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Aug 11, 2021
Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant
This North American herb uses its glistening, reddish hairs to snare bugs.
Jul 9, 2021
Get to know the plant that showed up in the National Spelling Bee finals
Murraya paniculata shared a piece of the limelight with the winner, Zaila Avant-garde.
Jul 8, 2021
The bizarre botany that makes corn a fruit, a grain, and also (kind of) a vegetable
Really this says more about how strange the category "vegetable" is than about corn itself.
Jun 18, 2021
This plant spins its own woolen coat
The alpine plant shoots the substance out of holes in its cell walls.
Jun 16, 2021
One of the most studied plants in the world can grow an extra organ
It took 13 years to confirm the weird appendage wasn’t a genetic anomaly.
Jun 13, 2021
These 142-year-old seeds sprouted after spending more than a century underground
These resilient plants are part of a centuries-long experiment at Michigan State University.
Jun 9, 2021
Indigenous languages hold the keys to medicinal forest libraries
When languages die, so do entire generations of botanical knowledge.
Dec 23, 2020
What are frankincense and myrrh, anyway?
The history and mystery of these botanicals go way beyond the Magi.
Oct 27, 2020
Keep your indoor plants alive with these essential watering tools
Welcome to the well-watered jungle.
