Flowering plants are characterized by an astonishing diversity of flowers of different shapes and sizes. This diversity has arisen in adaptation to selection imposed by different pollinators including ...

Flower generalization has often been viewed as a suboptimal solution to managing the needs of different visitors. Researchers have developed a framework to examine flower-animal interactions and how ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn — When it comes to attracting pollinators to your garden, we always say to make sure you have something blooming all season long and that natives are better than cultivars. But ...

Bees that land on short, wide flowers can fly away with an upset stomach. The parasite (Crithidia bombi) is transmitted when the insects accidentally ingest contaminated bee feces, which “tends to ...

Researchers have decoded the complete genome of Chionanthus retusus, a widely cultivated ornamental tree known for its striking flower shapes. Using state-of-the-art sequencing, scientists identified ...

With Valentine’s Day just two weeks away, science really is upping the stakes in exactly which flowers to buy your loved one on this Hallmark Holiday to show them how much you really care. First up, ...

Unusual flowers defy expectations with shapes resembling birds, bees, babies, and even dancing figures. These botanical oddities, found across the globe from Thailand to the Andes, have evolved unique ...

The first flowering plants originated more than 140 million years ago in the early Cretaceous. They are the most diverse plant group on Earth with more than 300,000 species. Evolutionary biologists ...