The 20th International Botanical Congress is underway in Madrid, and an early decision has caught the press’s eye.

Research shows climate and competition with other plants stop the damaging invasive grass Johnsongrass from spreading further across the USA.

Some plants have been found and that's good news, while for others it was bad. Another compilation of the stories we've been sharing on social media.

How do citizen scientists compare with digitised herbarium data? A question asked by one of the papers we shared on social media over the past day.

Another round-up of the stories we've shared on social media over the past day.

An experiment that's been running for over 140 years has thrown up a surprise and some botanists helping create habitats for injured birds were among the stories we shared yesterday.

A story about how refugees are learning the skills they need to improve their homes and their host communities was one of the links we shared on social media yesterday.

In stories we shared on social media, tree planting was once again a popular theme.

Plant invasions are a common theme in the stories we shared on social media recently.

In stories we shared yesterday, some tree planting initiatives got the go ahead, while others are caught up in legal battles. And in Nebraska, they're doing things differently.

Protecting plants from extinction has become a bit easier in Colorado due to a change in drug laws, and other stories we've shared recently.

Here's a catch-up of the stories we shared on social media channels recently.