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Dracaena angolensis (synonym Sansevieria cylindrica), [1] commonly known as African spear or the spear sansevieria, [3] is a succulent plant native to Angola in Southern Africa.For years, it was placed within the genus Sansevieria (snake-plants), a specific name which is still used synonymously by some; in the 21st century, Sansevieria became part of Dracaena (dragon-trees), after improved ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Allegorical item from Greek mythology J. M. W. Turner, The Goddess of Discord Choosing the Apple of Contention in the Garden of the Hesperides (c. 1806) The manzana de la discordia (the turret on the left belongs to the Casa Lleó Morera; the building with the stepped triangular peak is ...
Apple chat fruit MLO, also known as "apple small fruit" and "chat fruit of apple", [1] is a mycoplasma-like organism (MLO) [2] that affects only apple trees, specifically Lord Lambourne and Tydeman's Early Worcester, [3] though in North America, Turley, Winesap, Jonathan, and Golden Delicious can be affected. [4]
In the United States, a group purchasing organization (GPO) is an entity that is created to leverage the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. [1] Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees which are paid by the vendors that GPOs oversee.
Spear grass or speargrass is the common name of numerous herbaceous plants worldwide including: Poaceae (grasses) Aciphylla spp. Aristida spp. Heteropogon contortus;
Spearmint (Mentha spicata), also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, [5] [6] is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east. [7]
A spear in situ. Most of the spears were made using trunks of slow-growing spruce trees, except for spear IV, which is made from pine.The complete spears vary in length from 1.84 to 2.53 m (6.04 to 8.30 ft), with diameters ranging from 29 to 47 mm (1.14 to 1.85 in). [30]
The fruit is a small red berry 6–10 mm (1 ⁄ 4 – 13 ⁄ 32 in) in diameter, which is toxic to humans. [5] Plants native to the western coasts of Europe (from northern Spain to northwest Germany, north Ireland, and Great Britain) are treated as A. officinalis subsp. prostratus (Dumort.)