Tag Archives: Plant Scientific Classification

Cotton Plant Encyclopedia

Cotton Plant Encyclopedia

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Malvaceae Order: Fagales Genus: Gossypium Cotton Plant — Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium sp.), a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India, and Africa. However, virtually all of the commercial cotton grown today worldwide is grown from varieties of …

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Betel: Piper betle Medicinal Plant Encyclopedia

Betel: Piper betle Medicinal Plant Encyclopedia

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Piperaceae Order: Piperales Genus: Piper Betel Medical Plant — The Betel (Piper betle) is a spice whose leaves have medicinal properties. The plant is known by a series of different names in the regions in which it is consumed – among these are Vetrilai (Tamil), Vettila (Malayalam). The plant is evergreen and perennial, with glossy heart-shaped leaves …

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Barley: Cereal Grain Encyclopedia

Barley: Cereal Grain Encyclopedia

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Poaceae Order: Poales Genus: Hordeum Barley — Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an annual cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. It is a member of the grass family Poaceae. In 2005, barley ranked fourth in quantity produced and in area of cultivation of cereal …

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Cranberry: Plant, Shrubs, Vines, Cultivation, Fruit

Cranberry

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Ericaceae Tribe: – Genus: Vaccinium Cranberry — Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the genus Vaccinium subgenus Oxycoccus, or in some treatments, in the distinct genus Oxycoccus. They are found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Cranberry: Plant Cranberry are low, creeping shrubs or vines up …

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Bleeding Heart: Dicentra Flowering Plant

Bleeding Heart: Dicentra Flowering Plant

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Papaveraceae Tribe: Fumarieae Genus: Dicentra Bleeding Heart Plant— Dicentra is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to Asia and North America. The common name, bleeding heart, is used for many of the species. This name comes from the appearance of the pink flower, which resembles the shape of …

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Cork Oak Tree Encyclopedia

Cork Oak Tree Encyclopedia

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Fagaceae Order: Fagales Genus: Quercus Cork Oak Tree — The Cork Oak (Quercus suber) is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It grows to up to 20 m, although it is typically more stunted in its native environment. The leaves are 4-7 cm …

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