SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A unique honey has been produced from a plant that popped up in large numbers after the 2017 Thomas Fire. It was primarily seen in the Santa Paula hills of Ventura County.

With each thing we plant in our garden — familiar and unfamiliar — a dynamic story begins. Right now, a mostly native perennial garden I planted last year is coming into its own. Its purpose was ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— Following a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect the sand dune phacelia as threatened under the Endangered ...

The torrential rain we’ve had this winter not only helped ease the drought, it also brought us verdant hills full of flowers in what some are calling a super bloom. As California Native Plant Week ...

Federal authorities have designated 50,635 acres in western Colorado as critical habitat for three rare wildflowers threatened by energy development and residential construction. The designation, one ...

A new type of bee is buzzing through California’s orchards. And researchers are hoping that the iridescent, greenish insect may help provide a more efficient way to pollinate nuts and fruits in an era ...

Phacelia filiae N. D. Atwood, F. J. Smith & T. A. Knight is an undescribed species from Clark, Nye, and Lincoln Counties, Nevada. It is closely related to Phacelia parishii of California, Arizona, and ...

We’ve finally seen some sunshine over the past few weeks following a very wet spring, with colours popping and flowers blooming. Thanks to Matthew who shared his view of the iconic St Michael’s Mount ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The embryo envelope tissues in both mature dry seed and during early germination of Phacelia tanacetifolia were investigated by bright-field ...