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• Actaea
  ...included, the number of species in ''Actaea'' rises to 25-30{{wp}}. Other botanists (e.g. Hoffman 1999, Wang et al. 1999, Lee & Park 2004) reject this merger b
  4 KB (600 words) - 21:16, 3 November 2010
• Vitis amurensis
  ..., Rupr. (V. vulpina var. amurensis, Regel). A hardy species, well known to botanists but little planted although found in growing collections: sts. obscurely an
  2 KB (267 words) - 18:21, 31 October 2009
• Myrsine
  As formerly constituted and accepted by botanists, a genus of about 80 species: glabrous or tomentose: lvs. leathery, mostly
  2 KB (242 words) - 11:45, 8 January 2010
• Cucumis melo
  ...is not as extensive. It is an [[accessory fruit]] of a type that [[botany|botanists]] call an [[epigynous berry]]. Muskmelon is native to northwestern [[India]
  2 KB (257 words) - 13:24, 3 June 2010
• Spiraea betulifolia
  ...species except S. virginiana are all closely allied and considered by some botanists varieties of S. betulifolia.
  2 KB (257 words) - 20:11, 14 June 2010
• Prumnopitys
  ...s andina]]'' (previously ''Podocarpus andinus''), has been treated by some botanists as ''Prumnopitys spicata'' (Molloy & Muñoz-Schick 1999); however this name
  4 KB (493 words) - 16:52, 1 November 2007
• Magnolia obovata
  ...o avoid confusion, as the latter name has been applied erroneously by most botanists to the plant named here M. liliflora.
  2 KB (256 words) - 01:10, 23 December 2009
• Nolina
  ...eing in [[Mexico]] and extending into the southern [[United States]]. Some botanists have included the genus ''[[Beaucarnea]]'' in ''Nolina''. ...h unarmed Lvs., so closely related that they have been united by excellent botanists under the genus Nolina. As now limited, however. Nolina has panicled small
  5 KB (628 words) - 16:54, 22 February 2010
• Mahernia verticillata
  Mahernia verticillata, Linn. (M. odorata, Hort., not of botanists, which is Hermannia Presliana). Honey-bell. Fig. 2302. A frequent plant in
  2 KB (260 words) - 10:29, 29 December 2009
• Botrychium
  ...cumscription of ''Botrychium'' is disputed between different authors; some botanists include the genera ''[[Botrypus]]'' and ''[[Sceptridium]]'' within ''Botryc ...cumscription of ''Botrychium'' is disputed between different authors; some botanists include the genera ''[[Botrypus]]'' and ''[[Sceptridium]]'' within ''Botryc
  6 KB (819 words) - 22:03, 10 February 2010
• Salix incana
  ...'' (S. petiolaris, and S. rosmarinifolia of American gardeners, but not of botanists). Shrub or small round-topped tree, with long, slender branches: lvs. linea
  3 KB (440 words) - 21:11, 1 May 2009
• Boojum tree
  The peculiar distribution pattern of the mainland boojums has led Mexican botanists to conclude that they were probably transplanted to the mainland by the ind
  3 KB (461 words) - 04:32, 12 October 2007
• Silverweed
  ...n the genus), the two taxa only differing in characters of the hairs; some botanists treat ''A. egedii'' as a [[subspecies]] of ''A. anserina''.
  3 KB (509 words) - 04:48, 4 May 2007
• Douglas-fir
  ...[[Mexico]] and two in eastern [[Asia]]. The Douglas-firs gave 19th century botanists problems due to their similarity to various other conifers better known at ...ef> divided into two major subspecies (treated as distinct species by some botanists); [[Coast Douglas-fir]] or 'Green Douglas-fir', on the [[Pacific]] coast; a
  8 KB (1,097 words) - 12:35, 5 November 2007
• Oakesia
  ...earlier Oakesia (which, however, is an untenable name for Corema). By some botanists, the species are still retained in Uvularia. Other generic characters are:
  2 KB (304 words) - 12:14, 20 February 2010
• Mitchella
  Mitchella (Dr. John Mitchell, of Virginia, one of the first American botanists, correspondent of Linnaeus). Rubiaceae. Partridge-berry. Twin-berry. Squaw-
  2 KB (287 words) - 00:03, 9 January 2010
• Bryanthus
  ...hatka and Behrings Isls. The genus Phyllodoce has been referred by several botanists to Bryanthus, but it differs considerably in its urceolate or campanulate 5
  2 KB (271 words) - 23:24, 13 February 2010
• Syllable stress of Botanical Latin
  ...by [[United Kingdom|British]] gardeners, horticulturists, naturalists, and botanists of the 19th century.
  3 KB (420 words) - 21:33, 2 February 2010
• Phillyrea angustifolia
  ...ding species are very closely related to each other and considered by some botanists to be varieties of only 1 species and designated as P. variabilis, Timbal &
  4 KB (509 words) - 19:57, 8 July 2009
• Claytonia
  Claytonia (after John Clayton, of Virginia, one of the earliest American botanists). Portulacaceae. Spring Beauty. Little smooth succulent herbs sometimes tra
  4 KB (514 words) - 18:04, 24 July 2009

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