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  • Etymology: Greek aris, plant name used by Pliny, and haima, blood, in reference to the red-spotted leaves of some species Synonyms: Muricauda Small Treatment
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  • Ackerman Etymology: Greek dendro, tree, and phylax, epiphyte or guardian, in reference to the epiphytic habit Synonyms: Polyradicion Garay Polyrrhiza Pfitzer
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  • names: Pincushion globe cactus chilita Etymology: Latin mamilla, nipple, in reference to shap e of tubercles, which produce “milky” white latex in some species
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  • fern dwarf staghorn Etymology: Greek cheir, hand, and glossa, tongue in reference to the palmately lobed trophophores and the linear sporophores Treatment
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  • ou puant Etymology: Greek symplokos, connected, and karpos, fruit, in reference to the infructescence Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on
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  • Noel H. Holmgren Common names: (Greek halos salt and geiton neighbor in reference to the habitat of the species) Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • Common names: South American elodea Etymology: Latin egeri, a nymph, in reference to aquatic habitat Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Plants perennial
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  • names: Horned-poppy sea-poppy Etymology: Greek glaukos, gray-green, in reference to color of waxy bloom on all parts Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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  • Nancy J. Vivrette Etymology: Greek a- , not, and pt enos, winged, in reference to the lack of wings on the capsules Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4
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  • John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek malle, arm-hole, and pherein, to bear, in reference to the seed pockets of the fruits Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • 1927. John E. Bleck Etymology: Greek drosos, dew, and anthos, flower, in reference to the glistening papillae Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • names: Bramble ferns Etymology: Greek hypo, below, and lepis, scale, in reference to position of sori under the revolute leaf margin Treatment appears in
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  • New Zealand spinach Etymology: Greek tetra, four, and gonia, angle, in reference to the shape of the fruit Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment
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  • dikranos, twice-forked, and pteris, fern, derived from pteron, feather, in reference to the leaf architecture Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2. Stems long-creeping;
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  • 338--344. Argue, C. L. 1976. Pollen studies in the Alismataceae with special reference to taxonomy. Pollen & Spores 18: 161--173. Beal, E. O. 1960b. The Alismataceae
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  • names: Red root Etymology: Greek lachne, wool, and anthos, flower, in reference to pubescent flowers Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page
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  • Bloodroot puccoon sanguinaire du Canada sang-dragon Etymology: Latin sanguis, blood, in reference to color of sap Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3. Herbs, perennial, scapose
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  • bulrush Etymology: Greek bolbos, a bulb, and schoenos, a rush, reed, in reference to the presence of corms Basionym: Scirpus sect. Bolboschoenus Ascherson
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  • Tryon, R. M. and A. F. Tryon. 1982. Ferns and Allied Plants, with Special Reference to Tropical America. New York. Selaginella window.propertiesFromHigherTaxa=[];
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  • Eagle-claw cactus fishhook cactus Etymology: Greek sclero, hard, cruel, in reference to the hooked spines, and Cactus, an old genus name Synonyms: Coloradoa Boissevain
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