WSDA confirmed the first North American detection of Orobanche cumana, known as sunflower broomrape, in Yakima last year. The ...

A yellow disk with rays of white—an icon of childhood drawings and a flower with healing properties. We have picnics on it, ...

Study uses artificial intelligence to analyze sleep-promoting effects of nearly 1,000 aromatic plants and recognize the ...

ABSTRACT: Ganoderma species are medicinal polypore fungi with documented antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities. Although G. lucidum has been widely studied, African species have ...

Chamomile is an herb that belongs to the Asteraceae (daisy or sunflower) plant family and is grown around the world. It forms a daisylike flower with small white petals, a yellow center, and a thin ...

A tiny desert flower with horn-like tips has been hiding in plain sight in West Texas. Scientists have confirmed Ovicula biradiata is both a new species and a new genus, a rare one two in botany. The ...

The experiment comprised 15 treatments with all independent or mixed treatments of an allelopathic solution of the four Asteraceae invasive plant species and silver nanoparticles solutions that were ...

Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants which includes daisies, sunflowers and asters, are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family comprises around 34,000 species, ...

ABSTRACT: Melon crops occupy an important place in the diet of the population and contain a large amount of vitamins, minerals and organic acids. Melon (Cucumis melo L.) has very useful properties and ...

Wild lettuce is a plant that has been used for pain relief and to induce sleep. It’s used by people interested in alternatives to conventional medications. For centuries, people have used natural ...

Volume 37 of the Flora of Australia is the first of three volumes covering the family Asteraceae. This volume presents an introduction to the family in Australia, including a synoptic classification ...

When it comes to the world of flowering plants, one family dominates when it comes to diversity — the Asteraceae family. Boasting around 34,000 species under its umbrella, this family of flowering ...