A giant water lily spotted on Instagram led to the discovery of a new species in Colombia, where researchers estimate just 30 ...

By Shreya Dasgupta A chance sighting of photos on Instagram, then a five-day expedition, including a last-minute, late-night detour in a Colombian rainforest — that’s what it took for researchers to ...

Local Indigenous guides were critical to finding 'Victoria colombiana.' When water lily expert Carlos Magdalena saw the post ...

Scientists have described a new species of the genus Victoria—the Colombian giant water lily, Victoria colombiana, which can reach two meters in diameter. The discovery was made possible by a ...

A research team has identified that the heat stress transcription factor HsfA2 and actin-interacting protein (AIP) LACTIN interact at the protein level in Lilium longiflorum "White Heaven," mediating ...

Researchers have unearthed an astonishing new species of giant water lily, named Victoria Colombiana, in Colombia, thanks to a viral Instagram post that sparked further investigation through satellite ...

You will find water lilies in parks, gardens and ponds, in places where it stays fairly warm. They can bloom in a range of colors, anytime from late spring through fall. The showy, fragrant, solitary ...

The soils are still cold and wet from nearby melting snow when the glacier lily, also known as the dogtooth violet or yellow avalanche lily, pushes up into the sun and forms its yellow bloom. In ...