Botany One

New research reveals how ant bodyguards can scare off pollinators yet still sustain plant reproduction.

This week extraordinary fungal knowledge, violas that survive arsenic, and Ramiro Aguilar on the importance of observation.

A new study reveals how off-season flowering helps invasive plants outcompete native species.

Viola metallophytes have evolved the rare capacity to tolerate toxic metals, allowing them to thrive in the harsh soils of Allchar, North Macedonia. Scientists now know that two closely related Viola species have evolved different tolerance mechanisms – opening up an interesting case of convergent evolution as well as possible avenues for plant phytoremediation.

Botany One interviews Dr. Ramiro Aguilar, who was sponsored by Annals of Botany to speak at ATBC 2025.

A decade-long collaboration reveals how an endangered Indigenous group holds unparalleled knowledge of wild fungi, and how they’re passing it on to future generations.

This week, a loss of immunity, a gain of parasites and untold stories of plant evolution.

Their unknown function in developing hausteria remains to be uncovered.

Botany One interviews Dr. Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona, a speaker at the “Evolutionary History of the Gnetales” symposium held during Botany 2025.

Losing immunity receptor genes makes these crops more susceptible to disease, but wild relatives can be used to better understand these genes and help breed hardier crops.

This week, why Taylor Swift might be good for plants and why Northern Irish rock group Ash might not be.

5 cm of volcanic ash leads to the loss of seedling emergence on the volcanic island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, likely affecting succession for decades after a recent eruption.