Thursday, 23 November 2023 The Department of Biodiversity (UP FAMNIT) was part of the annual meeting of the Botanical Society of Slovenia

Since 2011, the Botanical Society of Slovenia has been celebrating Wraber Day (Slovene: Wraberjev dan) at its annual meetings. On Saturday, November 11, 2023, the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts hosted the traditional autumn meeting.

In the introductory part, the participants were welcomed by the President of the Botanical Society of Slovenia, Andrej Podobnik, and the Head of the Institute of Biology ZRC SAZU, Urban Šilc.

Traditionally, the Department of Biodiversity (UP FAMNIT) was part of the meeting, where Assist. Dr. Živa Fišer delivered a lecture entitled 'Invasive (Oxalis pes-caprae): Are we witnessing a rapid evolution of the reproductive strategy after introduction into a new environment?,' additionally, Assist. Dr. Katarina Šoln presented picture books for children, written and illustrated by authors from four different countries (Slovenia, Italy, the Czech Republic, and the Middle East), all of which relate either to endangered or otherwise interesting plants. 

Within the Wraber's Day, Assist. Dr.  Peter Glasnović also presented his results from studying the morphological and molecular diversity of Drypis spinosa, while Nina Lončarević spoke about the endangered vascular flora of Europe and the preliminary results of the review of European national red lists.

The Wraber days were named after the Slovenian botanist Tone Wraber, an honorary member of the Botanical Society of Slovenia.