December 2021

Arugula

Arugula

• Common name : Arugula, Salad Rocket • Scientific name : Erucasativa • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal in the west to Syria, Lebanon and Turkey in the east It is an edible annual plant, commonly known as salad rocket. It is one of the nutritious green […]

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Armeria

Armeria

• Common name : Thrift • Scientific name : Armeriamaritima • Family : Plumbaginaceae • Native land : Eurasia, North Africa, and the American Pacific coast It is a perennial garden flower. There are about 80 species of this plant. Armeria got the name ‘thrift’ because of its ability to grow well even in harsh

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Arenaria

Arenaria

• Common name : Woods Sorrel • Scientific name : Oxalis arenaria • Family : Oxalidaceae • Native land : South America It is a perennial herb. Wood sorrel has adapted to grow in forest shade. It is a fragile rhizome with creeping characteristics. Its leaves have long stalks with three leaflets and flowers have

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Arabis

Arabis

• Common name : Georgia Rockcress • Scientific name : Arabisgeorgiana Harper • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : The US, Georgia Georgia rockcress is a perennial herb with unbranched stems up to 3 feet tall. It generally grows on steep river bluffs with shallow soil on rock or with exposed rock outcroppings. The

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Apricot

Apricot

• Common name : Apricot • Scientific name : Prunusarmeniaca • Family : Rosaceae • Native land : China, Armenia or Siberia Apricot is a hardy, medium-sized deciduous tree. The fruits are often categorised as ‘stone fruits’ because of the stony seeds. The leaves are broad and roundish, with a pointed apex. The fruit ripens

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Apocynum

Apocynum

• Common name : Spreading Dogbane • Scientific name : Apocynumandrosaemifolium • Family : Apocynaceae • Native land : North America It is a perennial herb. The bloom season starts from June and ends by August. The flowers are bell-shaped, pink to white with pink stripes on the inside. Each flower has five flaring lobes

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Anise

Anise

• Common name : Anise, Star Anise • Scientific name : Illicuimverum • Family : Schisandraceae • Native land : North-East Vietnam and South-West China It is a medium-sized native evergreen tree. Star Anise is so named from the stellate form of its fruit. The star-shaped fruits are picked just before ripening and dried before

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