Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure reproduction.

These structures are the defining trait of all angiosperms and one key to the success of this huge plant group, which numbers some 235,000 species. Just when and how did the first flowering plants ...

Scientists think they have the answer to a puzzle that baffled even Charles Darwin: How flowers evolved and spread to become the dominant plants on Earth. Flowering plants, or angiosperms ...

A plant known as the stinky plant or the corpse flower for its putrid stink is about to bloom in Australia and has captivated ...

Flowering plants represent about one-sixth of all ... the baobab's flowers hang downward and are shaped to fit the pollinator's facial structure. Hint: This beakless pollinator uses its tongue ...

About 1% of flowering plants (around 4,000 species) are parasitic. Read on to discover 10 interesting examples of parasitic plants, where they can be found and how they steal nutrients from other ...

3D model of the ancestral flower reconstructed by the new study, showing multiple whorls of petal-like organs, in sets of threes. All living flowers ultimately derive from a single ancestor that ...