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Chamaenerion angustifolium. ( L.) Scop. Chamaenerion angustifolium is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is known in North America as fireweed and in the British Isles as rosebay willowherb. [ 1] It is also known by the synonyms Chamerion angustifolium and Epilobium angustifolium.
Because water expands upon freezing, dehydration ensures the tardigrades' tissues are not ruptured by the expansion of freezing ice. [ 73 ] Radiation – tardigrades can withstand 1,000 times more radiation than other animals, [ 74 ] median lethal doses of 5,000 Gy (of gamma rays) and 6,200 Gy (of heavy ions) in hydrated animals (5 to 10 Gy ...
Salix alba 'Vitellina' ( golden willow; syn. Salix alba var. vitellina (L.) Stokes) is a cultivar grown in gardens for its shoots, which are golden-yellow for one to two years before turning brown. It is particularly decorative in winter; the best effect is achieved by coppicing it every two to three years to stimulate the production of longer ...
Daguerreotype ( / dəˈɡɛər ( i.) əˌtaɪp, - ( i.) oʊ -/ ⓘ; [ 1 ][ 2 ] French: daguerréotype) was the first publicly available photographic process, widely used during the 1840s and 1850s. "Daguerreotype" also refers to an image created through this process. Invented by Louis Daguerre and introduced worldwide in 1839, [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ...
Willow branches are used during the synagogue service on Hoshana Rabbah, the seventh day of Sukkot. In Buddhism, a willow branch is one of the chief attributes of Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion. [citation needed] In traditional pictures of Guanyin, she is often shown seated on a rock with a willow branch in a vase of water at her side.
Diamond willow fungus is known to have medicinal properties and is used for both medical and ceremonial purposes by First Nations; it has been called a "sacred medicine." Diamond willow is prized by wood carvers and furniture makers for its strong contrasting colors (red and white) and its sculptural irregularity of shape. There are at least ...
A line of willow pollards near Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. Pollarding is a pruning system involving the removal of the upper branches of a tree, which promotes the growth of a dense head of foliage and branches. In ancient Rome, Propertius mentioned pollarding during the 1st century BCE. [ 1] The practice has occurred commonly in Europe since ...
Salix discolor, the American pussy willow [2] or glaucous willow, [3] is a species of willow native to North America, one of two species commonly called pussy willow.. It is native to the vast reaches of Alaska as well as the northern forests and wetlands of Canada (British Columbia east to Newfoundland), and is also found in the northern portions of the contiguous United States (Washington ...