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Smallest flowering plant - Gardening Australia
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Smallest flowering plant - Gardening Australia

ABC  

SERIES 35 | Episode 37 What is a caudex? TAMMY: It’s the swollen, woody part of some plants that forms at soil level. They’re important adaptations of some plants, used to store water and nutrients in times of drought. What’s the smallest flowering plant on Earth? JERRY: It’s an aquatic plant called a Wolffia, a type of duckweed that floats …

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Native Flowering Groundcovers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Native Flowering Groundcovers

ABC  

SERIES 35 | Episode 33 Clarence shares his favourite plants to use as fillers and groundcovers. They produce loads of cute daisy flowers in full sun or part shade. Fan flower One of the best flowering groundcovers, these are perennials but often grown as annuals. They flower prolifically in the warmer months, producing masses of one-sided fan-shaped flowers in shades …

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Forest staff deployed in Nilgiris to protect Neelakurinji plants
3 months, 1 week ago

Forest staff deployed in Nilgiris to protect Neelakurinji plants

The Hindu  

The Nilgiris forest division has deployed personnel from the forest department to prevent tourists and local residents from disturbing the gregarious flowering of Strobilanthes plants near Udhagamandalam. Divisional Forest Officer, S. Gowtham, said that one the sites where the Neelakurinji have bloomed was located within a reserve forest in the Nilgiris forest division. Officials stated that local residents near the …

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Chokramudi hills witness vast destruction of Neelakurinji plants
3 months, 1 week ago

Chokramudi hills witness vast destruction of Neelakurinji plants

The Hindu  

Chokramudi Hills, which transformed into a breathtaking blue carpet as Neelakurinji bloomed in 2014, is facing a serious threat of encroachment ahead of the next anticipated flowering season in 2026. “The last major bloom was in 2014, but the destruction of Neelakurinji plants on Chokramudi hills will likely affect the next flowering season. Jayachandran has urged the Forests department to …

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Joshua trees bloom more often with climate change, study finds. Here’s why people are worried
4 months, 1 week ago

Joshua trees bloom more often with climate change, study finds. Here’s why people are worried

LA Times  

When it comes to one of California’s most beloved plants, the forecast is dire. “We have all these predictive models about what’s going to happen in the future with Joshua trees, but this is showing us some real change just in the last 100 years,” said Kelly Herbinson, executive director of conservation nonprofit Mojave Desert Land Trust, who was not …

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Two bio-geographic hotspots in India yield two new plant species
6 months ago

Two bio-geographic hotspots in India yield two new plant species

The Hindu  

Indian botanists and researchers have discovered two new species of plants from two bio-geographic hotspots of the country the Andaman and Nicobar islands and Arunachal Pradesh. While a team led by scientist Lal Ji Singh, discovered aerial stem-parasitic flowering plant species Dendrophthoe longensis from the Long Islands of middle Andamans the other discovery by a team led by scientist Krishna …

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Jacarandas are blooming now in L.A., but why are some lagging behind the purple party?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jacarandas are blooming now in L.A., but why are some lagging behind the purple party?

LA Times  

Jacarandas have burst forth once more with their galvanizing purple-blue flowers, an invitation to feel joy or annoyance, depending on one’s perspective toward the tree’s spectacular yet messy blossoms. She explains that jacarandas respond to environmental cues, including heat and light, to determine when to release blossom-triggering flowering time proteins, known as FT. Because environmental cues are different in Los …

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MCD plantation to be mix of flowering, fruit-bearing trees in Delhi
8 months, 1 week ago

MCD plantation to be mix of flowering, fruit-bearing trees in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, as aprt of its annual plantation drive, is set to include flowering trees and those that bear fruits, with an aim to improve the biodiversity of the Capital, senior municipal officials aware of the plan have said. Some of the flowering trees suggested for plantation drives include amaltas, gulmohar, champa, and bauhinia, while fruit-bearing trees …

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King of fruits may fall victim to early heat fury this year
8 months, 2 weeks ago

King of fruits may fall victim to early heat fury this year

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW With horticulturists already battling the impacts of climate change, mango yield in northern India including Uttar Pradesh, known for its prized Chausa, Dussehri and Langra varieties globally, may be hit by the earlier-than-usual summer this year, said experts at Lucknow’s ICAR-Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture. The mercury is expected to go up to 43 degrees Celsius in days to …

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Scientists identify 'alien' flowering plant
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists identify 'alien' flowering plant

China Daily  

Three Thismia malipoensis flowers found in the Laoshan Provincial Nature Reserve in Malipo county, Yunnan province, in 2019. CHINA DAILY After further study through collaboration with other researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden under the CAS, they realized that the plant was a new species of Thismia. On Feb 28, the researchers from KIB and XTBG described the new …

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Scientists identify 'alien' flowering plant
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists identify 'alien' flowering plant

China Daily  

Ya Jidong takes photos of Thismia malipoensis in the nature reserve in 2019. CHINA DAILY On Aug 13, 2019, Ya Jidong, a botanist from the Kunming Institute of Botany at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his colleagues walked into a patch of wet evergreen, broad-leaved forest in a karst valley in the Laoshan Provincial Nature Reserve in Malipo county, …

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Delhiwale: Gearing up for Holi
9 months ago

Delhiwale: Gearing up for Holi

Hindustan Times  

Spring is a season of colours, and colours mean Holi. A woman drives past a tree with yellow flowers, likely to be the Caribbean Trumpet, which is believed to have been brought to Delhi in the 1970s. A tree standing by the hotel’s staff entrance is covered in white flowers. Some distance away, a helmeted woman on a yellow scooter …

