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07.1323.c Swamp Banksia Flower Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #128] What are the species of the Proteaceae family? Photo list

The Proteaceae family consists entirely of evergreen plants, mostly woody, with some herbaceous. The flowers are bisexual, with a tubular perianth (without distinction between sepals and petals) that is four-lobed at the tip, each bearing a single stamen. The pistil is single, with a superior ovary, and develops into fruits such as nuts. The inflorescence is a raceme or spike...
2022.11.22
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07.1132.b Long-headed poppy flower Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #119] What are the species of the poppy family? Photo list

The Papaveraceae family consists of herbaceous plants whose stems and leaves are often covered in a powdery white substance. Breaking the stem releases a milky white or orange-yellow sap. The leaves are alternate, pinnately lobed or pinnately compound, sometimes simple, and lack stipules. The flowers are bisexual, radially symmetrical, or bilaterally symmetrical. The sepals are 2-4 in number and separate...
2022.10.28
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07.1126 Waterweed (Ceratophyllum demersum) - Whole Form (Scaled) Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #117] What are the species of the Ceratophyllum family? Photo list

The family Ceratophyllaceae consists of brittle, hard, freshwater submerged herbs. They lack roots, instead anchoring themselves with modified rhizoids (root systems) formed from branches. Stems are elongated and branched, and leaves are whorled and branch several times. Stipules are absent. The flowers are monoecious or dioecious, with approximately 10 perianth segments (also called involucral bracts), and male...
2022.10.27
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07.0644.b Spiral Ginger Flower Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #101] What are the species of the Iridaceae family? Photo list

The family Costaceae is a pantropical monocotyledonous plant. The leaves are arranged spirally, and the leaves at the base of the stem are usually wingless. The base of the leaves has a closed leaf sheath, and a projection called a ligule is located at the top of the leaf sheath. Unlike other plants in the Zingiberales order, it has 2-3 stamens...
2022.09.28
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07.0318 Smilax china, upper surface of the leaf Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #072] What are the species of the Smilax family? Photo list

The family Smilacaceae, also known as the Smilax family, is a perennial herb or subshrub, mostly climbing plants. They typically have short rhizomes. Leaves are alternate, with tendrils on the petioles. Inflorescences are usually umbels. Perianth segments are usually free, with three of each being identical in shape and texture to the outer and inner segments. The ovary is...
2022.08.02
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07.0284 Dioscorea tokoro (male inflorescence) Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #058] What are the species of the Dioscoreaceae family? Photo list

The family Dioscoreaceae consists of herbaceous or climbing plants, comprising over 630 species across three genera distributed worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical regions. In Japan, only the genus Dioscorea is found. This article provides a comprehensive, field-guide-style introduction to plants of the Dioscoreaceae family. Basic information is available from the Kanagawa Prefectural Botanical Garden...
2022.08.01
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07.0218 Water chestnut (Arrowhead) upper surface of the leaf Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #043] What are the species of the Alismataceae family? Photo list

The Alismataceae family consists of submerged or wetland herbs. All leaves are basal, with parallel and reticulate venation. Flowers are bisexual or unisexual. Inflorescences are racemes or panicles, with three flowers or branches arranged in whorls at each node. The sepals and petals are three in number and white; the calyx is persistent...
2022.07.30
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07.0093 Asarum koshino flower Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #026] What are the species of the Aristolochiaceae family? Photo list

The Aristolochiaceae family consists of perennial herbs or shrubs, some of which are climbing plants. The leaves are alternate and lack stipules. The flowers are generally bisexual, with petals usually reduced, and three petal-like sepals, often fused at their bases into a tubular structure. They are found in tropical regions worldwide...
2022.07.26
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07.0081 Sarcandra glabra (unripe fruit) Seed Plant Encyclopedia

[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #021] What are the species of the Chloranthaceae family? Photo list

The Chloranthaceae family consists of herbs or shrubs. The leaves are opposite, simple, serrated, and have stipules at the base of the petiole. The inflorescence is spike-like, terminal or axillary. Flowers are unisexual or bisexual, with bisexual flowers lacking a perianth. There are one or three stamens. In bisexual flowers, the stamens...
2022.07.26
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07.3273 Lithospermum erythrorhizon flower plant

What are the differences between *Lithospermum erythrorhizon* and *Lithospermum erythrorhizon*? We explain how to distinguish between similar species! Do the flowers have a secret that allows them to be pollinated even in the shade?

While *Lithospermum erythrorhizon* and *Lithospermum erythrorhizon* have similar names and may be confused, there is a significant difference: *Lithospermum erythrorhizon* is a native species, while *Lithospermum erythrorhizon* is a cultivated variety. The shape of the leaves and flowers are also distinctly different. *Lithospermum erythrorhizon*...
2022.04.27
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