Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...

A plant's success may depend on how well the three sets of genetic instructions it carries in its cells cooperate, according ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest form of pollination.

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Scientists reveal that the scale of analysis determines whether invasive plants succeed by resembling or differing from ...

A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s ...

Researchers have described a new-to-science species of carnivorous plant that’s known from only three locations on the ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction ...

Scientists cultivating partnerships of fungi and algae believe their invention has far-out implications for how we create the ...

The Blushing Scrub Balm is an endangered mint that only grows in the Lake Marion Creek Wildlife Management Area. The recently refined Corridor F won't be constructed through the plant's habitat; ...

An energetic work party consisting of volunteers and staff from the Oregon Hunters Association – Emerald Valley Chapter, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Oregon Department of Forestry ...

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