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• Symphytum tuberosum
  ...he young clonal plants can be seen at this time of year, whilst the parent plants leaves are rotting down. Being very hardy, this plant is well able to survi ...raginaceae/symphytum-tuberosum.htm The Flora of Skye]</ref> Both the stems and leaves are softly hairy, the leaves have deep veining.
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• Vanilla planifolia
  ...ow of fruit, the flowers must be hand-pollinated when grown on farms. Hand pollinators can pollinate about 1,000 flowers per day. ...ey are harvested and [[curing (food preservation)|cured]]. Curing ferments and dries the pods while minimizing the loss of [[essential oil]]s. [[Vanilla e
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• Swamp Milkweed
  ...h of Mexico, isbn 9780395936085</ref> a characteristic that repels insects and herbivorous animals. ...nged leaves are 7 to 15 centimeters (2.75 to 6 inches) long and are narrow and [[lanceolate|lance-shaped]], with the ends tapering to a sharp point.
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• Chicory
  ...ichorium'' of the family [[Asteraceae]]. There are two cultivated species, and four to six wild species. ...'''witloof'''. It is grown in complete darkness to keep new leaves tender and pale.
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• Sarracenia oreophila
  ...limited to a handful of sites in northern [[Alabama]], [[North Carolina]], and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. ...thumb|left|180px|The tubular leaves of the green pitcher plant lure, trap, and digest insect prey]]
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• Opuntia engelmannii
  ...atering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! ..., and "Texas prickly pear" in the US, and "nopal", "abrojo", "joconostle", and "vela de coyote" in Mexico.
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• Ficus elastica
  ...species of [[plant]] in the [[ficus|fig]] genus, native to northeast India and southern Indonesia. ...which grows larger as the new leaf develops. When it is mature, it unfurls and the sheath drops off the plant. Inside the new leaf, another immature leaf
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• Sarracenia flava
  ...gia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], to the coastal plains of southern [[Virginia]] and [[South Carolina]]. ...bottom of the tube, where a combination of digestive fluid, wetting agents and inward-pointing hairs prevent their escape. Some large insects (such as [[w
  7 KB (1,009 words) - 14:18, 18 May 2010
• Malus
  ...it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks! ...derived from ''[[M. sieversii]]'', syn. ''M. pumila''). The other species and subspecies are generally known as "wild apples", "crab apples", "crabapples
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• Coryanthes
  Coryanthes (Greek, korys, helmet, and anthos, flower, referring to the shape of the lip). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic ...es, the genus is not generally cult., since the fls. last too short a time and are not particularly brilliant. This complex 'genus, which is closely relat
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• Stapelia
  ...atering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! ...ntly lay eggs around the coronae of ''Stapelia'' flowers, convinced by the plants' deception.
  9 KB (1,334 words) - 20:30, 16 June 2010
• Tilia americana
  ...od''' (also applied to other species of ''Tilia'' in the [[timber]] trade) and '''American Linden''' or the Lime-Tree. ...Keeler>{{cite book | last =Keeler | first =H. L. | title =Our Native Trees and How to Identify Them | publisher =Charles Scriber's Sons | date =1900 | loc
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• Vanilla
  ...the only orchid widely used for industrial purposes (in the food industry and in the cosmetic industry). Another species often grown commercially but not ...nd subtropical regions, from tropical America to tropical Asia, New Guinea and West Africa. It was known to the [[Aztec]]s for its flavoring qualities. Th
  9 KB (1,449 words) - 17:33, 21 October 2009
• Bees
  ...ightly fewer than 20,000 known species of bee, though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent exc ...weat bees, though this may come as a surprise to people, as they are small and often mistaken for wasps or flies.
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• Angiosperm
  | name = Magnoliophyta (flowering plants) ...yte|seed plants]]. The flowering plants are distinguished from other seed plants by a series of [[Apomorphy#Definitions|apomorphies]], or derived [[characte
  28 KB (4,152 words) - 02:13, 10 February 2010
• Feijoa
  ...m the highlands of southern [[Brazil]], parts of [[Colombia]], [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. In more recent times Feijoa sellowiana has been ren ...ely in mild-winter areas, where the plants are not completely hardened off and respond to warm spells by blooming early.
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• Sarracenia
  ...atering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! |image_caption=Sarracenia rubra flower and pitcher
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• Stanhopea
  ...atering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks! ...ok.]] 1829) is a genus of the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]) from Central and South America. The abbreviation used in horticultural trade is ''Stan.'' Th
  15 KB (2,158 words) - 20:16, 16 June 2010
• Flower
  ...colors, sizes and fragrances. Cultivation has led to additional varieties and diversity thanks to selective breeding. == Structure and function ==
  59 KB (9,544 words) - 21:57, 27 November 2011
• Cherimoya
  ...slow-growing root system is rather weak, superficial, and ungreedy. Young plants need staking. ...te, 2 to 8 inches long and up to 4 inches wide. They are dark green on top and velvety green on the bottom, with prominent veins. New growth is recurved,
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