Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut About The horse chestnut is a species of flowering plant of the Sapindaceae family. It is a large deciduous and…
Brassica napus Rapeseed About Rapeseed ( Brassica napus ) belongs to the family of Brassicaceae and is a flowering plant with bright yellow flowers.…
Cichorium spp. Endive About Endive is a leafy vegetable that belongs to the genus of Cichorium . Several other bitter leafed vegetables belong to this…
Forest About The world is covered by close on four billion hectares of forest. That’s about 30% of the world’s surface land area. A forest can be…
Pinus spp. Pine trees About Pines fall under the genus Pinus - the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. Pine trees are evergreen, coniferous and…
Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia About The macadamia plant (Macadamia integrifolia) belongs to the Proteaceae family, known for their richly flavoured…
Beta vulgaris Sugar beet About Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris ) belongs to the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet. Beta vulgaris (beet) is a…
Barns and stables About Barns and stables collectively represent any commercial livestock housing, from hen houses to cattle barns. The housing system…
Triticosecale Triticale About This is a hybrid cereal – a crossing of wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale ) created in laboratories in Scotland and…
Malus pumila Apple About The apple tree (often named Malus domestica by mistake) is best known for the apple, the tree’s usually sweet and pomaceous…
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