Plants

It is a perennial plant that lives for 80 to 100 years.

Sugar maple trees are susceptible to various diseases, the most common being canker and gall.

Pear trees are tolerant when it comes to weather conditions.

Thanks to sauerkraut, many sailors have avoided scurvy.

In Hinduism, the citron tree, under the Sanskrit name matulinga, is an attribute in representations of the figure of the god Shiva.

It can survive long periods of drought (xerophyte). It is an adaptation to Mediterranean conditions (250 to 500 mm of annual rainfall). However, it needs 500 to 550 mm of annual rainfall to bear fruit. 

Garlic has weak and shallow roots.

The wild sunflower is a perennial herbaceous plant growing up to 1.5-3 meters tall with opposite leaves at the bottom of the stem and alternate leaves at the top.

The Spanish, over time, began establishing vanilla plantations outside Central America.

The glycemic index of a strawberry is 25.