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Main, Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots) |
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Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots) |
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Half Capsule Seed Division |
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Magnolia Division |
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Seed Plants |
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Multiple Spore Sub-Kingdom |
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Multicellular Land Plants |
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Cells with a Nucleus |
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These berries are edible and sweet, they taste like a plum or grape, they usually have large hard seeds, but this variety had almost no seeds. |
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[[]]http://www.houseandhome.org/cactus-facts[[]] |
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Strange Brazilian Alien Fruit |
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Despite being one of the most popular cacti in cultivation, it is rare and critically endangered in the wild. Cultivation: While easy to grow, these plants do have some basic requirements; an average minimum winter temperature of 12°C, good drainage with less watering in winter. Excess water in cool periods may lead to rot. Golden Barrels are hardy to about 15ºF (-8ºC) for brief periods. Propagation: Several months after the flower dies off and the pods are ripen it is possible t |
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Cultivation: The cactus prefers free draining soils, strong sunlight, but not high temperatures — in fact it can withstand hard frosts down to -10°C. In its natural habitat it receives plenty of water during the summer, but almost none over the winter. In cultivation, watering too much in winter often leads to root rot.. Older cactuses, over 45 cm (18 in) tall, produce deep red, burgundy, flowers in late summer. The 6 cm (3 in) long cylindrical flowers protrude horizontally from the columns. |
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It is well known for its psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline. It is used world wide as an entheogen, and supplement to various transcendence practices, including meditation, psychonautics, and psychedelic psychotherapy. Peyote is extremely slow growing. Cultivated specimens grow considerably faster, sometimes taking less than three years to go from seedling to mature flowering adult. More rapid growth can be achieved by grafting Peyote onto mature San Pedro root stock. The top of th |
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Prickly pears also produce a fruit that is commonly eaten in Mexico, known as "tuna"; it also is used to make aguas frescas. The fruit can be red, wine-red, green or yellow-orange. Charles Darwin was the first to note that these cacti have thigmotactic anthers: when the anthers are touched, they curl over, depositing their pollen. This movement can be seen by gently poking the anthers of an open Opuntia flower. The same trait has evolved convergently in other cacti The fruit of prickl |
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Ripe prickly pear fruits are still one of the most important wild plant dye sources for traditional Navajo rug weavers. A variety of rose and pink dyes can be made from the ripe cactus fruit. The riper or darker the fruit, the darker the dye. A rose dye is made by steeping ripe prickly pear fruit and bark or roots of Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) in water. The fleshy leaf is peeled and bound over a cut to stop the bleeding. In Mexico and the Southwest, its pulp and juice have been used to |
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Schlumbergera is a genus of tree-dwelling cactus from Brazil introduced to Europe by the Kew collector, Allan Cunningham (1791-1839), in about 1816. They are tropical rainforest epiphytes, growing on tree branches where, despite the high rainfall, water drains off quickly so that "dry" conditions prevail much of the time. Not surprisingly these cacti are quite different in appearance from that of their desert-dwelling cousins. In 1858 Charles Lemaire (1801-1871) named this genus after |
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Closely related to Hylocereus setaceus but otherwice quite isolated within Hylocereus. Is intermediate between Selenicereus and Hylocereus. Recent research suggest that this species originated as a hybrid between species of Hylocereus and Selenicereus (see references). The two species possibly involved, as being native in the same area, are Hylocereus costaricensis and Selenicereus inermis. An easily cultivated, fast growing plant. Needs a compost containing plenty of humus and sufficient mois |
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Schlumbergera is a genus of tree-dwelling cactus from Brazil introduced to Europe by the Kew collector, Allan Cunningham (1791-1839), in about 1816. They are tropical rainforest epiphytes, growing on tree branches where, despite the high rainfall, water drains off quickly so that "dry" conditions prevail much of the time. Not surprisingly these cacti are quite different in appearance from that of their desert-dwelling cousins. In 1858 Charles Lemaire (1801-1871) named this genus afte |
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Opuntia microdasys (Bunny Ears Cactus, Bunny Cactus or Polka-dot Cactus) is a species of cactus native to central and northern Mexico. It forms a dense shrub 40–60 cm tall, occasionally more, composed of pad-like stems 6–15 cm long and 4–12 cm broad. It has no spines, but instead has numerous white or yellow glochids 2–3 mm long in dense clusters; these detach very easily on being touched, and can cause considerable skin irritation, so the plants must be treated with caution. Despite this, it |
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The Peruvian Apple Cactus, Cereus repandus, is a large, erect, thorny columnar cactus found in South America. It is also known as Giant Club Cactus, 'Hedge Cactus, cadushi, or (in Wayuunaiki) kayush. With an often tree-like appearance, the Peruvian Apple Cactus' cylindrical gray-green to blue stems can reach 10 meters (33 ft) in height and 10-20 cm in diameter. The nocturnal flowers remain open for only one night. The fruits, known locally as "pitaya" or Peruvian Apple, are thornless |
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Named Whipplei after Amiel Wicks Whipple (1818-1863), an engineer for surveys of the United States/Mexico boundary in 1853-1856. AKA: Sclerocactus parviflorus. These cacti are sometimes called 'fishhook' or 'mini barrels'. Many species of Sclerocactus are protected under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act and all species should be treated as imperiled. |
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The Claretcup Cactus is a species of Hedgehog Cactus known by several common names, including Strawberry Cactus, Kingcup Cactus, King's Crown Cactus, Claret Cup, and Mojave Mound Cactus. There is a thick nectar chamber and many thready pink stamens at the center of the corolla. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds. The red flowers are diurnal, opening for 2 or 3 days. These flowers give rise to a red and juicy fruit, with deciduous spines. --- VIDEO: Xeriscapes of the |
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AKA Nopales, Paddle Cactus, Indian Fig Opuntia The fruit of prickly pears, commonly called cactus figs, Indian fig or tuna, is edible. It has to be peeled carefully to remove the small spines on the outer skin before consumption. If the outer layer is not properly removed, glochids can be ingested causing discomfort of the throat, lips, and tongue as the small spines are easily lodged in the skin. Cactus figs are often used to make candies and jelly and a refreshing drink. |
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Family: Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee) Genus: Schlumbergera (shlum-BER-ger-uh) Species: x buckleyi (BUCK-lee-eye) Synonym:Zygocactus x buckleyi Synonym:Epiphyllum x buckleyi Category: Tropicals and Tender Perennials Height: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) Spacing: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zon |
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