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 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.
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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.

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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.

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Books for Review

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Evolution of the Arborescent Gymnosperms - Volume 1 (Northern Hemisphere focus)
Page, Christopher N. 2024. ISBN: 9781009262965. Digital copy available (716 pp, $300.00, Cambridge University Press).
Treewilding: Our Past, Present and Future Relationship with Forests
Robinson, Jake M. 2024. ISBN 9781784274801 (hardcover, 336 pp, $28.00). Pelagic Publishing.
Auxin Signalling: From Synthesis to Systems Biology. 2nd Ed.
Weijers, Dolf, Karin Ljung, Mark Estelle, and Ottoline Leyser. 2022. ISBN 978-1-621824-00-8. (Hardcover, US$135). 468 pp. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.