Marla-Oodnadatta - Natural Resources South Australia
... from the main GAB aquifer, there are few sources of useable groundwater. In the sandy dune country, good quality groundwater can be found at shallow depths adjacent to the major watercourses (e.g. the Alberga and Hamilton Rivers). Natural waterholes occur along major and some minor drainage lines. W ...
... from the main GAB aquifer, there are few sources of useable groundwater. In the sandy dune country, good quality groundwater can be found at shallow depths adjacent to the major watercourses (e.g. the Alberga and Hamilton Rivers). Natural waterholes occur along major and some minor drainage lines. W ...
morpho-anatomical aspects of proboscidea louisianica (mill.) thell.
... with Caspary thickenings in the lateral walls of the component cells. The central cylinder consists of 4 xylem bundles with vessels having thickened and lignified walls and 4 phloemic bundles, formed by sieved tubes and guard cells. As the histologic sections show, the vascular bundles are almost ov ...
... with Caspary thickenings in the lateral walls of the component cells. The central cylinder consists of 4 xylem bundles with vessels having thickened and lignified walls and 4 phloemic bundles, formed by sieved tubes and guard cells. As the histologic sections show, the vascular bundles are almost ov ...
Structure–Function Relationships in Highly Modified Shoots of
... stems. Although small, opuntioid leaves are green, photosynthetic and always easily visible on young shoots. Stems are flattened cladodes (‘pads’ or ‘ears’) in some, have radial symmetry in others, or have cylindrical trunks with cladodes as lateral branches (Consolea, Brasiliopuntia). Only opuntioi ...
... stems. Although small, opuntioid leaves are green, photosynthetic and always easily visible on young shoots. Stems are flattened cladodes (‘pads’ or ‘ears’) in some, have radial symmetry in others, or have cylindrical trunks with cladodes as lateral branches (Consolea, Brasiliopuntia). Only opuntioi ...
“Pyrus” The Flowering Pear Family
... is 2 to 3" long, and have long petioles which have a tendency to shimmer, second only to Quaking Aspen. Excellent white flowers are 1/3" across and borne in 3" diameter corymbs. Flowers appear before the leaves in late April or early May. Does not readily set fruit. Aristocrat Pear has a consistent, ...
... is 2 to 3" long, and have long petioles which have a tendency to shimmer, second only to Quaking Aspen. Excellent white flowers are 1/3" across and borne in 3" diameter corymbs. Flowers appear before the leaves in late April or early May. Does not readily set fruit. Aristocrat Pear has a consistent, ...
Key broad, persistent or deciduous, flowers pedicellate.. Pereskia
... unilocular, many-carpellate; style simple; stigma mostly capitate. Ovules Fruit ...
... unilocular, many-carpellate; style simple; stigma mostly capitate. Ovules Fruit ...
Phylogenetics of Cacti-Lab Exercise
... throughout the New World, with centers of diversity in the warm and arid regions of North and South America. Cacti are especially abundant in the southwestern United States and Mexico, eastern Brazil, and the slopes of the Andes. Humans have used a number of species in various ways for about 12,000 ...
... throughout the New World, with centers of diversity in the warm and arid regions of North and South America. Cacti are especially abundant in the southwestern United States and Mexico, eastern Brazil, and the slopes of the Andes. Humans have used a number of species in various ways for about 12,000 ...
Daphne Major Galapagos Island Seed and Finch Data. Assignment
... The portulaca has oblong leaves, up to 3 cm long. In the wet season, it has large yellow flowers, up to 4 cm wide when fully open. In the dry season, the green leaves turn a red color. Portulaca in the wet season.(Photo, Barry Soames) Portulaca during the dry season, Plaza Island, Galápagos.(Photo, ...
... The portulaca has oblong leaves, up to 3 cm long. In the wet season, it has large yellow flowers, up to 4 cm wide when fully open. In the dry season, the green leaves turn a red color. Portulaca in the wet season.(Photo, Barry Soames) Portulaca during the dry season, Plaza Island, Galápagos.(Photo, ...
saguaro cactus
... Old woodpecker nests do not stay empty. As soon as one kind of bird moves out, another moves in. Elf owls are among the first to take over. Unlike woodpeckers, however, these little owls may stay in the same hole for years. Other birds, such as this starling, follow close behind. High up in the spi ...
... Old woodpecker nests do not stay empty. As soon as one kind of bird moves out, another moves in. Elf owls are among the first to take over. Unlike woodpeckers, however, these little owls may stay in the same hole for years. Other birds, such as this starling, follow close behind. High up in the spi ...
