Botanist Joey Santore answers the internet's burning questions about plants! What's the weirdest plant in existence? Why do the leaves change colors in the fall? Can you cross-breed fruits? Why are ...

From sticky “flypaper” to lightning-fast suction, carnivorous plants have evolved various ingenious traps for finding the ...

Here’s a little botanical story involving native lilies. And who doesn’t like lilies? In 1753, Carl Linnaeus, the Father of Plant Taxonomy, described a lily species in his epic “Species Plantarum” ...

Invasive species are detrimental to biodiversity, ecosystems, and the economy. A botanist is on a mission to educate people about invasive plants and why removing them is important. Posting on ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Ecuador — A Sarasota botanist has discovered a new plant species in a region previously thought to be completely extinct of unique plant life. While on a 2022 research expedition in ...

When police investigating a murder in 1990 needed more evidence to solve the crime, they called University botanist Anita Cholewa. “I’ve always been something of a Sherlock Holmes,” said Cholewa, a ...

Bishop Museum is offering an updated Botany Checklist of native and non-native plants of the islands — alive and extinct — as ...