Key to Identification of Invasive Knotweeds in British Columbia
... General Description: The four invasive knotweeds considered in this key are tall, perennial herbaceous plants growing from large, woody roots and a broad network of stout rhizomes. Plants are 1.5 to 6m in height, forming dense thickets of spreading, bamboo-like stems up to 3cm in diameter. Stems hav ...
... General Description: The four invasive knotweeds considered in this key are tall, perennial herbaceous plants growing from large, woody roots and a broad network of stout rhizomes. Plants are 1.5 to 6m in height, forming dense thickets of spreading, bamboo-like stems up to 3cm in diameter. Stems hav ...
Colchicum article in American Gardener Oct 2007
... and their tepals—the undifferentiated perianth segments that include both petals and sepals—are typically shades of pink, lavender, or purple; there are a few stunning white selections as well. The flowers of some species are tessellated—tepals display an interesting checkered pattern. The following ...
... and their tepals—the undifferentiated perianth segments that include both petals and sepals—are typically shades of pink, lavender, or purple; there are a few stunning white selections as well. The flowers of some species are tessellated—tepals display an interesting checkered pattern. The following ...
life in a grassland
... slightly sweet and spicy smell that reminds you of your kitchen. It smells like a familiar herb (1). The cool air tickles your nostrils as you inhale again and open your eyes. The first thing you notice is the sky. All around you in every direction the sky stretches like a perfectly round upside-dow ...
... slightly sweet and spicy smell that reminds you of your kitchen. It smells like a familiar herb (1). The cool air tickles your nostrils as you inhale again and open your eyes. The first thing you notice is the sky. All around you in every direction the sky stretches like a perfectly round upside-dow ...
Plant Jeopardy - Red Clay Elementary Science Wiki
... off of plant or the water carries the seed to a new place. ...
... off of plant or the water carries the seed to a new place. ...
A biological approach to salinized soil amelioration in arid
... development, human activities such as large-area land exploration, irrigation mismanagement, industrial pollution and overuse of fertilizers lead to increased secondary salinization over the years and accelerate the process of soil salinization. Ecological degradation has led to widespread water sca ...
... development, human activities such as large-area land exploration, irrigation mismanagement, industrial pollution and overuse of fertilizers lead to increased secondary salinization over the years and accelerate the process of soil salinization. Ecological degradation has led to widespread water sca ...
Click here to "Vom nutzlichen und heilsamen Kraut
... The young leaves of the ash, known in folk terms under the name of Asch (ash) or Wundesche (ash) are an important element for tea. The hanging branches with small gray-green glimmering leaves identify this tree. Carefully we pick leaf by leaf from the branches. From May to mid-June is the best harve ...
... The young leaves of the ash, known in folk terms under the name of Asch (ash) or Wundesche (ash) are an important element for tea. The hanging branches with small gray-green glimmering leaves identify this tree. Carefully we pick leaf by leaf from the branches. From May to mid-June is the best harve ...
Polemonium reptans
... Stem: Its stem is weak, slender, smooth, angular, and erect or sprawling. It is light green to red-green. Leaves: Its leaves are basal or alternate and are odd-pinnately compound. Each leaf is about 4-12 inches long, about 2-3 inches wide, and has about 3-21 sessile leaflets with the lower leaves ha ...
... Stem: Its stem is weak, slender, smooth, angular, and erect or sprawling. It is light green to red-green. Leaves: Its leaves are basal or alternate and are odd-pinnately compound. Each leaf is about 4-12 inches long, about 2-3 inches wide, and has about 3-21 sessile leaflets with the lower leaves ha ...
KIGELIA AFRICANA - African Traditional Medicine
... naphthoquinones, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, coumarins, and several others, and is said to be an important source of bioactive compounds. The roots and bark of Kigelia africana have the naphthoquinone lapachol and the dihydroisocoumarin kigelin as major compounds. Several other compounds, includi ...
... naphthoquinones, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, coumarins, and several others, and is said to be an important source of bioactive compounds. The roots and bark of Kigelia africana have the naphthoquinone lapachol and the dihydroisocoumarin kigelin as major compounds. Several other compounds, includi ...
Sphaerophysa salsula - Weed Research and Information Center
... The pea-like flowers are about 0.5 inch long and brick-red to orange-red. They are arranged in axillary racemes near the stem tips. The pods inflate at maturity and become ovoid to spherical, 0.75 to 1.5 inches long with a short stalk-like base. The pods are indehiscent with numerous seeds. Plants s ...
... The pea-like flowers are about 0.5 inch long and brick-red to orange-red. They are arranged in axillary racemes near the stem tips. The pods inflate at maturity and become ovoid to spherical, 0.75 to 1.5 inches long with a short stalk-like base. The pods are indehiscent with numerous seeds. Plants s ...
Autumn Olive - Elaeagnus umbellata Silverthorn, Thorny Olive
... Habitat and Distribution These are natives of China and Japan and were introduced into America in 1830. Autumn olive has been widely planted for wildlife habitat, mine reclamation, and shelterbelts (Figure 4). Autumn olive invades old fields, woodland edges, forest openings, pastures, road sides, ri ...
... Habitat and Distribution These are natives of China and Japan and were introduced into America in 1830. Autumn olive has been widely planted for wildlife habitat, mine reclamation, and shelterbelts (Figure 4). Autumn olive invades old fields, woodland edges, forest openings, pastures, road sides, ri ...
Nandina Heavenly Bamboo
... are ornamentally significant but remain bluish-green through the winter. It features beautiful panicles of white flowers with yellow anthers rising above the foliage from mid to late spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds, and which are most effective when planted in groupings. It fe ...
... are ornamentally significant but remain bluish-green through the winter. It features beautiful panicles of white flowers with yellow anthers rising above the foliage from mid to late spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds, and which are most effective when planted in groupings. It fe ...
4- Narcissus Species and Wild Hybrids
... about 11/4 to 1% in. wide, bright yellow, strongly fragrant; tube round, about I in. long, greenish; perianth segments obovate, opening flat; corona about as long as the segments; chromosome number 2n — 14. Distribution: River banks in stony-sandy soil where the bulbs often are buried more than one ...
... about 11/4 to 1% in. wide, bright yellow, strongly fragrant; tube round, about I in. long, greenish; perianth segments obovate, opening flat; corona about as long as the segments; chromosome number 2n — 14. Distribution: River banks in stony-sandy soil where the bulbs often are buried more than one ...
The parthenocarpic fruit (pat) mutant of tomato (Lycopersicon
... number of seeds under favourable conditions (Philouze, 1985), female fertility is greatly reduced in pat. Apart from a single report of fairly normal seed set under hand pollination (Mapelli et al., 1979), in pat genotypes (Bianchi and Soressi, 1969; Falavigna and Soressi, 1987), as well as in the ‘ ...
... number of seeds under favourable conditions (Philouze, 1985), female fertility is greatly reduced in pat. Apart from a single report of fairly normal seed set under hand pollination (Mapelli et al., 1979), in pat genotypes (Bianchi and Soressi, 1969; Falavigna and Soressi, 1987), as well as in the ‘ ...
Figure 1: Caryota gigas, base of trunks, Hodel et at. 1773 (holotype
... at top ofstem and moving downward at each successive node, interfoliarat first becoming infTafoliar later, pendulous. large, to 2.5 m long; peduncle to I m long, downward-<:urved, stout, to 10 cm diam., bursting through sheath ofsubtending leaf; prophyii unknown, other bracts lU1known, all fuI lingp ...
... at top ofstem and moving downward at each successive node, interfoliarat first becoming infTafoliar later, pendulous. large, to 2.5 m long; peduncle to I m long, downward-<:urved, stout, to 10 cm diam., bursting through sheath ofsubtending leaf; prophyii unknown, other bracts lU1known, all fuI lingp ...
A Comprehensive Guide to orchid Culture
... Keikis will be identical to the plant they were removed from and are also entitled to be recognized by the same variety name, if any, as the plant from which they originated. Top cuts Finally, some plants, mostly vandaceous orchids, tend to grow very tall. Heights of 4, 5, 6 feet or more are not unu ...
... Keikis will be identical to the plant they were removed from and are also entitled to be recognized by the same variety name, if any, as the plant from which they originated. Top cuts Finally, some plants, mostly vandaceous orchids, tend to grow very tall. Heights of 4, 5, 6 feet or more are not unu ...
Evo-devo and the search for homology (``sameness``) in biological
... morphology. For a long time morphology of animals and plants was understood mainly as the search for bauplans (body plans, archetypes). How can plant structures be accepted as homologous or non-homologous due to their relative position within the bauplan (Fig. 1A and B)? The more complex the compare ...
... morphology. For a long time morphology of animals and plants was understood mainly as the search for bauplans (body plans, archetypes). How can plant structures be accepted as homologous or non-homologous due to their relative position within the bauplan (Fig. 1A and B)? The more complex the compare ...
