‘Smoke’ alter ego: Tobacco
Magneto, The Joker, Lex Luthor. Every comic series has its top villain, and the world of evil plants…
That Looks Healthy — Gimme the Fries
Think the world is a healthier place now that McDonalds has salads and yogurt on the menu? Think again.
Ten Super Plants Fighting the Environmental Injustice League
Who ya gonna call when your tank's on 'E,' the topsoil's salty or there's too much TNT? The 10 plants Miller-McCune.com believes can save the world, that's who.
‘The Spore’ alter ego: Gliocladium roseum
OK, so technically it’s not a plant (it’s a reddish fungus), but under limited oxygen conditions Gliocladium roseum…
‘The Tidy Team’ alter ego: Tobacco, Edenfern, Thale Cress
Phytoremediation. Intimidating word, important biological process. Put simply, phytoremediation is using plants to clean up contaminants in polluted…
‘Hydro’ alter ego: Duckweed
Part wastewater purifier, part protein shake, an aquatic plant named “duckweed” could make a splash as another big…
‘Prof. Plastic’ alter ego: Arabidopsis thaliana
On its own Arabidopsis thaliana, commonly referred to as “wall cress,” is just a small flowering plant. But…
‘Madame Salt’ alter ego: Dwarf Glasswort
According to the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization, nearly 20 percent of the world’s irrigated agricultural lands are…
‘Commander Carbon’ alter ego: Spekboom
Once considered just an ornamental bonsai plant outside of its home range of South Africa, the shrub Portulacaria…
‘Captain Biodiesel’ alter ego: Jatropha curcus
Google “jatropha,” specifically the species Jatropha curcus, and it’s hard to miss the hundreds of Web sites touting…