These structures are the defining trait of all angiosperms and one key to the success of this huge plant group, which numbers some 235,000 species. Just when and how did the first flowering plants ...

A recent study characterizes the ZW sex chromosomes in Amborella trichopoda, revealing insights into sex determination and ...

Flowering plants, or angiosperms, make up about 90% of all living plant species, including most food crops. In the distant past, they outpaced plants such as conifers and ferns, which predate them ...