List of articles in "Species" category - Page 1540

Actinomyces (from Greek actis ray beam and mykes mucus fungus) is a genus of the actinobacteria class of bacteria. They are all Gram-positive. Actinomyces are facultatively anaerobic (except A. meyeri […]

Pinus latteri or Tenasserim pineis a pine native to Mainland Southeast Asia. It grows in the mountains of southeastern Burma northern Thailand Laos Cambodia Vietnam and on the Chinese island […]

Pinus merkusii the Sumatran pine is a pine native to the Malesia region of southeast Asia mainly in Indonesia in the mountains of northern Sumatra and with two outlying populations […]

Pinus pinaster the maritime pine or cluster pine is a pine native to the western and southwestern Mediterranean region. The pejorative name ‘pinaster’ is derived from pinus + aster translating […]

Pinus halepensis commonly known as the Aleppo Pine is a pine native to the Mediterranean region. Their range extends from Morocco and Spain north to southern France Italy and Croatia […]

The Bacchus is a white wine grape that was created by viticulturalist Peter Morio at the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding in the Palatinate in 1933. He crossed a Silvaner […]

A rosé (from French: rosé also known as rosado in Portugal and Spanish-speaking countries or rosato in Italy) is a type of wine that incorporates some of the color from […]

Lycopodium (from Greek lukos wolf and podion diminutive of pous foot) is a genus of clubmosses also known as ground pines or creeping cedar in the family Lycopodiaceae a family […]

Platycerium is a genus of about 18 fern species in the polypod family Polypodiaceae. Ferns in this genus are widely known as staghorn or elkhorn ferns due to their uniquely […]

King crabs also called stone crabs are a superfamily of crab-like decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat many […]