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Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers. [1] Cacti are well-adapted to aridity; however, they are still vulnerable to alterations in precipitation and temperature driven by climate change. [ 2 ]
Acantholimon (prickly thrift) is a genus of small flowering plants within the plumbago or leadwort family, Plumbaginaceae. They are distributed from southeastern Europe to central Asia , [ 1 ] and also cultivated elsewhere in rock gardens .
Argemone albiflora, the white prickly poppy, also known as the bluestem prickly poppy or the Texas prickly poppy, [1] is a small erect plant with a decorative white flower with a yellow latex. It is deeply rooted with yellow or red stamens.
Opuntia basilaris is a medium-sized to small prickly pear cactus 70–400 mm (2.8–15.7 in) tall, with pink to rose colored flowers. A single plant may consist of hundreds of fleshy, flattened pads. A single plant may consist of hundreds of fleshy, flattened pads.
The sole species is E. lobata, commonly called wild cucumber and prickly cucumber. It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America . Sicyos angulatus , common name "bur cucumber", is an annual plant with a similar clinging vine growth but different-appearing flowers and seed pods.
Argemone mexicana – MHNT Flower bud of prickly poppy, which is a common weed of India. Picture is taken at Beliatore, West Bengal, India. Argemone mexicana, also known by the common names Mexican poppy, [1] Mexican prickly poppy, flowering thistle, [2] cardo, and cardosanto, is a species of poppy found in Mexico and now widely naturalized in many parts of the world.
Lactuca serriola, also called prickly lettuce, [2] milk thistle [2] (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle), compass plant, [2] and scarole, [2] is an annual or biennial plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
The Prickly Shield Fern is in a large abundance and its current conservation status is not threatened. [8] The etymology of Polystichum comes from the Greek words polus and stikhos , which can be translated as "many rows" and refers to the parallel rows of spore cases on the underside of the fronds.