A tree of the Compositae family that features beautiful yellow flower heads. Its branches are used to build bahareque walls (a traditional wattle and daub construction method) in rural Venezuelan houses. The pith of the stems is used to create small artistic crafts like animals, flowers, and fruit, and the leaves are a food source for the cachicamo (the Venezuelan term for the armadillo).
tara branches are also used as sticks for herding cattle
The common name for a shrub found in the arid regions of Venezuela that grows up to two meters tall. It is characterized by small flowers and lobed, slightly hairy leaves that produce three-seeded pods. (Its scientific name is Jatropha gossypiifolia).
A term used in Venezuela for the clusters of short, small twigs that sprout directly from the trunks of certain trees, such as the Mijao (a large canopy tree native to the tropical Americas).
during the rainy season, those trees get covered in tufa
A dense tree that grows between 4 and 6 meters tall, featuring white flowers and edible purple fruit. It is native to the Loma de Bonilla area in the state of Trujillo, Venezuela, and belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
the kids have a treehouse in the jubijús in the garden
A small tree (Byrsonima verbascifolia) common in the central plains of Venezuela. It is characterized by large, simple leaves and clusters of yellow flowers with rounded petals (the Venezuelan llanos where it grows are a vast tropical grassland region).
A tree with a straight, unbranched trunk and large, fern-like compound leaves. Its name comes from the way the foliage clusters at the top, resembling a horse tail. It is frequently used in parks and along avenues for shade and decoration.
We can sit under that cola de caballo in the park so the sun doesn't hit us so hard.
Grimanso is the common name for the Beureria cumanensis, a shrub typical of the deciduous forests in the Venezuelan plains (Los Llanos). It has an irregular trunk and white flowers that bloom in June, marking the beginning of the rainy season. A tea made from its flowers is a traditional folk remedy for the flu.
Go get the laundry because the Grimanso has bloomed. (This phrase is used to signal that the rainy season has officially arrived).
The cupule or cap of an acorn. It is the textured, scaly part attached to the branch that holds and supports the acorn as it develops. (Encinas and alcornoques are types of oak trees native to the Mediterranean climate of Spain).
Common name for a tree found in southeastern Mexico with resin that causes severe skin irritation (it is famously known to grow near the chacah tree, which provides a natural antidote to the irritation).