Galata was a neighbourhood opposite Constantinople (today’s Istanbul) located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn the inlet which separates it from the historic peninsula of old Constantinople. The […]
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Picea omorika
Picea omorika common name Serbian Spruce (Serbian: Панчићева оморика Pančićeva omorika pronounced [pâːnt͡ʃit͡ɕɛv̞a ɔmɔ̌rika]) is a species of coniferous tree endemic to the Drina River valley in eastern Bosnia and […]
Kai-lan
Kai-lan (also written as gai-lan) is the Cantonese name for a vegetable that is also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale. It is a leaf vegetable featuring thick flat […]
Tempranillo
Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre Cencibel Tinto del Pais and several other synonyms) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native […]
Pinus koraiensis
The tree species Pinus koraiensis is commonly called Korean pine. It is native to eastern Asia: Korea Manchuria Mongolia far eastern Russia and central Japan. In the north of its […]
Beta (grape)
Beta is a winter-hardy variety of North American grape derived from a cross of the Vitis labrusca-based cultivar Concord and a selection of Vitis riparia the wild riverbank grape called […]
Edelweiss (grape)
Edelweiss is a very winter-hardy wine grape variety derived from crossing the Minnesota 78 and Ontario grapes. It was developed by Elmer Swenson in 1980 in cooperation with the University […]
Pinus sibirica
Pinus sibirica or Siberian pine in the family Pinaceae is a species of pine tree that occurs in Siberia from 58°E in the Ural Mountains east to 126°E in the […]
Pinus cembra
Pinus cembra also known as Swiss pine Swiss stone pine or Arolla pine is a species of pine tree that grows in the Alps and Carpathian Mountains of central Europe […]
Isopoda
Isopoda is the name of an order of peracarid crustaceans. Different species of isopods live in marine or fresh water or on land and include familiar animals such as the […]