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  2. Mimosa pudica - Wikipedia

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    Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, [citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant) [3] [2] is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop ...

  3. Leontopodium nivale - Wikipedia

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    Its leaves and flowers are covered with dense hairs, which appear to protect the plant from cold, aridity, and ultraviolet radiation. [2] It is a scarce, short-lived flower found in remote mountain areas and has been used as a symbol for alpinism , for rugged beauty and purity associated with the Alps and Carpathians.

  4. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    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 flowersflowers that represent specific geographic areas

  5. Ephemeral plant - Wikipedia

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    Trillium grandiflorum in the foreground and the smaller Thalictrum thalictroides in the background are both spring ephemerals of North American deciduous forests. An ephemeral plant is a plant with a very short life cycle or very short period of active growth, often one that grows only during brief periods when conditions are favorable.

  6. Hibiscus mutabilis - Wikipedia

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    The red flowers remain on plants for several days before they abort. [6] Weight of a single detached flower was 15.6 g (0.55 oz) when white, 12.7 g (0.45 oz) when pink and 11.0 g (0.39 oz) when red. Anthocyanin content of red flowers was three times

  7. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    During 1997, 125 head of cattle died after eating mother-of-millions on a travelling stock reserve near Moree, New South Wales, Australia. [147] Kalmia latifolia: mountain laurel Ericaceae: Contains andromedotoxin and arbutin.

  8. 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly - AOL

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    Many are due to attacks carried out by a single animal, but bovines have been known to organize and strike in groups. Number 4.Gamma Ray Bursts. The powerful forces can be released by any number ...

  9. Hesperoyucca whipplei - Wikipedia

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    The plant takes several (usually 5+) years to reach maturity and flower, doing so in April–May, [5] at which point it usually dies. Most subspecies produce offshoots from the base, so that although the parent plant flowers and dies, a cluster of clones around its base continue to grow and reproduce. It may also grow back from its base after ...