The flowering plants (angiosperms) represent the most species‐rich clade of land plants, with an estimated 300,000 species distributed across virtually every ecosystem. Phylogenetic diversity captures ...

Today (May 22) is United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity, drawing attention to a critical resource for developing crops that are resilient or resistant to extreme weather and other ...

An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable genetic phenomenon in lycophytes, which are similar to ferns and among the oldest land plants. Their study reveals that these plants ...

A deep genetic mystery has baffled plant scientists for decades. Although leaves, stems, and flowers develop in strikingly similar ways across many plant species, scientists have struggled to identify ...

Plant–herbivore interactions reciprocally influence species’ evolutionary trajectories. These interactions have led to many physical and chemical defenses across the plant kingdom. Some plants have ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. To some extent classification is subjective. Taxonomists differ in the relative importance they ascribe to particular characters and in the degree ...