Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

Often growing in rocky ground with acidic soil in the wild, this species doesn’t go summer-dormant the way the popular ...

Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...

Worldwide, the plant grows in only two Alabama counties, in fewer than 10 known populations, according to Al Schotz, a botanist at Auburn University and the state’s natural heritage program. Only one ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

About $1,000 in plants were stolen from Wild & Whimsy Living, a plant and gift shop in Gastonia. Here is how the owner got ...

These aren’t your average houseplants they’re living traps that lure, catch, and digest animals to survive. In this countdown ...

The baneberry has red and white varietals, both considered poisonous. Red baneberries are more common in Washington state.

Gardening in Northeast Ohio’s raised beds can feel like a battle against the elements, but with patience, mulch, and a little ...

BERTRAM, Iowa (KCRG) - An expert with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says he’s seeing an increase in the poisonous ...

It may seem unusual to think of chimpanzees as doctors, but they more closely resemble human healers than you may expect.

To spread knowledge about native plants, Woodke assembles planters with selections of species, mixing native edibles and ...