Most orchid species have a symbiotic relationship with the natural fungi found in their roots. The plants provide the fungi ...

All 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, often known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to runaway ...

La Trobe University researchers have been studying the novel bacterium Mycosynbacter amalyticus —dubbed "microbial dark ...

Some orchids stop making food and feed on fungi instead. Researchers found they do this only when conditions allow.

Cactus with thick, twisted stems resembling a brain. Ancient plant with long, strap-like leaves, capable of living for ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity -- more than by the ...

Edited by Joseph Kieber, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; received November 27, 2024; accepted January 7, 2025 ...