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Mile-a-minute may refer to: People * Charles Minthorn Murphy (1870–1950), nicknamed "Mile-a-minute" Murphy, American bicycle racer * Mick Murphy (cyclist) (1934–2015), Irish cyclist, also nicknamed "Mile-a-minute" Murphy Plants * '' Dipogon lignosus'', a species of flowering plant in the legume family * ''Fallopia baldschuanica'', a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family * ''Ipomoea cairica'', a species of morning glory * ''Mikania micrantha'', a tropical plant in the family Asteraceae * ''Persicaria perfoliata'', (basionym ''Polygonum perfoliatum''), a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family See also * 0 to 60 mph The time it takes a vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h or 27 m/s), often said as just "zero to sixty" or "nought to sixty", is a commonly used performance measure for automotive acceleration in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Minthorn Murphy
Charles Minthorn Murphy (October 1870 – February 16, 1950), also known as Mile-a-Minute Murphy, was an American cycling athlete. He was the first person ever to ride a bicycle for one mile in less than a minute. He performed this feat in 1899 by drafting behind a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) passenger car along the LIRR's Central Branch between Farmingdale and Babylon on Long Island. Biography He was born in October 1870 to Eliza G. and Martin J. Murphy. On May 27, 1891, he married Elizabeth E. "Libbie" Puhl in Brooklyn. After the death of the latter in 1922, Murphy then married Catherine Kissel. Mile-a-Minute ride Murphy persuaded a railway company to board in two miles of track and run a train so he could ride a mile in a minute in its slipstream. It took him 57.8 seconds. He said in the '' Farmingdale Post'' that the idea came to him after an argument with friends at his home in Brooklyn, New York. "I was asked to give an opinion of the quality and relative speed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Murphy (cyclist)
Michael Murphy (28 April 1934 – 10 September 2015) was an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1958. Early life Murphy was a native of Cahirsiveen. He left school at 11 and worked variously as a farm labourer, a quarryman and a turf-cutter. Career Murphy was nicknamed the Iron Man. In 1958 he won the Rás Tailteann, winning seven of the eight stages. He won two stages in 1959 and was third in 1960. Murphy was known for his eccentricity, and was the subject of several works: an RTÉ radio documentary, ''A Convict of the Road''; a documentary short made for the Killorglin Archive Society called ''The Marvels of Mick Murphy''; a play based on his life by Roddy McDevitt, and a character based on him in Jane Urquhart's novel ''The Night Stages''. He trained by sleeping in hay barns, eating raw meat and drinking cow's blood, doing the last in imitation of the Maasai. He could also walk long distances uphill on his hands. Personal and later life During his life, he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipogon Lignosus
''Dipogon lignosus'', the okie bean, Cape sweet-pea, dolichos pea or mile-a-minute vine, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is the only species classified in the monotypic genus ''Dipogon'' which belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.Liebmann, Frederik Michael. 1854. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4, vol 2: 374 Description ''Dipogon lignosus'' is climbing woody, herbaceous perennial which becomes woody towards the base. The soft green stems climb over nearby structures, shrubs or trees, and can grow up to 2m tall, extending a long way horizontally if possible. Its leaves are dark to medium green above, paler below and are composed of three diamond shaped leaflets which have a wide set base before tapering to a fine point. Each leaflet has its own stalk. The flowers are typical for the pea family and are pink, mauve, magenta and purple in colour, growing on the tips of new growth stems in short, dense racemes with long peduncles. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallopia Baldschuanica
''Fallopia baldschuanica'' ( syn. ''Polygonum baldschuanicum'') is an Asian species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by several common names, including Russian-vine, Bukhara fleeceflower, Chinese fleecevine, mile-a-minute and silver lace vine. It is native to Asia (China, Russia, Kazakhstan, etc.), and is growing wild in parts of Europe and North and Central America as an introduced species. Some authors split the species in two, referring to the Chinese populations as '' Fallopia aubertii'' and the Russian and Central Asian species as ''F. baldschuanica.'' ''Fallopia baldschuanica'' is grown as an ornamental plant for its flower-laced vines. The white flowers are decorative and provide nectar and pollen for the honey bee. As it is fast-growing, it is used as cover for unsightly fences and other garden structures. It can become invasive, however. Description ''Fallopia baldschuanica'' is a vining plant with woody, climbing stems at least in length. The poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipomoea Cairica
''Ipomoea cairica'' is a vining, herbaceous, perennial plant with palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers. A species of morning glory, it has many common names, including mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, coast morning glory and railroad creeper.Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet USDA PLANTS The species name ''cairica'' translates to "from ", the city where this species was first collected.Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet var. cairica SA National Biodiversity Institute Descriptio ...
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Mikania Micrantha
''Mikania micrantha'' is a tropical plant in the family Asteraceae; known as bitter vine, climbing hemp vine, or American rope. It is also sometimes called mile-a-minute vine (a moniker also used for the unrelated '' Persicaria perfoliata''). It is a vigorously growing perennial creeper that grows best in areas in high humidity, light and soil fertility, though it can adapt in less fertile soils. The featherlike seeds are dispersed by wind. A single stalk can produce between 20 and 40 thousand seeds a season. The species is native to the sub-tropical zones of North, Central, and South America. Description ''Mikania micrantha'' has ribbed stems that grow up to in length with long leaves that have a heart-shaped base and a pointed apex. white flowers grow in clusters. Invasive species ''Mikania micrantha'' is a widespread weed in the tropics. It grows very quickly (as fast as in 24 hours for a young plant) and covers other plants, shrubs and even trees. ''Mikania'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persicaria Perfoliata
''Persicaria perfoliata'' (basionym ''Polygonum perfoliatum'') is a species of flowering plant in the Polygonaceae, buckwheat family. Common names include mile-a-minute, devil's tail, giant climbing tearthumb, and Asiatic tearthumb. It is a trailing herbaceous annual vine with barbed stems and triangular leaves. It is native to most of temperate and tropical eastern Asia, occurring from eastern Russia and Japan in the north, and the range extending to the Philippines and India in the south. ''P. perfoliata'' can be an Invasive species, aggressive, highly invasive weed outside of its native range. In Europe, ''Persicaria perfoliata'' is included since 2016 in the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern (the Union list). This implies that this species cannot be imported, cultivated, transported, commercialized, planted, or intentionally released into the environment in the whole of the European Union. Description ''Persicaria perfoliata'' has a reddish stem that is arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
