This worldwide wetland grass can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) tall and can cover a quarter of a square mile or more in one stand!
This is the most widely distributed of ALL flowering plants, found in the vast majority of nations, on all continents. Luckily, it is also quite edible and even useful. See the links for details.
This is one of those ubiquitous species that a great many people have seen growing in ditches and marshy areas, often dismissing it as “ditch grass” or even “cattails”.
This black-white-and-grey bird points its slender bill downwards - or tilts it comically upwards - as it spirals face-first down tree trunks and round ...
The local Philippines call this woody vine "tayabak". Related to the green beans we grow in our gardens, this species' unique turquoise claw-shaped ...
