In some deserts of the world, a series of heavy rains can trigger many species of plant to flower at the same time. Beneath Death Valley lies a massive seed bank of desert wildflowers and when heavy ...

It’s hard to believe flowers were not created just for our enjoyment, but they have a higher purpose. The anatomy of a flower, as well as the color and scent, tell us a lot about the intention of each ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 15, No. 6 (Jun., 1928), pp. 372-394 (23 pages) The more important results of this study, which involved macroscopic and microscopic investigation of thirty-seven ...

The structure and anatomy of mature flowers of four species of Meliosma is investigated using scanning electron and light microscopy. The vasculature of the flower, including the structure of the ...

An ambitious effort to reconstruct the world’s first flower has seeded a debate over what forms a blossom can and cannot take. The project, called eFLOWER, combined an unparalleled database of plant ...

CHEYENNE For many people, the best part of wildflowers isn't the pretty landscapes they are part of. These people enjoy looking at them, but they also like to see ones they haven't seen before, then ...

Flower Parts: Flowers are one of the most beautiful creations of nature. They are not just pretty to look at, but also play a significant role in the process of reproduction in plants. Every flower, ...

The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) also known as titan arum, reeks of rotting flesh and death when in bloom. Lucky for us, this stinky plant blooms once every seven to nine years according to ...

Roses are red, violets are blue. Everybody knows that, but what makes them so? Although plant breeders were aware of some of the genes involved, there was as yet no quantitative study of how pigment ...

An ambitious effort to reconstruct the world’s first flower has seeded a debate over what forms a blossom can and cannot take. The project, called eFLOWER, combined an unparalleled database of plant ...

Roses are red, violets are blue. Everybody knows that, but what makes them so? Although plant breeders were aware of some of the genes involved, there was as yet no quantitative study of how pigment ...