… We are using a multi-step approach to investigate the presence of adaptive genetic variation for seed dormancy, and the interaction of genetic and environmental controls on this dormancy, on …
Type: Research
… efforts to promote healthy native bee populations in urban environments, especially for rare and threatened species. …
Type: Research
… takes longer to recover. Why candle? The pine shoots that emerge in spring are called candles for a reason: they tend to be very tall, skinny cylinders like taper or dinner candles. If we let … who is working on it. Most of the trees at the entrance to the garden will take eight hours for some of our speedier employees. Most days, during our regular hours, you can expect to see …
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… mortality due to water stress under climate change.” This research was recently accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of Ecology. Research like this helps us understand … changes, like climate change, threaten plant species. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2745.13146 …
Type: Research
… populations that span its range. We are synthesizing range-wide population monitoring data for Cirsium pitcheri that has been collected over the last 35 years by a variety of researchers. …
Type: Research
… and mulberries (Moraceae). Artocarpus contains numerous economically important species (grown for timber and fruit) native to Southeast Asia. Two species, jackfruit and breadfruit, are …
Type: Research
… Scientists at the Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action at the Chicago Botanic Garden discovered a new benefit …
Type: Research
… endocuticular thin alternating layers.” That’s quite a mouthful, so they call it M.E.T.A.L. for short. The acronym fits perfectly. Here's another way to think of what you are seeing: … they’ve found ingenious ways to survive and reproduce. Come to Butterflies & Blooms and see for yourself. …
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… to have a problem with them. Scientists have been investigating the origins of blue flowers for a long time, and it was not until recently that they came up with a result. Blue sea holly ( … colors impart red, purple, and blue in blooms, but are found much less often in flora. For anthocyanin to steer blue, complex scenarios must occur. Most often, metal atoms and ions …
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… sense if you have some background on the life of these two groups of prairie plants. Look for the white-and-cream wild indigos in a prairie near you—they are blooming now. Of course you … seeds. Despite their destructive nature, this plant-weevil relationship has been in place for a very long time, without the demise of either Baptisia or Silphium . Our species has had a …
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