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Trichodesma

Basic Information Common Name: Trichodesma Scientific Name: Trichodesma Native Habitat: Africa, Asia, and Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Trichodesma belongs to the

Messerschmidia

Basic Information Common Name: Messerschmidia Scientific Name: Messerschmidia Native Habitat: Coastal regions of tropical and subtropical areas, particularly islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Sea Trumpet

Basic Information Common Name: Sea Trumpet Scientific Name: Messerschmidia argentea Native Habitat: Coastal areas of the Indo-Pacific, including tropical islands, sandy beaches, and rocky shores.

Texas Olive

Basic Information Common Name: Texas Olive Scientific Name: Cordia boissieri Native Habitat: Southern Texas, Mexico History / Discovery / Cultivator Cordia boissieri, commonly known as

Geiger Tree

Basic Information Common Name: Geiger Tree Scientific Name: Cordia sebestena Native Habitat: Coastal areas of southern Florida, the Caribbean, and northern South America. History /

Basic Information Common Name: Tarweed Fiddleneck Scientific Name: Amsinckia lycopsoides Native Habitat: California, southwestern Oregon History / Discovery / Cultivator Amsinckia lycopsoides, commonly known as

Fiddleneck

Basic Information Common Name: Fiddleneck Scientific Name: Amsinckia menziesii Native Habitat: Grasslands, fields, and disturbed areas throughout western North America. History / Discovery / Cultivator

Asperugo

Basic Information Common Name: Asperugo Scientific Name: Asperugo procumbens Native Habitat: Europe, Asia, North Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator Asperugo procumbens, commonly known as

Prickly Comfrey / Madwort

Basic Information Common Name: Prickly Comfrey Scientific Name: Asperugo procumbens Native Habitat: Europe, Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator Asperugo procumbens, commonly known as Prickly

Arnebia

Basic Information Common Name: Arnebia Scientific Name: Arnebia Native Habitat: Primarily found in arid and semi-arid regions of Eurasia and North Africa, often in rocky