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Sphagnum taxonomy has been very contentious since the early 1900s; most species require microscopic dissection to be identified. In the field, most Sphagnum species can be identified to one of four major sections of the genus—classification and descriptions follow Andrus 2007 (Flora North America): [11] Red sphagnum closeup
Crinum pedunculatum [1] also known as the swamp lily, river lily or mangrove lily, is a bulbous perennial found in stream and tidal areas of the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, Australia as well as New Guinea and some Pacific Islands. It is unclear whether it is native or introduced to Norfolk Island.
Plants grow best between 70 and 90 °F (21 and 32 °C). Once at a size ready for sale, plants are sprayed with gibberellic acid, which induces flowering 9 to 12 weeks after a single treatment. [4] It lives best in shade and needs little sunlight to thrive, and is watered approximately once a week.
Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [1] These scientific names have been catalogued in a variety of works, including Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners .
These roots are in addition to the basal roots that develop at the base of the bulb, a number of species also produce contractile roots that move the bulbs deeper into the soil. [6] Lily, petal. The flowers are large, often fragrant, and come in a wide range of colors including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples.
A rhizome is the main stem of the plant that runs typically underground and horizontally to the soil surface. [5] [6] Rhizomes have nodes and internodes and auxiliary buds. [7] Roots do not have nodes and internodes and have a root cap terminating their ends. [8]
Spathiphyllum wallisii, commonly known as peace lily, [1] [2] white sails, [3] or spathe flower, [4] is a very popular indoor house plant of the family Araceae. [3] The genus name means "spathe-leaf", and the specific epithet is named after Gustav Wallis , the German plant collector .
Plants can be successfully grown in a terrarium-like environment, mounted bare-root on a decay-resistant, untreated wooden stock with the wood laid horizontally on top of a bed of living sphagnum moss, as the plants require high humidity and stagnant air, or, in a Wardian case or greenhouse which approximates these conditions.