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 ...

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 ...

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

A new study by plant biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, challenges a longstanding idea that stems from the large number of flowers in the mountains of Central and South America ...

With their quick-moving wings flapping up to 200 times a second while sometimes buzzing around and feasting on colorful flowers, hummingbirds can easily brighten a day. In addition to beauty, ...

A true treasure of the Americas, hummingbirds are a diverse family of more than 340 species, only 17 of which are found north of Mexico. They are also keystone mutualists, nectar feeders that have ...