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Today marks World Plant Milk Day. You don’t get literal milk from plants, but if the term “plant milk” upsets you, it’s a term that’s been used for hundreds of years in English. If, like me, you wonder where the milk comes from, there’s not single part of a plant that gets “milked”. Soy and pea milks come from cotyledons, the seed leaves, where the plant has stored protein to power a seedling. Al…

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 22 August 2026; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2026.26.03.063 Phalaenopsis aphrodite is a type of orchid with high ornamental and economic value. However, its development for commercial needs in Indonesia is still hindered by the limited availability of varietie...

We have a new tool at Botany One that I’m finding helpful when I come across a species that I’m not familiar with: Species Dashboard. When I read about a new species there are plenty of places I can look for information. Wikipedia, Plants of the World Online, GBIF and others. That means visiting each site individually, which means remembering which sites to visit, or opening multiple bookmarks an…

Table of Contents TLDR If you searched “endemic plants of Nebraska” hoping for a garden list, you’re in the right place — but the word you want is native, not... The post Endemic Plants of Nebraska: What Native Really Means appeared first on 33Science .

TLDR Florida has more than 200 plant species that grow wild nowhere else on the planet, most of them squeezed onto ancient sand ridges — Lake Wales Ridge, Apalachicola’s bluffs,... The post 20 Florida Endemic Plants You Won’t Find Anywhere Else appeared first on 33Science .

Nature Communications, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-76766-z Poricidal flowers bear diverse pore shapes that influence pollen release, with scoop-shaped pores producing faster, narrower pollen streams. In buzz-pollination, different vibration frequencies reshape the pollen cloud, suggesting pollinator-specific complexity.