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Heliciopsis
Heliciopsis
Heliciopsis
Heliciopsis is a genus constituting part of the flowering plant family Proteaceae. Heliciopsis is a genus of about thirteen species of trees. They grow naturally in Burma, Indo-China, SE. China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java (Indonesia) and the Philippines.
Xylomelum
Xylomelum
Xylomelum
Toronia
Toronia
Toronia
Lambertia
Lambertia
Lambertia
The lambertias are sclerophyllous shrubs or small trees. They are asymmetrical with a long floral tube and tightly-rolled lobes, in red, orange, yellow and green. There are ten species. It is endemic to Australia.
Beechwoods
Faurea
Beechwoods
Stenocarpus
Stenocarpus
Stenocarpus
Pincushion trees
Hakea
Pincushion trees
Marsh rose
Orothamnus
Marsh rose
Orites
Orites
Orites
Geebungs
Persoonia
Geebungs
Adenanthos
Adenanthos
Adenanthos
Knightia
Knightia
Knightia
Knightia is a small genus of the family Proteaceae endemic to New Zealand.
Spoons
Spatalla
Spoons
Brabejum
Brabejum
Brabejum
Brabejum is a spreading, multi-stemmed, well-shaped evergreen tree. It may grow as tall as 15 m, but has wide spreading branches and a sprawling habit. The smooth bark is pale greyish-brown and attractively mottled. The green, leathery leaves are toothed and lance-shaped. They appear in whorls of about six, at intervals along the stems, radiating out from the branch like a star. Young leaves are soft, velvety and golden. The tiny, white, sweetly scented, bisexual flowers appear in summer, in dense racemes. The nut-like fruits look similar to almonds and grow in clusters at the tips of branches. They are densely covered with chocolate-brown velvety hairs. The young fruits are an attractive magenta or lilac-purple colour and mature to the typical brown later in the summer. It is restricted in the wild to South Africa's Western Cape Province.
Silkypuffs
Diastella
Silkypuffs
Pincushions
Leucospermum
Pincushions
Pincushions are flowering evergreens found in mountain slopes, scrublands, and forests. The species come in various forms - from ground covers to small trees. Many species have vibrant, pincushion-like flowers, which make them popular decorative indoor plants. In all pincushions, ants collect the seeds and take them to their nests, which protects them from wildfires.
Bellendena
Bellendena
Bellendena
bauple nut
Macadamia
bauple nut
Three of the four species of bauple nut tree are grown to produce one of the most popular tree nuts on the planet. Unfortunately, compared to most other tree nuts, they're more difficult to grow and harvest. The trees are relatively small and require particular growing conditions. Their nut hulls are incredibly hard and must be scored with a saw and pried open to get at the meat.
Banksia
Banksia
Banksia
Serruria
Serruria
Serruria
Serruria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. The silky, finely divided leaves looking like they are covered in spiders webs. Serruria is endemic to South Africa.
Sugarbushes
Protea
Sugarbushes
Sugarbushes are a diverse group of subtropical flowering plants. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1735, supposedly after Proteus, the ancient Greek god who could freely change his form. The genus was given this name due to the richness and variety of forms these plants take, including many varieties of attractive flowers.
Cone flower
Isopogon
Cone flower
Waratahs
Telopea
Waratahs
Andean firebushes
Oreocallis
Andean firebushes
Strangea
Strangea
Strangea
Sceptres
Paranomus
Sceptres
Stirlingia
Stirlingia
Stirlingia
Virotia
Virotia
Virotia
Aulax
Aulax
Aulax
Aulax is a South African Proteaceae genus of just three species of evergreen shrubs. The bushes have fine needle-like foliage. In spring and summer female plants produce funnel-shaped Leucospermum-like flowerheads that develop into seed cones. The catkin-like male flowers are yellow.
Embothrium
Embothrium
Embothrium
Embothrium is native to southern South America, in Chile and adjacent western Argentina; the genus occurs as far south as Tierra del Fuego. They are large shrubs or trees growing to 10 to 20 m tall with a trunk up to 70 cm diameter. The leaves are evergreen, occasionally deciduous in cold areas. The flowers are produced in dense bunches, brilliant red (rarely white or yellow), tubular, split into four lobes near the apex which reflex to expose the stamens and style.
Petrophile
Petrophile
Petrophile
Helicia
Helicia
Helicia
Helicia is a genus of around 100 species. They grow naturally in rainforests in New Guinea, Malesia, southern and eastern Asia and Australia. Helicia plants generally grow naturally as small trees, while some species grow as shrubs and some grow to medium-sized trees up to 30 m.
Lomatias
Lomatia
Lomatias
Pagoda
Mimetes
Pagoda
All species are endemic to the Cape Floristic Region, in South Africa. The thirteen species currently assigned to the genus pagoda are evergreen, low shrubs to small trees of 51 to 610 cm high. Its leaves lack stipules, are set alternately along the branches, without a leaf stalk, at an upward angle or more or less overlapping, long inverted egg-shaped, oval or long diamond-shaped, with an entire margin, thickened at the tip and often with mostly three teeth clustered close together. The flower heads are grouped in cylindric aggregations in the axils of the higher leaves of the stems. The individual flower heads contain three to thirty-five flowers. The individual flowers are 4-merous, star-symmetrical, and contain both male and female organs.
Smokebushes
Conospermum
Smokebushes
Buckinghamia
Buckinghamia
Buckinghamia
Spider Flowers
Grevillea
Spider Flowers
Spider Flowers are Australasian flowering trees and shrubs. The shrubs are renowned for their needle-like or fern-like foliage and flamboyant flowers of intricate shapes, with some being fragrant. Spider Flowers are hardy, low-maintenance, and easy to grow. They attract birds and insects - including hummingbirds and pollinators.
Conebushes
Leucadendron
Conebushes
Conebushes is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa, where they are a prominent part of the fynbos ecoregion and vegetation type. Species in the genus conebushes are small trees or shrubs that are erect or creeping. Most species are shrubs that grow up to 1 m tall, some to 2 m or 3 m. A few grow into moderate-sized trees up to 16 m tall. All are evergreen. The leaves are largely elliptical, sometimes needle-like, spirally arranged, simple, entire, and usually green, often covered with a waxy bloom, and in the case of the Silvertree, with a distinct silvery tone produced by dense, straight, silky hairs. The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences at the branch tips; plants are dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The seed heads, or infructescences, of conebushes are woody cone-like structures.
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Dracaena
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.
Ficus
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.
Rubus
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.
Acer
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
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.
Solanum
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.
Rosa
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.
Quercus
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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Dracaena
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.
Ficus
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.
Rubus
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.
Acer
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
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.
Solanum
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.
Rosa
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.
Quercus
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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