Other common names: خناق الذباب (Arabic), 捕蝇草 (Chinese simplified), 捕蠅草 (Chinese, traditional), mucholapka podivná (Czech), venus fly trap ...

From panda food to furniture, bamboo (Bambusoideae) is a resilient plant with many different uses. Bamboos are a group of woody plants in the grass family Poaceae. Although they're grasses, some ...

Trees have long been depicted in storytelling. From angry willow trees to spiritual baobabs, we round up 5 famous trees that make an appearance in movies. The Whomping Willow (Harry Potter) Appearing ...

Kew Gardens can trace its history back over 250 years to 1759, when Augusta, Princess of Wales, founded a nine acre botanic garden within the pleasure grounds at Kew. Over the years, the Gardens have ...

My project explores the social and cultural importance of hedgerows, and how knowledge of the plants within them can shape ...

Other common names: Bolsterden, sambreelden (Afrikaans), pi pinyer (Catalan), 意大利松 (Chinese Simplified), 義大利五針松 (Chinese Traditional), borovice ...

Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023 has arrived, shedding light on our current understanding of plants and fungi, and what we need to find out in order to protect them. Kew’s fifth State ...

Fungi are everywhere and are vital to all life on Earth. They're on our bodies, in our food and amongst the ground we walk on. We take a look at some of the ways fungi are an essential part of our ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking the Wardian case was just a simple plant storage box. But this wooden and glass container completely transformed the world of botany. The Wardian case was invented by ...

Hear from Adam Ceramic, Shiraaz Ali, Kristina Pulejkova, Cristina Ochoa, James Tapscott and Ed Carter on their art installations at Wakehurst celebrating 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank.

Plant science has many amazing uses but there is one that may come as a surprise. It can help catch killers, solve modern-day crimes and save lives in the process. This branch of plant science is ...

Kew’s Digitisation Project has uncovered that not everything pressed between the pages of the herbarium is as it seems. But who orchestrated these botanical tricks decades ago, and why? While ...