Do Thoreau’s observations and herbarium records see the same changes in fruiting?
Thoreau’s last manuscript could help understand the future climate of New England.
Tag: plant
Slippery flowers help deter nectar-stealing ants
A wax crystal coating causes ants to slip off, while hornet and bee pollinators can fly right in.
Leaf trichomes may avoid water stress in part by impeding gall formation
Trichomes seem to help prevent the larger gall types that lead to greater water loss.
Temperature: getting it right
Have we been measuring temperature incorrectly all along?
A new lotus effect..?
A new phenomenon that has been identified in the lotus – opening and closing of ‘central plate stomata’ regulates convective airflow within the lotus plant.
Relocation, relocation, relocation…
A study shows cold-induced organelle relocation in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, not only of chloroplasts, but nuclei and peroxisomes, too.