Jatropha Propagation How to
... that is accessible to the plantation that has a source of water. Cultivation Jatropha grows on all types of soil (ordinary soil, sandy, gravely or rocky soil) and adapts easily to different climates. It can survive a long period of drought by shedding most of it leaves. It can stand up to two years ...
... that is accessible to the plantation that has a source of water. Cultivation Jatropha grows on all types of soil (ordinary soil, sandy, gravely or rocky soil) and adapts easily to different climates. It can survive a long period of drought by shedding most of it leaves. It can stand up to two years ...
1. Diseases of Rice - Development of e
... Infected seedlings in nursery are lean and lanky, much taller and die after some time. In the main field, the affected plants have tall lanky tillers with longer internodes and aerial adventitious roots from the nodes above ground level. The root system is fibrous and bushy. The plants are killed be ...
... Infected seedlings in nursery are lean and lanky, much taller and die after some time. In the main field, the affected plants have tall lanky tillers with longer internodes and aerial adventitious roots from the nodes above ground level. The root system is fibrous and bushy. The plants are killed be ...
Forest Floor - Garnet Valley School
... o What layer is the warmest? What layer is the coolest? o What layer had the biggest items? What layer had the smallest items? Students may also be challenged to find items on the forest floor that meet certain ...
... o What layer is the warmest? What layer is the coolest? o What layer had the biggest items? What layer had the smallest items? Students may also be challenged to find items on the forest floor that meet certain ...
Starting Seeds - Detroit Public Schools Go Green Challenge
... layer that protects the embryo from injury and from drying out, and the endosperm is a temporary food supply for the developing plant. The endosperm is found packed around the embryo in the form of special leaves called cotyledons (seed leaves). These parts become visible once seeds begin to germina ...
... layer that protects the embryo from injury and from drying out, and the endosperm is a temporary food supply for the developing plant. The endosperm is found packed around the embryo in the form of special leaves called cotyledons (seed leaves). These parts become visible once seeds begin to germina ...
Spring Plant Sale Catalog - Harris County Master Gardener
... the summer & fall. Left alone, it eventually grows into a 3’x 3’ sprawling mound of color, but it’s spectacular trained in a 3’- 4’ “tree” form where the flowers can really show off! It can also be trained as a short climber, makes beautiful hanging baskets, works well in a pot or trained on support ...
... the summer & fall. Left alone, it eventually grows into a 3’x 3’ sprawling mound of color, but it’s spectacular trained in a 3’- 4’ “tree” form where the flowers can really show off! It can also be trained as a short climber, makes beautiful hanging baskets, works well in a pot or trained on support ...
The Morphology and Anatomy of Utricularia Transrugosa Stapf.
... between these three are ill-defined. The vegetative portions o f the plant are almost entirely below soil-level, with just the tips o f the recurved leaves appearing above ground. These leaves are simple, entire and spathulate in shape tapering towards the base into a cylindircal portion which is co ...
... between these three are ill-defined. The vegetative portions o f the plant are almost entirely below soil-level, with just the tips o f the recurved leaves appearing above ground. These leaves are simple, entire and spathulate in shape tapering towards the base into a cylindircal portion which is co ...
Vascular plant taxonomy handout
... INTRODUCTION This section is to be prepared and submitted with the remainder of the lab handout at the next lab meeting. ...
... INTRODUCTION This section is to be prepared and submitted with the remainder of the lab handout at the next lab meeting. ...
Major Plant Invaders and Possible Management Options
... removed. Seedling removal can proceed once the soil is watered and upon seed germination (usually 1 to 2 weeks) Small individual trees can be hand cut. For small infestations and especially where heavy shade exists, repeated felling over time may exhaust the plants reserves and may be successful if ...
... removed. Seedling removal can proceed once the soil is watered and upon seed germination (usually 1 to 2 weeks) Small individual trees can be hand cut. For small infestations and especially where heavy shade exists, repeated felling over time may exhaust the plants reserves and may be successful if ...
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... White varieties include Viburnum tinus ‘French White’, Viburnum tinus ‘Gwenllian’ and Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’, with pink varieties including Viburnum tinus ‘Pink Prelude’. The whole flower heads themselves are generally flat in shape, with the individual blooms being star-shaped. If you’re lookin ...
... White varieties include Viburnum tinus ‘French White’, Viburnum tinus ‘Gwenllian’ and Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’, with pink varieties including Viburnum tinus ‘Pink Prelude’. The whole flower heads themselves are generally flat in shape, with the individual blooms being star-shaped. If you’re lookin ...