This genus contains about a dozen species of shrubs and small trees, each with fruits that can be used to make a lathering soap.
This velvety rootbeer-colored, moist-looking, rubbery-textured, somewhat cup-shaped edible fungus grows on trees and downed logs
This large-leaved biennial wildflower has thistle-like flowers and an edible and medicinal taproot
One of the few species to walk face-first down tree trunks, this little bird also has a distinct black stripe through its eye.
This low-growing plant looks, smells, and tastes like onion and is served in US cuisine
This hairy little plant with 5 pointy petals is native to the Mediterranean region and is both edible and medicinal
The local Philippines call this woody vine “tayabak”. Related to the green beans we grow in our gardens, this species’ unique turquoise claw-shaped flowers are pollinated by bats.
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 and round branches, searching for insects to devour