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Honeysuckle Facts Firstly, the term Honeysuckle actually names an entire Family of stunningly beautiful plants placed in the Caprifoliaceae family. Secondly, each of these remarkable species develops as either arching shrubs or twining vines. Furthermore, a surprising total of roughly 180 recognized species of the plant exist at this time. However, several other species remain under […]Read More
Chinese Lantern Facts First of all, the term Chinese Lantern serves as the common name for an incredibly beautiful variety of perennial plant. However, it also goes by the scientific name of the Physalis alkekengi. It holds a surprise for many people who admire its beauty, though. That’s because this species actually remains a relative […]Read More
Naked Man Orchid Facts Firstly, the Naked Man Orchid forms a rather unusual species of orchid, to say the least. Most notably, this image does not include photoshopping and shows exactly why the remarkable plant bears its common name. Further, this astonishing flower also remains one of the fortunate ones, compared to many related species. […]Read More
Giant Hogweed Facts Perhaps most notably, the astonishing plant known as the Giant Hogweed hides a truly dark secret. The unassuming plant remain quite poisonous. In fact, the innocent looking species actually ranks as one of the most dangerous plants on earth. This apparently bizarre fact occurs because of the nature of the naturally occurring […]
Gibraltar Campion Facts First, this delicate, yet gorgeous plant remains known as the Gibraltar Campion. The marvelous flower has a true story to tell. That’s true since, among other things, this stunning work of Nature currently ranks as one of the rarest of all known plants. The species also goes by the less pronounceable scientific […]
Gympie-Gympie Facts Firstly, despite its appearance, the innocent-seeming Gympie-Gympie remains absolutely anything but innocent or harmless. That’s because the amazing plant conceals a truly dark secret. That holds true due to the fact that any creature touching it can potentially experience great pain. But, despite this off-putting fact, the small fruit of the species remains […]
Korean Fir Facts Most notably, the magnificent Korean Fir represents a variety of tree with a highly restricted habitat range. Yet, even within that range, it only thrives in a very specific region. Given its rather limited range, the IUCN quite understandably lists the species as Endangered. Fortunately for the species, however, it has become […]
Kurinji Facts Firstly, the stunning plant named the Kurinji has an amazing story to tell those who are willing to listen. Yet sadly, the plant also has a quite limited zone of habitation. However, this was not always the case for this incredibly beautiful plant. Moreover, this breathtaking species evolved as what science calls generally […]
Ackee Tree Facts Perhaps most notably, the amazing Ackee Tree is a species that many people outside of its native habitat remain completely unaware of. Its scientific name, Blighia sapida, actually honors Captain William Bligh, who first introduced the species to science, in England, in 1793. In a rather interesting quirk of Nature, the unripe […]
Chatham Island forget-me-not Facts Firstly, as its common name suggests, the gorgeous Chatham Island forget-me-not is a species you one will not soon forget. Sadly, however, this marvelous work of Nature only appears in an extremely restricted range. This understandably creates many problems for the beautiful species. Quite surprisingly, however, the IUCN itself does not […]
Ascension Island Parsley Fern Facts Firstly, don’t make the mistake of assuming that the diminutive Ascension Island Parsley Fern holds little importance. Secondly, this incredible species quite perfectly demonstrates the proof of the point that small in stature does not automatically equate to unimportant in the grand scheme. Most notably, this tiny but truly remarkable […]
Jackfruit Tree Facts Firstly, the astonishing Jackfruit Tree constitutes the species of tree that produces the largest known tree-borne fruit on earth. Furthermore, although now extensively cultivated in parts of the world, it evolved as native to a highly restricted habit range. In addition to the many uses for its enormous fruit, the wood of […]
Boojum Tree Facts Firstly, the extremely unique and fascinating variety of flora known as the Boojum Tree possesses a highly distinctive physical nature. Secondly, as a result, the fabulous plant easily stands out from other related species. Furthermore, its rather colorful and quite memorable common name was taken from the famous poem by Lewis Carroll. […]
