Plants

Plants

Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion.

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cattleya

Plants; Plants

Genus of about 40 species of evergreen, epiphytic orchids from dry coastak areas to altitudes of 7000 ft (2000 m), often found along mountain streams, in Central and South ...

ceropegia

Plants; Plants

Genus of about 200 species of evergreen ir semi-evergreen, erect, pendent. or climbing perennials from deserts to rainforests in tropical and subtropical areas of the Canary ...

chamaecyparis

Plants; Plants

Genus of 7 species of monoecious, evergreen, coniferous trees from forest in Taiwan, Japan, and North America. Chamaecyparis is a foliage plant. Chamaecyparis (false cypress) has ...

chamaedorea

Plants; Plants

Genus of about 100 species of mainly small palms from rainforest in Mexico and Central and South America. Hardy bamboo palm forms clumps of slender stems up to 8' in height. ...

chamaerops

Plants; Plants

Genus of one species of shrubby palm from dry scrub and rocky or sandy slops in the W. Mediterranean region. Its native range extends from Africa's Atlas Mountains in Morroco to ...

chlorophytum

Plants; Plants

Genus of about 250 species of evergreen, rhizomatous perennials with fibrous or fleshy roots, from a variety of habitats in South Africa and W. Africa. Chlorophytum is one of the ...