For those who add plants and trees to their garden with the purpose of attracting hummingbirds, there are some you'll want to ...
Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.
Its pendant, lanceolate leaves look like they belong on a willow tree or, as its name indicates ... which follows golden ...
First, I want to explain the difference between aggressive and invasive plants. Florida native plants can become aggressive, like elderberries, but because they are native, they do not disturb the ...
A series of images authentically depicts a squirrel stopping to smell a flower. Rating: True (About this rating?) On Nov. 10, ...
Being in the vicinity of a fully-bloomed corpse flower is an experience one is unlikely to forget. In addition to being ...
Nasty root rot threatens the Fraser fir, a beloved Christmas tree. North Carolina scientists are trying to save the iconic species.
Researchers are working to develop a fungus to kill the invasive tree-of-heaven, a preferred host for the destructive spotted ...
The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch. But you’re not the target – the plant wants to lure carrion beetles and ...
When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...
When a corpse flower blooms, the pinky-purple spathe unfolds from an enormous yellow spadix that can grow to 3.7 meters (12 ...
Schaller and collaborators then identified what kicks off the corpse flower’s thermogenesis, as well as the specific chemical ...