and tuber s. Examples of herbaceous biennials include carrot , parsnip and Senecio jacobaea common ragwort herbaceous perennials include potato , peony , hosta , mint herb mint , most fern s and most Poaceae grasses . By contrast, non herbaceous perennial plants are woody plant s which have stems ... Herbaceousplant sr fi Ruohovarsi th uk zh ... in winter herbaceous plants of northeastern North America . New Haven Yale University Press. page 1. ref Herbaceous perennial and biennial plants have Plant stem stem s that die at the end of the growing season, but parts of the plant survive under or close to the ground from season to season ... ground parts &ndash these include tree s, shrub s and vine s. Some relatively fast growing herbaceous ... s, or in naturally open habitat s such as meadow , salt marsh or desert . Some herbaceous plants ... herbaceous perennial plants can be determined by analyzing annual growth rings in the secondary ... Reflist Category Botanical nomenclature Category Plant morphology Category Plants botany stub gn ana ... more details
Refimprove date June 2008 Image Arley Hall Heraceous Border.jpg thumb right Herbaceous border at Arley Hall A herbaceous border is a collection of perennial plant perennial herbaceousplant s plants that live for more than two years and are soft stemmed and non woody arranged closely together, usually to create a dramatic effect through colour, shape or large scale. The term herbaceous border is mostly in use in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth . In North America, the term perennial border is normally used. Herbaceous borders as they are known today were first popularly used in gardens in the Victorian era . Hybridization and new imported plant species revolutionized the form of British gardens in the 18th and 19th centuries. In addition, the works of Gertrude Jekyll , a British 20th century garden designer and prolific writer, popularized the use of the herbaceous border through a revival of the British cottage garden . image Allhusen garden.jpg thumb left Herbaceous border at Bradenham Hall Maintaining the herbaceous border is work intensive, as the perennials had to be dug up every 3 4 years and divided to keep the bed clean looking and prevent overgrowth of the plants. In World War I this type of border became less popular in Britain as there was a shortage of labour to keep the gardens maintained. However, there are still some celebrated examples in British gardens. The world s longest herbaceous border at 215 metres 705 ft , is according to the Guinness Book of Records at Dirleton Castle , East Lothian , Scotland. ref http www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk dirleton dirletoncastle ref References Notes references Sources cite book last van Der Horst first Arend Jan others Trans. from Dutch by Mary Charles title Art of the Formal Garden origyear 1994 year 1995 publisher Cassell location London isbn 0 304 347426 chapter Herbaceous Borders http www.suite101.com article.cfm garden design 103795 Herbaceous Borders Part Two Category Garden features ... more details
extinction Horneophytopsida Vascular plant s tracheophytes extinction Rhyniophyta rhyniophytes ... cycads Ginkgophyta ginkgo Gnetophyta gnetae Flowering plant Magnoliophyta flowering plants extinction ... such as flowering plant s, conifer s, fern s, moss es, and green algae , but do not include ... species of plants, of which the great majority, some 260 290 thousand, are seed plant s see ... or Plantae and Animalia also called Metazoa . Since then, it has become clear that the plant ..., particularly in popular contexts. Outside of formal scientific contexts, the term plant implies ... Dictionary cite web url http www.merriam webster.com dictionary plant 5B2 5D title plant 2 Definition ... plant title plant life form Britannica Online Encyclopedia format work accessdate 2009 03 25 ref Current definitions of Plantae When the name Plantae or plant is applied to a specific group of organisms ... groupings are class wikitable Name s Scope Description Embryophyte Land plant s, also known as Embryophyta ... , mosses , and vascular plant s, as well as fossil plants similar to these surviving groups. Green ... been included in the plant kingdom in the past. Most conspicuous among the algae are the seaweed s, multicellular ... classified within the plant kingdom as it is defined here. ref cite journal last Margulis first ... definition of the plant kingdom, although they were in the past. The green plants or Viridiplantae ... some species count estimates of different green plant Viridiplantae divisions. It suggests there are about ... float left margin left 1em Diversity of living green plant Viridiplantae divisions style background ... align right 11,000 ref name Raven 2005 rowspan 5 style background lightgray valign top Seed plant ... Raven 2005 Flowering plant Magnoliophyta align left flowering plants align right 258,650 ref International ... see cultivated plant taxonomy . Evolution see Evolutionary history of plants The evolution of plants ... period. Most plant groups were relatively unscathed by the Permo Triassic extinction event , although ... more details
