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Gagea villosa, common name hairy star of Bethlehem, [2] is a Eurasian and North African plant species in the lily family. Gagea villosa is found in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Its range extends from Spain and Morocco east to Russia and Iran, and as far north as Sweden. [1] It was first described to science by Bieberstein in 1808. [3] [2]
Cryptanthus bivittatus, (commonly known as Earth star) is a small, terrestrial species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. Reaching a height of only 6 - 8 inches and preferring moderate or diffuse light, it is commonly used in terrariums and novelty planters.
Astrophytum is a genus of six species of cacti, native to North America. [2]These species are sometimes referred to as living rocks, though the term is also used for other genera, particularly Lithops ().
The following is a list of stars with resolved images, that is, stars whose images have been resolved beyond a point source. Aside from the Sun , observed from Earth , stars are exceedingly small in apparent size, requiring the use of special high-resolution equipment and techniques to image.
It is readily propagated from seed, [5] so most plants encountered in nurseries are seed grown. The popularity of this species among collectors and enthusiasts has ensured that a number of cultivars are available. One such cultivar is the 'Super Kabuto', a clonally propagated variety whose large trichomes congregate into dense spots, arranged ...
There is a considerable spread in the properties of red clump stars even within a single population of similar stars such as an open cluster. This is partly due to the natural variation in temperatures and luminosities of horizontal branch stars when they form and as they evolve, and partly due to the presence of other stars with similar ...
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It is the 2nd/3rd nearest individual star to the Solar System, and the fourth-brightest individual star in the night sky. Has one candidate exoplanet. Tau Ceti: 11.912 ± 0.007: G8V [74] 0.793 ± 0.004 [118] 0.783 ± 0.012 [118] 3.5 [118] 5.68 [118] Also the 20nd nearest star system to the Solar System. Has one confirmed exoplanet. Eta ...