Scientists discovered that the red stigmas in wind-pollinated trees accumulate anthocyanin, the same compounds that are revealed in autumn leaves after green chlorophyll production slows down and ...

Allocation of finite resources to separate reproductive functions is predicted to vary across environments and affect fitness. Biomass is the most commonly measured allocation currency; however, in ...

Ecologists whimsically decided to call the parts that make up a flower its whorls. The first whorl of a flower is known as the calyx, which is the plant’s green, leafy outer structure that protects it ...

We have looked at plants as a whole, then the individual parts (seeds, roots, stems, and leaves) to explore their world. Today, we are delving into flowers, the sexual parts of the plants. The ...

Although the sole function of flowers is reproduction, flowers mean much more to us. We say it with flowers whether it's an apology or a declaration of love. Throughout history, humans have endowed ...