A new Homalomena species (Araceae) from Vietnam
... and near apex 0.5 cm in diam., mid green, most of its length terete, distally on upper side slightly flattened at a length of 3-5 cm, non-geniculate. Leaf sheath 13-18 cm long and well developed, persistent (as long as the leaf is alive) and in the middle 1-2 cm broad, apex of sheath acute. Leaf bla ...
... and near apex 0.5 cm in diam., mid green, most of its length terete, distally on upper side slightly flattened at a length of 3-5 cm, non-geniculate. Leaf sheath 13-18 cm long and well developed, persistent (as long as the leaf is alive) and in the middle 1-2 cm broad, apex of sheath acute. Leaf bla ...
plant parts - Horace Mann Webmail
... 3.) contain xylem and phloem. 4.) may store water and starch. Herbaceous stems are green, soft and flexible, like a flower stem. Woody stems are brown and rigid, like a tree trunk. ...
... 3.) contain xylem and phloem. 4.) may store water and starch. Herbaceous stems are green, soft and flexible, like a flower stem. Woody stems are brown and rigid, like a tree trunk. ...
40. Hepatica - Friess Lake School District
... What type of flowers bloom on this plant? What do the seedpods or seeds look like? The one-inch flowers are usually white (but can range from pale pink to lavender) with a yellow center. The flowers do not actually have petals. What look like petals are really delicate, colored sepals (parts that co ...
... What type of flowers bloom on this plant? What do the seedpods or seeds look like? The one-inch flowers are usually white (but can range from pale pink to lavender) with a yellow center. The flowers do not actually have petals. What look like petals are really delicate, colored sepals (parts that co ...
Graminoid families - Alaska Geobotany Center
... Growth forms: have a superficial resemblance to grasses, however, they are not closely related and differ in many characteristics, particularly in the structure of the inflorescence. Leaves: veins parallel, spirally arranged in three ranks (grasses have alternate leaves forming two ranks). Stems: Un ...
... Growth forms: have a superficial resemblance to grasses, however, they are not closely related and differ in many characteristics, particularly in the structure of the inflorescence. Leaves: veins parallel, spirally arranged in three ranks (grasses have alternate leaves forming two ranks). Stems: Un ...
Sambucus racemosa - Woodinville Water District
... Sambucus racemosa can be considered either a shrub or small tree, and has a broad arching form. Its yellowish-white, clusters of flowers appear in spring and are followed the formation of berries in the summer, that mature to bright red in autumn. Stems, bark, leaves and roots contain cyanide-produc ...
... Sambucus racemosa can be considered either a shrub or small tree, and has a broad arching form. Its yellowish-white, clusters of flowers appear in spring and are followed the formation of berries in the summer, that mature to bright red in autumn. Stems, bark, leaves and roots contain cyanide-produc ...
Fl. China 23: 22–23. 2010. 15. AGLAONEMA Schott, Wiener Z
... 1–9 per each floral sympodium; peduncle shorter or longer than petioles, sometimes deflexed in fruit. Spathe caducous, persistent, or marcescent, erect, green to whitish, boat-shaped to convolute, not differentiated into tube and blade, ovate to ± globose, slightly to strongly decurrent, often apicu ...
... 1–9 per each floral sympodium; peduncle shorter or longer than petioles, sometimes deflexed in fruit. Spathe caducous, persistent, or marcescent, erect, green to whitish, boat-shaped to convolute, not differentiated into tube and blade, ovate to ± globose, slightly to strongly decurrent, often apicu ...
Northern bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica
... near the tip. The waxy leaves are very fragrant with a sweet smell when crushed. Leaves are crowded toward the end of the branch. ...
... near the tip. The waxy leaves are very fragrant with a sweet smell when crushed. Leaves are crowded toward the end of the branch. ...
Japanese Beetle - Kansas State University
... hair that project from under the edges of the wing covers on the back half of the insect. This characteristic is used to distinguish Japanese beetles from other similar beetles. Japanese beetles feed on leaves, flowers and wounded or mushy fruit. Adults often feed on the green material on the upper ...
... hair that project from under the edges of the wing covers on the back half of the insect. This characteristic is used to distinguish Japanese beetles from other similar beetles. Japanese beetles feed on leaves, flowers and wounded or mushy fruit. Adults often feed on the green material on the upper ...
47. Skunk Cabbage - Friess Lake School District
... have no petals. You can see the flower only by peeking inside the opening in the spathe. They make a skunk-like odor that attracts flies and bees for pollination. Flowers produce heat. Skunk cabbage is a perennial plant. Seeds germinate on the surface. By mid-June berry-like fruit heads form. They a ...
... have no petals. You can see the flower only by peeking inside the opening in the spathe. They make a skunk-like odor that attracts flies and bees for pollination. Flowers produce heat. Skunk cabbage is a perennial plant. Seeds germinate on the surface. By mid-June berry-like fruit heads form. They a ...
Jan - Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri
... a wider array of choices than does Philodendron. Let’s take a closer look at this popular group of plants. Philodendron is a large genus in the Araceae family that contains some the most attractive tropical plants known. Its name is derived from the Greek words philo (love), and dendron (tree). Li ...
