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Norway maple paper birch red maple Dispersal of several types of seeds.
The differences between monocots and eudicots explained
Quizzes
Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
Trees: Giants Holding the Sky
Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)
Trees of the World
Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
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Dandelion with seeds blowing in the wind. Seed dispersion.
Falling Far from the Tree: 7 Brilliant Ways Seeds and Fruits Are Dispersed
Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
Do Plants Feel Pain?
Flower bingo
Britannica’s Flower Bingo
Zoomed in photo of a pile of sugar cubes in a wooden stop on a wooden table.
What’s the Difference Between Sugar in Fruit and Sugar in Sweets and Candy?
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A mug shot taken by the regional Colombia control agency in Medellin
Pablo Escobar: 8 Interesting Facts About the King of Cocaine
Happy, smiling, flying pig
7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From
The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.
What If the President Is Impeached?
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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Also Known As Acer

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Norway maple
paper birch
red maple
Dispersal of several types of seeds.
The differences between monocots and eudicots explained
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Pierre Dansereau
Canadian plant ecologist

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)
Trees of the World
Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
Trees: Giants Holding the Sky
List
Dandelion with seeds blowing in the wind. Seed dispersion.
Falling Far from the Tree: 7 Brilliant Ways Seeds and Fruits Are Dispersed
Demystified
Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
Do Plants Feel Pain?