unreferenced date January 2012 notability date January 2012 Barred Owl Bend is a privately owned botanical garden 5.4 acres and bird sanctuary located in Pittsboro, North Carolina that is devoted to collecting and testing only the highest quality perennials, shrubs and trees and allowing natural conditions to determine hybrid development with minimal human intervention. cn date January 2012 The gardens are built around naturally occurring formations, and unusual plant species and cultivars are sited alongside their native counterparts that have been established and undisturbed for decades. The gardens currently contain over 5,000 plants with extensive collections that are listed below. Over 100 species of native birds have been seen and recorded within the garden. Most notably are the barred owl s that encircle the property and make it their home and hunting grounds. Plant collections Barred Owl Bend s plant collections now include annuals, perennials, bulbs, vines, groundcovers, shrubs, and trees, with significant collections of Acer genus Acer maple , Amorphophallus voodoo lily , Arisaema cobra lily , Arum , Asarum , Cyclamen , Disporum , Epimedium , Fern , Helleborus , Ilex holly , Mahonia Oregon grape , Native plants such as Thalictrum thalictroides , Hepatica americana , Claytonia virginica , Actaea racemosa Neofinetia wind orchid , Orchids natives such as Tipularia discolor , Goodyera pubescens Polygonatum , Rohdea Japanese sacred lily See also List of botanical gardens in the United States Category Botanical gardens in North Carolina Category Protected areas of Chatham County, North Carolina US garden stub ... more details
Image ontario clinton.PNG right thumb Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area HPWA is a major wetland habitat in southwestern Ontario , east of Clinton, Ontario Clinton , which was developed in a partnership between the Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Ducks Unlimited Canada. It consists of 2200 hectares of mixed terrain of which almost 40 is open water, marsh or swamp and provides a habitat for resident and migrant birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and plants. It is home to the Green Dragon, Arisaema dracontium , a plant listed as vulnerable in Canada. It is managed by a volunteer organization, the Friends of Hullett, to benefit the wildlife of the area and provide day use recreation activities. History In 1960s and 1970s land along a 7.5 km stretch of the South Maitland River, a tributary of the Maitland River , was purchased by the government of Ontario for the establishment of an area to conserve wetlands. Over 80 of wetlands in the surrounding area had been lost to agricultural development. ref name MNR cite web url http www.mnr.gov.on.ca stdprodconsume groups lr mnr fw documents document 249974.pdf title Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area Wildlife Habitat Management Plan publisher Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario accessdate 2010 10 16 ref In 1979 the Ministry of Natural Resources signed a 99 year agreement with Ducks Unlimited to design, construct and maintain the wetlands. The majority of the work, including the construction of 18 km of levee dykes on the floodplain of the South Maitland River, was completed by 1983. In the 1990s cutbacks in government funding required that management of Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area be assumed by a volunteer organization, the Friends of Hullett and that organization was incorporated in 1998. ref cite web url http www.hullettmarsh.org FohWhen.html title History of the Friends of Hullett accessdate 2009 10 30 ref References reflist coord 43.6 N 81.5 W display title Category Protected ar ... more details
Blue Heron Park Preserve is a nature refuge on Staten Island , New York which has various natural areas including meadows, kettle pond s, freshwater streams and marshes, and woodlands. The park, maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation was acquired by the city in several parcels between 1974 and 2001, with the official dedication taking place on October 22, 1996. The extensive wetlands in the park are part of the Blue Belt an area of Staten Island which utilizes existing and improved undeveloped areas for stormwater drainage. There are six ponds located within the park including the convert 1.75 acre m2 adj on Spring Pond and the convert 1.4 acre m2 adj on Blue Heron Pond The park provides habitat to various species of birds including the Blue heron Ardea herodias for which it was named as well as various species of mammals such as bats, raccoons, grey squirrels and chipmunks. The visitors center for the park located off Poillon Ave, is the starting point for three trails which traverse different areas of the park. Flora American Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua , Tulip tree liriodendron tulipifera , Red columbine Aquilegia canadensis , Black eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta and Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum white water lilies Nymphaea odorata . Fauna Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus , wood duck Aix sponsa , osprey Pandion haliaetus , black crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax , Spring peepers Pseudacris crucifer , tree frogs Hylidae , raccoon Procyon lotor small ref http www.nycgovparks.org parks blueheronpark Blue Heron Park New York City Department of Parks & Recreation ref small References reflist coord missing New York City Category Parks in Staten Island ... more details
