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Botanical Society ED, hockey mom, lover of history, avid reader
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There's still time to submit your workshop for #Botany2026! #iamabotanist
botsocamerica.bsky.social Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 3d
#Botany2026 Workshop Deadline Extended to November 24th!

There’s still time to share your expertise and shape the conference in Tucson. From software tutorials to botanical art, workshops bring the community together for hands-on learning.

Submit here:
2026.botanyconference.org/workshopprop...
Graphic announcing the extended deadline for Botany 2026 workshop proposals. The top half shows the Botany 2026 logo—a desert landscape with saguaros, cacti, and wildflowers under the tagline “Biodiversity at the Boundaries.” Below, large orange text reads: “Workshop Proposal Deadline Extended to November 24th!” followed by the website www.botanyconference.org. Logos of the participating societies appear along the bottom, including the Botanical Society of America, ASPT, Society of Herbarium Curators, ABLS, IAPT, and American Fern Society.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
hcacanindin.bsky.social
There's still time to submit a workshop for #Botany2026! #iamabotanist
botsocamerica.bsky.social Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 3d
#Botany2026 Workshop Deadline Extended to November 24th!

There’s still time to share your expertise and shape the conference in Tucson. From software tutorials to botanical art, workshops bring the community together for hands-on learning.

Submit here:
2026.botanyconference.org/workshopprop...
Graphic announcing the extended deadline for Botany 2026 workshop proposals. The top half shows the Botany 2026 logo—a desert landscape with saguaros, cacti, and wildflowers under the tagline “Biodiversity at the Boundaries.” Below, large orange text reads: “Workshop Proposal Deadline Extended to November 24th!” followed by the website www.botanyconference.org. Logos of the participating societies appear along the bottom, including the Botanical Society of America, ASPT, Society of Herbarium Curators, ABLS, IAPT, and American Fern Society.
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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🔥🌳🌴Check out this exhaustive overview of how #traits may mediate the impact of #fire on (tropical) #forests and vice versa, led by PhD student David Pacuk! An important start to better understand fire resilience of fire-unadapted forests!🔥🌳🌴
botsocamerica.bsky.social Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Oct 14
🔥🌱 From the upcoming #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥

Toward a functional understanding of novel fire regimes in tropical #forests
By David Pacuk, Peter van der Sleen, Frank Sterck & @masha-vandersande.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
Collage showing the bark of Anadenanthera colubrina: on the left, intact bark before fire; on the right, bark surface after exposure to fire, showing charring and structural changes.
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
🌱Check out this new #AJB Review!🌱

The #polyploid continuum & the landscape of polyploid genomic variation

By Alex Twyford, Justin Conover, Jeff Doyle, Annaliese Mason, Douglas Soltis, Pamela Soltis & Jonathan Wendel

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #polyploidy @soltislab.bsky.social
Expected outcomes at either end of a polyploid continuum.
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
ROOT & SHOOT 2026 travel awards are open for SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES student/mentor pairs. Up to $3,000 per pair (US) / $4,000 (intl) to attend select plant-science conferences.

Apply by Dec 5, 2025.

Details & application:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
NSF Research Coordination Network: ROOT & SHOOT. 2026 travel award application for members of SACNAS, MANRRS, or AISES
The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Out Oppression Together and SHaring Our Outcomes Transparently) aims to strengthen plant science to become more welcoming to all. Part of this mission ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Optimizing DNA extraction protocols for #bryophytes: Insights from #Orthotrichaceae

New in #AppsPlantSci by @paguado-ramsay.bsky.social, @flara-bryo.bsky.social, @macacuerdo.bsky.social & @idraper.bsky.social

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @orthotreeproject.bsky.social #botany
Field photograph of the moss Lewinskya rupestris growing on a rock, intermingled with other moss species. Credit: @flara-bryo.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
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🔬🌱 We are planning ahead for Botany 2026! We’re looking for folks interested in helping organize a hands-on workshop on building custom LI-COR chambers and measuring gas exchange on non-conventional plant material.

👉 Reach out to jsavage@d.umn.edu if interested!

