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Canscora is a genus 9 to 30 species of plants in the family Gentianaceae. Canscora is native to Africa, Asia and Australia.

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Canscora is a genus 9 to 30 species of plants in the family Gentianaceae. Canscora is native to Africa, Asia and Australia.

Fagraea includes trees, shrubs, lianas, and epiphytes. The Plant List currently records 71 accepted species. They can be found in forests, swamps, and other habitat in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, with the center of diversity in Malesia.

Rose gentians are biennials whose leaves form a rosette-like base in the first year, followed by a flower stalk at the end of the following year. Acidic soils are preferred by these plants, and they generally inhabit wetland areas, grasslands, and thickets along roadsides. These plants are commonly cultivated as ornamentals due to their pretty showy blooms.

Cicendia

Prairie gentian

Prairie gentian (Eustoma) can be found in the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States in dry environments. They don't tend to grow taller than 60 cm and are known for their succulent-looking leaves which are bluish green and large flowers that are shaped like a funnel. These features make them popular in ornamental cultivation both as a cut flower and a potted indoor plant. Their scientific name Eustoma derives from Greek words "eu," meaning beautiful or good, and "stoma" meaning mouth, and this is thought to refer to the attractive patterns in the flower.

Green gentian

Green gentian

Green gentian is a genus in the gentian family, native to North America.

Virginia Pennywort

Virginia Pennywort

The genus includes only one species. It has small purplish-green leaves. It is native to the eastern United States. It is a perennial that produces white flowers in the spring.

Gentian

The gentian genus comprises a large number of flowering plants. The ornamental species in this genus are valued for their large trumpet-shaped flowers, often an intense blue. Some species are used in dyes, soaps, and perfumes. The blue gentian flower was an emblem of the great Minamoto Clan of Japan.

Centaury

Centaury

Centaury contains 40-50 species. It is distributed across Europe and into Asia.

Fringed gentians is a genus of flowering plants in the gentian family known commonly as fringed gentians. Most have flowers which are blue to purple in color. They may be annual or perennial. They are native to Eurasia and temperate North America.

Zeltnera

Plants of this genus are annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial herbs. They are taprooted or have fibrous root systems. They produce one or more branching stems which are often ridged and sometimes winged. The leaves vary in shape, from linear to lance-shaped to oval, and are green or yellowish. The flower may be any shade of pink or white, and the throat is usually paler, to white or yellowish, or occasionally patterned with green. The fruit is a small capsule containing up to 700 minute seeds. There are about 25 species. Zeltnera is distributed in most of the North American centauries.

Felworts, some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers.

Lomatogonium

Lomatogonium are annual or perennial plants, growing to 5 to 15 cm tall, with a basal rosette of 2 to 3 cm long leaves, and sometimes secondary whorls of smaller leaves on the flower stems. The flowers are 2 cm across, with the five white to pale blue petals joined at the base. Lomatogonium is a genus of 18 species in the family Gentianaceae, found in cool temperate to subarctic regions of Asia, with two species also in Europe and one species also in North America. By far the highest diversity is in China, with 16 species.

Spurred gentians

Spurred gentians

Orphium

Orphium is a plant genus in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), endemic to South Africa. The genus contains a single accepted species. Orphium has the habit of an erect subshrub, virgately branched, more or less pubescent, with branches leafy to the apex. The leaves are opposite, sessile and rather crowded. They are fairly thick, slightly leathery and bluntly linear to narrowly cuneate Some of the flowers may be solitary, while some are borne in inflorescences in the form of lax cymes, borne terminally or in the axils of upper leaves. The fruit is a capsule that splits septicidally.

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Dracaena

Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.

Fig trees

Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.

Brambles

Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.

Maples

The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.

Prunus

Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.

Nightshades

Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.

Roses

Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.

Oaks

Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.

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Canscora is a genus 9 to 30 species of plants in the family Gentianaceae. Canscora is native to Africa, Asia and Australia.

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