Biology

Trees are big and majestic, with a central trunk that can tower up hundreds of feet. In North America they are mainly pine, spruce, oak and elm mixed with maples and populars. Europe is similar in appearance, the trees are…
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Determining which flowers are native to the Caribbean is a difficult task at best. Identifying wild flowers is simple, but all flowers growing in the wild are not native. People have been bring flowering plants from all over the world…
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Every fall, tourists, and those lucky enough to live in northern temperate climates, look forward to the brilliant color show promised before the deciduous trees (those that drop their leaves annually) close shop for winter. Deciduous leaves change color due…
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Unlike herbaceous plants, deciduous trees stand tall all winter, minus some important accessories-leaves. What trigger causes leaves to fall in the autumn? To understand why leaves fall off, it helps to first understand what the job of a leaf actually…
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Buddleia – The Butterfly Bush is Always Buzzing For late summer color and fragrance, and a beautiful feeding station for butterflies, nothing beats the Butterfly Bush. Even smaller gardens can now enjoy this easy to care for plant, as dwarf…
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When looking at beautiful blossom, few realize that a flower is just a big, showy advertisement used to help plants have sex. No kidding! Fancy flowers are very energetically expensive for a plant to produce, and their sole purpose is…
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The value of poisonous plants lies not simply in the fact that they are poisonous but in the chemical nature of the toxins themselves. There are plants which produce poisons which are powerful enough to kill you if you brush…
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Seahorse reproduction is a legendary case of parental role reversal. When the female produces her eggs, she gives them to the male to care for. The male seahorse is a devoted father. He carries the eggs inside a special brood…
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Poison-oak is beautiful. In spring, its triple leaflets unfold with a delicate red tint. The smallest spring leaves are bronze. They enlarge as they open, to become a bright shiny green. At this stage, they really do resemble oak leaves,…
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A Brief Summary of Transpiration The function of the stomata is ultimately linked to the process of transpiration in plants. TranspirationTranspiration is the evaporation of water from parts of plants, including the leaves, roots, stems, and flowers. Transpiration is essential…
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