Plants are classified as annuals, biennials or perennials based on their life cycles. Biennials, like foxglove, have a vegetative year followed by a flowering year. Perennials, including woody shrubs ...

A new study unveils the most comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary history of flowering plants to date. The research analyzed 1.8 billion letters of genetic code from more than 9,500 species ...

This lesson plan provides students with evidence that all living things grow and change as they progress through their life cycle. All of the activities detailed in this lesson plan can be done with ...

As you start to think about the plants you want in your 2023 garden, it's important to understand plant life cycles. All plants are classified by the number of growing seasons required to complete ...

Invasive ice plants are shifting their flowering schedules, helping them outcompete native species and reshape fragile ...

Botanists have mapped the evolutionary relationships between flowering plants using genomic data from more than 9500 species. The newly compiled tree of life will help scientists piece together the ...

The most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life is presented in a new study published today in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists, including three ...

For 25 years, Carol Augspurger visited a patch of ancient woods near Urbana, Illinois to look at the same 25 one-square-meter plots of earth she first demarcated for study in 1993. Her 600,000+ ...

Witness the mesmerizing transformation of nature in our "Christmas Cactus Flowering Time Lapse" video. Journey through the captivating process as vibrant blooms emerge and unfold over time. Discover ...

After a plant has bloomed and when the flowers begin to fade, it's time for the next phase of the plant's lifecycle—producing seeds. This is often referred to as a plant "going to seed," ensuring its ...