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Catananche Lutea
''Catananche lutea'', is a woolly annual plant, in the family Asteraceae, with most leaves in a basal rosette, and some smaller leaves on the stems at the base of the branches. Seated horizontal flowerheads develop early on under the rosette leaves. Later, not or sparingly branching erect stems grow to 8–40 cm high, carrying solitary flowerheads at their tips with a papery involucre whitish to beige, reaching beyond the yellow ligulate florets. Flowers are present between April and June. This plant is unique for the five different types of seed it develops, few larger seeds from the basal flowerheads, which remain in the soil, and smaller seeds from the flowerheads above ground that may be spread by the wind or remain in the flowerhead when it breaks from the dead plant. This phenomenon is known as amphicarpy. The seeds germinate immediately, but in one type, germination is postponed. It naturally occurs around the Mediterranean. Sources in English sometimes refer to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to collect an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollination
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther of a plant to the stigma of a plant, later enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind. Pollinating agents can be animals such as insects, birds, and bats; water; wind; and even plants themselves, when self-pollination occurs within a closed flower. Pollination often occurs within a species. When pollination occurs between species, it can produce hybrid offspring in nature and in plant breeding work. In angiosperms, after the pollen grain (gametophyte) has landed on the stigma, it germinates and develops a pollen tube which grows down the style until it reaches an ovary. Its two gametes travel down the tube to where the gametophyte(s) containing the female gametes are held within the carpel. After entering an ovum cell through the micropyle, one male nucleus fuses with the polar bodies to produce the endosperm tissues, while the other fuses with the ovule to produce the embr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malope Trifida
''Malope trifida'' (mallow-wort, annual malope, maloppi, purple Spanish mallow; syn. ''Malope ciliata'' F.G. Dietr., ''Malope grandiflora'' F.G.Dietr., ''Malope malacoides var trifida'' (Cav.) Samp.) is a species of ''Malope'' native to the Western Mediterranean Region. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i .... References Malveae Flora of Algeria Flora of Morocco Flora of Malta Flora of Spain Garden plants of Africa Garden plants of Europe Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles {{Malveae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavatera Trimestris
''Malva trimestris'' (synonyms ''Althaea trimestris'', ''Lavatera trimestris''), common names annual mallow, rose mallow, royal mallow, regal mallow, and common annual tree mallow is a species of flowering plant native to the Mediterranean region. It is an annual growing to tall by wide, producing shallow funnel-shaped flowers in summer, in shades of white and pink, with maroon centres and maroon veining on the petals. The Latin ''trimestris'' literally means "of three months", referring to the growing and flowering period. This plant is widely cultivated, often under the name ''Lavatera trimestris''. Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, all of which are annuals to be sown in spring for flowering the same year. The cultivars 'Beauty Series' and 'Silver Cup' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedysarum Glomeratum .
''Hedysarum glomeratum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ... Sources References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18462342 Hedysareae Flora of Malta ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedysarum Coronarium
''Sulla coronaria'' (French honeysuckle, cock's head, Italian sainfoin, sulla, or soola) is a perennial herb native to Malta, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, southern Italy and Spain, cultivated for animal fodder and hay, and for honey production. The plant is deep-rooted and drought-resistant, growing to 1–1.5 m tall with leaves imparipinnate with 7–11 leaflet (botany), leaflets. Flowers are red, with the standard 12–15 mm long; fruits are jointed and made of 2–4 spinulose articles. Pods have a yellow thorny surface that turns brown at maturity. References Aluka entry External links Hedysareae Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Faboideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossopappus Macrotus
''Glossopappus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. ;Species There is only one known species, ''Glossopappus macrotus'', native to the western Mediterranean (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...) References External linksFlora Vascular Monotypic Asteraceae genera Anthemideae {{Anthemideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedia Scorpioides
