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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 3d

A new survey of flora in the Yazd-Kerman Endemism Hotspot has revealed more than 300 species - and more than 60 threatened species - call the Lalehzar and Hezar Mountains of Iran home

Evaluation of biodiversity and conservation status of endemic and rare plant species of an endemism hotspot in Iran

Context This study focuses on the Lalehzar and Hezar Mountains within the Yazd-Kerman Endemism Hotspot in Iran, part of the Irano-Turanian region, which includes five of the world’s 34 endemism…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 6d

#openaccess New #LiDAR methods are revealing the influence of land use change and climate change on forest height, as Patrick Norman and colleagues write

Landscape-wide modelling of canopy tree crowns and heights using LiDAR: a case study in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia

Context Understanding the extant structure of forests reveals important insights into their ecological condition, age, biodiversity and related ecosystem services. Advances in LiDAR and computational…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 29d

🌱 New research from The Australian PlantBank reveals how 4 threatened Australian Grevillea species respond to temperature changes. Good news, 3 species show resilience to future warming, but G. iaspicula prefers cooler conditions & may struggle with climate change.

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Sep 3

Riverbank erosion in SW Australia exposed previously undocumented root clusters in Kingia australis. Research by Lamont et al. suggests these novel 'kingioid roots' enhance water and nutrient uptake rather than storage, linking with seasonal root-cluster types🫚

Paper here 🔗 buff.ly/Hi3BxLE

A dense, intricate cluster of golden-brown roots and rootlets from the grasstree Kingia australis, displayed against a white background. The cluster shows a complex branching structure with a main parent root extending horizontally, from which hundreds of fine secondary roots and rootlets emerge in all directions, creating a dense, bushy appearance. Photo credit: Byron Lamont.

The text on the image reads: "An eroding riverbank exposed the hidden root systems of the grasstree, Kingia australis."

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Aug 27

The "living fossil" Wollemi pine🌲can self-fertilise! New research from #CharlesSturtUni shows this critically endangered conifer produces viable seeds without cross-pollination - which helps explain their low genetic diversity in natural systems 🧬

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Aug 21

A new journal category: Reflections. We're inviting reviews authored by research field leaders to reflect on a topic of their choosing, exploring the history of and provide context for the current state of our discipline. Our first guest is Prof. Mark Westoby #openaccess

Trajectories of ecology past and future

Ecosystems have many different processes going on. Researchers need to select and simplify, and so development of ecology as a discipline has involved finding different possible ways to select and…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Aug 21

African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) is a fast growing, aggressive invasive species in Australia & North America. Early trials to control this agressive invader in the biodiversity hotspot of SW Australia are promising, writes Carl R. Gosper & colleagues #openaccess OA 🔗➡️

Control of African lovegrass by flupropanate in a flora conservation context

Context Managing widespread invasive plants to support biodiversity conservation is a significant challenge that requires weed control methods that have lesser impacts on co-occurring native species…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Aug 3

Traits such as spines & water storage vessels allow #cacti to thrive in #aridecosystems. These traits are also useful indicators of #ecosystemintegrity. Paredes Cubas & colleagues from @universidadjaen explore 12 standardised measures of functional traits in #Cactaceae 🌵🔗https://buff.ly/Rc1J5K4

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Jul 22

A HIDDEN SABOTEUR: Pilostyles hamiltoniorum is a parasitic plant that lives INSIDE its host, only revealing itself through tiny flowers on the stems.
New research shows this endoparasite slashes flower production by 52% in its host plants, despite being almost invisible!
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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Jul 14

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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · Jul 8

Leaf your assumptions at the door... Tim Entwisle is here to untangle fact from fiction in the botanical world. 🌿

Botanist, broadcaster & author, Professor Tim Entwisle has 30+ years’ experience as head of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney & Melbourne, and in a senior role at Kew Gardens, London.

Tim Entwisle sits by a bookcase, holding a copy of his book 'The Sceptical Botanist' and smiling.

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Jul 8

🔥Are you investigating how plants respond to shifting fire regimes? Submit to our new Special Collection🌱
Title: "After the fires: Plant responses and resilience under shifting fire regimes"
📖 Submit by 30 Sept 2025.
🧪 Details 👉 www.publish.csiro.au/bt/content/C...
#Fire #Botany #Plantscience

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Jul 2

In New Caledonia’s rainforests, the rare monocarpic tree Cerberiopsis candelabra may owe its success to fast seasonal growth and high juvenile survival. Salmon et al. tracked 134 individuals for 18 months, revealing traits that may help them thrive after disturbance 🌱
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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Jun 25

🌿 How did plants respond to postglacial warming near Tasmania’s treeline?
New research by Astorga et al. shows that some species survived the Last Glacial period locally, while others, like fire-adapted shrubs, arrived much later.
Read more in Australian Journal of Botany 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/BT24...

