Creating New Plants Through Cross-PollinationIntermediate-Level Science ProjectsDoes the pH of Water Affect the Growth of Bean Plants?Creating New Plants Through Cross-PollinationDo Bean Plants Grow…
Plants Without plants, nearly all life on Earth would end. Plants provide oxygen for humans and animals to breathe and they provide food for many animals. There are about 260,000 plant species in…
(Encyclopedia) gaillardiagaillardiagālärˈdēə [key], any plant of the genus Gaillardia of the Asteaceae family (aster family), including annual, biennial, and perennial herbs with showy heads of red…
TOTAL PARASITEGREEN PARASITEFLOWERING PARASITEFIND OUT MOREMost plants make all the food they need by photosynthesis, but some species are parasites. They steal food from other plants, known as…
(Encyclopedia) XochimilcoXochimilcosōchēmēlˈkō [key], town (1990 pop. 271,151), Federal District, S central Mexico, suburb of Mexico City. Mainly a commercial and tourist center, it is famous for its…
Poems in Honor of SpringA selection of verses to cheer the winter-weary soulCompiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni For winter's rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins; The…
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Cross section of a sunflower, a member of the aster family
aster [Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants…
