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Succulent plants are defined as plants that have evolved to store moisture in their leaves, stems or roots,” writes columnist ...
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Abstract The Atlantic Forest Central Corridor is the center of Bromeliaceae diversity in the Atlantic Forest domain, comprising most of the endemic and threatened species. The extreme south of Bahia ...
Air plants are epiphytes in the genus Tillandsia of the family Bromeliaceae. Epiphytes do not bring nutrition from the soil by way of roots. Instead, they cling to bark, or rocks, or other substrates.
A niche flower shop with exotic plants and flowers from New Zealand, Holland, South Africa, Mexico and all around the world opened its doors in Downtown Skokie in December.
The Queen of the Andes can grow to over 10 meters in height, making it the tallest plant in the Bromeliaceae family, according to Ge Xuejun, a researcher at the South China Botanical Garden of the ...
Phylogenetics of Puya (Bromeliaceae): placement, major lineages and evolution of Chilean species.American Journal of Botany 97 (2): 337-356. doi: 10.3732/ajb.0900107 Cano Flores, N*. and R.S. Jabaily.