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The 14th IMPR will be held July 14-19, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain
The First Circular is now available!
read morePhytolith BD winner of Unraveling Comics IV
The BD titled Lara Jones and the mystery of the stone plants, by María Victoria García Martínez and José María Pérez Cordón, has been awarded the second prize.
read moreNew Feature – IPS Envoys!
The IPS is delighted to introduce IPS Envoy posts, a new feature on the website designed to increase communication among phytolith researchers. Because the phytolith research community is so large and global, it is difficult to keep up with research conducted by laboratories outside one’s own region.
read moreWatch a video of the workshop on "Unravelling the Complex Relationship between Plant Physiology, Phytoliths, and the Environment"
Friday, June 7th, 2024 at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (Room 20.287).
Video Link!Fifth IPS Envoy Posts!
Check out the fifth IPS envoy posts from Brazil, "Latin America pioneers in phytolith studies share their journey and guidance for aspiring scientists"
IPS Envoy Posts!Announcing the Launch of PHYTO-CHAT-L!
We strongly encourage all phytolith researchers (IPS membership is not required) to join PHYTO-CHAT_L.
read moreWant to learn more about how to do Open Access phytolith science?
Check out the new Open Science Skills Clinics presented by ICOPS!
read moreThe new code for phytolith nomenclature, version 2.0 IS NOW published !
The paper with its supplementary material can be downloaded for free on the Annals of Botany website.
read moreBecome a member!
Looking for the paper Mineralization of fossil wood by Buurman published in Scripta Geologica in 1972?
Join us and get access to pdfs of articles in the phytolith bibliography!