An orchid gives assistance, forests reduced persistence, and weeds’ electrical resistance
Botanists uncover the reason for an orchid’s delicate shape, deforestation is probably worse than you thought, and a test of killing weeds without herbicide.
Plant Science from Cell Biology to Ecosystems
Botanists uncover the reason for an orchid’s delicate shape, deforestation is probably worse than you thought, and a test of killing weeds without herbicide.
The United States Botanic Garden combines science and education to keep orchids safe in their collections and in the wild.
A recent paper highlights a critical research gap, and reveals the potential for finding new data in old places.
Your chance to catch a highlight of Botany 2020.
The ecological niche of 14 orchids is more determined by bedrock and land cover than their mating systems.
Sometimes it’s a good idea not to send a consistent message to your pollinators.
Naranjo et al. provide a perspective on epiphyte–phorophyte networks and their placement with respect to the networks of other biotic interactions.
With over 28000 species of orchid, it seems like there’s an orchid for every niche. The Dracula orchid’s niche is mimicking a mushroom.
Why would you need a massive flower to imitate a tiny fly? A new study of a Peruvian orchid reveals something strange is going on.
You may have heard the phrase “you are what you eat”, but some scientists are tracking the evolution of new diets in orchids by taking the phrase literally.
Zotz and colleagues ask for a re-evaluation of the occurrence, evolution, and function of the velamen radicum in both terrestrial and epiphytic angiosperms
Pyroloid mixotrophy does not respond plastically to ageing or to light level. This contrasts with the usual view of a convergent evolution with orchids.
The Disa orchids are a puzzle. Why do only some of them give a reward? What is it about deceitful pollination that works better for some plants?