🌽 How did American plants reshape Europe after 1492?
A new study in Ethnobotany and Economic Botany combines archaeobotanical and historical evidence to trace the introduction of useful American plants and their changing roles in European societies.
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A new study in Ethnobotany and Economic Botany combines archaeobotanical and historical evidence to trace the introduction of useful American plants and their changing roles in European societies.
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🌸 Decorative dried plants from Brazil's Cerrado support livelihoods and cultural traditions, yet the trade faces growing challenges. New research explores its social and economic importance and future opportunities.
📖Read now at ethnobotany.org
📖Read now at ethnobotany.org
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🥬 What wild foods are hiding in Cambodia’s markets?
This new paper in Ethnobotany and Economic Botany explores wild edible plants, fungi, and seasonal patterns that shape local food traditions.
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This new paper in Ethnobotany and Economic Botany explores wild edible plants, fungi, and seasonal patterns that shape local food traditions.
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📚 New article: Gusinde’s century-old Patagonian herbarium reveals 90 species and 71 traditional uses across Indigenous communities. Digitized and now open on GBIF. 🌿
Read at ethnobotany.org
Read at ethnobotany.org
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🌿 New in Ethnobotany and Economic Botany: A study of Johann Brehe’s 1595 herbarium reveals how botanical knowledge and medical practice intertwined in plague therapy—offering rare insight into early European ethnobotany.
📚 Read at ethnobotany.org
📚 Read at ethnobotany.org
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A new review shows how tamarind supports rural livelihoods 🌱 and how Indigenous and local knowledge shape its management. Producers face low regeneration, limited value‑addition capacity, and weak market linkages.
🔗 Read the full paper at ethnobotany.org
🔗 Read the full paper at ethnobotany.org
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SEB Members, join us for the SEB Fall Members-Only Virtual Symposium on Tuesday, October 27, 10:30 am to noon ET!
Four speakers share work on Indigenous data governance, plant evolution, molecular imaging, and open science.
Learn more here: ethnobotany.org/home/education…
Four speakers share work on Indigenous data governance, plant evolution, molecular imaging, and open science.
Learn more here: ethnobotany.org/home/education…
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What stories do Amazonian seeds tell? 🌰🌿
Learn how Indigenous artisans select, prepare, and use plant materials in body ornaments, offering a detailed look at the intersection of biodiversity and cultural heritage.
🔗 Read the full paper at ethnobotany.org
Learn how Indigenous artisans select, prepare, and use plant materials in body ornaments, offering a detailed look at the intersection of biodiversity and cultural heritage.
🔗 Read the full paper at ethnobotany.org
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Don't forget to register for the first fall SEB Student Café!
To learn more, and to register, visit: ethnobotany.org/home/education…
To learn more, and to register, visit: ethnobotany.org/home/education…
Curious about careers beyond academia?
🌿 Join the #SEBStudentCafé on Oct 8 at 5pm MT (7pm ET) for "Non-academic job opportunities: what and where are they?" with Trish Flaster, MSc, of Botanical Liaisons, LLC.
Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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Mac Khen: one name, many species. 🌿
This article explores how botanical diversity and cultural naming traditions shaped the identity of a key Vietnamese spice — and why understanding its taxonomy matters.
🔗 More at ethnobotany.org
This article explores how botanical diversity and cultural naming traditions shaped the identity of a key Vietnamese spice — and why understanding its taxonomy matters.
🔗 More at ethnobotany.org
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🌿 New issue alert! Ethnobotany and Economic Botany is here.
🔎 Dive into new research on how people use and value plants across cultures. 📚 Read the latest papers at ethnobotany.org
🔎 Dive into new research on how people use and value plants across cultures. 📚 Read the latest papers at ethnobotany.org
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SEB Members, Save The Date!
Our Fall Members-Only Virtual Symposium is Tuesday, October 27, 10:30 am — Noon ET.
Come explore data science, artificial intelligence,
& emerging research tools in ethnobotany.
Learn more & register at ethnobotany.org.
Our Fall Members-Only Virtual Symposium is Tuesday, October 27, 10:30 am — Noon ET.
Come explore data science, artificial intelligence,
& emerging research tools in ethnobotany.
Learn more & register at ethnobotany.org.
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Curious about careers beyond academia?
🌿 Join the #SEBStudentCafé on Oct 8 at 5pm MT (7pm ET) for "Non-academic job opportunities: what and where are they?" with Trish Flaster, MSc, of Botanical Liaisons, LLC.
Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
🌿 Join the #SEBStudentCafé on Oct 8 at 5pm MT (7pm ET) for "Non-academic job opportunities: what and where are they?" with Trish Flaster, MSc, of Botanical Liaisons, LLC.
Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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Explore this new study on controlled pollination in coconut, presenting a farmer‑led framework for breeding, seednut production, and in situ conservation. 🥥
🔗 More at ethnobotany.org
🔗 More at ethnobotany.org
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🌊 Take a look at this new study from the Congo River Delta, documenting how local communities understand, use, and value mangrove ecosystems — offering grounded insights for conservation and management.
🔗 More at ethnobotany.org
🔗 More at ethnobotany.org
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🌿 In the Bissau‑Guinean mangroves, naming fishery species is more than identification — it reflects generational experience and gendered knowledge. A new study reveals how these perspectives shape local understanding of mangrove resources.
🔗 More at ethnobotany.org
🔗 More at ethnobotany.org
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🎉 Exciting news! Economic Botany has earned a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 1.9!
Now publishing as Ethnobotany and Economic Botany, the journal continues to support high-quality research in the field.
Thank you to our community! 🌿
Now publishing as Ethnobotany and Economic Botany, the journal continues to support high-quality research in the field.
Thank you to our community! 🌿
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Check out this free virtual event opportunity on November 18th from 10 am to 1pm CST.
Corn as a Partner and Gift Giver: Voices of Respect, sponsored by The Plant Initiative.
Corn as a Partner and Gift Giver: Voices of Respect, sponsored by The Plant Initiative.
Free online event from @Plant_Init Corn as a Partner and Gift-Giver: Voices of Respect. Nov 18, 2026, 10am-1pm CT. Features 10+ inspiring speakers, including Robin Wall Kimmerer, sharing about why corn is a special being and is deserving of respect. eventbrite.com/e/corn-as-a-pa…
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👀 What’s changed in Gazi Bay’s mangrove use over the last 30 years? New research uncovers surprising trends in local ecological knowledge.
🔗 Learn more at ethnobotany.org
🔗 Learn more at ethnobotany.org
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Interested in the valuation of ecosystem services in Malaysia? 🌿 Take a look at this paper featured in the latest Ethnobotany and Economic Botany special issue on Tropical Coasts and Islands. Explore more at ethnobotany.org!
#SEBotany #SEBmembers #mangroves
#SEBotany #SEBmembers #mangroves
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