The Botanical Society of America

Our Mission: To inspire and promote an inclusive global community committed to advancing fundamental knowledge and innovation in the botanical sciences for the benefit of people and the environment.

BSA Strategic PlanStrategic Priorities

Human Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
Research and Scholarly Excellence 
Organizational Impact and Visibility 
Professional Development

To see the BSA Strategic Plan click here (PDF).


Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Botanical Society of America. Click here to read BSA's 2020 Response to Racism Against our Black Colleagues and Community. Click here to read our 2021 Statement Against AAPI Racism.

To provide feedback to the Society on ways we can make improvements in relation to DEI, please use this form.


BSA Spotlight Series


The BSA Spotlight Series highlights early career scientists in the BSA community and shares both scientific goals and achievements, as well as personal interests of the botanical scientists, so you can get to know your BSA community better.

Click here to visit the BSA Spotlight Series hompage.


Botany360 Logo

Botany360 is a community event calendar that highlights events happening during the 360 days outside of the Botany Conferences. The goal of this program is to connect the plant science community throughout the year with professional development, discussion sessions, and networking and social opportunities. Recordings to some events will be available on the Botany360 webpage.


Botany360 Calendar Thumbnail  To see the event calendar click here

  Do you want your event to be on the Botany360 calendar?
  Email aneely@botany.org for more information.


Society Publications & Research Journals 

APPS Special Issue Call for Papers
From Theory to Practice: New Innovations and Their Application in Conservation Biology

Proposal Submission Deadline: April 4, 2023

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences, “From Theory to Practice: New Innovations and Their Application in Conservation Biology.” This special issue will feature new techniques and approaches across multiple disciplines (from physiology to evolution) and scales of inquiry (from individual plants to global perspectives), with a central focus on the development and dissemination of new methods and perspectives in conservation biology. We welcome new techniques, as well as reviews and thorough comparisons of existing techniques to point the community to best practices.

Click here for more information (or click here for a PDF).

 

AJB SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS
The role of plant-microbe interactions in plant community dynamics of tropical and subtropical ecosystems
Proposal Submission Deadline: June 1, 2023

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue of the American Journal of Botany, “The role of plant-microbe interactions in plant community dynamics of tropical and subtropical ecosystems.” This special issue aims to fill in some of the gaps that limit our ability to draw general inferences about the implications of these interactions, especially to understand how microbial effects on plant community dynamics may vary with context and, by extension, respond to global environmental change. A goal is to spotlight research on plant-soil microbe interactions from tropical and subtropical ecosystems. Studies led by early-career researchers and researchers and institutions from the global south are especially encouraged.

Click here for more information (or click here for a PDF).

 


PlantingScience.org


PlantingScience

PlantingScience is a free online resource to teachers and schools. The program provides volunteer scientists, resources, and activities to support innovation in teaching, learning, and mentoring. To learn more, or to get involved, click here.


Books for Review

Click here to volunteer or see all books.
Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia: Exploring Tapovan
Ashton, Peter and David Lee. 2022. 978-0-226-53569-2 (paper, US$45) 448 pp. The University of Chicago Press
Himalayan Medicinal Plants: Advances in Botany, Production & Research
Malhotra, Nikhil and Mohar Singh (eds). 2021. ISBN: 978-0-12-823151-7. (Paper US$110.50) 434 pp. Academic Press.
Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Food, Materials and Medicines
Charlie, Luschiim Arvid and Nancy J. Turner. 2021. ISBN: 9781550179453. (Paperback US$29.95). 288 pp. Harbour Publishing.