Endangered Plant Articles

• Seeds
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Trees
   
  

  Seed

  A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs ... > more
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Acid Rain
  Fungus
  Landslides
  Agriculture and Food
   

  Soil pH

  Soil pH is an indication of the alkalinity or acidity of soil. It is based on the measurement of pH, which is based in turn on the activity of hydrogen ions (H+) in a water or salt ... > more
• Extinction
  Dinosaurs
  Endangered Animals
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Fossils
   
  

  Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event

  The Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event was a period of massive extinction of species, about 65.5 million years ago. It corresponds to the end of the Cretaceous Period and the beginning of the ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nutrition
   
  

  Peppermint

  Peppermint is a (usually) sterile hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. Being sterile, it spreads by rooting. Peppermint has a high menthol content, and is often used as a flavouring ... > more
• Dogs
  Wild Animals
  Nature
  Veterinary Medicine
  New Species
  Animals
   
  

  African Wild Dog

  The African Hunting Dog, also called African Wild Dog, is a mammal of the Canidae family, and thus related to the domestic dog. It is the only species in its genus, Lycaon. They are, as their name ... > more
• Botany
  Trees
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Leaf

  In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. A leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the chloroplast containing cells to light over a broad area, and to allow ... > more
• Infectious Diseases
  Foodborne Illness
  Microbes and More
  Healthy Aging
  HIV and AIDS
  Viruses
   
  

  Pathogen

  A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host. The term is most often used for agents that disrupt the normal physiology of a multicellular animal or ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Nature
  Ecology Research
  Seeds
  Pests and Parasites
   

  Plant defense against herbivory

  Plants have evolved an enormous array of mechanical and chemical defenses against the animals that eat them. These tools allow plants to survive and reproduce in the same area as herbivores and act ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Agriculture and Food
  Organic
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Pesticide

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or USEPA) defines a pesticide as "any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest". A pesticide ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Invasive Species
  Trees
  Food
  Endangered Plants
  New Species
   
  

  Walnut

  The walnuts are plants in the walnut family Juglandaceae. They are deciduous trees. The nuts of all the walnut species are ... > more

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