Scientists estimate that only 10% of all species on the planet have been described, leaving many more species of plants to be discovered.
Working together, three botanists discover a new plant species in the Knuckles mountain range of central Sri Lanka.
April 13 is Plant Appreciation Day!
Appreciate a plant by learning more about them. Here is a great place to start!
Learn more about Venus flytraps and how to protect them. Visit the US Fish & Wildlife Service website: https://www.fws.gov/southeast/wildlife/plants/venus-flytrap/ https://www.fws.gov/southeast/articles/buyer-beware-do-not-buy-poached-venus-flytrap-plants/ *Mongabay Kids is not responsible for content published on external sites.
Sofia Ceiba is in southern Tibet to meet a newly discovered giant of the plant world!
Butterflies do all kinds of cool things. They fly, pollinate plants, and slurp nectar out of flowers with tongues as long as their bodies. They also help rediscover plants that have been missing since 1888! Himesh Dilruwan Jayasinghe was chasing a small leopard butterfly (named…
Biologist Nilanthi Rajapakse (pictured below) of the Department of Wildlife Conservation in Sri Lanka discovered a new plant species with years of careful observation and field work. Nilanthi Rajapakse. Image courtesy of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Mongabay writer Malaka Rodrigo explains how Nilanthi Rajapakse discovered…
Plant research report, exploring ecosystems lesson.