#plant facts

[los-plantalones]

grape hyacinths are one of my favorite spring ephemerals. not only are they adorable, but the flowers can be used for making syrup that tastes faintly and sweetly of grapes.

and if that’s not your thing, they can also be used for making color-changing ink. the initial ink might look purple in color, but as it hits the paper and begins to dry it will turn blue. and if you add an acid, it will turn pink. and if you add a basic it will turn green (you can do this with the syrup, too!)

this happens because of naturally-occurring pigments called anthocyanins – the same pigments found in purple cabbage, violets, and blueberries!

COLOR SCIENCE 🧪

#plants #flowers #edible flowers #plant facts #grape hyacinth #muscari #purple flowers #spring flowers #anthocyanins #my photos

[selflearningbotany]

Common Food That I Think Grow Rather Strangely

Pineapples. Thought they grew on trees, actually grow on bromeliads (how'd I not know this? I literally owned a bromeliad)

2. Dragon Fruit. Grows on cactus which is neat

3. Asparagus. Grows out of the ground but looks like someone just put them there as a joke

4. Cashews. Grows on the end of a fruit called a "cashew apple" or 'cashew fruit". The fruit is also edible but not as popular.

#botany #plants #plant facts #how food grows

[hometoursandotherstuff]

#plant facts #other stuff

[katiajewelbox]

Tomatoes are an international fruit (although many people think it's a vegetable!) but their homeland is in South America. Peru is home to the wild ancestor tomato 🍅 (Solanum pimpinellifolium) which was domesticated by indigenous people thousands of years ago. The wild species contains the genetic potential to help make domestic tomatoes more disease and pest resistant because it has had to adapt to these environmental challenges over many generations. The wild tomato is a small plant with red fruits no bigger than a pea, but through careful selective breeding humans have produced a dazzling rainbow 🌈 of diverse domestic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

#tomato#tomatoplant#tomatogreenhouse#greenhouse#jungle#peru#nativeamericanfood#southamerica

#katia plant scientist #botany #plant biology #katia hougaard #biology #peru #tomato #tomatoes #native plants #plants #greenhouse #south america #plant facts #solanum #plantcore #nature #plant science #naturecore

[redux-iterum]

How would a Matriarch react to a chimera kitten? I know the obvious is "as long as the kits healthy it doesn't matter what their fur is" but besides that, as im personally fascinated with genetics I wonder if a Matriarch will be reassuring a queen while thinking "how the FUCK is this guy half solid black and half lilac spotted tabby" lol like would they consider it anything to do with the three cause of its specialty?

A sagebrush was studied during a solar eclipse and found to signal a stress reaction when the sun returned from behind the moon!

#ask #anonymous #i speak #plant facts

[robbie-roo]

oooo ok I have an idea for my followers on Tumblr dot com >:) send me an animal- preferably a mammal, and I'll make a whole blog post about cool facts about them

like ok I don't think you guys understand how fun this is for me I fucking LOVE talking about animals if I could watch animal behavior all day every day I would do it in a heartbeat ill even make posts about common animals like dogs and cats throw em at me the weirder the better

#zoology #zoologist #animal facts #animals #special interest #mammals #mammalogy #mammal facts #i know stuff about some birds and reptiles too #i may need to do research on those guys though #but bro researching them is like a little treat #i know things about really exotic creatures too im ready for a challenge #holy fucking shit ask me about animals please oh my god #holy fuck #i also know some plant facts #not as many but i do have some diagnostic traits about around 180 different species and genera in north america #i know a lot about wine too #ask me about plants or animals omfg #plant facts

[facts-that-you-will-never-need]

Tulips were imported to the Netherlands from Turkey in the 16th century

#facts #random facts #netherlands #turkey #plant facts #flower facts #tulip facts #nature facts

[factoidfactory]

Random Fact #6,499

Why do we not eat potato leaves?

Because, dear reader, potatoes are part of the nightshade family. While its roots are safe for eating, the rest of the potator plant is emphatically not.

Oh, it won't kill you if you eat a few leaves, but the resulting stomach cramps will definitely make you wish you were dead.

#did you know #random fact #random facts #little known fact #random factoids #random factoid #yes really #nature facts #plant facts #potatoes #food safety

[whywouldyouaskthatpod]

Silphium was a North African herb that came from the area around modern Libya that the Roman's really loved for a few reason, not least of which because it was supposedly a great form of birth control. Not just birth control, this cool little plant had some amazing resin that was used as a cure-all for nausea, fevers, chills, and more! People outside of Libya enjoyed it's contraceptive properties so much that the area exported so much Silphium that the city became one of the biggest economic powers at the time. That's how it ended up on this coin pictured above.

They used it so often, in fact, that the plant went extinct before the fall of the Roman Empire. However, it might not be extinct after all! According to a report from National Geographic, Mahmut Miski first discovered — or perhaps rediscovered — a blooming yellow plant in regions of Turkey back in 1983. If you're interested, read about the discovery here and find out the fate of the amazing plant!

You can hear us talk about it on this week's episode Heartfelt History: Symbol of Love!

