The orographic effect, also known as the rain shadow effect, is a meteorological phenomenon that occurs when moist air is forced to rise over a topographic barrier, such as...
Polaskia is named after Charles Polaski, an amateur American. In 1905, Robert Roland-Gosselin described two large cacti that grow in the dry, cactus-rich area...
Two types of fritillaries are very commonly grown in gardens. They’re like Mutt and Jeff. Fritillaria meleagris (checkered lily) has flowers shaped like little...