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111carnivorous plant — Any of about 400 diverse species of plants specially adapted for capturing insects and other tiny animals by ingenious pitfalls and traps and for digesting the nitrogen rich animal proteins to obtain nutrients. These adaptations are thought to… …
112Asparagales — ▪ plant order Introduction the Asparagus or orchid order of monocotyledonous (monocotyledon) flowering plants, containing 16–24 families, 1,122 genera, and more than 26,000 species. Asparagales contains many garden plants and several types of… …
113Caryophyllales — ▪ plant order Introduction pink or carnation order of dicotyledonous flowering plants. The order includes 33 families, which contain more than 11,000 species in 692 genera. Nearly half of the families are very small, with less than a dozen… …
114Gentianales — ▪ plant order Introduction gentian order of flowering plants, consisting of 5 families with more than 1,100 genera and nearly 17,000 species. The families are Gentianaceae, Rubiaceae, Apocynaceae (including Secamonoideae and Asclepiadoideae),… …
115Myrtales — ▪ plant order Introduction the myrtle order of flowering plants, composed of 14 families, 380 genera, and about 11,000 species distributed throughout the tropics and warmer regions of the world. The majority of these species belong to just… …
116Rosales — ▪ plant order Introduction the rose order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, 261 genera, and more than 7,700 species. Rosales, which is in the Rosid I group among the core eudicots, is related to other orders with members …
117Saxifragales — ▪ plant order Introduction the saxifrage order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of 16 families, 112 genera, and nearly 2,500 species. It belongs to the core eudicots, and, although its phylogenetic position is not well resolved, it …
118Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …
119Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands — (MVG 14) is a Major Vegetation Group which occurs in semi arid areas of southern Australia.[1] The vegetation is dominated by mallee eucalypts which are rarely over 6 metres high. Other dominant plant genera are Melaleuca, Acacia and Hakea.[1]… …
120Rubus fruticosus — ID 72814 Symbol Key RUFR80 Common Name shrubby blackberry Family Rosaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Vine, Shrub …
