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The berries and leaves often persist into late winter. Smilax rotundifolia is a very important food plant in the winter while there are more limited food choices. Examples of wildlife that will eat the berries and leaves in the late winter and early spring are Northern Cardinals, white throated sparrows, white tailed deer, and rabbits.
Coxa vara is a deformity of the hip, whereby the angle between the head and the shaft of the femur is reduced to less than 120 degrees. This results in the leg being shortened and the development of a limp. It may be congenital and is commonly caused by injury, such as a fracture.
The name "ragweed" is derived from "ragged" + "weed," coming from the ragged appearance of the plant's leaves. [5] Other common names include bursages [ 6 ] and burrobrushes . [ 7 ] The genus name is from the Greek ambrosia , meaning "food or drink of immortality".
However, this adaptation leaves them highly vulnerable to dieback caused by the Phytophthora cinnamomi water mould, and generally intolerant of fertilization. Due to these specialized proteoid roots, the Proteaceae are one of few flowering plant families that do not form symbioses with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Erythroxylum coca var. ipadu, also known as Amazonian coca, is closely related to Erythroxylum coca var. coca, from which it originated relatively recently. [3] E. coca var. ipadu does not escape cultivation or survive as a feral or wild plant like E. coca var. coca [4] It has been suggested that due to a lack of genetic isolation to differentiate it from E. coca var. coca, E. coca var. ipadu ...
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet, [2] columbine) is a genus of about 130 species [1] of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher elevations throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals [3] of their flowers.
– Desert Century Plant, Desert Agave, Maguey de Desierto - Baja California, California, Arizona; Agave difformis A.Berger - Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí; Agave doctorensis L.Hern. & Magallán – Mexico (Querétaro) Agave dolichantha Thiede & Eggli – Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacán) Agave durangensis Gentry - Durango, Zacatecas; Agave dussiana ...