🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Ethnobotanical overview of cycads Stepping into the world of ethnobotany, we uncover the fascinating relationship between people and plants, specifically the ancient lineage of cycads. These plants, often […]
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Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers – but will Trump put the kibosh on protections?
They are the tallest animal to roam the Earth and have become an icon of children’s books, toys and awed wildlife documentaries. But giraffes are in decline, which has prompted the US government to list them as endangered for the first time.
Giraffes will be listed under the US Endangered Species Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed in a move that will cover five subspecies of the animal. The agency hopes the listing will crack down on the poaching of giraffes, as the US is a leading destination of rugs, pillowcases, boots, furniture and even Bible covers made from giraffe body parts.
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Authors Rebecca Oester, Florian Altermatt and Andreas Bruder take a cold dip into Riparian forests and how they influence trophic interactions. In this blog post, lead author Rebecca, a PhD student at the University of Zurich, EAWAG and SUPSI Switzerland, shares insight behind their paper: “Riparian forests shape trophic interactions in detrital stream food webs”. She explains just how fascinating (and important!) freshwater and terrestrial …
USDA announced a new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops initiative that will provide $2 billion to assist specialty crop growers in maintaining a strong domestic supply and expanding market opportunities for their crops. This program will expand markets by helping specialty crop growers who…
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The AmericanHort Scholars program is seeking talented and passionate students to join it. This opportunity provides students with experience and networking opportunities at Cultivate’25. Share this opportunity with students currently studying at any North American institution pursuing degrees or…
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🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Types of Aloe Variegation Aloe variegation, a fascinating phenomenon in the world of succulents, manifests in a captivating array of patterns and colors. These deviations from the typical
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🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Common Cycad Pests Cycads, with their ancient lineage and striking appearance, often become targets for a variety of pests. Understanding these common culprits is the first step in
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🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Understanding Aloe Plant Growth Aloe plants, known for their soothing gel and striking appearance, are surprisingly simple to care for once you understand their growth patterns. These succulents
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🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Description Cycas lindstromii, a newly described species of cycad, stands out amongst Vietnamese cycads with its unique characteristics. Its trunk, often subterranean or only slightly emergent, gives it
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🌿 Discover the Perfect Plants for Your Space! 🌿 Explore our handpicked collection of cycads, aloes, seeds, and more to transform your garden or landscape. Shop Now Description Encephalartos laurentianus, one of the most striking of the DRC cycads, commands attention with its sheer size. It’s truly a giant species among cycads, boasting an enormous
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