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Type
Flowering plants
Trees
Color
Brown
Green
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
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Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Asterales
Boraginales
Dipsacales
Gentianales
Lamiales
Malpighiales
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Family
Apocynaceae
Asteraceae
Boraginaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Hydrangeaceae
Onagraceae
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Genus
Anaphalis
Antirrhinum
Asclepias
Bouteloua
Chamaenerion
Cirsium
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Size
Around 100cm
Around 15cm
Around 200cm
Around 30cm
Around 50cm
Around 5m
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Distribution
Central America
Central and Eastern Europe
Eurasia
North America
South America
South Asia
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Location
Canada
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Zoo
Leaves
alternate
Aristate
Ciliate
coarse
Entire
glossy
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Flowers
Brown
capitulum
Catkin
corymb
Cup-shaped
fragrant
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Fruit
Achene
capsule
drupe
green
Pink
pods
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Trivia
Attractive to butterflies
Colorful bracts often mistaken as petals
Edible plant
Invasive species in Australia
Medicinal plant
Toxic plant
Seeds
achene
black
brown
capsule
white
winged
Life Cycle
Annual
Perennial

Leaves lanceolate

  • Thistle
    Photo of a Thistle
  • Mountain-ash
    Photo of a Mountain-ash
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