Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...

New data on the evolution of plants and origin of species Date: October 23, 2019 Source: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Summary: There are over 500,000 plant species in the world today.

New research claims that tomato plants in the Galápagos might actually be de-evolving and picking up ancient traits.

Amborella, a record of the evolution of flowering plants Date: April 4, 2014 Source: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) Summary: The sole survivor of the oldest line of flowering ...

A new theory of plant evolution suggests that the 400 million-year drive of flora across the globe may not have been propelled by the above-ground traits we can see easily, but by underground ...

Carnivorous plants are a wonder of evolution. They have developed astounding capabilities to attract, catch and digest insects and other living prey. For example, they have specially formed leaves.

PROF. COULTER gives a luminous sketch of the probable history of sexual reproduction in plants. He deals with the origin of pairing gametes from spores, with the differentiation of (1) eggs and ...

Club mosses and the evolution of land plants. The roots go back a while. By Mary F. Willson For the Juneau Empire; Tuesday, September 29, 2020 11:10am ...

Plants are often synonymous with soil, yet certain marvels of nature defy this association. Enter the world of air plants, or tillandsias, which have adapted to thrive without traditional soil.