Plants normally have only bisexual flowers. Some species, however, also produce male flowers to make the dispersal of pollen more efficient.

Evidence suggests plants have a nervous system that enables them to respond to touch.

Nigerian pastoralists have been found to be a storehouse of valuable information on the value of plants.

THE "arms race" between plants that produce defence mechanisms to ward of foragers such as deer and animals who attempt to evolve mechanisms to counter these defences, have long intrigued