List of articles in "Species" category - Page 1455

Brachypelma vagans is a species of tarantula known commonly as the Mexican red rump or Mexican black velvet. It ranges predominantly in Mexico but can be found as far south […]

Pilularia or pillworts is a genus of unusual ferns of family Marsileaceae distributed in North Temperate regions Ethiopian mountains and the southern hemisphere in Australia New Zealand and western South […]

The woodlouse spider Dysdera crocata is a species of spider that preys exclusively upon woodlice. Other common names refer to variations on the common name of its prey. These are […]

Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cordgrass or Saltmarsh Cordgrass) is a perennial deciduous grass which is found in intertidal wetlands especially estuarine salt marshes. It grows 1-1.5 m tall (3-5 feet) and […]

Pinus hwangshanensis or Huangshan pine is a pine endemic to the mountains of eastern China in the provinces of Anhui Fujian Guizhou Hubei Hunan Jiangxi and Zhejiang; it is named […]

Lady’s Secret (April 8 1982 – March 4 2003) was an American Eclipse Award winning Thoroughbred racemare that was listed in the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.

Miesque (pronounced MEE-esk; March 14 1984 – January 20 2011) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare best known as the first horse to win two consecutive Breeders’ Cups and racing awards […]

Sigillaria is a genus of extinct spore-bearing arborescent (tree-like) plants which flourished in the Late Carboniferous period but dwindled to extinction in the early Permian period. It was a lycopodiophyte […]

Veitch’s Fir (Abies veitchii; シラビソ or シラベ shirabiso or shirabe) also known as Veitch’s Silver Fir is a fir native to Japan on the islands of Honshū and Shikoku. It […]

Xcellent (foaled 29 November 2001 in New Zealand) is a thoroughbred racehorse who was trained by Michael & Paul Moroney.He won 6 races from his first 9 career starts including […]