This is one of the oldest plants cultivated by mankind, for its generally edible fruit. For example, Hibiscus esculentus bears a fruit which has been…
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This is one of the oldest plants cultivated by mankind, for its generally edible fruit. For example, Hibiscus esculentus bears a fruit which has been…
We owe these highly colored flowers to an even more colorful lady, Jeanne Barret (1740-1807). After his wife died, Philibert Commerson (1727-1793), a physician and…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved)Mentha spicata (Lamiaceae) The species in the genus Mentha are not clearly distinct. Estimates of their number…
Codariocalyx motorius, aka Desmodium gyrans (Fabaceae) This tropical Asian shrub is widely distributed throughout South Asia including Sri Lanka, as well as in East and East-Southern…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved) Arnica montana (Asteraceae) Neandertals may have known and used it. The Iceman may have done likewise.…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved)Trifolium, genus (Fabaceae) They are small annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial herbaceous plants. The common name, clover,…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved) The mulberry tree, Broussonettia papyrifera (Moraceae) Paper is named after papyrus, a reed that ancient Egyptians…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved) Forsythia intermedia, aka Spring glory (Oleaceae ). Suburbs have become worldwide extensions of cities during the…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved) Muscari neglectum (Hyacinthaceae), aka the grape hyacinth. Plants are wily. They seduce some animal species to…
Plant of the month (©Pierre Laszlo, all rights reserved)Salvia sclarea (Labiaceae). It is a close relative of Salvia pratensis, described in another entry in this…