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Iris- Good Plant

The plant Iris belongs to the phylum Anthophyta. The scientific name is Iris Pseudacorus, and it's commonly called the "Bearded Hybrids." There is about 300 species of Iris and its very useful in many different ways. It can be used for treating dandruff, and even wounds. It can also be used in some affection such as asthma, bronchitis, and the common cough. Some people have even used Iris for acne. You compress a flower two or three times a day for about fifteen minutes. Iris is even used in some perfumes and cosmetics too. Fragments of rhizomes in this plant are sometimes given to babies to help with the teething process. This flower can grow anywhere from 3 to 4 feet, and usually bloom anytime between April and May. They come in several different shapes, sizes, and colors. The possible colors are blue, purple, white, yellow, pink, orange, brown, red, and even black. Iris has two major groups, Rhizome Irises, and Bulbous Irises. Rhizome Irises are thickened stems that grow horizontally, and underground. Bulbous Irises grom from bulbs that need a stage of dormancy after they have bloomed. One last interesting fact about Iris is that this plant was named after a greek goddess, which travels on a rainbow. Iris was named after this goddess because of the variety of colors that this flower comes in.

Black Locust- Bad Plant

A Black Locust is one of the first trees to be introduced from America into England. Black Locust belongs to the phylum Anthophyta. The scientific name is Robinia Pseudoacacia, and it's commonly called a Black Locust. This tree is found in sandy, rocky soil, found in fields, open area's, woods, and streamsides. The Black Locuse is a medium sized tree, and it usually grows up to 80 feet tall. This tree can live up to 60 to 80 years. The wood of a Black Locust is strong, hard, and very durable. Their leaves are compound, with thorns, or spines. Each leaf has seven to twenty five leaflets. A Black Locust usually blooms in late spring, sometime between May and June. A Black Locust invades dry or moist open woodlands, stream valleys, pastures, and roadsides. They are difficult to control because of how fast they grow. A Black Locust reproduces vegetatively by root suckering and stump sprouting. They produce a lot of seeds, but a thick seed coat affects the conistentely seed germination. This tree is usually planted so much because of it's nitrogen fixing abilities. It can also be used to control soil erosion. If bark off of the tree is ingested, it can be very poisionous to animals. Fatal cases are uncommon, but the recovery may take several days or even sometimes weeks.

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