Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...

Lipstick vines in Taiwan look different from their red-flowered relatives. When scientists dug into the family tree, they uncovered an evolutionary mystery.

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

In the weird world of chlorophyll-free “fairy lantern” plants, there’s a new species to admire. By plant standards, Thismia are truly odd. Lacking chlorophyll, they eschew photosynthesis, instead ...

A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by ...

Having worked with botanical gardens for his entire career, Gostel said he viewed the decision to join Morris as a ...

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