(short-lived) plants. The plant’s flowers are white and have a greenish white or greenish yellow corolla. The plant’s berries are very small (10–20…
cultivated for their flowers. The pomegranate’s edible fruit is actually a berry and with regards to size sits between a lemon and grapefruit, 5–12 cm…
strawberry is a well-known hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively referred to as the strawberries). Technically speaking, the strawberry…
Potatoes as a food crop were introduced by the Spanish. Now this starchy, tuberous crop is an integral part of the world’s food supply and many…
actually a special kind of berry. It has a hard, but smooth rind and no internal division, so botanically speaking the watermelon is a pepo. The…
Prunus Plum About A plum is a fruit that belongs to the subgenus Prunus as well as the genus Prunus . This fruit comes in many species, and…
orchids come in many different arrangements. Some only have a single flower, but most plants have a racemose inflorescence, which can consist of many…
conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot) with a flat crown. The plant consists of the root and a rosette of leaves. Sugar is formed by photosynthesis…
amygdalus ) is a tree species originating in the Middle East as well as in North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The name also refers to the tree’…
tics. Ripe apples usually have a red, yellow, green, pink, or russetted coloured skin. Additionally there exists also a wide range of bi- or…
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