Dasanthera
... TAXONOMY: the science of describing, naming and classifying plants or animals, following the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature for plants. A taxon (plural: taxa) is any taxonomic entity, of whatever rank. Subgenus Dasanthera (9 species) Bibliographical References: Northwest Penstemons by ...
... TAXONOMY: the science of describing, naming and classifying plants or animals, following the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature for plants. A taxon (plural: taxa) is any taxonomic entity, of whatever rank. Subgenus Dasanthera (9 species) Bibliographical References: Northwest Penstemons by ...
Cola de zorra (Polypogon elongatus)
... blades mostly glabrous, Ligule present, Ligule an unfringed eciliate membrane, Inflorescence terminal, Inflorescence a contracted panicle, narrowly paniculate, branches appressed or ascending, Inflorescence a dense slender spike-like panicle or raceme, branches contracted, Inflorescence solitary, wi ...
... blades mostly glabrous, Ligule present, Ligule an unfringed eciliate membrane, Inflorescence terminal, Inflorescence a contracted panicle, narrowly paniculate, branches appressed or ascending, Inflorescence a dense slender spike-like panicle or raceme, branches contracted, Inflorescence solitary, wi ...
Phytolacca americanaCommon Names: pokeweed, poke, poke
... water, then eaten like spinach. It seems like a lot of bother, but pokeweed leaves are said to be delicious, tasting a little like asparagus. Really serious vegetable gardeners dig the big fibrous roots when the plants die back after the first freeze, break them into 6 in (15 cm) lengths, and replan ...
... water, then eaten like spinach. It seems like a lot of bother, but pokeweed leaves are said to be delicious, tasting a little like asparagus. Really serious vegetable gardeners dig the big fibrous roots when the plants die back after the first freeze, break them into 6 in (15 cm) lengths, and replan ...
Crop Res. 49(3) Setting 2015.p65
... very popular cut flowers because of their beauty and long vase life. The flower of anthurium consists of a colourful modified leaf called the ‘spathe’ and hundreds of small spirally arranged bisexual flowers on a pencil like structure called the ‘spadix’, arising from the base of the spathe commonly ...
... very popular cut flowers because of their beauty and long vase life. The flower of anthurium consists of a colourful modified leaf called the ‘spathe’ and hundreds of small spirally arranged bisexual flowers on a pencil like structure called the ‘spadix’, arising from the base of the spathe commonly ...
Southeast Alaska Traditional Food Guide
... Some valued traditional practices are: give thanks for the natural gifts that are available, use all of the food gathered and do not waste. Remember to leave enough of each plant so that it can re-flourish; try not to disturb the area if possible and be aware that local elders may harvest in the mor ...
... Some valued traditional practices are: give thanks for the natural gifts that are available, use all of the food gathered and do not waste. Remember to leave enough of each plant so that it can re-flourish; try not to disturb the area if possible and be aware that local elders may harvest in the mor ...
Native Plant Identification Guide
... April, followed by a number of flowering stems that can give a mature plant a shrubby appearance. Stems are sometimes branching and bloom in mid-summer with multiple flowers. Stems and flower heads dry to a dark brown color and will persist over winter. Weed Lookalikes: none ...
... April, followed by a number of flowering stems that can give a mature plant a shrubby appearance. Stems are sometimes branching and bloom in mid-summer with multiple flowers. Stems and flower heads dry to a dark brown color and will persist over winter. Weed Lookalikes: none ...
DICHOTOMOUS KEY
... A. There are seven or more elliptic, entire and pointed leaflets and the last is the ...
... A. There are seven or more elliptic, entire and pointed leaflets and the last is the ...
Understanding Our Environment
... Epidermis - Single layer of cells covering the entire surface of the leaf • Devoid of chloroplasts • Coated with cuticle (with cutin) • Functions to protect tissues inside leaves • Waste materials may accumulate in epidermal ...
... Epidermis - Single layer of cells covering the entire surface of the leaf • Devoid of chloroplasts • Coated with cuticle (with cutin) • Functions to protect tissues inside leaves • Waste materials may accumulate in epidermal ...
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... Epidermis - Single layer of cells covering the entire surface of the leaf • Devoid of chloroplasts • Coated with cuticle (with cutin) • Functions to protect tissues inside leaves • Waste materials may accumulate in epidermal ...
... Epidermis - Single layer of cells covering the entire surface of the leaf • Devoid of chloroplasts • Coated with cuticle (with cutin) • Functions to protect tissues inside leaves • Waste materials may accumulate in epidermal ...
