An Agave americana in a pre-blooming phase. It flowers only once, using nearly all of its resources, after which the main plant dies. It is commonly cultivated for ornamental purposes as well as for producing fibres and spirits such as tequila and mezcal.

https://www.universalcompendium.com/gen_images/ucg/1garden/maguey-flower-succulent-plants-mezcal-agave-yucca-americas-desert-mexico-aloe.htm

#plants #desert #mexico #alcohol

Plants are amazing! "Plants may lack our facial features, but the fact that they don’t have eyes, ears, or noses has not stopped them from developing ways to see, hear, and smell potential threats around them. While plants’ sensory processes are complex and mysterious, a new study mapping out protein interactions has given researchers new insights."

https://futurism.com/plant-sense-mapping/

#Plants #NatureScience #BioIntelligence #Sustainability #EcoAwareness #ScientificDiscovery #LifeSciences

Behold the glory of my first harvest from my new habanero plant. The size! I wasn’t sure what to do with this massive pepper…so I ate it. 😅😜

It packed a nice punch though. Clearly in the upper range of the habanero SHU range. 😋 Looking forward to the better sized ones that are ripening now.
#habanero
#plants #homegrown #chili

🐪 Mathematical models reveal a 'hidden order' in dryland vegetation worldwide

https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mathematical-reveal-hidden-dryland-vegetation.html

#plants #ecology #dryland #vegetation #math

Oooh! An interesting looking episode!!

#nature #foraging #plants #podcasts

Sequoiadendron giganteum. https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/1292/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum

#plants #roots #illustration