LACSS Sep06_Chronicle
... All I can say is "WOW!" about the really special program we had at the August meeting. Maxine & I have heard many programs given by our friend Woody Minnich & each one just gets better. Hopefully we will be able to enjoy several more before he & Kathy depart for New Mexico next summer. They will ce ...
... All I can say is "WOW!" about the really special program we had at the August meeting. Maxine & I have heard many programs given by our friend Woody Minnich & each one just gets better. Hopefully we will be able to enjoy several more before he & Kathy depart for New Mexico next summer. They will ce ...
The Desert Biome - 16hja
... •The Desert Hopping mouse is also known as the Tarkawara or the Tarkawarra. •These mice are usually seen at night. •They get all the water they need from the moisture provided in their food. •Desert hopping mice eat seeds insects and roots. ...
... •The Desert Hopping mouse is also known as the Tarkawara or the Tarkawarra. •These mice are usually seen at night. •They get all the water they need from the moisture provided in their food. •Desert hopping mice eat seeds insects and roots. ...
What`s Growing in Your Schoolyard
... schoolyards and/or backyards. There may be many factors that help to explain why certain types of vegetation are planted in particular areas. Identifying non-native vegetation contributes to understanding similarities and differences between animal populations in desert remnants and residential area ...
... schoolyards and/or backyards. There may be many factors that help to explain why certain types of vegetation are planted in particular areas. Identifying non-native vegetation contributes to understanding similarities and differences between animal populations in desert remnants and residential area ...
Callery Pear (Bradford Pear) - Missouri Department of Conservation
... commonly known as ‘Bradford pear.’ Native to China, it was first brought to the United States in 1917 for hybridization experiments to improve disease resistance of the common fruiting pear. The Bradford cultivar was widely planted as a promising new ornamental during the 1950s. Since then, many oth ...
... commonly known as ‘Bradford pear.’ Native to China, it was first brought to the United States in 1917 for hybridization experiments to improve disease resistance of the common fruiting pear. The Bradford cultivar was widely planted as a promising new ornamental during the 1950s. Since then, many oth ...
Cactus
... Without leaves, cacti do photosynthesis in their stems. Most cacti live in hot arid climates with high daytime temperatures and low nighttime temperatures. A few cacti live in the South American rain forests. Many of these are long and thin and grow in trees. What separates cacti from other succule ...
... Without leaves, cacti do photosynthesis in their stems. Most cacti live in hot arid climates with high daytime temperatures and low nighttime temperatures. A few cacti live in the South American rain forests. Many of these are long and thin and grow in trees. What separates cacti from other succule ...
Plants - Maricopa County parks
... U.S.; blooms stiff white flowers in late spring and produces red fruit. Chain Fruit Cholla Opuntia fulgida Cactus known also as "jumping cholla," considered a tree cholla that typically grows to 8’. Summer bloomer; small pink flowers, followed by green fruits that hang from past season fruits to cre ...
... U.S.; blooms stiff white flowers in late spring and produces red fruit. Chain Fruit Cholla Opuntia fulgida Cactus known also as "jumping cholla," considered a tree cholla that typically grows to 8’. Summer bloomer; small pink flowers, followed by green fruits that hang from past season fruits to cre ...
Nature Walk Guide - Superstition Mountain Museum
... has bright red flowers that appear in 10-inch clusters on the ends of its branches and again after periods of heavy rain fall. Ocotillos may reach 20 feet tall and can live for over 200 years. 6. Prickly Pear Cactus - Opuntia engdmannii (left side of trail) There are 57 species of Prickly Pear Cacti ...
... has bright red flowers that appear in 10-inch clusters on the ends of its branches and again after periods of heavy rain fall. Ocotillos may reach 20 feet tall and can live for over 200 years. 6. Prickly Pear Cactus - Opuntia engdmannii (left side of trail) There are 57 species of Prickly Pear Cacti ...
Burdock is a biennial thistle with numerous white or purple flower
... Burdock is a biennial thistle with numerous white or purple flower heads scattered along the stems. It grows on roadsides, or ditch banks and waste areas as well as in poor pasture. Burdock can be a serious pest in sheep farms as the burs damage the wool and can irritate or injure animal skin, mouth ...
... Burdock is a biennial thistle with numerous white or purple flower heads scattered along the stems. It grows on roadsides, or ditch banks and waste areas as well as in poor pasture. Burdock can be a serious pest in sheep farms as the burs damage the wool and can irritate or injure animal skin, mouth ...
