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• Taxodium
  ...eGzp-YXrPYC& |title=The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture |volume=10 |first=Thomas H. |last=Everett |publisher=Taylor & ...ot]]s, twisted at the base so as to appear in two flat rows on either side of the shoot. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are globose, {{convert|2|-|3.5|cm|in|
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• Jatropha
  ...pha (greek, referring to its medicinal use). euphorbiaceae. A varied group of tropical herbs, shrubs or trees; several species cultivated in the greenhou ...ovule in each cell: fr. a caps.— About 150 species, chiefly in the tropics of Amer. and Afr. Related to Hevea and Aleurites.
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• Fir
  |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ....5-4 m (2-12 ft) when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by their needle-like [[leaf|leaves]], attached to the twig
  17 KB (2,723 words) - 19:21, 17 August 2010
• Aquilegia
  ...elongated [[nectar]] [[spur (biology)|spur]]. Its [[fruit]] takes the form of a [[Follicle (fruit)|follicle]].<ref>Dezhi & Robinson (2001)</ref> ''Columb ...ardy perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; grown for their profusion of showy flowers in early summer, and the delicate foliage later on in the yea
  11 KB (1,554 words) - 15:46, 7 May 2011
• Strawberry Tree
  ...]], native to the [[Mediterranean region]] and western [[Europe]] north to western [[France]] and [[Ireland]]. Due to its presence in South West Ireland, it i ...wberry Tree grows to 5-10 m tall, rarely up to 15 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 cm. Zone: 7-10
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• Datura
  ...15 species, mostly strong-smelling, in the warmer parts of the globe, some of them weeds. ...t was used by the priests at Delphi to produce oracular ravings. The seeds of D. sanguinea are said to have been used by Peruvian priests that were belie
  12 KB (1,784 words) - 10:29, 29 August 2009
• Elaeagnus angustifolia
  ...r''', or '''Russian-olive''') is a species of ''[[Elaeagnus]]'', native to western and central [[Asia]], from southern [[Russia]] and [[Kazakhstan]] to [[Turk ...y yellow corolla; they appear in early summer and are followed by clusters of [[fruit]], a small cherry-like [[drupe]] 1-1.7&nbsp;cm long, orange-red cov
  6 KB (844 words) - 04:46, 8 May 2011
• Stylidium
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  11 KB (1,706 words) - 17:13, 22 June 2010
• Shepherdia argentea
  |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  8 KB (1,319 words) - 16:12, 28 May 2010
• Beet
  ...or of these and is found throughout the Mediterranean, the Atlantic coast of Europe, the [[Near East]], and [[India]]. A second wild subspecies, ''Beta ...|right|Sea beet (''Beta vulgaris'' subsp. ''maritima''), the wild ancestor of the cultivated forms]]
  16 KB (2,593 words) - 18:57, 1 March 2010
• Buddleja
  ...ast was previously classified in either the [[Loganiaceae]] or in a family of its own, the Buddlejaceae. The plant was named after the Reverend [[Adam Bu ...hile]], and widely in the [[Old World]] in [[Africa]] and the warmer parts of [[Asia]], but absent as natives from [[Europe]] and [[Australasia]]. The sp
  11 KB (1,655 words) - 17:58, 18 February 2010
• Iceland poppy
  ...H., Chen, S., Meng, Y., Kang, S. (1997). [Minor alkaloids from the capsule of ''Papaver nudicaule'' L.] Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 22: 550-1, 576. In Chin ..., which distinguishes this and the alpine poppy from the common corn poppy of Eu. P. greenlandicum, Hort., is possibly a catalogue name for P. nudicaule.
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• Evaporating Fruit
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...se. drying fruit has become, within recent years, one of the main branches of horticulture.
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• Selaginella
  |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ...class [[Lycopodiopsida]] (often misconstructed as "Lycopsida"). This group of plants has for years been included in what, for convenience, was called "[[
  10 KB (1,520 words) - 18:33, 25 May 2010
• Ash tree
  ...[[seed]]s, popularly known as ''keys'' or ''helicopter seeds'', are a type of [[fruit]] known as a [[samara (fruit)|samara]]. [[Rowan]]s or Mountain Ash ...handsome pinnate leaves and some species also for the conspicuous panicles of white flowers.
  14 KB (2,059 words) - 02:04, 5 August 2010
• Elder
  ...ly, [[Caprifoliaceae]], but was reclassified due to genetic evidence. Two of its species are [[herbaceous]]. ...hern Hemisphere; its Southern Hemisphere occurrence is restricted to parts of [[Australasia]] and [[South America]].
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• Caladium
  ...bicolor]</ref> and '''Angel Wings'''. There are over 1000 named cultivars of ''Caladium bicolor'' from the original South American plant.<ref name="flor ...tral America]]. They grow in open areas of the [[forest]] and on the banks of rivers and go [[dormancy|dormant]] during the [[dry season]]. The wild plan
  8 KB (1,316 words) - 08:00, 23 November 2011
• Vinca
  ...inca<ref>[http://www.plants.am/wiki/Vinca Vinca article]</ref>, is a genus of five species in the family [[Apocynaceae]], native to [[Europe]], northwest ...ned together at the base to form a tube. The [[fruit]] consists of a group of divergent [[follicle (fruit)|follicles]]; a dry fruit which is [[dehiscent]
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• List of botanical gardens
  ...w about a Botanic Garden? Make sure it's on our list! Just find the name of the garden below and add information and photos about it so others can enjo ...United Kingdom]] - [[List of botanical gardens in the United States|United States]]
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• Sarracenia
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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