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Neoparrya
''Neoparrya'' is a monotypic taxon, monotypic genus of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. Its only species is ''Neoparrya lithophila'', also known by the common names Bill's neoparrya''Neoparrya lithophila''. USDA Plants Profile.Anderson, D.G. (2004, November 8) ''Neoparrya lithophila'' Mathias (Bill’s neoparrya): A technical conservation assessment. [Online]. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. and rock-loving aletes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mildred E
Mildred may refer to: People * Mildred (name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Saint Mildrith, 8th-century Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet * Milred (died 772), Anglo-Saxon prelate, Bishop of Worcester * Henry Mildred (1795–1877), South Australian politician * Henry Hay Mildred (1839–1920), a son of Henry Mildred, lawyer and politician Places Canada *Mildred River, a tributary of La Trêve Lake in Québec United States * Mildred, Kansas * Mildred, Minnesota * Mildred, Missouri * Mildred, Pennsylvania * Mildred, Texas Other uses * ''Mildred'', a barquentine shipwrecked at Gurnard's Head in 1912 (see list of shipwrecks in 1912) * {{disambiguation, surname, ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinus Ponderosa
''Pinus ponderosa'', commonly known as the ponderosa pine, bull pine, blackjack pine, western yellow-pine, or filipinus pine, is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America. It is the most widely distributed pine species in North America.Safford, H.D. 2013. Natural Range of Variation (NRV) for yellow pine and mixed conifer forests in the bioregional assessment area, including the Sierra Nevada, southern Cascades, and Modoc and Inyo National Forests. Unpublished report. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Vallejo, CA/ref> ''Pinus ponderosa'' grows in various erect forms from British Columbia southward and eastward through 16 western U.S. states and has been introduced in temperate regions of Europe and in New Zealand. It was first documented in modern science in 1826 in eastern Washington near present-day Spokane (of which it is the official city tree). On that occasion, David Douglas misidentified it as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oryzopsis Hymenoides
''Oryzopsis'' is a genus of Chinese and North American plants in the grass family. Species from this genus are commonly called ricegrass.''Oryzopsis'' USDA Plants Database (24 Nov 2011) The name alludes to the resemblance between this genus and true rice, ''.'' ; Species * '' Oryzopsis asperifolia'' – roughleaf ricegrass ''Oryzopsis asperifolia'' USDA Plants Database (24 Nov 2011) - Canada (all 10 provinces plus |
Chondrosum Gracile
''Bouteloua'' is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass. Description ''Bouteloua'' includes both annual and perennial grasses, which frequently form stolons. Species have an inflorescence of 1 to 80 racemes or spikes positioned alternately on the culm (stem). The rachis (stem) of the spike is flattened. The spikelets are positioned along one side of the spike. Each spikelet contains one fertile floret, and usually one sterile floret. Taxonomy The genus was first described by Mariano Lagasca in 1805. It was named for Claudio and Esteban Boutelou, 19th-century Spanish botanists. David Griffiths produced a 1912 monograph on the genus. Species Species of ''Bouteloua'' include: * '' Bouteloua alamosana'' Vasey – Mesoamerica * '' Bouteloua americana'' (L.) Scribn. – American grama – southern Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America * '' Bouteloua annua'' Swallen – Baja California Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koeleria Macrantha
''Koeleria macrantha'' is a species of grass known by the common name prairie Junegrass in North America and crested hair-grass in the UK. It is widespread across much of Eurasia and North America. It occurs in many habitat types. Description ''Koeleria macrantha'' is a short, tuft-forming perennial bunchgrass, reaching heights from . The leaves are basal and up to about long with a blue-green color. The inflorescence is nearly cylindrical and may taper somewhat toward the tip. It holds shiny tan spikelets which are sometimes tinted with purple, each about half a centimetre long. Its fruit is a grain that breaks once it has fully ripened. Distribution and habitat Koeleria ''macrantha'' is widespread across much of Eurasia and North America. It is a plant that prefers cooler seasons such as early spring or fall. It grows mostly in rocky or sandy, well-drained areas within forests or plains. It prefers more direct sunlight over partially shaded areas. It has the ability to grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yucca Glauca
