Conservation of wild apple (Malus sylvestris) and assessment of the threat hybridisation poses to the British bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
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Dr Markus Ruhsam, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Thursday 18th January 2024, 6pm Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Ammonia, killer of our peatlands
Dr Netty van Dijk, Centre of Ecology and Hydrology Thursday 21st December 2023, 6pm Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Abstract: There are... Read More
The winner of the Student Thesis Prize for 2023
A strong set of entries was submitted this year from University of Aberdeen, University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh and SRUC/RBGE. The... Read More
Message to viewers and subscribers
This blog has recently migrated to its proper home here on the website of the Botanical Society of Scotland. We will make... Read More
Trifolium pratense – 30th October 2023 – (Red Clover)
It isn’t just a pretty flower, it’s an important one
Sea grass in Scotland: past, present, and future
Professor Alastair Lyndon, Heriot Watt University Thursday 16th November 2023, 6pm Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Scottish Botanists’ Conference Joint with BSBI
Saturday 4th November 2023, All day Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh All participants must register. Please check the BSBI website.
Cirsium palustre – 23rd October 2023 – (Marsh Thistle)
Prickly native and a best friend of bees
Plant of the Week, 16th October 2023 –Atriplex littoralis, the Grass-leaved Orache
A sea-shore species which is beginning to spread to salted roads.
Euphorbia paralias – 9th October 2023 –Sea Spurge
A native perennial that reaches its northern limit on Scotland’s west coast but has become an invasive weed on Australian beaches.
