Smithsonian Magazine

This Could Be the Oldest Flowering Plant Ever Found in North America

A few years ago, University of Maryland PhD student Nathan Jud was routinely examining a batch of ancient plant fossils in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum‘s collections when one in particular ...
UPI

Fossil called oldest flowering plant ever found in North America

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A fossil in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution could represent the oldest flowering plant ever found in North America, researchers say. University of Maryland ...
The Straits Times

Root Awakening: Oleander, lime plants, whisk fern and more

The plant is botanically known as Nerium oleander and belongs to the frangipani family (Apocynaceae). Its common name is Oleander and several cultivars exist with differently coloured flowers. The ...
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Gene transfer from a parasitic flowering plant to a fern

Davis, C. C., Anderson, W. R., and Wurdack, Kenneth J. 2005. "Gene transfer from a parasitic flowering plant to a fern." Proceedings of the Royal Society B ...