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• Apocynum cannabinum
  ...America]], in the southern half of [[Canada]] and throughout the [[United States]]. It grows up to 2 meters tall. It prefers moist places. It is a [[poison]
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• Agave
  ...[[Mexico|Mexican]], agaves occur also in the southern and western [[United States]] and in central and tropical [[South America]]. They are [[Succulent plant ...fiber, and is used as a fiber plant in [[Mexico]], the [[West Indies]] and southern [[Europe]].
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• Toxicodendron diversilobum
  ...c Poison-oak]] (''T. pubescens'') occurs on the [[East Coast of the United States|Atlantic Coast]]. The hyphenated form "Poison-oak" is used, rather than "P ...-oak occurs only on the Pacific Coast, where it is common, and ranges from southern Canada to the [[Baja California peninsula]]. It is one of California's most
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• Zantedeschia
  ...f [[herbaceous]] [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Araceae]], native to southern [[Africa]] from [[South Africa]] north to [[Malawi]]. The name of the genu All species are endemic to southern Africa. ''Z. aethiopica'' grows naturally in marshy areas and is only [[dec
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• Astragalus lentiginosus
  |title=Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States ...he [[California Coast Ranges]], south to northern [[Mexico]], and north to southern [[British Columbia]]. The varieties are largely limited to marginal habita
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• Nerium oleander
  ...ander'' L. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1998-03-09 |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref> ...hrough the [[Mediterranean region]] and southern [[Asia]] to [[Yunnan]] in southern parts of [[China]].<ref name=Europa>[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/n
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• Kalmia latifolia
  ...that is native to the [[eastern United States]]. Its range stretches from southern [[Maine]] south to northern [[Florida]], and west to [[Indiana]] and [[Loui
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• Poison ivy
  ...nd exurban areas of New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and southeastern United States. Similar species, [[Toxicodendron diversilobum|Poison-Oak]], and [[Toxicode ...sh colonies in such places. It is listed as a [[noxious weed]] in the U.S. states of [[Minnesota]] and [[Michigan]] and the Canadian province of [[Ontario]].
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• Stinging nettle
  .... In North America it is widely distributed in [[Canada]] and the [[United States]], where it is found in every province and state except for [[Hawaii]] and In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] stinging nettles have a strong association with human habitati
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• Robinia pseudoacacia
  ...biology)|naturalized]] elsewhere in temperate North America, [[Europe]], [[Southern Africa]] <ref>http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/plants/fabaceae/robinia_p ...yellow blotch; wings white, oblong-falcate; keel petals incurved, obtuse, united below.
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• J. Gordon Melton
  | nationality = [[United States|American]] | alma_mater = [[Birmingham Southern College]]<br>[[Garrett Theological Seminary]]<br>[[Northwestern University]
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• Harry Ashmore
  ...] &ndash; January 20, 1998, [[Santa Barbara, California]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[Journalism|journalist]] who won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] for his e ...h Infantry Division|Ninety-fifth Infantry Division]], part of the [[United States Third Army]]. After the war, Harry Ashmore became the [[editorial]] writer
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• Propædia
  ...],<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[States of Matter]] || '''1.2.1'''&nbsp;Chemical&nbsp;[[Chemical element|Elements]] ...nsation]],&nbsp;[[Perception]] '''4.3.3'''&nbsp;[[Psychology|Internal&nbsp;States]]&nbsp;Affecting&nbsp;[[Behavior]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[consciousness|Conscious&
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• The World Factbook
  ...nce resource produced by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] of the United States with [[almanac]]-style information about the [[List of countries|countries ...le from the other 270 country listings. }}</ref> As a [[Work of the United States Government|work of the U.S. government]], it is in the [[public domain]].<r
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• Balsam of Mecca
  ...'[[Commiphora]] gileadensis'' (syn. ''Commiphora opobalsamum''), native to southern [[Arabia]] and also naturalized, in ancient and again in modern times, in a ...Atwood]]'s [[The Handmaid's Tale]], is set in a post-apocalyptic [[United States of America]] now called "[[Republic of Gilead]]"; a rebellious character,
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• Depleted uranium
  ...ons exposed to DU."<ref name="Hindin" /> The [[World Health Organization]] states that no consistent risk of reproductive, developmental, or carcinogenic ef ...e/faq16.cfm How much depleted uranium hexafluoride is stored in the United States]</ref><ref>[http://web.ead.anl.gov/uranium/documents/index.cfm Depleted UF<
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• Polystyrene
  ...t require a 15 minute thermal barrier) according to [[Building code#United States|US building codes]]. A growing use of EPS in construction is [[Insulating c ...a trademarked name for XPS; however, it is often also used in the [[United States]] as a generic name for all polystyrene foams.
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• Coffea
  ...ey are [[shrub]]s or small [[tree]]s, native to subtropical [[Africa]] and southern [[Asia]]. [[Seed]]s of several species are the source of the popular [[drin * [http://www.fas.usda.gov/htp/tropical/coffee.html United States Department of Agriculture — Foreign Agriculture Service (Source of coffee
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• Sugar
  ...iagnosis and treatment of dental caries: scientific advances in the United States|journal = J Am Dent Assoc|volume = 140|pages = 25S–34S|year = 2009|month ...tm|title=Sharpe, Peter (1998). ''Sugar Cane: Past and Present''. Illinois: Southern Illinois University.}}</ref>
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• Gravel
  ...e, or basalt. Quarries where gravel is extracted are known as gravel pits. Southern [[England]] possesses particularly large concentrations of them due to the As of 2006, the [[United States]] is the world's leading producer and consumer of gravel.<ref>[http://miner
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