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buttercup
buttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Thought to be one of the most primitive families of dicotyledenous plants , the Ranunculaceae typically have a simple flower structure in which... Read more |
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crowfoot
crowfoot name for plants with the leaf or some other part resembling the foot of a crow, particularly the buttercup .... Read more |
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anemone
anemone or windflower, any of the perennial herbs, wild or cultivated, of the genus Anemone of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family). A rich legendary history has gained the anemone many names and attributes. It is said to have sprung from the blood of Adonis; Romans considered it... Read more |
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hepatica
hepatica or liverleaf, any plant of the genus Hepatica of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family), low, woodland, spring wildflowers of the north temperate zone, popular for wild gardens. The delicate blossoms, of shades of lavender, pink, and blue, may appear while there is still snow;... Read more |
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meadow rue
meadow rue any plant of the genus Thalictrum of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family). Most are tall perennials (up to 7 ft/2.1 m high) bearing summer flowers with showy, pendent tassels of long stamens, greenish sepals, and no petals. Meadow rues are found in moist, open places... Read more |
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larkspur
larkspur any north temperate, Old World annual of the genus Consolida of the buttercup family. Consolida species were formerly classified in the genus Delphinium, which includes similar annual, biennial, and perennial herbaceous plants of the northern temperate zone that are commonly called... Read more |
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radial symmetry
radial symmetry The arrangement of parts in an organ or organism such that cutting through the centre of the structure in any direction produces two halves that are mirror images of each other. The stems and roots of plants usually show radial symmetry, while all animals belonging to the Cnidaria... Read more |
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fennel
fennel common name for several perennial herbs, genus Foeniculum vulgare of the family Umbelliferae ( parsley family), related to dill. The strawlike foliage and the seeds are licorice-scented and are used (especially in Italian cooking) for flavoring. Sweet fennel, or finocchio, is a variety... Read more |
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columbine
columbine , any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers. Columbines have delicate and attractive foliage and flower petals with long spurs that secrete nectar. The common Eastern... Read more |
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clematis
clematis , any plant of the large genus Clematis (sometimes subdivided into three or four genera), widely distributed herbs or vines of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family), many of them native to the United States. Some have an irritating sap. The vines, climbing by tendrils that are... Read more |
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Pull me up, buttercup: Oxalis' underground invasion
SPRING is at least a month away, but...better known as Bermuda buttercup, is everywhere...become monocultures of buttercups. "It is a very destructive...properties. If the buttercup hasn't made too...and I still find a little leaf. It's ... |
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Getting That Glazed-Over Look; Buttercup Baby Stars Over Gator Green Walls? A...
...make plain vanilla walls pop: Dip a crumpled T-shirt into Buttercup Baby, Black Leather or one of 21 other pre-mixed colors...former classmates at Hollins University in Roanoke, have been spreading the word about their products by staging demonstrations in... |
 "The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Pretty yellow flower doubles as noxious weed.(City/Region)(The Extension...
...of saying that the lesser celandine is one hardy little spreading perennial. And that...a member of the buttercup family and a plant...invasion of Oregon. Lesser celandine, a lovely...create a beautiful spreading plant and ... |
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Commentary: Spreading some holiday deer
...employ fencers and give them a lot of work," Vickie Cardaro of Buttercup Farms on Shelter Island told me. But a hungry doe is persistent...Bob Keen agrees that the double-four can be effective and less visually intrusive than taller blockades. Sometimes homeowners... |
 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Gardening: Plant of the week: Berberis.(Features)
...Flame'produces red-gold flowers and is less vigorous, reaching around 1.5m(5ft...though it can be restricted by pruning -and spreading graceful,curving branches smothered in buttercup-yellow flowers which are loved by bees... |
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plant of the week: berberis; GARDENING.(Features)
...though it can be restricted by pruning - and spreading graceful, curving branches smothered in buttercup-yellow flowers which are loved by bees...reluctant to flower, and Berberis thunbergii Little Favourite has pale yellow flowers and red... |
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Pennsylvania's Cherry Valley May Become A National Wildlife Refuge
...refuge established in the Northeast states in at least a decade, and only the third national wildlife...in the valley, as do rare plants including spreading globeflower, a member of the buttercup family, and grass-of-Parnassus. U.S... |
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Memorial gift Helped Fund Cherry Valley Analysis
...wildlife refuge in the Northeast states in at least a decade and only the third federal refuge...valley. Rare plants in the valley include spreading globeflower, a member of the buttercup family, and grass-of-Parnassus. The southern... |
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TEAM MAKES LARGEST FIND OF RARE PLANT.
...state endangered "Spreading Globeflower" is...Heritage Program. The Spreading Globeflower is a member of the Buttercup Family. It features...Pennsylvania. As of 2010, less than 60 populations...This population of Spreading Globeflower is ... |
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THERE'S SNOW DOUBT ABOUT IT DIZZYING VIEWS AWAIT INTREPID...
...one at a time. A little farther, we reached...on Mount Rainier, Little Tahoma sticks up...to grow. There is little nourishment for vegetation...partridge foot, buttercups, small-flowered penstemon, spreading phlox, hellebore... |
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