A deluge of water can supercharge invasive grasses and plants, which out-compete native plants that need Goldilocks conditions to thrive. The poppy, in particular, doesn’t seem to be popping off.

Iceland poppies (Papaver nudicaule) are flowering perennials that thrive in subarctic regions, but are often planted as ...

“This poppy bee is a vital part of the Mojave landscape that erupts ... agricultural intensification, pesticide use, invasive non-native species, climate change and pathogens. About 90 percent of wild ...