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

Teeming with life and stretching across multiple continents, tropical forests are often called the “lungs of the planet” because of their ability to suck up climate-warming carbon dioxide and exhale ...

Hailing from Central and South America, Monstera obliqua is a rare evergreen trailing shrub that thrives in high-humidity ...

Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant. The fern, Cyathea ...

Every year when spring officially arrives, people spend more time in the great outdoors as the season gears up. Whether you’re looking for help identifying plants along your morning hike or designing ...