"as saltier, but it can vary depending on the origin of the fish. The caviar is packaged and sold in red tins. A rare type of caviar known as Imperial Caviar, from the Sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus), a now nearly extinct species of sturgeon from the Caspian Sea, is sometimes incorrectly labeled as Sevruga, as well as the even rarer Golden Caviar from the albino Sterlet, the caviar being yellow in color. “Pressed sevruga caviar” can also be found, made of a blend of Osetra and Sevruga caviar that has been heated in a saline solution. Sevruga caviar Sevruga caviar"
"Sesuvium verrucosum Sesuvium verrucosum is a species of flowering plant in the iceplant family known by the common names western sea-purslane and verrucose sea-purslane. It is native to the Americas, where it can be found in the southwestern quadrant of the United States, Mexico, and parts of South America. It grows in many types of saline and alkaline habitat types on the coast and inland, including salt marshes and other saline wetlands, alkali flats, and drying desert washes. It is a perennial herb producing many branching prostrate stems up to a metre long, forming a mat up to two metres"
"Cirsium oleraceum Cirsium oleraceum, the cabbage thistle or Siberian thistle, is a species of thistle in the genus ""Cirsium"" within the sunflower family, native to central and eastern Europe and Asia, where it grows in wet lowland soils. ""Cirsium oleraceum"" is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.5 m tall, the stems unbranched or with only a very few branches. The leaves are broad and ovoid, with a weakly spiny margin. The flowers are produced in dense flower heads which are 2.5–4 cm diameter, pale yellow, but sometimes tinged pink. For cooking: In salads the young stems and leaves are"
"Sedirea Sedirea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are found in sub-tropical areas of China, Korea, and Japan, usually as epiphytes. The name is 'Aerides' spelled backwards, a reference to the genus they were originally placed in. There are presently two known species. Epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests or on cliffs along valleys; 600–1400 m. W Yunnan, Zhejiang, Japan (Southern areas to Ryukyu Islands), Korea (Jeollanam-do). Chinese:萼脊兰 (e ji lan) Korean: nadopungnan Japanese:ナゴラン or 名護蘭 (nago-ran) Epiphytic on tree trunks in forests; 300–1100 m. N Fujian, N Guangdong, NE Guizhou, SW Hubei,"
"edible, and cultivated for food in Japan and India. Cirsium oleraceum Cirsium oleraceum, the cabbage thistle or Siberian thistle, is a species of thistle in the genus ""Cirsium"" within the sunflower family, native to central and eastern Europe and Asia, where it grows in wet lowland soils. ""Cirsium oleraceum"" is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.5 m tall, the stems unbranched or with only a very few branches. The leaves are broad and ovoid, with a weakly spiny margin. The flowers are produced in dense flower heads which are 2.5–4 cm diameter, pale yellow, but sometimes tinged pink. For"
"wide. The herbage is verrucose, covered densely in crystalline bumps. The stems are lined with leaves of varying shapes which measure up to 4 cm long. Flowers occur in the leaf axils. They have no petals, but the five, pointed sepals are generally bright pink to reddish or orange in color with a thick, verrucose outer surface. At the centre of the flower is a ring of stamens around the central ovary. The fruit is a capsule about 500 mm long containing many seeds. Sesuvium verrucosum Sesuvium verrucosum is a species of flowering plant in the iceplant family known by"
"Chrysopogon zizanioides Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver (derived from the Tamil: வெட்டிவேர் ""veṭṭivēr"") is a perennial bunchgrass of the Poaceae family, native to India. Vetiver is most closely related to ""Sorghum"" but shares many morphological characteristics with other fragrant grasses, such as lemongrass (""Cymbopogon citratus""), citronella (""Cymbopogon nardus"", ""C. winterianus""), and palmarosa (""Cymbopogon martinii""). Vetiver grows to high and form clumps as wide. Under favorable conditions, the erect culms can reach 3m in height. The stems are tall and the leaves are long, thin, and rather rigid. The flowers are brownish-purple. Unlike most grasses, which form horizontally spreading, mat-like"
"Cirsium setidens Cirsium setidens, also known as gondre and Korean thistle, is a perennial plant in the genus ""Cirsium"" in the aster family. It grows naturally in submontane and mountainous area in Korean peninsula where its young leaves are used as namul. In Korean, it is called ""goryeo-eongeongkwi"" (, literally ""Goryeo thistle"") and ""gondeure"" (). ""Cirsium setidens"" is a perennial plant up to tall. Radical leaves and lower cauline ones become withered when the flowers bloom. Mid cauline leaves are arranged alternately, ovate or wide lanceolate, green, and long, with tapering end, spiny or even margins, and leafstalks. The upper"
"Sorbus esserteauana Sorbus esserteauana, commonly known as Esserteau's rowan, is a species of rowan. It is a small tree, typically tall growing in mountain thickets and cliffs. It is an endemic species to China, being only found in western Sichuan. It has small white flowers and small red berries that are actually a pome fruit. Unlike all other species of ""Sorbus"", the fruit are hard and inedible to humans, but they are eaten by birds that scatter the seeds. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks for its decorative fruit and because it attracts birds. When"
