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now at @vorontsovams.bsky.social

Photo taken exactly 20 years ago while studying the vegetation in W #Madagascar N of #BeloSurTsiribihina @stucable

Following a fire in 2023 at Ankafobe Forest #Madagascar, experimental dense direct sowing of Trema orientale seeds in small holes has resulted in a layer of young trees (up to 2 m tall) protecting soil and providing shade for underplanting of a wider array of native tree species

Malagasy applicants welcome for the PhD project project “Considering local demand for more effective restoration in Madagascar" wur.nl/en/vacancy/phd…

New preprint on the Erica of Madagascar: @teamkmcc researchgate.net/publication/38…

📷 Discover the magic of plants at our Open Day on the 9th Nov at 13:00-15:00! Join us for activities like microscope sessions, plant walks, & lavender bag making. No registration needed—just drop in! All ages welcome. Free entry! 📷#Lambeth #SLBI

Excellent talk by @LizoMasters at the @KewScience away day

with @Livasoa_Randria @TeamKMCC @KewScience

Grass cheat sheet by @The_Al_meida for our new Madagascar guidebook with @HerizoNanty @FenitraNoro @TeamKMCC @KewScience from photo by François Rousseu

previously unknown species of forest understory #grass from #Madagascar, drawn by Joanna Langhorne @TeamKMCC @KewScience

@Pathh1 Thank you for helping me back onto here Pat!

@vorontsovams Welcome back, although pity the X platform is so degraded & botany posts widely fragmented now. I'm your second follower after a 'dodgy' one. IBC Melbourne you could follow on Twitter (including parallel sessions) but no longer!

Returning to Twitter with African rice Oryza barthii from northern Nigeria, photo by Ibrahim Tahir

@Wera_Hobhouse Plantlife's President @philipmould says "Grasslands are capsules of our social history...wild plants have touched all parts of our lives"

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