Plants

Some claim it was the first flower seen by the Pilgrims entering the new country in 1620 and some that it exists since the glacier period.

Fossil representatives of ginkgo are known from numerous fossils, the oldest of which date to about 280 million years ago.The only relic of this group has remained until modern times ginkgo biloba.

It is the source of limonene.

In some regions of Greece, such as Crete, it is used as firewood. It is also used to make fences, pa ...

From there, the crop quickly spread north into southern Canada. The first sunflower seedlings were brought to Europe in the early 16th century.

The fruit was originally known as the Chinese gooseberry, native to the Yangtze River region, where ...

The statistical Russian eats 20 kilograms of cabbage a year, followed by the Belgians who eat 4.7 kilograms, and just behind them the Dutch with 4 kilograms of cabbage consumed annually.

In Korea, the popular yuja-cha tea is made by mixing the citron pulp with julienne orange peel, sugar and honey. In the United States, citron is an essential component of Christmas fruitcakes.

The fruit measured 12 x 8 cm and had a circumference of about 30 cm. The variety from which this giant was bred is called Amaou.

The endosperm is rich in galactomannans (polysaccharides), which make up 88% of its dry weight. Gala ...