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Species17
  • The species name comes from the resemblance of the leaves to those of the genus Myrica. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hakea chromatropa (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae), an apparently rare new species from Western Australia. (wa.gov.au)
  • Proteaceae leaf fossils from the Oligo-Miocene of New Zealand: new species and evidence of biome and trait conservatism. (wikimedia.org)
  • Examination of material from throughout the species' range shows that most of the currently recognised informal morphotypes comprise a single, variable species which cannot be adequately divided into taxa. (wa.gov.au)
  • Common Name Waratah is only used for Telopea species, anything else is mislabelled, probably because seeing Waratahs in flower is not common so people see a large red flower and assume it is a waratah. (tiborsaghy.com)
  • There are several Banksia species in New Zealand, B. integrifolia can be identified by the yellow-greenish yellow inflorescences and the obovate leaves 4 … Height: up to: 10m but more commonly smaller. (intaninvest.net)
  • the size of individual flowers in the inflorescences varies between species. (fieldofscience.com)
  • NSW currently has about 85 species although with a lot of subspecies and some informal taxa recognised. (austplants.com.au)
  • This species is the national flower of Egypt, India and Vietnam. (seeds-gallery.com)
  • We compared patterns of gene expression in leaves among 10 Leucadendron species across the genus. (bvsalud.org)
  • Hedera helix (common ivy, English ivy, European ivy, or just ivy) is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to most of Europe and western Asia. (blogspot.com)
  • The ripe fruits of many species are a food source for diverse animal taxa. (wikipedia.org)
  • The leaves are usually alternately arranged, but some species have opposite or whorled leaves. (wikipedia.org)
  • Macadamia integrifolia (Macadamia Nut) is a species of tree in the family Proteaceae . (eol.org)
  • Dioscoreaceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. (wikimili.com)
  • Burmanniaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 99 species of herbaceous plants in eight genera. (wikimili.com)
  • The Corypha species have the largest inflorescence of any plant, up to 7.5 metres (25 ft) tall and containing millions of small flowers. (cloudfront.net)
Inflorescences4
  • Inflorescences axillary or distal, paniculate or racemiform thyrses, with flowers in lateral dichasia, or congested cymes. (cybertaxonomy.org)
  • Members of the family usually have opposite or alternate simple leaves, four- or five-parted flowers clustered in inflorescences or pseudanthia, and drupaceous fruits. (wikimili.com)
  • The Arecaceae are notable among monocots for their height and for the size of their seeds, leaves, and inflorescences. (cloudfront.net)
  • In the dioecious plants the male inflorescences are long and look like panicles , while the female ones are shorter and bear fewer flowers. (cannaqa.wiki)
Grevillea4
  • Leaves alternate (in ours), simple, entire to toothed or pinnatifid ( Grevillea ). (botswanaflora.com)
  • Taxon name on voucher: Grevillea banksii R.Br. (hear.org)
  • A grevillea inflorescence is technically a cluster of paired flowers, termed a conflorescence with the overall structure forming a raceme-like appearance. (austplants.com.au)
  • Grevillea flowers were a traditional favourite among First Nations Peoples for their sweet nectar. (austplants.com.au)
Wastebasket taxon2
  • At the time, Embothrium was a wastebasket taxon to which many proteaceae were assigned. (wikipedia.org)
  • Embothrium had been a wastebasket taxon at the time, and Robert Brownsuggested th… Shady Lady Red' Hybride von Telopea speciosissima mit Telopea oreades. (tiborsaghy.com)
Shrubs2
  • Its closest living relatives, the (Proteaceae and Platanaceae), are shrubs or trees. (seeds-gallery.com)
  • The recently described and critically endangered Banksia vincentia is morphologically similar to the hairpin banksia complex (B. spinulosa s.l.), a group of eastern Australian flowering shrubs whose continuum of morphological diversity has been responsible for taxonomic controversy and possibly questionable conservation initiatives. (bvsalud.org)
