Oklahoma is a treasure trove of biodiversity, but there’s still a lot to be learned about the hidden and undiscovered things ...

Although Japanese spirea is a beautiful shrub, it is considered invasive in many U.S. states. Here are some beautiful, native ...

Plant breeders, aiming to develop resilient and high-quality crops, often cross plants from different species to transfer ...

First, I want to explain the difference between aggressive and invasive plants. Florida native plants can become aggressive, ...

Researchers in China have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by "touching" ...

Vines climb in different ways, and knowing what climbing styles you can accommodate can help you choose species to try, or ...

Shaik’s identification method, known as integrative taxonomy, merges traditional observational techniques with modern DNA ...

Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18th century scientist Carl Linnaeus for identifying species are not enough. Completely new species of daisies have been ...

Researchers are connecting two ecological problems in the Northeast in hopes of reducing the risk of tick-borne illnesses.

Mimicry in animals is a common form of protection from predators. For instance, two distasteful or toxic butterflies may ...

The diversity of plant species is astonishing. Even plants in familiar genera can surprise us. Take the Quercus genus, which ...

A new species of bee has been discovered in Oklahoma and Texas, according to the OU says a recent study published in the journal “Ecology and Evolution” features the blue-colored mining bee and how it ...