If you've been sneezing and feeling itchiness lately, it's likely because of fall allergies from ragweed pollen.

Goldenrod (Solidago spp.), a gorgeous North American native, has long been unfairly blamed for allergies and hay fever due to its similarity to another, far more allergenic native plant.

The true culprit that causes allergies in the autumn is ragweed ... Here’s what you need to know about growing the pretty and sturdy goldenrod plant: Choose a spot in full sun, which is ...

Discover what keystone plants are and what role they play in our ecosystems. Learn which plants are considered keystones an ...

From late summer until fall, goldenrods brighten the countryside with deep-yellow flowers that almost seem to glow in the ...

The goldenrod's pollen sticks to the bee's body ... until they hit the stigmas on female flowers of other wild celery plants. (The stigma is the sticky section of a flower that receives pollen.) ...

Spiders… Bats... Snakes... Plants… That last one might not seem as frightening. But if you have allergies, these green monsters can send shivers down your spine ...

During a seasonal drive to admire sights in nature, the roadsides were filled with purple and yellow. It was a sign fall was upon us. It was a beautiful sight and a welcome site for many pollinators.

Technically speaking, the aster family is a botanical crazy quilt of composite bloomers (plants whose inflorescences contain ...

Scientists from South Africa and Brazil have provided empirical evidence that pollen grains of rival plants may compete with one another for space on pollinators, thus influencing whose pollen is ...

Flowering plants represent about one-sixth of all ... With its bright yellow petals, abundant nectar, and protein-rich pollen, goldenrod attracts a variety of pollinators, including one of the ...