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- ...vision and thrive in lf .-mold lightened by a little sand; the lower third of the pots should be filled with broken crocks. ...otany)|column]] and wings. The trapped insect is then forced to crawl out of the tube, removing the [[pollinia]] in the process.5 KB (703 words) - 17:03, 30 November 2009
- |common_name=Biddy biddy, New Zealand burr, Sheep's burrs ...[[Rosaceae]], native mainly to the [[Southern Hemisphere]], notably [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]] and [[South America]], but with a few species extending in5 KB (765 words) - 01:09, 4 February 2011
- ...a genus of [[orchid]]s known as 'sun orchids' in reference to their habit of only opening in warm weather. ...tralia]] (with 50 or so species), [[New Zealand]] (10+ endemic species), [[New Caledonia]] (2), [[Timor]], [[Java (island)|Java]], and the [[Philippines]]12 KB (1,729 words) - 22:25, 26 April 2010
- ...are cultivated for their [[flower]]s, which are often compared with those of [[snapdragon]]s and [[orchid]]s, and among carnivorous plant enthusiasts. All ''Utricularia'' are carnivorous and capture small organisms by means of bladder-like traps. Terrestrial species tend to have tiny traps that feed o7 KB (1,130 words) - 20:13, 5 May 2010
- ...robium (tree and life; they are epiphytic). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic orchids of great horticultural merit, grown in hothouses and greenhouses. ...rge genus of about 600 species, ranging from India and Ceylon to Austral., New Zeal., Japan, and the Pacific Isls., being especially numerous in the Malay21 KB (3,224 words) - 11:23, 29 August 2009
- ...requiring hothouse and some coolhouse conditions; although a large genus, of minor importance horticulturally. ...her-cell, separated.— Nearly 500 species discovered and described from the New World tropics, chiefly from Cent. Amer.19 KB (2,842 words) - 17:08, 21 September 2009