There were once 17,000 apple varieties in North America; it's estimated that only 4,000 of those remain.
David Benscoter and E.J. Brandt of The Lost Apple Project are working to rediscover the lost varieties.
#lostapples #applehunting
https://t.co/30hyKpOf6P

Deinbollia onanae (Sapindaceae), a new, Endangered, montane tree species from the Cameroon Highlands. https://t.co/unEVHv7UDg
Honoring Dr Jean Michel Onana our long-valued collaborator from National Herbarium of Cameroon!

Our results indicate that few phylogenetic clades concentrate a great fraction of the extinction-risk gradient in the endemic flora of the western Mediterranean, and monitoring programs should pay particular attention to these extinction-prone lineages.
https://t.co/VvdGvvtPnn

Nuestro #biodiverso E.Valencia ha participado en el interesante artículo liderado por F. de Bello del CIDE del @CSIC "Why we still need permanent plots for vegetation science" en la revista @JVegSci @URJCcientifica @ESCET_URJC https://t.co/Px2fY4rTX5

Enjoying an amazing talk of @SandyKnapp showing us the importance of local herbaria! Not entirely virtual for me #SOTWPF @KewScience

Hybridization and reproductive isolation between heterostylous primroses 🌼 https://t.co/XtHm8Xhpd0

🌱Si las plantas desparecieran perderíamos el 80% de nuestros alimentos.

La #SanidadVegetal es...
🥕Seguridad alimentaria
👩🌾Medios de vida
🌎Un medio ambiente sano.

¿Trabajas en el sector privado? Así puedes proteger la sanidad vegetal 👇
#IYPH2020

España es uno de los 📍 34 puntos calientes de #biodiversidad mundial:

🏆 De los primeros países en crear #ParquesNacionales.
🏆 El país europeo que más territorio aporta a la Red #Natura2000.
🏆 1ª posición mundial en #ReservasdelaBiosfera, con 52.

#FiestaNacional #12deOctubre

A botany curator working from home, like many biologists at the moment.

Away from the herbarium which contains huge slices of tree trunks to tiny orchid seeds, I’m developing new ways to tell everyone about the wonderful collection @AmgueddfaCymru #IamaBiologist #IamaBotanist

"My advice to early-career women scientists is to believe in yourself and believe that what you do matters for science and for society." #DayOfTheGirl https://t.co/Z41inLSCvE @ScienceCareers

AIR PLANT DISCOVERY! : a #newspecies of #airplant Tillandsia itatiensis (Bromeliaceae) • Discovered from Bahia, Brazil 2020. https://t.co/9HudGnVOmG

Enhorabuena al grupo #biodiverso @AdApta_Lab por la "Estrategia nacional de conservación de los parientes silvestres de los cultivos y plantas silvestres de uso alimentario" q han elaborado y se encuentra ahora en consulta pública. Documento muy necesario
https://t.co/uIAzPuBT5A https://t.co/GKVVNPbM5A

I pocket acorns as I walk: I can’t help it, it’s just an instinct 🤷🏼‍♂️ Recently I emptied the contents of my jacket and the autumnal diversity is just stunning!! 🍂 here are a few of my favourites