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Can anyone help me identify this? |
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The Ginko dates back to the Permian, about 270 million years years ago. The dinosaurs came on to the scene about 230 million years ago. The dinosaurs then went extinct about 65 million years ago. in China; some planted trees at temples are believed to be over 1,500 years old. tolerates pollution and confined soil spaces. They rarely suffer disease problems, even in urban conditions, and are attacked by few insects Hiroshima, Japan, six trees growing between 1–2 km from the 1945 atom bomb expl |
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The milky sap of this plant is toxic, and may cause blindness if it comes in contact with the eye. Sheep can surprisingly eat this with no problem, but not horses or cattle. |
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Read detailed information about this plant here - [[]]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemnaoideae[[]] |
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The Klamath and Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon make flexible baskets of twined tule or cattail. Cattails or tules were also twined to form mats of varying sizes for sleeping, sitting, working, entertaining, covering doorways, for shade, and a myriad of other uses. The Cahuilla Indians used the stalks for matting, bedding material, and ceremonial bundles. Some tribes used the leaves and sheath bases as caulking materials. Apaches used the pollen in female puberty ceremonies. Af |
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Trachycarpus fortunei has been cultivated in China and Japan for thousands of years, grown for its coarse but very strong leaf sheath fibre, used for making ropes, sacks, and other coarse cloth where great strength is important. The extent of this cultivation means that the exact natural range of the species is uncertain. The Windmill Palm can handle cold, even snow for a short period of time. Its tolerance of cool summers makes it highly valued by palm enthusiasts as the palm that can be cultiv |
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Sarcoglottis sceptrodes Orchids |
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Dendrobium Gremlin Green Orchids |
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Tacitus bellus was discovered by Alfred Lau in 1972 in West Mexico (states of Chihuahua and Sonora) at an altitude of 4,800 ft. It grows in rocky terrain with moderate sun exposure. Perennial Succulent plant slowly clustering. The rosettes are up to 10 cm in diameter almost flat to the ground Leaves are glabrous, approximately triangular, 25mm long, grey or bronze color. Flowers appear from May to July. At the top of a 10cm inflorescence, the flowers are over 2.5 cm, deep pink to red |
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A Poisonous Plant False Hellebore, Skunk Cabbage, Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum) Grows a tall stalk of white flowers. Could be: Veratrum album, commonly known as the False Helleborine (also known as White Hellebore, European White Hellebore, White Veratrum; |
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Nettle needs moist soil. The stinging hairs of most nettle species contain formic acid, serotonin and histamine. The leaves and stems are very hairy with non-stinging hairs and also bear many stinging hairs (trichomes), whose tips come off when touched, transforming the hair into a needle that will inject several chemicals: acetylcholine, histamine, 5-HT or serotonin, and possibly formic acid. This mixture of chemical compounds cause a sting or paresthesia from which the species derives its co |
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Same as [[]]http://healthyhomegardening.com/Plant.php?pid=400[[]] |
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