Does “Live Fast, Die Young” apply to ##plants beyond trees? Across more than 3,100 #herbaceous and small woody species, slow #growth was consistently associated with greater #longevity.
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#ExFuMo #GoBelowground #growthring #herbchronology

Some #plants are just made to be drawn (by Curtis Lubbe). Helianthus tuberosus produces wonderfully variable #stem #tuber, perfect for exploring the hidden #diversity of #belowground organs. #art #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality
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What makes #Triffid a plant and what makes it almost not a plant at all? In the third #Belowground post @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social
dissects #morphology #movement #carnivory and #invasive potential of the most famous fictional plant 🪴
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#ExFuMo #GoBelowground @ibotcz.bsky.social

#GoBelowground 2026 is over, and what a great course it was! 🌱🔬
Thank you to all participants, lecturers and helpers for the energy, ideas, discussions and great atmosphere throughout the week #GoBelowground! 💚
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The 5th day of #GoBelowground was all about mini-projects #Buds #Storage #FineRoots #Clonality #Rhizome #Stolon #Traits #FunctionalTraits #PlantEcology
Explore, measure, interpret and turn belowground traits into ecological stories.
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🌍 Meet this year’s belowground crew – and find out what brought them to #GoBelowground course!

👇Students from different countries have come to the Novohradské hory/Mountains to explore plants from a different perspective – belowground. @czechacademy.bsky.social

What’s the coolest thing about belowground organs? 🌱 Our Go Belowground 2026 participants will tell you! 👀 ⬇️ #GoBelowground #GoBelowground2026 @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social @exfumo.bsky.social

🌱 Go Belowground course - everything you ever wanted to know about belowground plant organs! Theory, experiments and hands-on fieldwork. Add the breathtaking landscape of the Novohradské Mountains, top experts and a greate international crew - and that’s #GoBelowground 2026. 🌿🔬⛰️

The 4th day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #Buds #Storage #Fineroots #Clonality #Rhizome #Stolone #Traits #Economy #Strategy #Methods #FunctionalTraits Collaborate, share, discuss🧐
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🚩Sometimes the history of #landscape is hidden belowground. #Growthrings and #radiocarbon dating show that Psidium grandifolium survived for decades beneath Pinus plantations, waiting to #resprout when conditions improved #GoBelowground #Cerrado #ExFuMo
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The 3st day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #Carbohydrates #Storage #StorageOrgans #Clonality #Rhizome #Buds #Stolone #Traits #Economy #Strategy Curiosity always wins😀 #ExFuMo
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The 2st day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #FineRoots #Anatomy #Crosssections #Storage #Mycorrhiza #Traits #Economy #Strategy Happy smilling belowground people 😀
#ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social
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The 1st day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #Clonality #ClonalOrgans #Strategies #GrowthForms #functions #traits
17 enthusiastic people from around the world!
#ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
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In a new interview for the Roots and All podcast, we talk #rhizomes, #bulbs, #tubers, #roots, #ecological #strategies, and why looking belowground can change the way we see plant life. #PlantScience #Botany #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
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Václav Havel, tobacco, thrips, and #plant #functional #traits meet in this playful short story by Jane Scalabroni. A witty tale about #palatability, #plantdefence, and why even #pests may have their preferences.
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#ExFuMo #GoBelowground
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What happens when fine #roots, rooting depth, #clonal organs and #budbank finally meet in one dataset? ▶️#UNDERPLOT: 19 key belowground traits for 10,453 vascular plant species
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‼️Opens new explorations of strategies
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Going belowground in search of #Oxalis in #Brazil! From #waterfall #rocks to dry #roadsides, these plants reveal an amazing diversity of #bulbs, #rhizomes, and #clonal #strategies #GoBelowground #ExFuMo
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