Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest flowers, is at risk of extinction, scientists have warned in a new study. The study, co-authored by botanists from the ...

Lipstick vines get their name from their bright red, tube-shaped flowers. But one member of this group of plants has lost its lipstick-like appearance—its flowers are shorter, wider, and yellowish ...

A member of the aster and sunflower family found in Isle Royale National Park is one of the world's newest-described flower species. Small with delicate yellow blades, Packera insulae-regalis -- Latin ...

Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. That's where researchers in Japan recently identified a ...

At least 571 species of seed-bearing plants have gone extinct around the world in the last two and a half centuries. This number is nearly four times higher than the previous known estimate and more ...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the Scientific ...