Savannas are areas of open grassland with dispersed trees. Learn all about the savanna biome, including wildlife, climate, vegetation, and more.

Here's a savanna plant that is really spectacular. It's a milkweed, and sure enough, its tissues contain plenty of white, sticky latex, which gives this group of species its common name.

New research shows that degraded savanna ecosystems can reap lasting benefits from a single seeding of native understory plants. Once a diverse understory of savanna plants became established, its ...

Guåhan’s native savanna plants are stunning. They display an earthy palette of reds, oranges, yellows, purples, rust, and vibrant greens, interrupted only by the occasional splash of bright white.

Here’s a savanna plant that is really spectacular. It’s a milkweed, and sure enough, its tissues contain plenty of white, sticky latex, which gives this group of species its common name.

New research shows that degraded savanna ecosystems can reap lasting benefits from a single seeding of native understory plants. Once a diverse understory of savanna plants became established, its ...

Of course, we all know Forrest Gump’s beautiful city with its midnight gardens, as well as the river that flows between Georgia and South Carolina, but a savanna is different. In the Southeast ...

The plant is an aster that sends out long, flat leaves from a central stalk in a circular pattern known as a rosette. The foliage can form dense mats on the forest floor of pine savannas in the ...

Our Mystery Plant (Savanna milkweed, Asclepias lanceolata) has a smooth, unbranched stem, up to 4 feet tall. Four or five pairs of skinny leaves will be found on the stem, with brilliant flowers ...