''Valeriana'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, members of which may by commonly known as valerians. It contains many species, including the garden valerian, ''Valeriana officinalis''. Species are native to all continents except Antarctica, with centers of diversity in Eurasia and South America (especially in the Andes). Fossil record Fossil seeds of ''Valeriana sp,'' among them †''Valeriana pliocenica'', have been recovered from Late Miocene deposits of southern Ukraine, from Pliocene deposits of south-eastern Belarus and Bashkortostan in central Russia. The fossil seeds are most similar to the extant European ''Valeriana simplicifolia''. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts over 420 species and hybrids, including: *''Valeriana alypifolia'' *''Valeriana aretioides'' *''Valeriana asterothrix'' *''Valeriana bertiscea'' *''Valeriana buxifolia'' *''Valeriana californica'' *''Valeriana celtica'' (Alpine valerian or valerian spikenard) *''Valeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedia Cornucopia
''Valeriana'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, members of which may by commonly known as valerians. It contains many species, including the garden valerian, ''Valeriana officinalis''. Species are native to all continents except Antarctica, with centers of diversity in Eurasia and South America (especially in the Andes). Fossil record Fossil seeds of ''Valeriana sp,'' among them †''Valeriana pliocenica'', have been recovered from Late Miocene deposits of southern Ukraine, from Pliocene deposits of south-eastern Belarus and Bashkortostan in central Russia. The fossil seeds are most similar to the extant European ''Valeriana simplicifolia''. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts over 420 species and hybrids, including: *''Valeriana alypifolia'' *''Valeriana aretioides'' *''Valeriana asterothrix'' *''Valeriana bertiscea'' *''Valeriana buxifolia'' *''Valeriana californica'' *''Valeriana celtica'' (Alpine valerian or valerian spikenard) *''Valeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convolvulus Tricolor
''Convolvulus tricolor'' (syn. ''C. minor'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native to Mediterranean Europe. Common names include dwarf morning-glory, tricolour convolvulus, and ''belle de jour''. Description It is a short to medium annual plant with solitary long-stalked flowers. The flower is a tri-coloured funnel-shaped bloom about three centimeters wide, blue with white and a yellow centre. Taxonomy Synonyms * ''Convolvulus maroccanus'' Batt. * ''Convolvulus meonanthus'' Hoffmanns. & Link * ''Convolvulus minor'' * ''Convolvulus pseudotricolor'' Bertol. Subspecies * ''Convolvulus tricolor'' subsp. ''hortensis'' ( Batt.) Maire * ''Convolvulus tricolor'' subsp. ''meonanthus'' (Hoffmanns. & Link) Maire * ''Convolvulus tricolor'' subsp. ''pentapetaloides'' ( L.) O.Bolòs & Vigo * ''Convolvulus tricolor'' subsp. ''tricolor'' L. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerinthe Major
''Cerinthe major'', called honeywort along with other members of its genus, is an annual species of flowering plant in the genus ''Cerinthe ''Cerinthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, known as honeyworts. The genus is characterised by a calyx made up of separate, rather than fused, sepals, a tubular corolla, and the schizocarpic fruit that divides into ...'', native to the Mediterranean region (southern Europe, western Asia and northern Africa), and introduced to New Zealand. Gardeners have a choice along a spectrum of cultivars ranging from ''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''major'', with sea-green bracts and yellow flowers, to ''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''purpurascens'' with blue bracts and purple flowers. Subspecies The following subspecies are currently accepted: *''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''major'' *''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''oranensis'' (Batt.) Selvi & L.Cecchi *''Cerinthe major'' subsp. ''purpurascens'' (Boiss.) Selvi & L.Cecchi Flowering In Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vertisol
A vertisol, or vertosol, is a soil type in which there is a high content of expansive clay minerals, many of them known as montmorillonite, that form deep cracks in drier seasons or years. In a phenomenon known as argillipedoturbation, alternate shrinking and swelling causes ''self-ploughing'', where the soil material consistently mixes itself, causing some vertisols to have an extremely deep A horizon and no B horizon. (A soil with no B horizon is called an ''A/C soil''). This heaving of the underlying material to the surface often creates a microrelief known as ''gilgai''. Vertisols typically form from highly basic rocks, such as basalt, in climates that are seasonally humid or subject to erratic droughts and floods, or that impeded drainage. Depending on the parent material and the climate, they can range from grey or red to the more familiar deep black (known as "black earths" in Australia, "black gumbo" in East Texas, "black cotton" soils in East Africa, and "vlei soils" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
