{
  "id": 5439401,
  "title": "How an unassuming wildflower thrives in salt-laden air that kills other plants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/how-an-unassuming-wildflower-thrives-in-salt-laden-air-that-kills",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T22:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-unassuming-wildflower-salt-laden-air.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On the windswept coasts of Oregon and California lives an unassuming little plant that can withstand salty blasts that kill its inland counterparts. It's called the yellow monkeyflower. Now, researchers are beginning to understand how it manages to thrive in conditions that leave other plants burned, brown and withered.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}