2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Among the numerous species of plants in the Umbrella family there are spicy vegetables and aromatic herbs; sweet carrots and poisonous cicuta. Some enrich a person's diet, others heal his ailments
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Such a cute family name, Umbrella, plants owe their inflorescences of small pale flowers that support each other, gathering in small groups on a peduncle. Groups are located at the top of the peduncle in the form of an umbrella. True, under such an "umbrella" you cannot hide from either the rain or the sun.
Today, few Russians use an umbrella from the sun, which are found on the canvases of artists of the 19th century, covering the heads of lovely ladies. But in the Arabic language the umbrella is called "shamsiya", formed from the word "shams", which means "sun". After all, it rarely rains in the deserts, but the sun beats down almost 12 months a year.
Most often, the leaves of the plants of the family are distinguished by their delicacy, which in the language of botanists sounds like pinnately dissected leaves. The delicacy of the leaves complements the charm of the umbrellas, creating a single, romantic look of the plant.
Scent
The Almighty did not stint and added fragrant essential oils to the pleasant appearance, which he hid in all parts of the plant.
People who love to plant solemn wreaths on the winners took advantage of the generosity of God and began to weave wreaths from the plants of the family. For example, wreaths of fragrant celery leaves (by the way, sometimes the family is called "Celery" or "Celery") were presented to the winners of the Nemean sports games, which were popular in Ancient Greece along with the Olympic Games and ceased to be held with the victory in the country of Christianity.
The courtiers of Catherine II loved to flaunt fragrant wreaths, laughing at the foreigners who ate greens for food, thereby becoming like herbivorous cattle in the eyes of Russian nobles. Greens in Russia began to be included in the diet of people only since the 19th century.
The benefits of greenery
The use of greens in food has a number of advantages over vegetables:
* Greens appear much earlier than vegetables, without fear of spring coolness, and become fit for eating in a very short time. For example, having sowed dill, you can enjoy its aroma in any dish after 3 weeks.
* Greens are rich in nutrients, including vitamins. The daily requirement of the human body for vitamin "C" is contained in only 10 grams of parsley.
* For greenery, it is not necessary to allocate special beds, sowing it on any vegetable ridge. Indeed, before the vegetables are harvested, the greens will already be eaten, and therefore will not interfere with their growth.
So, the ancient Russians lost a lot without adding vitamin greens to their meals. But the table of the ancient Egyptians could not do without spicy vegetables of the Umbrella family.
Metamorphoses of being
Many umbrella, before getting on the table to a person, experienced his persecution.
These include coriander (cilantro), which is now very popular worldwide. And he began his acquaintance with a man in the fields with cultivated plants, being an annoying weed. Essential oils contained in coriander not only add a special flavor to dishes, but also protect food from spoilage, preventing harmful bacteria from settling in it.
Poisonous representatives of the family
In central Russia, the most poisonous is
cicuta (milestone poisonous) … No wonder she chooses swampy or damp meadows for her residence. Sweet hemlock rhizomes are similar to celery rhizomes, so children often become their victims.
Poisonous hemlock at least it smells unpleasantly of mice, and therefore not everyone dares to taste it.
It is interesting that plant poison does not always act in the same way on different representatives of the living world. For example, it has become fashionable to sprinkle baked goods with seeds.
caraway … But on birds, these seeds act like poison. Therefore, when sharing bread with birds, do not use buns generously sprinkled with caraway seeds.
When waging a war with ants, you can use
parsleythe smell of which they don't like.
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Acitandera (fragrant Gladiolus)
Acitander is not such a widely known flower culture, despite the fact that this plant is one of the varieties of the well-known gladiolus. Description Acitandera has graceful silhouettes and a surprisingly sophisticated scent of jasmine, especially active at night.
Dichorizandra Fragrant
Dichorizandra fragrant is one of the plants in the family called commeline. In Latin, the name of this plant sounds like this: Dichorisandra fragrans. As for the name of this family itself, in Latin it will be like this: Commelinaceae. Features of plant care and growing It is worth noting that fragrant dichorizandra is a rather unpretentious plant to care for, however, in order for the plant to please with its development, you will need to follow certain growing rules.
Dracaena Fragrant
Dracaena fragrant is one of the plants of the family called Dracaenaceae, in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Dracaena fragrans. As for the name of the family itself, then in Latin it will be like this: Dracaenaceae. Features of growing and care of fragrant dracaena It is noteworthy that fragrant dracaena is able to develop perfectly literally in any light regime:
Fragrant Honeysuckle
Fragrant honeysuckle is one of the plants of the family called honeysuckle, in Latin the name of this plant will sound like this: Lonicera caprifolium L. As for the name of the family of honeysuckle itself, in Latin it will be like this: Caprifoliaceae Juss.
Ziziphora Fragrant
Ziziphora fragrant is one of the plants of the family called liliaceae, in Latin the name of this plant will sound as follows: Ziziphora clinopodioides L. As for the name of the ziziphora fragrant family itself, in Latin it will be like this:
