Angiosperms
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
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Fact: It is also used as a genetic model plant for the garden strawberry and the Rosaceae family in general.
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Fragaria vesca, commonly called wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, European strawberry, or fraise des bois, is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows naturally throughout much of theNorthern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits. Typical habitat is along trails and roadsides, embankments, hillsides, stone- and gravel-laid paths and roads, meadows, young woodlands, sparse forest, woodland […] read more
Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
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Fact: This plant has been used as a form of water treatment since it has the ability to take up heavy metals through its roots.
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Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag, yellow iris, water flag) is a species in the genus Iris, of the family Iridaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. Its specific epithet, meaning “false acorus,” refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus, as they have a prominently veined mid-rib and […] read more
Arabidopsis
Arabidopsis thaliana 
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This small flowering plant from the mustard family is an ideal model organism because of its short generation time, large yield, and small genome. It was the first plant to have it’s entire genome sequenced.
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Arabidopsis (rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae. They are small flowering plants related to cabbageand mustard. This genus is of great interest since it contains thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), one of the model organisms used for studying plant biology and the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced. Changes in thale cress […] read more
Nymphaeales (Water Lily)
Nymphaeales order
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Water lily fossils have been found from as early as the Cretaceous period.
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Nymphaeales is an order of flowering plants, consisting of three families of aquatic plants, the Hydatellaceae, the Cabombaceae, and the Nymphaeaceae (water lilies). It is one of the three orders of basal angiosperms, an early-diverging grade of flowering plants. At least 10 morphological characters unite the Nymphaeales.[2]Molecular synapomorphies are also known. The Plant List, created […] read more
Knife-leaf Wattle
Acacia cultriformis
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Fact: The flowers of Acacia cultriformis are safe for humans to eat.
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Acacia cultriformis, known as the knife-leaf wattle, dogtooth wattle, half-moon wattle or golden-glow wattle, is a perennial tree or shrub of the genus Acacia native to Australia. It is widely cultivated, and has been found to have naturalised in Asia, Africa, North America, New Zealand and South America.[1] A. cultriformis grows to a height of […] read more
African Baobab
Adansonia digitata 
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Fact: Adansonia digitata‘s fruit is sometimes known as a superfruit.
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Adansonia digitata (baobab, Afrikaans: kremetart, Hausa: kuka, Sotho: seboi, Tswana: mowana, Tsonga:Ximuwu, Venda: muvhuyu, Arabic: tabladi)[1][2] is the most widespread of the Adansonia species on the African continent, found in the hot, dry savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. It also grows, having spread secondary to cultivation, in populated areas. English common names for the baobab include […] read more