The Genera of North American Plants: And a Catalogue of the Species, to the Year 1817, Τόμος 2author, 1818 - 4 σελίδες |
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1-celled 1-flowered 1-seeded 2-valved 5-leaved 5-parted 5-toothed acuminate acute Ament America anthers attenuated axillary and terminal base bifid bracteate bractes branched Calix Calix 5-cleft Calix imbricated Capsule carnose Carolina cauline Corolla corymb corymbose deciduous distinct entire exserted fastigiate feet high filaments filiform florets flowers axillary Fort Mandan genus germ Herbaceous hirsute inches high inches long India indigenous to Europe Indusium involucrum lanceolate leaflets leaves alternate leaves opposite Legume linear linear-lanceolate lobes many-flowered many-seeded margin MASC minute Missouri Muhl Nearly allied nearly smooth oblong obtuse ovate paleaceous paniculate Pappus partly pedicellate peduncles Perennial Petals petiole pilose pinnate pinnatifid plant pubescent purple racemes racemose rarely rays Receptacle naked Root scabrous scales scape scarcely Seeds segments sessile setaceous shorter shrubby Silicle Silique solitary species spikes Stamina stem erect Stem simple Stigma stipules Style subsessile subulate suffruticose summit ternate tomentose trifid upper lip verticillate vexillum villous Willd yellow
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Σελίδα 53 - Hab. On the plains of the Missouri, common, from the confluence of the River Platte to the Mountains.
Σελίδα 251 - In the western parts of the State of New York, in the crevices of calcareous rocks...
Σελίδα 242 - ... dioecious, the staminate flowers with nine stamens in two series, the inner of which has three stamens, and the pistillate flowers with three sterile filaments and three ligulate bifid stigmas. He added further : " flowers very small and evanescent, the female emerging ; the male migratory, breaking off connection usually with the parent plant, it instantly expands to the light, the anthers also burst with elasticity and the granular pollen vaguely floats upon the surface of the water.
Σελίδα 72 - Commencing near the confluence of Paint Creek and the Missouri, growing on the talus of broken calcareous cliffs, from hence it occurs locally for 200 or 300 miles further up the river.
Σελίδα 51 - Carol bilabiate, ventricose. The fifth sterile filament longer than the rest and bearded on the upper side. Anthers smooth. Capsule ovate, 2-celled, 2-valved.
Σελίδα 234 - ... fruit consists of radiating, somewhat woody fibres, terminating in a tuberculated and slightly papillose surface. In this fibrous mass the seeds, which are nearly as large as those of a quince, are disseminated. We cannot pretend to say what part of the fruit has been described as the ' ' pulp which is nearly as succulent as that of an orange; sweetish, and perhaps agreeable when fully ripe.