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Stromanthe sanguinea is a plant species in the arrowroot family Marantaceae, native to the Brazilian rainforest. It is a common houseplant in temperate climates, valued for its striking variegated leaves with purple undersides. It can grow outside in a humid tropical climate, but needs light shade in the afternoon and must be protected from ...
Acalypha wilkesiana. Müll.Arg. Acalypha wilkesiana, common names copperleaf, Jacob's coat[ 1] and Flamengueira, [ 2] is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) across. It has a closely arranged crown, with an erect stem and many branches. Both the branches and the leaves are covered in fine hairs.
Saccostrea glomerata is an oyster species belonging to the family Ostreidae. [ 5] It is endemic to Australia and New Zealand. [ 6][ 7] In Australia, it is known as the Sydney rock oyster and is commercially farmed. In New Zealand, where the species is no longer farmed, it is known as the New Zealand rock oyster or Auckland oyster.
A team of international researchers found that the answer lies in their DNA, tracing the origin to one ancient gene family that’s responsible for the prickles in all these variations, according ...
Synonyms [ 1] Peperomia obtusifolia var. clusiaefolia (Jacq.) C. DC. Piper clusiifolium Jacq. Peperomia clusiifolia is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia. It is endemic to Jamaica. [ 1] It is commonly known as red edge peperomia because its leaf margins are tinged with dark red. [ 2] There are varieties where this red or lighter colors ...
In the video, we get to watch three adorable baby raccoons try to get a whiffle ball out of a big tub of water. They use their paws to try to get the ball closer so they can pick it up, but it ...
Viola tricolor is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial.The species is also known as wild pansy, Johnny Jump up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the yellow pansy), heartsease, heart's ease, heart's delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, love-in-idleness, and pink of my john.
Alexandra Ashe runs a sanctuary for kinkajous—a type of Central and South American nocturnal, arboreal species distantly related to the raccoon— in Florida, where she cares for victims of the ...