Contents Invasive species are the single biggest threat to Hawaii’s endangered plants and animals, ahead of development and ahead of climate change. According to the IUCN’s Global Invasive Species Database,…
Contents The scale of the problem Namibia is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, and that is exactly why invasive species hurt it so much. When water is the limit…
TLDR Lilacs bloom in spring, smell incredible, tolerate brutal winters and want little care. Hydrangeas bloom from summer into fall, have almost no scent, offer more color and size options,…
Contents Quick answer Onion is the bulk and the sweet base. Garlic is the sharp aroma on top. Most savory dishes want both, and neither fully replaces the other. Same…
TLDR Contents Why invasive species in Vermont are a bigger problem than they look An invasive species isn’t just a non-native one. Plenty of non-native plants sit quietly in gardens…
Laos grows fruit on a three-season clock, and the fruit you find depends almost entirely on the month. Mango and jackfruit arrive in the hot season, lychee, longan and rambutan…
Equatorial Guinea has almost no readable flower guides. What exists is mostly plant databases and multi-volume botanical floras. This is the plain-language version: twelve flowers you can actually picture, what…
Tropical rainforest trees are defined by four things: height, buttress roots, drip-tip leaves, and a level of diversity that has no match anywhere else. A single hectare of Amazon forest…
Quick answer: what is the national flower of Sri Lanka? The national flower of Sri Lanka is the blue water lily, called nil manel in Sinhala, declared in 1986. Botanists…