Vines
... and Cronquist (1991) and Weakley (2013). Vines and vine-like plants are defined here as species you might, at least occasionally, encounter growing above your knee and requiring the support of another plant or structure to grow that high. Brambles (Rubus spp.) are not included because they don't act ...
... and Cronquist (1991) and Weakley (2013). Vines and vine-like plants are defined here as species you might, at least occasionally, encounter growing above your knee and requiring the support of another plant or structure to grow that high. Brambles (Rubus spp.) are not included because they don't act ...
Herbal Medicine: Pandan (Pandanus tectorius)
... In the Philippines, pandan leaves are being cooked along with rice to incorporate the flavor and smell to it. As can be observed, the uses of the pandan tree are not limited to cooking uses. Its leaves and roots are found to have medicinal benefits. Such parts of the plant have been found to have e ...
... In the Philippines, pandan leaves are being cooked along with rice to incorporate the flavor and smell to it. As can be observed, the uses of the pandan tree are not limited to cooking uses. Its leaves and roots are found to have medicinal benefits. Such parts of the plant have been found to have e ...
ORDER I. TETRANDRIAMONOGYNIA . 87 1447 Leaves alternate
... roots if left too long in i t ; when potted off*, they should be placed in a close frame, but not on heat, as a bottom heat will destroy their roots, when they must be hardened to the air by degrees. Plants raised in this way have hotter roots, grow faster, and flower sooner than plants raised from ...
... roots if left too long in i t ; when potted off*, they should be placed in a close frame, but not on heat, as a bottom heat will destroy their roots, when they must be hardened to the air by degrees. Plants raised in this way have hotter roots, grow faster, and flower sooner than plants raised from ...
New evidence of the reproductive organs of Glossopteris based on
... Fourteen leaves are helically arranged around a central axis in a 3/8 phyllotaxy. Of these, the inner nine are interpreted as microsporophylls bearing immature pollen sacs and the outer five are sterile and scale-like (Fig. 1f). The sterile scale-like leaves are thin and wide, around 0.05 mm thick a ...
... Fourteen leaves are helically arranged around a central axis in a 3/8 phyllotaxy. Of these, the inner nine are interpreted as microsporophylls bearing immature pollen sacs and the outer five are sterile and scale-like (Fig. 1f). The sterile scale-like leaves are thin and wide, around 0.05 mm thick a ...
2. PANDANUS Parkinson, J. Voy. South Seas, 46. 1773.
... spirals, 3- or 4-seriate, linear, often spinose-serrate on margin and on keeled midvein abaxially. Inflorescence of large, bracteate heads or spadices; perianth absent. Male inflorescence paniculate with spiciform branches subtended by secondary, usually colored, spathes, branches covered with numer ...
... spirals, 3- or 4-seriate, linear, often spinose-serrate on margin and on keeled midvein abaxially. Inflorescence of large, bracteate heads or spadices; perianth absent. Male inflorescence paniculate with spiciform branches subtended by secondary, usually colored, spathes, branches covered with numer ...
4-H/FFA Crops Career Development Event 2005-2010 - Indiana 4-H
... • Stem often has a waxy appearance with ligule as hair fringe • Swollen nodes give zig zag appearance • Midvein is light green to white • Seed head is large, freely branched, spreading panicle ...
... • Stem often has a waxy appearance with ligule as hair fringe • Swollen nodes give zig zag appearance • Midvein is light green to white • Seed head is large, freely branched, spreading panicle ...
Grow Native! Field Guide - Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
... One of latest native wildflowers to flower (bloom until frost)-important nectar source for migrating butterflies. Numerous stems arising from rhizome in all directions Lower leaves wither and fall off by the time plant booms; stalks covered w/sticky hairs Sky-Blue Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense ...
... One of latest native wildflowers to flower (bloom until frost)-important nectar source for migrating butterflies. Numerous stems arising from rhizome in all directions Lower leaves wither and fall off by the time plant booms; stalks covered w/sticky hairs Sky-Blue Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense ...
Sussex Hedgerow Woody Species Identification Guide
... Centre or go to our website at www.sxbrc.org.uk/hedgerowinventory. To help you narrow down the possibilities, we have provided a spot guide on page 2 which lists those species having similar features such as white flowers or winged seeds. There are several pairs or groups of species which are easily ...
