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Lilaeopsis Carolinensis
''Lilaeopsis'' is a genus of several species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Known commonly as grassworts or microswords. ''L. brasiliensis'' is used as a decorative plant for the foreground of aquaria. Species list There are currently 12 accepted species of Lilaeopsis: * ''Lilaeopsis schaffneriana'' * ''Lilaeopsis attenuata'' * ''Lilaeopsis brisbanica'' * '' Lilaeopsis carolinensis'' – Carolina grasswort * '' Lilaeopsis chinensis'' – Eastern grasswort * ''Lilaeopsis mauritiana'' * ''Lilaeopsis minor'' (syn. ' L. brasiliensis'') * ''Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae ''Lilaeopsis'' is a genus of several species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Known commonly as grassworts or microswords. ''L. brasiliensis'' is used as a decorative plant for the foreground of aquaria. Species list There are curr ... * '' Lilaeopsis occidentalis'' – Western grasswort ** '' Lilaeopsis masonii'' – Mudflat quillplant, (historic species, Syn. of ''L.occidentalis'') * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilaeopsis Occidentalis
''Lilaeopsis occidentalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common name western grasswort. It is native to the coastline western North America from far southern Alaska to California, where it grows in brackish and salt marshes. This is a perennial herb producing a tuft of thready but stiff and erect grasslike leaves up to about 30 centimeters long from a rhizome network. The minute flowers are located in an umbel In botany, an umbel is an inflorescence that consists of a number of short flower stalks (called pedicels) that spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs. The word was coined in botanical usage in the 1590s, from Latin ''umbella'' "p ... on a short stalk. They yield tiny round fruits only 1 or 2 millimeters wide. External linksJepson Manual Treatment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Lee Greene
Edward Lee Greene (August 20, 1843–November 10, 1915) was an American botanist known for his numerous publications including the two-part ''Landmarks of Botanical History'' and the describing of over 4,400 species of plants in the American West. Early life Edward Lee Greene was born on August 20, 1843 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. In 1859 Greene moved to Wisconsin and began studying at Albion Academy, a very reputable institution with a religious emphasis. There Greene met Thure Kumlien, a Swedish Naturalist with an interest in botany. Greene accompanied Kumlein on field trips, further developing Greene's interest in botany. In August 1862, Greene joined his father and brothers in joining the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. Though he never rose above the rank of private in his three years of service, Greene was able to advance his botanical studies, collecting specimens as he marched through Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. Following his release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,700 species in 434 generaStevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)Angiosperm Phylogeny Website Version 9, June 2008. including such well-known and economically important plants as ajwain, angelica, anise, asafoetida, caraway, carrot, celery, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lovage, cow parsley, parsley, parsnip and sea holly, as well as silphium, a plant whose identity is unclear and which may be extinct. The family Apiaceae includes a significant number of phototoxic species, such as giant hogweed, and a smaller number of highly poisonous species, such as poison hemlock, water hemlock, spotted cowbane, fool's parsley, and various species of water dropwort. Description Most Apiaceae are annual, biennial or perennial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarium
An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquatic reptiles, such as turtles, and aquatic plants. The term ''aquarium'', coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, combines the Latin root , meaning 'water', with the suffix , meaning 'a place for relating to'. The aquarium principle was fully developed in 1850 by the chemist Robert Warington, who explained that plants added to water in a container would give off enough oxygen to support animals, so long as the numbers of animals did not grow too large. The aquarium craze was launched in early Victorian England by Gosse, who created and stocked the first public aquarium at the London Zoo in 1853, and published the first manual, ''The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea'' in 1854.Katherine C. Grier (2008) "Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilaeopsis Schaffneriana
