Black pepper (Piper nigram) is a tropical vine that grows much like grapes. Its native home is Sri Lanka, South India and Burma. People around the world now grow this plant. The stems root easily and spread out. People know…
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Many plants can reproduce without sex. They do this by runners, bulbils, offsets and corms for example and we can do it artificially by taking cuttings but the problem with assexual reproduction is that it does not allow the importation of…
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Some common myths about mushrooms include identification, especially if they are poisonous. Many people believe that all white mushrooms are safe to eat, but this is a myth. One hazardous white mushroom that is poisonous is called the “destroying angel.”…
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Known for its orange-red berries which appear in the fall, American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a perennial woody vine. Its dark green, ovate leaves grow up to 2 inches long and turn yellowish green in the fall. Its small, greenish,…
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Many flowering plants produce showy, flamboyant blooms; even more so when the plant is created by a horticulturist rather than by Mother Nature. The feature typically accentuated in showy flowers is the number of petals. But flowers are much more…
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Children are naturally curious and they love getting their hands on things – especially , it seems, things which involve mud and muck. Ask any keen gardener, horitculturalist, botanist or garden designer when their interest started and many of the…
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Cells are the basic units of life, and although there are many different forms of specialized cells, there are only two true types of cells — prokaryotes and eukaryotes.The differences between these two cell types include the following. * Cell…
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The Laurel family includes about 55 genera and about 4,000 species. The plants from this family may be found anywhere from mountainous areas to the subtropics. This family includes the plants of sassafras, cinnamon, avocado and bay. Sassafras The sassafras…
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Plant physiology is the study of Plants. A plant physiologist studies internal plant functions and their chemical basis to learn how they grow, process nutrients and reproduce. They look at the functions of the plant and al the processes that…
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Oconee bells are a rare plant that lives in the Southern Applachians. It is a member of the family Dispensiaceae. The scientific classification for this plant is Shortia galacifolia. It is sometimes called Acony Bell or The Lost Shortia. An…
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