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Clusia rosea is a tree native to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Hispaniola (such as in Los Haitises National Park), Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Florida. [7] [8]It is a hemiepiphyte; that is, it grows as an epiphyte on rocks or other trees at the start of its life and behaving like a strangler fig as it gets larger.
A trade gallon is a unit of volume for standard plant containers in the horticultural industries. It equals 3 US liquid quarts or 0.75 US gallons (2.8 L; 0.62 imp gal), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] although some sources state that a trade gallon equals 2.7 litres (0.71 US gal).
The US liquid gallon (frequently called simply "gallon") is legally defined as 231 cubic inches, which is exactly 3.785411784 litres. [7][8] A US liquid gallon can contain about 3.785 kilograms or 8.34 pounds of water at 3.98 °C (39.16 °F), and is about 16.7% less than the imperial gallon.
Dracunculus Ruppr. ex Ledeb. 1845, illegitimate homonym, not Dracunculus Mill. 1754 (Araceae) [2] Artemisia (/ ˌɑːrtɪˈmiːziə /) [3] is a large, diverse genus of plants belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae, with almost 500 species. Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush.
Ilex vomitoria. Ilex vomitoria, commonly known as yaupon (/ ˈjɔːpɒn /) or yaupon holly, is a species of holly that is native to southeastern North America. [2] The word yaupon was derived from the Catawban yą́pą, from yą- tree + pą leaf. [3] Another common name, cassina, was borrowed from Timucua [4] (despite this, it usually refers to ...
Description. As a climbing plant, it grows to a height of 12 m (39 ft), but as a shrub it grows to 4 m (13 ft) tall. [3] It is a vine or semi-climbing shrub with puberulent stems, sometimes reaching 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter. Leaves are elliptical-oblong, 5–16cm long and 3–8cm wide, apex acute or obtuse, base wedge-shaped, entire margin ...
Myrica gale is a deciduous shrub growing to 1–2 metres (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 2–5 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 –2 inches) long, oblanceolate with a tapered base and broader tip, and a crinkled or finely toothed margin. The flowers are catkins, with male and female catkins on separate ...
Anthriscus sylvestris, known as cow parsley, [2] wild chervil, [2] wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace or keck, [2][3] is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), [4]. It is also sometimes called mother-die (especially in the UK), a name that is also applied to the common hawthorn.