"Serruria elongata Serruria elongata or long-stalk spiderhead is a plant belonging to the protea family. It is an erect, hairless shrublet of 1–1½ m (3½–5 ft) high with densely set, alternate, finely divided leaves lower down the plant, with needle-like segments. On top of an up to long inflorescence stalk are several, loosely arranged heads of pin-like, densely silvery-haired flower buds, each of which opens with four curled, magenta pink corolla lobes. The species is endemic to the southern Western Cape province of South Africa. It flowers during the southern hemisphere winter and early spring, between June and September. ""Serruria"
"highly sought after in European markets to use in making fine furniture and veneers. The alianthus webworm (""Atteva aurea"") is a pest of the ""Simarouba"" genus. Simarouba Simarouba is a genus of trees and shrubs in the Simaroubaceae family, native to the neotropics. It has been grouped in the subtribe Simaroubina along with the ""Simaba"" and ""Quassia"" genera. They have compound leaves, with between 1 and 12 pairs of alternate pinnate leaflets. Their flowers are unisexual, relatively small (around 1 cm long) and arranged in large panicles. The individual flowers have between 4 and 6 sepals and petals and between"
"Ostracod Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. Some 70,000 species (only 13,000 of which are extant) have been identified, grouped into several orders. They are small crustaceans, typically around in size, but varying from in the case of ""Gigantocypris"". Their bodies are flattened from side to side and protected by a bivalve-like, chitinous or calcareous valve or ""shell"". The hinge of the two valves is in the upper (dorsal) region of the body. Ostracods are grouped together based on gross morphology, but the group may not be monophyletic; their molecular"
"Onobrychis viciifolia Onobrychis viciifolia, also known as O. sativa or common sainfoin has been an important forage legume in temperate regions until the 1950s. During the Green Revolution it was replaced by high yielding alfalfa and clover species. Due to its anthelmintic properties the common sainfoin is a natural alternative to drugs to control nematode parasitism in the guts of small ruminants. This is the main reason why ""O. viciifolia"" came back to the scientific agenda during the last years. The genus ""Onobrychis"" comprises 54 different species of which ""O. viciifolia"" is of greatest agronomic importance. Two different agricultural types"
"Eleutherococcus Eleutherococcus is a genus of 38 species of thorny shrubs and trees in the family Araliaceae. They are native to eastern Asia, from southeast Siberia and Japan to the Philippines and Vietnam. 18 species come from China, from central to western parts. Perhaps the best known in the West is the species ""E. senticosus"" used as herbal medicine, and commonly known by such English names as Eleuthero or Siberian ginseng. In Traditional Chinese medicine, this is administered to increase energy, thus traditionally recognized to have attributes akin to true ginseng (""Panax""). This is also reflected in its formerly used"
"found in Indo-China - Myanmar and Indonesia and Malaysia. In Sri Lanka the fruit is well known. Known as Veralu (වෙරළු) in Sinhala, Veralikkai in Tamil, Kaarakka or Kaara in Malayalam, Zolphai (জলফাই) in Assamese, Jalpai (জলপাই) in Bengali, Chorphon in Manipur and as Ceylon olive in English. It is an ornamental medium-sized tree. Bears smooth ovoid green fruits the size of about 2.5 cm long. Recommended varieties are local cultivars (round and oval fruits). It has a brown coloured seed inside the fruit.The seed has a hard outer shell.The seeds are slow for germination .germination can take up to"
"Hunan, NE Sichuan, Zhejiang. Chinese: 短茎萼脊兰 (duan jing e ji lan) ""S. japonica"" has traditionally been very popular in the Asian horticultural trade, and recently has also been used in hybridizing. The abbreviation is 'Sdr.' Sedirea Sedirea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are found in sub-tropical areas of China, Korea, and Japan, usually as epiphytes. The name is 'Aerides' spelled backwards, a reference to the genus they were originally placed in. There are presently two known species. Epiphytic on tree trunks in open forests or on cliffs along valleys; 600–1400 m. W Yunnan,"
"Simarouba Simarouba is a genus of trees and shrubs in the Simaroubaceae family, native to the neotropics. It has been grouped in the subtribe Simaroubina along with the ""Simaba"" and ""Quassia"" genera. They have compound leaves, with between 1 and 12 pairs of alternate pinnate leaflets. Their flowers are unisexual, relatively small (around 1 cm long) and arranged in large panicles. The individual flowers have between 4 and 6 sepals and petals and between 8 and 12 stamens. The fruit is a carpophore and has up to 5 drupaceous mericarps. Adolf Engler and Arthur Cronquist separated the species in the"
"Dendrobium tetragonum Dendrobium tetragonum, commonly known as the tree spider orchid, is a variable species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid endemic to eastern Australia. Tree spider orchids are unusual in having pendulous pseudobulbs that are thin and wiry near the base then expand into a fleshy, four-sided upper section before tapering at the tip. There are only a few thin but leathery leaves at the end of the pseudobulbs and up to five flowers on relatively short flowering stems. To allow for the variations in the species there are five subspecies and a variety, some with a unique common name."
