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Fittonia (or nerve plant or mosaic plant) is a genus of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the acanthus ('bear’s britches') family, Acanthaceae. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical forested areas in northern and western South America, mainly Perú. [2] The most commonly cultivated species is F. albivenis and its range of ...
Fittonia albivenis is a creeping evergreen perennial growing to 15 cm (6 in) high, with lush green, ovate leaves, 7 to 10 cm long, with accented veins of white to deep pink and a short fuzz covering its stems. Flowers are small with a white to off-white color.
Fittonia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical rainforest in Ecuador and Peru. [2] [3] Characteristics. Leaves and ...
Beech bark disease is a disease that causes mortality and defects in beech trees in the eastern United States, Canada and Europe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In North America , the disease occurs after extensive bark invasion by Xylococculus betulae and the beech scale insect , Cryptococcus fagisuga . [ 4 ]
The disease tends to occur in patches due to a primarily short range spread mechanism. [3] Infected or decayed roots break close to the root collar forming “root balls.” [ 1 ] Laminated root rot is frequently detected during ground survey when canopy openings and standing dead and fallen trees are observed. [ 4 ]
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Image credits: cottonbro studio/Pexels (Not the actual photo) It is also used to reduce cellulite, fade wrinkles and lines, tighten loose skin, recontour the body, lighten pigmented skin, and ...
Entomophthora muscae is a species of pathogenic fungus in the order Entomophthorales which causes a fatal disease in flies. It can cause epizootic outbreaks of disease in houseflies and has been investigated as a potential biological control agent.