(1/2) Have you seen Caro Arevalo’s incredible work? "The Fungi Painting" takes you on a journey through phyla, subdivisions, and microscopic wonders of the Fungi Kingdom.

This is Xylocopa tenuiscapa, narrow-scaped carpenter bee. He has big blue eyes and sits atop a perch surveying his territory, which can be handed down through generations of bees! His big front legs are for covering the female's eyes while mating so she doesn't get distracted!

What is a #seed? Good question Welmoed Out @welmoedo.bsky.social.! A fertilised #ovule. Located inside a #fruit. Will contain #embryo that develops into #plant & usually a food reserve to support the embryo until it can #photosynthesise (or otherwise acquire #food). So many different shapes and sizes!

We are recruiting a coordinator for Latin America projects within the Global Tree Seed Bank programme. This role at the Millennium Seed Bank @wakehurst_kew enables our international teams deliver key outputs @KewScience. Please share! careers.kew.org/vacancy/latin-…

Why do I only make filtered coffee now? These two terpenoids in coffee beans (cafestol and kahweol) are the most potent LDL cholesterol-raising chemicals in our diet and are removed by paper (auto-drip or pour over) or gold mesh (auto-drip only) filters. Curious to learn more? 👇

It's #MagnoliaMonday! In Morona-Santiago, #Ecuador in 2019, #DataDeficient #Magnolia lozanoi was rediscovered 26 years after first collection. The new surveys show it is an extremely rare species, currently threatened by an ongoing open-pit copper mine. biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/arti…

Planning to look for more of the critically endangered tree Paramachaerium gruberi. The locations in its southern range are not looking bright: a garden, a fragmented forest, and a plantation. But Osa Conservation in 2024 we'll be out looking for more, w/ the support of Botanic Gardens Conservation International.

Today the IUCN Red List has been updated with over 4,000 new assessments for tree species. 70% of trees now have a published IUCN Red List assessment. ow.ly/JPnO50QgHM6

18 #Magnolia species were included in the latest IUCN Red List update, thanks to #GCCMagnolia partners & GlobalTreeAssessment. This includes 13 species newly assessed and 5 species assessments updated in #Mexico, #CentralAmerica, #Caribbean, #SouthAmerica, #EastAsia & #SoutheastAsia.

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FUNGUS IN SPACE!!! 🍄🚀 Equal parts cosmic horror and nature being metal, let's talk about the lichen that grew on the OUTSIDE of the International Space Station! Get your tea and curl up, because I PROMISE you wanna hear about these fungal cosmonauts 🧑‍🚀 🧵

FYI Charlotte the stingray is not pregnant with shark rays (unfortunately impossible) but she is also not pregnant with clones of herself (also impossible) it's much weirder than that.

The osa-arboretum.org is the coolest and I'm not just saying it because I love it and I work there. Certified by ArbNet and a Botanic Gardens Conservation International member. ¡Vengan a conocerlo!

We were delighted to host esteemed researchers. Nelson Zamora, a prominent botanist in Costa Rica, is renowned for his work on identifying numerous rare plant species. Daniel Barthélémy's research specializes in plant architecture, and co-founder of the Pl@ntNet (Plantnet).

I am glad to share with you our new contribution about the #conservation status of Palms in a highly diverse region between #Colombia🇨🇴 #Ecuador🇨🇴 🤓 Check it out 🤓🌴 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp…

BGCI’s GBGF is now open! The GBGF is made up of grants which drive #plantconservation, #sustainability efforts, & global partnerships for #botanicgardens and #arboreta in developing countries & #biodiversity hotspots. Applications are open until 14/06/24 buff.ly/4axK9ks

Fieldwork season, monitoring and sampling Magnolia wetteri in the Osa Peninsula Osa Conservation. We are trying to understand why we haven't seen viable seeds in years. GCCMagnolia Botanic Gardens Conservation International #SpeciesSteward

#Magnolia appreciation post! These shots of Magnolia ashei flowers show the stigma exuding blue, UV fluorescent liquid. Photo credit: Jeff Talbert

¡Noticias emocionantes! Botanic Gardens Conservation International publicó un Manual de protocolos de #propagación. Incluye formularios utilizables para redactar sus protocolos de propagación y diseñar sus ensayos experimentales. ¡La versión en español llegará pronto! Acceda al manual aquí: bit.ly/3WdQ3CB