Genus3
  • Nelumbo is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling the water lily, but not closely related to it. (seeds-gallery.com)
  • Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the Liliaceae family growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. (blogspot.com)
  • Some plants in the genus Cannabis are cultivated as hemp for the production of fiber, as a source of cheap oil , for their nutritious seeds, or their edible leaves. (cannaqa.wiki)
Genera4
  • 2 genera and 2 taxa. (botswanaflora.com)
  • The leaves of Nelumbo can be distinguished from those of genera in the Nymphaeaceae as they are peltate, that is they have fully circular leaves. (seeds-gallery.com)
  • Because the name Ebenaceae had become well known, having been used in major botanical references such as Bentham and Hooker's Genera Plantarum , Engler and Prantl's Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien , and Hutchinson's Families of Flowering Plants , it was conserved [8] and is therefore legitimate. (wikipedia.org)
  • [12] A phylogenetic analysis, based on two nuclear genes and ten chloroplast genes, has confirmed that all five of the genera are monophyletic and that Triantha and Tofieldia are close sister taxa . (wikimili.com)
Banksia4
  • Read on for more information about banksia flowers and banksia plant care. (intaninvest.net)
  • The larger growing and long flowering B. ericifolia or Heath Banksia will reach around 3m. (intaninvest.net)
  • Banksia flowers are native to Australia, where the familiar wildflowers are well appreciated for their beauty, versatility and drought-tolerance. (intaninvest.net)
  • Banksia integrifolia can be pruned after flowering to tidy up the plant and encourage a more bushy habit if required. (intaninvest.net)
Axillary1
  • The trunk develops an axillary bud at a leaf node, usually near the base, from which a new shoot emerges. (cloudfront.net)
Petals5
  • Proteaceae flowers do not have any discernible petals or sepals (having only one whorl) and so these are referred to as "tepals" of which there are 4. (austplants.com.au)
  • An attractive tree up to 30 metres tall featuring pink flowers without petals. (blogspot.com)
  • Separate male and female flowers occur, without petals. (blogspot.com)
  • The flower has 3 to 8 petals, which are joined at the bases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gibson is the shortest and only around half the length of the calyx tube and well below the petals, thereby drawing greater attention to the exposed individual flowers. (blogspot.com)
Magnoliophyta1
Https6
  • In and near Fitzgerald River National Park (FRNP, https://breaking-the-borders.com/en/fitzgerald-river-national-park/ ), Western Australia, there are six spp. (inaturalist.org)
  • Cassytha racemosa ( https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/800963-Cassytha-racemosa ) no photo available of fruit fruit not necessarily fleshy fruit oval, ribbed, dull-hued, 0.7 X 0.5 cm fruit size similar to that of C. glabella fruit size according to literature: diam.0.4 cm (Weber 1981), 1.0 X 0.4 cm (another ref. (inaturalist.org)
  • Fritillaria biflora https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56793-Fritillaria-biflora bulb 1.5-2 cm diam. (inaturalist.org)
  • The land surface is ancient, with the most extensive laterite ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laterite and https://bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1960.tb01080.x and https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229564960_Laterites_and_lateritic_soils_in_South-West_Australia ) of any land on Earth at temperate latitudes. (inaturalist.org)
  • However, there is a minor 'scarp' east of Perth, called the Darling Range ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darling_Scarp ), in association with which some of the slopes are steep enough for the lateritic profile to have been partly eroded ( https://www.foxeslair.org/why-are-wa-plants-and-soils-unique.html ). (inaturalist.org)
