How the unique lichen communities of the Valdivian rainforest thrive under varying tree environments and environmental stress.

Nature is reclaiming abandoned railway tracks in Poland, creating surprise conservation areas that help protect plant diversity in intensively farmed landscapes.

Artificially planted wildflower meadows in cities can support similar numbers of bees and other pollinators as larger natural meadows.

Scientists have developed a way to automatically count and identify flowering plants using drones and artificial intelligence, making habitat surveys faster.

Mountain wildflowers and their leaves are home to millions of helpful microbes, research reveals.

One tree species supports over 80 types of native bees in Western Australia's unique ecosystem.

Climate warming makes snow melt earlier in mountains, creating surprising new hotspots where plants thrive

Forest density and height help decide when autumn colours appear in temperate forests, scientists discover.

Small garden patches provide crucial food for wild bees when farm flowers are scarce in early spring and late summer.

Nitrogen-fixing plants are vanishing from temperate forests, not due to climate change, but because of human-caused nitrogen pollution.

Ancient Maya farming practices continue to influence tree species distribution centuries after their civilization's decline.

New research shows that islands make an outsize contribution to the diversity of plants.