other uses2 Plant Image Plantcover.jpg thumb Digital cover The Plant is an unfinished serial novel published in 2000 as an e book by United States American author Stephen King . The novel is about an editor in a paperback publishing house who gets a manuscript from what appears to be a crackpot. The manuscript is about magic, but it also contains photographs that seem very real. The editor writes the author a rejection slip, but because of the photographs, he also notifies the police where the author lives. This enrages the author, who sends a mysterious plant to the editor s office. The story is told in Epistolary novel epistolary format , consisting entirely of letters, memos and correspondence. History King wrote a few parts of a story by the same name and sent them out as chapbook s to his friends, instead of Christmas card s, in 1982, 1983 and 1985. Just three installments were produced by Stephen King Philtrum Press Philtrum Press before the story was shelved, and the original editions have been hotly sought after collector s items. In 2000, King published the novella Riding the Bullet over the Internet , making it the world s first mass market e book . However, there were technical problems with downloading, and hacker computer security hackers eventually cracked the encryption . Later that year, King released The Plant directly via his website, unencrypted and in installments. People could pay a one dollar fee for each installment using the honor system . He threatened ... from the release of The Plant in what has been called his e book experiment. ref http www.theregister.co.uk 2001 02 07 stephen king reveals the plant The Register , Stephen King reveals The Plant ... culture lifestyle news 2000 11 40356 Wired , Stephen King s Plant Uprooted, 28 November 2000 ref King ... yet to be completed. References reflist Stephen King DEFAULTSORT Plant, The Category 2000 novels Category ... first published in serial form de The Plant fr The Plant it The Plant hu The Plant pl The Plant ... more details
Image MoneyPlant.JPG right thumb Money plant Money plant is a common name for a few different plant species, including Epipremnum aureum a tropical vining plant from the Solomon Islands Lunaria annua a herbaceous biennial, grown for its attractive spring flowering and dried silver seed pod middles Crassula ovata a small plant with fleshy leaves, also known as a jade plant or a friendship tree Pilea peperomioides a small plant with very round, dark green leafs, also known as Chinese Money Plant, Lefse Plant, or Missionary Plant and is from the south of China Pachira aquatica Seven leaf tree. It is also known as Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, or saba nut.Often sold with trunks braided. disambig ... more details
Lotus identifies various plant taxa Nelumbo , a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers Nelumbo nucifera , the Sacred or Indian lotus Nelumbo lutea , the American or Yellow lotus Certain species of Nymphaea water lilies or Egyptian lotuses Nymphaea caerulea , also known as blue lotus Nymphaea lotus , white lotus or sacred lotus Nymphaea nouchali , also known as star lotus Lotus genus Lotus genus including bird s foot trefoils and deervetches , a terrestrial genus with small flowers Saussurea involucrata snow lotus , a herbaceous species from the Himalaya n vicinity Ziziphus lotus , a shrub species with edible fruit Diospyros lotus , also known as date plum or Caucasian persimmon, a tree with edible fruit chaitra A mythological plant Lotus tree , the mythological incarnation of Lotis mythology Lotis plant common name Category Article Feedback 5 he ... more details
Image RosmaryStem SatCrop BgSub.jpg thumb right A section of rosemary stem, an example of a woody plant, showing a typical wood structure. A woody plant is a plant that uses wood as its structural tissue. These are typically perennial plants whose stems and larger roots are reinforced with wood produced adjacent to the vascular tissue s. The main stem, larger branches, and roots of these plants are usually covered by a layer of thickened bark . Woody plants are usually either tree s, shrub s, or liana s. Wood is a structural cell biology cell ular adaptation that allows woody plants to grow from above ground stems year after year, thus making some woody plants the largest and tallest plants. A plant with true woody stems contains wood , which is primarily composed of structures made of cellulose and lignin . These structures provide support and a Vascular tissue vascular system which woody plants use to move water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves and to move sugars from the leaves to the rest of the plant. Most woody plants form new layers of woody tissue each year, and so increase their stem diameter from year to year, with new wood deposited on both sides of a vascular cambium layer that is present near the outer parts of the stem under the bark. However, in some monocotyledons such as Arecaceae palms and Dracaena 28plant 29 dracaenas , the wood is formed in bundles scattered through the interior of the trunk. ref http www.amjbot.org cgi content full 91 10 1645?maxtoshow &HITS 10&hits 10&RESULTFORMAT &fulltext canna&searchid 1&FIRSTINDEX 0&sortspec relevance&resourcetype ... of the growing season. They are herbaceous stems without the dead bark covering. Woody herb s are herbaceous ... are not truly woody but have hard densely packed stem tissue. Other herbaceous plants have ... or may in time become petrified wood . The symbol for a woody plant, based on Species Plantarum ... Dendrology Inosculation Xylem References Reflist Category Plants Category Plant morphology Category ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 DISPLAYTITLE Zilla genus Taxobox name Zilla regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Brassicales familia Brassicaceae genus Zilla Zilla is one of the most ancient brassicaceae , growing in the Sahara Arabian extreme deserts , in Northern Africa and the Middle East . Description Zilla is a short leaved herbaceous naked, bluish waxy Perennial plant perennial or an Annual plant annual with a roundish canopy. Fruits are chickpea like. Their flowers are light Violet color violet . In rainy years Zilla spinosa forms nice violets patches in the deserts. External links http www.flowersinisrael.com Zillaspinosa page.htm Zilla spinosa Flowers in Israel DEFAULTSORT Zilla Genus Category Brassicaceae Category Flora of the Sahara Category Flora of Morocco Category Flora of North Africa Category Flora of the Middle East Category Flora of Western Asia Brassicales stub es Zilla g nero pt Zilla planta ... more details
other uses Cosmos disambiguation DISPLAYTITLE Cosmos plant Taxobox name Cosmos image Cosmos na Mostra de Flor de Hong Kong.JPG image caption Cosmos bipinnatus regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Flowering plant Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae subfamilia Asteroideae tribus Coreopsideae genus Cosmos genus authority Antonio Jos Cavanilles Cav. ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?2986 title Genus Cosmos Cav. work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 1998 09 07 accessdate 2011 02 13 ref subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text. Cosmos is a genus , with the same common name of Cosmos , of about 20 26 species of Annual plant annual and Perennial plant perennial plant s in the family Asteraceae . Range File Gokayama Suganuma PA101521.jpg 250px thumb left Cosmos and old house in Japan Cosmos is native to scrubland scrub and meadow areas in Mexico where most of the species occur, Florida and the southern United States , Arizona , Central America , and to South America in the north to Paraguay in the south. Description Cosmos are herbaceousplantherbaceous perennial plant s growing 0.3 2 m tall. The leaf leaves are simple, pinnate, or bipinnate, and arranged in opposite pairs. The flower s are produced in a inflorescence capitulum with a ring of broad ray florets and a center of disc florets flower color is very variable between the different species. The genus includes several ornamental plant s popular in garden s. Numerous Hybrid biology hybrids and cultivar s have been selected and named. Selected species Cosmos atrosanguineus small Hook. Voss small &ndash Chocolate Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus small Cav. small &ndash Garden Cosmos Cosmos caudatus small Kunth small &ndash Ulam Raja Cosmos parviflorus small ... Flora of Bolivia Cosmos checklist DEFAULTSORT Cosmos Plant Category Cosmos plant Category Asteraceae ... more details
plants this is often what is meant. Allowing more than one generation of the plant to set seed in one ... of the very short favourable seasons in desert s. Annual plant s in deserts may use the weedy ... seed dormancy . Alternatively, some Perennial plant perennial desert plants may die back to their underground ... DEFAULTSORT Ephemeral Plant Category Flowers Category Ephemeral plants cs Efem ra rostlina de Ephemere ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Mirabilis plant taxobox name Mirabilis image 2006 10 18Mirabilis jalapa10.jpg image caption Mirabilis jalapa regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Nyctaginaceae genus Mirabilis genus authority Riv. ex Carolus Linnaeus L. subdivision ranks Species subdivision About 60 see text. Mirabilis is a genus of plants in the family Nyctaginaceae known as the four o clocks . The best known species may be Mirabilis jalapa , the plant most commonly called four o clock . There are several dozen species in the genus, of herbaceous plants, mostly found in the Americas . Sometimes they have tuberous root s which enables them to perennate through dry and cool seasons. They have small, deep throated flower s, often fragrant. Although best known as ornamental plant s, at least one species, Mirabilis expansa , mauka , is grown for food. Species include Mirabilis alipes Mirabilis coccinea Mirabilis expansa Mirabilis greenei Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis longiflora Mirabilis macfarlanei Mirabilis multiflora Mirabilis nyctaginea Mirabilis oblongifolia Mirabilis pumila Mirabilis rotundifolia Mirabilis tenuiloba External links http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 1&taxon id 120783 Mirabilis in the Flora of North America http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Taxonomy Browser wwwtax.cgi?mode Tree&id 3537&lvl 3&p mapview&p has linkout&p blast url&p genome blast&lin f&keep 1&srchmode 1&unlock NCBI Taxonomy Browser Portal Plants DEFAULTSORT Mirabilis Plant Category Mirabilis Category Night blooming plants Caryophyllales stub de Wunderblumen es Mirabilis planta hsb D iwni ka it Mirabilis botanica pl Dziwaczek pt Mirabilis sv Underblomssl ktet th ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Acanthus plant Taxobox name Acanthus image Acanthus montanus3.jpg image caption Acanthus montanus regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Flowering plant Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Acanthaceae subfamilia Acanthoideae tribus Acantheae genus Acanthus genus authority Carl Linnaeus L. synonyms Cheilopsis small Alfred Moquin Tandon Moq. small ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?61 title Acanthus L. work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 2009 01 23 accessdate 2010 06 19 ref subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plant s in the family Acanthaceae , native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia . Common names include Acanthus and Bear s breeches . The generic name is derived from the Greek language Greek word acanthos , meaning thorny. ref cite book url http books.google.com books?id esMPU5DHEGgC& first Umberto last Quattrocchi title CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names A C year 2000 publisher CRC Press isbn 978 0 8493 2675 2 page 23 ref The genus comprises Herbaceousplantherbaceous perennial plant s, rarely subshrub s, with spiny leaves and flower raceme spikes bearing white or purplish flowers. Size varies from convert 0.4 to 2 m ft abbr on in height. Selected species Acanthus balcanicus small Heywood & I.Richardson small Syn. Acanthus hungaricus small Vincze von Borb s Borb s Carl Baenitz Baenitz small , Acanthus longifolius small Nicolaus Thomas Host Host small Acanthus dioscoridis small Carl Ludwig Willdenow Willd. small Acanthus ebracteatus small Martin Vahl Vahl small Acanthus eminens small Charles Baron Clarke C.B.Clarke small Acanthus hirsutus small Pierre Edmond Boissier ... , Acanthus spinosus A. spinosus and Acanthus mollis A. mollis , are grown as ornamental plant s. Acanthus ... more details
thumb right 200px A group of crocuses Crocus at flowering. In horticulture , a bulbous plant is an ornamental plant , herbaceous or perennial species which produce fleshly storage organs including ... organ s by the plant . A bulb s leaf bases generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the plant to survive adverse conditions. The leaf bases may resemble scales, or they may overlap and surround the center of the bulb as with the onion . A modified Plant stem stem forms the base of the bulb, and plant growth occurs from this bulb basal plate . Root s emerge from the underside ... have their scales closely packed together Hyacinth plant Hyacinthus but some types, such as the Lily ... plant Narcissus and Allium . Corms main corm A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plantPlant stem stem consisting of one or more internodes with at least one growing point, with protective ... in half it is made up of layers. ref name dos Rhizomes main Rhizome A rhizome is a horizontal plant ... have rhizomes that grow above ground or that lie at the soil surface, including some Iris plant Iris ... that are propagated this way include iris plant iris es, Lily of the Valley , Canna plant Cannas . ref name dos Kingsley R. Stern Introductory Plant Biology , 10th ed. ISBN 0072909412 ref Tubers ... to form at the sides of the parent plant and are most often located near the soil surface. The below ... that branches off a mature plant. The offspring or new tubers, are attached to a parent tuber or form at the end of a hypogeogenous rhizome. In the fall the plant dies except for the new offspring ... bright, primary shades to delicate, pastel hues. ref name cero Parterre and herbaceous border Image Tulips 09148.jpg thumb right A herbaceous border with tulips and irises. Traditionally, bulbous plants are cultivated in parterre s and herbaceous border s. The choice of the species depends on a number ... examples of bulbous plant genera and their flowering season are given below. ref name cero Spring ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Ranzania plant Taxobox name Ranzania image Ranzania japonica 1.jpg image width image caption Ranzania japonica regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Ranunculales familia Berberidaceae genus Ranzania genus authority T. Ito species R. japonica binomial Ranzania japonica binomial authority T.Ito synonyms Podophyllum japonicum Ranzania Japanese language Japanese is a monotypic genus of perennial herbs in the family Berberidaceae, the only species is Ranzania japonica . It is native to woodlands in the mountains of Honshu , Japan . This genus is named in honor of Ono Ranzan , who has been called the Japanese Linnaeus . ref http books.google.com books?id oKVsZdgB QEC&pg RA1 PA281&lpg RA1 PA281&dq ranzania plant&source web&ots 3nKfKTsBYL&sig T0yPNhrUwsUAKnNpWbetc7bjnbg&hl en&sa X&oi book result&resnum 6&ct result PRA1 PA282,M1 The Explorer s Garden by Daniel Hinkley , Timber Press, p. 119 ref Fleshy stems of Ranzania form small colonies from an underground rhizome . Each stem bears two trifoliate compound leaves , and between the leaves is a single or more commonly a small cluster of drooping cup shaped mauve flowers. These develop into an upright clusters of white berries. The haploid chromosome number is n 7. ref The Genus Epimedium and Other Herbaceous Berberidaceae.By William Thomas Stearn, Julian Shaw, Peter Shaw Green, Brian Mathew. Published by Timber Press, 2002 p. 34. ISBN 0881925438 ref Uses It is occasionally used in shade garden s in the west. ref http books.google.com books?id oKVsZdgB QEC&pg RA1 PA281&lpg RA1 PA281&dq ranzania plant&source web&ots 3nKfKTsBYL&sig T0yPNhrUwsUAKnNpWbetc7bjnbg&hl en&sa X&oi ... Schmid p. 282 Timber Press ref Taxonomy The taxonomy of this plant has changed a fair amount. It was once ... npgs html taxon.pl?30847 ARS GRIN Database entry. BerberidaceaeGenera DEFAULTSORT Ranzania Plant Category Berberidaceae genera Category Monotypic plant genera Ranunculales stub ... more details
Gas plant can refer to Dictamnus or Gas plant , a flowering plant Gas fired power plant Gas turbine power plant Natural gas processing Natural Gas Processing Plant disambig ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Reseda plant Taxobox name Reseda image Reseda lutea1.jpg image caption Reseda lutea Wild Mignonette regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Brassicales familia Resedaceae genus Reseda genus authority Carolus Linnaeus L. subdivision ranks Species subdivision About 50 70 species, including br Reseda alba White Mignonette br Reseda complicata Glaucous Mignonette br Reseda lutea Wild Mignonette br Reseda luteola Weld br Reseda odorata Common Mignonette br Reseda phyteuma Corn Mignonette br Reseda scoparia Canaries Mignonette Mignonette Reseda is a genus of fragrant herbaceous plants native to the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia , from the Canary Islands and Iberian Peninsula Iberia east to northwest India . The species include annuals, biennials and perennials, and grow to 40 130 cm tall. The leaf leaves form a basal rosette at ground level, and then spirally arranged up the stem they can be entire, toothed or pinnate, and range from 1 15 cm long. The flower s are produced in a slender spike, each flower small 4 6 mm diameter , white, yellow, orange, or green, with four to six petals. The fruit is a small dry capsule containing several seeds. Other common names include Weld Reseda luteola R. luteola , Dyer s Rocket , Bastard Rocket and Sweet Reseda. Cultivation and uses Propagation is by seed, which is surface sown directly into the garden or grass verge. The plant does not take well to transplanting and should not be moved after sowing. Mignonette flowers are extremely fragrant. It is grown for the sweet ambrosia l scent of its flowers. It is used in flower arrangements, perfume s and potpourri . A Victorian era Victorian favourite, it was commonly grown in pots and in window boxes to scent the city air. It was used as a sedative and a treatment for bruises in Ancient Rome Roman times ... Reseda luteola L. in German Dyeing DEFAULTSORT Reseda Plant Category Resedaceae Category Plant ... more details
Other uses Pancratium disambiguation DISPLAYTITLE Pancratium plant Automatic taxobox taxon Pancratium image Pacratium maritimum Paestum.jpg image caption Pancratium maritimum authority small Dill. ex Carolus Linnaeus L. small ref Sp. Pl. 290 1753 . ref subdivision ranks Species subdivision Pancratium angustifolium br Pancratium arabicum br Pancratium biflorum br Pancratium canariense br Pancratium centrale br Pancratium foetidum br Pancratium illyricum br Pancratium landesii br Pancratium maritimum br Pancratium maximum br Pancratium parvum br Pancratium saharae br Pancratium sickenbergeri br Pancratium tenuifolium br Pancratium tortuosum br Pancratium trianthum br Pancratium triflorum br Pancratium verecundum br Pancratium zeylanicum Pancratium is a genus of about 21 species of perennial , herbaceous and bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae , subfamily Amaryllidoideae ref citation last Stevens first P.F. year 2001 onwards title Angiosperm Phylogeny Website Asparagales Amaryllidoideae url http www.mobot.org mobot research apweb orders asparagalesweb.htm AllAma ref , which latter also includes the genera Narcissus genus Narcissus true daffodils and Snowdrop Galanthus snowdrops . The genus is found along the coastline of the Mediterranean area extending to the Canary Islands , tropical Africa and tropical Asia . The flowers are large, white and fragrant. The perianth tube and the corona are present. It differs from the similar Hymenocallis in its numerous seeds with a thin black skin. Plants belonging to the genus Pancratium have been found in Prehistory prehistoric Crete Cretan fresco es. The name Pancratium is derived from the Greek language Greek and means all strength , probably referring to the strength of a plant that can tolerate extreme climates. Pancratium ... is sometimes grown as a hothouse container plant. gallery File Pancratium parvum Forest Spider ... Pancratium Plant Category Amaryllidaceae genera Category Amaryllidoideae bg de Trichternarzissen ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Rheum genus taxobox name Rhubarb image Rheum rhabarbarum.2006 04 27.uellue.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Polygonaceae genus Rheum genus authority Carolus Linnaeus L. subdivision ranks Species subdivision About 60, including Rheum maximowiczii Noble rhubarb Rheum nobile Rheum officinale Rheum palaestinum Turkey rhubarb Rheum palmatum Rheum rhabarbarum Rheum rhaponticum Rheum ref From Ancient Greek http archimedes.fas.harvard.edu cgi bin dict?name lsj&lang el&word r h on&filter CUTF8 . ref is a genus of about 60 perennial plant s in the family Polygonaceae . The genus includes the vegetable ref http nsac.ca lib apascc acv production rhubarb.htm Vegetable Crops Production Guide for the Atlantic Provinces ref rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum or Rheum x hybridum . The species have large somewhat triangular shaped leaf leaves with long, fleshy Petiole botany petiole s. The flower s are small, greenish white to Rose color rose red , and grouped in large compound leafy inflorescence s. A number of varieties of rhubarb have been domesticated both as medicinal plants and for human consumption. While the leaves are toxic, the stalks are used in pies and other foods for their tart flavor. Description File Rivach Rivas.JPG thumb Rivach zeebad Rheum species are herbaceous perennials growing from fleshy roots. They have upright growing stems and mostly basal, deciduous leaves growing from short, thick rhizome s. They have persistent or deciduous ocrea. The inflorescences are terminal ... Greek word rheon , which was used by Dioscorides , possibly for a plant in this genus. ref http ... in the Royal Horticultural Society s list of recognised plant names. The drug rheum is prepared from ... pies, jellies, jams, and wine. All parts of the plant contain the poison oxalic acid , but its concentration ... coauthors Vol 2 title Hardy herbaceous perennials date 1990 publisher Timber Press location ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Abronia plant taxobox name Abronia image Abronia latifolia.jpg image caption Yellow Sand Verbena Abronia latifolia regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Nyctaginaceae tribus Nyctagineae genus Abronia genus authority Antoine Laurent de Jussieu Juss. ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?18 title Genus Abronia Juss. work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 2010 07 07 accessdate 2010 10 24 ref , 1789 subdivision ranks species subdivision See text Image Sand verbena.jpg thumb Abronia villosa Image Abronia ameliae 1.jpg thumb Abronia ameliae Abronia , the sand verbenas or wild lantanas , is a genus of about 20 species of Annual plant annual or perennial plant perennial herbaceous plants in the family Nyctaginaceae . Despite the common names, they are not related to Verbena vervain s or lantana s in the family Verbenaceae . They are closely allied with Tripterocalyx . They are native to western North America , from Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, south to west Texas , California , Baja California and central Mexico , growing on dry sand y soils. Abronia macrocarpa , a Texas endemic, is protected under the Endangered Species Act. Abronia ammophila , the Yellowstone sand verbena, is a plant unique to Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park s lakeshores and is endemism endemic to the park. Only a few species are widespread, and many are quite rare. They make very attractive garden plants for hot, dry sandy sites. Selected species valign top Abronia alpina small Brandeg. small Abronia ameliae small Lundell small Abronia ammophila small Greene small Abronia angustifolia small Greene small Abronia argillosa small Welsh & Goodrich small Abronia bigelovii small Heimerl small ... Abronia Abronia wikispecies inline Abronia Nyctaginaceae Abronia Category Abronia plant Caryophyllales ... more details
