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Grapevine (Vitis) from
the plant family Vitaceae is a flowing vine plant with 79 different species and
is an economically important source of grapes, both for the consumption of the
fruit itself…
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Pisum sativum is more commonly known as the pea
plant. These plants are well known for growing peas in pods which are the plant’s
fruit. This is an important crop now grown in many parts of…
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Pisum sativum is more commonly known as the pea
plant. These plants are well known for growing peas in pods which are the plant’s
fruit. This is an important crop now grown in many parts of…
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Spinach, Spinacia oleracea, is a flower that is
best known for its edible leaves. It is thought the plant originated in Iran
and then moved across the world until finally reaching the UK in the…
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Wild alpine strawberry, Fragaria vesca, is one of 20
different strawberry species. The most common strawberry found in the supermarket
is a cross between two species, fragaria and ananassa, and…
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Rocket, Eruca sativa,
is also known as arugula in America. This edible plant is in the Brassicaceae
family which includes many well-known plants such as broccoli and kale. It has
been part of our…
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Asparagus, Asparagus
officinalis, is a well-known spring vegetable enjoyed since ancient times.
A recipe including asparagus is included in one of the first known recipe books
written by the…
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This X-ray CT
scanned Freesia is from the species Fressia alba which is native to the
cape of South Africa. Freesias are known for their funnel shaped flowers and
are part of the Iris family. The…
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Adromischis maculatus is commonly known as Calico Hearts or Chocolate drops
due to their spotted leaves. These plants are known as succulents as the leaves
are thickened and fleshy in order to…
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Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, is a member of the
nightshade family of plants which is well known for being poisonous. Luckily
for all tomato lovers the fruit does not contain any poison. Tomato…
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Sugar beet, Beta vulgaris, grows a root that
contains a high percentage of sucrose and therefore is used to produce sugar.
The first factory devoted to producing sugar for these beet plants was…
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Pisum sativum is more commonly known as the pea
plant. These plants are well known for growing peas in pods which are the
plants fruit. This is an important crop now grown in many parts of the…
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Picea abies, Norway spruce, is a coniferous pine
tree best known as a Christmas tree! Every Christmas Norway provides London
with a Norway Spruce for Trafalgar Square. This tree is native to most…
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Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn, is one of
the most widely grown and widely eaten crops. It is a grass that forms large
ears full of kernels, which are sweet corn when eaten in the un-ripe…
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Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date palm, is well known for its sweet fruit. This
flowering plant is in the palm family Arecaceae. Date palm trees grow 20m tall
and have large leaves that…
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Brachiaria
ruziziensis, known as congo grass, is a tropical grass. In the tropics
it is one of the most common feeds for livestock. The grass is native to Rwanda
and Eastern Congo but can now be…
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This Tepary
bean, Phaseolus acutifolius, is
native to Mexico and can grow in extremely dry conditions. Bean and pea plants
both belong to the same family of plants and are grown all over the world…
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Professor Roland Deines looks at four ancient coins – all of them nearly 2000 years old – and shows how they provide a window into the world of Galilee and Judea in the time of Jesus. In…
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