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A plant derived from the asexual vegetative reproduction of a parent plant, with both plants having identical genetic compositions. coalescent Having plant parts fused or grown together to form a single unit. cochleariform Concave and spoon-shaped. cochleate Coiled like a snail's shell. coenobium An arranged colony of algae that acts like a ...
A. maculatum is known by an abundance of common names including Adam and Eve, [10] adder's meat, [11] adder's root, [12] arum, [10] wild arum, [12] arum lily, [12] bobbins, [10] cows and bulls, [12] cuckoo pint, [13] cuckoo-plant, [10] devils and angels, [12] friar's cowl, [12] jack in the pulpit, [12] lamb-in-a-pulpit, [11] lords-and-ladies, [13] naked boys, [12] snakeshead, [12] starch-root ...
Wild peach may also refer to other flowering tree plants not closely related to the peach or each other: Kiggelaria africana , native to southern and eastern Africa Santalum acuminatum , also known as Quandong, a hemiparasitic plant widely dispersed throughout the central deserts and southern areas of Australia
It also grows wild in many places and is one of the most widely known species of the salsify genus, Tragopogon. It is commonly known as purple or common salsify , oyster plant , vegetable oyster , Jerusalem star , [ 3 ] Jack go to bed , [ 4 ] goatsbeard , [ 5 ] or simply salsify (although these last two names are also applied to other species).
A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, rather than being intentionally seeded or planted. The term implies that the plant is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is any different from the native plant, even if it is growing where it would not naturally be found. The term can refer to the whole plant, even ...
Escape – a plant originally under cultivation that has become wild, a garden plant growing in natural areas. Evergreen – remaining green in the winter or during the normal dormancy period for other plants. Eupotamous – living in rivers and streams. Euryhaline – normally living in salt water but tolerant of variable salinity.
Armeria maritima, the thrift, sea thrift or sea pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is a compact evergreen perennial which grows in low clumps and sends up long stems that support globes of bright pink flowers. In some cases purple, white or red flowers also occur.
Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply vetch, is a nitrogen-fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae.It is now naturalised throughout the world occurring on every continent, except Antarctica and the Arctic. [3]