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Gamochaeta
''Gamochaeta'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. There has not always been agreement among botanists regarding its status as a recognized genus, but it has become more accepted in recent years.Nesom, G. L. 1990. The taxonomic status of ''Gamochaeta'' (Asteraceae: Inuleae) and the species of the United States. ''Phytologia'' 68: 186–198.''Gamochaeta''. Flora of North America. It currently includes many plants that previously belonged in genus ''''. Like many species of ''Gnaphalium'', many ''Gamochaeta'' are called cudweeds or everlastings. ''Gamochaeta'' are native to |
Gamochaeta Antillana
''Gamochaeta antillana'', the delicate everlasting, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Greater Antilles and to the southeastern United States (from Florida to Louisiana). It has also become naturalized in other places (South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Texas, California, the Carolinas The Carolinas, also known simply as Carolina, are the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina considered collectively. They are bordered by Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the west, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the southwes ..., etc.). ''Gamochaeta antillana'' is an annual herb up to tall, producing a taproot. Leaves are up to long. The plant forms many small flower heads in elongated arrays and also in tightly packed clumps. Each head contains 3–5 purple disc flowers but no ray flowers. ''Gamochaeta antillana'' is similar to '' G. falcata,'' and many ''Gamochaeta antillana'' specimens from the eastern United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamochaeta Americana
''Gamochaeta americana'', also known as American everlasting, is a plant in the family Asteraceae. References * * americana Americana may refer to: *Americana music, a genre or style of American music * Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States Film, radio and television * ''Americana'' (1981 film), an American drama film * ''Americana'' (20 ... Plants described in 1768 {{Gnaphalieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamochaeta Alpina
''Gamochaeta alpina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to south Argentina, and central and south Chile. It was first described in 1845 as ''Laennecia alpina''. References alpina Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co. KG is an automobile manufacturing company based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany that develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW cars. Alpina works closely with BMW and t ... Flora of South Argentina Flora of Chile Plants described in 1845 {{Gnaphalieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamochaeta Antarctica
''Gamochaeta antarctica'', the Antarctic cudweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, where its natural habitat is temperate dwarf shrub heath. References antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ... Flora of the Falkland Islands Endangered plants Plants described in 1846 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Ángel Lulio Cabrera {{Gnaphalieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnaphalium
''Gnaphalium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly called cudweeds or (formerly) chafeweeds. They are widespread and common in temperate regions, although some are found on tropical mountains or in the subtropical regions of the world. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Gnaphalium austroafricanum'' Hilliard *'' Gnaphalium capense'' Hilliard *'' Gnaphalium chiliastrum'' (Mattf.) P.Royen *'' Gnaphalium chimborazense'' Hieron. *'' Gnaphalium clemensiae'' Mattf. *'' Gnaphalium confine'' Harv. *'' Gnaphalium declinatum'' L.f. *'' Gnaphalium demidium'' (O.Hoffm.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt *'' Gnaphalium diamantinense'' Paul G.Wilson *'' Gnaphalium diminutivum'' Phil. *'' Gnaphalium englerianum'' (O.Hoffm.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt *'' Gnaphalium exilifolium'' A.Nelson *'' Gnaphalium filagopsis'' Hilliard & B.L.Burtt *'' Gnaphalium flavocephalum'' G.L.Nesom *'' Gnaphalium genevoisi'' Emb. *'' Gnaphalium gnaphalodes'' (DC.) Hilli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristan Da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcano, volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, with its own constitution. The territory consists of the inhabited island Tristan da Cunha, which has a diameter of roughly and an area of ; the wildlife reserves of Gough Island and Inaccessible Island; and the smaller, uninhabited Nightingale Islands. , the main island had 250 permanent inhabitants, who all carry British Overseas Territories citizenship. The other islands are uninhabited, except for the South African personnel of a weather station on Gough Island. As there is no airstrip on the island, the only way of travelling to or from Tristan is by ship. There are six-day journeys from Cape Town, South Africa, and some cruises offered departing from Ushuaia, Argentina. History Discovery The islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tierra Del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego (, ; Spanish for "Land of Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South America, South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of the main island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, with an area of , along with numerous smaller islands, including Cape Horn and Diego Ramírez Islands. The western part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, about two-thirds including its many islands, is part of Chile, and the eastern part is part of Argentina. The southernmost extent of the archipelago, Cape Horn, lies just north of latitude 56th parallel south, 56°S. The earliest-known human settlement in Tierra del Fuego dates to approximately 8,000 BC. Europeans first explored the islands during Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1520. ''Tierra del Fuego'' ("Land of Fire") and similar names stem from sightings of the many fires that the inhabitants built along the coastline and possibly even in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indies
The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. The subregion includes all the islands in the Antilles, in addition to The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. The term is often interchangeable with "Caribbean", although the latter may also include coastal regions of Central America, Central and South American mainland nations, including Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname, as well as the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic island nation of Bermuda, all of which are geographically distinct from the three main island groups, but culturally related. Terminology The English term ''Indie'' is deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
