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West Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
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Nevada, United States
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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
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Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Pluchea indica (L.) Less. Asteraceae. CN [Malay - Beluntas], Indian fleabane, Indian camphorweed. A humble shrub with a repertoire of medicinal values - antioxidant and antibacterial and many more. A good dewormer, slimming tea constituent, poultice for atonic and gangrenous ulcers. Shoots eaten as Malay salad (ulam) and appetizer by old folks. Native of temperate Asia, tropical Asia and Australasia.
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Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, Australia
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The Colony, Texas, United States
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Bear Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, May 18, 2012
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Kookoolau or Corkscrew beggarticksAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waianae Mts., northwest Koolau Mts., Oahu only)Photo: Kaala Natural Area Reserve, OahuEarly Hawaiians used the leaves in hot teas and tonics. Today, all species of kookoolau can be brewed as a tonic and each are said to have distinct flavors. Regarding Bidens spp., Isabella Abbott comments that "I find that the roughly half a dozen species common in Hawaii offer two or three slightly different flavors, each a bit more subtle than commercial black tea." ("Lau Hawaii: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants")EtymologyThe generic name Bidens is derived from the Latin bi, two, and dens, teeth in reference to the pappus awns or collective bristles on the achenes (fruit, seeds).The specific epithet torta is from the Latin tortus, winding or meandering, in reference to the strongly twisted or tightly coiled achenes (fruit) of this species and also giving it the vernacular name Corkscrew beggarticks.
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Camera: CANON EOS Kiss X3Lens: Canon 18-55mm kit lens
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Alto Quiel, Chiriqui, Panama
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Erigeron speciosus var. macranthus (lumped into E. speciosus by FNA). Note the small bee on one of the flowers.Gambel's oak community. Associated species besides Quercus gambelii include Wyethia amplexicaulis, Achillea millefolium, and probably Elymus glaucus.July 24, 1983, west of Mueller Park, Davis County, Utah, elev. approx. 5770 ft. Scanned from a slide.
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Tasmania, Australia
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Camdeboo, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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[syn. Melanthera lavarum]Nehe or Coastal neheAsteraceae (Sunflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Molokai, Lnai, Maui, Kahoolawe, northwest Hawaii)Oahu (Cultivated)Foliage
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4831904945/in/photostream/One older source (Charles Gaudichaud,1819) states that Hawaiians "used all fragrant plants, all flowers and even colored fruits" for lei making. The red or yellow were indicative of divine and cheifly rank; the purple flowers and fruit, or with fragrance, were associated with divinety. Because of their long-standing place in oral tradition, the flowers of nehe were likely used for lei making by early Hawaiians, even though there are no written sources.The flowers and foliage are still used in lei.EtymologyThe generic name Melanthera means black-stamened-one.
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California, United States
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Ibdes.Zaragoza: Aragn (Espaa) Familia: ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE)Distribucin: Vive en los pases ribereos del Mediterrneo, adentrndose en la Pennsula Ibrica por el Valle del Ebro. En Aragn resulta escasa en el Pirineo y Depresin del Ebro, y es ms frecuente en el Sistema Ibrico.Poblaciones numerosas que se conservan bastante bien debido a que la mayor parte de los efectivos se refugian en lugares casi inaccesibles al ser humano.Hbitat: Vive en fisuras y repisas de roquedos carbonatados muy soleados, tanto sobre calizas como en conglomerados de matriz calcrea.Preferencia edfica: Basfila Calccola Rango altitudinal: 250- 1800 ( 2000 ) mFloracin: Julio - SeptiembreForma Biolgica: Camfito sufruticosoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
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Yarrangobilly Caves, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales.