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First Flower Grown in Space (Or Not): Zinnia Blooms on Space Station

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First Flower Grown in Space (Or Not): Zinnia Blooms on Space Station, January 21, 2016, by Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, Apparently the zinnias that has bloomed on the International Space Sta READ MORE
http://www.space.com/31687-zinnia-not-first-flower-in-space.html

Perry the Corpse Flower Full Bloom Cycle 2013

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Perry the Corpse Flower Full Bloom Cycle 2013, Gustavus Adolphus College, YouTube.com, Video length: 06:42. READ MORE
https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Corpse Flower Blooms at Denver Botanic Gardens

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Corpse Flower Blooms at Denver Botanic Gardens, August 19, 2015, By Danny Clemens, Discovery News, View a photo and brief article. READ MORE
https://www.seeker.com/corpse-flower-blooms-at-denver-botanic-gardens-...

Corpse Flower: Facts About the Smelly Plant

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Corpse Flower: Facts About the Smelly Plant, August, 21, 2015, By Alina Bradford, Live Science Contributor, Find out why the corpse flower puts out such a strong odor. READ MORE
http://www.livescience.com/51947-corpse-flower-facts-about-the-smelly-...

Handyman Discovers Flower That Plants Its Own Seeds

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Handyman Discovers Flower That Plants Its Own Seeds, September 16, 2011, By Remy Melina, LiveScience.com, A tiny plant that bows down to bury its seeds was recently discovered in rural northeast READ MORE
http://www.livescience.com/16089-newly-discovered-plant-seeds.html

World's First Flowers May Have Bloomed Underwater

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World's First Flowers May Have Bloomed Underwater, by Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor, August 17, 2015, A fluffy, frondy plant that wouldn't look out of place in a lake today was one READ MORE
http://www.livescience.com/51885-first-flowering-plants-bloomed-underw...

Mythical First Flower Found

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Mythical First Flower Found, August 17, 2015, By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News, The oldest known flower did not produce showy blooms, but it once thrived in an area that included multiple dino READ MORE
https://www.seeker.com/mythical-first-flower-found-1770129746.html

Hummingbird tongues are way weirder than we thought

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Hummingbird tongues are way weirder than we thought, By Rachel Feltman August 19, 2015, The Washington Post, Thanks to a new study, we finally know how hummingbird tongues work. READ MORE
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/08/19/h...

Missouri High School Student Discovers New Impatiens Species

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Missouri High School Student Discovers New Impatiens Species, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, How an 18-year-old high school senior discovered a unique species of the beautiful impatiens flow o READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/missouri-high-school-student-discovers-...

Flowers, Pollination & Ocean Dispersal In Coral Trees (Erythrina)

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Flowers, Pollination & Ocean Dispersal In Coral Trees (Erythrina), By W.P. Armstrong, Wayne's World, Palomar College, Find out all about the coral trees of South Africa. READ MORE
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/coraltr1.htm

Parasitic Flowering Plants

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Parasitic Flowering Plants, By W.P. Armstrong, Wayne's World, Palomar College, Large article and numerous photos on plants that live on other plants. READ MORE
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plnov99.htm

2015 Is Year of the Sunflower: Photos

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2015 Is Year of the Sunflower: Photos, Jan. 1, 2015, By Discovery News, Celebrate the Year of the Sunflower with beautiful images and fun facts about the yellow beauties. READ MORE
https://www.seeker.com/2015-is-year-of-the-sunflower-photos-1769426419...

How blue flowers get their color

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How blue flowers get their color, By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience, Jan 02, 2014, Mother Nature Network, "Theories date back to the early 1800s, and it turns out that two of them may have been READ MORE
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/how-blue...

Orchids 101: The biology behind these elegant flowers

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Orchids 101: The biology behind these elegant flowers, Mother Nature Network, Twelve close-up photos with brief descriptions. READ MORE
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/photos/orchids-1...

Flowers May Have Lived Existed With First Dinos

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Flowers May Have Lived Existed With First Dinos, October 1, 2013, By Charles Choi, LiveScience, Discovery News Scientists unearth ancient pollen grains that suggest plants arrived 100 million ye READ MORE
https://www.seeker.com/flowers-may-have-existed-with-first-dinos-17678...

