GINKGO GINKYO

This elegant-looking tree , GINKGO BILOBA, GINKGOACEAE,is considered a "living fossil". Geology tells us that very similar plants lived in the primary (Permian) era, peaked in the Secondary (Jurassic) era,…

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HAWTHORN

The botanical genus Crataegus or hawthorn is well represented in the temperate zones of Eurasia and North America. Hawthorns are bushy shrubs or small trees usually thorny, their foliage is…

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ARTICHOKE

The majority of asteraceae are herbaceous plants or exceptionally tree shrubs.Many are found in temperate regions; they are less numerous in tropical regions.It is a large family of over 20,000…

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GARLIC

Liliaceae are monocotyledonous, cosmopolitan, comprising several thousand species.Most species are perennials often with a rhizome or a bulb, especially in temperate countries (eg tulip, hyacinth, lily of the valley, onion,…

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