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Tradescantia spathacea, also called the oyster plant, [2] boatlily [3] or 'Moses-in-the-cradle', is an herb in the Commelinaceae family which was first described in 1788. It is native to Belize, Guatemala, and southern México (Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán Peninsula) and is widely cultivated as an ornamental houseplant; it has become naturalized in parts of coastal Southern California ...
Description. Flower close up. Tradescantia fluminensis is a perennial groundcover that spreads along the ground with soft, hairless stems and leaves. The fleshy stems root at any node that is on the surface. The plant has oval, dark-green leaves with pointed tips that are shiny, smooth and slightly fleshy about 1.25–2.5 inches (32–64 mm) long.
Oyster farming. Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are bred and raised mainly for their pearls, shells and inner organ tissue, which is eaten. Oyster farming was practiced by the ancient Romans as early as the 1st century BC on the Italian peninsula [ 1][ 2] and later in Britain for export to Rome.
The eastern oyster ( Crassostrea virginica )—also called the Atlantic oyster, American oyster, or East Coast oyster —is a species of true oyster native to eastern North and South America. Other names in local or culinary use include the Wellfleet oyster, [3] Virginia oyster, Malpeque oyster, Blue Point oyster, Chesapeake Bay oyster, and ...
On day 2, they got $200 seed money and were able to buy things to sell (besides the free shrimp in the previous day). Because almost all the food trucks lost money in the first episode, Tyler and restaurant-business consultant, Elizabeth Blau, went to each truck to taste their signature dish and offered menu tips and financial advice.
Description. Tradescantia are herbaceous perennials and include both climbing and trailing species, reaching 30–60 centimetres (0.98–1.97 ft) in height. The stems are usually succulent or semi-succulent, and the leaves are sometimes semi-succulent. [ 11][ 12] The leaves are long, thin and blade-like to lanceolate, from 3–45 cm long (1.2 ...
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During the wet season only dead plant matter and the tips of plants are burned; however, the effects of fire are much more significant in the dry season, as fire may be fed by organic peat and burn deeply, destroying root systems. The only impediment to the spread of fire in the Everglades is the presence of water.