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Seeds & Leaves Without Flowering Tops Not 'Ganja' As Per NDPS Act, Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Accused Claiming To Be Bhang Contractor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Seeds & Leaves Without Flowering Tops Not 'Ganja' As Per NDPS Act, Rajasthan HC Grants Bail To Accused Claiming To Be Bhang Contractor

Live Law  

While granting bail to an accused claiming to be a 'Bhang' contractor, Rajasthan High Court iterated that the definition clause of NDPS Act contemplates only the 'flowering or fruiting tops of cannabis plants' within the definition of 'Ganja'. “…Section 2 of the NDPS Act contains the definition of Ganja…The seeds and leaves without tops are not termed as Ganja…Therefore, without …

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Cochin Flower Show from December 22
1 year ago

Cochin Flower Show from December 22

The Hindu  

The 40th annual Cochin Flower Show will begin at Marine Drive on Friday. GCDA Chairman K. Chandran Pillai said here that the flower show would be developed into the best such event in the country. The flower show is being organised over a space of 5,000 sq.ft. Cultural programmes and a New Year mega show will also be organised.

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NEET 2024: 6-Month Preparation Tips by Experts
1 year ago

NEET 2024: 6-Month Preparation Tips by Experts

Deccan Chronicle  

Conquering NEET 2024 within six months may prove daunting for medical aspirants due to the exam's difficulty and fierce competition. Important Chapters in Biology: 1 Biotechnology: Principles and Processes 6 Principles of Inheritance and Variation 2 Molecular Basis of Inheritance 7 Biomolecules 3 Human Reproduction 8 Cell: The Unit of Life 4 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants 9 Evolution 5 …

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Drought spells doom for standing crops in Guntur district
1 year, 1 month ago

Drought spells doom for standing crops in Guntur district

The Hindu  

Starved of water, the standing agricultural crops in Guntur district face a threat of withering. Farmers B. Sambasiva Rao and his father Nageswara Rao, for instance, have been drawing water using diesel engines and pipes from a canal about one kilometre away for their five-acre chilli crop at Narakoduru village near Guntur. Official data reveal that in the case of …

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Pollination technology is addressing declining insect populations, but not everyone's a fan
1 year, 3 months ago

Pollination technology is addressing declining insect populations, but not everyone's a fan

ABC  

Christmas beetles used to be a festive staple, but their declining numbers have sounded a warning that something is not quite right. Photo shows Close up of insects in a museum collection Scientists are concerned about changes in the world's insect populations. Machine meets flower Changing insect populations have sparked new attempts to use technology to help mitigate the problem. …

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G20 Summit: 6.75 lakh pots of flowering plants, foliage to adorn Delhi roads
1 year, 3 months ago

G20 Summit: 6.75 lakh pots of flowering plants, foliage to adorn Delhi roads

The Hindu  

Nearly 6.75 lakh pots of flowering plants and foliage will adorn designated roads and venues in Delhi for the G20 Summit next month, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday. The major locations that have been beautified with potted plants include the Sardar Patel Marg, Mother Teresa Crescent, Teen Murti Marg, Dhaula Kuan-IGI Airport Road, Palam Technical Area, India Gate C …

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A California scholar's research into a flowering shrub took him to Mexico and a violent death
1 year, 5 months ago

A California scholar's research into a flowering shrub took him to Mexico and a violent death

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The research was tragically cut short last week in …

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Chennai Corporation to seek corporate support to launch beautification drive with native species of plants
1 year, 6 months ago

Chennai Corporation to seek corporate support to launch beautification drive with native species of plants

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation will rope in the corporate sector to help increase green cover in the 15 zones of the city, through the planting of native species of trees, shrubs and flowering plants. Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, held a meeting with officials of all urban local bodies to launch a major initiative to …

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Niewoudtville: South Africa’s spectacular flowering ‘bulb capital of the world’
54 years, 11 months ago

Niewoudtville: South Africa’s spectacular flowering ‘bulb capital of the world’

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is, or was, CNN — For most of the year, the vast and rugged terrain of the Namaqualand region of the Karoo, South Africa, is desolate and dry. “Visiting Nieuwoudtville literally is a bucket list experience,” says Craig Taljaardt, tour guide and owner of Capey Tours, who has witnessed the wonder this region inspires …

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Chinese flowering crabapple boosts local tourism
1 year, 7 months ago

Chinese flowering crabapple boosts local tourism

China Daily  

Throngs of flower enthusiasts flock to the festival. The Hedong district of Linyi city – located in East China's Shandong province – has kicked off its festival celebrating the Chinese flowering crabapple, or malus spectabilis, which runs through April and May each year. The Chinese flowering crabapple is endemic to China and renowned for its magnificent display of semi-double pink …

Chinese Flowering Crabapple Hedong District
Chinese flowering crabapple boosts local tourism
1 year, 7 months ago

Chinese flowering crabapple boosts local tourism

China Daily  

Throngs of flower enthusiasts flock to the festival. The Hedong district of Linyi city – located in East China's Shandong province – has kicked off its festival celebrating the Chinese flowering crabapple, or malus spectabilis, which runs through April and May each year. The Chinese flowering crabapple is endemic to China and renowned for its magnificent display of semi-double pink …

Chinese Flowering Crabapple Hedong District Boosts Local
Misty March lends bumper mango yield
1 year, 7 months ago

Misty March lends bumper mango yield

The Hindu  

The inclusion of mango plantation works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the past 10 to 12 years has yielded fruitful results in the undivided Anantapur and Kurnool districts. Benishan dominates market in SSS District Horticulture Officer Chandrasekhar tells The Hindu that Mango is cultivated across 21,000 hectares in the Sri Sathya Sai District, and around …

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