Plant encyclopedia

Christmas under bright red blossoms. The New Zealand Christmas tree (Metrosideros excelsa), known in New Zealand primarily as Pōhutukawa, is a beautiful Christmas tree.

A survivor from a long-vanished plant world: The ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) occupies an extraordinary position in the plant kingdom. Fossil...

A plant that reacts to touch: The true mimosa (Mimosa pudica) possesses an ability that one would hardly expect in a plant: If one of its...

A giant from the Sierra Nevada: The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is one of the most impressive trees on Earth. In its natural state...

A tree like from another world. With its massive trunk and gnarled branches, the African baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) belongs to the...