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Lupines (Lupinus)
Also known as : Great basin lupine
There are over 200 species of lupines in the world. They are bright and colorful. The name is derived from the Latin word for "wolf" because it was once believed that the plants depleted minerals from the soil, "wolfing" the nutrients. However, it has since been discovered that lupines actually improve soil quality and they are now used for that very purpose.
Lifespan
Annual
Plant Type
Herb/Vine
Key Facts About Lupines
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Attributes of Lupines
Plant Height
1.5 m
Spread
50 cm
Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Ideal Temperature
20 - 38 ℃
Scientific Classification of Lupines
Distribution of Lupines
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Distribution Map of Lupines
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Lupines
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Lupines thrive in full sun to partial shade with well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil. Adequate irrigation is essential, though lupines tolerate drought once established. In terms of temperature, lupines prefer cooler conditions but can adapt to various climates. Common challenges include aphids, slugs, and powdery mildew. Seasonally, lupines require protection from frost and may need support during growth spurts in spring. In warmer climates, lupines benefits from mulching to maintain soil moisture and temperature.
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8 most common species：
Garden lupine
While it is cultivated as a garden flower in many places, the garden lupine is considered an invasive species in others. As a garden plant, the garden lupine is commonly used to attract bees and retain nitrogen in the soil. But in New Zealand, Argentina, and various countries in Europe, garden lupine are grown invasively and causing many ecological problems.
Texas bluebonnet
Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) is a flowering plant native to Mexico and Texas in the United States. Texas bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas and found in the wild in various mutations exhibiting other colors besides blue. This species is often planted for ornamental purposes.
Narrow-leaved lupin
Cultivated for more than 6000 years, narrow-leaved lupin, or Lupinus angustifolius, has been grown as fodder for livestock, as green manure, and even for human consumption. Narrow-leaved lupin is grown and harvested in a manner similar to cereal grains. It is also a nitrogen fixer for poor soils.
Arroyo lupine
Native to California and parts of Arizona in the United States, as well as Mexico's Baja California, the arroyo lupine (Lupinus succulentus) grows freely in open areas and alongside roads. To help it survive in dry areas, its leaves are shaped to collect water from rain or fog and direct it to the roots. Its vigorous roots make it useful for land reclamation and bank stabilization.
Silver lupine
Silver lupine (Lupinus albifrons) is a perennial shrub lupine species native to the western coast of the United States. The silver lupine grows along the coastline, in forests, meadows, and prairies. This plant grows best in well-drained soil when it has an established root system. It is cultivated as a wildflower.
Yellow Bush Lupine
Originally found in California, the yellow Bush Lupine is often grown to hold sand dunes together and can be used as an ornamental plant, as well. It grows 1.2 to 1.5 m tall and has spikes of yellow or violet pea shaped flowers.
White lupine
History dates the use of white lupine, a legume, as a food source as far back as the Bronze Age. To this day, this bean is served as a common snack in Mediterranean areas. It can also be used as fodder and green manure.
Blue lupine
Blue lupine (Lupinus pilosus) sports deep blue, darkly veined flowers along hairy red stems. Because they grow in arid regions where little else thrives, ancient Europeans named them lupine, after wolves, because they believed the plants were robbing nutrients from others. In addition to its visual appeal, blue lupine is known for smelling like grape soda.
All Species of Lupines
Garden lupine
Garden lupine
While it is cultivated as a garden flower in many places, the garden lupine is considered an invasive species in others. As a garden plant, the garden lupine is commonly used to attract bees and retain nitrogen in the soil. But in New Zealand, Argentina, and various countries in Europe, garden lupine are grown invasively and causing many ecological problems.
Texas bluebonnet
Texas bluebonnet
Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) is a flowering plant native to Mexico and Texas in the United States. Texas bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas and found in the wild in various mutations exhibiting other colors besides blue. This species is often planted for ornamental purposes.
Narrow-leaved lupin
Narrow-leaved lupin
Cultivated for more than 6000 years, narrow-leaved lupin, or Lupinus angustifolius, has been grown as fodder for livestock, as green manure, and even for human consumption. Narrow-leaved lupin is grown and harvested in a manner similar to cereal grains. It is also a nitrogen fixer for poor soils.
