What bog-builder can hold 15-20 times its dry weight in water?
Creature: Plants
Photosynthetic organisms that form the base of most ecosystems and provide food and shelter for various creatures.
Featured Creature: Mouse-ear cress
What plant was the first to flower in space and is the most widely used model species for studying plant biology?
Featured Creature: Cheatgrass
What plant plays an important role in its native Eastern Hemisphere grasslands, but alters soil moisture and fire regimes when introduced in North America?
Featured Creature: Cork Oak
What creature is the engine of the Portuguese economy and works hard to delight wine-lovers around the world?
The Cork Oak!
Featured Creature: Northern Red Oak
What statuesque organism is a champion of beauty, hardiness, and capacity to nurture life around it?
The Northern Red Oak!
Featured Creature: American Chestnut
What tree, the “Redwood of the East,” once dominated the forests of the Eastern United States, and the cultural landscape as well?
The American Chestnut!