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Honeysuckle Facts The Honeysuckle names a family of arching shrubs or twining vines in the Caprifoliaceae family. All known varieties evolved as native to the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 180 known species of the plant, with approximately 100 of those endemic to China. Another 20 species occur in Europe, India and, North America each. […]Read More
Chinese Lantern Facts The visually unique Chinese Lantern forms a rather astonishing plant. It also represents a relative of the aptly named deadly nightshade plant, Atropa Belladonna. What a name to have. The surprising plant is easily recognizable by the unique covering on its fruit, which varies in color. The wispy thin coverings over the fruit […]Read More
Naked Man Orchid Facts The Naked Man Orchid forms a rather unusual species of orchid. This image does not include photoshopping and shows exactly why the remarkable plant bears its common name. This astonishing flower also remains one of the fortunate ones and currently lists with the IUCN as a Species of Least Concern. Although […]Read More
Phoenix Plant Facts Phoenix Plant forms the collective name of any of the rather amazing 14 species of palms within a single genus. All evolved as native to diverse regions of the world. Among the larger species, the leaves of some species sometimes grow as long as 19.5 ft (6 m) and grow well in […]
The Century Plant serves as the common name for the Agave americana. This is a species of flowering plant in the Agave family that evolved as endemic to the states of Texas, Arizona, in the United States, in North America, as well as to the country of Mexico. Botanists currently recognize several species in its family, and […]
Amazon Lily is the term collectively applied to a genus of beautiful Neotropical flowering plants. Approximately 20 species constitute this group, all of which hold a close relationship with the Amaryllis family. Due to their beauty, many hold a great love for all varieties of these flowers. This has led to the development of numerous hybrids, yet the […]
Snowdrop represents the common name for 20 species of small flowers within a small genus, with all of them being herbaceous plants. Their name derives from the tendency of most varieties to actually flower in the winter. The Snowdrop often actually appears blooming in the snow. A few types exist that produce flowers in early […]
Chinese Lantern Facts The visually unique Chinese Lantern forms a rather astonishing plant. It also represents a relative of the aptly named deadly nightshade plant, Atropa Belladonna. What a name to have. The surprising plant is easily recognizable by the unique covering on its fruit, which varies in color. The wispy thin coverings over the fruit […]
Guatemalan Fir Facts The magnificent Guatemalan Fir remains a species of tree endemic to portions of Central America. Its endemic range also extends the furthest south of any species in its genus. This tree lists as Endangered by the IUCN. The primary threats to the continuation of this species remain habitat loss and also unsustainable exploitation […]
The Cattleya Orchid names a genus containing 113 species of orchids. These generally occur in a range extending from Argentina to Costa Rica, in South America. The first discovery of them by non-native individuals occurred in 1817, in Brazil. Researchers subsequently took samples to Glasgow for identification. The Cattleya Orchid also bears the name of […]
Dragon Fruit serves as the common name for any of several species of cacti. It remains generally believed that these plants evolved as native to Central America and parts of Asia. In actuality, they originally evolved in Mexico. European explorers later transported the plant to Europe, and then to Asia. Dragon Fruit varieties now occur in […]
Mimosa Facts The Mimosa forms a rather highly popular ornamental type of tree. This plant species produces seeds in vast numbers and also sprouts quickly when cut. Roughly fifty known extant species of this tree exist at this time. The endemic habitat range of the various species includes tropical portions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. […]
Wolfsbane Facts Wolfsbane serves as one of the common names given to a genus of more than 250 different plants. Also, almost every known variety of Wolfsbane ranks as extremely poisonous. It remains most commonly seen in mountainous regions. This genus also most typically grows in soil that stays rather highly retentive of moisture […]
