Wigginsia (Parodia)

Parodia (Wigginsia) is a genus of cacti. This genus has about 50 species, ranging from small globose plants to 1-m tall columnar cacti.


Species
Parodia buiningii is a species of cactus native to South America. It is a solitary spherical or oblate cactus only a few inches in height with long, yellow spines. It bears showy yellow flowers.

Parodia saint-pieana

Parodia nigrispina

Parodia oxycostata

Parodia sellowii

Parodia fusca

Parodia herteri

Parodia concinna

Parodia erinacea

Parodia procera

Parodia magnifica

Parodia meonacantha

Parodia microsperma

Parodia tenuicylindrica

Parodia leninghausii

Parodia linkii

Parodia werneri

Parodia turecekiana

Parodia alacriportana

Kigelia - Sausage Tree

Kigelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. The genus comprises only one species, Kigelia africana, which occurs throughout tropical Africa from Eritrea and Chad south to northern South Africa, and west to Senegal and... more >>>

Viola - Violets

Viola, commonly called Violets, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae, with around 400-500 species distributed around the world. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, however viola species are also found... more >>>

Nautilocalyx

Nautilocalyx is a genus of plant in family Gesneriaceae.


Species
Nautilocalyx ecuadoranus is a species of plant in the Gesneriaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or... more >>>

Weigela

Weigela is a small genus of about 12 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, growing to 1-5 m tall. All are natives of eastern Asia.

The leaves are 5-15 cm long, ovate-oblong with an acuminate tip, and with a... more >>>

Eleocharis

Eleocharis is a genus of 250 or more species the Cyperaceae (sedge family). They are known commonly as spikerushes, although spikesedges is a more technically appropriate name and most scientists who study them in earnest refer to them as... more >>>