Plants

A root development gene that’s older than root development

On the origin (and fate) of plants that never bloom

Parasitic orchids live healthier

International agricultural research platform for sustainable food production

New record holder for smallest dispersers of ingested seeds: Woodlice

Recreate development in a petri dish to understand how plants live

A new plant’s name that tells a story

Pollinator's death trap turns into nursery

Orchid without bumblebee on island finds wasp, loses self

Fungi-eating plants and flies team up for reproduction

Aiming to feed future generations without famine

An elegant new orchid hiding in plain sight

Leaf-like photosynthesis discovered in the roots of a leafless orchid

The rediscovery of an ethereal fairy lantern brightly illuminates their mysterious past

New discovery: Endangered Amami rabbit disperses seeds for non-photosynthetic plant

Ethereal color variant of mysterious plant is actually a new species

Orchid helps insect get a grip

Arisaema urashima’s ‘fishing rod’ reels in its primary pollinator

Mysterious plants and multi-faceted symbioses

Environmental monitoring of organic pollutants using plants

Illuminating the mechanism behind how plants regulate starch synthesis

A new mechanism behind continuous stem cell activity in plants

Successful improvement of the catalytic activity of photosynthetic CO₂ fixing enzyme Rubisco

What kind of animal transports the seeds of the world's smallest fruit-bearing plants?

An ancient association?

How old are they? Some non-photosynthetic orchids consist of dead wood

New species of seaweed uncovered by genetic analyses

Research team illuminates system by which plants have formed secondary buds since ancient times

Researchers discover the ‘KARAPPO’ gene and illuminate how plants reproduce through cloning

Discovery of non-blooming orchid on Japanese subtropical islands