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Plant profiles: Queen Anne's Lace
By: Tammy Cramblett
Daucus Carota, better known as Queen Anne's Lace, is a common plant. Queen Anne's Lace can be found growing wild in fields, on the side of a road and in gardens. Depending on who you ask, this plant is annoying yet pretty to look at...
Pines and firs
By: Shannon Farlouis
There are basic differences that exist between pine and fir trees. Some of these differences are botanical name, native ranges and cone shape. They also have different foliage characteristics. You can tell the difference between the two by focusing on needle clusters and length. Pine...
The importance of heritage seeds
By: Christyl Rivers
Food is culture. In every society, climate, customs and availability of choice depends upon local food choices. Even civilization is affected by how much food production allows them freedom from hunger and time to develop and improve technology, science and art.Heirloom seeds have many...
About bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva)
By: ArtisticDreaming
Bitterroot, a small perennial herb, is the state flower of Montana. It gets its name from the extremely bitter flavor of its roots. The latin name is lewisia rediviva. Lewisia means “Lewis” and was named by Frederick Pursh in honor of Meriwether Lewis, of...
Plant profiles: Burdock (Arctium lappa)
By: Rex Trulove
Burdock is a plant that is commonly found in waste places and along roadsides. It is common enough in England, Europe, Asia and North America that it is probable that a majority of people who live in these regions have seen it, even if they...
The history of botany
By: Warlock
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, botany is "the branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, properties and biochemical processes. Through botany the agriculture, horticulture and forestry sciences have been established. The goal of agriculture is to increase food production to...
The anatomy of a leaf
By: Lavinia T
A leaf is composed of three important components: lamina, petiole, and leaf base. The lamina is also known as leaf blade whereas the petiole is termed as leaf stalk. The leaf base is the component through which the leaf gets attached with the plant’s...
Tree profiles: Ponderosa pine
By: Rex Trulove
Ponderosa pines are fairly common trees in the United States, particularly in the west. They have several traits that tend to set them apart from many other pines however. Fully grown, this is a pine that is hard to mistake for other species. This is...
Scientists map oldest flowering plant genome
By: Christine Zibas
Who would expect that the story of one of the oldest plants in the world is a tale filled with sex and gluttony? Yes, survival of the oldest known flowering plant (Amborella trichopoda) is not necessarily the result of rain, but instead of organelles (the...
By: Tammy T
The name gymnosperm literally translates to 'naked seeds' and gymnosperms are generally understood to be seed-bearing plants that do not flower. There are four classes of living representatives of gymnosperms: Cycadinae, Ginkgoinae, Coniferinae and Gnetinae. Each class is thought to represent a certain stage in...

 

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