Basic Information Common Name: Microparacaryum Scientific Name: Microparacaryum Native Habitat: Central Asia (primarily mountainous regions of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan). History / Discovery / Cultivator Microparacaryum is a genus within the Boraginaceae family, which is commonly known as the borage or forget-me-not family
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Ogastemma
Basic Information Common Name: Ogastemma Scientific Name: Ogastemma Native Habitat: Mediterranean region, particularly Greece and Turkey. History / Discovery / Cultivator Ogastemma is a genus of flowering plants in the Boraginaceae (borage) family. The exact history of its discovery is somewhat obscured in older botanical literature, lacking a sing
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Arabian Ogastemma
Basic Information Common Name: Arabian Ogastemma Scientific Name: Ogastemma pusillum Native Habitat: Arabian Peninsula, Northeast Tropical Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator Ogastemma pusillum, commonly known as Arabian Ogastemma, is a fascinating small plant belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Its discovery and classification are attributed
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Paracaryum
Basic Information Common Name: Paracaryum Scientific Name: Paracaryum Native Habitat: Central Asia, particularly mountainous regions. History / Discovery / Cultivator Paracaryum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Boraginaceae family, commonly known as the borage or forget-me-not family. The plants are primarily found in Central Asia, o
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Persian Paracaryum
Basic Information Common Name: Persian Paracaryum Scientific Name: Paracaryum rugulosum Native Habitat: Central Asia, particularly Iran, Afghanistan, and surrounding regions. History / Discovery / Cultivator Paracaryum rugulosum, commonly known as Persian Paracaryum, is a relatively obscure plant that hasn’t been the subject of extensive bota
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Pennsylvania Bittercress
Basic Information Common Name: Pennsylvania Bittercress Scientific Name: Cardamine pensylvanica Native Habitat: North America History / Discovery / Cultivator Cardamine pensylvanica, commonly known as Pennsylvania bittercress, is a widespread annual or biennial plant native to North America. Its historical significance lies primarily in its ecologi
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Carrichtera
Basic Information Common Name: Carrichtera Scientific Name: Carrichtera Native Habitat: Mediterranean region, including Southern Europe and North Africa. History / Discovery / Cultivator Carrichtera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the mustard family (Brassicaceae). While not as widely known or cultivated as some of its relatives like mu
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Ward’s Weed
Basic Information Common Name: Ward’s Weed Scientific Name: Carrichtera annua Native Habitat: Mediterranean region, North Africa, and the Middle East. History / Discovery / Cultivator Carrichtera annua, commonly known as Ward’s Weed, is an annual plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family (the mustard family). While specific details abo
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Chamira
Basic Information Common Name: Chamira Scientific Name: Chamira Native Habitat: Research suggests the name “Chamira” is potentially a misspelling or a less common name that doesn’t directly correlate with a single, well-documented plant species with readily available information. A similar-sounding name is Calochirus, but there
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Cape Cabbage
Basic Information Common Name: Cape Cabbage Scientific Name: Chamira circaeoides Native Habitat: South Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator Chamira circaeoides, commonly known as Cape Cabbage, is a plant with a somewhat understated history in documented literature, especially compared to many other well-known botanical species. Its origins trace