Welcome to BOTANY WITHOUT BORDERS!

We are pleased to present BSA President, Dr. Karl Niklas' inaugural address and gift to all plant societies, the multi-media event, "Botany without Borders." The short clip (10 minutes) outlines the importance of plants and those who study them. It explores the magic and wonders plants represent and the people who unlock their secrets. If your internet connection is slow, let the entire program download before watching to get the full effect. Click on the arrow and enjoy!

QuickTime files (and text) of this movie are available free of charge by sending a thumb-drive (2 GB) and a self addressed/stamped envelope to Multi-Media Event, C/O BSA Manager, Botanical Society of America, PO Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299.

The Society was founded in 1893. We represent professional botanists, plant scientists, educators, students and amateur plant science enthusiasts from around the world. Our primary purpose is to promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere.

Botany Without Borders

BSA Member's BOTANICAL video clips

The response to Botany without Borders has been so good, and turned out to be such an easy way to highlight the Botanical Sciences, that it has prompted us to add video clips from BSA members around the world. Send us your favorite botanical video clip - videos@botany.org! Enjoy!

NEW Releases!

Plants are cool too!

Plants Are Cool Too! "The Pale Pitcher Plant" (Video 1) exploring the habitat, life cycle, morphology and ecosystem of Sarracenia alata, a species of carnivorous pitcher plant. Hosted by Dr. Chris Martine and featuring Dr. Maggie Koopman (Botanical Society of America members and professor of biology at SUNY Plattsburgh and Eastern Michigan University, respectively).

SUNY Plattsburgh and the Botanical Society of America are co-sponsors.

Botany 2010 Presidential Address

Dr. Judy Skog - Clip 1

Dr. Judy Skog - Clip 2

Dr. Judy Skog - Clip 3

Botany 2010 Poster Interviews


Sasha Dow-Kitson - Reproductive biology of Hydrocharis morsus-ranae in Lake Champlain, a likely source population for the next region-wide aquatic plant invasion. Co-author: Christopher T. Martine	Marsh Sundberg - Assessing Botanical Capacity to Address 21st Century Grand Challenges in the United States. Co-authors: Patricia DeAngelis, Kayri Havens, Kent E. Holsinger, Kathryn Kennedy, Andrea T. Kramer, Rachel Muir, Peggy Olwell, Kristina A. Schierenbeck, Larry Stritch and Barbara Zorn-Arnold	Rafael Arevalo - Who's a Mormolyca? A first look at the recircumscription of this orchid genus. Co-author: Kenneth M. Cameron	Hoai Trang Nguyen - Evolutionary relationships of the 'sky island' pines (Pinus subsection Ponderosae) based on nuclear and plastid microsatellite loci. Co-authors: Nicole Segear, David A. Gernandt and Ann Willyard	Colin Ahrens - Research on plant community assemblage for Agrostis supports ecological risk assessment for genetically engineered Agrostis stolonifera. Co-authors: Geoffrey Ecker and Carol Auer


Amanda Birmbaum - Volatile Oils of Monarda viridissima, an Endemic Species of the Carrizo Sand Formation in Texas.	Shabnam Jabbari - Flower Color Variability and Mixed Mating in the Protandrous Herb Saponaria officinalis (L. Caryophyllaceae). Co-author: Sandra L. Davis	Jonathon Jasinski - In Vitro Assessment of Allelopathy in the Invasive Aquatic Fern Salvinia molesta. Co-authors: Michael E. Kane and Ryan Dickson	John Silvius & Daniel Thomas -An Integrative Approach to the Characterization of Psilotum (Psilotophyta): Insights from the Past and Recommendations for the Future.	Pedro Escobar Garcias - Evolution and phylogeography of the Western Mediterranean Lavatera triloba aggregate (Malvaceae).