Plants have an extremely high capacity to adapt to their environment. When the seeds of pea sprouts left over from cooking are soaked in water, the sprouts and leaves grow back. Associate Professor ...

When leaves shift to the dorsal side of the fern’s stem, a smiley face pattern emerges in the stem’s vascular structure, as seen in this sample of a tobacco fern. Research by Assistant Professor Jacob ...

There are few forms of the botanical world as readily identifiable as fern leaves. These often large, lacy fronds lend themselves nicely to watercolor paintings and tricep tattoos alike. Thoreau said ...

Background and Aims The leaf axis of members of the order Cycadales (‘cycads’) has long been recognized by its configuration of independent vascular bundles that, in transverse section, resemble the ...