Despite the importance and dominance of angiosperms ("flowering plants") in the current ecosystem, it is rather surprising ...

ARGUABLY the world’s weirdest plant, Welwitschia mirabilis is a tangled mass of shredded, fraying leaves in the Namib desert. For a thousand years, perhaps more, it grows just two long leaves, which ...

Flowers play an essential role in maintaining a species' genetic stability. Understanding how flowers regulate water use strategies to adapt to their environment is crucial for better understanding ...

DURING the past twenty years or so, a considerable amount of research has been carried out, especially in the United States, into the anatomical structure of the vegetative apices of angiosperms. Many ...