Australian Journal of Botany

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An international journal publishing original contributions to the field of plant science with relevance to Southern Hemisphere ecosystems. #AusJBotany https://connectsci.au/bt

Image of a gold and silver coin featuring several plant species. The text reads "'Money doesn't grow on trees', but sometimes trees do appear on money - Ladd & Dörken (2026).
A dense, intricate cluster of golden-brown roots and rootlets from the grasstree Kingia australis, displayed against a white background. The cluster shows a complex branching structure with a main parent root extending horizontally, from which hundreds of fine secondary roots and rootlets emerge in all directions, creating a dense, bushy appearance. Photo credit: Byron Lamont. The text on the image reads: "An eroding riverbank exposed the hidden root systems of the grasstree, Kingia australis."
A landscape poster announcing the winner of the 2024 Student Prize, with a quote from the winner Chieh Lin. On the left is the Australian Journal of Botany journal logo (top), a picture of Chieh working in shallow water, with a coastal hill in the background, and (lower) Chief walks along the shallow water of a coastline during sunset, with clouds in the background. Caption of the photos provided by Chieh: "The daytime photo [middle photo] was taken at Cape Pallarenda, Townsville and the other [lower photo] at Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island during my field work (both photos were taken by Yiyin Eryn Chang)."