Proboscidea louisianica

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Proboscidea louisianica - annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak

common devil's claw, common unicorn plant, devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, ram's horn

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Proboscidea, Proboscidea - in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants

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Ownbey B, M N 5568 Pedaliaceae Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.

COUNTY RECORDS AND MAJOR RANGE EXTENSIONS FOR WEST CROSS TIMBERS ANGIOSPERMS FROM PROCTOR LAKE RESERVOIR IN COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS

(2009), y, en su caso (Proboscidea louisianica), de Espana.

Aportaciones a la flora aloctona de Cordoba y Andalucia occidental (Espana)

Of the Proboscidea, Proboscidea louisianica is the species considered native to the Gulf Coast states and the Southwest, and is the subject of this article.

Meet the martynia: this unusual plant, also known as "devil's claw," has the flavor of okra and morel mushrooms

N Proboscidea louisianica (P.Mill) Thell + Prunus americana Marsh + Prunus virginiana L.

A FLORISTIC STUDY AND SPECIES CHECKLIST FOR THE REPUBLICAN RIVER VALLEY IN NEBRASKA, WITH EMPHASIS ON PLANTS OF CONCERN FOR CONSERVATION

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