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• This is a damp-loving plant, and it is often found along riverbanks. In Russia it is known by such names as: willow, birch, rakita, vine, vine and talik.
• This plant has been cultivated by man for a very long time. During this time, many varieties of different shapes and colors have been obtained.
• This plant has a sour taste not only to the fruit, but also to the leaves. Its fruits are used in cooking to make jams, candies and confit.
• This is a deciduous relict plant that has been widespread on Earth since the Mesozoic era.
• This plant has very interesting winged fruits. They rotate in flight when dropped from the tree.
• The image of this tree can be found on the coats of arms of Sestroretsk, Tomsk region, the Spanish province of Biscay and many other cities and towns.
• This plant can be found on a windowsill or in a botanical garden.
• This plant blooms in May with small white bells. A tincture of this plant has been used since ancient times to treat heart diseases.
• This plant is widely used for landscaping gardens and parks. Its fruits are not particularly tasty, but quite edible.
• All parts of this plant are poisonous because of its tannins, esculin glycoside, and escin saponin.
• This tree is called sorbo selvatico in Italian, oskorusha in Macedonian, eberesche in German, horobina in Ukrainian, sorbier in French, jarzębina in Polish, and ofika in Bulgarian.
• There is a belief that a stake made from this plant can kill a vampire.
• The top layer of bark of this plant is called birch. In folk crafts, it is used to produce boxes, bags, baskets, buckets, bowls and other utensils. It was also used for writing.
• The leaf of this plant is traditionally considered a symbol of Ireland and the Irish.
• Up to the mid-20th century, this plant was used to collect bast, which was used to make mats, cattails, goose bales, and noodles.
• These plants are called elms. They are thought to have appeared on our planet more than 40 million years ago.
• And this plant was still grown by our great-great-grandmothers on the windowsills of their homes.
• This coniferous plant is deciduous, unlike many other conifers.
• This root vegetable is used as a food everywhere. Can you guess it by the shape of its leaves?
• This plant blooms with large, bright yellow inflorescences-baskets of lingual flowers, which have an interesting feature: in rainy weather and at night they close.