Molly Parren was tracking a wood turtle in Vermont when she smelled something surprising, yet familiar. The amphibian scientist for the state’s wildlife agency traced the smell to a rare wild garlic ...

ATLANTA— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued a final rule to protect the Ocmulgee skullcap as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The Service also designated 6,661 acres of ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect a rare flower called the Willamette phlox under the Endangered Species Act. This ...

As gardeners, we know that plants hold immeasurable value, from intrinsic beauty to life-saving medicine. Yet an alarming number of plants have gone extinct, and one in five existing plants is in ...

At Las Piletas Ranch Preserve in San Luis Obispo County, a surprising botanical discovery may alter the conservation future of a rare purple California wildflower. Researchers there uncovered a ...

Hundreds of American plants are endangered or threatened, meaning that extinction is a possibility - here are 15 of the most ...

Rare ice age-era flower that blooms near Tri-Cities is at risk of extinction. Center for Biological Diversity petitions for Endangered Species Act protection. Plant's survival relies on fluctuating ...

Roseville High School's Think Green Club, a student-led organization, has been taking care of three Amorphophallus titanium ...

A rare and malodorous marvel is drawing crowds — and wrinkled noses — to the New York Botanical Garden this week, as the ...

Just in time for spooky season, a rare flower known for its putrid stench is set to bloom at a Placer County school.