Hummingbird pollination helped pineapples and other bromeliads evolve into one of the world's most diverse plant families.

Hummingbirds make bromeliad plants split into new species twice as fast as other pollinators do, scientists at the University ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Hummingbirds play a crucial role in accelerating the evolution of bromeliads, leading to a faster emergence of new species.

Large differences in flower characteristics between wildflowers with different pollinators are achieved by a few key genetic differences, according to a study by Carolyn Wessinger at the University of ...

Interactions between hummingbirds and flowering plants represent a finely tuned mutualism in which both partners exhibit complementary adaptations. Floral traits such as tube length, nectar volume and ...

By midsummer, the deck in our backyard is lined with a profusion of tall orange flowers. Each flower is shaped like a small funnel with a curved spur and hangs from a slender arched stem.