Underground trees, a type of geoxyles occurring in Afrotropical savannas and grasslands, have unique and diverse ways of surviving in tough environments, according to recent research.
Tag - frost
Renata Cantoro
Even plants want it to snow! The effects of cold stress on plant communities and how snow may offset these
Snow may not necessarily be a bad thing for plants
Liam Elliott
Comparison of winter and summer dormancy in herbaceous perennial species
Are winter and summer dormancy symmetrical seasonal adaptive strategies?
botanyone
Risky Business For Heather
A new study finds increased temperature requirements for germination of heather (Calluna vulgaris) seeds from colder climates.
AJ Cann
Temperature limits for relictual rainforest Araucariaceae
Temperature limits for relictual rainforest Araucariaceae Many relictual rainforest species, such as those in the Araucariaceae, are at risk from anthropogenic climate change. Offord explores the potential effect of...
Functional significance of style length in Mertensia
Mertensia fusiformis (Boraginaceae) is a spring-flowering perennial showing pronounced intraspecific variation in style length and stigma–anther separation. Forrest et al. show that population-level variation in...
