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Beautiful Watercolors of Helpful Plants, from a 16th-Century Book of Herbal Medicine

Beautiful Watercolors of Helpful Plants, from a 16th-Century Book of Herbal Medicine | Human Interest | Scoop.it
These watercolors of herbs and plants useful to doctors are from an Italian edition of ancient Greek physician Pedanius Dioscorides' De Materia Medica, reissued with commentary, additional material, and new illustrations sometime between 1564 and...
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50 Insane Facts About Plants - Infographic

50 Insane Facts About Plants - Infographic | Human Interest | Scoop.it

"Plants are all around us - and as well as being pretty to look at, they can also be useful and deadly. We've put together 50 insane facts."


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Anne-Maree Johnson's curator insight, July 29, 2014 6:39 PM

fun infographic outlining some facts about plants.

Charlie Dare's curator insight, July 30, 2014 6:33 AM

An interesting piece on background of earths unique and useful plants to mankind in the past ~ 68% of worlds plants endangered ! Caffeine an insect repellent, lots of interesting plant facts with one or two possibilities for growers like mushrooms and dye makers for a possible niche market ~

Georgia's curator insight, July 4, 2018 12:03 PM
This is a pretty awesome infographic about plants and some stunning facts you need to read to believe. Like a bamboo growing 91 cm in a single day! Or the subflower growing to as tall as 7 meters. If you want to nerd out to plant facts read this article.