All of the different plants on Earth—from mango trees to marigolds—have come about thanks to the simple rules of genetic inheritance, which determine how traits are passed on from one generation to ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

Plants have got you surrounded. They’re in your toothpaste, your bedsheets, and your regular Taco Bell order. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll find out what botanists study and how ...

Glandular trichomes on the leaf tip of the sundew plant (Drosera filiformis) resemble dewdrops. In some lineages of plants, hairs do not provide protection. They function as a tool to gather essential ...

Carnivorous plants look like botanical oddities, but their behavior is not a gimmick. It is a precise evolutionary solution to surviving where soil offers almost nothing.

THESE delicately detailed representations of medicinal plants are the work of Leonhart Fuchs, a 16th-century German physician and botanist commonly considered one of the founding figures of modern ...

A Lanonia palm with mottled leaves is among the plant specimens in Lyon Arboretum’s collection. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser ...

Ben Futa, owner of The Botany Shop in South Bend, Indiana, has realized his childhood dream of working with plants. Futa, who has a background in horticulture and public gardens, aims to cultivate a ...