#Botany2026 #bsaecophys
September 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
DEADLINE ALERT! Symposia & Colloquia proposals for #Botany2026 are due this Thursday, Oct. 16th!

Don’t wait—submit your proposal today and help grow the ideas that will take root in Tucson next year!🌵

To learn more about proposal guidelines, or how to submit a proposal, visit: botanyconference.org
This image is a flyer stating that the Botany 2026 symposia and colloquia proposals are due this thursday, October 16, 2025. It also shows the conference logo and the logos of the other contributing organizations and the website url: www.botanyconference.org.
October 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
🍂 Fall (or spring in the south!) is the perfect time to join the Botanical Society of America. Join now and get 3 extra months of membership free—through Dec 2026!

Enjoy journal access, $125K+ in awards, Botany 2026 discounts, & more.

Join today: crm.botany.org
Benefits: botany.org/home/members...
Promotional flyer with a red and orange fall theme. Across the top in large white text: “Join BSA Today.” A banner below reads: “Join TODAY and get 3 FREE MONTHS of membership!” A bold heading asks, “WHY JOIN?” followed by bullet points: Discounts to publish research in, and access to, society journals Access to over $125,000 in awards and grants Discounted Botany 2026 registration Leadership opportunities At the bottom, a group photo of ten smiling BSA members stands against the fall background, with scattered leaves and a QR code in the lower right corner.
October 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Applying to Grad School: Q&A Panel

Thinking about grad school in botany or the plant sciences? Join us for a free virtual #Botany360 Q&A next Thur, Oct. 9 at 4:30 p.m. ET. Panelists from diverse institutions will answer your questions about the application process.

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Flyer titled “Applying to Grad School: Q&A Panel.” Background of pale pink and white flowers with a mauve overlay. Text reads: “Are you interested in applying to a graduate program in botany or the plant sciences? Join us for an informational 1-hour panel on October 9th at 4:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern (virtual). Panelists will represent a diversity of institution types and backgrounds and will be available to answer attendee questions. Register using the QR code below!” Box at bottom: “Sponsored by the BSA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.” Logos of the Botanical Society of America and Botany360 appear at the bottom left, with a QR code at the bottom right.
October 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Drawing your attention to an effort to convince NSF to re-open this year's GRFP competition to second year PhD students. Please consider signing or sharing the petition asking NSF to broaden the application eligibility to what it has been previously. laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition
laurenkuehne.github.io
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
🌵Deadline alert! #Botany2026 Symposia & Colloquia Proposals are due October 16. Help shape the scientific program for our Tucson meeting, themed Biodiversity at the Boundaries!

Submit your proposal and get details here: mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...

or here: www.botanyconference.org

#iamabotanist
October 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
hcacanindin.bsky.social
Are you making your plans yet? Botany 2019 in Tucson was one of the highest rated Botany meetings ever- and we are returning in 2026. Proposals for Symposia, Colloquia and Workshops due on October 16. Get talking and get writing! #Botany2026 www.botanyconference.org
botsocamerica.bsky.social Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Sep 12
We’re excited to announce the Call for Symposia, Colloquia, & Workshop Proposals for #Botany2026, Aug. 1–5, 2026 in Tucson, AZ.

Help us explore this year’s theme: Biodiversity at the Boundaries.

There is a hard deadline of October 16 for Symposia and Colloquia proposals.

www.botanyconference.org
Flyer for Botany 2026, themed “Biodiversity at the Boundaries.” The event will be held August 1–5, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. The circular logo shows a desert landscape with colorful cacti and flowering plants. Large text reads: “Call for symposia, colloquia, and workshop proposals!” The website www.botanyconference.org is listed, along with sponsor logos at the bottom: Botanical Society of America, ASPT, Society of Herbarium Curators, ABLS, IAPT, and American Fern Society.
October 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Meet our August #BSASpotlight, Sarita Munoz-Gomez!

Sarita is a graduate student at Clemson University investigating sex determination in Baccharis species using genomic and developmental approaches.

