Desert Plants is published by The University of Arizona for the Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum. For more information about this unique botanical journal, please email the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Publications Office at pubs@cals.arizona.edu....
Athough most wildflower books and floras list inflated and deflated varieties of desert trumpet, this may be incorrect according to A.M. Stone and C.T. Mason, Jr. (Desert Plants, 1975). Stone and Mason studied wild and greenhouse populations of both varieties, and discovered that stem inflat...
The health of grasslands depends 2g how much animals feed on native plants.If too many animals feed on the plants, the are a could become a desert. But too little feeding can also be bad for grasslands.The Great Plains, 3are famous for supporting large cattle ranches, cover a large are...
In the world of Avatar, names are drawn from a wide variety of languages and sources. Although many names are transliterated into Chinese characters, the form of writing used in Avatar, most names are not Chinese and are either derived from other languag
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Flowers are an integral part of many special occasions. They grace every occasion in the true sense of the term. You would be surprised at the meanings and symbolism associated with possibly all the flowers in existence.
Native toSouth Africa, calla lilies make a bold and cheerful display in gardens throughout the summer and the fall. These plants have an interesting appearance with trumpet-shaped flowers. They come in a wide variety of different colorsincluding white, and a uniquedeep black flower. ...
Makma (Makuma)- Likely from "Pouteria lucuma", a species of tree in the Sapotaceae family, a family of flowering plants. Possibly a play on the word "Akuma", which means Evil Spirit, Devil, or Demon. Others come from different sources. Zahha - Pun on sachertorte, a torte of Austr...
The Spinosaurus lived during the the Creaceous period about 100 million years ago. It lived in the regions of the world that are now known as North Africa. Paleontologists speculate that the Sahara desert contains many Spinosaurus fossils. Spinosaurus size comparison...
The common names of many plants are older than the scientific names. If you want to learn more about the origin and history of common names, you can get a quick start with the book by Gledhill (1985). Most of the common names I use in this book are from Arizona Weeds by Parker (...