WITH winter fast approaching, popular seasonal plants like holly and amaryllis will soon be popping up to make us feel ...

The amaryllis plant’s leaves, stems and bulbs can be toxic if ingested by cats or dogs and even cause drooling, nausea, ...

In the case of a plant molecule, colchicine, Mitchison’s long-time study subject, its short half-life corresponds to local action in the liver. “These special features of plant-derived ...

Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), often admired for its autumn blooms, presents a grave danger to dogs due to its toxicity. This plant contains colchicine, a highly toxic alkaloid that can cause ...

No matter what color your thumb, you likely already know that all plants need water to reach their full potential—after all, that basic knowledge goes back to introductory middle-school science ...

Ingestion can result in severe abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and even death in dogs. Often mistaken for the spring crocus, this plant contains colchicine, which can cause severe gastrointestinal ...

IMPROVEMENT from colchicine therapy in patients with arthritic symptoms has always been accepted as indicative of gout. 1–3 Other arthritides supposedly have not responded satisfactorily to this ...

Plants help people and animals to live. Plants provide food for people and animals to eat. They also make oxygen. All people and animals need oxygen to breathe. Plants are a very important part of ...

Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Whether you want to put your green fingers to the test with bedding plants, get your balcony prepped for spring or add some life to your indoor ...

We’ve all been stumped for the name of a plant at times, whether shopping at a garden centre, visiting a garden or on holiday. Plant-id apps promise to identify plants from a picture taken on your ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...