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  2. Eucalyptus - Wikipedia

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    Eucalyptus leucoxylon var. 'Rosea' showing flowers and buds with operculum present E. tetragona, showing glaucous leaves and stems. Nearly all Eucalyptus are evergreen, but some tropical species lose their leaves at the end of the dry season. As in other members of the myrtle family, Eucalyptus leaves are covered with oil glands. The copious ...

  3. Eucalypt - Wikipedia

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    Oils in the leaves tend to make the fire more severe and therefore more damaging to less attuned species, giving an evolutionary advantage to the eucalypts. Epicormic buds under the often thick bark of the trunk and branches are ready to sprout new stems and leaves after a fire. [citation needed]

  4. Evolution of butterflies - Wikipedia

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    The butterflies form the clade Rhopalocera, which is composed of three superfamilies: Hedyloidea (the moth butterfly family Hedylidae), the Hesperioidea (the skipper family Hesperiidae), and the Papilionoidea (the true butterfly families Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae, and Riodinidae). All of these families are monophyletic.

  5. Myrtaceae - Wikipedia

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    Pimenta dioica. Myrtaceae (/ m ə r ˈ t eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group.

  6. ‘Flame-colored’ creatures found mating near mountain stream ...

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    Photos show the red-orange mosaic that appears to radiate outward from the butterfly’s body across the top of its wings. A thick black edge rings the pattern. Its body is also black with orange ...

  7. Eucalyptus longifolia - Wikipedia

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    Eucalyptus longifolia, commonly known as woollybutt, [2] is a species of medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has thick, fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and cup-shaped to cylindrical or hemispherical fruit.

  8. Unusual health benefits of eucalyptus leaves - AOL

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    The compound that does the work in eucalyptus is called “1,8-cineole,” and it breaks up mucus and reduces spasms in the respiratory tract. Unusual health benefits of eucalyptus leaves Skip to ...

  9. Do Mosquito-Repelling Plants Really Work? Here's What You ...

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    It only affects mosquitoes and doesn’t harm beneficial insects such as butterflies and bees or fish, frogs, people and pets. Read the label and retreat the area every few weeks. Photo credit ...