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- '''''Strophanthus''''' is a genus of 35-40 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Apocynaceae]], native mainly to tropical [[Africa]], ext Several of the African tribes used ''Strophanthus'' as the principal ingredient in [[arrow poison]].3 KB (369 words) - 11:26, 7 July 2010
- | regnum = [[Plant]]ae ...med from spreading branches, only from the original leader of the seedling plant. The shrub has thin scaly brown [[bark]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are lanceola5 KB (689 words) - 11:26, 7 July 2010
- ...metimes used as an [[ornamental plant|ornamental]]. Local native American tribes, including the [[Pomo people|Pomo]], [[Yokut]], and [[Luiseño]], used the4 KB (626 words) - 11:26, 7 July 2010
- ...orledmilk.html Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas]</ref> by Native American tribes. ...sult.php?id_plant=asve | title = Asclepias verticillata L. | work = Native Plant Information Network }}</ref>2 KB (219 words) - 11:26, 7 July 2010
- ...ratrum viride'']</ref> It is extremely [[toxic]], and is considered a pest plant by farmers with livestock. The species has acquired a large number of commo ...at maturity to release the numerous flat 8–10 mm diameter [[seed]]s. The plant reproduces through [[rhizome]] growth as well as seeds.<ref name=fna/><ref6 KB (826 words) - 11:27, 7 July 2010
- ...etching, consisting of three ounces of virgin wax, two ounces of [[mastic (plant resin)|mastic]], and one ounce of asphaltum.<ref name="SalmonPolygraphice"> ...ltum that seeped to the surface above underlying petroleum deposits. Both tribes used the substance as an adhesive. It is found on many different artifacts34 KB (5,036 words) - 20:35, 20 September 2010
- ...any naturally-occurring materials, both organic (i.e., of [[animal]]- or [[plant]]-based origin) and inorganic (purely [[mineral]] origin). However, some of ...[[Job's tears]] are a popular seed bead among Southeastern Native American tribes.12 KB (1,784 words) - 09:18, 20 September 2010
- | regnum = [[Plant]]ae ...c Northwest Coast]], from Oregon to southeast Alaska. Some northwest coast tribes refer to themselves as "people of the redcedar" because of their extensive20 KB (3,210 words) - 09:22, 20 September 2010
- ...ls known; grass is a good insulator and easily harvested. Many [[Africa]]n tribes have lived in homes made completely of grasses year round. In [[Europe]], t [[Branches|Brush]] structures are built entirely from plant parts and are generally found in tropical and sub-tropical areas, such as [18 KB (2,746 words) - 09:22, 20 September 2010
- '''Bamboo ''' ''{{Audio|En-us-bamboo.ogg|listen}}'' is a group of [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[evergreen]]s in the [[true grass]] family '''[[Poaceae]]''', ...dicates the presence of some sort of “alarm clock” in each cell of the plant which signals the diversion of all energy to flower production and the cess47 KB (7,158 words) - 09:22, 20 September 2010
- [[Image:Cannabis flowering.jpg|thumb|right|Maturing female [[Cannabis]] plant]] ...resent themselves you should constantly eat the inflorescences of the hemp plant."<ref>Joseph Needham, Ho Ping-Yu, and Lu Gwei-djen (1980). ''Science and Ci31 KB (4,658 words) - 21:10, 21 September 2010
- ...consumption in Africa is fairly low compared to the rest of the world, in tribes where milk consumption is popular, such as the [[Maasai]] tribe, milk is ty ...rized or sterilized in a plant that is licensed under the Milk Act or in a plant outside Ontario that meets the standards for plants licensed under the Milk13 KB (2,022 words) - 18:38, 13 October 2010