Ecologists whimsically decided to call the parts that make up a flower its whorls. The first whorl of a flower is known as the calyx, which is the plant’s green, leafy outer structure that protects it ...

Jerry looks at the form and function of flowers. There are over 350,0000 species of flowering plants, known as the angiosperms, the most successful and diverse plant group on earth. Spectacular or ...

Floral-meristem identity genes promote flower development by repressing genes that promote an inflorescence fate and activate floral-organ identity genes. The updated ABCE model of floral-organ ...

Flowers always seem to lift flagging spirits. When someone is sick, hurting or grieving, friends and family send a bouquet of fresh flowers to cheer them up. When someone says or does something they ...