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Southwestern United States. This category includes the native flora of the Southwestern United States, within the United States, in North America.. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included.
Linum monogynum, the rauhuia or New Zealand linen flax, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Linaceae, which is endemic to New Zealand. It is a low-growing short-lived perennial or woody subshrub, growing up to 16 in (41 cm) tall. Its spear-shaped, leathery-gray to green leaves are 0.2–1 inches (5–25 mm) long.
Flax was cultivated extensively in ancient Egypt, where the temple walls had paintings of flowering flax, and mummies were embalmed using linen. [16] Egyptian priests wore only linen, as flax was considered a symbol of purity. [17] Phoenicians traded Egyptian linen throughout the Mediterranean and the Romans used it for their sails. [18]
Linen (/ ˈ l ɪ n ə n /) is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong and absorbent and dries faster than cotton. Because of these properties, linen is comfortable to wear in hot weather and is valued for use in garments. Linen textiles can be made from flax plant fiber, yarn, as well as woven and knitted.
The stem is topped by a long plume of straw-colored small flowers about 2.5 cm long with six tepals. The color of the flower helps determine the gender of the plant, being mostly white for males and purple-pink for females. The fruit is an oval dry capsule 5–8 millimetres (1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ⁄ 8 in) long, containing a single seed.
Chilopsis linearis is cultivated for its large, showy flowers, and tolerance of hot, dry climates. Although the natural growth is a very irregular shape, it can be readily pruned into a conventional tree shape. A number of cultivars have been selected. Some, such as 'Rio Salado', have dark purple or magenta flowers.
In 1758, the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus included the common linnet in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name, Acanthis cannabina. [2] [3] The species was formerly placed in the genus Carduelis but based on the results of a phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences published in 2012, it was moved to the genus Linaria that had been introduced ...
Southwest Saskatchewan has very dry climatic conditions and features a semi-arid climate. Dry mixed prairie is found south of Cypress Hills and the Great Sand Hills area near Leader . Prickly pear cactus ( Opuntia ) , blue grama grass, needle and thread grass, silver sagebrush ( Artemisia cana ) and June grass ( Koeleria ) are found in the areas.