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Phyllanthus williamsii Standl. Urinaria erecta Medik. Phyllanthus niruri is a widespread tropical plant commonly found in coastal areas, known by the common names gale of the wind , stonebreaker , shatter stone , seed-under-leaf , quebra pedra and chance pierre .
Plant covered in snow after an ice storm in 2013, Ontario, Canada Rosa canina covered in frost, Swabian Jura Plants in temperate and polar regions adapt to winter and sub zero temperatures by relocating nutrients from leaves and shoots to storage organs . [ 1 ]
Some Arctic plants grow close to the ground as cushion plants, which keep the plants close to the warm soil and shield the tender central growing shoot. Arctic plants limit their height to be below the snow level. Plants that protrude above the snow are subject to strong winds, blowing snow, and being eaten by caribou, muskox, or ptarmigan.
Glory of the snow (Chionodoxa luciliae) is another plant that can survive winter outside. A bulb perennial, it can often appear so early in spring that snow is still on the ground, filling the ...
Tender plants are those killed by freezing temperatures, while hardy plants survive freezing—at least down to certain temperatures, depending on the plant. "Half-hardy" is a term used sometimes in horticulture to describe bedding plants which are sown in heat in winter or early spring, and planted outside after all danger of frost has passed.
Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750 [ 2 ] to 1200. [ 3 ] Phyllanthus has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs , shrubs , climbers , floating aquatics , and pachycaulous succulents .
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales.It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae. [3]The Phyllanthaceae are most numerous in the tropics, with many in the south temperate zone, and a few ranging as far north as the middle of the north temperate zone.
Phyllanthus niruri L. – Tropical & Subtrop. America – gale of the wind, guinine weed, seed underleaf, stone-breaker; Phyllanthus niruroides Müll.Arg. – W. Tropical Africa to W. Ethiopia and Angola; Phyllanthus nitens M.Schmid – New Caledonia (Massif du Boulinda) Phyllanthus nitidulus Müll.Arg. – Jawa