''Lilaeopsis schaffneriana'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Schaffner's grasswort and cienega false rush. *''Lilaeopsis schaffneriana'' subsp. ''schaffneriana'' is found in Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Mexico (in the Mexico City#Federal District, Federal District and the following political divisions of Mexico#States, states: Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, Jalisco, State of Mexico, México, Michoacán, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Tlaxcala). *''Lilaeopsis schaffneriana'' subsp. ''recurva'' (Huachuca water umbel), is a federally listed endangered species (status NatureServe conservation status#Subspecies and plant varieties, G4T2, imperiled) of the United States. It is limited to desert wetlands, including a rare type of desert marsh habitat called a cienega. There are 8 populations in Arizona and four more south of the border in Mexico. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilaeopsis Carolinensis
''Lilaeopsis'' is a genus of several species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Known commonly as grassworts or microswords. ''L. brasiliensis'' is used as a decorative plant for the foreground of aquaria. Species list There are currently 12 accepted species of Lilaeopsis: * ''Lilaeopsis schaffneriana'' * ''Lilaeopsis attenuata'' * ''Lilaeopsis brisbanica'' * '' Lilaeopsis carolinensis'' – Carolina grasswort * '' Lilaeopsis chinensis'' – Eastern grasswort * ''Lilaeopsis mauritiana'' * ''Lilaeopsis minor'' (syn. ' L. brasiliensis'') * ''Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae ''Lilaeopsis'' is a genus of several species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Known commonly as grassworts or microswords. ''L. brasiliensis'' is used as a decorative plant for the foreground of aquaria. Species list There are curr ... * '' Lilaeopsis occidentalis'' – Western grasswort ** '' Lilaeopsis masonii'' – Mudflat quillplant, (historic species, Syn. of ''L.occidentalis'') * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilaeopsis Chinensis
''Lilaeopsis chinensis'', common names eastern grasswort, eastern lilaeopsis, and lilaeopsis, is a plant that is native to North America. Conservation status It is listed as threatened in Maine, New Hampshire, and New York, as a special concern in Connecticut, and as having a historic range in Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States .... References chinensis Flora of Northern America Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Apiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis
''Lilaeopsis brasiliensis'' is a plant species in the family Apiaceae. Common names Micro sword. Synonyms ''Craztzia brasiliensis'' Commonly sold as ''L. novae-zelandiae'' - a true species from New Zealand but it doesn't yet seem to have been introduced into the aquarium trade. Origins Found in South America. Description A short-stemmed plant with pale green leaves that in the right conditions form a short carpet. Reaches a height of about 1.5 - 3 inches (4 - 7 cm). Cultivation Used in the foreground of the aquarium. To grow well it needs a very bright light, and a tropical temperature range. It prefers a good substrate, a nutrient rich water and will benefit from additional . According to ''Tropica'' it will tolerate some salt in the water. Slow growing. Propagates from runners which are readily formed but it can take some time to form the mat effect desired in planted aquariums An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilaeopsis Novae-zelandiae
''Lilaeopsis'' is a genus of several species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Known commonly as grassworts or microswords. ''L. brasiliensis'' is used as a decorative plant for the foreground of aquaria. Species list There are currently 12 accepted species of Lilaeopsis: * ''Lilaeopsis schaffneriana ''Lilaeopsis schaffneriana'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Schaffner's grasswort and cienega false rush. *''Lilaeopsis schaffneriana'' subsp. ''schaffneriana'' is found in Dominican Re ...'' * ''Lilaeopsis attenuata'' * ''Lilaeopsis brisbanica'' * '' Lilaeopsis carolinensis'' – Carolina grasswort * '' Lilaeopsis chinensis'' – Eastern grasswort * ''Lilaeopsis mauritiana'' * ''Lilaeopsis minor'' (syn. ' L. brasiliensis'') * '' Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae * '' Lilaeopsis occidentalis'' – Western grasswort ** '' Lilaeopsis masonii'' – Mudflat quillplant, (historic species, Syn. of ''L.occidentalis'') * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilaeopsis Masonii
''Lilaeopsis masonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names mudflat quillplant and Mason's lilaeopsis. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and nearby shores of San Francisco Bay. It is a plant of freshwater and brackish marshes and other estuary habitat. The plant is rare overall, limited in distribution to about 80 populations in a single network of water bodies, but it is locally abundant in some areas. It is a common bayside plant in Suisun Marsh. It is threatened by numerous environmental factors, however, including erosion Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transports it to another location where it is deposited. Erosion is distin ..., flood control activities such as levee maintenance and dredging, consumption of marshland for develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