"saw"", and refers to its fine-toothed leaf margins. ""Ochna serrulata"" is a small shrub growing between high, although it may occasionally become a small tree up to high. The narrow leaves are oblong to elliptic and measure in length by wide, and are shiny green with fine toothed serrations along the leaf edges. During the spring, the shrub's fragrant yellow blossoms that appear are usually around in diameter. Though, the petals tend to drop soon after they bloom. Five or six fruits grow from the plant, which are attached to the sepals. While the fruit is developing, the sepals enlarge"
"Sedum reflexum Sedum reflexum or Sedum rupestre, also known as reflexed stonecrop, Jenny's stonecrop, blue stonecrop, stone orpine and prick-madam, is a species of perennial succulent plant of the genus ""Sedum"", native to northern, central, and southern Europe. The ""Sedum reflexum"" plants are typically up to 10 cm high, with sprawling stems and stiff foliage resembling spruce branches, with softer tissue. The leaves are frequently blue-gray to gray but range to light greens and yellows; the flowers are yellow. Like most other ""Sedum"" species, it has a prostrate, spreading habit. ""Sedum reflexum"" is a popular ornamental plant, grown in gardens,"
"Sedum obtusatum Sedum obtusatum is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family known by the common name Sierra stonecrop. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and adjacent high mountain ranges of California, its distribution extending north into Oregon and east into Nevada. It grows in rocky mountain habitat. It is a succulent plant forming basal rosettes of waxy leaves. The leaves are oval or spoon shaped and up to 3 centimeters long, with smaller ones occurring farther up the stem. The leaves are green to blue green to red tinged or all red. The inflorescence is an"
"Sedum sexangulare Sedum sexangulare, also known as tasteless stonecrop, is a species of succulent perennial and evergreen plant of the genus ""Sedum"". It is similar to ""Sedum acre"", but has shorter and denser leaves. It gained the binomial name (""six-angled"") for its characteristic six spirals of leaves. ""S. sexangulare"" is about 15 cm (5 in) tall and is native to Europe and Asia, where it grows wildly and is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. The plant needs wet or dry,sandy soil and a sunny spot. It blooms in June/July with yellow, star-shaped flowers, which attract bees and other insects."
"Sedum sexangulare Sedum sexangulare, also known as tasteless stonecrop, is a species of succulent perennial and evergreen plant of the genus ""Sedum"". It is similar to ""Sedum acre"", but has shorter and denser leaves. It gained the binomial name (""six-angled"") for its characteristic six spirals of leaves. ""S. sexangulare"" is about 15 cm (5 in) tall and is native to Europe and Asia, where it grows wildly and is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. The plant needs wet or dry,sandy soil and a sunny spot. It blooms in June/July with yellow, star-shaped flowers, which attract bees and other insects."
"Sedum anglicum Sedum anglicum or English stonecrop, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ""Sedum"" in the family Crassulaceae. ""Sedum anglicum"" is a low-growing perennial with stubby, succulent, untoothed, alternate leaves. These are often greyish-green, and may turn pink in dry conditions. The flowers are short-stalked and star-like, white (sometimes tinged pink), with ten contrasting stamens and five carpels. The fruits are red. ""Sedum anglicum"" occurs in western Europe, including Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Great Britain, France, Portugal and Spain. It is usually found on dry rocks, walls and sand dunes, often near the sea. It prefers thin, acidic"
"pale yellow. Two varieties are recognized (as of May 2014): Cruciata pedemontana Cruciata pedemontana, the Piedmont bedstraw, is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the southern and central Europe, the Black Sea Basin, and southwestern and Central Asia from Turkey to Iran to Kazakhstan. It is also naturalized in parts of the United States (south-central and eastern parts from Texas to New York, plus the northwest from Washington and Oregon to Montana). ""Cruciata pedemontana"" is an erect herb up to 30 cm tall, covered with stiff hairs. Leaves are broadly ovate, usually 4 per node."
