It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...

Calycanthus floridus, commonly known as sweetshrub or Carolina allspice, is an unusual plant native to North America. Not only does this deciduous shrub have striking pink-red blooms, but the flowers ...