Plants

Sugar maple trees thrive in cooler climates.

The earliest trees were tree ferns, horsetails, and lycophytes that grew in forests during the Carboniferous Period.

There are three outstanding chestnut trees in the world.

Baobab species growing in Madagascar have more compact crowns and long, cylindrycal trunks compared to those growing in continental Africa.

Apart from its culinary advantages, pumpkin seed oil is used successfully in cosmetics.

Lemon balm has been used since ancient times.

This tree is native to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. In these areas, especially in the eastern regions of the Mediterranean, it grows wild, while in the western areas it has integrated into the ecosystem there (naturalization).

After the arrival of Europeans in Mesoamerica in 1492, Spanish settlers consumed corn, although they much preferred wheat bread.

Baobabs are often called upside-down trees because of the root-like appearance of their tangled branches.

The flesh of the fruit of this plant has a citrus flavor.