Arroyo lupine
Arroyo lupine
Native to California and parts of Arizona in the United States, as well as Mexico's Baja California, the arroyo lupine (Lupinus succulentus) grows freely in open areas and alongside roads. To help it survive in dry areas, its leaves are shaped to collect water from rain or fog and direct it to the roots. Its vigorous roots make it useful for land reclamation and bank stabilization.
Silver lupine
Silver lupine
Silver lupine (Lupinus albifrons) is a perennial shrub lupine species native to the western coast of the United States. The silver lupine grows along the coastline, in forests, meadows, and prairies. This plant grows best in well-drained soil when it has an established root system. It is cultivated as a wildflower.
Yellow Bush Lupine
Yellow Bush Lupine
Originally found in California, the yellow Bush Lupine is often grown to hold sand dunes together and can be used as an ornamental plant, as well. It grows 1.2 to 1.5 m tall and has spikes of yellow or violet pea shaped flowers.
White lupine
White lupine
History dates the use of white lupine, a legume, as a food source as far back as the Bronze Age. To this day, this bean is served as a common snack in Mediterranean areas. It can also be used as fodder and green manure.
Blue lupine
Blue lupine
Blue lupine (Lupinus pilosus) sports deep blue, darkly veined flowers along hairy red stems. Because they grow in arid regions where little else thrives, ancient Europeans named them lupine, after wolves, because they believed the plants were robbing nutrients from others. In addition to its visual appeal, blue lupine is known for smelling like grape soda.
Silky Lupine
Silky Lupine
This legume, the silky Lupine, can fix nitrogen problems in the soil and grows its seeds in a pod. It has a long deep taproot, which can survive forest fires, making the silky Lupine one of the first plants to return after a forest has burned. It sends up spikes with clumps of flowers.
Miniature Lupine
Miniature Lupine
This member of the legume family, the miniature Lupine, features flowers in both blue and white. This annual wildflower provides nectar for bees and seeds for birds such as doves. It can be toxic to humans if eaten in large quantities.
Wild Perennial Lupine
Wild Perennial Lupine
Wild Perennial Lupine bears flowers in clusters up to eight inches long. The flower's shape is similar to a pea and is usually blue but changes its hue from the lower to the upper part. Its stems are hairy but smoothen as they age.
European yellow lupine
European yellow lupine
The plant becomes 30 to 60 cm high. The hand-shaped leaves have five to nine linear, 4 to 6 cm long and 1 to 3 cm wide leaves.
Broadleaf Lupine
Broadleaf Lupine
The broadleaf Lupine (*Lupinus latifolius*) is indigenous to western North America. You'll find it mostly on forested mountainsides, subalpine woods, and meadows at high elevations. Butterfly larvae—including Clouded Sulfur, Persius Duskywing, and Silvery Blue—love to feast on it.
Nootka lupine
Nootka lupine
Nootka lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis) is a perennial, herbaceous plant species native to North America. Nootka lupine produces seeds that are toxic if ingested. This species is considered invasive in Iceland.
Hairy blue lupin
Hairy blue lupin
Annual plant, 10 to 41 cm high, fully covered with gray hairs or even brownish, separated. Leaves with a petiole 3 to 6 cm long, webbed, with 5-7 leaflets, 1.5 to 8 cm long and 5-15 wide, longitudinally oval to cuneiform, blunt or pointed, linear stipules, 1.02 to 2 cm long.
Chamisso bush lupine
Chamisso bush lupine
The chamisso bush lupine (*Lupinus chamissonis*) is found in the sand dunes and coastal scrub of California in the U.S. Like other legumes, it fixes nitrogen in the soil. The seeds contain alkaloids which are extremely poisonous. Native Californians used the roots to make cords and ropes. Shells were then threaded onto the cords and rubbed against sandstone to make them uniform.
Coulter's lupine
Coulter's lupine
After the flowers of coulter's lupine fade away, seed capsules appear that eventually open with an explosive pop. This throws the seeds 1 m away or more from the plant. Coulter's lupine is an exceedingly fuzzy plant. The blue flowers of this plant make a dramatic display in deserts as they carpet the landscape with splashes of violet.