''Yucca glauca'' ( syn. ''Yucca angustifolia'') is a species of perennial evergreen plant, adapted to xeric (dry) growth conditions. It is also known as small soapweed, soapweed yucca, Spanish bayonet, and Great Plains yucca. ''Yucca glauca'' forms colonies of rosettes. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 60 cm long but rarely more than 12 mm across. Inflorescence is up to 100 cm tall, sometimes branched sometimes not. Flowers are pendent (drooping, hanging downward), white to very pale green. Fruit is a dry capsule with shiny black seeds. Distribution ''Yucca glauca'' is native to central North America: occurring from the Canadian Prairies of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada; south through the Great Plains to Texas and New Mexico in the United States. Pollinators The "honey ant" (''Myrmecocystus mexicanus''), among other species, has been observed collecting nectar from ''Y. glauca''. Yucca species are dependent on pollination by yucca moths, species i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heterotheca Villosa
''Heterotheca villosa'', commonly known as the hairy goldenaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae found in central and western North America. Description Hairy golden aster can grow from tall, but is more typically tall. Their leaves may be as long as , but are more often in length. Blooming from May to October, the flower head is about wide, with yellow ray and disk florets. The seeds have white bristles at the tip. The species can be difficult to identify, as it has a number of close relatives and many varieties. ;VarietiesUniversity of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, ''Heterotheca villosa'' photos, drawings, distribution maps for each variety *''Heterotheca villosa'' var. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocereus Triglochidiatus
''Echinocereus triglochidiatus'' is a species of hedgehog cactus known by several common names, including kingcup cactus, claret cup cactus, red-flowered hedgehog cactus and Mojave mound cactus. This cactus is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is a resident of varied habitats from low desert to rocky slopes, scrub, and mountain woodland. ''E. triglochidiatus'' is the official state cactus of Colorado. Description A number of varieties of this highly variable cactus species are known, but not all are universally recognized. In general, it is a mounding cactus, forming bulbous piles of spherical to light to bluish green cylindrical stems, forming cushions over 1 meter in diameter with up to 500 shoots. Stems range from 5 to 40 cm long and 5 to 15 cm in diameter withfive to twelve ribs that are either straight-edged or tuberculated. It is densely spiny and somewhat woolly. The one to four central spines are similar to the peripheral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opuntia Polyacantha
''Opuntia polyacantha'' is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear,Johnson, K. A. 2000''Opuntia polyacantha''.In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Retrieved May 11, 2011.''Opuntia polyacantha''. USDA Plants Profile. Retrieved May 11, 2011. starvation pricklypear,''Opuntia polyacantha''. Flora of North America. Retrieved May 11, 2011. hairspine cactus, and panhandle pricklypear. Description ''Opuntia polyacantha'' grows up to tall. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriogonum Jamesii
''Eriogonum jamesii'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name James' buckwheat and antelope sage. It is native to the southwestern United States, being found in: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. Uses The Navajo people have used ''Eriogonum jamesii'' as an oral contraceptive. Among the Zuni people, the root is soaked in water and used as a wash for sore eyes. The fresh or dried root is also eaten for stomachaches. The root is carried in the mouth for a sore tongue and then buried in a river bottom. The ground blossom powder is given to ceremonial dancers impersonating anthropic gods to bring rain.Stevenson, p.91 References External linksdescriptionat the University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribes Cereum
''Ribes cereum'' is a species of currant known by the common names wax currant and squaw currant; the ''pedicellare'' variety is known as whisky currant. The species is native to western North America. Description ''Ribes cereum'' is a spreading or erect shrub growing between and in height. The stems are fuzzy, often very glandular, and lack spines and prickles. The gray-green leaves are long, somewhat rounded and divided into 3–5 shallow lobes which are toothed along the edges. The leaves are hairless to quite hairy and usually studded with visible resin glands, particularly around the edges. The inflorescence is a clustered raceme of 2 to 9 flowers. The small flower is tubular with the white to pink sepals curling open at the tips to form a corolla-like structure. Inside there are minute white or pinkish petals, five stamens, and two protruding green styles. The fruit is a rather tasteless orange-red berry up to wide, with a characteristically long, dried flower remna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
