A new sunflower family tree used skimmed genomes to increase the number of species sampled, revealing that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently, a process called convergent evolution, ...

The sunflower family includes a number of valuable food crops. Yet the sunflower family is the only one of a handful of economically important plant families where a reference genome is not available ...

Carefully sowing sunflowers in your garden is a great way to add color and life, without much care and maintenance. However, there are certain species of perennial sunflower, like H. laetiflorus and H ...

I knew it would happen: it’s gotten cold here in central South Carolina, definitely sweater-weather, at least on these brilliant, clear mornings. I managed to get in one more botany field trip last ...

Global sunflower seed production is expected to expand by 2026. The scientific name for the common sunflower is Helianthus annuus. Sunflowers can decontaminate soil by absorbing heavy metals.

A new sunflower family tree reveals that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently. Species of the sunflower family with or without bilateral flower symmetry. Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium ...

The sunflower family tree has revealed that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently, a process called convergent evolution, among the members of this large plant family, according to a ...