Plants

The heaviest head of cabbage grown weighed 62.71 kilograms.

The fruit’s name derives from medieval Latin: pōmum “apple” and grānātum “with seeds.”

Thanks to sauerkraut, many sailors have avoided scurvy.

The cocoa industry has been accused of profiting from slavery and child trafficking.

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

Although it probably originates in China, it is not present neither wild nor cultivated there today.

Some trees, such as alder (genus Alnus), have a symbiotic relationship with a filamentous bacterium of the genus Frankia that can fix nitrogen from the air and convert it to ammonia.

The ginkgo came to the Netherlands from Japan in the 18th century.

Bark about 0.5 mm thick from the entire cinnamon tree stem is used, the rest is intended for disposal.

White asparagus grows below the surface of the ground and green asparagus grows above the ground.