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* Grown mostly as a curiosity, for the compound leaflets fold up promptly along the midrib when touched. * An attractive plant with small pink flowers; can be grown as an annual in cold areas; native to the tropics.

* Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian sage, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant or subshrub that is native to central Asia in an area that includes Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Tibet.

The bark is removed and the shoots are used unsplit as rod foundations in coil basketry. * Chilopsis is a genus of flowering plant , containing a single species , Chilopsis linearis .

* Atriplex canescens ( Chamiso , Chamiza , Four wing saltbush , Four-wing saltbush , Fourwing saltbush ) is a species of evergreen shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, which is native to the western United States .

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour.

Leaves usually solitary at axils on current year's growth, clustered on older branchlets; leaf blade linear-lanceolate, broadly lanceolate, or oblong-oblanceolate, 4–6.5 × 1–2.3 cm, glabrous on both surfaces, base attenuate, apex acute, rarely obtuse.

* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea .

It ripens fairly late, specimens seen at the end of October 1998 were not quite fully ripe. * The wood is heavy, hard, tough, close-grained. * The fruit is eaten raw or cooked. * The fruit is antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, cardiotonic, hypotensive,...

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern...

* A fast-growing tree with an extensive root system, it has been planted on land that is subject to landslips or erosion in order to stabilize the soil. The tree is fairly free from fungal diseases and has few insect enemies.

* Substances from the plant have shown anticancer activity. * In cultivation they tend to grow on a single stem that is often leaning and bare towards the bottom, but with dense foliage on the upper half.

It grows at moderate altitudes of 1,300-2,600 m, on dry soils, often together with Pinus monophylla . * Juniperus osteosperma ( Utah Juniper ; syn. Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall.

* The flower buds are pickled and used as a flavouring in sauces, salads etc. * An extract of the root is used as a cosmetic and is particularly useful in treating rose-coloured rashes and capillary weaknesses.

About 40 varieties are currently cultivated. * Portulaca oleracea ( Common Purslane , also known as Verdolaga , Pigweed , Little Hogweed or Pusley ), is an annual succulent in the family Portulacaceae , which can reach 40 cm in height.

* The common name is based on the red bark of younger growth. * The wood, durable, easy to saw, yet resistant to termites, is widely used in Australia for strong durable construction, interior finish, flooring, etc.

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour.

* The unusually shaped pods are often gathered, cleaned and decorated for use on Christmas trees and in dried arrangements. * The wood dries without difficulty and is often used in its green or wet state for turnery and bowl carving.

* An essential oil called Cassie is distilled from the flowers. * A deliciously scented essential oil, it has a fragrance of violets. * While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating Northern...

It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600 m. Isolated populations exist in Alabama, Southern Ontario, and small sections of the Appalachian Mountains.

* This is the most important cotton of commerce. * Gossypium hirsutum , known as Upland Cotton or Mexican Cotton , is the most widely planted species of cotton in the United States, constituting some 95% of all cotton production.

The essential oil found in the leaves is a powerful antiseptic and is used all over the world for relieving coughs and colds, sore throats and other infections. * The bark shreds often, peeling in large strips.

* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae . * A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the...

* Grown for its masses of glorious, delicate, white, slightly fragrant flowers in May; of open, spreading habit; native to the southeastern United States but hardy nearly everywhere; dark green leaf sometimes a golden yellow in fall.

* For now, this small-coned form of P. * Pinus washoensis may be synonymous with P. Ponderosa subsp. However, its cones are fairly distinctive and I am not fully persuaded that the described P.

* Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic herb that increases perspiration, relieves spasms and acts as an expectorant.

* This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. Japonicum contains the isoflavone glycoside sophoricoside. * Grown for its white flowers, borne in late summer after most other flowering trees...

* It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped...