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(particularly arctic and alpine species) are low-growing or creeping shrubs; for example the Dwarf Willow (Salix herbacea) rarely exceeds 6 cm in 0 in height, though...

have evolved specialized forms to encourage particular pollinators - for example, the flowers of certain orchids can resemble female insects in order to...

Some species are found in Madeira, Morocco and in eastern Africa (for example in the Semien Mountains of Ethiopia). The rosette leaves are on a basal...

are produced regularly along the stem and it is possible to see together examples of flowering, fruit development, and fruit ripening List of fruits Fruit...

specimen in Limpopo Province, South Africa, often considered the largest example alive, up to recent times had a circumference of 47 m ft . Its diameter...

colours. Another interesting point is a colour-changing phenomenon. For example, in the yellow variety, as the plant matures, it can display flowers that...

shade and deep, moist, soft soils. In the western part of North America an example typical habitat would be in a shaded ravine or riparian corridor with common...

species of grass. It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs, for example in the Portlethen Moss, Scotland and mountain pasture, throughout Europe...

but moisture-retentive soil. It can also be grown epiphytically, as, for example, with moss around its roots and wired to rough bark. There aren't too many...

Coffees consisting entirely of beans from a single varietal, bourbon, for example, are generally so referred to, with a reference to their place of origin...

regulators are typically applied at specific stages of plant development. For example, current recommendations often indicate the second application of nitrogen...

will be exhausted and the season of bloom will be short. Sweet peas, for example, soon spend themselves and dry up if the pods are allowed to ripen. The...

Africa. This plant is cited as a noxious weed in several countries; for example Brazil and the United States. It is designated an "injurious weed" under...

invasive species; they are regarded as environmental threats in Australia, for example. Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section! Do you have...

its native habitat and will capture water arthropods and tadpoles, for example, while submerged. Sarracenia psittacina f. heterophylla J. & J.Ainsworth...

in a monotypic genus Nemopanthus. I. amelanchier grows near water, for example on streambanks. The dull red berries appear in October to November, and...

species which, while only about 15 cm high, can be 25 cm in diameter; for example, T. nidulans. Thelocactus species are generally solitary, but some varieties...

cultivated by cactus and succulent enthusiasts as caudiciforms. One such example is Sinningia leucotricha, often listed under the older name Rechsteineria...

temperatures, will still be accorded the same hardiness zone. An extreme example is the Shetland Islands and southern Alabama, which are both on the boundary...

an evergreen tree growing to 40 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter. It is an example of a living fossil. It is considered as the national tree of Chile. The...