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Cryptantha is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. They are known commonly as cat's eyes and popcorn flowers (the latter name is also used to refer to the closely related genus Plagiobothrys, [1] and members of the subtribe of Amsinckiinae). [2] They are distributed throughout western North America and western South ...
The man behind one of America's biggest 'fake news' websites is a former BBC worker from London whose mother writes many of his stories. Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 35, runs YourNewsWire.com, the source of scores of dubious news stories, including claims that the Queen had threatened to abdicate if the UK voted against Brexit.
Oreocarya crassipes is a rare species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Terlingua Creek cat's-eye. It is endemic to Brewster County, Texas, where it is known from only ten populations totaling about 5000 plants. [3] All of the occurrences are within a ten-kilometer radius. [1] This is a federally listed endangered ...
Actaea pachypoda. Elliott. Actaea pachypoda, the white baneberry or doll's-eyes, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Actaea, of the family Ranunculaceae. The plant is native to eastern North America, in eastern Canada, and the Midwestern and Eastern United States. It prefers clay to coarse loamy upland soils, and is found in hardwood ...
Oreocarya (perennial cat's-eye) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. There are about 63 species and its native range extends from western and central Canada, through western United States to north Mexico. [1] It is part of subtribe of Amsinckiinae. [2]
Hypochaeris radicata yellow flowers. Hypochaeris radicata (sometimes spelled Hypochoeris radicata) – also known as catsear, flatweed, [1][2] cat's-ear, [3] hairy cat's ear, [4] or false dandelion – is a perennial, low-lying edible herb often found in lawns. The plant is native to Europe, [5] but has also been introduced to the Americas, [6 ...
Catharanthus roseus is an evergreen subshrub or herbaceous plant growing 1 m (39 in) tall. The leaves are oval to oblong, 2.5–9 cm (1.0–3.5 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.4–1.4 in) wide, glossy green, hairless, with a pale midrib and a short petiole 1–1.8 cm (0.4–0.7 in) long; they are arranged in opposite pairs.
In gemology, chatoyancy (/ ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənsi / shə-TOY-ən-see), also called chatoyance or the cat's eye effect, [1] is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones, woods, and carbon fiber. Coined from the French œil de chat, meaning 'cat's eye'. The chatoyant effect is typically characterized by one or more well-defined bands of ...