A common plant called American mayapple may soon offer an alternative to an Asian cousin that's been harvested almost to extinction because of its anti-cancer properties. The near-extinct Asian plant, ...

This woodland rambler is an early riser from winter’s slumber. Consider mayapple a welcome harbinger of spring! State of popularity: Virginia is for Lovers … of mayapples! The native perennial ...

"Mayapple" seems an unlikely name for a plant that ripens in September and isn't an apple at all. Mayapple blankets forest floors throughout eastern North America, and its contrasting growth habits ...

The question comes up every spring. How does this unique little woodland plant, that comes up in March looking like a miniature umbrella and blooming in April, earn the name mayapple? The mayapple ...

Mayapple" seems an unlikely name for a plant that ripens in September and isn't an apple. Mayapple blankets forest floors in eastern North America, and its contrasting growth habits and leaf shapes ...

Many commonly used medicines are still derived from plants. Scopolamine, used for motion sickness and to treat post-surgical nausea, is made from plants in the nightshade family. Digoxin, a heart ...

Stanford scientists produced a common cancer drug -- previously only available from an endangered plant -- in a common laboratory plant. This work could lead to a more stable supply of the drug and ...

The spring ephemeral wildflowers are now beginning to fade, with mayapple, the last of the parade, in full bloom. The mayapple, the last of the spring ephemeral wildflowers, has finished blooming, and ...

Mayapple likes moist to wet soil in partly sunny areas or shady areas. Sometimes you can find a single (solitary) flower on a mature plant, which is easily identifiable because only mature mayapple ...

Conor is a staff writer for Newsweek covering Africa, with a focus on Nigeria, security and conflict. As an endangered species with a habitat as high as 4,000 meters above sea level, the Himalayan ...