🌱 Learn more about Sarita on her BSA Spotlight page: botany.org/home/careers...

#IamaBotanist
A graduate student, Sarita Munoz-Gomez, wearing a black mask and black shirt, works carefully with green potted plants inside a greenhouse. She is using test tubes held in a bright blue rack while handling plant stems and flowers. Text on the graphic highlights her research on sex determination in Baccharis species at Clemson University, her previous work on floral pigmentation in Mimulus pictus, and her passion for science communication, illustration, and making plant biology accessible. The image includes the BSA Spotlight Series logo and website link (www.botany.org).
September 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
The latest American Journal of #Botany is now online at bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197...!

Check out these issue highlights at botany.org/file.php?fil...!

#botany #plantscience #fossils #phylogenetics #mycorrhizae
When evaluating insect visitation on diploid Centaurea aspera, tetraploid C. seridis, and their triploid hybrids (C. × subdecurrens) on the dunes of El Saler (Valencia, Spain), Halictus scabiosae was identified as one of the most frequent visitors. Females usually played the primary role in pollination. In this image, a male H. scabiosae approaches a female while she visits the flower head of a tetraploid C. seridis. See “Insect visitation patterns in diploid Centaurea aspera and its related allotetraploid and triploid hybrids: Similar rates but distinct assemblages” by Alfonso Garmendia et al. in this issue. (Photo credit: Alfonso Garmendia.)
September 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
📢 Happening this Friday! Join us for the #Botany360 Graduate Research Fellowship Writing Panel on Oct 3, 2025 at 1 pm ET.

Hear from reviewers & grad students on writing strong NSF GRFP applications + fellowship tips. Free & open to students!

Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#IamaBotanist
Flyer for the Graduate Research Fellowship Writing Panel hosted by the Botanical Society of America’s Early Career Professional Development Committee. Event date: Friday, October 3, 2025, at 1:00 pm ET. The flyer background is green ferns. At the top are large white letters with the event title. Photos of five panelists are displayed in circles: Dr. Sally Chambers (Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University), Dr. T. Michael Anderson (Professor, Wake Forest University), Julianna Harden (PhD Student, Cornell University), Cynthia Webster (PhD Student, University of Connecticut), and Savanna Brown (PhD Student, University of Connecticut). A text box describes the session: a one-hour panel on writing strong research and personal statements for fellowships like the NSF GRFP, with perspectives from reviewers and graduate students, strategies for effective applications, and broadly useful guidance for fellowship or grant proposals. A large QR code with the label “Students register here!” appears on the right. At the bottom are logos for NSF GRFP, the Botanical Society of America, and partner organizations.
September 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Environmental versus phylogenetic control of leaf anatomical traits in #Fabaceae, across a continental scale

New #AJB research by Kexiang Huang, Ying Li, Jianming Wang, Wanting Liang, Keyu Zhao, Changsheng Long, Nianting Yu et al.

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#plantscience #legumes #phylogeny
Anatomical cross-section of a leaf with distinct epidermis, palisade, and spongy tissues.
October 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
BSA’s Graduate Research Fellowship Writing Workshop is back! Whether you’re applying for the NSF GRFP or another graduate-level fellowship, this workshop will help you craft clear, compelling research statements.

Apply by Sept. 26: forms.gle/wfFPhVUELj47...
Workshop date to be announced soon!
Flyer with a stone and moss background advertising the Graduate Research Fellowship Writing Workshop for Plant Researchers. Large header text at the top announces the workshop. Main text explains that the Botanical Society of America’s 2025 workshop is open to students preparing research statements for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) or other graduate-level grants. Program includes: A panel discussion in late September (date TBD) on how to write a winning proposal. Small working groups with students, a grad student mentor, and a senior mentor to share proposals and give feedback. On the right is a QR code with the text “Students register here!” and a shortened URL. Logos of NSF GRFP, the Botanical Society of America, and Botany360 are at the bottom.
September 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
📢 The Darbaker Prize in Phycology nomination deadline has been extended to November 1st!

🌿 Learn more about this $2500 award and submit nominations:
botany.org/home/awards/...

