Asteraceae

fruits. The Asteraceae plant has a capitulum inflorescence, with both disk and ray flowers. The Manzanita has individual flowers arranged in a cluster along the branch. The flowers of the Asteraceae plant are bigger, being approximately 6 cm in height and width, while the Manzanita’s flowers are approximately 2 cm in height and width. The Manzanita has urceolate flowers (flowers shaped like an urn) that are also hanging upside down (referred as pendulant). The fruits of the Asteraceae flower are

Galls are important because they reflect the condition of plant health and abundance in a specific ecosystem. Gall-inducing species are excellent models for ecological studies due to their abundance, diversity, and sessile habit, which make them easier to census than free-feeding herbivores. This can allow species diversity comparisons among different habitats (Fernandes, 1988). Gall inducers and galls are part of multi-trophic level ladders that include plants, insects, birds, and other animals

CHAPTER 2 Literature Review California Coastal Sage Community Tectonic movements and climate changes roughly 14 million years ago led to formation of California’s coastal sage scrub environment. The area has been described as having a Mediterranean climate, which occurs on the western coast of continents between 30 and 40 degrees latitude. The region averages 25-to-51 millimeters of rainfall annually. Its temperature ranges from 4-to-10 degrees Celcius during winter to about 32.2 degrees Celsius

Introduction to Crohn’s disease and patients diagnosis: The patient was presented to me with diagnosed crohn’s disease, in remission stage. Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines. Primarily, it causes ulcerations in the small and large intestines but has been seen to affect the digestive system anywhere from the oral cavity to the anus. The disease has no known cure but once the disease begins it proceeds to vary between periods of inactivity (remission) and activity

articles, the more common being related to wood anatomy, as well as >10 books, 4 of them dealing with islands: Island Life (1965), Hawaii: A Natural History (1970), Island Biology (1974) and Tarweeds and Silverswords: Evolution of the Madiinae (Asteraceae) (2003). In island biology (1974), Sherwin demonstrated his encyclopedic knowledge about evolutionary trends and phenomena taking place in both flora and fauna, and the selection pressure which controls them. There are four of Carlquist’s most important

Since Sunflowers are producers they are at the bottom of the food chain and the first ones in a food web. Sunflowers provide food, energy, and shade for many insects including small omnivores in the environment. For instance, the seeds it produces are food to many birds and its large leaves feed caterpillars. Another example would be if Grouses eat from the Sunflowers and the energy from the flower is transferred to the Grouses. If the Grouses get eaten by a carnivore then that energy that was transferred

The flowering plant family Asteraceae (Compositae) is often confusing to non-botanists. The old tradition of pulling the "petals" from a daisy to determine if someone loves you or not has left most people with the impression that when they pick a daisy it is one flower. What is true

Manzoor et al (2013) reported that Pir Lisura N. Park, AJK, Pakistan area has 159 species of vascular plants, belonging to 83 different families which includes 48 species of trees, 38 shrubs, 61 herbs, 7 grasses, 1 epiphyte and 4 ferns. Among trees 2 species of gymnosperms which are widely distributed on all mountain slopes and most frequently exploited for timber. Other 46 tree species are angiosperms which occur in selected patches of favourable habitat, mostly associated with human settlements

Echinacea is a perennial herb of the family Asteraceae native to North America, which reaches a height of 10-60 cm. Contains: carbohydrates, glycosides, alkaloids, alkylamide, polyacetylene and others. The healing species: Echinacea angustifolia, E. palida and E. purpurea are the types of Echinacea that are commonly used in medicine. (McGregor, R. (1968) Bauer R, (1990). The term "Echinacea ˝ comes from the Greek word echinos, meaning hedgehog, because of its tapered thorny seed in the head. It

than you think. Read on to get some interesting facts about why this common little yellow flower shouldn't be underestimated. What is a Dandelion Root? Dandelion root powder comes from the long tap root of the Taraxacum officinale genus of the asteraceae family of plants. But it is commonly called the “dandelion.” Above the ground, all people can see is a cluster of bright green leaves with sharp, toothy edges that lie fairly flat against the grass that usually surrounds it. In the center, just