Arctic lupine
Arctic lupine
A member of the legume family, arctic lupine, or Lupinus arcticus, grows from a thick taproot with tall spikes of pea-like flowers. Although a collection of seeds of arctic lupine were once thought to be the oldest viable seeds on earth, this was discovered to be false thanks to carbon dating.
Stinging annual lupine
Stinging annual lupine
Stinging annual lupine (Lupinus hirsutissimus) is native to the coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats of the west coast of the United States, specifically southern California through Baja California. Stinging annual lupine gets its common name from the dozens of stinging hairs that cover the plant. Its showy purple to pink flowers bloom in winter to spring and draw a variety of pollinators. The plant also supports birds and caterpillars.
Chick lupine
Chick lupine
Chick lupine (Lupinus microcarpus) is an annual flowering plant found in the Americas. It's most often seen in dry regions of the western United States, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina. Though most exhibit the classic purple lupine flowers, some in this species will flower yellow or white. There is some evidence chick lupine can help reduce arsenic in the soil.
Bajada lupine
Bajada lupine
Bajada lupine (Lupinus concinnus) is an annual herb that blooms in spring with purple and white flowers. A real beauty the leaves of the plant are covered in soft fine hair and can be light to grayish green. A member of the legume family it produces a hairy bean-shaped fruit after flowering.
Varied lupine
Varied lupine
You can find the bright violet flowers of varied lupine (Lupinus variicolor) growing in the coastal scrubs and prairies of its native California. This plant is an important food of the mission blue butterfly, which is an endangered species, and it also attracts several other butterfly species. This is still a popular garden plant, at least within its native range, grown for its showy flowers. It is ideal for coastal gardens since it is salt tolerant.
Whitewhorl lupine
Whitewhorl lupine
Lupinus microcarpus is an annual plant growing to 79 cm tall. The leaves are palmately compound with 5-11 leaflets 1 to 5 cm long and up to 1 cm broad. The flowers are generally pink to purple in color, but can also be between white and yellow; they are produced in open whorls on an erect spike.
Rusty lupine
Rusty lupine
It is an annual plant growing up to 23 cm tall. "Pusillus is for the small size of the plant. Flowers are in stalks of 4-38 and bluish to purple or bicolored, with a yellow spot on the upper petal.
Russell lupin 'Gallery Yellow'
Russell lupin 'Gallery Yellow'
Russell lupin 'Gallery Yellow' is a yellow-flowered cultivar of Russell lupin, named for its lovely blooms. It delights the eye with tall spikes of pale yellow flowers rising above mid-green leaves. It grows as a clump-forming erect bush, blooming from spring through summer. Gardeners favor this plant as it attracts hummingbirds and butterflies and is ignored by deer and rabbits.
Lupines 'The Chatelaine'
Lupines 'The Chatelaine'
Lupines 'The Chatelaine' boasts tall, showy spires of densely packed pea-like flowers, ranging in hues from deep purple to soft pink. These ornamental blooms emerge in late spring, attracting bees with their sweet scent. The palmate, bright green leaves provide a lush backdrop for the flowers. Thriving in well-drained soils, lupines 'The Chatelaine' adds vertical interest to any garden border or wildflower ensemble, embodying a cottage garden elegance.
Lupines 'Purple Swirl'
Lupines 'Purple Swirl'
The densely-packed swords of bright purple blossoms on lupines 'Purple Swirl' truly give onlookers a show. Bred as a hybrid of other lupine varieties, this cultivar was aptly named for its swirling bloom habit and intense purple color. Gardeners adore lupines 'Purple Swirl' for its vigorous and self-seeding growth habit, beautiful blooms, and appeal to pollinators of all kinds.
Garden lupine 'Masterpiece'
Garden lupine 'Masterpiece'
It is easy to see how garden lupine 'Masterpiece' received its name. Cultivated from Garden lupine, this variety certainly puts on a show! It shares several characteristics with other plants in the genus, except for the color of the large flower spikes. The small, densely packed flowers are shades of magenta and purple, making it a favorite with gardeners in the spring and summer.
