Passiflora incarnata, Nymphaea odorata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Asclepius incarnata! Sounds like spells from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, doesn’t it? While these words could come ...

Every species, from the apex predator down to the smallest plant and fungi, plays a specific role in the ecosystem that they are native to. However, when a non-native species is introduced to an ...

The lush, leaf-lined aisles of your local garden center or nursery are the last places you’d expect to find a plant known to be harmful to your local ecosystems. But, according to recent research, ...

LeafWorks, a trailblazing botanical genomics and testing company for natural products, today announced the expansion of its DNA-based species identification services to include the most widely used ...

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

Walking through the boundless landscape of red rocks and limestone cliffs in Texas' Big Bend National Park last March, a volunteer and a park ranger came across a plant they didn't recognize. It was ...