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The plant grows as a 3m tall shrubby herb [6] at 1600–2000 m altitude in Ethiopia. [7] It has hairy leaves and small flowers that are purple or pink. [8] Other common names include kosearut, [9] lemon herb, [10] butter clarifying herb, [11] Gambey tea bush, [12] and Gambia(n) tea bush, [2] [3] [13] although the latter can also apply to Lippia ...
The rose hip or rosehip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the accessory fruit of the various species of rose plant. It is typically red to orange, but ranges from dark purple to black in some species. Rose hips begin to form after pollination of flowers in spring or early summer, and ripen in late summer through autumn.
Pressed and dried: Vascular plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns) specimens are pressed and dried plants that are mounted on herbarium sheets. Various techniques are used to attach the plants with the most common method of using archival adhesive with heavier portions of the plant supported additionally by linen thread or narrow strips of ...
Linda Paulsen demonstrates making seed art at the Minnesota State Fair Tournament of Roses parade, New Orleans float. One folk art version of crop art is called seed art, a visual art form created in mosaic-style, similar to the technique of pointillism in painting, or needlepoint textiles.
This is the chief mustard used in condiments and as such is normally associated with hot-dogs. To make the mustard condiment, the seeds must be ground fine and then mixed with flour and a small portion of water and vinegar. The plant can be cultivated for its young leaves which are used in a salad or as a pot herb. [35] Brassica oleracea: Wild ...
Cucumbers and squash can be used as living mulch, or green mulch, around tomato plants. The large leaves of these vining plants can help with soil moisture retention. [79] Turnips and rutabagas: Brassica rapa and Brassica napobrassica: Peas, [44] broccoli [32] Hairy vetch, peas [44] hedge mustard, knotweed: Turnips act as a trap crop for ...
Rosa nutkana, the Nootka rose, [3] bristly rose, or wild rose is a 0.6–3.0-metre-tall (2–10-foot) perennial shrub in the rose family . [4] [5] [6] The species name nootka comes from the Nootka Sound of Vancouver Island, where the plant was first described. [7] This plant is native to Western North America. [6]
Recalcitrant seeds are seeds that do not survive drying and freezing during ex situ conservation. [1] By and large, these seeds cannot resist the effects of drying or temperatures less than 10 °C (50 °F); thus, they cannot be stored for long periods like orthodox seeds because they can lose their viability.