Haplopappus

Haplopappus is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family


Species
Haplopappus albicans is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Haplopappus foliosus

Haplopappus heterophyllus Contains a toxin called Tremetrol that poisons cattles and sheep who feed on that plant causing muscular tremors, weakness and falls. Humans who consume milk or its products, shelf of animals who are affected develop the acute condition called milk sickness.

Jack in the Pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum

Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Bog onion, Brown dragon, Indian turnip, Wake robin or Wild turnip) is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a corm. It is a highly variable species typically growing from 30 to 65 cm in height with... more >>>

Fitzroya

Fitzroya is a genus in the cypress family Cupressaceae with a single species, Fitzroya cupressoides native to the Andes mountains of southern Chile and adjoining Argentina, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate rain... more >>>

Calliandra

Calliandra is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. The genus comprises herbaceous... more >>>

Jatropha

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Ugni

Ugni is a genus of about 10 species of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to western South America and Central America from the Valdivian temperate rain forests of southern Chile north to southern Mexico, and also the Juan... more >>>