Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest flowers, is at risk of extinction, scientists have warned in a new study. The study, co-authored by botanists from the ...

For the first time in nearly 50 years, a brand new genus and species of plant has been discovered in a U.S. national park. Now dubbed the wooly devil (Ovicula biradiata) for its fuzzy white foliage ...

Climate change has caused some tropical plants to flower earlier or later than they used to; in some cases by a matter of ...

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Local botanists have discovered a new plant that’s unique to the Upstate. The plant, named Shealy’s Saxifrage, was found at the Nine Times Preserve in Pickens County. The ...

A member of the aster and sunflower family found in Isle Royale National Park is one of the world's newest-described flower species. Small with delicate yellow blades, Packera insulae-regalis -- Latin ...

Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. That's where researchers in Japan recently identified a ...