Monkshood, or Aconitum, is a plant shrouded in mystery and beauty. With tall spikes of hooded blue or purple flowers, it adds a dramatic flair to the autumn garden. Native to mountainous regions o ...

Caption Flowers of monkshood, Aconitum napellus, extend laterally from a main stem and open successively toward the apex.This arrangement is one of only three basic flowering structures observed ...

No matter what color your thumb, you likely already know that all plants need water to reach their full potential—after all, that basic knowledge goes back to introductory middle-school science ...

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From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make other useful substances, such as cellulose found in the ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Soil's Secret Language: Researchers Decode Plant-to-Fungi Communication Oct. 17, 2024 — Researchers have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study. Using baker's yeast ...

We’ve all been stumped for the name of a plant at times, whether shopping at a garden centre, visiting a garden or on holiday. Plant-id apps promise to identify plants from a picture taken on your ...