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One ginger plant can produce 5 pounds of ginger or more. However, it probably won't yield that much your first time. "Let the plant be your teacher; you will get better at caring for it each year ...
Croton capitatus, known as the hogwort, [1] woolly croton, or goatweed, [2] is an annual plant with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly hairs that give it a whitish appearance. It grows in dry, open areas, especially sandy and rocky soils. [2]
Chinese ginger is a herbaceous plant with a height of 61–91 centimetres (2–3 ft). The leaf is about 50 cm (20 in) long and 12 cm (4.7 in) wide. [3] The middle of the petioles are deeply grooved. The flower appears between the leaf sheaths at the bottom of the trunk. The petals are white or light pink. Flowers bloom one at a time. [4]
Zingiberaceae (/ ˌ z ɪ n dʒ ɪ b ɪ ˈ r eɪ s i. iː /) or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species [4] of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Ginger has been used for some 2,000 years to treat specific health conditions. Today, the plant's benefits are being recognized on a global scale.
The skeleton of Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis. Prior to being reclassified into the Pachycephalosaurus genus, the assigned species name, Dracorex hogwartsia, translates to "the Dragon-King of Hogwarts" Newly created taxonomic names in biological nomenclature often reflect the discoverer's interests or honour those the discoverer holds in esteem. This is a list of real organisms with ...
Heathwort - Any plant of the genus Erica, the heath family. Hemlock dropwort - Oenanthe fistulosa. A plant of the parsley family, Apiaceae or Umbelliferae. Hillwort - Wild thyme, or Mentha pulegium, a kind of pennyroyal. Hogwort - Croton capitatus. J.K. Rowling named Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry after this plant (although she ...
The root is edible. [13] Native Americans used the plant for various medicinal purposes. [13] Some describe using A. caudatum as a ginger substitute [5] and as a tea with medicinal properties. In a study on its effects on fungus, A. caudatum had antifungal properties when tested against nine fungal species. [14]