Check out the latest news and incredible images from our members, Alexander N Schmidt-Lebuhn (CSIRO, Australian National Herbarium).

Go on a field trip in search of Hecastocleis shockleyi, which spite of this mysterious biogeography, links the sunflower family's early radiations to its eventual global spread, little is known about the ecology and genetic diversity of the species. Colin Hoag (Smith College).

Take note of a simplified tissue prep method for studying plant anatomy and development in the sunflower family @brannanrose.bsky.social @zach-meharg.bsky.social Alex Harkess and Daniel Jones @thecapitulab.bsky.social

This issue's cover shows a new species the woolly devil Ovicula biradiata (Helenieae). Isaac Lichter Marck (California Academy of Sciences), A. Michael Powell (Sul Ross State U, Kelsey A. Wogan (Sul Ross State U)

Also great talks in this session from Paige Ellestad (@jennifermandel.bsky.social’s lab) on comparative genomics across the Asterales and @zach-meharg.bsky.social (Harkess lab) on Dahlia genomics/cultivation!