Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change.

Non-forest alpine plant communities exist on 11 of the Adirondack’s highest peaks, comprising a total of only 85 acres. Here, scattered amongst exposed rock surfaces encrusted with a wide variety of ...

The cultivation of alpine plants has a long tradition in Innsbruck. Anton Kerner von Marilaun was Professor of Natural History at the University of Innsbruck from 1860-1878. In 1875, he established ...

Alpines such as conifers and creeping plants hail from exposed, challenging habitats, making them hardy choices for UK gardens ...

These gardens are not just for show — they're an important ecosystem and conservation project dedicated to protecting over 3,000 different types of alpine plant species, which is why the gardens ...

In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center for ...

Botany: Since 2007, I have been working on the taxonomy, ecology, and biology of tropical alpine vegetation. Vegetation in these ecosystems presents adaptations that allow it to survive in harsh, ...

Alpine Garden- Preserve Indigenous Culture and Native Plants by Z'scape is the public vote winner for the landscape project category of Dezeen Awards 2021. Public vote winner for landscape project ...