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Poetry for Spring

 Poems in Honor of SpringA selection of verses to cheer the winter-weary soulCompiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni For winter's rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins; The…

aster

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cross section of a sunflower, a member of the aster family aster [Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants…

flower

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Longitudinal cross section of a flower at the time of fertilization, showing a pollen grain and a pollen tube. flower, name for the specialized part of a plant containing the…

stamen

(Encyclopedia) stamen, one of the four basic parts of a flower. The stamen (microsporophyll), is often called the flower's male reproductive organ. It is typically located between the central pistil…

Inheritance: Genes at Work: Mendel's Breakthrough

Genes at Work: Mendel's BreakthroughInheritanceIntroductionGenes at Work: Mendel's BreakthroughMeiosis and Sexual ReproductionGametogenesis in Plants and AnimalsRegulation of Gene Expression in…

Merian, Maria Sibylla

(Encyclopedia) Merian, Maria SibyllaMerian, Maria Sibyllamärēˈä zĭbüˈlä māˈrēän [key], 1647–1717, German naturalist, entomologist, and painter of insects and flowers, b. Frankfurt; daughter of…

DK Science: Plant Sensitivity

TIME TO FLOWERSURVIVING WINTERREACHING OUTMANGROVE ROOTS UNDERWATERPLANT GROWTH REGULATORSFIND OUT MORELike animals, plants sense changes in their surroundings and respond to them. Plants are…

frostweed

(Encyclopedia) frostweed or frostwort, North American woodland flowers (Helianthemum canadense and sometimes other related species) of the family Cistaceae (rockrose family). In cold weather,…

Sounds Like Shakespeare, But Is It?

The Question: I have heard the phrase attributed to Shakespeare, "Of all the flowers/the rose is the best/" but I don't know where it comes from…

Plant Hall of Fame

Biggest Flower Rafflesia arnoldii Each bloom can be as big as 3 feet wide and can weigh up to 24 pounds. The reddish-brown…