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Rockbuds: Rockbud is both a general term for several shelled plants on Roshar, including Lavis Polyps, Vinebuds, and Prickletac Shrubs, and the proper name for a specific plant. The true Rockbud plant is a shelled plant containing lengthy tendrils that reach out to lap up water (and occasionally animal blood). [16]
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Desmanthus leptolobus, known as prairie mimosa, prairie bundleflower or slenderlobe bundleflower, [2] is a flowering plant of the genus Desmanthus. It is native to Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas and has spread to Missouri and New Mexico. [3] It is often locally abundant over large expanses of rolling prairie. [4]
Taxon Type Named for Notes Ref Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981: Anglerfish: Gargantua [18]†Gargantuavis Buffetaut & Le Loeuff, 1998 Bird: Gargantua A genus of fossil flightless birds from the Cretaceous of Europe, and the largest known birds of the Mesozoic era; "generic name from Gargantua, the giant of French folklore made famous by François Rabelais, and avis ...
The purpose of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society, organized in 1986, is to encourage the study, protection, propagation, appreciation, and use of Oklahoma's native plants. [1] It sponsors a number of activities including field trips , a spring wildflower workshop , and a wildflower photo contest.
These scientific names have been catalogued in a variety of works, including Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. William Stearn (1911–2001) was one of the pre-eminent British botanists of the 20th century: a Librarian of the Royal Horticultural Society , a president of the Linnean Society and the original drafter of the ...
The site is a resource for identifying taxonomic information (scientific names) as well as common names [3] on more than 500,000 accessions (distinct varieties, cultivars etc.) of plants covering 10,000 species; [4] [5] both economically important ones [3] and wild species.
Senna hebecarpa (common names include American senna and wild senna) The Cherokee use infusion of the plant for various purposes, including taking it for cramps, heart trouble, giving it to children and adults as a purgative and for fever, and taking it for 'blacks' (hands and eye sockets turn black). They also give an infusion of the root ...