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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 ...
Morning glory flower (Ipomoea purpurea) Morning glory (also written as morning-glory[1]) is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera, some of which are: Argyreia. Astripomoea. Calystegia.
Rafflesia. Rafflesia (/ rəˈfliːz (i) ə, - ˈfliːʒ (i) ə, ræ -/), [2] or stinking corpse lily, [3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [4] The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.
Selaginella lepidophylla is a small, fern-like plant with delicate, green stems and leaves. The plant forms a low, spreading mat, and it reproduces by spores. Selaginella lepidophylla grows in dry, sandy soils in full sun. The striking feature of Selaginella lepidophylla is its adaptation to conditions of prolonged drought in its natural ...
Leontopodium alpinum Colm. ex Cass. Leontopodium nivale, commonly called edelweiss (German: Alpen-Edelweiß, English pronunciation / ˈeɪdəlvaɪs / ⓘ AY-dəl-vice), is a mountain flower belonging to the daisy or sunflower family Asteraceae. The plant prefers rocky limestone places at about 1,800–3,400 metres (5,900–11,200 ft) altitude.
Moringa flowers Moringa pollen Tree and seed pods of Moringa oleifera Moringa seeds Foliage of Moringa oleifera. M. oleifera is a fast-growing, deciduous tree [7] that can reach a height of 10–12 m (33–39 ft) and trunk diameter of 46 cm (18 in). [8] The bark has a whitish-gray color and is surrounded by thick cork.
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.
Euchylia Dulac (1867), nom. superfl. Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus Lonicera (/ lɒˈnɪsərə / [2]) of the family Caprifoliaceae. It includes 158 species [1] native to northern latitudes in North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. [1][3] Widely known species include Lonicera periclymenum (common honeysuckle or ...