Garden lupine 'The Governor'
Garden lupine 'The Governor'
Garden lupine 'The Governor' "governs" other lupines, or certainly stands out from them due to its unique two-colored brushes of intense blue and white flowers, a marked contrast from the single-colored flowers of the parent plant. It is a member of the "Band of nobles" series of lupine cultivars and adds color and balance to garden beds and borders.
Garden lupine 'Red Rum'
Garden lupine 'Red Rum'
The garden lupine 'Red Rum' is a tall and cylindrical Westcountry series hybrid with tiny flowers growing up its length above lush green foliage. They are a brilliant red that pale the higher they go until the flowers are nearly white. This beautiful flower was likely named after a famous Thoroughbred racehorse named Red Rum.
Russell lupin 'Gallery White'
Russell lupin 'Gallery White'
Russell lupin 'Gallery White' is a dwarf perennial Lupin cultivar that creates spikes with compact, fragrant white blooms that attract pollinators. These plants are smaller than other Lupin plants, but the mounds of green leaves are ideal for borders or containers. Gardeners often use them as ornamental plants.
Hartweg's lupine 'Avalune Blue'
Hartweg's lupine 'Avalune Blue'
Hartweg's lupine 'Avalune Blue' is a lupine cultivar with a difference, flashing a conspicuous profusion of purple blooms. Unfortunately, there is no genealogy information available for this plant, so its history is a mystery. A glance at the flowers' color in all their glory will make plain where the name "Avalune Blue" came from.
Lupines 'Beefeater'
Lupines 'Beefeater'
Known as the brightest of red lupines, the lupines 'Beefeater' is known for its densely packed orange-red flowers on its spires. Its breeder, Sarah Conibear, named the lupines 'Beefeater' after the all red-clad guards outside the Tower of London. They offer great visual impact for their rich color and will self-sow in gardens.
Lupines 'Noble Maiden'
Lupines 'Noble Maiden'
Lupines 'Noble Maiden' is a hybrid perennial known for its tall, elegant spires of creamy white flowers that rise above palmate, green leaves. Flourishing in well-drained soils under full sun, lupines 'Noble Maiden' is a hardy specimen often cultivated for its striking vertical accent in gardens and its capability to attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies.
Lupines 'The Page'
Lupines 'The Page'
Lupines 'The Page', also known as the English Lupine Hybrid, is a tall, clump-forming, sweet-smelling, perennial lupine that blooms in beautiful shades of red. Standing at 1.2 m, the lupines 'The Page' looks like a large red spike with pea-like blossoms sticking out of the ground.
Russell lupin 'Gallery Blue'
Russell lupin 'Gallery Blue'
The russell lupin 'Gallery Blue' variety of Russell lupin is a dwarf variety developed as part of the Gallery Series of hybrids. As its name suggests, the flower is a deep blue color that grows to between 46 cm to 58 cm and is beautiful in a garden or as a cut flower.
Lupines 'Rachel de Thame'
Lupines 'Rachel de Thame'
Named after the famous British gardener and TV presenter Rachel de Thame, lupines 'Rachel de Thame' was bred to boast tall and impressive flower spikes in beautiful shades of soft pink and cream pink. Gardeners favor it for its bicolor effect and its late blooming season compared to other lupines.
Garden lupine 'Gladiator'
Garden lupine 'Gladiator'
The bicolored blooms of garden lupine 'Gladiator' are a fiery yellow and orange combination, and that's what makes this British hybrid special from its ancestral plant, Lupinus polyphyllus, which produces blue flowers. It's yet to be determined why this cultivar was given the name "Gladiator," but regardless, this plant is loved among gardeners because of its unmistakable appearance.
Garden lupine 'Desert Sun'
Garden lupine 'Desert Sun'
Garden lupine 'Desert Sun' grows a long brush of yellow flowers that resembles the color of the desert sun. This attractive lupine has flowers that are packed more densely than those of the parent plant, whose flowers are typically on the blue-purple section of the color spectrum. The showy flowers are the main attraction to gardeners and they are often grown in containers.
