Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nature. Show all posts

Tuesday, 1 May 2012 7 fruits that are ripe when green

  1. Limes
  2. Avocados
  3. Water Melons
  4. Grapes
  5. Granny Smith Apples
  6. Greengages
  7. Gooseberries

Thursday, 12 April 2012 7 US National Parks

  1. Crater Lake National Park - Oregon
  2. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve - Alaska
  3. Great Smoky Mountains National Park - North Carolina
  4. Sequoia National Park - California
  5. Zion National Park - Utah
  6. Death Valley National Park - California/Nevada
  7. Mammoth Cave National Park - Kentucky

Wednesday, 15 February 2012 7 venomous spiders

  1. Wolf Spider
  2. Black Widow Spider
  3. Brown Recluce Spider
  4. Fringed Ornamental Tarantula
  5. Chinese Bird Spider
  6. Redback Spider
  7. Brazilian Wandering Spider

Wednesday, 4 January 2012 7 species of Jay

  1. Black-throated Magpie-Jay
  2. Purplish-backed Jay
  3. Azure-naped Jay
  4. Dwarf Jay
  5. Henderson's Ground Jay
  6. Beautiful Jay
  7. Lanceolated Jay

Sunday, 27 November 2011 7 plants from the mint family (Lamiaceae)

  1. Pennyroyal
  2. Patchouli
  3. Catnip
  4. Basil
  5. Horehound
  6. Lemon Balm
  7. Bergamot

Sunday, 20 November 2011 7 fungi we saw on our walk today

Saturday, 22 October 2011 7 poisonous mushrooms

  1. Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric)
  2. Amanita Pantherina (Panther Cap)
  3. Chlorophyllum molybdites (False Parasol)
  4. Tricholoma Pardinum (Tigertop)
  5. Hypholoma Fasciculare (Sulphur Tuft)
  6. Boletus Satanas (Satan's Mushroom)
  7. Russula emetica (The Sickener)

Friday, 14 October 2011 7 Anemones

  1. Anemone coronaria - Poppy Anemone
  2. Anemone nemorosa – European Wood Anemone
  3. Anemone rivularis – Riverside Windflower
  4. Anemone ranunculoides – Yellow Woodland Anemone
  5. Anemone hupehensis – Chinese Anemone
  6. Anemone occidentalis – Western Pasqueflower
  7. Anemone blanda – Greek Windflower

Sunday, 11 September 2011 7 species of Eucalyptus

  1. Twertup Mallet (Eucalyptus arborella)
  2. Woolybutt (Eucalyptus miniata)
  3. Red Tingle (Eucalyptus jacksonii)
  4. Silver-topped Gimlet (Eucalyptus campaspe)
  5. Diehard Stringybark (Eucalyptus cameronii)
  6. Bogong Gum (Eucalyptus chapmaniana)
  7. Jinjulu (Eucalyptus glomerosa)

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 7 amazing things that have been witnessed in our gardens

  1. The discovery of a Japanese Crested Iris in the garden
  2. The ladybird pupa monsters metamorphosing
  3. Mottle, the Blackbird nicking some cat-food that we leave out for the hedgehog
  4. Sherman the Wood Pigeon falling in the pond
  5. Pretty, the Duck knocking on the patio window with her beak to point out the the dish on the patio was out of seed
  6. The Lazarus rose that has flowered in the front garden after it was unsuccessfully uprooted and moved to the back garden
  7. Red Kites swooping down to take food from the plinth we built for them

Friday, 17 June 2011 7 varieties of apricot

Today's list was suggested to me by JK. Thanks for the idea :)

  1. Hargrand - Very large, firm apricot. Mid season harvest
  2. Puget Gold - Medium sized apricot low in acid. Mid to late season harvest
  3. Tomcot - Large sweet apricot with orangy flesh. Early harvest
  4. Wenatchee Moorpark - Large oval apricot with orange-yellow flesh. Mid season harvest
  5. Blenheim - Medium to large apricot with yellow-orange juicy flesh. Early to mid season harvest
  6. Apium - Medium to large fruit with clear yellow skin. Late harvest
  7. Moongold - Plum-size apricot with golden skin and flesh. Early to mid season harvest

Saturday, 11 June 2011 7 National Trust places we've visited

  1. Upton House
  2. Stowe Landscape Gardens
  3. Westbury Court Garden
  4. Croome
  5. Berrington Hill
  6. Buscot Park
  7. Croft Castle

Tuesday, 3 May 2011 7 notable emeralds

  1. Isabella Emerald
  2. Mackay Emerald
  3. Devonshire Emerald
  4. Maximilian Emerald
  5. The Great Globe
  6. Gachala Emerald
  7. Patricia Emerald

Saturday, 23 April 2011 7 varieties of hedgehog

  1. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog, Erinaceus roumanicus
  2. Daurian Hedgehog, Mesechinus dauuricus
  3. Four-toed Hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris
  4. Amur Hedgehog, Erinaceus amurensis
  5. Bare-bellied Hedgehog, Paraechinus nudiventris
  6. Brandt's Hedgehog, Paraechinus hypomelas
  7. Hugh's Hedgehog, Mesechinus hughi

Sunday, 17 April 2011 7 confirmed F5/EF5 Tornados

  1. Waco, Texas - May 11, 1953
  2. Jackson, Mississippi - March 3, 1966
  3. Delhi, Louisiana - February 21, 1971
  4. Tanner, Alabama - April 3, 1974
  5. Jefferson County, Alabama - April 4, 1977
  6. Plainfield, Illinois - August 28, 1990
  7. Parkersburg - New Hartford, Iowa - May 25, 2008

Friday, 8 April 2011 7 poisonous plants

  1. Cowbane
  2. Cherry Laurel
  3. Rhododendron
  4. Yew
  5. Giant Hogweed
  6. Sweet Peas
  7. Buttercups

Tuesday, 5 April 2011 7 of UK's national parks

  1. Brecon Beacons
  2. Loch Lomond
  3. Peak District
  4. South Downs
  5. Snowdonia
  6. Northumberland
  7. Cairngorms

Sunday, 27 March 2011 7 genera of mold

  1. Mucor
  2. Penicillium
  3. Aspergillus
  4. Cladosporium
  5. Rhizopus
  6. Trichoderma
  7. Strachybotrys

Sunday, 20 March 2011 7 hardy bamboos

Saturday, 19 February 2011 7 kingdoms in the Eukaryote domain

  1. Animalia
  2. Fungi
  3. Amoebozoa
  4. Pantae
  5. Chromalveolata
  6. Rhizaria
  7. Excavata