Plants

Thursday, 2 October 2025
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
The wild sunflower, also known as topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke, is a plant that has been widely known and used for various purposes since ancient ...

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Carob
The carob tree is mentioned in the Bible.
It is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Matthew in the parable of the prodigal son who was forced to ea ...
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo is a dioecious plant.
Male and female flowers occur on different individuals.
Garlic
The assimilating leaves reach a length of up to 50 cm, are even-narrow, flat, or trough-shaped, and range in color from green to bluish-green.
The number of assimilation leaves indicates the size of the underground bulb.
Dragon blood tree
It belongs to approximately 37% of endemic plant species from Socotra Island.
Parsley
There are two species of parsley.
Coconut tree
World coconut production in 2020 was 62 million tons.
The leading producers are Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Mexico, Thailand, and Malaysia.
Parsley
Parsley is also rich in provitamin A, vitamin K, iron, calcium, and potassium.
Broad beans
Broad beans have a low sodium content, are rich in potassium and soluble fiber, which helps reduce cholesterol in the blood, thus regulating blood pressure.
Chestnuts
Chestnuts are tall trees reaching 30-40 meters in height, rarely up to 70 meters (Castanea henryi), as well as shrubs.
The sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) is a tree up to 35 meters high with a trunk covered with brown, ...
Chia seeds
Chia seeds are hydrophilic.
When soaked, they absorb up to 12 times more liquid than they weigh and form a mucilaginous coating that gives them a gel-like consistency.