单词 | Asclepias |
例句 | Along with the dahlias and sunflowers, these include four varieties of amaranth and the balloon flower, Asclepias physocarpa. The delightful demands of the cutting garden 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Asclepias produce potent steroids called cardenolides “that can disrupt the life functions of vertebrate animals unlucky enough to feed on them,” he adds. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Asclepias exaltata, the poke milkweed, really likes that high-canopy shade or woodland edge. It’s time to slow down and appreciate nature’s tiny marvels 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z However, the only species of milkweed widely available in the United States is Asclepias curassavica, which is native to the tropics. Plan to save monarch butterflies backfires 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Anthers, smooth follicles and seeds much as in Asclepias.—Herbs, often twining. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z The milkweeds of California are divided between two genera—Asclepias and Gomphocarpus,—the difference between them lying in the presence of a horn or crest rising out of the hoods in Asclepias. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Their larvae rely on Asclepias as an obligate host plant, or a food required for at least one stage of development. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Milk′-weed, a general name for plants of the genus Asclepias, from their milky juice; Milk′-wort, a genus of handsome flowering plants, containing a milk-like juice.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Pollen, a pair of pollinia of a Milkweed, Asclepias, attached by stalks to a gland; moderately magnified. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools Anthers nearly as in Asclepias; pollen-masses oblong, obtuse at both ends, fixed below the summit of the stigma to the descending glands. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z One, known scientifically as Asclepias galioides, is harmful in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, while another, known as Asclepias mexicana, has produced losses, especially in California and Nevada. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Beyond so many opportunities for herbivory, Asclepias flowers provide nectar to adult butterflies and moths, along with an astonishing lineup of bee species and wasps. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Asclepias, the god of the healing art, was the son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome It may have been—as some learned men have guessed—the sacred Soma, or Homa, of the early Brahmin race; and that may have been a still existing narcotic species of Asclepias. Health and Education The bark of the Cassia auriculata, and the milky juice of the Asclepias gigantea, are used for tanning in India. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The fishing nets are made of date leaves; their upper edge is furnished, instead of cork, with pieces of the light wood of the Asclepias.—The sails of the canoes are made of cotton. Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia. Although the palette of Asclepias is generally quite different from East to West, “tuberosa is one that crosses the Continental Divide,” he said, residing even in parts of the desert Southwest. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Asclepias searched out the hidden powers of plants, and discovered cures for the various diseases which afflict the human body. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Here may also be found the coarse-haired Asclepias tuberosa, with fiery red umbels, the strong-scented Monarda fistulosa, and an umbelliferous plant, the grass-like, spiculated leaves of which recall to mind the Southern Agaves, the Eryngo. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator It corresponds to the soma plant Asclepias acida of the ancient Aryans of India. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Another famous sacred plant is the soma or moon-plant of India, the Asclepias acida, a climbing plant with milky juice, which Windischmann has identified with the "tree of life which grew in paradise." The Folk-lore of Plants To see a field of common milkweed in midsummer — a sea of a thousand nodding pink flower heads — you would not imagine that anything could ever stand in the way of the genus Asclepias. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z All the trees are thorny except the Sycamore and the Asclepias. First Footsteps in East Africa This was plainly our Indian hemp, Asclepias incarnata. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 Asclepias wrote a book in Greek with the idea of theologoumenon, in defence of some very strange religious rites, of which the example in the text is a specimen. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 02: Augustus As we advanced, our escort took care to fire every large dry Asclepias, to disperse the shades which buried us. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 The case of Asclepias was described by R. Brown. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species "Of ninety-two specimens bearing corpuscula of Asclepias verticillata," says Professor Robertson, "eighty-eight have them on hairs alone, and four on the hairs and claws." Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors Fond Asclepias with her sparkling eyes as of Calm woos all to make the voyage of love. Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology It may have been—as some learned men have guessed—the sacred Soma, or Homa, of the early Brahmin race; and that may have been a still existing narcotic species of Asclepias. Sanitary and Social Lectures, etc But the advantage is on the side of Asclepias after the insect is loaded with it. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors |
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