Plants

In 1629, English herbalist and botanist John Parkinson wrote that widely grown Jerusalem artichoke h ...

This family contains 766 genera and about 19600 species. Legumes growing in the tropics are often found in woody form, while in temperate climates they are mainly herbaceous.

They are similar in taste but lemons tend to be a little sweeter while limes have more bitter taste.

Baobabs have stipules at the base of the leaves, but these are quickly shed in most species.

Apart from being rare in the wild, the titan arum is vulnerable to the loss and destruction of its habitat.

However, steaming is the healthiest form, as it allows Brussels sprouts to retain their nutrients in the most optimal state.

Saguaro actually killed a man. In 1982, David Grundman was shooting at cactus to make it fall. Unfor ...