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Arctotis

Arctotis - Arctotis

Synonyms: VenidiumOther names: venidium Family: Asteraceae Wikipedia: Arctotis is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the family Asteraceae. Arctotis is native to dry stony slopes in southern Africa. Some of the plants are alternatively placed in the genus Venidium. The common name is "African daisy", or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans. These plants have…
Coltsfoot

Coltsfoot - Tussilago farfara

Family: Asteraceae Flower Colour: yellow, Bloom in: March, April, May, Type of flowering: flowers with more than 7 petal, Tussilago farfara is a plant in the groundsel tribe in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia. The name "tussilago" is derived from the Latin tussis, meaning cough, and ago, meaning to…
French Tarragon - habit

French tarragon - Artemisia dracunculus

Family: Asteraceae French tarragon is the variety generally considered best for the kitchen, but is never grown from seed as the flowers are sterile; instead it is propagated by root division. It is normally purchased as a plant, and some care must be taken to ensure that true French tarragon is purchased. A perennial, it normally goes dormant in winter…
Greensword - leaves

Greensword - Argyroxiphium grayanum

Synonyms: Wilkesia grayanaOther names: Hana Forest Silversword Family: Asteraceae Argyroxiphium grayanum, commonly known as the greensword, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, and a member of the silversword alliance, a group of over 50 species which are diverse in morphology and habitat but are genetically closely related.…
Haleakala silversword - flowers

Haleakala silversword - Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum

Family: Asteraceae
Haleakala silversword - habit

Haleakala silversword - Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum

Family: Asteraceae Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, the east Maui silversword or Haleakala silversword, is a rare plant, part of the daisy family Asteraceae. The silversword in general is referred to as ʻāhinahina in Hawaiian (literally, "very gray"). [Wikipedia]
Maui Wormwood - flowering habit

Maui Wormwood - Artemisia mauiensis

Synonyms: Artemisia australis var. mauiensisHawaiian Names: Ahinahina, Hinahina Family: Asteraceae [(URL)]
Musk Thistle

Musk Thistle - Carduus nutans

Synonyms: Carduus macrocephalus, Carduus macrolepis, Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus, Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus, Carduus nutans subsp. macrolepis, Carduus nutans var. leiophyllus, Carduus nutans var. macrocephalus, Carduus nutans var. vestitus Other names: Giant Thistle, Chardon Penche, Nodding Plumeless Thistle, Nodding Plumeless-thistle,…
Oahu Wormwood - leaves

Oahu Wormwood - Artemisia australis

Synonyms: Artemisia hillebrandiiOther names: Ahinahina, hinahina, hinahina kuahiwi Family: Asteraceae
Paris daisy - Cobbity daisy summer melody flowers and leaves

Paris daisy - Argyranthemum frutescens

Synonyms: Chrysanthemum frutescensOther names: Marguerite, Marguerite daisy Family: Asteraceae
Plain Treasureflower

Plain Treasureflower - Arctotheca calendula

Synonyms: Cape Weed, CapeweedFamily: Asteraceae Wikipedia Arctotheca calendula is a plant in the sunflower family commonly known as capeweed, plain treasureflower, cape dandelion, or cape marigold because it originates from the Cape Province in South Africa. It is also found in neighboring KwaZulu-Natal. Arctotheca calendula is naturalized in California,…
Silversword - leaves

Silversword - Argyroxiphium

Family: Asteraceae Argyroxiphium is a small genus of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Its members are known by the common names of silversword or greensword due to their long, narrow leaves and the silvery hairs on some species. It belongs to a larger radiation of over 50 species, including the physically different genera Dubautia and Wilkesia.…