  • On the slightly nutrient-rejuvenated substrates, the vegetation includes woodland of Eucalyptus wandoo ( https://heartlandjourneys.com.au/about-us/ancient-wonderland/wandoo/ and https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145451-Eucalyptus-wandoo and https://exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/park/wandoo-national-park ). (inaturalist.org)
Hakea1
Informally2
  • Occurring throughout much of the South-West Botanical Province of Western Australia on a variety of substrates, it is morphologically variable in foliar and floral characters, with up to eleven morphotypes informally recognised as putatively distinct taxa following a preliminary assessment in the early 1990s. (wa.gov.au)
  • The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed-buckwheat family in the United States. (wikimili.com)
Inflorescence4
  • Inflorescence few-flowered, or many-flowered. (wa.gov.au)
  • The terminal inflorescence unit racemose (or two flowered). (wa.gov.au)
  • The inflorescence is usually a cyme of flowers, sometimes a raceme or a panicle , and some plants produce solitary flowers. (wikipedia.org)
  • D) Inflorescence showing different angle of the flowers. (blogspot.com)
Stipules3
  • Leaves without stipules. (wa.gov.au)
  • The leaves are usually opposite, often with stipules and spines. (aheadcadmium603.cfd)
  • Leaves are often more or less palmately lobed or palmately compound and always bear stipules . (cannaqa.wiki)
Foliage1
Shrub3
  • Telopea speciosissima, commonly known as the New South Wales waratah or simply waratah, is a large shrub in the plant family Proteaceae. (tiborsaghy.com)
  • 1810) is an erect, ramified evergreen shrub, 1-4 m tall, with spirally arranged leaves cuneate-oblong, from entire to irregularly toothed, coriaceous, 8-25 cm long and 2-6 cm broad, of dark green colour. (tiborsaghy.com)
  • Telopea speciosissima, the New South Wales waratah, is an Australian endemic woody shrub in the family Proteaceae. (bvsalud.org)
Plant7
  • An irregular form, rough, spongy bark and persistent flower cones add to the character and charm of this plant. (intaninvest.net)
  • The plant order Cunoniales was first established in 1926 to include plants with similar flowers to the Saxifragales but that were primarily woody rather than herbaceous (Dickison, 1975). (fieldofscience.com)
  • Traits vary in scope from morphological attributes (e.g. leaf area, seed mass, plant height) to ecological attributes (e.g. fire response, flowering time, pollinators) and physiological measures of performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency. (ala.org.au)
  • When the plant flowers, it heats its blossoms to above 30 °C (86 °F) for as long as four days even when the air is as cool as 10 °C (50 °F). The heat releases an aroma that attracts certain insects, which fly into the flower to feed on nectar and pollen. (seeds-gallery.com)
  • Watercress, with the botanical name Nasturtium officinale, is a rapidly growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic, perennial plant native to Europe and Asia, and one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by humans. (seeds-gallery.com)
  • Leaves are the major plant tissue for transpiration and carbon fixation in deciduous trees. (frontiersin.org)
  • have the largest leaves of any plant, up to 25 metres (82 ft) long and 3 metres (10 ft) wide. (cloudfront.net)
Flora2
  • The chromosome-level T. speciosissima reference genome (Tspe_v1) provides an important new genomic resource of Proteaceae to support the conservation of flora in Australia and further afield. (bvsalud.org)
  • Gibson has a Priority One Conservation Code, which means taxa are known from less than 5 collections that are not on any kind of Flora Reserve and therefore considered at risk. (blogspot.com)
Monocot2
  • Tofieldiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the monocot order Alismatales . (wikimili.com)
  • The Arecaceae is a family of perennial , flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales . (cloudfront.net)
Family of flowe5
  • The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales . (wikipedia.org)
  • Zygophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants that contains the bean-caper and caltrop . (aheadcadmium603.cfd)
  • Cornaceae is a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales . (wikimili.com)
