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Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, [citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant) [3] [2] is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop ...
For example, sixteen countries report the naturalization of Chinese privet. In the United States, Chinese privet has been established in 20 states and it's considered invasive. Exotic plant invasion is considered one of the main causes of the degradation of ecosystems and loss of biodiversity globally. [4]
Approximately 0.068% of all evaluated plant species are listed as extinct in the wild. The IUCN also lists one plant subspecies as extinct in the wild. This is a complete list of extinct in the wild plant species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. All are vascular plants (tracheophytes).
Plant species (IUCN, 2023-1) 66,406 extant species have been evaluated; 61,035 of those are fully assessed [a] 34,588 are not threatened at present [b] 26,276 are threatened [c] 174 are extinct or extinct in the wild: 129 extinct (EX) species [d] 45 extinct in the wild (EW) 569 possibly extinct [CR(PE)] 48 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
The NASA Clean Air Study determined that the species modestum of this plant genus was effective at removing common household air toxins formaldehyde and benzene. Aglaonema plants are poisonous due to calcium oxalate crystals. If ingested they cause irritation of the mucous membranes, and the juice can cause skin irritation and painful rash. [10]
[5] [6] [7] White-tailed deer, which do not browse the grass, may facilitate spread by browsing on native species and thereby reducing competition for the exotic plant. [8] Invasion of Microstegium can reduce growth and flowering of native species, [ 9 ] suppress native plant communities, [ 10 ] alter and suppress insect communities, [ 11 ...
Socratea exorrhiza, the walking palm or cashapona, is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. It can grow to 25 metres in height, with a stem diameter of up to 16 cm, [1] but is more typically 15–20 m tall and 12 cm in diameter. [2] It has unusual stilt roots, the function of which has been debated.
Continuing threats to Echinacea laevigata include further destruction and degradation of the land, collecting of the plant by flora enthusiasts, vandalism, herbicides, and exotic plant species. When the plant was listed as an endangered species in 1992, most of the populations were small, with many containing fewer than 100 plants each, and ...