The Mojave Desert species is thriving at a solar farm near Las Vegas, perhaps because the panels slow evaporation.

California’s Death Valley is world-famous for its record heat, flash flooding, “superblooms” and even a temporary lake. It’s also become known for grievous acts of vandalism, especially in the last ...

A rare Michigan flower is “living its best life” right now as other plants slumber the winter away. Yellow fumewort grows in ...

Birdsboro, Pennsylvania -- Robert Muchler and his wife Elsie opened up Mutschler's Rare Plants 45 years ago. The business started out as a flower shop but quickly blossomed into the sale of rare and ...

Citizen science platforms, including iNaturalist, are leading to major new discoveries and are becoming crucial to the work ...

Botanists discovered a new plant species in Colombia that is already endangered, naming it Aphelandra almanegra.

The future of some of the world's rarest plants remains uncertain after a heating system broke down in a special glasshouses where they were growing. The treasured botanical collection, which is now ...

Hidden in the wet, shady woods of northwest New Jersey blooms a remarkable and rare plant – Yellow Hammond’s Spring Beauty. Found nowhere else on Earth, it’s just one example of the many plants that ...