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Hura crepitans var. ovata Müll.Arg. Hura senegalensis Baill. Hura strepens Willd. Hura crepitans, the sandbox tree, [ 2] also known as possumwood, monkey no-climb, assacu (from Tupi asaku) and jabillo, [ 3] is an evergreen tree in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest.
Lomandra longifolia, commonly known as spiny-head mat-rush, [ 2] spiky-headed mat-rush[ 3] or basket grass, is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found throughout eastern Australia. The leaves are 40 cm to 80 cm long, and generally have a leaf of about 8 mm to 12 mm wide. [ 4] It grows in a variety of soil types and is frost, heat and drought ...
Dracaena trifasciata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo. It is most commonly known as the snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue, and viper's bowstring hemp, among other names. [ 2] Until 2017, it was known under the synonym Sansevieria ...
Gomphocarpus physocarpus is an undershrub perennial herb, that can grow to over six feet. The plant blooms in warm months. It grows on roadside banks, at elevations of 2800 to 5000 feet above sea level. The plant prefers moderate moisture, as well as sandy and well-drained soil and full sun. Its propagation can be done by seeds or by cuttings.
Onopordum acanthium ( cotton thistle, Scotch (or Scottish) thistle) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Western Asia from the Iberian Peninsula east to Kazakhstan, and north to central Scandinavia, and widely naturalised elsewhere, [ 1][ 2][ 3] with especially large populations present in the United States ...
The plants will grow about three feet tall, with the spiky flowers waving in the breeze. Large, glossy, bright green leaves are confined to the base of the plant, and they can spread nicely.
Dilicaria T.Anderson (1863), orth. var. Dilivaria Juss. (1789) Zonablephis Raf. (1838) Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. This flowering plant is nectar producing and depends ...
In central Madagascar, a “soft chirp-like” sound competed for attention in the noisy forest. The sound came from a silvery creature hiding in a spiky plant. When scientists tracked down the ...