Chembox ImageFile Paeonol.PNG ImageSize 250px ImageAlt Chemical structure of paeonol IUPACName 1 2 hydroxy 4 methoxyphenyl ethanone OtherNames 2 Hydroxy 4 methoxyacetophenone 1 2 hydroxy 4 methoxyphenyl ethan 1 one Section1 Chembox Identifiers CASNo 552 41 0 CASNo Ref ref http www.chemblink.com products 552 41 0.htm ref PubChem 11092 SMILES CC O C1 C C C C C1 OC O InChI 1S C9H10O3 c1 6 10 8 4 3 7 12 2 5 9 8 11 h3 5,11H,1 2H3 InChIKey UILPJVPSNHJFIK UHFFFAOYSA N Section2 Chembox Properties Formula C sub 9 sub H sub 10 sub O sub 3 sub MolarMass 166.18 g mol ExactMass 166.062994 u Appearance Density MeltingPt BoilingPt Solubility Section3 Chembox Hazards MainHazards FlashPt Autoignition Paeonol is a phenolic compound found in peony such as Paeonia suffruticosa moutan cortex ref name Fukuhara Paeonol a bio antimutagen isolated from a crude drug, moutan cortex. Fukuhara Y and Yoshida D, Agricultural and biological chemistry, 1987, volume 51, number 5, pages 1441 1442, INIST 7609719 ref ref Determination of paeonol in rat plasma by high performance liquid chromatography and its application to pharmacokinetic studies following oral administration of Moutan cortex decoction. Xinan Wu, Hongli Chen, Xingguo Chen and Zhide Hu, Biomedical Chromatography, December 2003, volume 17, issue 8, pages 504 508, doi 10.1002 bmc.259 ref , in Arisaema erubescens ref Isolation of paeonol from Arisaema erubescens. Ducki S, Hadfield JA, Lawrence NJ, Xiuguo Zhang and McGown AT, Planta medica, 1995, volume 61, number 6, pages 586 587, INIST 2920867 ref or in Dioscorea japonica . ref name Miyazama Antimutagenic Activity of Eudesmol and Paeonol from Dioscorea japonica. Mitsuo Miyazawa, Hideo Shimamura, Sei ichi Nakamura and Hiromu Kameoka, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1996, 44 7 , pages 1647 1650, doi 10.1021 jf950792u ref It is a component found in many Traditional Chinese medicine remedies. ref Development of microwave assisted extraction followed by headspace single drop microextraction for fast d ... more details
Elephant Ear Colocasia esculenta to more severe Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the Pulpit , Arisaema can cause compromised airways. One bite on the Arisaema seed pod will result in immediate swelling and burning ... more details
, Arisaema , Caladium , Colocasia , Dieffenbachia and Philodendron contain calcium oxalate ... Subfamily Aroideae Image Arisaema triphyllum.jpg thumb right Arisaema triphyllum Image Calla palustris2.jpg ... small Schott small Aridarum small Ridl. small Ariopsis small Nimmo small Arisaema small Mart. small ... more details
Image Diagram of Arum Maculatum.png thumb right 300px 1. Leaves and Inflorescence of the Arum maculatum , 2. Underground root stock, 3. Lower part of spathe cut open, 4. Spike of fruits showing in succession from below female flowers, male flowers, and sterile flowers forming a ring of hairs borne on the spadix. In botany , a spadix ref Collins English Dictionary. Spadix. http www.merriam webster.com dictionary spadix ref is a type of raceme spike inflorescence having small flower s borne on a fleshy stem. Spadix are typical of the Family Araceae known as arums or aroids. The spadix is typically surrounded by a leaf like curved bract known as a spathe For example, the flower of the well known Anthurium spp is a typical spadix with a large colorful spathe. Plant sexuality Monoecious aroids have unisexual male and female flowers on the same individual and the spadix is usually organized with female flowers towards the bottom and male flowers towards the top. Typically, the stigma is no longer receptive when pollen is released which prevents self fertilization . Gallery gallery Image Arum flower.jpg Elephant ear or ape flower Xanthosoma roseum with a white spadix partially surrounded by a green , rose , and cream colored spathe Image Anthurium scherzerianum 2.jpg Anthurium scherzerianum inflorescence with spathe and spadix. Image Spathiphyllum floribundum1.jpg Spadix of Spathiphyllum floribundum. Image Titan arum1web.jpg Titan arum Amorphophallus titanum spadix at the United States Botanic Garden Image Flamingo Flower.JPG Flamingo Lily Anthurium andraeanum at the United States Botanic Garden Image Jack in the pupit.jpg Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum in the Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania Image Funchal Zantedeschia aethiopica IMG 1904.JPG Calla lily Zantedeschia aethiopica in Funchal , Madeira Image Spadix of Spathiphyllum wallisii.JPG Spadix of Spathiphyllum in Brazil. gallery References reflist Category Plant morphology Category Pollination Category A ... more details
