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Butterfly Milkweed - Photo (c) lvconrad1977, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by lvconrad1977 CC
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Info
Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America. It is a perennial plant growing to 0.3–1 metre (1 ft 0 in–3 ft 3 in) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early autumn. The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5–12 cm long, and 2–3 cm broad. (Wikipedia)
Licorice Plant - Photo (c) Robin Booth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Booth CC
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum petiolare) Info
Helichrysum petiolare, known as silver-bush everlastingflower, licorice-plant, liquorice plant, trailing dusty miller and kooigoed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to South Africa and introduced to Portugal and the United States. (Wikipedia)
Golden Everlasting - Photo (c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Ecroyd CC
Golden Everlasting (Xerochrysum bracteatum) Info
Xerochrysum bracteatum, commonly known as the golden everlasting or strawflower, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Australia. Described by Étienne Pierre Ventenat in 1803, it was known as Helichrysum bracteatum for many years before being transferred to a new genus Xerochrysum in 1990. It grows as a woody or herbaceous perennial or annual shrub up to a metre (3 ft) tall with green or grey leafy foliage. Golden yellow or white flower (Wikipedia)
Rio Grande Globe Amaranth - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子 CC
Rio Grande Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena haageana) Info
Gomphrena haageana (Rio Grande globe amaranth) is a herbaceous perennial that acts as an annual in temperate climates. The most common cultivar is known as Strawberry Fields globe amaranth. It has a red flower reminiscent of a strawberry. It can grow up to 18 inches in height. (Wikipedia)
Turritopsis nutricula - Photo (c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by smithsonian_marinegeo CC
Turritopsis nutricula Info
Turritopsis nutricula is a small jellyfish that once reaching adulthood, can transfer its cells back to childhood. This adaptive trait likely evolved in order to extend the life of the individual. Several different species of the genus Turritopsis were formerly classified as T. nutricula, including the "immortal jellyfish" which is now classified as T. dohrnii. (Wikipedia)
Immortal Jelly - Photo (c) Bachware, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Immortal Jelly (Turritopsis dohrnii) Info
Turritopsis dohrnii, the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the waters of Japan. It is one of the few known cases of animals capable of reverting completely to a sexually immature, colonial stage after having reached sexual maturity as a solitary individual. Others include the jellyfish Laodicea undulata and Aurelia sp.1. (Wikipedia)