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A tumbleweed is a structural part of the above-ground anatomy of a number of species of plants. It is a diaspore that, once mature and dry, detaches from its root or stem and rolls due to the force of the wind .
Boophone disticha is a bulbous tropical and subtropical flowering plant, endemic to Africa.Commonly called the century plant [4] or tumbleweed, [3] Boophone disticha was first collected in 1781 from South Africa by Swedish botanist Carl Peter Thunberg and described by Carl Linnaeus as Amaryllis disticha. [2]
The plant becomes woody as the fruits develop. As they ripen, the plant begins to die, dries out and becomes brittle. In that state the base of the stem breaks off easily, particularly in a high wind. The plant then rolls readily before the wind and disperses its seeds as a tumbleweed. [6] [8] A large specimen of Kali tragus may produce some ...
The Tumbleweed Tree is a Christmas decoration made of tumbleweeds in the shape of a Christmas tree. Each year since 1957, the city of Chandler, Arizona , assembles the decoration, using over 1,000 tumbleweeds and 1,200 lights.
The new law took effect at midnight, making Ohio the 24th state to legalize adult-use marijuana. Recreational marijuana is now legal in Ohio. Here's what you need to know
Common names of the plant include Jim Hill mustard, tall tumblemustard, [1] tall mustard, tumble mustard, [2] tumbleweed mustard, tall sisymbrium, and tall hedge ...
The Ohio State University football team won the national championship in 2002 and 2014, and consistently competes for the prize annually. The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series baseball championship in 1990 following their run as the Big Red Machine in the 1970s. The team won the National League Central Division champions in 2010 and 2012.
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