Scientists Discover 'Switch' in Plants to Create Flowers

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Scientists Discover 'Switch' in Plants to Create Flowers April 17, 2012, ScienceDaily.com Flowering is the most crucial act that plants undergo, as the fruits of such labor include crops on whi READ MORE
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417221825.htm

Research Pinpoints How Plants Know When To Flower

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Research Pinpoints How Plants Know When To Flower Nay 28, 2012 RedOrbit.com Scientists believe they've pinpointed the last crucial piece of the 80-year-old puzzle of how plants "know" when to flo READ MORE
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112543172/research-pinpoints-how...

The Fibonacci Sequence As Seen in Flowers

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The Fibonacci Sequence As Seen in Flowers, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Are nature's patterns as random as we might think? The Fibonacci sequence, a mathematical series known about since at READ MORE
http://scribol.com/nature/news-fibonacci-sequence-seen-flowers

5 Most Disgusting Flowers on Earth

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5 Most Disgusting Flowers on Earth, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Whoever said that the stench of death is sweet has never smelled one of these disgusting flowers!" Visit the website for READ MORE
http://scribol.com/news-most-morbid-plants-earth

Missouri High School Student Discovers New Impatiens Species

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Missouri High School Student Discovers New Impatiens Species, Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "How an 18-year-old high school senior discoverd a unique species of the beautiful impatiens flower on READ MORE
http://scribol.com/...

Keukenhof: The Largest Flower Garden on Earth

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Keukenhof: The Largest Flower Garden on Earth, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Close your eyes and picture 7,000,000 bulbs planted in neat, patterned layouts; imagine the scent of millions of READ MORE
http://scribol.com/travel/cities-travel/keukenhof-the-largest-flower-g...

The Bizarre Beauty of Mutant Flowers

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The Bizarre Beauty of Mutant Flowers, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Flowers are not always perfect blooms but sometimes mutate in the strangest of ways. Blooms that didn't quite come out rig READ MORE
http://scribol.com/...

5 Beautiful But Deadly Flowers

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5 Beautiful But Deadly Flowers, Written by greengirl19, Scribol Staff, "Pretty pictures of flowers - that will send you to an early grave." Visit the website for photos and article. READ MORE
http://scribol.com/plants/news-5-pretty-flowers-will-kill-you

10 Most Amazing Natural Fireworks on Earth

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10 Most Amazing Natural Fireworks on Earth, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Its not only mankind that can make fireworks - Mother Nature can make her own, whether they're slight and long or br READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/plants/10-most-amazing-natural-firework...

Titan Arum: The Largest Tropical Flower on Earth

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Titan Arum: The Largest Tropical Flower on Earth, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "It carries one of the largest, rarest, smelliest flowers on the planet and only blooms once every six years... READ MORE
http://scribol.com/news-titan-arum-largest-and-rarest-tropical-flower-...

The Bizarrely Named Pigface Flower

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The Bizarrely Named Pigface Flower, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "With names like pig face and the ice-plant, Carpobrotus plants actually have brilliantly colored flowers and are known for t READ MORE
http://scribol.com/news-incredible-pigface-or-icicle-or-ice-plant

13 Exquisite Orchids

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13 Exquisite Orchids, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Orchids are the largest and the most diverse plant family on Earth. With more than 25,000 species, orchids come in a variety of forms, fra READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/plants/13-exquisite-orchids/

How Cloning Vanilla Could Cut its Price

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How Cloning Vanilla Could Cut its Price, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "Vanilla is popular but expensive, partly because this orchid often needs help to reproduce. Researchers in Malaysia hop READ MORE
http://scribol.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/how-cloning-vanilla-could-...

Arnica: The Medicinal Flower Mired in Controversy

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Arnica: The Medicinal Flower Mired in Controversy, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "The perennial Arnica plant has a golden flower but a controversial reputation in natural medicine. Where does READ MORE
http://scribol.com/lifestyle/health-and-body/arnica-the-medicinal-flow...

Yareta: The 3,000-Year-Old Plant that Looks Like an Alien Life Form

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Yareta: The 3,000-Year-Old Plant that Looks Like an Alien Life Form, By Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, "An alien-looking ooze that is actually a plant... Some of these specimens are 3,000 years o READ MORE
http://scribol.com/environment/plants/yareta-the-3000-year-old-plant-t...

35. Perfect and Imperfect Flowers

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35. Perfect and Imperfect Flowers Chestofbooks.com Visit the website for the brief explanation. READ MORE
http://chestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/American-Horticultural-...

What are Perfect Flowers?

