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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 ...
Clarkia purpurea is a species of wildflower known by the common names winecup clarkia, winecup fairy fan, and purple clarkia. This annual plant is native to western North America, including: Baja California ; California ; Arizona ; Oregon ; Washington ; and British Columbia , and is found in diverse habitats.
Some moonflowers, which flower at night, are also in the morning glory family. Because of their fast growth, twining habit, attractive flowers, and tolerance for poor, dry soils, some morning glories are excellent vines for creating summer shade on building walls when trellised, thus keeping the building cooler and reducing heating and cooling ...
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.
Gaillardia / ɡ eɪ ˈ l ɑːr d i ə / [3] (common name blanket flower) [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after Maître Gaillard de Charentonneau, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] an 18th-century French magistrate who was an enthusiastic botanist .
Both male and female flowers grow in the same inflorescence. The female flowers open first, and the male flowers open a day or two later. That usually prevents the flower from self-pollinating. After the flower dies back, a single leaf, which resembles a small tree and reaches a similar size, grows from the underground tuber. The leaf grows on ...
A traditional food plant in Africa, amaranth has the potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable land care. [62] In Bantu regions of Uganda and western Kenya, it is known as doodo or litoto. [63] It is also known among the Kalenjin as a drought crop (chepkerta).
Wilted and faded flowers and the unopened buds of most species can be unpleasant and often bitter. The taste and color of nectar widely vary between different species of flower; consequently, honey may vary in color and taste depending on the species of flower. Many flowers can be eaten whole, but some have bitter parts, such as the stamens and ...