Flower colour is a key component for plant signaling to pollinators and a staggering variety
of colour variations are found in nature. Patterning of flower colour, such as pigment spots or …

The outer layers of a range of plant tissues, including flower petals, leaves and fruits, exhibit
an intriguing variation of microscopic structures. Some of these structures include ordered …

This essay puts forth a theory of “affective ecologies” encompassing plant, animal, and
human interactions. The authors' formulation of “involution” favors a coevolution of …

'If you are here to talk to me about “plant feeling”, you can leave now. I will not speak to you'.
This was not the response I expected. The scientist sitting across from me slid her chair back …

Plant reproduction by means of flowers has long been thought to promote the success and
diversification of angiosperms. It remains unclear, however, how this success has come …

Textures are abundantly exploited in nature for securing superior functionalities including
adhesion, color manipulation, anti-reflection, and drag management. Over millions of years …

Abstract Background and Aims Apocynaceae and Orchidaceae are two angiosperm families
with extreme flower synorganization. They are unrelated, the former in eudicots, the latter in …

Abstract Background and Aims Bee orchids (Ophrys) have become the most popular model
system for studying reproduction via insect-mediated pseudo-copulation and for exploring …

Petals can be simple or elaborate, depending on whether they have complex basic
structures and/or highly specialized epidermal modifications. It has been proposed that the …

Sexually deceptive plants secure pollination by luring specific male insects as pollinators
using a combination of olfactory, visual, and morphological mimicry. Flower color is a key …