Plants

The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine.

Rowan varieties, specially adapted for the food industry, have been created.

Because of persin – a fungicidal toxin produced by the plant for self-protection – avocados are highly poisonous to many organisms.

The sugar maple tree produces greenish-yellow flowers, blooming in April and May.

The vine flowers are small and gathered in panicles.

Corn has also played an important role in the history of the United States. When the first settlers arrived on the North American continent in December 1620, they lacked food, and many died. Those who survived were helped by Indians who shared food with them and showed them how to grow corn, squash, and legumes.

Watercress grows in meadows around springs and streams or in shallow waters and other moist places.

The first strawberries were bred in France in the 1850s. They were created by crossing two species of wild strawberries.

Thanks to its chlorophyll content, it has a cleansing effect, so you can use any kind of smoothie with kale during a detoxification diet.

Today, chia seeds are grown on a small scale in central Mexico and Guatemala, the homeland of their ancestors.