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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.
When the branches cling to another plant or surface, the branches elongate outwards while the center of the plants shifts into a bushier, more structured shrub. [5] At the end of the stem grow pink blossoms. [4] It is a perennial shrub or vine. [6] Lonicera hispidula has an opposite leaf arrangement with a simple leaf complexity. The flower has ...
Commercial availability in the plant trade is limited in the U.S., nursery propagation is primarily vegetative. Spigelia marilandica has medicinal uses, dried roots are used as an anthelmintic ( dewormer ), and are followed by a saline aperient to avoid unpleasant side effects and ensure that the toxic root is expelled along with the worms.
Flower atlas print from 1884. This species is native to Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia, and naturalized in Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom. [2]In the United States it is known to grow invasively in Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York State, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and California.
Typically, the Calliandra is a low growing plant, prostrate toward upper elevation, and at lower elevation grows erect and bushy. The Calliandra grows as a loosely branched shrub that once matured, can reach heights of four to five feet in height and twice as wide in width.
[4]: 224 Many Sierra Nevada alpine plants have reddish or whitish leaves to protect them from damage from intense ultraviolet radiation in the alpine zone. [5]: 17 [11] Fleshy roots and underground organs store food in the form of starches and sugars, allowing the plant to quickly grow when snow melts. [5]
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae, and Polygonaceae. [1] It is a large family, with 81 genera and about 2,625 known species. [3]