... a wider array of choices than does Philodendron. Let’s take a closer look at this popular group of plants. Philodendron is a large genus in the Araceae family that contains some the most attractive tropical plants known. Its name is derived from the Greek words philo (love), and dendron (tree). Li ...
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
... trillium but the veins are slightly off center whereas those of the trillium are centered. Young plants have one leaf and mature plants have a pair of leaves composed of three leaflets. The leaves contain calcium oxalate and are rarely eaten by animals. ...
... trillium but the veins are slightly off center whereas those of the trillium are centered. Young plants have one leaf and mature plants have a pair of leaves composed of three leaflets. The leaves contain calcium oxalate and are rarely eaten by animals. ...
rtf - Synod Resource Center
... At the base of the plant there is a large corm with roots coming from it. New corms can grow off of it and eventually produce new plants. A large corm with much stored food can produce two leaves and a female flower the following year. Smaller corms may produce only one leaf or a plant with a male f ...
... At the base of the plant there is a large corm with roots coming from it. New corms can grow off of it and eventually produce new plants. A large corm with much stored food can produce two leaves and a female flower the following year. Smaller corms may produce only one leaf or a plant with a male f ...
Eminium jaegeri (Araceae), a new species from northwestern Iran
... until April. Then the dormant period begins and continuous until October. The inflorescences have a carrion odour at anthesis. The infructescence is ± subterraneous. Relationship. – Eminium jaegeri is distinguished from all known species of the genus Eminium by the connate margins of the lower part ...
... until April. Then the dormant period begins and continuous until October. The inflorescences have a carrion odour at anthesis. The infructescence is ± subterraneous. Relationship. – Eminium jaegeri is distinguished from all known species of the genus Eminium by the connate margins of the lower part ...
Philodendron x `Xanadu` - Environmental Horticulture
... This moderately large-leaved, easily-grown philodendron makes a dramatic, tropical statement wherever it is used in the landscape (Fig. 1). The deeply divided, usually drooping, dark grey-green leaves grow up to 18-inches long and 8- to 12inches wide, appearing on long, smooth petioles. Each leaf is ...
... This moderately large-leaved, easily-grown philodendron makes a dramatic, tropical statement wherever it is used in the landscape (Fig. 1). The deeply divided, usually drooping, dark grey-green leaves grow up to 18-inches long and 8- to 12inches wide, appearing on long, smooth petioles. Each leaf is ...
Voodoo lily, snake lily, devil`s tongue Inflorescence (flower stalk
... Flowers in Winter or early Spring when leaf is absent. Adult size: 36-60” tall, 36” width, flower stalk 60-72”, Mottled inflorescence with maroon spathe and beige spadix on top Sub-tropical habitat, native to eastern Asia Hardy to zone 7 (6 with protection or microclimate) Full sun to part shade, ri ...
... Flowers in Winter or early Spring when leaf is absent. Adult size: 36-60” tall, 36” width, flower stalk 60-72”, Mottled inflorescence with maroon spathe and beige spadix on top Sub-tropical habitat, native to eastern Asia Hardy to zone 7 (6 with protection or microclimate) Full sun to part shade, ri ...
Flowers
... gills; for ponds and streams have an unpleasant way of drying up in summer, leaving it stranded on the shore. This accounts in part for the variable leaves on the arrow-head, those underneath the water being long and ribbon-like, to bring the greatest possible area into contact with the air with whi ...
... gills; for ponds and streams have an unpleasant way of drying up in summer, leaving it stranded on the shore. This accounts in part for the variable leaves on the arrow-head, those underneath the water being long and ribbon-like, to bring the greatest possible area into contact with the air with whi ...
notes on some aroids along the rio negro, brazil
... Our boat, the Pyata, had a slow speed diesel engine, and its steady ga-dunk ga-dunk ga-dunk came to permeate our lives. During the day a few of us would shoot ahead upriver in a speedboat, collecting plants along the river margins or occasionally entering the forest. When we had a full load of mater ...
... Our boat, the Pyata, had a slow speed diesel engine, and its steady ga-dunk ga-dunk ga-dunk came to permeate our lives. During the day a few of us would shoot ahead upriver in a speedboat, collecting plants along the river margins or occasionally entering the forest. When we had a full load of mater ...
American Skunk-cabbage
... American skunk-cabbage needs a wet site but has no specific soil requirements - it can occur in soils from light sand to heavy clay that are acid, neutral or alkaline. It is a hardy perennial lowland plant, but can grow at altitudes of up to 1400m. Seeds may be dispersed via waterways but also proba ...
... American skunk-cabbage needs a wet site but has no specific soil requirements - it can occur in soils from light sand to heavy clay that are acid, neutral or alkaline. It is a hardy perennial lowland plant, but can grow at altitudes of up to 1400m. Seeds may be dispersed via waterways but also proba ...
Xanadu Philodendron*
... Plant Characteristics: Xanadu Philodendron will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. Although it's not a true annual, this fast-growing plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the followi ...
... Plant Characteristics: Xanadu Philodendron will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. Although it's not a true annual, this fast-growing plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the followi ...
Xanadu Philodendron
... Plant Characteristics: Xanadu Philodendron will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. Although it's not a true annual, this fast-growing plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the followi ...
... Plant Characteristics: Xanadu Philodendron will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. Although it's not a true annual, this fast-growing plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the followi ...
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.