Mark Hughes is joining NJB as Coordinating Editor for taxonomy & systematics. He is also a specialist on Begonia‍ ‍spp.

Phylogenetic analysis reclassifies a geophytic Jatropha species as J. benghalensis, clarifying its distinction from closely related taxa.

Phylogenetic analyses reveal new Abrothallus species specialized on Ramalina lichens, highlighting hidden diversity and host specificity.

Pollen limitation in Veratrum grandiflorum differed significantly among flower, raceme, and whole plant level.

We welcome on board our third Subject Editor for Chinese vascular plants! Qiang Wang is a professor of plant systematics and biodiversity at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

We welcome Tao Deng as new Subject Editor for Chinese vascular plants, with a focus on angiosperms from southwest China and the adjacent Pan-Third Pole regions. Tao Deng is a researcher at the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

We would like to welcome Professor Bo Li, Ph.D., as Subject Editor for Chinese vascular plant taxonomy! He is the PI of the Plant Taxonomy and Conservation Research Group at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (XTBG).

We would like to welcome Dr. Masoomeh Ghobad-Nejhad to the NJB editorial board as subject editor in mycology! Based at the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, she is a mycologist with a keen interest in taxonomy and its links to morphology, molecular identification, phylogeny, eDNA, character evolution, nomenclature, and applied systematics.

We would like to welcome Gerald M. Schneeweiss as new Subject Editor for molecular systematics at Nordic Journal of Botany! Gerald is an Associate Professor at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna, where he studies the evolution, systematics and biogeography of flowering plants.

The new species Sedum diversiflorum sp. nov. has a unique variation in floral merosity.

Conocybe salalahensis is described as a new species based on morphology and phylogeny.

A new succulent species, Euphorbia paraikalli, is identified in India, distinguished from relatives and found in scattered hill populations.

Due by 30 Nov 2025: NJB invites abstract submissions to the special issue “Tundra Transitions: Understanding Vegetation Change Across Scales and Systems.”

A new Passiflora species from Ecuador is described, highlighting localized diversity in a poorly explored region.

An updated identification key for Carex incorporates recent taxonomic changes and enables classification of over 300 European and Caucasian taxa.

A new natural hybrid orchid, Vanilla × robusta, is identified in Brazil, illustrating the role of hybridization in plant diversification.

Nordic Journal of Botany will be an Open Access journal beginning on 1 January 2026. All papers will be freely accessible for anyone to read and share, directly upon publication.

Starting in August 2025, Dr. Jalil Noroozi will take over the role of Editor-in-Chief in taxonomy and systematics at Nordic Journal of Botany.

Karst ecosystems host unique, highly specialized biodiversity but are increasingly threatened, underscoring the urgent need for their conservation.

A new Astragalus species from Iran is identified, underscoring hidden plant diversity and the need for conservation in mountainous regions.

We welcome Robert Björk onto the NJB editorial board as our new Subject Editor in (arctic) plant ecology!

A plant species is reclassified into Schwannia, refining its taxonomy and highlighting its diversity across South American ecosystems.

Neottia cordata depends on pine-forest insects for pollination, highlighting the importance of conserving dynamic pine ecosystems.

Snowmelt timing had the strongest influence on plant community composition and seven plant communities could be identified along the gradient.

Liparis loeselii flowering in a moss-rich groundwater-fed fen on the island of Orø, Denmark.