Spanish Botanical Society

SEBOT is the organisation that coordinates the main scientific societies in the field of botany in Spain. Its aim is, on the one hand, to fill the gap left by the absence of a multidisciplinary botanical society – something that has existed in neighbouring countries for over a century – and, at the same time, to work collectively to address the challenge of promoting Spanish plant diversity and recognising the role plants play in human wellbeing.

The federated societies are the Spanish Association of Aerobiology, the Association of Ibero-Macaronesian Herbaria, the Spanish Society of Palynology, the Spanish Society of Plant Conservation Biology, the Spanish Society of Bryology, the Spanish Society of Geobotany and the Society of Ethnobiology. Together, they number more than 950 members, who are mostly university lecturers, researchers, administrative staff, students and botany enthusiasts, which has provided the federation with immense potential for action and outreach since its inception in 2019. Furthermore, recognising that several botanical groups do not have their own scientific society, other botanists are offered the opportunity to join this endeavour on an individual basis as affiliates, thereby enjoying virtually the same obligations and benefits as members of the federated associations.