Taxobox name Black vine weevil image Otiorhynchus sulcatus 23 8 2007 20 10 41.JPG image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Beetle Coleoptera familia Curculionidae genus Otiorhynchus species O. sulcatus binomial Otiorhynchus sulcatus binomial authority Johan Christian Fabricius Fabricius , 1775 Otiorhynchus sulcatus , commonly known as the black vine weevil , is native to Europe, but common in North America as well. It is a pest of many garden plants. Overview The adult weevil is matte black with fused wing covers, and is unable to fly. It feeds at night on the outer edges of leaves, causing the leaves to have a notched margin. Broadleaved evergreen plants such as camellia, rhododendron, euonymus and bergenia are particularly prone to damage, although a wide range of different garden plants is susceptible to attack. ref cite web url http www.forestry.ubc.ca fetch21 FRST308 lab3 otiorhynchus sulcatus vine.html title Otiorhynchus Brachyrhinus sulcatus Curculionidae author John A. McLean publisher UBC Faculty of Forestry date 2007 ref Grubs grow up to 1 cm in length, have a slightly curved, legless body, creamy white in colour, with a tan brown head. They live below the soil surface, and feed on roots and Cambium botany cambium at the base of the trunk. They cause most damage to herbaceous plants, particularly those growing in containers, where root growth is restricted. Severe infestations can result in complete root destruction and hence plant death. Host Plants The host plants include the following, listed by genus Arisaema Aster genus Aster Astilbe Bergenia Camellia Echinacea Epimedium Euonymus Heuchera Hosta Kalmia Lilium Phlox Rhododendron Sedum Syringa Taxus Tsuga Wisteria Controls Organic Controls Image Otiorhynchus sulcatus PICT3373.jpg thumb right 240px Found in the soil of Taxus The soil dwelling grubs can be controlled using parasitic nematode s, for example Steinernema kraussei and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora , which can ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Bergen Byron Swamp iucn category photo photo caption location Byron, New York Byron Bergen town , New York Bergen , New York New York, USA nearest city Rochester, New York lat d 43.102222 long d 78.016111 area convert 2000 acre km2 established 1935 governing body Bergen Swamp Preservation Society The Bergen Byron Swamp is a protected convert 2000 acre ha sing on ref http www.co.genesee.ny.us dpt countyhistory index.html Genesee County history ref swamp and nature preserve located in the towns of Byron, New York Byron and Bergen town , New York Bergen , New York . It is 400 million years old. The Bergen Swamp Preservation Society was formed in 1935 to protect and preserve this delicate ecological environment. It was designated a National Natural Landmark ref name nps http www.nature.nps.gov nnl Registry USA Map States NewYork nnl bbs index.cfm NPS NNL page ref in 1964, the first such site to be designated. ref name bspshist http www.bergenswamp.org history.htm Bergen Swamp Preservation Society history ref Nature unreferenced section date July 2010 One of the plants that you would be able to see in the swamp is Arisaema triphyllum jack in the pulpit . It is one of the few areas where you will be able to see it. The invasive species, Phragmites , were brought from Europe with early settlers. A list of all some of the most common organisms in the swamp are as follows font color 0000CC BR Beech tree BR Black Rat Snake BR Black Huckleberry BR Cardinal flower BR Cinnamon fern BR Coal Skink Lizard BR Death Angel BR Dog tooth violets BR Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake BR Emerald Swallowtail BR Gay wings BR Green snake BR Hine s Emerald Dragonfly BR Honeysuckle BR Jack in the pulpit BR Marsh Marigold BR Milkweeds BR Purple pitcher plant BR Queen Snake BR Red Salamander BR Ribbon Snake BR Spotted Turtle BR White Ash Tree BR White tailed deer BR Wolf Spider BR Woodcock font color black Visiting Individuals may visit ref http www.bergenswamp.org Maps B ... more details
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plants also undergo what is called Sex switching , like Arisaema triphyllum which express sexual ... on the same plant. Arisaema triphyllum thus covers a multitude of sexual conditions in its lifetime ... more details
Castilleja septentrionalis endangered Monotropa uniflora Indian pipe Monotropa uniflora J Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Joe pye weed Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe pye ... more details
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