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Alexander P. Sukhorukov, Pei-Liang Liu, Maria Kushunina
Phytokeys
Figure 10.
SEM micrographs of Chenopodium seeds. A, BC.novopokrovskyanumC, DC.atripliciformeE, FC.perttii. Magnification: 50× (A, C, E), 200× (B, D, F).
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A lower pitcher of Nepenthes attenboroughii demonstrating a substantial infauna of mosquito larvae
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unidentified succulent. Your help is needed. The plant grows in a private collection in Berkeley, CA8/9/2016. Now identified as Trichodiadema bulbosum, a South African caudiciform succulent
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Orinda, California, United States
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Ppala kpau or Umbrella catchbird treeNyctaginaceae (Four O'Clock family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsHawaii Island (Cultivated)The early Hawaiians used an adhesive gum from ppala kpau for repairing bowls.The milky sap from ppala kpau was used for cuts. The cooked leaves were used to cure paoao (childhood disease with physical weakening) and for lepo paa (constipation).Ppala kpau are truly fascinating plants with a sad, but interesting, cultural history. A sinistral use for the sticky fruit was to trap native birds. [6] The captured victims provided feathers for the strikingly colorful cloaks (capes), helmets, lei, images and khili. Birds such as '' and mamo were plucked of their few moulting yellow feathers and set free to grow more for the next season. However, this was not the case with the 'i'iwi and 'apapane which were covered with red- or green-colored feathers and would not have survived the plucking. They were captured, plucked and eaten.
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Chubut, Argentina
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Found in northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia. UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens.
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Hatiora graeseriEaster cactus. A hybrid (nothospecies) between H. gaertneri and H. rosea. Photographed in a private garden in Berkeley, CA.
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Oahu schiedeaCaryophyllaceae (Pink or Carnation family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)IUCN: Critically Endangered Photo: Oahu (Cultivated); Waianae Range formSchiedea is a Hawaiian endemic genus of 34 species--all of which are considered vulnerable, rare, or endangered, with a few extinct.Schiedea kaalae
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4832022339/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic name Schiedea is named in honor of Christian J. Schiede (1798-1836), German-born physician who collected in Mexico.The specific epithet kaalae refers to Kaala, Oahu, the highest point on the island, where this species was first described (by Western man in 1870).
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Schiedea_kaalae
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Eriogonum grande var. rubescensred buckwheat. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). Endemic to San Miguel, Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Islands in the northern Channel Islands. One of the showiest buckwheats, it is widely available in the nursery trade and sometimes naturalized on mainland California. Photographed in a private garden in El Cerrito, CA.
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Arizona, United States
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O'Higgins Region, Chile
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London, England, United Kingdom
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The Salmon-flowered Hedgehog is native to the Durango and Sinaloa area of Mexico. UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens.
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Canela Baja, Coquimbo Region, Chile
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This cactus is uncommon in California. It is a single stemmed-plant, and three separate individuals are seen here in proximity. East of Death Valley, March 17th 2012, Image I12-0895.