Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Pages in category "Endemic flora of Mexico" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 712 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category includes the native flora of Mexico, in North America. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Mexico" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. In the WGSRPD scheme Mexico is its own level 2 ...
It is expected to fill 30 volumes when completed and will be the first work to treat all of the known flora north of Mexico; [1] in 2015 it was expected that the series would conclude in 2017. [2] Twenty-nine of the volumes have been published as of 2022. [3] Soon after publication, the contents are made available online. [4] [5] [1]
Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as jícama (/ ˈ h ɪ k ə m ə / or / dʒ ɪ ˈ k ɑː m ə /; [1] Spanish jícama ⓘ; from Nahuatl xīcamatl, [ʃiːˈkamatɬ]) or Mexican turnip, is a native Mesoamerican vine, although the name jícama most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root.
This category includes plant species that were first formally and validly described in 2024 according to the rules of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Use reliable sources like the International Plant Names Index to figure out the proper category. For examples see the WikiProject Plants essay on this topic.
Lake Texcoco, in the Valley of Mexico. Lake Texcoco is the last remnant of a what used to be a much larger system of lakes and wetlands in the Valley of Mexico, an endorheic basin. The lake's surface is at 2200 meters elevation. The Ciénegas de Lerma, wetlands on the upper Lerma River in the Valley of Toluca. The wetlands cover over 3000 ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
For general public use, the main function of a field guide is to help the reader identify a bird, plant, rock, butterfly or other natural object down to at least the popular naming level. To this end some field guides employ simple keys and other techniques: the reader is usually encouraged to scan illustrations looking for a match, and to ...