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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #087] What are the species of the Asparagaceae family? Photo list

The Asparagaceae family, also known as the Asparagaceae family, consists of perennial herbs, woody plants, or vines. They have rhizomes or bulbs. Leaves are alternate, opposite, or whorled, and may be clustered at the base of the stem. The terminal branches may also be leaf-like (Asparagus genus, Ruscus aculeatus...).

2022.08.24

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #086] What are the species of the Amaryllidaceae family? Photo list

The Amaryllidaceae family typically consists of perennial herbs with bulbs and basal leaves. The flowers are bisexual and radially or bilaterally symmetrical. They are borne in terminal umbels or singly on the flower stalk, with an involucre at the base of the inflorescence. They have three outer perianth segments and three inner perianth segments, and some also have a corona...

2022.08.10

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #074] What are the types of orchids? Photo list

Orchids (Orchidaceae) are terrestrial, epiphytic, lithophytic, mycoheterotrophic perennial herbs. Stems are monopodial (single-stemmed) or sympodial (compound-stemmed) with long stems, or they have rhizomes or enlarged pseudobulbs. Leaves are mostly flattened, with a tubular sheath at the base, sometimes reduced to scales. Flowers are...

2022.08.03

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #051] What are the species of the Potamogetonaceae family? Photo list

The family Potamogetonaceae originally consisted of two genera, Potamogetonaceae and Groenlandia, but the genus *Groenlandia* was separated from Potamogetonaceae. Also, the family Zanichelliaceae was included within Potamogetonaceae...

2022.08.01

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #045] What are the species of the Hydrocharitaceae family? Photo list

The family Hydrocharitaceae consists of annual or perennial aquatic plants that grow in freshwater or saltwater. Their morphology is extremely diverse. The base of the leaves often forms a leaf sheath, containing 2 to 10 or more small scales. They are monoecious or dioecious, with inflorescences...

2022.07.31

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #041] What are the species of Araceae? Photo List

The Araceae family consists of perennial herbs, sometimes shrub-like, lilac-like, or floating aquatic plants. They often have tubers or thick rhizomes underground, and some species form pseudostems with tubular bases on the petioles. The plant body is succulent, filled with cells containing bundles of needle-shaped calcium oxalate crystals...

2022.07.29

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #011] What are the species of the cypress family? Photo list

The Cupressaceae family consists of evergreen, rarely deciduous, trees or shrubs. Leaves are scale-like, needle-like, or linear, arranged alternately, oppositely, or whorled. Flowers are unisexual, monoecious, rarely dioecious. Male flowers are borne at the tips of branches. Female flowers are also often borne at the branch tips and have scale-like structures arranged oppositely or whorled...

2022.07.25

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #005] What are the species of the Welwitschia family? Photo list

The family Welwitschiaceae includes only one extant species found in southwestern Africa. Fossil evidence indicates that plants of the Welwitschiaceae family existed in South America during the Early Cretaceous (Mesozoic) period, including the Arapaima basin in northeastern Brazil...

2022.07.16

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What are the species of moths in the family Zygaenidae? Are they poisonous? Are they harmful? What is the purpose of their bright colors?

The Zygae family, exemplified by species like the firefly moth and the bamboo grass moth, is known for its bright, diurnal colors. But do you know why they have such striking colors? It turns out they possess a powerful poison that produces cyanide, and these colors serve as a "warning signal"...

2022.06.28

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What species resembles the egret orchid? The flowers are visited by hawk moths! And not only that, tiny insects called thrips also play an important role in pollination! What is the "Egret Orchid Legend"?

The egret orchid (Habenaria radiata) is a perennial plant that inhabits slightly damp areas and is a popular choice for gardening. Unfortunately, due to the decline of its wetland habitat and illegal harvesting, it is listed as near-threatened on the Ministry of the Environment's Red List. There are many closely related species, and many that share the name "egret orchid," but this particular species has a flattened stem resembling a heron...

2022.06.07

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