Garden lupine 'Manhattan Lights'
Garden lupine 'Manhattan Lights'
While its parent plant boasts blue blooms, garden lupine 'Manhattan Lights' sports a superfluity of purple and yellow flowers. It is a Lupinus cultivar that originates from Lupinus polyphyllus. The cultivar's name likely relates to the bicolored design of the flowers of garden lupine 'Manhattan Lights', which are reminiscent of skyscrapers.
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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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Lupines
Lupinus
Also known as: Great basin lupine
There are over 200 species of lupines in the world. They are bright and colorful. The name is derived from the Latin word for "wolf" because it was once believed that the plants depleted minerals from the soil, "wolfing" the nutrients. However, it has since been discovered that lupines actually improve soil quality and they are now used for that very purpose.
Lifespan
Annual
Plant Type
Herb/Vine
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Key Facts About Lupines
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Attributes of Lupines
Plant Height
1.5 m
Spread
50 cm
Leaf type
Semi-evergreen
Ideal Temperature
20 - 38 ℃
Scientific Classification of Lupines
Distribution of Lupines
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Distribution Map of Lupines
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Lupines
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Lupines thrive in full sun to partial shade with well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil. Adequate irrigation is essential, though lupines tolerate drought once established. In terms of temperature, lupines prefer cooler conditions but can adapt to various climates. Common challenges include aphids, slugs, and powdery mildew. Seasonally, lupines require protection from frost and may need support during growth spurts in spring. In warmer climates, lupines benefits from mulching to maintain soil moisture and temperature.
How to Water Lupines?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Lupines?
How to Propagate Lupines?
How to Plant Lupines?
Exploring the Lupines Plants
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8 most common species：
Garden lupine
While it is cultivated as a garden flower in many places, the garden lupine is considered an invasive species in others. As a garden plant, the garden lupine is commonly used to attract bees and retain nitrogen in the soil. But in New Zealand, Argentina, and various countries in Europe, garden lupine are grown invasively and causing many ecological problems.
Texas bluebonnet
Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) is a flowering plant native to Mexico and Texas in the United States. Texas bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas and found in the wild in various mutations exhibiting other colors besides blue. This species is often planted for ornamental purposes.
Narrow-leaved lupin
Cultivated for more than 6000 years, narrow-leaved lupin, or Lupinus angustifolius, has been grown as fodder for livestock, as green manure, and even for human consumption. Narrow-leaved lupin is grown and harvested in a manner similar to cereal grains. It is also a nitrogen fixer for poor soils.
Arroyo lupine
Native to California and parts of Arizona in the United States, as well as Mexico's Baja California, the arroyo lupine (Lupinus succulentus) grows freely in open areas and alongside roads. To help it survive in dry areas, its leaves are shaped to collect water from rain or fog and direct it to the roots. Its vigorous roots make it useful for land reclamation and bank stabilization.
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All Species of Lupines
Garden lupine
Texas bluebonnet
Narrow-leaved lupin
Arroyo lupine
Silver lupine
Yellow Bush Lupine
White lupine
Blue lupine
Silky Lupine
Miniature Lupine
Wild Perennial Lupine
European yellow lupine
Broadleaf Lupine
Nootka lupine
Hairy blue lupin
Chamisso bush lupine
Coulter's lupine
Arctic lupine
Stinging annual lupine
Chick lupine
Bajada lupine
Varied lupine
Whitewhorl lupine
Rusty lupine
Russell lupin 'Gallery Yellow'
Lupines 'The Chatelaine'
Lupines 'Purple Swirl'
Garden lupine 'Masterpiece'
Garden lupine 'The Governor'
Garden lupine 'Red Rum'
Russell lupin 'Gallery White'
Hartweg's lupine 'Avalune Blue'
Lupines 'Beefeater'
Lupines 'Noble Maiden'
Lupines 'The Page'
Russell lupin 'Gallery Blue'
Lupines 'Rachel de Thame'
Garden lupine 'Gladiator'
Garden lupine 'Desert Sun'
Garden lupine 'Manhattan Lights'
More Popular Genus
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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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