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Ageratum (Floss Flower) Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: AgeratumSpecies: Ageratum houstonianum (most common ornamental species) Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Compact, bushy annual forming dense mounds of soft, tufted flower clusters. Well suited to
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Budgerigar (Parakeet) Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AvesOrder: PsittaciformesFamily: PsittaculidaeGenus: MelopsittacusSpecies: Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) Common Names by Region Global: BudgerigarNorth America: Budgie, ParakeetUnited Kingdom / Australia: BudgieAviculture / Scientific Use: Melopsittacus undulatus Description The Budgerigar is a small parrot species
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Coral aphelandra Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)Clade: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: LamialesFamily: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)Genus: AphelandraSpecies: Aphelandra sinclairiana Common Names by Region Global / Horticulture: Coral aphelandraCentral America: Panama queen; Sinclair’s aphelandraGarden trade (common): Orange shrimp plant Description Overall
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Nine-banded Armadillo (taxidermy) Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: CingulataFamily: DasypodidaeGenus: DasypusSpecies: Dasypus novemcinctus Common Names by Region North America: Nine-banded armadilloUnited States (Southern): ArmadilloLatin America: Armadillo de nueve bandasScientific Community: Dasypus novemcinctus Description Size & Build:Medium-sized armored mammal with an
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Large Camas Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Perennial, bulb-forming spring wildflower that sends up tall, upright flower spikes above a clump of narrow, strap-like leaves. It emerges early, blooms in late spring, then goes dormant by mid-summer.
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Red-eared Slider Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ReptiliaOrder: TestudinesFamily: EmydidaeGenus: TrachemysSpecies: Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839) Common Names by Region Global: Red-eared sliderUnited States: Red-eared slider, Red-eared terrapinEurope & Asia (introduced): Red-eared sliderPet Trade: Slider turtle Description Size: Adults typically measure
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Impatiens hawkeri Taxonomy Common Names by Region *Note: “SunPatiens” is a branded cultivar line, not the species itself. Description Impatiens hawkeri is the bold, glossy-leaved cousin of the classic shade impatiens — bred from New Guinea species for thicker foliage,
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Yellowtail Tang Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: AcanthuriformesFamily: AcanthuridaeGenus: ZebrasomaSpecies: Zebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth, 1852) Common Names Description Physical Characteristics The Yellowtail Tang is instantly recognizable by its deep, velvety purple to indigo body contrasted sharply by a brilliant yellow caudal
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Amur day-lily Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsphodelaceaeGenus: HemerocallisSpecies: Hemerocallis middendorffii (Trautv. & C.A.Mey.) Common Names by Region United States: Amur Daylily, Early Yellow DaylilyCanada: Amur DaylilyEast Asia: Amur Daylily (regional variants)Russia (Far East): Amur DaylilyIndigenous / Traditional Names: