The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Plants and FlowersOne of the finest collections of pictures and goes a long way to fill the gap for the most knowledgeable of naturalists. |
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Africa annual basal basidia berry bisexual bisexual flowers bracts Britain British Isles calyx capitula catkins coloured plate common cones corolla cultivated cylindrical dark green deciduous deciduous shrub eastern erect stems Europe and Asia Europe and western feet long female flowers five flattened fleshy flowers appear flowers are borne flowers are produced forms fruit gametophyte gardens genus green leaves groups grown grows hairy hybrids inches high includes inflorescence June labellum lanceolate lanceolate leaves large number male flowers mountains narrow leaves North America north temperate occurs ovary ovate leaves ovoid pale pendulous perennial perennial herbs perianth petals pinnate pinnate leaves plants pollinated purple rhizomatous rhizome rosette seeds sepals shrub slender southern Europe spadix spherical spikelets spikes spiny sporangia spores stalks stamens surface temperate regions terminal clusters thick three feet high throughout the British toothed leaves tropical unisexual usually variable western Asia white flowers widespread woods woody yellow flowers