• Common name : Miracle Leaf, Air Plant • Scientific name : Bryophyllumpinnatum • Family : Crassulaceae • Native land : Madagascar Miracle leaf is a succulent perennial herb, growing widely and used in folklore medicine in tropical Africa, tropical America, India, China and Australia. Its stem is hollow, four-angled and usually branched. The leaves […]
• Common name : Mint • Scientific name : Menthalongifolia • Family : Lamiaceae • Native land : Europe, Asia, and Australia It is a very variable herbaceous perennial plant. It has square stems, opposite, aromatic leaves, and small flowers usually of a pale purple, pink, or white colour arranged in clusters, either forming separate
Sunspots are dark patches present on the surface of Sun. These patches appear dark because they are cooler than their surrounding area. Sunspots form due to strong magnetic field lines coming up from within the Sun through the solar surface. Sunspots can be as big as the Earth or very tiny. These spots can be
• Common name : Sacred Lotus • Scientific name : Nelumbonucifera • Family : Nelumbonaceae • Native land : Asia (Iran to Japan), Northern Australia Sacred lotus is an aquatic, herbaceous perennial plant. It is a large-flowered lotus. It grows up to 3-6 feet tall in shallow water and spreads by thickened rhizomes rooted in
• Common name : Lettuce • Scientific name : Lactucasativa • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Mediterranean Regions to Siberia Lettuce is an annual glabrous herb with a thin taproot and an erect stem 30-100 cm tall, branched in the upper part. The leaves are spirally arranged, forming a dense rosette. It grows
Asteroids are tiny planet-like bodies located mostly between Mars and Jupiter. They are also called minor planets. They are found rotating around the Sun. The first asteroid was discovered in 1801. It was named Ceres. Slowly, astronomers discovered other asteroids. Till date, at least 100,000 asteroids have been detected. As per certain theories, it is
• Common name : Lemon Verbena, Lemon Beebrush • Scientific name : Aloysiacitriodora • Family : Verbenaceae • Native land : Argentina, Chile Lemon verbena is a herbaceous perennial woody shrub. It produces shiny lanceolate green leaves that have a strong aroma (without crushing) and taste of lemon. The plants grow up to 10-15 feet
• Common name : Lemon Balm, Balm Mint • Scientific name : Melissa officinalis • Family : Lamiaceae • Native land : Southern Europe, Eastern, Mid-Western and Pacific North-West states Lemon balm is a bushy herbaceous perennial of the mint family. The leaves are wrinkled, ovate, medium and green. Tiny, two-lipped, white flowers appear in
• Common name : Wild Leek • Scientific name : Allium ampeloprasum • Family : Alliaceae • Native land : Eastern Mediterranean lands and the Middle East Leek is a hardy, vigorous, biennial plant. Leek has been known and used for centuries for its medicinal properties, although nowadays it is used mainly as food or
• Common name : Lavender • Scientific name : Lavandulaangustifolia • Family : Lamiaceae • Native land : Western Mediterranean Lavender is a herbaceous perennial. This is a semi-woody plant that typically grows to 1.5-3.0 feet. It has narrow, grey-green leaves on square stems. Purple flowers appear in terminal spikes in late spring to early
Stars are hot balls of gases which shine due to their own energy. The energy of the star is concentrated in its core, but slowly rises towards the outer surface and starts getting released in space. This energy is in the form of heat radiation. Just like fire that gives light, similarly hot stars also
• Common name : Bay • Scientific name : Laurusnobilis • Family : Lauraceae • Native land : Mediterranean Bay is an evergreen tree. It may grow to 40 feet in its native regions. The tree or woody potted shrub bears dense, pointed, elliptical leaves, rather leathery in texture. The leaves are bright green when
• Common name : Lamb’s Ears • Scientific name : Stachysbyzantina • Family : Lamiaceae • Native land : Central-Eastern Turkey, Northern Iran, Caucasus Lamb’s ear is a hardy herbaceous perennial. The shape of the leaf and texture resemble a lamb’s ear. It is popular for its thick, soft, velvety, silver-grey leaves. The leaves are
• Common name : Konjac • Scientific name : Amorphophalluskonjac • Family : Araceae • Native land : Warm sub-tropical to tropical Eastern Asia Konjac is a perennial plant. It grows from a large corm up to 25 cm in diameter. It has a single leaf of about 1.3 metres in length, across, bipinnate, and
Saturn has the biggest and brightest rings. Galileo, an astronomer, was the first to notice these rings in 1610. These rings vary in size and are formed from ice and rocks. The Earth has only one moon, but Saturn has around 60. There are seven large rings of Saturn, but actually each large ring is