As Hurricane Milton approaches, Crystal River wildlife researchers and advocates are concerned about how a second hurricane ...

Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...

This is an aquatic, carnivorous plant, of course. It is just one of about 70 species and taxonomic varieties of "meat-eating" (or "insectivorous") species in North America, these placed variously ...

Clair and Lake Erie. "These are the next up and comers," said Keiper, comparing water primrose to eurasian milfoil, an aquatic invasive plant that annually costs Michigan $25 million. The thick ...

Why is one little plant so worrisome? Hydrilla is an aquatic plant that spreads quickly and can take over entire wetland environments, threatening the diversity of plants and animals in ecosystems.

It may be time for fertilizer. “Plants get their food from photosynthesis, but they need some other micronutrients and macronutrients that are critical in creating enzymes, regulating water ...

“We initially found the plant early this week in the canal leading from the boat ramp to the main lake,” Matt Horton, Aquatic Nuisance Species Program Coordinator for the AGFC, said.

Invasive aquatic plants are often snagged on the propellers and trailers of recreational boats moved between lakes; the plants themselves may carry attached zebra mussels, which can live out of ...