Pictures of Angiosperms

-
Garden Geranium
The popular garden geranium, genus Pelargonium, grows best in warm, dry climates, where the plant may reach the size of a bush. The common zonal variety is pictured here. Its single or double rounded petals come in many colors.








Garden Larkspur
The garden larkspur, native to northern temperate regions, is a fast-growing, branching, annual flowering plant, grown for its colorful white, pink, or blue flowers. Reaching a height of 1.2 m (4 ft), larkspur grows best in a sunny location in fertile, well-drained soils. Plants of this genus may be especially susceptible to damage from slugs and snails.





Garden Nasturtium
The common garden nasturtium, a variety of Tropaeolum majus, is cultivated for its attractive flowers and edible foliage. The nasturtium originally came from South America.






Golden Poppy
The golden poppy, also known as the California poppy, is the state flower of California, where it grows wild. Most species of poppy are quite easy to cultivate, providing not only delicate, attractive flowers, but also cooking oil and the tiny, round seeds that adorn many breads and cakes. Commercial bird and cattle feed also make use of poppies.







Great Lobelia
Belonging to a group of deciduous and evergreen herbaceous shrubs, the great lobelia is cultivated for its fragrant, tubular blue flowers. Lobelias grow best in sunny locations with moist, well-drained soils and are especially well-suited for native gardens or areas in and around ponds and streams.






Hawthorn
The hawthorn is the state flower of Missouri.











Hellebore
The hellebore, a perennial flowering plant, is cultivated for its attractive flowers. Some species of hellebore can produce severe facial deformities in the offspring of animals that eat the plant.









Hibiscus
The hibiscus is the common and scientific name for a genus of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs grown primarily for their large, showy, colorful flowers. The hibiscus is cultivated throughout warm, temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and grows best in sunny locations in very fertile, well-drained soils.





Hollyhock
The attractive hollyhock, Althaea rosea, borders the gardens and fences of Europe, the United States, and its native Asia during late summer.







Horse Chestnut
The bud growing at the end of this horse chestnut twig is called a terminal bud. Lateral buds are those that grow along the length of the stem. The bud itself is the embryonic shoot of the plant and contains the undeveloped flowers, shoots, or stems.







Huckleberry
The huckleberry, native to the temperate parts of North America, is cultivated for its flowers and fruit. Huckleberry bushes are often found growing on decomposing stumps in wooded areas.








Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas include a number of deciduous shrubs and evergreen vines cultivated for their distinctive and colorful domed flower heads. Native to Asia and the Americas, these plants can grow in sunny or shaded locations with moist, well-drained soils.






Ipecac
Native to South American forests, ipecac is a plant that yields two alkaloid drugs. One of them, emetine, is used to induce vomiting.





Ivy
Ivy, a perennial, woody-stemmed, evergreen plant of the genus Hedera, is commonly cultivated as a self-clinging, climbing plant. Ivy works well for use as ground cover or a cover for brick walls or trellises.







Japanese Pagoda Tree
The Japanese pagoda tree, a deciduous tree native to China and Korea, is also known as the Chinese scholar tree because it is traditionally planted by the graves of Chinese schoolmasters. Several varieties of this tree that differ in size, flower color, and hardiness are cultivated worldwide.








Laurel
The laurel, or bay, is cultivated primarily for its foliage, called bay leaves, which are used as a seasoning in cooking. Producing yellow flowers and a black fruit, the laurel prefers shaded areas with fertile, well-drained soils.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Plant: Cell Structure And Function

-
Image
Plant Cell Plant cells contain a variety of membrane-bound structures called organelles. These include a nucleus that carries genetic material; mitochondria that generate energy; ribosomes and rough endoplasmic reticulum that manufacture proteins; smooth endoplasmic reticulum that manufactures lipids used for making membranes and storing energy; and a thin lipid membrane that surrounds the cell. Plant cells also contain chloroplasts that capture energy from sunlight and a single fluid-filled vacuole that stores compounds and helps in plant growth. Plant cells are surrounded by a rigid cell wall that protects the cell and maintains its shape. The tremendous variety of plant species is, in part, a reflection of the many distinct cell types that make up individual plants. Fundamental similarities exist among all these cell types, however, and these similarities indicate the common origin and the interrelationships of the different plant species. Each individual plant cell is at ...
Read more

Monocot and Dicot Seeds

-
Image
Monocotyledons (monocots) and dicotyledons (dicots) make up the two large groups of flowering plants, differentiated by their seed structures. Monocot seeds contain one cotyledon, or embryonic leaf. When these seeds germinate, the cotyledon remains below ground, absorbing nutrients from the endosperm, the starchy food supply in the seed. The coytledon transports these nutrients to the developing seedling. Dicot seeds contain two coytledons, which absorb and store the nutrients from the endosperm before the seed germinates. The cotyledons, thick with stored nutrients, emerge above ground during germination, and then transport the stored nutrients to the developing seedling. For a brief time, the cotyledons also serve as the first photosynthesizing leaves, but they wither and die when the true leaves emerge. related articles: flower flower variations in structure flower sexual reproduction flower pollination and fertilization flowering and the life cycle evolution of flowers angios...
Read more

Insectivorous Plants

-
Image
Insectivorous Plants, also carnivorous plants, plants that gain some of their nutrition from animals, especially insects, captured by the plants themselves. Most occur in bogs where the soil is acid and poor in available nitrogen; capturing insects is one way of getting nitrogenous compounds without manufacturing them. At the same time, the green leaves of these plants manufacture carbohydrates. The trapping mechanism of insectivorous plants is relatively small. Therefore, prey is almost inevitably limited to small insects. Insectivorous plants are diverse and represent members of three orders of dicots : Nepenthales, Scrophulariales, and Rosales. A majority are in the Nepenthales, including the pitcher plant , sundews and the Venus's-flytrap, and East Indian pitcher plants. Others include the bladderworts, butterworts, and the Australian pitcher plant. Discussed below are the sundews and bladderworts. Certain species of fungus are known to be carnivorous as well. Venus’s-Flytrap...
Read more