Suiane Santos Oleques, Rubem Samuel de Avila Jr. Floral traits are useful for understanding how natural selection has acted upon the evolution of plants over short time spans and in restrictive ...

The role of pollinators in plant speciation and maintenance of species boundaries is dubious because most plant species are visited by several types of pollinators, and most pollinator species visit ...

JENA, Germany, May 18 (UPI) --New research shows the hawk moth is attracted to the bouquet of the best-fitting flowers -- evidence of the power of the co-evolutionary process. Charles Darwin long ago ...

The words "tobacco" and "perfume" may seem like a contradiction in terms to the uninitiated, but then again, Nicotiana alata grandiflora has sadly fallen off many gardeners' radars. And that's a shame ...

Question: Can you talk about growing Nicotiana? I’ve seen so many new ones offered. Are they hard to grow from seed? Are they poisonous? What is their relationship to smoking tobacco? Answer: The ...

I have a granddaughter named Niqui (pronounced Nicki) Tianna, so of course, I had to order three Nicotiana alata “Lime Green” plants when I saw the name in the plant catalog. I want to learn about ...

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