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Plant Insight of the Week #30/52

Cocoa, the primary ingredient in chocolate, comes from the beans of the cacao tree (Theobroma Cacao).

Adam Cotorceanu 9/23/24 Adam Cotorceanu 9/23/24

Plant Insight of the Week #29/52

The lotus plant can regulate its temperature, maintaining a constant temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) even when the air temperature is much lower.

Adam Cotorceanu 9/16/24 Adam Cotorceanu 9/16/24

Plant Insight of the Week #28/52

The world's largest tree by volume is the General Sherman tree, a giant sequoia in California's Sequoia National Park.

Adam Cotorceanu 9/9/24 Adam Cotorceanu 9/9/24

Plant Insight of the Week #27/52

Plants can recognize their siblings and may show preferential treatment to them.

Adam Cotorceanu 9/2/24 Adam Cotorceanu 9/2/24

Plant Insight of the Week #26/52

The world's oldest living plant is the bristlecone pine (Pinus Longaeva), found in the White Mountains of California, with some trees over 5,000 years old.

Adam Cotorceanu 8/26/24 Adam Cotorceanu 8/26/24

Plant Insight of the Week #25/52

Poinsettias are native to Mexico and are named after Joel Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the plant to the United States in the 1820s.

Adam Cotorceanu 8/19/24 Adam Cotorceanu 8/19/24

Plant Insight of the Week #24/52

Bamboo is technically a grass and is one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet.

Adam Cotorceanu 8/12/24 Adam Cotorceanu 8/12/24

Plant Insight of the Week #23/52

The world's tallest tree is the coast redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens), which can reach heights of over 90 meters (300 feet).

Adam Cotorceanu 8/5/24 Adam Cotorceanu 8/5/24

Plant Insight of the Week #22/52

The corpse plant (Amorphophallus titanum) has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world and produces a foul odor to attract pollinators.

Adam Cotorceanu 7/29/24 Adam Cotorceanu 7/29/24

Plant Insight of the Week #21/52

Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia and are known for their aromatic leaves and oil, which is used in various products.

Adam Cotorceanu 7/22/24 Adam Cotorceanu 7/22/24

Plant Insight of the Week #20/52

Caffeine is produced by plants as a natural pesticide.

Adam Cotorceanu 7/15/24 Adam Cotorceanu 7/15/24

Plant Insight of the Week #19/52

The world's smallest flowering plant is the watermeal (Wolffia spp.), which is about the size of a grain of rice.

Adam Cotorceanu 7/8/24 Adam Cotorceanu 7/8/24

Plant Insight of the Week #18/52

Some plants, like the Venus flytrap, are carnivorous and can capture and digest insects.

Adam Cotorceanu 7/1/24 Adam Cotorceanu 7/1/24

Plant Insight of the Week #17/52

A single rainforest can produce 20% of the Earth's oxygen.

Adam Cotorceanu 6/24/24 Adam Cotorceanu 6/24/24

Plant Insight of the Week #16/52

Plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into food through a process called photosynthesis.

Adam Cotorceanu 6/17/24 Adam Cotorceanu 6/17/24

Plant Insight of the Week #15/52

Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of trees in the Cinnamomum family.

Adam Cotorceanu 6/10/24 Adam Cotorceanu 6/10/24

Plant Insight of the Week #14/52

The world's oldest known living plant is a clonal colony of creosote bushes in the Mojave Desert, estimated to be over 11,000 years old.

Adam Cotorceanu 6/3/24 Adam Cotorceanu 6/3/24

Plant Insight of the Week #13/52