By: Retha Boswell
There are approximately 800 species of Acacia. Around 600 of those species are found in Australia and Pacific islands. The large genus is in the pea family and is mainly made up of tropical and subtropical trees native to Africa and Australia, with a few...
Tree profiles: Vine maple
By: Amelia Emery
The vine maple is a beautiful species of maple that is well known for its stunning fall color and smaller stature. Although not a true vine, the growth habit resembles a vine as this tree is often multi-stemmed rather than single trunked and grows outward...
Centuries-old plants revived and thriving
By: Leigh Goessl
Scientists have been able to bring back to life several 400-year-old plants, observing them grow and reproduce after spending several centuries frozen inside the Canadian Arctic on Ellesmere Island. Frozen in time inside the Teardrop Glacier during the "Little Ice Age", a group of plants...
A look at the world's most bizarre plants
By: Richard Pearman
Plants are a kingdom of Eukaryotes (have cells divided by internal membranes and linear chromosomes). Fungi are a different kingdom, neither animals nor plants. Algae are no longer considered to be plants. Bacteria, including cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), aren't even Eukaryotes. Non Flowering Plants Angiosperms (flowering...
By: Rex Trulove
Once a person realizes that plant diversity drops as a forest matures, it becomes easier to understand how selective logging can alleviate the problem and lead to increased plant diversity. Much of this has to do with how selective logging is conducted and what happens...
By: D. Vogt
Artificial photosynthesis refers to artificial chemical processes which are intended to synthesize the photosynthesis process which plants use to produce oxygen and nutrients from carbon dioxide, sunlight and water. To date researches have yet to develop many energy-efficient artificial photosynthesis mechanisms for practical applications, but...
Facts about New Zealand's amazing Kauri tree
By: Anne Penny
There are many wonderful things to do in New Zealand, but one of the most important is to make a special visit to the Waipoua Forest, one of the remaining great kauri forests of the North Island. Waipoua is north of the capital city, Auckland...
Why field guide books are often incorrect when they define ranges for plants
By: Amber Celeste
Many excellent field guide books seek to provide information about the extent of a particular plant species’ actual geographic range. Yet sometimes this information either is not complete, or grows outdated over the course of time. Why? A number of reasons may potentially account for...

 

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