Plants

They can be eaten fresh, dried or cooked. They are used in tea blends, salads, and desserts as garnishes.

Young specimens have a silver-gray, smooth bark, sometimes with a black, sooty coating. Over time, t ...

The psyllium cracks quite easily, so there can be significant losses when harvesting.

Pectin swelling in the stomach gives a prolonged feeling of satiety, and therefore pineapples are recommended for people losing weight.

The petals are darker at the base. Some plants may have a pinkish tint to the petals.

It takes them usually more than 20 years to exceed 1 meter (3ft 3in) height. They reach 3 meters (10 ft) after about 40 years and 7 meters (23 ft) after 100 years.

Although it’s difficult to withstand for humans, it attracts pollinators, such as carrion-eating beetles and flesh flies, which help with plant reproduction.

He wrote a brief note about harvest and ritual of preparing fermented juice of cactus fruits.

Most obvious distinctive feature is their color. Lemons are usually bright yellow, while limes are usually a bright shade of green. However, some types of limes turn yellow when they ripen.