Nymphaeaceae
Water Lily Family
INTRODUCTION
The Nymphaeaceae Family (Water Lily Family) is an aquatic family and is also one of the smaller families in the Plant Kingdom. It belongs in the Nymphaeales Order, which is composed of three families, nine genera, and roughly 74 species. The other two families that are included in the Nymphaeales order are Cambombaceae and Hymphaeaceae. The Nymphaeaceae Family itself only contains six of the nine genera and roughly 60 species. This family is rather small compared to other families that contain thousands and hundreds of species. Although this family is small in number, visually they are large because of their big leaves or “lily pads” These aquatic plants can be found around the world. They are can
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These flowers also have a wide range of colors; white, yellow, blue, pink, and red. They are bisexual and may either be protogynous, perigynous, or epigenous flowers. The flowers themselves have many stamen and petals depending on the genera that it is a part of. From research the main parts of the flowers that are investigated are the initiation of stamen, sepals, carpels and petals of the flower and also the phyllotaxy or arrangement of the petals and sepals of the flower. Initiation is the way the stamen can be inside of the flower. The initiations of stamens are simultaneously multi-whorled and those of carpels are simultaneously single-whorled in the Nymphaeaceae family (Guang-Wan and others, 2009 ). Furthermore, there are other characteristics of this family that make them quite interesting and this is due to the fact of their blooming and size. This flower can bloom night or day, Nymphaea genera does both, and will become dormant after each blooming and can become up to 15 inches wide, those are mainly found in the Victoria genera. The most important part of the flower is reproduction and pollination. These two actions are different than in other flowering plants because they are submerged in
Marigolds “Marigolds,” written by the author Eugenia W. Collier, begins with the main character, Elizabeth. The story is told in first person, being told by Elizabeth when she gets older. “Marigolds” takes place in Maryland during the Depression. The reader can tell it is the time of the Depression because in the story it says, “The Depression that gripped the nation was no new thing to us, for the black workers of rural Maryland had always been depressed.” Both the setting and time in this short story are important.
Kim, Seungduk. “Yukio Nakagawa: La Fleur De L’ame / Nakagawa’s Extreme Ikebana: The Life And Death Of Flowers.” Art-Press 297 (2004): Art Source.
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In the book Sybil, written by Flora Rheta Schreiber discuss the life story of Sybil Isabel Dorsett, who has developed 16 distinct personalities because of her childhood abuse. Sybil story became one of the most severe cases ever recorded with multiple personalities. Which is currently called Dissociative Identity Disorder in the current DSM-V. “Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual. The person also experiences memory loss that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness” (Psychology Today, 2008, para 1). Sybil’s distinct sense of selves helped protect her from the trauma she experienced as a child. These selves was Ruthie Dorsett a toddler who never ages. Vanessa Gail Dorsett and Marcia Lynn Dorsett emerged at different times, but developed a close personal relationship with one another and utilize Sybil's body simultaneously. Mike Dorsett and Sid Dorsett are two male selves. Peggy Lou Baldwin an angry girl, who breaks windows when she angry. Peggy Ann Baldwin, often shy, fearful than angry. Mary Lucinda Saunders Dorsett, a maternal and thoughtful girl, Nancy Lou Ann Baldwin, who was interested in politics. Victoria Antoinette Scharleau, nickname Vicky, who had the traced Sybil’s sense of self. Clara Dorsett, who was very religious. Sybil Ann Dorsett, who was timid and nervous, Helen Dorsett, who was very afraid, but determined. Marjorie Dorsett, who was quick to laugh. The Blonde who was a nameless blond teenager, and last Sybil herself (Schreiber, 1995).
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...us. According to the Missouri Botanical Garden this plant is from southern Mexico. It is a epiphyte and is adapted to the very dry environment of the forest canopy. Bone fish cactuses are spineless. The branches look like leaves but are actually a special stem. This plan blooms for just a few nights each year. Its blooms are a fragrant pale yellow. Then there is also gnetum. This is a vine plant. It does not bloom. Gnetum is one of the gymnosperms or vascular plants that bear exposed seeds. There are many other gymnosperms like cycads, gingkos, and conifers. Gnetum is a vine and has large leaves(mbgnet.net).
ANOVAs were calculated using the IASRI website portal (online analysis of data; http://iasri.res.in/analysis/online_analysis.htm) for all the quantitative and qualitative traits. Among the quantitative trait test weight, days to 50% flowering, flag leaf length, panicle exertion, plant height and yield per plant were showing highly significant variation (Table 1). Among the qualitative traits apical sterility and inflorescence lobe, inflorescence compactness, inflorescence shape, lobe compactness, leaf senescence, degree of lodging at maturity and sheath pubescence (Table 2) was highly significant variation, this is showing that core comprising accessions were highly diverse and truly representing the variation of whole collection.