Desert leaves tend to be small ... So leaves resort to self-defense. Some plant leaves have become specialists in deadly tricks. Grass blades evolved the ability to accumulate the silica from ...

If you live in an area where it can be grown successfully outdoors, grow desert rose in a spot that is not shaded by taller ...

A volunteer spotted the tiny, fuzzy plant with maroon florets while exploring the remote northern corner of Big Bend National ...

A park supervisor and a local volunteer have introduced the world to the “woolly devil,” a plant species no other botanists ...

12 HARDY GARDEN ADDITIONS: Heat- and drought-tolerant desert plants to add to your home's ... slender stems while the leaves below grow low to the ground. Blooms throughout winter even after ...

It’s the first discovery of a new plant genus in a national park in decades, and a landmark find. But the identification of ...

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

As suggested by its location – among desert rocks in a remote area in ... a references to the white “wool” that covers the small plant's leaves. Biradiata is a reference to the strap-shaped ...