pennsylvania DCNR making native seed kits available for converting 1000 square feet of lawn into a meadow.

#conservation #nativeplants #plantpeopleFTW

paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2026/04/dcnr...

New PlantingScience pocket tee and @botsocamerica.bsky.social trucker hat in the house!!!

#plantpeopleFTW

Aristochia fruit split open to show attached heart-shaped seeds.

Last season’s Aristolochia seeds still hanging on… and looking bonkers.

#pipevine #iamabotanist #wildflowerhour

3-parted flower above leaf litter, below still-unfurling leaves

Asarum canadense blooming in the shade garden this morning.

#nativeplants #wildginger #phenology

Big congrats to Bucknell Biology’s newest Full Professors, Drs. Emily Stowe and Mizuki Takahashi!

(Here appearing just after their visits from the Dean.)

Promotional graphic with a tropical leaf border for International Plant Appreciation Day, April 13, 2026. Features the Botanical Society of America logo and the PlantingScience logo side by side. Text reads "Support PlantingScience Today!"

It's International Plant Appreciation Day 🌿

Tell us your favorite plants – #IPAD2026!

This year we are rallying support for PlantingScience.org, 20 years of connecting students with real scientists and growing the next generation of botanical researchers.

Donate now: crm.botany.org/makeadonation

Graphic for #IPAD2026 from the BSA encouraging support of the PlantingScience program

Happy International Plant Appreciation Day #IPAD2026! How is everyone celebrating? Anyone spending time with any special plants? @botsocamerica.bsky.social

Twinleaf flower with young unfurling leaves

Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla) blooming in the garden today.

#phenology

Ecologists I need a favor! 🌎🌍🌏
I am teaching a GIS class for freshmen. I want to zoom in for like 15-20 min with other ecologists that are using drones, uav, collars, biologgers, telemetry, or any type of sensors to study wildlife. 1️⃣

It’s that time of year again 🌿✨

Registration for #Botany2026 is OPEN!

@botsocamerica.bsky.social

Time to start planning talks and reconnecting with colleagues. Who’s going? 🌱

Happy Monday! Remember the deadline for #botany2026 abstracts is coming up.

#bsaecophys is also hosting a colloquium on non-foliar gas exchange and a workshop on measuring gas exchange on unusual materials. See the links below!

tinyurl.com/BSAecophysCo...
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Promotional graphic for Botany 2026 on a white background with an orange border. The top features the conference logo, a semicircular illustrated scene of a Sonoran Desert landscape at dusk with saguaro cacti, prickly pear, barrel cactus, and other desert plants in bloom under a twilight sky with a moon. Text around the circle reads "Biodiversity at the Boundaries" and "Tucson, Arizona." Bold orange text in the center of the logo reads "BOTANY 2026" with "August 1-5" displayed on an orange band. Below the logo, large bold orange text reads "Abstract Deadline April 13, 2026." The website address www.botanyconference.org appears in smaller text. At the bottom is a row of co-sponsoring organization logos including the Botanical Society of America, ASPT, Society of Herbarium Curators, American Bryological and Lichenological Society, IAPT, and American Fern Society.

The abstract deadline for #Botany2026 is April 13!

Share your research with 1,000+ botanical scientists from around the world at this year's conference in Tucson, Arizona.

Submit at botanyconference.org!

Early registration ends April 30th, save by being a member of BSA and registering now!

Maria at her laptop with the message on her screen saying submitted

Maria Aguilar Marquez ‘27 just submitted her first-ever conference abstract! Her poster at #Botany2026 will be about her work on extrafloral nectaries in Australian Solanum.

#PUI #plantpeopleFTW @devanijolman.bsky.social

Holding a bag of emu feathers in front of the Clyde Peeling's Reptiland roadside sign

That time a student wanted to test whether some Australian Solanum fruits could stick to emu feathers.... and Clyde Peeling's Reptiland answered the call!

#ozplants #PUI