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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #149] What are the species of the Vitaceae family? Photo list

The Vitaceae family consists of climbing woody or herbaceous plants. They ascend using modified stems called tendrils, although a few genera lack tendrils. The tendrils and leaves are opposite. Leaves are alternate, simple, or compound. Simple leaves are often palmately lobed. Inflorescences are usually opposite the leaves. The flowers are...

2022.12.16

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #137] What are the species of Hamamelidaceae? Photo List

The Hamamelidaceae family consists of deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs, often covered in stellate hairs. Leaves are alternate, simple or palmate, and petiolate. They have deciduous stipules. Flowers are bisexual or unisexual, radially symmetrical, rarely bilaterally symmetrical, axillary, capitate, or conchoidal...

2022.12.07

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[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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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #124] What are the species of the Ranunculaceae family? Photo list

The Ranunculaceae family mostly consists of perennial herbs, but some are annuals or biennials, and occasionally shrubs. Leaves can be alternate or opposite, and leaf shape varies considerably. Flowers are radially or bilaterally symmetrical, and many have sepals that resemble petals. Some petals are missing...

2022.11.18

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #123] What are the species of the Berberidaceae family? Photo list

Berberidaceae are perennial herbs or shrubs. Their leaves are alternate and can be simple or compound. The sepals are arranged in groups of three in 3-4 whorls, or two in 4 whorls; the outer 1-2 whorls are smaller and fall off quickly during flowering, while the inner 2 whorls are larger and petal-like. The petals are 2 or...

2022.11.02

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #116] What are the types of grasses? Photo list

The grass family (Poaceae) consists of annual to perennial herbs, or plants with woody, perennial stems. The stem, called a "culm," has septa at the nodes, and the rest of the stem is hollow or contains pith. Leaves are arranged alternately in two rows and consist of a leaf blade and a leaf sheath. The leaf blade is often linear, and the leaf sheath is wide...

2022.10.26

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #111] What are the species of Cyperaceae? Photo List

The Cyperaceae family consists of annual or perennial herbs. Most have solid, triangular stems. The leaves are linear, with the base forming a tubular sheath. Some genera, such as *Erigeron annuus*, *Scirpus juncoides*, *Scutellaria*, and *Cyperus*, have reduced leaf blades, leaving only a sheath...

2022.10.15

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List of references for identifying terrestrial and aquatic insects (continuously being edited)

This article compiles literature for identifying insects. The focus is primarily on literature containing identification keys that allow for reliable species identification. While all taxonomic groups are covered, this is based on personal needs and observations, and therefore is not a comprehensive collection...

2022.10.06

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[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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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #100] What are the species of the Marantaceae family? Photo list

The Marantaceae family consists of evergreen perennial herbs that resemble the Canna and Zingiber families in morphology. They produce short stems above ground from underground rhizomes, with leaves at the base. Flowers are arranged in racemes. The leaves are broad, with veins branching out from the central vein. They are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, excluding Australia...

2022.09.20

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