Plants

There are about 40 calories in 100 grams of stinging nettle.

Although 3 meters high seems a lot for a plant, the record holder expected much more.

The carob tree is widely grown in nurseries as an ornamental plant.

It is most frequently found as an admixture in moist, shady mountain foliage and mixed woods, on the banks of mountain streams, in the trees in the midst of fields.

The plant has a very strong root system, which makes it difficult to remove in the spring before sowing in the field.

In the 20th century, kiwi cultivation spread to New Zealand.

Currently, about 67 thousand tree species have been identified.

Despite health concerns, settlers ate corn, and explorers and traders eventually brought it to Europe.

Pear trees are tolerant when it comes to weather conditions.

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.