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The Papaveraceae, / p ə ˌ p æ v ə ˈ r eɪ s i ˌ iː / [2] informally known as the poppy family, are an economically important family of about 42 genera and approximately 775 known species [3] of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales.
A horticulture student tending to plants in a garden in Lawrenceville, Georgia, March 2015 The Rock Garden, Leonardslee Gardens. Horticulture is the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants.
Maize (Zea mays, Poaceae) is the most widely cultivated C 4 plant.[1]In botany, C 4 carbon fixation is one of three known methods of photosynthesis used by plants. C 4 plants increase their photosynthetic efficiency by reducing or suppressing photorespiration, which mainly occurs under low atmospheric CO 2 concentration, high light, high temperature, drought, and salinity.
The Rutaceae (/ r uː ˈ t eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /) is a family, commonly known as the rue [3] or citrus family, [4] of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales. ...