Botany One

A new process could harness plants natural chemical prowess and allow them to become factories for producing complex molecules like antibodies and enzymes.

Four wild Australian cotton species thrive in high heat, unlike commercial cotton. These wild species could be used to breed heat tolerance into commercial cotton.

Botany One interviews Dr. Stefanie Ickert-Bond, speaker at the “Evolutionary History of the Gnetales” symposium held during Botany 2025.

Scientists discovered that modern roses’ ability to flower repeatedly comes from a single genetic mutation in Chinese wild roses, and by tracing their family tree, they showed how hybridization with a few wild species created the roses we know today.

Mycorrhizal communities are shaped by orchid trophic mode and biogeography but not orchid phylogeny.

This week, the complexity of plants, and the bodyguards that don't help you get pollinated.

Inside the flower, two types of nectaries work in harmony, attracting pollinators and plant defenders.

Botany One interviews Dr. Cristián Atala, a Chilean botanist that aims to brings to light the overlooked complexity of plants.

This week, scary bodyguards, local references and why you should treat plants with kindness.

By tracing where the world's most valuable specimens are stored, scientists uncover a story of colonial history and, hopefully, a more inclusive future for botany.

Scientists have studied the morphology of male and female Leptocarpus denmarkicus spikelets, offering new insights into the evolutionary plasticity of flower development and seed dispersal within the Poales.

Botany One interviews Gláucia Silva, a Brazilian PhD Student passionate for passion fruits and sparking the botanical interest of their students.