by PlantSnap | Nov 23, 2018 | Biology, Edible Plants, Education, Useful Plants
Reishi mushrooms have long been used as medicine. Also known as the Ling Zhi mushroom, these fungi grow on the sides of trees. In the wild, reishi mushrooms prefer to grow at the base of maple or hemlock trees. IDENTIFY NEW PLANTS WITH PLANTSNAP These mushrooms are...
by PlantSnap | Nov 18, 2018 | Weekly Plant News Roundup
This is part of our new weekly plant news roundup, brought to you thanks to our partners at Earth.com. Tropical Trees Head for the Hills to Flee Rising Temps When we think about the biggest victims of global climate change, we often think of polar bears and...
by PlantSnap | Nov 15, 2018 | Education, Gardening, Houseplants
With the holidays coming up, many of us are facing hectic travel schedules. How do we care for our plants when we leave for vacation? Of course, the exact answer to this question depends on two major factors: How long will you be gone for vacation? What sort of...
by PlantSnap | Nov 13, 2018 | Biology, Education, Houseplants
Walking through the desert, it doesn’t take long to realize that just about everything is sharp. Large and small, strange and familiar, most cacti have spines. But why? Cactus spines aren’t just nature’s way to make the desert a rougher place to be. They serve several...
by PlantSnap | Nov 11, 2018 | Weekly Plant News Roundup
This is part of our new weekly plant news roundup, brought to you thanks to our partners at Earth.com. A Tale of Corn and Climate Change in the Midwest A report from Harvard has found that climate change may have been part of the reason that corn in the...
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