"Galium odoratum Galium odoratum, the sweetscented bedstraw, is a flowering perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to much of Europe from Spain and Ireland to Russia, as well as Western Siberia, Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus, China and Japan. It is also sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the United States and Canada. It is widely cultivated for its flowers and its sweet-smelling foliage. A herbaceous plant, it grows to long, often lying flat on the ground or supported by other plants. Its vernacular names include woodruff, sweet woodruff, and wild baby's breath; master of the woods would be a"
"Pseudotsuga Pseudotsuga is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Common names include Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas tree, and Oregon pine. ""Pseudotsuga menziesii"" is widespread in western North America and is an important source of timber. The number of species has long been debated, but two in western North America and two to four in eastern Asia are commonly acknowledged. Nineteenth-century botanists had problems in classifying Douglas-firs, due to the species' similarity to various other conifers better known at the time; they have at times been classified in ""Pinus"", ""Picea"", ""Abies"", ""Tsuga"", and even ""Sequoia""."
"subtle differences. One particularly confusing case is that of ""S. angustifolia"" Lagasca and ""S. tragoriganum"" Lagasca. The genus is composed of short (8–50 cm), xerophytic subshrubs or herbs, annual or perennial, that grow at high altitudes (usually over 1000 m) with little or no soil, often on the surface of rocks. It is pubescent, either villous or coated by a fine, woolly layer of microscopic intertwined hairs. ""Sideritis"" inflorescence is verticillaster. Very popular in Greece, Turkey, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria and the Vardarska, ""Sideritis scardica"" is used as a herb either for the preparation of herbal teas, or for its aromatic"
"Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleutherococcus senticosus is a species of small, woody shrub in the family Araliaceae native to Northeastern Asia. It may be colloquially called Siberian ginseng, eleuthero, ""ciwujia"", ""Devil's shrub"", ""shigoka"", ""touch-me-not"", ""wild pepper"", or ""kan jang"". ""E. senticosus"" has a history of use in folklore and traditional Chinese medicine. Root extracts of ""E. senticosus"" are sold as a dietary supplement or cosmetic, usually under the name ""Siberian ginseng"". The scientific name, ""Eleutherococcus"" (from Greek) means ""free-berried,"" and ""senticosus"", (from Latin) means ""sentis"" (thorn-bush, briar), an adjective meaning ""thorny"" or ""full of briers or thorns."" It is not the same"
"10 cm (4 inches) long, heart-shaped or arrowhead-shaped (unusual for the genus). Flowers are white to pink, borne in spherical to elongated clusters up to 15 mm (0.6 inches) long. Persicaria sagittata Persicaria sagittata, common names American tearthumb, arrowleaf tearthumb, or arrowvine, is a plant species widespread in the eastern half of North America as well as in eastern Asia. It has been found in every state and province from Texas to Manitoba to Newfoundland to Florida, plus Colorado and Oregon. It also grows in China, the Russian Far East, Siberia, Korea, Japan, northern India and Mongolia. It grows in"
"Sedum dendroideum Sedum dendroideum, commonly known as the tree stonecrop or the false hens-and-chickens, is a shrub-like perennial plant that looks much like its ""Sempervivum"" look-alike. Native to Mexico, ""Sedum dendroideum"" plant thrives in warm, arid climates, as well as in cooler climates. It has been naturalized to California, and Ohio. Due to their appearance and hardiness, like many plants in the sedum family, tree stonecrop are cultivated as garden plants. In winter, its leaves turn red. In traditional Brazilian medicine, the fresh juice from the leaves of the tree stonecrop plant is used for the treatment of gastric and"
"Setaria verticillata Setaria verticillata is a species of grass known by the common names hooked bristlegrass, rough bristle-grass and bristly foxtail. It is native to Europe, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. It is a hardy bunchgrass which grows in many types of urban, cultivated, and disturbed habitat. It is a weed of many types of agricultural crops, growing in vineyards and fields. Herbicide-resistant strains have been noted. This is an annual grass with decumbent or erect stems growing up to a meter long. The leaf blades are up to"
"Ostrya Ostrya is a genus of eight to 10 small deciduous trees belonging to the birch family Betulaceae. Its common name is hophornbeam in American English and hop-hornbeam in British English. It may also be called ironwood, a name shared with a number of other plants. The genus is native in southern Europe, southwest and eastern Asia, and North and Central America. They have a conical or irregular crown and a scaly, rough bark. They have alternate and double-toothed birch-like leaves 3–10 cm long. The flowers are produced in spring, with male catkins 5–10 cm long and female aments 2–5"