  • Petrosaviaceae is a family of flowering plants belonging to a monotypic order, Petrosaviales . (wikimili.com)
  • Cannabaceae is a small family of flowering plants , known as the hemp family . (cannaqa.wiki)
Persistent1
  • Leaves without a persistent basal meristem. (wa.gov.au)
Axils2
  • The flowers grow in groups in leaf axils, the groups 50-100 mm (2.0-3.9 in) long and usually shorter than the leaves. (wikipedia.org)
  • Conflorescences terminal [or in upper axils] of 7 [or 1] sessile flowers enclosed within an involucre of imbricate bracts. (nsw.gov.au)
Solitary2
  • The common representation is that of a solitary shoot ending in a crown of leaves. (cloudfront.net)
  • Flowers solitary or clustered at branch tips. (fieldofscience.com)
Showy1
  • The flowers are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical) and not showy, as these plants are pollinated by the wind . (cannaqa.wiki)
Actinomorphic1
  • Flowers actinomorphic [or zygomorphic]. (nsw.gov.au)
Pinnately compound1
  • The hollow stems of watercress are floating, and the leaves are pinnately compound. (seeds-gallery.com)
Monophyletic1
  • priority has been given to taxonomic arrangements, and formally-named taxa are presented as if they were monophyletic unless one of the source references has indicated otherwise. (fieldofscience.com)
Seeds1
  • As of the 15th of May 2013 the seedbank holds 371 collections of 253 threatened taxa, totalling 9.5 million seeds. (tas.gov.au)
Cylindrical2
  • The flowers are very attractive being erect, cylindrical and a delicate shade of lemony yellow. (intaninvest.net)
  • leaf rachis cylindrical or angled, leaflets entire (seldom serrate), alternate to opposite. (cybertaxonomy.org)
Bracts1
  • It has larger flower clusters and leaves, but differs most obviously (as do all three) by the length of the petaloid bracts that surround the flower clusters and the bracteoles that surround each flower. (blogspot.com)
Melanthiaceae1
  • Melanthiaceae , also called the bunchflower family , is a family of flowering herbaceous perennial plants native to the Northern Hemisphere. (wikimili.com)
Diameter4
  • This flower was 14mm/5.5 inch in diameter. (tiborsaghy.com)
  • The flowers are produced from late summer until late autumn, individually small, in 3-to-5 cm-diameter umbels, greenish-yellow, and very rich in nectar, an important late autumn food source for bees and other insects. (blogspot.com)
  • The flowers are pink, almost without stalks, 3 to 4 cm in diameter. (blogspot.com)
  • The flower clusters have up to 7 flowers and are approximately 7 mm (little over ¼") diameter, but make up for this size deficit by being bright cream, yellow, orange and scarlet, with colours darkening as flowers mature. (blogspot.com)
Occurs1
Margins entire2
  • Leaf blade margins entire, or dentate. (wa.gov.au)
  • Leaves whorled, simple, margins entire [or spinose-toothed]. (nsw.gov.au)
Colour3
Evergreen1
  • Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds , arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. (cloudfront.net)
Small3
Order3
  • Today, the type family Cunoniaceae is included in the order Oxalidales and a taxon "Cunoniales" is no longer used as such. (fieldofscience.com)
  • There's a reason why order-level taxa don't get much day-to-day use among botanists compared to families. (fieldofscience.com)
  • T. majus belongs to the family Tropaeolaceae, a sister taxon to the Brassicaceae within the order Brassicales. (seeds-gallery.com)
Terete1
  • Leaf blades terete, or upper and lower surfaces similar. (wa.gov.au)
Glabrous1
  • They are glabrous and the leaf edges may be straight or adorned with several serrations. (wikipedia.org)
Time1
  • also a slight difference in flowering time - the northern form flowering later. (intaninvest.net)
Stems1
  • While, in P. dulcis , leaves possess the major photosynthetic surface area, in P. arabica , green stems perform this function, in particular during the winter after leaf drop. (frontiersin.org)
Compound1
  • Leaves 4 to 8 inches long, compound, with three to seven sharply pointed leaflets, blades oval to lanceolate, broader toward base, grayish hair below, hairy to hairless above. (hear.org)
Cymes1
Unisexual1