Only moss and liverwort get to be on the logo, eh?

Finally, thanks to everyone who came out to the symposium and field trip. Great to see the growing community dedicated to these strange little plants!

Big thanks also to our main sponsors, the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society and Catawba College @catawbacollege.bsky.social , and the Assoc. of Southeastern Biologists for hosting us.

(2/2) Giant sex chromosomes were discovered in Silene latifolia more than 100 years ago. Two papers back to back now show the sequence of the 550 Mbp Silene Y chromosome helping to understand sex determination
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Paper #2 - we generated 10 new chr-level genomes for hornworts covering all families and most genera. Also the first look into their U/V sex chromosomes! 3/4 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Viewpoint: A #stomate by any other name? The open question of hornwort gametophytic pores, their homology, and implications for the #evolution of stomates

James Paul Fortin and William E. Friedman
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Assembling the picture of stomatal #evolution

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👆 A #Commentary by James W. Clark on this article by James Paul Fortin & William E. Friedman
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On the cover: Fluorescent paradermal confocal microscope section of three hornwort gametophytic pores (HGPs) in Phaeoceros carolinianus. Image courtesy of Faye M. Rosin and William E. Friedman.

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