Beetroot

Beta vulgaris
Scale 7 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

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Fact: The consumption of Beta vulgaris causes pink urine in some people

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Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant in the Chenopodiaceae family which is now included inAmaranthaceae family.[1][2][3][4][5] It has numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known of which is the root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet. However, other cultivated varieties include the leaf vegetable chard, as well as the root vegetable sugar beet, which is important in […] read more

Palestine Oak

Quercus calliprinos
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

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Fact: Quercus calliprinos can grow as large as 18m tall, unless heavily browsed by goats! (then they reach a maximum of 3m)

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Quercus calliprinos, the Palestine Oak, is an oak in the turkey oak section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is native to easternMediterranean region and southwest Asia, from northern Algeria and Turkey east across the Middle East. Quercus calliprinos is a small to medium-sized tree or large shrub reaching 5–18 m tall (often only 1–3 m tall where heavily browsed by goats) and 1 m trunk diameter. It […] read more

China Rose

Rosa chinensis
Scale 8 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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• The flowers and fruits of Rosa chinensis are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine

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Graphic by Elianne Hänggiwww.elianne.ch/
Rosa chinensis(Chinese name:月季, pinyin: yueji), known commonly as the China Rose, is a member of the genus Rosa native to Southwest China in Guizhou,Hubei, and Sichuan Provinces. It is a shrub growing to 1–2 m tall. The leaves are pinnate, with 3-5 leaflets, each leaflet 2.5–6 cm long and 1–3 cm broad. In the wild species (sometimes listed as Rosa chinensis var. spontanea), the flowers have […] read more

Cacao tree

Theobroma cacao
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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• The seeds of Theobroma cacao are used to make cocoa powder and chocolate.

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Theobroma cacao also cacao tree and cocoa tree, is a small (4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall) evergreen treein the family Malvaceae,[1] native to the deep tropical region of America. Its seeds are used to makecocoa powder and chocolate. Leaves are alternate, entire, unlobed, 10–40 cm (3.9–16 in) long and 5–20 cm (2.0–7.9 in) broad. The flowers are produced in clusters directly on the trunk and older branches; this is […] read more

Apple Tree

Malus domestica
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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• Different Malus domestica trees produce more than 7,500 known types of apples.

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The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rosefamily (Rosaceae). It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apples grow on small,deciduous trees. The tree originated in Western Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is […] read more

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

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Fact: Quercus robur is extremely long lived, and specimens as old as 1500 years are known to exist.

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Quercus robur (synonym Q. pedunculata) is commonly known as the English oak orpedunculate oak or French oak. It is native to most of Europe, and to Anatolia to the Caucasus, and also to parts of North Africa. Quercus robur is a large deciduous tree, with circumference of grand oaks from 4 m (13′) to exceptional 12m (40′).[citation needed] Majesty Oak with the circumference of […] read more