An expert explains how to choose the sexiest cultivated varieties of native plants that will also deliver the best ecological ...

Lipstick vines get their name from their bright red, tube-shaped flowers. But one member of this group of plants has lost its lipstick-like appearance—its flowers are shorter, wider, and yellowish ...

Pollination, the movement of pollen from the anther (male) of one flower to the pistil (female) of another flower is ...

A member of the aster and sunflower family found in Isle Royale National Park is one of the world's newest-described flower species. Small with delicate yellow blades, Packera insulae-regalis -- Latin ...

Three new plant species are discovered in Ecuador in a single day, revealing secrets hidden along previously explored trails.

Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. That's where researchers in Japan recently identified a ...

It’s not enough to say, ‘The forest is important,’ especially nowadays. You have to give reasons why, and biodiversity is a way to communicate to the broader community about why an area needs to be ...