In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...

A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to thrive.

Weird plants are wild to look at, and they add a bit of wonder to our lives. Some are stinky, others prey on small creatures, and several just have an array of exceptionally odd features. If these awe ...

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East ...

“Many people equate plants with photosynthesis, yet Balanophora illustrates that being a plant does not require being green,” ...

A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s strangest experiments.

Rare plants are no longer the secret obsession of eccentric collectors hidden away in greenhouses. Today, the fascination ...

Aug. 7—HENDERSON — Have you ever wondered why some plants are named the way that they are? Or if, perhaps, there was a plant somewhere out there whose flowers were... sheep? If you answered yes, or ...

Look at this guy -- all dressed up and nowhere to go. It's kind of charming and kind of dorky. Hey, buddy! Wrong season! He'll learn. No pollinators around, no promise of summer, colder weather coming ...

A place unique to Tucson held a sale over the weekend featuring unique plants. The Tucson Botanical Gardens, at 2150 N. Alvernon Way, attracted green-thumbed folks from all over the area interested in ...

Take it from a seasoned hortifreak, plants can reproduce in weird ways. I’m not talking about unusual seeds, ranging from giant naked coconuts to those little bumps on the outside of strawberry fruit ...

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