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What are Perfect Flowers? Written by Michael Pollick Wisegeek.com At first glance, perfect flowers may sound like the ingredients for an ideal wedding bouquet, but the term perfect flowers mea READ MORE
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-perfect-flowers.htm

About Photoperiodism in Flowering

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About Photoperiodism in Flowering By Michael Logan GardenGuides.com Overview Many living organisms rely on the amount of sunlight or darkness they receive to detect seasonal changes. Photoperi READ MORE
http://www.gardenguides.com/68317-photoperiodism-flowering.html

Angiosperms Review

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Angiosperms Review Biology Questions and Answers Flowers become fruits with seeds inside. That's angiosperms. This review explains them all. READ MORE
http://www.biology-questions-and-answers.com/angiosperms.html

Angiosperms

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Angiosperms Biology Encyclopedia The angiosperms, or flowering plants, are the largest and most species-rich phylum of plants, with more than 250,000 species estimated. Read more: Angiosperms READ MORE
http://www.biologyreference.com/A-Ar/Angiosperms.html

Growth of a Flowering Plant

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Growth of a Flowering Plant Gardenguides.com Overview Every spring, the process of flowering plant growth unfolds before your eyes. New shoots push free of seeds and the earth, sometimes growin READ MORE
http://www.gardenguides.com/130897-growth-flowering-plant.html

Eden (A Short Film About Flowering Plants)

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Eden (A Short Film About Flowering Plants) The-School.org A short film about Flowering Plants in the form of a Haiku. For the classroom or for the home. READ MORE
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/742044/eden_a_short_film_about_flowering...

Flowering plant

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Flowering plant Wikipedia.org Extensive article with illustrations and photographs. READ MORE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant

Learning Plant Families: Plant Family Web

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Learning Plant Families: Plant Family Web University of Wisconsin Outreach The Wild Classroom Studying plants is all about looking for patterns. By using this site you'll be able to learn about READ MORE
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biodiversity/floweringplants/Intro.htm

A Close-up View of an Icelandic Poppy

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A Close-up View of an Icelandic Poppy by Brian Johnston Microscopy UK Great site and very interesting! Large photos, with descriptions, of the progression from buds to flowers in the arctic pop READ MORE
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html...

Flowering Plants, Shrubs and Trees

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Flowering Plants, Shrubs and Trees, HowStuffWorks.com This all-text section on flowering plants discusses their uses, garden flowers, wildflowers, flowering shrubs, trees, grasses and sedges. READ MORE
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/flowering-plants-shrubs-t...

Angiosperms

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Angiosperms Tree of Life Web Project Wonderful photographs of flowers; parts of text are advanced reading. READ MORE
http://tolweb.org/Angiosperms/20646

Angiosperms

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Angiosperms Monroe County Women's Disability Network Visit the web site for the brief article and interactive quiz. READ MORE
http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/Angiosperm.html

Growing Plants Science Clips

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Growing Plants Science Clips 5-7 year olds British Broadcasting Corporation This BBC site examines how plants need water and light to grow and how seeds grow into flowering plants. There is a par READ MORE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/growing_plants.shtm...

Life cycles

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Life cycles BBC KS2 Bitesize Learn about a flower's life cycle and each of its parts. You can also play an interactive activity or take a quiz. READ MORE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/living_things/life_cy...

Fruits Flowers and Seeds

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Fruits Flowers and Seeds Biology-online.org Part of a large tutorial on plant cells; covers the difference between monocot and dicot, flower structure, fruits, and seed dispersal. READ MORE
http://www.biology-online.org/11/7_fruits_flowers_and_seeds.htm

Exploratorium Science of Gardening: The Secret Lives of Flowers

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Exploratorium Science of Gardening: The Secret Lives of Flowers A fascinating site! Click a flower to see closeups of different flower parts or the menu at the bottom to learn about the male and READ MORE
http://www.exploratorium.edu/gardening/bloom/secret_life_of_flowers/in...

Plant Taxonomy - Quiz

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Plant Taxonomy By tigress Funtrivia.com This quiz focuses on plants. READ MORE
http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Plant-Taxonomy-14061.html

Seedy Section of the Forest - Quiz

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Seedy Section of the Forest FunTrivia.com Seed plants are everywhere you look! All flowering plants are seed plants, as well as corn, wheat, and just about all trees. So see how much you know ab READ MORE
http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Seedy-Section-of-the-Fore...

