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Swedish botanist Carl (or Carolus) Linnaeus is, by some measures, the most influential person ever to have lived. He is famous for devising new systems for naming and grouping all living organisms ...

Born in 1707 in a rural village in southern Sweden, Linnaeus developed an early interest in flowers and plants. His father, a priest, wished for him to join the clergy. However, Linnaeus ...

These native woodland flowers produce clusters of nodding baby blue flowers on 1-to-2-foot stems. Virginia bluebells flower early and attract scores of bees and butterflies, which is always a welcome ...

Isoprenoids represent the largest group of biologically active specialized metabolites in plants. Many have roles in protecting the plants against pathogens and herbivores or conversely they attract ...