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Badoc, officially the Municipality of Badoc (Ilocano: Ili ti Badoc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Badoc), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,530 people. [3] It is the birthplace of Filipino painter, Juan Luna. The tourist spots in this town are Luna Shrine, Luna Park ...
A prefix meaning "two", e.g. bisulcate, having two sulci or grooves. biennial A plant which completes its life cycle (i.e. germinates, reproduces, and dies) within two years or growing seasons. Biennial plants usually form a basal rosette of leaves in the first year and then flower and fruit in the second year. bifid
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
Geum bur Hooked burs of Arctium (Burdock) Xanthium bur Close-up of a single Arctium bur. A bur (also spelled burr) [1] is a seed or dry fruit or infructescence that has hooks or teeth. . The main function of the bur is to spread the seeds of the bur plant, often through epizoocho
The plant is also found in parts of the U.S., including California, Arizona, Texas, Hawaii, and Florida. [25] Leucaena leucocephala wood and bark. It grows quickly and forms dense thickets that crowd out all native vegetation. [26] In urban areas, it is an especially unwanted species, growing along arid roadsides, in carparks, and on abandoned ...
The plant is used as a food plant by other Lepidoptera including brown-tail, Coleophora paripennella, Coleophora peribenanderi, the Gothic, lime-speck pug and scalloped hazel. The prickly heads of these plants are noted for easily catching on to fur and clothing. In England, some birdwatchers have reported that birds have become entangled in ...
Arctium lappa, commonly called greater burdock, [2] gobō (牛蒡/ゴボウ), [2] edible burdock, [2] lappa, [2] beggar's buttons, [2] thorny burr, or happy major [3] is a Eurasian species of plants in the family Asteraceae, cultivated in gardens for its root used as a vegetable.
One plant can form up to 1000 tiny seeds, 1600 of which weigh about one gram. Thus, only relatively few plants are needed for propagation. The cultivated plants are selected for preferred size and color, then placed 50–100 mm deep in pits with alternate layers of grass and soil to protect them from drying out.