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The Woodcock Nature Center is a non-profit nature center located at 56 Deer Run Road in Wilton, Connecticut.The center is situated on 179 acres (0.72 km 2) of state-protected land with 3 miles (4.8 km) of trails traversing a mixture of habitats, including woods with stands of maple, beech, oak and hickory trees, a pond and wetlands.
Leuenbergeria bleo, formerly Pereskia bleo, [2] (rose cactus, leaf cactus) is a leafy cactus, native to the shady, moist forests of Central America, that grows to a woody, prickly shrub about 2 m tall with large, orange flowers resembling rose blossoms.
Rhodocactus grandifolius (rose cactus; syn. Pereskia grandifolia) is a species of cactus native to eastern and southern Brazil. Like all species in the genus Rhodocactus and unlike most cacti, it has persistent leaves. It was first described in 1819. It is grown as an ornamental plant and has naturalized outside its native range.
A collection of cultivated cacti. In 1984, the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study set up a working party, now called the International Cactaceae Systematics Group, to produce a consensus classification of the cactus family, down to the level of genus.
Wilton is a part of the 26th Senate District, represented by Ceci Maher. Wilton is also a part of the 42nd House District, currently represented by Keith B. Denning. Since 2015, Wilton has been led by First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice, a Republican serving her second four-year term. Her term expires on November 30, 2023. [32]
Frailea cataphracta (Dams) Britton & Rose: Paraguay Frailea chiquitana Cárdenas: Bolivia Frailea curvispina Buining & Brederoo: Brazil Frailea diersiana Schädlich: Bolivia. Frailea erythracantha R.Pontes, A.S.Oliveira & Deble: Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Frailea fulviseta Buining & Brederoo: Brazil Frailea gracillima (Lem.) Britton & Rose ...
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The Cactaceae is a monograph on plants of the cactus family written by the American botanists Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose and published in multiple volumes between 1919 and 1923. It was landmark study that extensively reorganized cactus taxonomy and is still considered a cornerstone of the field. [ 1 ]