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In 1906, A “Frankenstein Plant" Hidden In Kew’s Herbarium Was Exposed As A Hoax. Not A New Species, But Two Stuck Togethercarefully constructed composite specimen made up of the flowers of Quesnelia liboniana inserted into the rosette of Vriesea poenulata

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In 1906, A “Frankenstein Plant" Hidden In Kew’s Herbarium Was Exposed As A Hoax. Not A New Species, But Two Stuck Togethercarefully constructed composite specimen made up of the flowers of Quesnelia liboniana inserted into the rosette of Vriesea poenulata
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In 1906, A “Frankenstein Plant" Hidden In Kew’s Herbarium Was Exposed As A Hoax. Not A New Species, But Two Stuck Together

clock-iconMay 4, 2026

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The World's Heaviest Pine Cone Weighs The Same As A Pallas's Cat, But The Tallest Measures More Than Half A MeterA Coulter pine tree with large hanging brown cone

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The World's Heaviest Pine Cone Weighs The Same As A Pallas's Cat, But The Tallest Measures More Than Half A MeterA Coulter pine tree with large hanging brown cone
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The World's Heaviest Pine Cone Weighs The Same As A Pallas's Cat, But The Tallest Measures More Than Half A Meter

clock-iconApril 21, 2026

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10-Million-Year-Long Ant-Plant Relationship Under Threat As Predatory Wasps Move InA black ant hangs over the edge of a plant stem with eggs inside.

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10-Million-Year-Long Ant-Plant Relationship Under Threat As Predatory Wasps Move InA black ant hangs over the edge of a plant stem with eggs inside.
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10-Million-Year-Long Ant-Plant Relationship Under Threat As Predatory Wasps Move In

clock-iconApril 16, 2026

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"Extreme Botany" Sees Paramotorists Take To The Skies To Protect Fragile Peruvian EcosystemExtreme botany paramotorists

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"Extreme Botany" Sees Paramotorists Take To The Skies To Protect Fragile Peruvian EcosystemExtreme botany paramotorists
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"Extreme Botany" Sees Paramotorists Take To The Skies To Protect Fragile Peruvian Ecosystem

clock-iconSeptember 25, 2024
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Tiny Plant Thought Extinct In Vermont Accidentally Rediscovered Over 100 Years LaterClose up of false mermaid-weed (Floerkea proserpinacoides) in bloom

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Tiny Plant Thought Extinct In Vermont Accidentally Rediscovered Over 100 Years LaterClose up of false mermaid-weed (Floerkea proserpinacoides) in bloom
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Tiny Plant Thought Extinct In Vermont Accidentally Rediscovered Over 100 Years Later

clock-iconJune 3, 2024
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Tiny Fern Breaks The World Record For The Largest Genome Of Any OrganismVery small green fern growing up out of brown left litter.

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Tiny Fern Breaks The World Record For The Largest Genome Of Any OrganismVery small green fern growing up out of brown left litter.
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Tiny Fern Breaks The World Record For The Largest Genome Of Any Organism

clock-iconMay 31, 2024
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Ever Wondered How Scientists Collect Plant Sperm? A Plant Biologist Reveals AllSomeones hand touching a Cereus Jamacaru cactus.

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Ever Wondered How Scientists Collect Plant Sperm? A Plant Biologist Reveals AllSomeones hand touching a Cereus Jamacaru cactus.
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Ever Wondered How Scientists Collect Plant Sperm? A Plant Biologist Reveals All

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The Flowering "Sheep-Eater" Plant Has A Formidable ReputationYellow flowered puya and vegetation background

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The Flowering "Sheep-Eater" Plant Has A Formidable ReputationYellow flowered puya and vegetation background
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The Flowering "Sheep-Eater" Plant Has A Formidable Reputation

clock-iconApril 19, 2024
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These Are The Plants That Traditional Incan Communities Use For MedicineInca medicinal plants

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These Are The Plants That Traditional Incan Communities Use For MedicineInca medicinal plants
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These Are The Plants That Traditional Incan Communities Use For Medicine

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A New Genus Of Plants Has Been Discovered, And Boy Is It StrangeRelictithismia kimotsukiensis flower

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A New Genus Of Plants Has Been Discovered, And Boy Is It StrangeRelictithismia kimotsukiensis flower
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A New Genus Of Plants Has Been Discovered, And Boy Is It Strange

clock-iconMarch 1, 2024
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Watch Plants Chat About Their Neighbours' Peril Using Hidden Airborne Communication PathwaysThree images of green plant leaves on a black background. In each image more of the leave is a brighter shade of green in response to a chemical.

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Watch Plants Chat About Their Neighbours' Peril Using Hidden Airborne Communication PathwaysThree images of green plant leaves on a black background. In each image more of the leave is a brighter shade of green in response to a chemical.
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Watch Plants Chat About Their Neighbours' Peril Using Hidden Airborne Communication Pathways

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Plants “Cry Out” When They Need Water, We Just Can’t Hear ThemFarmer picking up fresh ripe tomato and putting into wooden crate. Focus on vegetable.

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Plants “Cry Out” When They Need Water, We Just Can’t Hear ThemFarmer picking up fresh ripe tomato and putting into wooden crate. Focus on vegetable.
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Plants “Cry Out” When They Need Water, We Just Can’t Hear Them

clock-iconNovember 17, 2023
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3 Out Of 4 Plants That Haven't Been Named Yet Could Already Be Under ThreatCephalanthera damasonium white orchid against a dark background

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3 Out Of 4 Plants That Haven't Been Named Yet Could Already Be Under ThreatCephalanthera damasonium white orchid against a dark background
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3 Out Of 4 Plants That Haven't Been Named Yet Could Already Be Under Threat

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Stressed Out Plants Are Screaming, We Just Can't Hear Themdo plants make noise

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Stressed Out Plants Are Screaming, We Just Can't Hear Themdo plants make noise
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Stressed Out Plants Are Screaming, We Just Can't Hear Them

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Mountain Lions Fertilise Their Gardens With Carcasses To Attract PreyMountain lion caught on a camera trap, looking directly at the camera with a deer kill in its mouth

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Mountain Lions Fertilise Their Gardens With Carcasses To Attract PreyMountain lion caught on a camera trap, looking directly at the camera with a deer kill in its mouth
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Mountain Lions Fertilise Their Gardens With Carcasses To Attract Prey

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