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Hymenaea courbaril, the courbaril or West Indian locust, [3] is a hardwood tree common in the Caribbean and Central and South America. As lumber it is frequently used to make furniture, flooring, and decoration. Its hard fruit pods have an edible dry pulp surrounding the seeds. Its sap, called animé, is used for incense, perfume, and varnish.
Hymenaea stiginocarpa is an irregularly shaped, mostly 6–9 m (20–30 ft) high tree that has been assigned to the pea family. It has a twisted spindle-shaped trunk, a very rough grey bark, and reddish-brown twigs. The deciduous leaves consist of two large asymmetrical leaflets with an entire margin.
Grasses are often used as part of landscape design. Eric Larson offers some tips for using these perennials and their care. A Stroll Through the Garden: Grasses and their care
Along with true grasses (Poaceae), several other families of grass-like plants are typically marketed as ornamental grasses. These include the sedges (Cyperaceae), rushes ( Juncaceae ), restios (Restionaceae), and cat-tails (Typhaceae).
In agriculture, a nurse crop is an annual crop used to assist in establishment of a perennial crop. [1] The widest use of nurse crops is in the establishment of legumaceous plants such as alfalfa, clover, and trefoil. [1] [2] Occasionally, nurse crops are used for establishment of perennial grasses. [citation needed]
Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver and khus, is a perennial bunchgrass of the family Poaceae.. Vetiver is most closely related to Sorghum while sharing many morphological characteristics with other fragrant grasses, such as lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), citronella (Cymbopogon nardus, C. winterianus), and palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii).
This species is a perennial grass with stems growing up to two [5] or three [6] meters long from a knotty rhizome. The stems can be up to a centimeter thick. The leaf sheaths are sparsely [5] to totally hairy. [6] The leaf blades are linear, oval, [6] or lance-shaped and up to 60 [5] to 80 [6] centimeters long by 7 or 8 centimeters wide. They ...
Alpine plants are plants that grow in an alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line. There are many different plant species and taxa that grow as a plant community in these alpine tundra. [1] These include perennial grasses, sedges, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. [2]