Mushrooms are fascinating organisms that play a vital role in ecosystems. While some varieties are sought after for th ...

Plants, often perceived as passive, exhibit surprising adaptations mirroring animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and parasitic witchweed to heat-generating skunk cabbage and deceptive ...

However, like for other parasitic plants, Balanophora subcupularis seeds are tiny and robust, and many survive the passage through the cricket's digestive tract unharmed.

Hang a bundle of this leafy, white-berried plant from a doorway this December, and it could bring you luck for the upcoming year. Or maybe just a kiss. Mistletoe has been part of Christmas folklore ...

The first of its kind, this wide-ranging, accessible handbook covers literary engagement with plants in over two thousand years of writing from around the world. It includes within its broad ambit ...

Mistletoe are plants that grow on the branches of trees or large shrubs. Because they are largely parasitic, they tend to have a mixed reputation. But there's more to the story of mistletoe. . .

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A newly described species of pitcher plant, one of the largest and furriest ever found, has been identified on a wild mountain in Borneo, Malaysia. The underside of the leaves of Nepenthes ...