The next time you go looking for plants in a garden center, there's a fast-growing spring flower that you aren't likely to ...

As official research positions are lost to budget cuts, the work of citizen scientists to preserve federal forests is ...

Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...

The Bureau of Land Management didn't explain how slashing protected research areas from 22,000 acres to just 3,700 still ...

Guayule is a shrub native to the Chihuahua desert in Mexico, but farmers in Arizona are growing it and selling it to rubber manufacturers.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As Earth Day approaches on April 22, one local business owner is committed to environmental stewardship throughout the entire year. Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s ...

What do we know about how plants have adapted to extreme climate conditions in the desert regions of the world? And how will these plants respond to emerging threats, such as increasing drought ...

Medicinal plant diversity (MPD) is an important component of plant diversity. Over-collection based on medicinal and economic value has the potential to damage the stability of the regional ecosystem.

Texas sage is called barometer bush because it blooms after a rainfall, increase in humidity, or change in barometric pressure. The low-maintenance plant tolerates drought and humidity, but it doesn’t ...

The common sage, Salvia officinalis, has been grown for centuries to use in cooking. Most salvia types are native to Mexico so they can be tender plants. Salvia patens produces intense royal blue ...

From star jasmine to honeysuckle and Oriental lilies, fragrant plants are perfect for pollinators, and add an extra dimension ...