#BSA2025Awards #Phycology #AlgaeResearch #IamaBotanist
Flyer with underwater background of green algae promoting the 2025 Darbaker Prize. At the top: “Botanical Society of America & Phycological Society of America.” Large bold text announces: “Darbaker Prize. Nomination deadline extended to November 1, 2025. Increased $2500 award.” Bottom of flyer shows BSA logos, website (www.botany.org), and a QR code for more information.
September 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Check out this new #AJB Review by Connor Morozumi et al.!

Aboveground-belowground microbial interactions in plants: A call to recognize the complexity within multispecies microbial communities

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

#plantscience #botany #ecology #endophytes #Epichloë #mycorrhizae
Researchers like Amanda Griffin at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study aboveground-belowground microbial interactions to make plant microbiome research more predictive.
September 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
🌸 Congratulations to Grace Burgin (Harvard University), winner of the 2025 Margaret Menzel Award, and Keana Tang (University of Kansas), winner of the 2025 Maynard Moseley Award!

Menzel Award – botany.org/home/awards/...

Moseley Award – botany.org/home/awards/...

#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
Flyer titled Botanical Society of America – Margaret Menzel Award (Genetics & Genomics Section) and Maynard Moseley Award (Developmental & Structural and Paleobotanical Sections), 2025 Recipients. Blue background with two photos. Top: Grace Burgin (Harvard University), recipient of the Menzel Award. Bottom: Keana Tang (University of Kansas), recipient of the Moseley Award.
September 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Honoring the 2025 Physiological & Ecophysiological Section Awards Recipients!

🏅 LI-COR Prize Presentation Award: Daniel Mok
🏅 LI-COR Prize Poster Award: Amelie LeTierce
🏅 Presentation Award: Malinda Barberio
🏅 Poster Award: Osedipo Adegbeyeni

Visit: botany.org/home/awards....

#BSA2025AwardsBlitz
Flyer titled Botanical Society of America – Physiological and Ecophysiological Section Student Presentations Awards, 2025 Recipients. Autumn leaf background. Four awardees are pictured: Daniel Mok (Michigan State University), LI-COR Prize Presentation Award; Amelie Letierce (University of Minnesota Duluth), LI-COR Prize Poster Award; Malinda Barberio (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Presentation Award; and Osedipo Adegbeyeni (University of Utah), Poster Award.
September 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
We’re proud to announce the 2025 Phytochemical Section Presentation Awardees!

🏅 Best Presentation: Melanie Madrigal
🏅 Honorable Mention: Chase Hearn

🏅 Best Poster: Karen Campos Secenas
🏅 Honorable Mention: Abbigale Baum

Learn more: botany.org/home/awards/...

#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
Flyer titled Botanical Society of America – Phytochemical Section Presentation Awards, 2025 Recipients. Bright green leafy background. Four recipients are shown: Melanie Madrigal (Louisiana State University), Best Presentation; Chase Hearn (Purdue University), Best Presentation Honorable Mention; Karen Campos Secenas (University of California-Irvine), Best Poster; and Abbigale Baum (Utah Valley University), Best Poster Honorable Mention.
September 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
#Nitrogen enrichment reduces parasitism in an annual hemiparasite

New #AJB researc by Jasmine Taite & Paul Nabity

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

#plantscience #climatechange #Poaceae #pollution #ecology
Experimental design and haustoria size classes. (A) Experimental design showing species grown alone (C, L or P) or paired (C+L and C+P), and (B) branched stem for Castilleja exserta growing adjacent Nasella lepida.
September 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Reposted by Heather Cacanindin
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Insect visitation patterns in diploid #Centaurea aspera & its related allotetraploid & triploid hybrids: Similar rates but distinct assemblages

New #AJB research by Alfonso Garmendia, Hugo Merle, Pau Lucio-Puig & María Ferriol

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #polyploidy #Asteraceae
A male Halictus scabiosae bee approaches a female of the same species while she visits the flower head of a tetraploid Centaurea seridis.
September 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM