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This species is one of the only three non-terrestrial species in the genus Phyllanthus, with the other species being P. leonardianus [7] and P. felicis. [8] The generic name comes from Ancient Greek meaning leaf or a leaf (φύλλον, phúllon; phyll) flower (ἄνθος, anthos; anthus), [ 9 ] and the specific name comes from Latin meaning ...
Ceanothus americanus is a shrub that lives up to fifteen years and growing between 18 and 42 in (0.5 and 1 m) high, having many thin branches.Its root system is thick with fibrous root hairs close to the surface, but with stout, burlish, woody roots that reach deep into the earth—root systems may grow very large in the wild, to compensate after repeated exposures to wildfires.
Ceanothus is a genus of about 50–60 species of nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family (). [3] [4] [2] [5] Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus.
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The flowers are white, yellow or red, 2–6 cm (1–2 in) diameter with 6–9 petals, and mature into a green, yellow or red fleshy fruit 2–5 cm (1–2 in) long. [8] All the parts of the plant are poisonous, including the green fruit, but once the fruit has turned yellow, it can be safely eaten. [9] The ripe fruit does not produce toxicity. [10]
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Rhizophora mangle, also known as the red mangrove, [1] is a salt-tolerant, small-to-medium sized evergreen tree restricted to coastal, estuarine ecosystems along the southern portions of North America, the Caribbean as well as Central America and tropical West Africa. [2]