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Ferocactus wislizeni, the fishhook barrel cactus, also called Arizona barrel cactus, candy barrel cactus, and Southwestern barrel cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico and the southern United States. It is a ball-shaped cactus eventually growing to a cylindrical shape, with spiny ribs ...
The fruit is the shape, size, and colour of a grapefruit with a thin melon-like rind and a concentrated sweet taste comparable to mango, soursop and pineapple combined. At the government experimental station near Kuching , Sarawak , they are grown on elevated platforms and said to start producing in less than two years.
Rubus deliciosus is a North American species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to the United States. Common names include the delicious raspberry, [2] boulder raspberry, [3] Rocky Mountain raspberry [4] or snowy bramble. [5] Fruit
The cane cholla's range is the arid regions of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, south to Durango, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí. [5] It occurs at altitudes from 1,200 to 2,300 m (3,900 to 7,500 ft) and is hardy for a cactus (USDA Zone 5A).
A number of similar species of plant in the family Myrtaceae produce fruit that is also known by the common name jaboticaba. [20] [26] Myrciaria glazioviana (jabuticaba amarela or yellow jaboticaba) Myrciaria tenella (jabuticaba macia or soft jaboticaba) Plinia coronata (jabuticaba coroada or king jaboticaba)
Also included are parts of Sinaloa and Chihuahua, some Pacific islands off the coast of Baja California excluding Guadalupe Island), and southern Arizona and southern California in the United States. [1] This region has 4,004 species of plants from 1201 genera in 182 families. Many lack common names.
The species is a perennial plant which bears biennial stems ("canes") from the perennial root system. In its first year, a new stem ("primocane") grows vigorously to its full height of 1–3 m, unbranched, and bearing large pinnate leaves with three or five leaflets; normally it does not produce any flowers the first year.
Calochortus / ˌ k æ l ə ˈ k ɔːr t ə s,-l oʊ-/ [3] [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States).