Tag Archives: Popular Plants Of Asia

Barley: Cereal Grain Encyclopedia

Barley: Cereal Grain Encyclopedia

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Poaceae Order: Poales Genus: Hordeum Barley — Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an annual cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. It is a member of the grass family Poaceae. In 2005, barley ranked fourth in quantity produced and in area of cultivation of cereal …

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Bleeding Heart: Dicentra Flowering Plant

Bleeding Heart: Dicentra Flowering Plant

Kingdom: Plantae Family: Papaveraceae Tribe: Fumarieae Genus: Dicentra Bleeding Heart Plant— Dicentra is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Fumariaceae, native to Asia and North America. The common name, bleeding heart, is used for many of the species. This name comes from the appearance of the pink flower, which resembles the shape of …

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