Scientific Name: Hippeastrum This is a popular bulb given as a gift around the Christmas holidays, thanks to their large, brightly colored blooms supported by large stems. There are five types of Amaryllis; large flowering, double flowering, small flowering, cybister, and trumpet. The most pop...
The Arctic Wolf can be found on the islands of the Canadian Arctic and the north coast of Greenland. Because of their extreme isolation and the harsh conditions of their environment, not much is known about this subspecies of gray wolf. We do know that their coat grows almost pure white a...
In recent years, the development of ecological indicators based on functional traits has become a useful tool to determine the effects of human disturbances on biodiversity and their implications for the provision of NCP (Feld et al.2009; Ehlers Smith et al.2020). Even though traditionally ecologi...
or if they are, not considered as flowers. For example, the bearded tufts at the tips of grasses, the heads of cattails, the unripe ears of corn and the small tassels that somewhat resemble certain caterpillars and hang from birches and alders early in spring, are all clusters” of real...
b) edaphic steppe of halophytic shrubs (Suaeda divaricata,Atriplexspp.,Alleronfea vaginata); and c) woodland whereP. flexuosais the dominant tree accompanied by shrubs and grasses (Larrea divaricata,L. cuneifolia,Condalia microphylla,Pappophorumspp.,Trichloris crinitaandDigitaria californica, among ...
The large flowers of the blue hibiscus bloom throughout the year. Scientific name:Alyogyne huegelii Most gardeners know thatHibiscus comes in some very tropical colors, but hoe about blue? Blue hibiscus flowers are related to mallow plants; they’renot exactly hibiscuses, nor are they perfectly...
The European bison, also known as the wisent, is another huge animal in Russia and can reach an average of 1,345 lb. This species is native to Europe but has been introduced to parts of Asia and North America. To survive in its natural environment, it feeds on grasses, leaves from sh...
04of 13 Western Painted Turtle Species Overview Common Names:Western painted turtle Scientific Name:Chrysemys picta bellii Adult Size:Up to 10 inches Physical Characteristics:Olive to dark brown upper shell; yellow, red, or orange lower shell; yellow, orange, and red stripes on skin ...
Remember white white-footed mice and wood mice are different species. There might also be confusion because different people use the terms interchangeably. It’s best to identify them with their scientific names. “Find out how mice fit into different categories in the broaderclassification of anima...
Sumac Galls Aphids are among the first types of aphids to be documented for their role in producing galls on host plants. 8. Oriental Grass Root Aphid Oriental Grass Root Aphid This species of aphid (Tetraneura nigriabdominalis) comes from Asia, which inspires its name. The species has slowl...