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LB1 is the principal fossil specimen of Homo floresiensis, a small-bodied hominin discovered in 2003 at Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores. The partial skeleton includes a skull and indicates an adult individual about one meter tall, leading to the informal nickname Hobbit. Associated...

Hameln is a compact cultivar of fountain grass, usually identified botanically as Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' or Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Hameln'. It is a warm-season, clump-forming ornamental grass with narrow leaves and short, bottlebrush-like flower spikes that appear above the foliage. The...

SeaDwarf is a dwarf cultivar of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum) developed for use on golf course putting greens and other high-traffic turf areas. As a warm-season grass, it is distinguished by its high tolerance to saline conditions and reclaimed water, making it suitable for coastal environ...

Apis florea is a remarkably small honeybee native to Southeast Asia. It’s notable for being one of the smallest recognized honeybee species and currently remains extant. These dwarf bees are primarily found in forested areas and produce smaller quantities of honey compared to larger bee varieties. R...

TOI-700 is a red dwarf star of spectral class M located approximately 101 light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. The star is host to at least three confirmed exoplanets, discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. TOI-700 d, the outermost planet, orbits wi...

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bobo’ is a dwarf deciduous shrub recognized for its exceptionally compact growth habit. Selected in Belgium and introduced around 2010, it offers beautiful large flower heads in shades of pink to white. This hydrangea is ideal for smaller landscapes, borders, or containers and...

Daboecia x scotica 'Silverwells' is a hybrid ornamental shrub resulting from a cross within the heath family. It is distinguished by its silvery-grey evergreen foliage, which provides year-round interest, and deep purple, bell-shaped blooms that emerge during the summer months. This compact cultivar...

The Trauco is a mythical creature in the folklore of Chile's Chiloé Archipelago, typically depicted as a short, powerful forest dweller. Distinguished by his ugliness and magical wooden staff, he is traditionally blamed for seducing or impregnating women in local legends. According to mythology, the...

Daboecia x scotica 'William Buchanan' is a hybrid heath cultivar resulting from a cross within the Ericaceae family. This evergreen shrub is characterized by its low-growing, spreading, and prostrate growth habit, making it suitable for use as groundcover. It produces bell-shaped flowers that emerge...

Calluna vulgaris 'Nana Compacta' is a dwarf cultivar of common heather, an evergreen shrub in the Ericaceae family. It forms a dense, low mound of tiny scale-like foliage and produces small bell-shaped purple-pink flowers during summer and early autumn. Its compact size makes it suitable for rock ga...

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis' is a compact cultivar of Hinoki cypress, an evergreen conifer native as a species to Japan. It develops dense, dark green, shell-like fans of scale foliage and grows slowly into an irregular pyramidal or rounded form. Its restrained growth and year-round structur...

Daboecia x scotica 'Jack Drake' is a hybrid evergreen heath cultivar known for its low, compact growth habit and distinctive ruby-red flowers with subtle purple tints. As a member of the Ericaceae family, this dwarf shrub produces small, urn-shaped blooms that typically appear during the summer mont...

Erica vagans 'Nana' is a dwarf evergreen cultivar of Cornish heather, a flowering plant species native to southwestern Europe. This specific variety is distinguished by its exceptionally compact, miniature growth habit compared to the standard species, rarely growing taller than a few inches. It pro...

Delmar is a semi-dwarf cultivar of St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) released in the 1990s by agricultural researchers in the United States. It is characterized by its fine leaf texture, dark green color, and improved cold tolerance compared to other St. Augustinegrass varieties. This tur...

Erica spiculifolia 'Balkan Rose' is a dwarf evergreen heath cultivar prized by gardeners for its low, mat-forming growth habit. The species originates from the rocky, mountainous regions of southeastern Europe, making it unusually cold-hardy compared to other heaths. This cultivar produces terminal...

Erica cinerea 'Alba Minor' is a dwarf cultivar of bell heather, a species of flowering shrub native to western and central Europe. As a compact, slow-growing evergreen, it is characterized by its dense foliage and bright white, bell-shaped flowers that appear in the summer. This cultivar is distinct...

Fomalhaut B, also known as TW Piscis Austrini, is a K-type main-sequence star located about 25 light-years from Earth in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. It forms a wide binary star system with its much brighter neighbor, Fomalhaut, with which it shares a common proper motion through space. The s...

Hoggle is a puppet character from Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth, directed by Jim Henson with conceptual designs by Brian Froud. The character appears as a dwarf-like creature living in the labyrinth who initially works for Jareth the Goblin King but eventually becomes an ally to the prota...

Peach Sorbet is a compact cultivated blueberry in the genus Vaccinium, developed by Fall Creek Farm & Nursery and grown for both ornamental foliage and edible fruit. Its leaves change through shades of pink, orange, green, and purple as the seasons progress, while white spring flowers are followed b...

Erica spiculifolia, commonly called Balkan heath, is a low-growing evergreen subshrub in the heath family, Ericaceae. Native to southeastern Europe and parts of Asia Minor, it forms compact mats of small leaves and bears clusters of pale pink, urn-shaped flowers during summer. It is cultivated in ro...

Picea abies 'Nidiformis', commonly called bird's nest spruce, is a dwarf cultivar of Norway spruce grown as an ornamental evergreen shrub. Its dense, horizontally spreading branches form a flattened mound with a central depression that can resemble a nest. The slow-growing plant is used in rock gard...

Pinus mugo, also known as the mountain pine or mugo pine, is an evergreen conifer native to the high-altitude regions of central and southern Europe. It typically grows as a dense, multi-stemmed shrub, though it can occasionally form a small tree depending on environmental conditions. The species ex...

Erica umbellata is a dwarf evergreen shrub in the heath family Ericaceae, native to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. Its pink, bell-shaped flowers are borne in dense umbels, a clustered arrangement reflected in the species name. The combination of a compact habit and grouped flowers makes it a rec...

Abies balsamea 'Nana' is a dwarf cultivated form of balsam fir, the North American conifer Abies balsamea. It has a compact, rounded or mounding habit, dark green evergreen needles, and the resinous fragrance associated with balsam fir. In cultivation, it is used where a smaller evergreen conifer is...

Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' is a dwarf cultivar of eastern arborvitae, an evergreen conifer native to northeastern North America. It forms a compact, rounded to broadly conical shrub with scale-like foliage that emerges golden yellow and often develops coppery or bronze tones during winter. It is...