Sis forSugar cane
Scientific name: saccharum officinarum
Sugar cane is a type of grass that grows in tropical climates. It contains high levels of sugar in its stems, which can be removed and made into table sugar. Sugar cane can be cut to the ground and will regrow, but after a few times the harvest gets smaller and it needs to be replanted with new plants.
Scientific name: genus: drosera
Sundews are a large family of carnivorous plants. They catch insects on sticky glands on their leaves and digest them. Sundews live in poor soils and need the nutrients from insects that they cannot get from the soil. They get their name because the sticky substance they produce looks like beads of dew.
Scientific name: helianthus annuus
Sunflowers are a tall flowering plant that loves sunny weather. It usually grows to about 2 metres tall, but some varieties have grown as tall as 8 metres. A sunflower head will ripen to be full of seeds which have many uses. The seeds are black and white striped and have a hard shell. When the shell is removed, the seed can be eaten raw or roasted. Birds are very fond of sunflower seeds. The seed can also be pressed for oil that is used for cooking.
The sunflower in the picture has a bee on it.
Scientific name: brassica napobrassica
Sis forSweet potato
Scientific name: ipomoea batatas
The sweet potato is the thick tuberous root of a plant native to South America. They are sometimes called a sweet yam, but are not related to the true yam. Sweet potatos have yellow or white flesh and as their name suggests, have a very sweet taste.
They can be eaten roasted, mashed, fried or cooked into stews. They are much softer than regular potatoes when they are cooked.