Learn how an underground plant is redefining what plants need to survive.

A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to thrive.

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...

This plant, called a fairy lantern, is a parasite that steals all its energy and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that dwell ...

There are some Christmas customs whose origins many people don't quite know, but which have been passed down through ...

The traditional carol “The Holly and the Ivy” mentions two of the evergreen plants associated with the holidays. Ivy, holly ...

Mistletoe is the common name given to a plant that is known as a obligate hemi-parasitic plant. Simply put, they are plant ...

The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe started in England in the 19th century. According to mistletoe etiquette, a man ...

“Many people equate plants with photosynthesis, yet Balanophora illustrates that being a plant does not require being green,” ...

ADRIANE TOBIAS’ forest work composite image from Adriane Tobias/Facebook When Adriane Tobias discusses the life that thrives ...

How mistletoe became Oklahoma's official "floral emblem" is a tale worthy of Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol" of life and ...

One of the most well-known Christmas plants is actually a parasite that feeds on trees and could make people and pets sick.