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• Noltea
  ...ral inches long: caps.⅓ in. across. S. Afr. Sim, Forests and For. Fl. Cape of Good Hope, 37. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Sanchezia
  ...[[shrub]]s, rarely small [[tree]]s or [[herb]]s, occurring in the lowlands of tropical [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]]. A close relative ...vated as ornamental plants throughout the tropics and in botanical gardens of temperate areas. Examples for species well known from cultivation are ''[[S
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• Kolkwitzia
  ...s. in axillary slender- peduncled pairs, forming short panicles at the end of short branchlets; sepals linear: corolla tubular-campanulate, white, flushe *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  2 KB (273 words) - 12:14, 30 March 2010
• Macleania
  ...r ornament under glass but little known in cultivation. They have clusters of brick-red or crimson, tubular flowers each an inch or more long, and often ...as some of these macleanias have thick fleshy roots and the fibrous parts of the roots are said to keep near the surface.
  4 KB (654 words) - 09:26, 21 December 2009
• Hoffmannia
  Hoffmannia (Georg Franz Hoffmann, 1760 or 1761-1826, professor of botany at Goettingen). Including Campyl6botrys and Higglnsia. RubiAceae. Tropical ...pen in the summer. Well-grown specimens are also adapted to the decoration of window- gardens and living-rooms. Prop, by cuttings. Hoff- mannias are very
  2 KB (328 words) - 06:23, 23 November 2009
• Chilgoza Pine
  ...smooth and olive-green. The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, in fascicles of 3, 6-10 cm long, spreading stiffly, glossy green on the outer surface, with ...important cash crops of tribal people residing in the [[Kinnaur]] district of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]].
  3 KB (442 words) - 07:09, 28 February 2016
• Tabebuia rosea
  ...ef> The name '''Maquilishuat''' is almost entirely used by the inhabitants of El Salvador to designate the Tabeuia rosea; it's also their [[national tree ...e of 45,000 seeds per [[kg]] with up to 13% water content. [[Germination]] of seeds is extremely easy and efficient, reaching almost 100%.
  5 KB (701 words) - 17:32, 18 April 2010
• Grindelia camporum
  ...e, especially during the early stages of blooming. This plant has a number of historical medicinal uses. <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 078941943
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• Ilex decidua
  ..."''', '''"[[deciduous holly]]"''' or '''"[[swamp holly]]"''') is a species of [[holly]] native to the [[United States]]. [[File:Ilex decidua 1.JPG|thumb|left|Leaves of ''Ilex decidua'']]
  3 KB (464 words) - 20:21, 18 March 2010
• Sequoiadendron giganteum
  ...the western slopes of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] Mountains of California. [[File:Daniel Fuchs.CC-BY-SA.Sequoiadendron giganteum.jpg|left|thumb|Leaves of ''Sequoiadendron giganteum'']]
  6 KB (904 words) - 04:53, 28 May 2010
• Utricularia inflata
  .... radiata]]'', which is similar but smaller than ''U. inflata''. It is one of the few carnivorous plants that can be [[invasive species|invasive]]. ...gy)|substrate]]. Its filiform leaf-like structures appear to be additional branches off the main stolon and are tiny, filament-like structures that are not tru
  5 KB (713 words) - 20:54, 5 May 2010
• Trillium grandiflorum
  ...opening from the late spring to the early summer, that rise above a whorl of three, leaf-like [[bract]]s. ...in cultivation, which has led to conservation concerns due to the majority of commercially available plants being collected from the wild. A few regional
  7 KB (1,036 words) - 16:40, 1 May 2010
• Asplenium nidus
  ...ork|GRIN]] |work=Taxonomy for Plants |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]], [[Agricultural Research Service|ARS]], National Genetic ...ck as they brown and create a massive leaf nest in the branches and trunks of trees.
  3 KB (433 words) - 07:49, 23 November 2011
• Cashew
  ...aped [[accessory fruit]] or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower. Called the '''cashew apple''', better known in Central A ...)|nut]] in the culinary sense, in the [[botany|botanical]] sense the fruit of the cashew is a seed. However, the true fruit is classified as a nut by som
  5 KB (727 words) - 02:32, 14 January 2010
• Gleditsia triacanthos
  ...native to eastern [[North America]]. It is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. ...ored [[flower]]s appear in late spring, in clusters emerging from the base of the leaf axils.
  4 KB (663 words) - 18:58, 8 May 2011
• Kalanchoe daigremontiana
  ...ropagate via [[vegetative reproduction|vegetative propagation]]. All parts of the plant are [[poisonous]], which can even be fatal if ingested by infants ...n the plant. The "leaves" are actually short, [[determinate]], leaf-like [[branches]] that can be termed [[phylloclade]]s or [[cladode]]s.
  3 KB (455 words) - 17:32, 19 February 2010
• Schinus molle
  ...eet]]). It is native to the [[Peru]]vian [[Andes]]. The bright pink fruits of ''Schinus molle'' are often sold as "pink peppercorns" although ''S. molle' ...or purplish,<ref name="EnvWeeds" /> carried in dense clusters of hundreds of berries that can be present year-round.<ref name=Chicha /> The rough grayis
  5 KB (701 words) - 04:59, 21 May 2010
• Saxifraga oppositifolia
  ...SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=24230</ref> is a species of [[edible flower|edible plant]] that is very common all over the high [[Arct ...e or lilac, much longer than the [[Calyx (botany)|calyx]] lobes. It is one of the very first spring flowers, continuing to flower during the whole summer
  6 KB (964 words) - 18:51, 19 May 2010
• Solanum aviculare
  ...alia), is a soft-wooded shrub native to [[New Zealand]] and the east coast of [[Australia]]. ...bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Solanum~aviculare]</ref> [link dead as of 2008-Sep-27] -->
  3 KB (513 words) - 18:05, 1 June 2010
• Sorbus hupehensis
  ...s of [[rowan]] native to central and western [[China]].<ref name=foc>Flora of China: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=20001168 ...tree]] growing to 5–10 m tall, with grey-brown to purplish-brown bark. The branches and shoots are slender. The [[leaf|leaves]] are green above, paler beneath,
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