In areas which are usually very arid over much of the year
... the better it is at extracting water. In areas which are usually very arid over much of the year, such as Baja California (the long thin peninsular in western Mexico), rainfall is almost non-existent and so only plants which use this dew-extraction mechanism can survive. Plants here from quite diffe ...
... the better it is at extracting water. In areas which are usually very arid over much of the year, such as Baja California (the long thin peninsular in western Mexico), rainfall is almost non-existent and so only plants which use this dew-extraction mechanism can survive. Plants here from quite diffe ...
January Hooked Spine Mammillaria Senecio and Othonna
... photos of over 150 species of Hoyas. In an effort for all members to see the new books, we will try a new check-out system. The first person who would like to check out the new book may do so BUT we ask that the book be left on the Library table until the end of intermission. That will allow others ...
... photos of over 150 species of Hoyas. In an effort for all members to see the new books, we will try a new check-out system. The first person who would like to check out the new book may do so BUT we ask that the book be left on the Library table until the end of intermission. That will allow others ...
Cacti Adaptations
... Cacti Adaptations - Fibrous Roots Most cacti have fibrous roots that spread out widely from the plant and grow close to the ground’s surface. Some prickly pear roots spread 10 to 15 feet away from their stems. This adaptation provides more roots to absorb rain water. ...
... Cacti Adaptations - Fibrous Roots Most cacti have fibrous roots that spread out widely from the plant and grow close to the ground’s surface. Some prickly pear roots spread 10 to 15 feet away from their stems. This adaptation provides more roots to absorb rain water. ...
Coryphantha sulcata var. sulcata
... (areoles) on succulent, raised leaf bases (tubercles), photosynthetic leaves absent and vestigial structure obscure, tubercles helically alternate and tightly crowded (no visible internodes), the tubercle conic, 9−20 × 10−11 mm, dark bluish green, with fine groove on upper side from edge of spine-be ...
... (areoles) on succulent, raised leaf bases (tubercles), photosynthetic leaves absent and vestigial structure obscure, tubercles helically alternate and tightly crowded (no visible internodes), the tubercle conic, 9−20 × 10−11 mm, dark bluish green, with fine groove on upper side from edge of spine-be ...
Opuntioid cacti – WoNS – Identification and control
... Pads or segments: dull grey-green. 15-40cm long, 3.5-5cm diameter. Large, widely spaced tubercles give a woven, rope like appearance. Flowers: dark pink, magenta. Fruit: fleshy, egg shaped, to 4cm long. Greenish-yellow when ripe (can form chains). Spines: 2-12 spines, 0.8-3cm long. Trunks often cov ...
... Pads or segments: dull grey-green. 15-40cm long, 3.5-5cm diameter. Large, widely spaced tubercles give a woven, rope like appearance. Flowers: dark pink, magenta. Fruit: fleshy, egg shaped, to 4cm long. Greenish-yellow when ripe (can form chains). Spines: 2-12 spines, 0.8-3cm long. Trunks often cov ...
Prickly pear identification and their control
... Flowers are large, normally seen during spring and can be yellow, orange, red, pink, purple or white depending on the species. Prickly pear fruits vary between species and are either red, purple, orange, yellow or green. ...
... Flowers are large, normally seen during spring and can be yellow, orange, red, pink, purple or white depending on the species. Prickly pear fruits vary between species and are either red, purple, orange, yellow or green. ...
Patience and the mulberry leaf become a silk gown.
... • 155,000 cochineal insects to make a kg of cochineal dye. • Today, Peru, Canary Islands, Chile, and Mexico produce cochineal dye. • France, Japan, and Italy are the largest importers. • Market price 2005: between 50 and 80 USD per kg. – Increased significantly since then ...
... • 155,000 cochineal insects to make a kg of cochineal dye. • Today, Peru, Canary Islands, Chile, and Mexico produce cochineal dye. • France, Japan, and Italy are the largest importers. • Market price 2005: between 50 and 80 USD per kg. – Increased significantly since then ...
Crested Oleander-Leaved Cactus
... This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not parti ...
... This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is not parti ...
Opuntia
Opuntia is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae.The most common culinary species is the Indian fig opuntia (O. ficus-indica). Most culinary uses of the term ""prickly pear"" refer to this species. Prickly pears are also known as tuna (fruit), sabra, nopal (paddle, plural nopales) from the Nahuatl word nōpalli for the pads, or nostle, from the Nahuatl word nōchtli for the fruit; or paddle cactus.The genus is named for the Ancient Greek city of Opus, where, according to Theophrastus, an edible plant grew which could be propagated by rooting its leaves.