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• Euphorbia lathyris
  ...is'']</ref><ref name="blamey">Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. ISBN 0-340-40170-2</ref>
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• Viola
  ...World and the New, of which about 80 species are native to N. Amer. north of Mex. ...id are more or less unlike the parent and unlike each other; the offspring of pure species are not thus unlike.
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• Frasera
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...t are probably very little planted. F. carolinensis, Walt., of the eastern states and Ont., is a biennial or short lived perennial, 3-4 ft. tall, with lance-
  4 KB (557 words) - 06:20, 18 August 2009
• Purshia
  ...north as Mass., requiring sunny position and well-drained soil; an excess of moisture, especially during the winter, proves fatal to it. Prop. by seeds ...t [[British Columbia]] in [[Canada]] south throughout the western [[United States]] to northern [[Mexico]].
  5 KB (683 words) - 05:02, 10 December 2009
• Salix nigra
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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• Taxus brevifolia
  ...ern Yew''') is a [[Pinophyta|conifer]] native to the [[Pacific Northwest]] of [[North America]]. It ranges from southernmost [[Alaska]] south to central ...th the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem except on erect leading shoots where the spiral arrangement is mor
  4 KB (625 words) - 10:14, 6 August 2009
• Papaver somniferum
  ...ng poppy, white form&quot;, referring to the [[narcotic]] property of some of these opiates. The poppy is the only species of [[Papaveraceae]] that is an [[agriculture|agricultural]] crop grown on a la
  8 KB (1,265 words) - 16:32, 4 February 2010
• Cedrus deodara
  ....<ref name=farjon>Farjon, A. (1990). ''Pinaceae. Drawings and Descriptions of the Genera''. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3-87429-298-3.</ref> ...nder (1&nbsp;mm thick), borne singly on long shoots, and in dense clusters of 20-30 on short shoots; they vary from bright green to glaucous blue-green i
  4 KB (649 words) - 04:32, 19 May 2011
• Wild ginger
  ...arum''''' (''[[Syllable stress of Botanical Latin|Á-sa-rum]]'') is a genus of plants in the birthwort family [[Aristolochiaceae]], commonly known as '''W ...da]] south to approximately the [[fall line]] in the southeastern [[United States]].
  7 KB (955 words) - 02:45, 28 January 2010
• Lime
  ...ods and beverages. They are usually smaller than lemons, and a good source of [[vitamin C]]. Limes are grown all year round and are usually sweeter than ...ther be sour or sweet, with the latter not readily available in the United States. Sour limes possess a greater sugar and citric acid content than lemons and
  8 KB (1,361 words) - 02:38, 12 December 2009
• Red fir
  ...e [[mountain]]s of southwest [[Oregon]] and [[California]] in the [[United States]]. ...1&nbsp;cm), cone bract scales short, not visible on the closed cones. Most of the species' range, primarily in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]
  4 KB (573 words) - 17:08, 17 January 2010
• Asparagus officinalis
  ...REF=officinalis&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= |title=Asparagus officinalis |work=Flora Europaea |publisher=Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |accessdate=2010-05-19}} ...the base; they are produced singly or in clusters of 2–3 in the junctions of the branchlets. It is usually [[plant sexuality|dioecious]], with male and
  7 KB (985 words) - 21:47, 26 August 2010
• Tradescantia
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ...llow [[anther]]s. The sap is [[Mucilage|mucilaginous]] and clear. A number of the species flower in the morning and when the sun shines on the flowers in
  10 KB (1,418 words) - 21:06, 28 April 2010
• Koelreuteria paniculata
  |image_caption=Foliage and flowers of var. ''apiculata'' ...oldenrain tree''', '''Pride of India''', or '''China tree''') is a species of ''[[Koelreuteria]]'' native to eastern [[Asia]], in [[China]] and [[Korea]]
  5 KB (664 words) - 19:04, 8 May 2011
• Tanacetum
  ...lowering plant]] in the family [[Asteraceae]], native to temperate regions of the [[Northern Hemisphere]].{{Fact|date=June 2008}} ...tansy'' is also sometimes given, improperly, (e.g. in the western [[United States]]) to [[Senecio jacobaea|ragwort]], because in those areas ragwort is known
  5 KB (738 words) - 16:29, 19 April 2010
• Botrychium
  ...e cases. Some species only occasionally emerge above ground and gain most of their nourishment from an association with mycorrhizal [[fungus|fungi]]. Th The circumscription of ''Botrychium'' is disputed between different authors; some botanists includ
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• Xanthosoma
  ...the vegetables known as yautia, malanga, and tanier, a crop to which much of the arable land in Porto Rico is devoted. ...pous.—A genus of 25 species, according to Engler, who has given an account of them in DC. Mon. Phaner., vol. 2 (1879).
  5 KB (766 words) - 20:14, 2 December 2009
• Cercis canadensis
  ...ca from [[Southern Ontario]], Canada south to northern [[Florida]], United States. ...nd [[Colorado]], as there is not sufficient water. Its far northern range of growth is southern [[New England]]. It grows well in [[New York]] State, [
  7 KB (1,020 words) - 20:33, 7 May 2011
• Fraser Fir
  |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  6 KB (1,009 words) - 18:21, 29 June 2010
• Nelumbo nucifera
  [[Image:Lotus jdp.jpg|thumb|right|Fruit of ''Nelumbo nucifera''; dried, the seed cup is commonly used in flower arrang ...ding '''[[blue lotus]]''', '''Indian lotus''', '''sacred lotus''', '''bean of India''', and '''sacred water-lily'''. Botanically, ''Nelumbo nucifera'' (G
  5 KB (806 words) - 03:15, 11 January 2010

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