Doug Johnson is a Canadian writer, editor, and journalist. This story originally featured on Undark. The alien-like blooms and putrid stench of Amorphophallus titanum, better known as the corpse ...

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When we think of pollinators, it’s often of fuzzy, yellow-dusted bees alighting on vibrant flower petals in search of nectar. For good reason — there are 20,000 bee species in the world, and when it ...

Competing for space on hummingbird beaks, Hypeniea macrantha flowers fire pollen projectile blasts to dislodge pollen from rival plants in a bid to ensure the bird’s pollinating travels include them, ...

It is well known that animal-pollinated plants usually offer nectar or pollen to reward vectors for pollen transfer. While nectar is a kind of sugar water, pollen is protein-rich, a must-need nutrient ...

Baobabs are sometimes called "upside-down trees," because their branches look like roots reaching skyward. Of the eight ...

The Brazilian species Hyptis pauliana Epling probably has an ornithopilous flower, in which explosive pollen presentation is effected by the sudden release of the stamens from a petal lobe, called a ...

After grooming, bees still have pollen on body parts that match the position of flower pollen-sacs and stigmas, according to a new study. After grooming, bees still have pollen on body parts that ...

America’s woodlands will soon be carpeted with delicate bunchberry dogwood flowers -- or maybe not so delicate. A team of scientists has reported that the blossoms explode open in less than 0.5 ...

Hay fever sufferers planning what to grow in their flower beds this spring are being told of low-pollen plants that help keep the sneezes at bay while enjoying their outdoor space. Experts at ...