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Gagea villosa, common name hairy star of Bethlehem, [2] is a Eurasian and North African plant species in the lily family. Gagea villosa is found in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Its range extends from Spain and Morocco east to Russia and Iran, and as far north as Sweden. [1] It was first described to science by Bieberstein in 1808. [3] [2]
Hypoxis plants have long played a role in traditional African medicine; H. hemerocallidea and H. colchicifolia are the best known species used to make medicine and teas. The genus is not only used in traditional medicine, it has become important also in pharmaceutical preparations.
Cryptanthus bivittatus, (commonly known as Earth star) is a small, terrestrial species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae. Reaching a height of only 6 - 8 inches and preferring moderate or diffuse light, it is commonly used in terrariums and novelty planters.
From centre outwards: Trilocular ovary, 6 stamens, 6 tepals. Ornithogalum umbellatum, the garden star-of-Bethlehem, grass lily, nap-at-noon, or eleven-o'clock lady, a species of the genus Ornithogalum, is a perennial bulbous flowering plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae).
Liatris ligulistylis with goldenrod soldier beetles (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus) on it. Liatris (/ l aɪ ˈ æ t r ɪ s / [2]), commonly known as gayfeather [3] and blazing star [4] [5] is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae native to North America (Canada, United States, Mexico and the Bahamas).
Liatris spicata, the dense blazing star, prairie feather, gayfeather [1] or button snakewort, [2] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America [ 3 ] where it grows in moist prairies and sedge meadows.
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Astrophytum is a genus of six species of cacti, native to North America. [2]These species are sometimes referred to as living rocks, though the term is also used for other genera, particularly Lithops ().