Some horror movies love to feature man-eating plants. Whether the hungry plant is stumbled upon by intrepid explorers deep in shadowy jungles, discovered on a wild and dangerous alien planet, or hidden in the back of a florist shop managed…
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The twinflower is from the Honeysuckle family. The scientific classification for this plant is Linnaea borealis. It is a woodland subshrub. The stems are prostrate, pubescent and slender. They grow from twenty to forty centimeters long and have evergreen, rounded…
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For the amateur wild mushroom hunter, an illustrated Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms may not be adequate protection against falsely identifying poisonous fungi as safe for human consumption. There are a few very poisonous mushrooms that account for almost all…
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Filaree covers a species of low growing winter annual that is common in parts of the United States. They are considered to be an annual and are sometimes biannual. Filaree are a broad-leaf plant. The Whitestem Filaree can be found…
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The Southern cattail is a tall perennial that grows in marshy areas. It can grow up to 10 feet tall in some places. The female spike of the cattail grows from 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide. The leaves are yellowish green in…
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Syzygium is a large genus of some 1,000 species, of which some 50 odd are found in Australia. Syzygium is part of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). In general, syzygium are evergreen trees with a simple arrangement of leaves appearing opposite…
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The genus Leptospermum (common name Ti-tree or Tea-tree) belongs to the myrtle family Myrtaceae. About 80 evergreen shrubs and small trees make up the genus and there are now a number of cultivars from which gardeners can choose. Cultivars are…
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For home gardeners, the main attraction of the kunzea, a native of Australia, is the prolific honey-scented flowers. The fluffy appearance of the flowers comes from masses of protruding stamens. Generally flowering is in the spring, the kunzea attracts number…
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Pitcher plants can be found in bogs and fens where nutrient concentrations in the soil is low, but water and sunshine are seasonally abundant. This is a rather bold practice, as most plants need to absorb nitrogen from soil, but…
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The genus Scaevola belongs to the family Goodeniaceae. There are nearly 100 species which come from Australia, the Malay Archipelago and islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. There are around 70 species endemic to Australia. Scaevolas appear as shrubs,…
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