Hardiness: USDA 4-8 Height/spread: 6in (15cm) Best for: Summer borders Some alpine plants look like daisies and if that’s your fancy then this certainly fits the bill. For anyone in search of ...

More information: Han Zhang et al, Genetic basis of camouflage in an alpine plant and its long-term co-evolution with an insect herbivore, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41559 ...

Alpine plants are losing their white 'protective coat' too early in spring. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 04 / 210416120011.htm ...

Alpine plants are losing their white "protective coat" Peer-Reviewed Publication. University of Basel. image: There is a clear trend towards earlier snowmelt at elevations between 1,000 and ...

Glacier buttercup, Ranunculus glacialis, in front of the Rutor glacier, Italy. (Photo courtesy G. Losapio and co-authors) Scientists studying the effects of glacial melt say a quarter of alpine flower ...

Alpine ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate change, and many of them are already experiencing rapid warming that is associated with noticeable shifts in alpine vegetation.

The alpine plants — now far away from their original tundra habitats — have endured millenia of extreme seasonal […] Sign in or Subscribe See Offers Sign In: ...

But plants support a wider community of species, including pollinating insects, grazing animals and soil microbes that stitch together alpine ecosystems. Losing certain plant species and reducing ...

The group, led by postdoc Meredith Zettlemoyer, is looking at alpine cushion plants—compact green mounds with small leaves and ephemeral flowers that hug Niwot Ridge and are found in many alpine areas ...