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Jun 16

👋 We're at #ICCB2025! Come visit us at our @csiropublishing.bsky.social‬ booth and connect with our team.

📝 Don’t miss our "Everything You Need to Know About Publishing" Workshop this Thursday at 1pm — get insider tips on how to publish your research and navigate the academic publishing process.

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Jun 13

We're delighted to announce the reappointment of @jwmorganecology.bsky.social and @markooiecol.bsky.social as Co-Editors-in-Chief of Australian Journal of Botany!
Their continued leadership ensures the journal remains at the forefront of botanical research in Australia and beyond 🌱 📖

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Jun 6

The germination success of tussock grass #Themeda triandra, a keystone species of many #grassland #ecosystems is hampered by variable seed quality and a lack of standardised germination protocols, according to Marne Durnin and colleagues from University of Adelaide 🌱 doi.org/10.1071/BT24...

Variable seed quality hampers the use of Themeda triandra (Poaceae) for seed production, agriculture, research and restoration: a review

Themeda triandra (Forssk.) is a tussock grass of international importance for its keystone role in grassy ecosystems and, hence, is often a focus for seed production, research and ecological…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · May 30

Soil-born fungi infects seeds and reduces germination success of Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock), an invasive species in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Bárbara Angeletti and colleagues. doi.org/10.1071/BT24....

Fungi associated with seeds of the invasive grass Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) in its native range as prospective biological control agents

Context The South American grass Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) is widely distributed in central Argentina and one of the most damaging invasive species in Australia, New Zealand, and South…

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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · May 20

Several of our journals are on Bluesky!

Follow them for updates:

@ausjchem.bsky.social 🧪
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@ijwildlandfire.bsky.social 🔥
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A collage of six journal covers: Australian Journal of Botany, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Australian Journal of Primary Health, International Journal of Wildland Fire, Pacific Conservation Biology, Wildlife Research, and Reproduction, Fertility and Development.

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · May 23

Quantifying the life history (fire tolerance) of six shrub and tree species reveals the historical, highly variable fire history of #banksia #woodlands in south-western #westernaustralia, according to Russel Miller and colleagues from @murdoch.edu.au doi.org/10.1071/BT23...

Plant life-history data as evidence of an historical mixed-severity fire regime in Banksia Woodlands

Context The concept of the fire regime is central to understanding and managing fire-prone ecosystems globally, and information on past regimes can provide useful insights into species disturbance…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · May 11

Addition and removal experiments by McDougall et al. in subalpine grassland within Kosciuszko National Park reveal that the invasive Ox-eye daisy affects grassland diversity. Luckily, undisturbed communities seem resilient to the daisy's invasion despite its abundance.

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Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.) invasion has only a small effect on the diversity of a subalpine grassland

Context Ox-eye daisy (OED; Leucanthemum vulgare) has invaded subalpine communities in Australia.Aims We evaluated the effect of OED on subalpine grassland diversity in Kosciuszko National Park…

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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · May 7

Pitcher this: a gigantic carnivorous plant covered in reddish 'hairs' like an orangutan.

Time for a #WorldCarnivorousPlantDay thread 🧵

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A huge pitcher from the tropical plant Nepenthes pongoides, with a striking red frilled rim and a green body with red speckles, nestled in brown leaf litter.

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · May 7

A surprising discovery was made by CSIRO botanists which revealed the daisy fleabane (thought to be a rare Australian species) is an introduced plant! Molecular data suggests it likely hails from the Northern hemisphere as it is not distinctly different from the widespread bitter fleabane.
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Origins of the rare Australian daisy Erigeron conyzoides and its implications for biological control research and conservation management

Context Confidence in risk analyses for weed biological control (biocontrol) agents is underpinned by knowledge of the phylogenetic associations between the target weed and off-target plant species,…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Apr 28

Freshwater biota rely on #silicon, often from rock weathering. But in #Argentina, the sedge Schoenoplectus californicus is providing an important #ecosystemservice as a key silicon source to freshwater ecoystems. Mara De Rito & colleagues, Uni. Nacional de Mar del Plata-CIC doi.org/10.1071/BT23...

Schoenoplectus californicus (Cyperaceae) amorphous silica contribution to the silicon cycle in pampean shallow lakes: an analysis of spatio-temporal variation and silicon–lignin relations

Context Phytoliths constitute an important source of silicon in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A.Mey.) Soják (Cyperaceae) is an important phytolith producer.Aims…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · Apr 27

The stunning Southwest Australian Floristic Region is #biodiversityhotspot - and a hotspot of equally diverse plant pollination strategies. Mark Brundett and colleagues from Uni. Western Austalia catalogue pollination mechanisms of > 8800 species doi.org/10.1071/BT23...

Pollination strategies are exceptionally complex in southwestern Australia – a globally significant ancient biodiversity hotspot

Context The Southwest Australian Floristic Region has exceptional plant evolutionary complexity for fire, nutrition and pollination traits.Aims Our aim was to allocate pollination strategies to all…

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