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Lab Manual Exercise #10B
... the case. Another Remarkable Lanternfly A striking South American lanternfly (Phosphora lanternaria). The enlarged head extension mimics the head of a small alligator. Of course, this is not an example ... , this is a plant-eating insect. In addition to resembling an alligator with teeth, the head of this South American lanternfly (Phosphora lanternaria) also resembles a peanut; however, it is ...
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Western Tree List at arborday.org
... cedar 30E Ironwood 75D Jerusalem-thorn 78C Juglans californica 75C major 75B nigra 75A Juniper Alligator 27D One-seed 29C Rocky Mountain 29B Utah 29D Juniperus deppeana 27D monosperma 29C ... 29A Larch, Western 9A Laurel, California 57B Larix occidentalis 9A Libocedrus decurrens 30E Linden American 61C Littleleaf 61D Lithocarpus densiflorus 51B Locust Idaho Flowering 77A New Mexican 76E Madrone ...
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Botanical
... a hei... Alternanthera A. ficoidea is a tender, aquatic perennial and is commonly known as Alligator Weed and Parrot Leaf. ... Alyogyne This hibiscus like shrubs has four species, all native to ... perennials and shrubs are grown for their ornamental foliage and interesting... Apios This hardy North American plant was valued as food by Native Americans and frontiersmen who compared... Apium This is ...
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Denver Botanic Gardens
... -on Musical Playscape, kids can play the giant amadinda (an instrument from Uganda) and the alligator drum, two instruments made from plants. At the rear of the garden families will find ... the Four Corners area, Sacred Earth demonstrates the importance of plants in the lives of American Indians. These plants serve as medicines, building materials, dyes and food in addition to playing ...
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Avocado
... word avocado comes from the Aztec ahuacatl, translated by the Spaniards as ahuacate and aguacate. "Alligator pear" is probably a reference to the scaly, dark green peel, although some say that ... word. "Midshipman's butter" refers, we think, to its early uses by sailors, who took American avocados with them to sea. Other regions of the Americas had different names; e.g ...
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AVOCADO Fruit Facts
... Fruit Facts AVOCADO Persea species Lauraceae Common Name: Avocado, Alligator Pear (English); Aguacate, Palta (Spanish) Origin: The avocado probably originated in southern Mexico but was ... California, rather hardy, to 28° F. Season April. Lyon Origin R. Lyon, Hollywood, 1908. Central American. Tree columnar, slow growing, difficult to propagate, often scion incompatible. Fruit commonly over 24 oz ...
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University of Florida Herbarium Digital Image Search
... phyllostachya polka-dot plant sheet flower FLAS 188970 Acanthaceae Justicia americana American water-willow; water-willow; spike justicia; common water-willow sheet FLAS ... ; purple alternanthera sheet FLAS 197140 Amaranthaceae Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed sheet FLAS 209529 Amaranthaceae Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed sheet FLAS 214738 Amaranthaceae Amaranthus australis ...
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University of Florida Herbarium Digital Image Search
... Alternanthera brasiliana Brazilian joyweed; purple alternanthera sheet FLAS 209529 Amaranthaceae Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed sheet FLAS 210727 Fabaceae Alysicarpus ovalifolius Alyce-clover; false moneywort ... Ampelopsis arborea pepper-vine sheet FLAS 213230 Fabaceae Amphicarpaea bracteata hog-peanut; American hog-peanut sheet FLAS 212410 Apiaceae Anethum graveolens dill sheet FLAS ...
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Common Names of Plants
... Common Names of Plants COMMON NAME FAMILY GENUS ECOSYSTEM Alligator Flag Alligatorweed American Lotus Arrowhead Bulrush Bur-Reed Buttonbush Buttonweed Creeping Orchid Dichromena Duckweed Fragrant Flatsedge Galingale Golden ...
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Floridata: What's In a (Plant) Name?
... the name. An Example: Persea americana The common name for this species is avocado or alligator pear or aguacate or palta. Whereas common names can be confusing and different in ... quinquefolia (L.) Planchon The species is: Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Some common names are: Virginia creeper, Woodbine, American ivy, five-fingered poison ivy, five-leaved ivy. The ``L.'' means that Linnaeus first ...
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