trollius

(ˈtrɒlɪəs)

[New Latin, from German Trollblume globeflower]

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Trollius - perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers

genus Trollius

magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms

buttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae - a family of Ranunculaceae

globe flower, globeflower - any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers

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Astrantia and Globeflower (Trollius) are two species that can be sown now and overwintered as small plants.

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PLANT OF THE WEEK TROLLIUS 'GOLDEN QUEEN' Trollius, or the globe flower, will provide a dazzling display of orange in late spring.

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Next - Trollius, commonly called the Globe Flower, like a big buttercup, thrives on slightly moist soil, comes in a whole range of yellow/orange shades.

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Contrast is good, too, say the brothers, suggesting combining purple plants with orange-hued achilleas, geum and trollius. Crocosmia also make good companions as their shades run from orange, to yellow, to red.

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Combine purple plants with orange-hued achilleas, geum and trollius. Crocosmia also make good companions as their shades run from orange, to yellow, to red.

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Additionally, (-)-trolline, the optical isomer of (+)-oleracein E (OE), was isolated from the flower of the medicinal plant Trollius chinensis.

Racemic oleracein E increases the survival rate and attenuates memory impairment in D-galactose/NaN[O.sub.2]-induced senescent mice

Wu, A New Natural Ceramide from Trollius chinensis Bunge, Molecules, 15, 7467 (2010).

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For example, restricted dispersal of Vaccinium myrtillus, Rhinanthus minor, Rumex acetosa, Cicerbita alpina, Trollius europaeus and Campanula thyrsoides appears to be the foremost reason for the patchy distribution, because seeds added manually to unoccupied sites resulted in successful germination (Lindgren et al, 2007; Frei et al., 2012).

Towards an understanding of factors controlling seed bank composition and longevity in the alpine environment

Soon afterwards hemerocallis and trollius will be in full spate.

REBEL YELLOW; Once-shunned golden shade is making a comeback, spreading joy whatever the season

Radical scavenging activity of flavonoids from Trollius chinensis Bunge.

COMPARATIVE FUNCTION-STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ANTIPLATELET AND ANTIRADICAL ACTIVITIES OF FLAVONOID PHYTOCHEMICALS