Plant Sightings

Biodiversity rich areas can *both* be conserved and make money for local cultures. For  example, in Mexico, off the coast […]

Allspice  (Pimenta dioica) is a tree native to Mexico, Central America and the  Greater Antilles, which produces a commonly traded

The  Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula), native to the East Coast of the US,  contains well over a dozen multi-functional

I think so. Just back from wildflower exploring in Arizona, we hunted blossoms and found spectacular displays of spring wildflowers

The  Flying Saucer Morning Glory (aka Mexican Morning Glory; Ipomoea  tricolor) is native to the tropical Americas, as well as

Epazote  (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) is a stinky  herb native to Central and South America, as well as Mexico.

Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is the famous source of the hallucinogen called mescaline. Native  to the deserts of Mexico and southwestern

There  are at least 137 species within the mint bush genus (Prostanthera  spp.), all of them are endemic to Australia,

The  Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) provided important ‘Bush Tucker’ (wild  food) for the Aboriginal of Australia, with large cones that

Desert  Date oil, extracted from the seeds of the Balanites aegyptiaca tree, has  been traditionally used for various purposes in