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.
Strategic 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
Spring has arrived and so has our latest
BSA Swag Shop collection
! The Botanical Society of America's own
Catrina Adams
brings her botanical artistry to two new stunning pieces, the "
Resilient
" design and a
special line of PlantingScience fundraiser items
Click here
to take a look at our
2026 BSA Spring Swag Store!
New spring BSA logo items and the very popular
Stranger Plants
shirts are also available!
Current BSA members with an expiration date of 2026 or later receive
a 10% discount.
Contact
aneely@botany.org
for the code.
The BSA Spotlight Series highlights
professional and 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
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
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
Find Out if You Are Eligible to Publish Your Work Open Access for Free!
APPS
SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS
“Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential”
Proposal Submission Deadline Extended to May 15, 2026
Applications in Plant Sciences
APPS
) is accepting proposals for a special issue: “Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential.” Genome skimming is used to efficiently obtain high-copy-number genomic sequences, such as organellar genomes and repetitive nuclear elements, as well as single-copy nuclear DNA, from a biological sample. Recent improvements in sequencing technology mean that cost-effective sequencing can now be performed at greater depth, allowing large parts of the nuclear genome to be assembled from genome skimming data. Genome skimming has found uses including phylogenetics, phylogeography, metagenomics, pathogen diagnostics, biodiversity assessments, and eDNA surveys. This special issue will highlight new approaches, tools, databases, software, and pipelines for use in acquiring and analyzing genome skimming data.
Click here
for more information (or
click here
for a PDF).
American Journal
of Botany
Plant Science
Bulletin
Applications
in Plant Sciences
PlantingScience.org
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
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Tidal Marshes of Long Island, New York.
Potente, John E (ed). 2022. ISSN: 22380 128x. (Hardback) Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Society Vol 26. 4th edition. 171 pp. Torrey Botanical Society.
Agroecology in Practice: From Local Initiatives to Global Scaling Through Video
Bentley, Jeffery W. & Van Mele, Paul. 2025. ISBN: 9781800628779 (copy available by request, 326 pp, £45.00, CABI Publishing).
A guide to the Flora of the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir | Una guía a la de de la Sierra de San Pedro Mártir
Harper, Alan, Sula Vanderplank, and Jon Rebman. 2021. ISBN-13: 978-1-889878-64-5 (flex-binding US$35). 320 pp. BRIT Press.
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