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Papyrus plant (Cyperus papyrus) at Kew Gardens, LondonThis tall, robust aquatic plant can grow 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16 ft) high, [5] but on the margins of high altitude lakes such as Lake Naivasha in Kenya and Lake Tana in Ethiopia, at altitudes around 1,800 m (6,000 ft) the papyrus culms can measure up to 9 m (29 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) in length, with an additional 46 centimetres (18 in) for the ...
Clintonia umbellulata is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by means of underground rhizomes.A plant stands 27 to 60 cm (11 to 24 in) tall with 2–4 dark green leaves, each 18 to 30 cm (7 to 12 in) long and 4.5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in) wide.
Eupatorium altissimum is a perennial herb sometimes more than 150 cm (5 feet) tall. Eupatorium altissimum flower. Leaves and stems are covered with whitish hairs. Leaves are opposite on the stem and either are sessile or have very short petioles. They are narrow, 5–12 centimetres (2–5 in) long and 8–30 millimetres (0.3–1.2 in) wide. [2]
Tecoma stans is a semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, growing up to 10 m (30 ft) tall. [1] It features opposite odd-pinnate green leaves, with 3 to 13 serrate, 8- to 10-cm-long leaflets. The leaflets, glabrous on both sides, have a lanceolate blade 2–10 cm long and 1–4 cm wide, with a long acuminate apex and a wedge-shaped base.
Dendrosenecio keniodendron or giant groundsel is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio of the large family Asteraceae and is one of the several species of giant groundsels endemic to the high altitudes of the Afrotropics, [6] including Dendrosenecio johnstonii [7] (Senecio battiscombei) [8] occurring on Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Aberdare Mountains, Dendrosenecio keniensis ...
The short form of S. genuflexa in fruit, showing the geocarpy that gives it its name. Spigelia genuflexa shows two growth forms. In one, inflorescences are produced after the first three pairs of leaves, when the plant is around 1 centimetre (0.4 in) tall; in the other, four or five pairs of leaves precede the inflorescence, by which time the plant is 10–25 cm (4–10 in) tall. [1]