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#ancient medicine is really amazing #everything out of Africa right? #But also don't eat random plants please #podcast #history #WWYAT #plant facts

[going-to-superhell]

roses are red, african violets can live up to 50 years, there are 1350 species of acacia and 1000 of them are in australia these are just more plant facts

#plant facts part 2 #plants #plant facts #facts #roses are red #unintelligible goblin noises

[los-plantalones]

y’all know what this is?!

it is a clump of jewelweed seedlings!

common jewelweed (impatiens capensis) is native to north america and likes to grow along waterways. in the summertime she grows lovely little orange flowers.

but my favorite thing about her is her sap! it’s great for topical use on irritated skin. i make salves out of it and other happy-skin plants every summer. AND anD if you apply the sap to an area of skin that’s been exposed to poison ivy, it can prevent the rash from developing.

OMG there’s a poison ivy preventative!? well. . . no. this is a more of a “i am in the middle of the woods and have no soap and water but i DO have this plant” situation.

the thing is, you have to have to apply the jewelweed sap almost immediately after exposure to urushiol (the itchy juice in poison ivy), and if you’ve been in contact with poison ivy for more than a few minutes – which most people are because they don’t recognize/notice it – then it’s DEF not going to work. urushiol is absorbed by the skin too fast.

it’s still a cool plant and it DOES reduce itchiness and irritation from dermatitis and bug bites. 🦟

#plants #plant identification #jewelweed #impatiens capensis #us native plants #plant facts #cool plants #medicinal plants #wildcraft #my photos

[mossinformed]

Cursed Moss Fact #001

Peat bogs in Finland regenerate as slowly as 10cm (about 4 inches) PER THOUSAND years. So when ‘mining’ peat, regeneration is discussed on a geologic time scale. Sphagnum (aka “peat moss”) is a genus of moss that occupies 1/3 of all land (or about 3% of the total earths surface). Note, some peat has no Sphagnum, or is made of other mosses and detritus.

One peat bog in the Catskills is between 14,700 and 15,100 years old (source).

The peachy-yellow and pink moss in the photograph is Sphagnum growing in a mini-bog in a greenhouse. Read more about mosses in Bryophyte Ecology by Janice Glime (link on pinned post on our main page)

#mosscore #cursed moss facts #moss fact #moss #sphagnum #bog #peat bog #botany #bryology #plant facts #botany facts #moss facts #science

[blooming-horticulturalist]

🌿discovering that nandina is an invasive plant in my area was soooo devastating 🌿

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nandina (heavenly bamboo) is my favorite shrub!! it is sooo pretty and changes colors throughout the year 🍁 but i can't justify or recommend planting it ornamentally anymore!!

from what ive learned, it hails from asia— in china and japan, and was imported into the US as an ornamental shrub, used as yard dividers in the 70s. and eventually it spread so fast that it ended up in the woods and wilded areas.

the way it grows can be devastating to smaller plants on the wooded floor, as it will grow overtop of everything, shading plants under it and taking all of the sunlight for itself, which in turn doesnt allow the native plants in the area to thrive.

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#horticulture #plants #plantblr #plant parent #horticulturalist #native plants #invasive plants #ornamental plants #shrubs #houseplant aesthetic #cottage aesthetic #cottagecore #plant aesthetic #plant tips #plant facts #bloomy's facts tag

[katiajewelbox]

Meet the original source of the flavouring know from toothpaste, mouthwash, and chewing gum - the spearmint plant (Mentha spicata). This plant thrives in shady spots in the garden during the summer. The distinctive taste and scent comes from the naturally occurring chemical R-(-)-carvone. The taste of genuine spearmint is far richer and more complex than its artificially flavoured version, and spearmint plants have been bred to have many different shades of flavour such as “chocolate mint” and “pineapple mint”. It’s an excellent tea herb and it combines well with many other fresh herbs from the garden. There is medical research supporting spearmint’s herbal medicine uses for digestive system issues and antimicrobial properties.

#katia plant scientist #botany #plant biology #plant science #plants #gardening #herbs #herbal medicine #mint #mint leaves #spearmint #mentha spicata #mentha #stomach issues #medicinal herbs #chemistry #shade plants #plant identification #plant facts #herbal tea #organic gardening #grow your own food #homesteading

[redux-iterum]

I imagine Fireheart getting worried about Bluestar and going to her den, thus giving her former mentor a free therapy session.

In urban areas, only male ginkgo trees are planted! This is because the females produce a very foul odor with their fruits and are thus not ideal for decorating walking paths.

#ask #anonymous #plant facts #i speak

[artsyrobyn]

Lily of the Valley

Notes: In the Victorian Language of Flowers, it symbolizes a return to happiness or renewed joy. Ironically it is also incredibly poisonous and potentially lethal if ingested. Also, Jesus has been referred to as "the Lily of the Valley" in an old hymn.

#if i could look at plants all day i'd be happy #starting to think i'm part fae or something lol #God's creation just blows my mind sometimes #i mean just look at it! #floriography #flowers #language of flowers #lily of the valley #faecore #flowercore #cottagecore #dark cottagecore #plant facts #RobynRambles