Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales Family: Ulmaceae Genus: Ulmus Senna is a flowering plant. It is also known as locust plant, wild senna, and Cassia Senna. There are 260 to 350 species of this plant which includes trees, shrubs, and herbs. It is a semi-evergreen to a deciduous plant belonging to…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Asparagales (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Family: Iidaceae Subfamily: Crocoideae Genus: Crocus Species: C. Sativus Binomial Name: Crocus Sativus Saffron is a variety that originated from the Crocus sativus flower. The usual name is the saffron crocus. Crocus belongs to the…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Salvia Species: Officinalis Salvia officinalis (sage, otherwise called Garden sage, or common sage) is a plant found all year round; this evergreen sub-shrub with bluish purple flowers and leaves with gray tint has woody stems. All over North…
Aralia Nudicaulis is a flower-bearing plant and is generally called Small Spikenard, False Sarsaparilla, Shot Bush, Wild Liquorice, Rabbit Root, and Wild Sarsaparilla. It is indigenous to the East and Northern regions of North America. It grows as tall as 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) and has stems that creep beneath the…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Family: Rutaceae Genus: Ruta Species: R. Graveolens Binomial Name: Ruta Graveolens The species Ruta graveolens, also commonly called the Herb of Grace, Rue, or Common Rue, belongs to the Ruta genus of the…
Aspalathus linearis, commonly known as Rooibos is a bushy plant or a broom-shaped plant belonging to legume family. It earned this generic name from the Greek term “Aspalathos” which is actually the name of a genus of plants, botanically referred to as Calicotome Villose. A red tea is associated with this herb because its leaves…
The Rose Hip is a fruit developing on the rose plant that belongs to the Rosaceae family. Usually, it is found in deep orange to red color, but in some species, it is also found in deep purple to black shades. During the early summer or spring, the flowers get pollinated, after which this fruit begins…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Lamiales (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Rosmarinus Species: R. Officianalis Binomial Name: Rosmarinus Officianalis Rosemary botanically termed Rosemarinus Officinalis, is an evergreen shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It is a woody plant found in Mediterranean regions….
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods) Species: Rubiginosa (Thistle Tortoise Beetle) Subfamily: Cassidinae (Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines) Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles) Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles) Tribe: Cassidini (Tortoise Beetles) Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) Genus: Cassida Class: Insecta (Insects) Family: Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Dermestidae Genus: Anthrenus Subgenus: incertae sedis Species: A. Verbasci The varied carpet beetles in the larval form are common in houses, but the beetles themselves, do not cause any major harm. These beetles belong to the family Dermestidae. They are found throughout the U…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Adephaga Family: Carabidae Subfamily: Cicindelinae Traditionally, the Tiger Beetles were considered to be members of the Cicindelidae family, but new theories suggest that these beetles actually fall into the group of Carabidae family of ground beetles. These beetles are quite renowned for their aggressive…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family: Lucanidae Stag beetles are the biggest beetles existing in Europe. They are a set of nearly 1200 categories of beetles in the scientific categorization Lucanidae. Lucanus Cervus is a distinguished class in Europe. Everyone will be surprised to…