Angiosperms
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
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Fact: T. officinale is considered a weed, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation.
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Graphic by W. Kilburn (1777-98)
Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion (often simply called “dandelion“), is a floweringherbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperateregions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weed, especially in […] read more
Apple Tree
Malus Domestica
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Fact: There is genetic proof that Malus sieversii is the wild ancestor of the domestic apple.
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Graphic by O. W. Thomé (1884)
The apple tree (Malus domestica) is a deciduous tree in the rose family best known for its sweet,pomaceous fruit, the apple. It is cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree, and is the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found […] read more
Duckweed
Lemnoideae subfamily
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Fact: Duckweed is an important high protein food source for waterfowl. As it contains more protein than soybeans, it is often cited as a potential human food source.
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Graphic by Edward Step (1895)
Duckweeds, or water lens, are flowering aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands. Also known as “bayroot,” they arose from within the arum or aroid family (Araceae),[1] and therefore, often are classified as the subfamily Lemnoideae within the Araceae. Classifications created prior […] read more
Himalayan Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus 
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Fact: Native to Armenia and Northern Iran, the species was introduced to Europe in 1835 and to Australasia and North America in 1885.
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Graphic by F.W. van Eeden (1893)
Rubus armeniacus, Armenian Blackberry or Himalayan Blackberry, is a species of Rubus in theblackberry group Rubus subgenus Rubus series Discolores (P.J. Müll.) Focke. It is native to Armenia and Northern Iran, and widely naturalised elsewhere. Both its scientific name and origin have been the subject of much confusion, with much of the literature using one […] read more
Kelp
Laminaria genus 
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Fact: Kelp grows in underwater “forests” (kelp forests) in shallow oceans.
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Graphic by Marc Pietro (1829)
Kelps are large seaweeds (algae) belonging to the brown algae (Phaeophyceae) in the orderLaminariales. There are about 30 different genera.[citation needed] Kelp grows in underwater “forests” (kelp forests) in shallow oceans, and is thought to have appeared in the Miocene, 23 to 5 million years ago.[2] The organisms require nutrient-rich water with temperatures between 6 […] read more
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
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Fact: It is known by many other names, and in Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale,” it is known as Meadwort.
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Graphic by Jacob Sturm (1796)
Filipendula ulmaria, commonly known as meadowsweet[1] or mead wort,[2] is a perennial herb in the family Rosaceae that grows in damp meadows. It is native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia(Near east and Middle east). It has been introduced and naturalised in North America. Juncus subnodulosus–Cirsium palustre fen-meadow and Purple moor grass and rush […] read more