Distinguish Capsella bivalve italic title taxobox name Capsella image Capsella bursa pastoris.JPG image caption Shepherd s Purse Capsella bursa pastoris regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Brassicales familia Brassicaceae genus Capsella genus authority Friedrich Kasimir Medikus Medik. subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text. Capsella is a genus of herbaceous annual plant plant and biennial plant biennial plants in the Mustard family Brassicaceae . ref cite web url http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 2&taxon id 105575 work Flora of China title 19. Capsella Medikus ref It is a close relative of Arabidopsis , Neslia , and Halimolobos . ref name slotte Some recent authors circumscribe Capsella to contain only three species Capsella bursa pastoris , Capsella rubella and Capsella grandiflora . ref name slotte Cite journal doi 10.3732 ajb.93.11.1714 url http www.amjbot.org cgi content full 93 11 1714 title Intrageneric phylogeny of Capsella Brassicaceae and the origin of the tetraploid C. Bursa pastoris based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences year 2006 author Slotte, T. journal American Journal of Botany volume 93 pages 1714 last2 Ceplitis first2 A. last3 Neuffer first3 B. last4 Hurka first4 H. last5 Lascoux first5 M. postscript None issue 11 ref Species Capsella abscissa Capsella andreana Capsella australis Capsella austriaca Capsella bursa pastoris Shepherd s Purse Capsella divaricata Capsella draboides Capsella gracilis Capsella grandiflora Capsella humistrata Capsella hybrida Capsella hyrcana Capsella integrifolia Capsella lycia Capsella mexicana syn. Bursa mexicana Capsella pillosula Capsella pubens Capsella puberula Capsella rubella Capsella schaffneri syn. Asta schaffneri Capsella stellata Capsella tasmanica Capsella thomsoni Capsella thracica Capsella viguieri Capsella villosula References references Category Brassicaceae az Qu pp yi ba ca Capsella da Hyrdetaske de ... more details
A parasitic plant is one that derives some or all of its sustenance from another plant. About 4,100 species in approximately 19 families of flowering plant s are known. ref Nickrent, D. L. and Musselman, L. J. 2004. Introduction to Parasitic Flowering Plants. The Plant Health Instructor . doi 10.1094 ... ref Parasitic plants have a modified root, the haustorium , that penetrates the host plant and connects ..., northern cape, South Africa 3a. Holoparasite a plant that is completely parasitic on other plants and has virtually no chlorophyll. 3b. Hemiparasite a plant that is parasitic under natural conditions ... nutrients from the host plant. Many obtain at least part of their organic nutrients from the host as well ... Moraes, C. 2009. Parasitic plants in agriculture Chemical ecology of germination and host plant location ... Root parasitic plant seeds tend to use chemical cues for germination. In order for germination to occur, seeds need to be fairly close to their host plant. ref name Scott ref name Runyon For example, the seeds of the parasitic plant Witchweed Witchweed Striga asiatica need to be within 3 to 4 millimeters ... Scott Chemical compound cues sensed by parasitic plant seeds are from host plant root exudates that are leached ... within a radius of a few meters of the plant exuding them. Parasitic plants germinate and follow ... are called strigolactone s. Strigolactone stimulates Ethylene plant hormone ethylene biosynthesis .... It was isolated from a non host cotton plant and has been found in true host plants such as corn and millets. The stimulants are usually plant specific, examples of other germination stimulants include ... to survive for a small amount of time. An example, Cuscuta Dodder Cuscuta spp. is a parasitic plant .... Once germinated, the plant has 6 days to find and establish a connection with its host plant before its resources run out. ref name Scott Dodder seeds germinate above ground and then the plant sends out stems in search of its host plant reaching up to 6 cm before it dies. It is believed ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Acis plant Automatic taxobox taxon Acis image Lautumnale 01.jpg image width 250 px image caption Flower of Acis autumnalis L. Herb. authority Richard Anthony Salisbury Salisb. subdivision ranks Species subdivision see text File Niv oles.jpg thumb 200px left Cladogram of snowflakes and snowdrops Acis is a genus of perennial , herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae , subfamily Amaryllidoideae ref citation last Stevens first P.F. year 2001 onwards title Angiosperm Phylogeny Website Asparagales Amaryllidoideae url http www.mobot.org mobot research apweb orders asparagalesweb.htm AllAma ref . The genus consists in 9 species distributed in Europe and Northern Africa . br br The genus was reinstated in 2004, after it was determined on morphological and molecular grounds that these species should be segregated from Leucojum . ref name Lled 2004 Lled Ma D., Davis A.P., Crespo M.B., Chase M.W., Fay M.F. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of Leucojum and Galanthus Amaryllidaceae based on plastid matK and nuclear ribosomal spacer ITS DNA sequences and morphology. Plant Syst. Evol., 246 3 4 223 243. ref Species The list of Acis species, with their complete name and authority, is given below. ref name RBG Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. http apps.kew.org wcsp qsearch.do World Checklist of Monocotyledons Acis . Accessed August 15, 2009. ref valign top Acis autumnalis L. Herb. 1837 syn. Leucojum autumnale . Acis autumnalis var. autumnalis Acis autumnalis var. oporantha Jord. et Fourr. Lled , A.P.Davis & M.B.Crespo 2004. Acis autumnalis var. pulchella Jord. et Fourr. Lled , A.P.Davis & M.B.Crespo 2004. Acis fabrei Qu zel & Girerd Lled , A.P.Davis & M.B.Crespo 2004. Acis ionica Bareka, Kamari & Phitos 2006 ref http www.bgbm.org willdenowia w pdf wi36 1Bareka al.pdf P. Bareka, G. Kamari & D. Phitos, Acis ionica Amaryllidaceae , a new species from the Ionian area W Greece, S Albania , Willdenowia 36, 357 366, 2006 ref . Acis longifolia J.Gay ex M.Roemer ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Nama plant Taxobox name Nama image Nama demissum 3.jpg image caption Nama demissum , Nevada desert regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo unplaced familia Boraginaceae subfamilia Hydrophylloideae genus Nama genus authority Carl Linnaeus L. ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?7958 title Genus Nama L. work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 2007 10 05 accessdate 2011 03 05 ref subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text. synonyms Andropus small Brand small br Conanthus small S.Watson small ref name GRIN Nama is a genus of herbaceousplant s belonging to the Family biology family Boraginaceae . Most are found in North America . Selected species valign top Nama aretioides small Hook. & Arn. Brand small &ndash ground nama Nama arizonicum small Bacon small &ndash Arizona fiddleleaf Nama californicum small A.Gray Bacon small &ndash California fiddleleaf Nama carnosum small Woot. C.L.Hitchc. small &ndash sand fiddleleaf Nama demissum small A.Gray small &ndash purple mat Nama densum small J.G.Lemmon small &ndash leafy nama Nama depressum small J.G. & S.A. Lemmon ex A.Gray small &ndash depressed fiddleleaf Nama dichotomum small Ruiz & Pav n Choisy small &ndash wishbone fiddleleaf Nama havardii small A.Gray small &ndash Havard s fiddleleaf Nama hispidum small A.Gray small &ndash sand bells, bristly nama Nama jamaicense small L. small &ndash Jamaicanweed Nama lobbii small A.Gray small &ndash Lobb s fiddleleaf Nama macranthum small Choisy Brand small &ndash royal fiddleleaf Nama parvifolium small Torr. Greenm. small &ndash small leaf fiddleleaf Nama pusillum small J.G. & S.A. Lemmon ex A.Gray small &ndash eggleaf ... Turricula plant Turricula parryi small A.Gray J.F.Macbr. small as N. parryi small A.Gray small ... DEFAULTSORT Nama Plant Category Hydrophylloideae Asterid stub es Nama g nero fr Nama genre pt Nama ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Chelone plant Taxobox image Chelone glabra 002.JPG image caption Chelone glabra regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Plantaginaceae genus Chelone subdivision ranks Genera subdivision Chelone cuthbertii C. cuthbertii br Chelone glabra C. glabra br Chelone lyonii C. lyonii br Chelone obliqua C. obliqua File Chelone lyonii2.jpg thumb Chelone lyonii File Chelone obliqua A.jpg thumb Chelone obiqua Chelone is a genus of four ref name nelson Cite journal url http www.amjbot.org cgi content full 86 10 1487 title Polyploid evolution and biogeography in Chelone Scrophulariaceae morphological and isozyme evidence author Allan D. Nelson and Wayne J. Elisens journal American Journal of Botany year 1999 volume 86 pages 1487 1501 doi 10.2307 2656929 jstor 2656929 issue 10 publisher Botanical Society of America pmid 10523288 ref species of perennial plant perennial herbaceousplant s native to eastern North America. ref name nelson ref name plants Cite web url http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol CHELO title Chelone L. ref They all have similarly shaped flowers which lead to the name turtlehead due to their resemblance to the head of a turtle , which vary in color from white to red, purple or pink. ref name nelson C. cuthbertii , C. glabra , and C. lyonii are diploid and C. obliqua is either tetraploid or hexaploid. ref name nelson Relationships to other plants The closest relatives of Chelone are Chionophila and Nothochelone from western North America. ref name nelson It is also more closely related to Collinsia than to other members of the family such as Antirrhinum snapdragon s, Plantago plantains , and Digitalis foxglove . ref Cite journal author Olmstead, R. G., dePamphilis, C. W., Wolfe, A. D., Young, N. D., Elisons, W. J. & Reeves P. A. year 2001 title Disintegration of the Scrophulariaceae ... DEFAULTSORT Chelone Plant Category Plantaginaceae Category Flora of the United States Commons ... more details
Plant perception may refer to Plant perception physiology the study of the physiologic mechanisms of plant perception and response to the environment Plant perception paranormal the study of emotion, polysomnography and paranormal phenomenon as applies to plants disambig ... more details
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