The factors underlying the patterning of the hundreds of flowers comprising the inflorescences of gerberas and sunflowers, both representing the same plant family, have now been identified. The ...

The meristem of the gerbera is patterned on the molecular level already at a stage where no primordia or other changes are discernible by even an electron microscope. When people are asked to draw the ...

Jane introduces us to the different ways flowers can be arranged on plants, which is a useful tool for plant identification. People have had a fascination with flowers since history began. With around ...