Dottie's Garden: PrimaryGames.com

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Dottie's Garden: PrimaryGames.com A story about Dottie's garden. READ MORE
http://www.primarygames.com/storybooks/plant/start.htm

Cracking Nature's Color-Code for Flowers

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Cracking Nature's Color-Code for Flowers, By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service, Information Staff, Remember the rhyme that begins "Roses are red, violets are blue..."? Turns out, that READ MORE
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Research/flowercolor.html

Flowers | KInds of Flowers | Parts of the Flower

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Flowers | KInds of Flowers | Parts of the Flower Flowers GS World of Flowers A flower is the part of a plant that forms pollen or seeds or both. Only seed-bearing plants have true flowers. Othe READ MORE
http://www.flowers-cs.com/flowers.html

Fruit: Triumps of the Angiosperms

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Fruit: Triumps of the Angiosperms Author: Barbara Liang Wisc-Online Discover the importance of flowers in the formation of seeds and fruit. READ MORE
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp...

Angiosperms

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Angiosperms biology-questions-and-answers.com Flowering Plants Review 1. What are angiosperms, the flowering plants? What is the main feature that distinguishes them from the gymnosperms? Fl READ MORE
http://www.biology-questions-and-answers.com/angiosperms.html

What are Angiosperms?

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What are Angiosperms? Written by David White Wisegeek.com Plants are very dynamic things, despite their sedate reputation. They have exciting lives, they make their own food - at least some of READ MORE
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-angiosperms.htm

Angiosperms

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Angiosperms Image Credits: Clipart.com NatureWorks New Hampshire Public Television There are over 250,000 species of angiosperms. Angiosperms are flowering plants. They make up around 80 perce READ MORE
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep14f.htm

Flowers Modern and Ancient

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NOVA | First Flower | Flowers Modern and Ancient Grade Level: 3-5 PBS.org An amazing presentation on flowers that includes videos, photos and text. Please visit the web site to learn more. (cl READ MORE
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flower/anatomy.html

Bushmans Friend: New Zealand Native Plants & Nature Walks

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Bushmans Friend: New Zealand Native Plants & Nature Walks BushmansFriend.com Use this guide and the photos and images to help identify common New Zealand flowering native trees and shrubs. New READ MORE
http://www.bushmansfriend.co.nz/nz-native-plants-xidc13127.html

BBC - Gardening with children - Flowers

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BBC - Gardening with children - Flowers British Broadcasting Company Did you know? Flowers Without flowers, many plants would not be able to reproduce, and many insects would not be able to get READ MORE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/didyouknow_flow...

A Giant Flower's New Family

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A Giant Flower's New Family, By E. Sohn, January 17, 2007, Science News for Kids, The world's largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant. Please visit the web site for the READ MORE
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/giant-flowers-new-family

Plants in Motion

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Plants in Motion by Roger P. Hangarter Indiana University, Department of Biology A series of time-lapse photography that lets you watch germination, general growth, flower development, and more. READ MORE
http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/starthere.html

Iris Flowers

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Iris Flowers by Roger P. Hangarter Indiana University, Department of Biology Please visit the web site for the movie. READ MORE
http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/flowers/iris/iris.ht...

Daylily flower - It's a short life

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Daylily flower - It's a short life by Roger P. Hangarter Indiana University, Department of Biology Please visit the web site for the movie. READ MORE
http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/flowers/daylily/dayl...

Morning Glory Flower

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Morning Glory Flower by Roger P. Hangarter Indiana University, Department of Biology This morning glory flower was filmed over the course of one day starting around 5:00 AM until 7:30 PM. The m READ MORE
http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/flowers/morningglory...

Flowering Types Good to Know

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Flowering Types Good to Know Jim Conrad, Naturalist Backyardnature.com Click on any flower name for photos and description. READ MORE
http://www.backyardnature.net/flowers.htm

Flora of Australia Online

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Flora of Australia Online About The information in the Flora of Australia Online website was first published in the Flora of Australia series, produced by the Australian Biological Resources Stu READ MORE
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora...

Diversity of Flowering Plants

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Diversity of Flowering Plants By W.P. Armstrong Wayne's World, Palomar College Flowering Plants Have Literally Colonized The Continents And Islands Of The Earth Flowering plants (angiosperms READ MORE
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trmar98.htm
Flowering plants are not only pretty to look at they affect our daily lives in ways you may not have thought of before. Practically all the food we consume comes from flowering plants - beans, nuts, fruits, vegetables, tea, chocolate, coffee and more. Many of the medicines we take also come from flowering plants. Plants use flowers to make seeds for reproduction; each seed has the information needed to make a new plant.
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