General plants

General plants

Plants in general and their related subjects and terms.

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General plants

Genus of 90 species of bulbous perennials from grassland or rocky sites, on often seasonally moist ground, in South Africa. An attractive plant, providing a host of tubular flowers in winter. In late ...

laelia

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 50 species of evergreen, epiphytic or terrestrial orchids occuring in coastal regions, often in oak woodland, from Mexico and Central America to Brazil and Argentina. They have robust ...

laeliocattleya

Plants; General plants

Bigeneric hybrid genus of evergreen orchids, derived from crosses between Laelia and Cattleya. Racemes of large, showy flowers, in a range of bright colors, are borne at the tips of the pseudobulbs, ...

lantana

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 150 species of evergreen shrubs and perennials from tropical North, Central, and South America, and South Africa. In areas where it is adapted it can become a weed. In northern areas, ...

laurus

Plants; General plants

Genus of 2 species of evergreen shrubs and trees from woodland, scrub and rocky places in the Azores, the Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean. Popular since classical times when heroes were awarded ...

lepanthes

Plants; General plants

Genus of over 800 species widely distributed in moist tropical forests from Mexico to Brazil.

leptospermum

Plants; General plants

On long ocean voyages, Captain Cook brewed tea from the leaves of Leptospermum scoparium to prevent scurvy, hence the common name, Tea Tree. Covered with white or pinkish flowers, these casual shrubs ...