Carnivorous Plants are a specific group of plants that grow in wet, muddy and acidic soils. Such types of soils are low in mineral salts and other nutrients that are needed for the plants’ survival. So, these plants turn to living creatures for their food. Carnivorous Plants eat insects and other tiny animals. They capture […]
Seaweed is the common name for the species of marine plants and algae that grow in oceans, rivers, lakes and other water-bodies. Seaweed grows in or by the sea. It looks like a plant, but it is an alga. It has no roots, stems or leaves. Seaweeds are found only in salt water. They live
• Common name : Red Clover • Scientific name : Trifoliumpratense • Family : Fabaceae • Native land : Europe, Western Asia and North-West Africa Red clover is a biennial or short-lived perennial. It grows up to 3 feet tall. The plant grows as one of two types: medium (double-cut) or mammoth (single-cut). The plant
The word ‘deciduous’ means to ‘fall off’ and Deciduous Trees shed their leaves every fall (autumn). These trees include oaks, maples and beeches. Deciduous Trees are found in mild and wet climate. They also grow in places with a wet and dry season. Deciduous forests can be found in the eastern half of North America
• Common name : Radish • Scientific name : Raphanussativus • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : Europe and the UK Radish is an edible root vegetable. It is an extremely variable species of a garden vegetable. Some are annuals while some biennials. Radish leaves usually are medium green and lobed, and have a
• Common name : Red chicory • Scientific name : Cichoriumintybus • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Europe Chicory is a tender perennial grown as an annual plant. It is sometimes known as Italian chicory. It is a woody plant. Chicory has long, deep taproot that is milky inside. Radicchio leaves are stalked,
Leaves are green because they contain a natural pigment known as Chlorophyll. It is found in both the leaves and the stems. It is found in the structures called Chloroplasts. Chlorophyll takes the energy of sunlight and uses it to convert carbon dioxide and water into chemical energy, in the form of glucose which allows
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• Common name : Pumpkin • Scientific name : Cucurbitapepo • Family : Cucurbitaceae • Native land : North America Pumpkin is an annual climber. It grows up to 2 feet. The plant blooms from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The fruit is round, with a smooth, slightly ribbed
• Common name : Potato • Scientific name : Solanumtuberosum • Family : Solanaceae • Native land : South America The potato is a starchy, tuberous perennial crop. It is widely cultivated for its edible tubers, which are used to produce a variety of products including chips, crisps and vodka. It is considered to be
• Common name : Opium Poppy • Scientific name : Papaversomniferum • Family : Papaveraceae • Native land : Mediterranean Basin, South-Eastern Europe, and Western Asia Poppies are herbaceous annual, biennial or short-lived perennial plants. They have brilliant white or red flowers, growing on central bulbous pods. When scratched, the pod produces milky latex called
• Common name : Herb Bennet, Poison Hemlock, Poison Parsley • Scientific name : Conium maculatum • Family : Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) • Native land : Europe and the Mediterranean region Poison hemlock is a highly poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plant. It has hairless hollow stalks with purple blotches. The leaves are triangular in shape. It
• Common name : Pointleaf Manzanita, Mexican Manzanita • Scientific name : Arctostaphylospungens • Family : Ericaceae • Native land : Mexico It is a perennial, evergreen plant. The leaves are green, stiff, leathery, held vertically, and have sharply pointed tips. The branches have beautiful, smooth, reddish-brown bark. The flowers are shaped like inverted vases
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. The cocoa beans come from a tree known as the Theobroma Cacao. It is found in tropical areas such as Africa and South America. Every year, a single tree produces around a thousand fruits, known as Pods. The pods grow out of the trunk of the tree. Inside the
• Common name : Pineapple Sage • Scientific name : Salvia elegans • Family : Lamiaceae • Native land : Mexico, Guatemala Pineapple sage is a perennial shrub. It has opposite, ovate, soft-hairy, light green leaves on square stems. The plant has pineapple aroma and flavour in its foliage when crushed. It produces slender trumpet-shaped
• Common name : Lacy Phacelia or Purple Tansy • Scientific name : Phaceliatanacetifolia • Family : Boraginaceae • Native land : South-Western United States and Northern Mexico Phacelia is a herbaceous, non-leguminous flowering plant. The foliage appears ferny, and the flowers are in flat-topped clusters in the shades of purple or occasionally white. Spring