... Centre or go to our website at www.sxbrc.org.uk/hedgerowinventory. To help you narrow down the possibilities, we have provided a spot guide on page 2 which lists those species having similar features such as white flowers or winged seeds. There are several pairs or groups of species which are easily ...
Chapter 7 How to Construct and Use a Dichotomous Key
... characteristics to narrower characteristics until only a single choice remains. As long as the correct statement of each couplet is chosen, and the unknown organism is included in the key, a confident identification is usually achieved. This exercise introduces non-major biology and general biology ...
... characteristics to narrower characteristics until only a single choice remains. As long as the correct statement of each couplet is chosen, and the unknown organism is included in the key, a confident identification is usually achieved. This exercise introduces non-major biology and general biology ...
Phenological Observation Guide of the International Phenological
... colouring’ and the ‘leaf fall’ a certain day can hardly be fixed. But even for these difficult phases a certain day should be indicated, i.e. instead of stating ‘1st - 5th November’ one should indicate ‘2nd November’ as the date at which the phenomenon concerned was best developed. It is impossible ...
... colouring’ and the ‘leaf fall’ a certain day can hardly be fixed. But even for these difficult phases a certain day should be indicated, i.e. instead of stating ‘1st - 5th November’ one should indicate ‘2nd November’ as the date at which the phenomenon concerned was best developed. It is impossible ...
Phenological Observation Guide of the International Phenological
... colouring and the leaf fall a certain day can hardly be fixed. But even for these difficult phases a certain day should be indicated, i.e. instead of stating „1st - 5th November“ one should indicate „2nd November“ as the date at which the phenomenon concerned was best developed. It is impossible to ...
... colouring and the leaf fall a certain day can hardly be fixed. But even for these difficult phases a certain day should be indicated, i.e. instead of stating „1st - 5th November“ one should indicate „2nd November“ as the date at which the phenomenon concerned was best developed. It is impossible to ...
Solidago, Eupatorium and Aster Handout
... purpureum: [Sweet Scented Joe Pye Weed] uncommon along the Fall Line, usually in rich, rocky woods; relatively small plant, stem smooth with dark purple nodes, pale flower Bonesets and Thoroughworts Eupatorium… perfoliatum: [Common Boneset] wide range, leaves appear to be joined and pierced by the p ...
... purpureum: [Sweet Scented Joe Pye Weed] uncommon along the Fall Line, usually in rich, rocky woods; relatively small plant, stem smooth with dark purple nodes, pale flower Bonesets and Thoroughworts Eupatorium… perfoliatum: [Common Boneset] wide range, leaves appear to be joined and pierced by the p ...
Scientific Name: Plantago lanceolata
... head of golden flowers in center. Leaves: Leaves are elliptical, toothed and opposite. Medicinal Uses: Used to treat infected wounds, psoriasis, and eczema. It is used internally to activate the immune system when fighting colds and flu, or almost any type of infection. The root is the most potent p ...
... head of golden flowers in center. Leaves: Leaves are elliptical, toothed and opposite. Medicinal Uses: Used to treat infected wounds, psoriasis, and eczema. It is used internally to activate the immune system when fighting colds and flu, or almost any type of infection. The root is the most potent p ...
Plant ID Guide - New York
... Clusters of flowers or winged fruits at the tips of branches Usually in high-light environments May form thickets of sprouts that look like a shrub clump Pith looks like peanut butter ...
... Clusters of flowers or winged fruits at the tips of branches Usually in high-light environments May form thickets of sprouts that look like a shrub clump Pith looks like peanut butter ...
Trees and Shrubs GGIA Jr
... for it’s fragrant, white flowers. Leaves are very glossy and waxy. Flowers can be singles (daisy-like) or doubles (more like a tea rose). Flowers fade to an unattractive brown. Can be marketed as an indoor plant. Borderline hardy in zone 7. “Athen’s choice” and “August Beauty” are two hardy varietie ...
... for it’s fragrant, white flowers. Leaves are very glossy and waxy. Flowers can be singles (daisy-like) or doubles (more like a tea rose). Flowers fade to an unattractive brown. Can be marketed as an indoor plant. Borderline hardy in zone 7. “Athen’s choice” and “August Beauty” are two hardy varietie ...
Philodendron
Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. as of September 2015, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 489 species; other sources accept different numbers. Regardless of number of species, the genus is the second-largest member of the arum family. Taxonomically, the genus Philodendron is still poorly known, with many undescribed species. Many are grown as ornamental and indoor plants. The name derives from the Greek words philo or ""friend"" and dendron or ""tree"". They are commonly called by their generic name.