On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a Steller’s jay in a spruce tree. Cindy Murray has been a Master ...

If you grow flowers in your garden, you'll want to keep a sharp lookout for an invasive, parasitic plant that has been ...

The experiment comprised 15 treatments with all independent or mixed treatments of an allelopathic solution of the four Asteraceae invasive plant species and silver nanoparticles solutions that were ...

Pink lady’s slippers are the most common lady's-slipper orchid in Ohio, but they are still rare and mostly found in the southeastern part of the state. The orchids trick bumblebees into pollinating ...

Chamomile tea is a natural remedy for a wide range of health issues. The nutrients it contains may help people manage diabetes, menstrual pain, and sleep problems, among others. Chamomile is a herb ...

ABSTRACT: Melon crops occupy an important place in the diet of the population and contain a large amount of vitamins, minerals and organic acids. Melon (Cucumis melo L.) has very useful properties and ...

Wild lettuce is a plant that has been used for pain relief and to induce sleep. It’s used by people interested in alternatives to conventional medications. For centuries, people have used natural ...

Last spring, Deb Manley was exploring a remote area of Big Bend National Park when she spotted something unusual on the ground. Tiny, fuzzy, flowering plants were sprouting up from between the desert ...

Volume 37 of the Flora of Australia is the first of three volumes covering the family Asteraceae. This volume presents an introduction to the family in Australia, including a synoptic classification ...

Surface microcharacters of the ovary of the Asteraceae were studied, especially biseriate glandular hairs. Of 34 species belonging to the Asteroideae, only Dittrichia viscosa, Pulicaria dysenterica, ...

Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi 00100, Kenya Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture ...

"This is the treacherous month when autumn days / With summer's voice come bearing summer's gifts. / Beguiled, the pale down-trodden aster lifts / Her head and blooms again." — Helen Hunt Jackson Our ...