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Ligularia

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Noun1.Ligularia - genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
leopard plant - any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage


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Hot borders sizzle with orange, reds and yellows but elsewhere, feathery astilbes, the mauves and white of hostas in flower and the grace of ligularia offer a softer feel.
Behind this, the yellow spires of Ligularias fill the back of the border, bringing rays of sunshine to otherwise dull days.
Furanoligularenone, an eremophilane from Ligularia fischeri, inhibits the LPS-induced production of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 in macrophage RAW264.
 
 
 
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