Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the world's top botanical research and conservation institutions.

Joined May 2012
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Field work ongoing for analogous @CommunityCEPF project in Guinea Conakry! Orchid shadehouse for in situ conservation in construction @mobotgarden #Orchids #GuineaConakry
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Check out this great story featuring @SLU_Official recent PhD graduate Alex Linan - he is discovering new species and helping us understand genetics of rare species! @SLUResearch @SLUBiology @cedwar10 @MoBot_Research
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We are proud of the biodiversity work occurring in Madagascar thanks to the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute Center for Conservation in Madagascar and the @HarrisCenterEco , a collaboration of the Zoo, @umsl and the @mobotgarden ksdk.com/article/news/local/…

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The Missouri Botanical Garden is on a mission to save the planet's species from extinction stlmag.com/news/longform/mis…
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A new #Tropicos database has info on 1576 #DesertTrees from around the world. Read more on #NHER! mbgecologicalrestoration.wor… @MoBot_Research
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They face down tribes with machetes and negotiate pacts with wary governments. They're emissaries from the @mobotgarden, and they’re on a mission to save the planet. stlmag.com/news/longform/bot…
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Garden curator @meriania & team have released a new version of the Floramo app, a field guide to 250 species of wild plants found in the páramo atop the Andes Mountains of tropical South America. It's free and available in English & Spanish in the iOS and Google Play app stores.
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Our paper "Building a botanical foundation for perennial agriculture: Global inventory of wild, perennial herbaceous Fabaceae species" has been published (bit.ly/2WLX8fC) - a great collaboration between @NatureAsMeasure @SLUResearch @MoBot_Research @plantspplplanet

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Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Botanical Garden of Georgia and the Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden @NBGGEO Tbilisi, #Georgia #missouribotanicalgarden #NBGG Cooperation for Plants Conservation
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Natural and cultural observations from the Alta Guajira - a fascinating true desert in northern Colombia mbgecologicalrestoration.wor… Newly posted on #NHER by James & Thibaud Aronson @MoBot_Research @SERestoration @ESArestore @RestoreCAL
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We're proud sponsors of @SciDistilledSTL, whose next event (this Monday!) will bring you #plant facts and #conservation insights from @umsl PhD candidate Vanessica Jawahir and @MoBot_Research Assistant Scientist @LeightonReid
We're back, folks! A week from tomorrow, join us @urbanchestnut in the Grove for some #white #hot #takes on #PLANTSCIENCE! As always, we are partnered with @AcademyofSciSTL, sponsored by @UMSL_WEC, and hosted by @ColbergEva and @emyoung90.
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On 21 January @MoBot_Research launched a 3-month field botany training course at Analalava Forest, eastern #Madagascar with the aim of developing the next generation of Malagasy field botanists
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A very enjoyable hour or two this morning sorting out plant names with the help of Tropicos tropicos.org thanks @MoBot_Research #ecology #palaeoecology

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#SachsMuseum #PaintingMeadows temporary exhibition features this copper engraving on paper of Melanzana (eggplant) from Johann Christian Volkamer's THE NUREMBERG HESPERIDES from @MoBot_Research @mobotgarden Archives.
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Another great blog from entry from member @LeightonReid! It's Complicated: Trees and Ecological Restoration. discoverandshare.org/2018/10… @mobotgarden

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We’ve encountered some server issues since taking over administration of the site; our IT team is working to restore access soon. x.com/laurenssparrius/status…

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@MoBot_Research An important resource for e-taxonomists The Plant List theplantlist.org hosted by @mobotgarden is now unresponsive for a week.
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If anyone knows a hardworking undergrad that wants to help me with a DNA metabarcoding project be sure to send them my way @SLU_Official @MoBot_Research
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