On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new ...

Orchid seeds are as small as dust and do not provide any nutrients for the young plant to grow. The adult plants are known to ...

Kobe University researchers found that orchids rely on wood-decaying fungi to germinate, feeding on the carbon from rotting logs. Their seedlings only grow near deadwood, forming precise fungal ...