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 ...

The important features of vascular anatomy of the flower of certain unusual forms of Ranunculus, Caltha, and Delphinium, together with the important features of floral vascular anatomy of the families ...

This deceptively slim book by acclaimed nature writer Russell (When the Land Was Young; Kill the Cowboy; etc.) is nothing less than an anatomy of beauty. A luminous blend of memoir, botany lesson and ...

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 ...