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A tophus (Latin: "stone", pl.: tophi) is a deposit of monosodium urate crystals, in people with longstanding high levels of uric acid (urate) in the blood, a condition known as hyperuricemia. Tophi are pathognomonic for the disease gout. Most people with tophi have had previous attacks of acute arthritis, eventually leading to the formation of ...
The distinctive flowers appear in late spring and early summer; the five stamens are long, curved upward, and bright red, giving the distinct impression of a clawed hand. Its fruit is a 7.5–10 cm (3.0–3.9 in) long oblong, five-lobed capsule which contains black seeds.
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A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, [1] is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae).
Cheiranthera linearis is a small upright shrub to 50 cm (20 in) with smooth stems. The leaves are sessile, arranged alternately, more or less clustered on the stem, leaf blade mostly linear, 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) long, 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) wide, edges curved under, smooth, toothed or with lobes about 3 mm (0.12 in) long.
Cheiranthera alternifolia, commonly known as finger-flower, [2] is a flowering plant in the family Pittosporaceae. It is a small shrub with deep bluish-purple flowers, yellow stamens and dull green linear shaped leaves.
Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas
However, in the whorled flowers, because there are repetitions of floral parts, there may be one or more planes of symmetry, so they can have bilateral symmetry (i.e., a single plane of symmetry) or radial symmetry (i.e., several planes can divide the flower in as many mirror images). Thus, two types of flowers can be distinguished by their ...