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Ebenopsis confinis is a species of drought deciduous perennial shrubs in the Legume family known commonly as dog poop bush. The English vernacular name is a result of the distinctive woody fruits which resemble dog poop. The plant is referred to locally as palo fierro.
Mutinus elegans, commonly known as the elegant stinkhorn, [2] the dog stinkhorn, the headless stinkhorn, or the devil's dipstick, is a species of fungus in the Phallaceae (stinkhorn) family. The fruit body begins its development in an "egg" form, resembling somewhat a puffball partially submerged in the ground.
The genus name Mutinus was a phallic deity, Mutinus Titinus (known to the Greeks as Priapus), one of the Roman di indigetes placated by Roman brides, [3] and caninus means "dog-like" in Latin. [4] Mutinus is the diminutive of muto, a Latin word for Penis. It was described initially by William Hudson (1730–1793), a noted British botanist.
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Apocynum cannabinum (dogbane, amy root, hemp dogbane, prairie dogbane, Indian hemp, rheumatism root, or wild cotton) [4] is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows throughout much of North America—in the southern half of Canada and throughout the United States. It is poisonous to humans, dogs, cats, and horses. All parts of the plant are ...
The tar tree is a large rainforest tree up to 40 m (130 ft) in height. [5] [6] The trunk is generally straight and cylindrical, and marked with numerous oval-shaped lenticels arranged in more or less vertical lines. When cut or damaged the trunk and branches produce a tar-like exudate which turns black on exposure to the air. [4] [7]
It is a twining vine that grows to heights of 60–200 cm (2.0–6.6 ft). The roots of the pale swallowwort are thick. The rootstalk makes a rhizome shape with its roots. Stems are found intertwined in dense patches of plants. [6] They will grow onto other plants when they are alone in order to have structural support. [6]