General plants

General plants

Plants in general and their related subjects and terms.

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General plants

Genus of about 80 species af deciduous or evergreen, terrestrial ferns occuring in sheltered sites in semi-desert regions, mainly in South Africa and South America, but also in Canada, the US, and ...

pellionia

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 50 species of evergreen perennials and subshrubs, some with succulent or partly woody stems, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia, where thwy grow in forest clearings. ...

pentas

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 40 species of mainly evergreen perennials, biennials and shrubs from forest margins and scrub in the Arabian Peninsula, tropical Africa, and Madagascar. Showy clusters of star-shaped ...

beaucarnea

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 24 species of evergreen shrubs and trees found in semi-desert and scrub from S. US to Guatemala. Beaucarnea recurvata (Nolina tuberculata) grows slowly, but with time the trunk will ...

hymenocallis

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 40 species of bulbous perennials, some evergreen, from grassland and rocky habitats from S. US to South America. In spring, summer, or winter, they bear terminal umbels of fragrant ...

hypoestes

Plants; General plants

Genus of 40 species of woody-based, evergreen perennials, subshrubs, and shrubs from open woodland in South Africa, Madagascar, and S.E. Asia. Hypoestes is grown for its spotted leaves. This plant ...

impatiens

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 850 species of erect annuals, and evergreen perennials and subshrubs found in a great variety of often damp habitats, near streams, lakes, or in woodland, throughout tropical and ...