Discover the story of pampas grass, introduced as a decorative plant in California in 1848, and how it transformed into an ...

A sweeping review explains how MADS-box genes, microRNAs, hormones and environmental signals jointly control flowering, floral organ identity and sex differentiation in plants.

A new theoretical study shows that self-organized vegetation patterns can stabilize plant–pollinator mutualisms, allowing ...

Native plants have become an increasingly important part of professional landscape design, ecological restoration, commercial ...

Discover beautiful flowering succulents that add vibrant color texture and natural beauty to indoor and outdoor spaces while exploring stunning varieties that can create an eye catching display with ...

Study shows Saxifraga candelabrum is a carnivorous plant The only known carnivorous plant in its botanical order The plant catches small insects on its sticky hairs It digests their bodies and absorbs ...

Nothing beats fresh blossoms on an entryway credenza, kitchen counter, or coffee table—that is, except for fresh blossoms that actually last. Go for indoor flowering plants and give buds a more ...

An artistic reconstruction of the understory of a late Cretaceous forest based on 75-million-year-old fossils from an inland environment that is now part of New Mexico. The scene depicts two ...

Fruit salad may have been on the menu for some dinosaurs. Over 74 million years ago, there was a richer garden of fruit- and seed-bearing plants than scientists thought. A fossil analysis suggests ...

In flowering plants, the transition from cross-fertilization (outcrossing) to self-fertilization has evolved repeatedly across species. This shift is often accompanied by a well-known set of traits ...

In California, besieged by the twin threats of drought and wildfire, the choice to grow native versus non-native plants is attracting more attention than ever before. What exactly are the merits of ...