flowering

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The researchers found evidence that certain sequences originated before flowering plants diverged from their non-flowering ancestors more than 400 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Chuparosa and brittlebush are flowering along the grade and in canyons.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The latest 'State of The Climate Report, external' published by the Met Office in 2025 revealed the flowering of hazel was almost 10 days earlier now than in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Even the TikTok generation can experience the flowering that Mr. James has.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

There was no breeze and the air was full of the sweet, chrysanthemum-like smell of the flowering compositae of dry uplands—corn chamomile, yarrow and tansy.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams