Botany

Clues to why leaves come in many sizes

World's driest desert in bloom

Did the first flower look like this?

'Rotten flesh' flower finally flourishes

Non-native seaweed found to have spread

'Rare' museum flowers destroyed in mix-up

The man opening Ethiopia's first botanic garden. Video, 00:02:21The man opening Ethiopia's first botanic garden

'Sea sparkle' makes Australian beach glow

Irish army 'should fight rhododendrons'

Army needed 'to battle rhododendrons' Video, 00:00:38Army needed 'to battle rhododendrons'

Botanic garden nurtures smallest begonia

Raising the roof but saving the plants

Saved explorer's glasshouse rebuilt

Ending 'ambiguity' of herbal medicine

Nation mourns tree that 'failed' students

Potential of bracken biofuel examined

Bosnian pine is Europe's oldest living thing

DNA insight into early barley crops

Scientists: 21% of plants risk extinction. Video, 00:02:02Scientists: 21% of plants risk extinction

New tally for total number of plants

The Life Scientific. Patricia Wiltshire on how pollen can solve crimes. Audio, 33 minutesThe Life Scientific

Stranger Than Sci-Fi. Talking Plants. Audio, 28 minutesStranger Than Sci-Fi

The Big Idea. The intelligent tree. Audio, 9 minutesThe Big Idea