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Maclura pomifera, commonly known as the Osage orange ( / ˈoʊseɪdʒ / OH-sayj ), is a small deciduous tree or large shrub, native to the south-central United States. It typically grows about 8 to 15 metres (30–50 ft) tall. The distinctive fruit, a multiple fruit, is roughly spherical, bumpy, 8 to 15 centimetres (3–6 in) in diameter, and ...
A cactus ( pl.: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) [ 3] is a member of the plant family Cactaceae ( / kækˈteɪsi.iː, - ˌaɪ / ), [ a] a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. [ 4] The word cactus derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek word κάκτος ( káktos ), a ...
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 ...
The following list provides the 704 species of common trees and shrubs of flora of Sri Lanka under 95 families. The list is according to A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka, by Mark Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D. Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundera. [ 1]
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 ...
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 ...
Geranium carolinianum is a species of geranium known by the common name Carolina crane's-bill, [1] or Carolina geranium. [2] This species is native to North America, where it is widespread and grows in many types of habitat. There are two varieties; Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum and the Geranium carolinianum var. sphaerospermum.
The Peterson Field Guides (PFG) are a popular and influential series of American field guides intended to assist the layman in identification of birds, plants, insects and other natural phenomena. The series was created and edited by renowned ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996). His inaugural volume was the classic 1934 book A Field ...