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The Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii), also commonly known as the Afghan tortoise, the Central Asian tortoise, the four-clawed tortoise, the four-toed tortoise, Horsfield's tortoise, the Russian steppe tortoise, the Soviet Tortoise, and the steppe tortoise, [3] [4] is a threatened species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae.
Known poisonous species include Centaurea solstitialis (yellow star thistle or St. Barnaby's thistle) and Centaurea repens (Russian knapweed) [3] [10] Cestrum parqui: Green cestrum [17] Chrysothamnus nauseosus: Rubber rabbitbrush [8] Cicuta: Water hemlock, cowsbane [3] Claviceps paspali: Paspalum ergot [10] Conium maculatum: Hemlock or poison ...
Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries: 2011 [52] [53] State treat: Whoopie pie: 2011 [54] [53] State sweetener: Pure Maine maple syrup: 2015 [55] Maryland: State dessert: Smith Island Cake: 2008 [56] State drink Milk 1998 [57] State crustacean Blue crab: 1989 [58] Massachusetts: State muffin: Corn muffin: 1986 [59] [60] State bean ...
Tortoises eat them and presumably spread their seed in their droppings. For that reason one of the common names is "skilpadbessie" ( Afrikaans for "tortoise berry", a name shared with various other plants such as Nylandtia and Chironia baccifera .)
Testudo, the Mediterranean tortoises, are a genus of tortoises found in North Africa, Western Asia, and Europe. Several species are under threat in the wild, mainly from habitat destruction . Background
The superstition turned social media phenomenon will likely prompt plenty of people to eat one grape at each of midnight’s 12 clock chimes to ensure a luck-filled 2025. New Year tradition of ...
A honey bee collecting nectar from an apricot flower.. The nectar resource in a given area depends on the kinds of flowering plants present and their blooming periods. Which kinds grow in an area depends on soil texture, soil pH, soil drainage, daily maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, extreme minimum winter temperature, and growing degre
The berries are produced in late summer and fall. The seeds are dispersed by birds. [citation needed] Porcelain berry can be confused with native grapes based on leaf shape but can be differentiated by cutting the stem and observing the pith. Grapes have brown or tan pith but porcelain berry has white pith.