Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Devil's club or Devil's walking stick (Oplopanax horridus, Araliaceae; syn. Echinopanax horridus, Fatsia horrida) [2] is a large understory shrub native to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, but also disjunct on islands in Lake Superior. It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in noxious and irritating spines.
Aralia spinosa, commonly known as devil's walking stick, is a woody species of plant in the genus Aralia of the family Araliaceae. It is native to eastern North America . The various names refer to the viciously sharp, spiny stems, petioles and even leaf midribs.
The lobed flower corolla is lavender, [8] "purple-cream", [9] yellowish with purple spots, [10] or "dull white to somewhat pinkish purple" with yellowish nectar guides and with or without purple blotches. [11] One plant can produce up to 80 fruits. [11] The fruit is a dehiscent capsule up to 10 centimeters long with a long, narrow, curving beak.
Proboscidea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Martyniaceae, some of whose species are known as devil's claw, devil's horn, ram's horn, or unicorn plant. The plants produce long, hooked seed pods. The hooks catch on the feet of animals, and as the animals walk, the pods are ground or crushed open, dispersing the seeds.
Black cap – Rubus occidentalis; Black-eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia fulgida; Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium; Black-weed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Blueberry – Vaccinium (Cyanococcus) spp. Bluebell – Hyacinthoides non-scripta; Blue-of-the-heavens – Allium caeruleum; Bola verde – Anisocapparis speciosa; Bow-wood ...
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
Plants may form thickets or be spaced at a few times their width in "gardens". invasive Kwiambal NP, NSW, Australia. This species is a noxious invasive in Australia in old mining localities and along watercourses. It is known there by the common names of Devil's rope cactus or Devil's rope pear.
Lotus tree: A plant in Greek mythology bearing a fruit that causes pleasant drowsiness. Moly: A magic herb in Greek mythology with a black root and white blossoms. Raskovnik: A magic plant in Serbian mythology which can open any lock. Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A mythical plant supposed by medieval thinkers to explain the existence of cotton.