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Threatened Plants and algae

 		Species 1 - 21 of 21
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Daisy (Bellis azorica)
Species information on Bellis azorica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Daisy tree (Scalesia stewartii)
Having descended from a single daisy-like ancestor that colonised the Galapagos many millennia ago, the genus Scalesia is... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Daisy tree (Scalesia villosa)
The unique daisy trees of the Galapagos Islands are the plant equivalents of Darwin’s finches. Despite the name daisy tree, this... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Daisy tree (Scalesia divisa)
Owing to their extensive evolutionary radiation in the Galapagos archipelago, the 15 species of daisy tree that comprise the genus... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Daisy tree (Scalesia pedunculata)
The unique daisy trees of the Galapagos Islands are the plant equivalents of Darwin’s finches. Although many daisy trees actually... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Dark red meranti (Shorea platyclados)
Dipterocarpaceae trees dominate Southeast Asian tropical lowland rainforests, and are favourite timber trees because of their hard... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Darwin’s orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale)
Darwin’s orchid is not only spectacular in appearance but also the subject of probably the most famous story on pollination in... More 10 Images 1 Video
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Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Information on the dawn redwood is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Desert gourd (Citrullus colocynthis)
Information on the desert gourd is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Desert grass (Stipagrostis plumosa)
Information on the desert grass is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Desert palm (Washingtonia filifera)
Information on the desert palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Dimaka (Tahina spectabilis)
Information on Tahina spectabilis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 14 Images 0 Videos
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Dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus)
The dittany of Crete is widely used for food flavouring and medicinal purposes, in addition to it featuring as an ornamental plant... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Dog’s ears (Cotyledon orbiculata)
The dog’s ears plant, well known to many gardeners, has handsome greyish-green leaves, with a red or pale margin. The leaves are... More 15 Images 0 Videos
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Dragon tree (Dracaena draco)
The name of this beautiful tree has mythical origins: for his 11th labour, Hercules had to bring back three golden apples from the... More 14 Images 0 Videos
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Dragon’s eye (Dimocarpus longan)
Information on the dragon’s eye is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 13 Images 0 Videos
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Drakensberg cycad (Encephalartos ghellinckii)
Information on the Drakensberg cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 16 Images 0 Videos
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Dryobalanops (Dryobalanops beccarii)
Information on Dryobalanops beccarii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Du Zhong (Eucommia ulmoides)
Information on Eucommia ulmoides is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Dwarf cycad (Encephalartis humilis)
Cycads are members of an ancient group of plants that are known to have pre-dated the dinosaurs, occurring in the Permian era, more... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Dwarf jellico (Sium burchellii)
Dwarf jellico is a rare low-growing herbaceous plant confined to St Helena Island in the South Atlantic. It has fleshy, hollow... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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