### plant | tracheophyte | herb:

Acanthus
* are herbs
* leaves surround shells and lion masks.
* mollis on the coast of Dalmatia.

Annual herb
* Most annual herbs have short enough growing seasons to be raised in beds outdoors for local markets.
* Some annual herbs have flowers
  - yellow flowers
* can spend their full life cycle in a pot indoors.
* require a higher level of available soil moisture than most perennial herbs
  - higher available soil moisture than perennial herbs

Aroid
* are acrid, poisonous plants with a complex chemistry that is very far from being understood.
* grow all over the world and occur in a wide variety of climates.

### plant | tracheophyte | herb | aroid:

Caladium
* also grow well in containers.
* are among our most widely used plants for summer color
  - annuals
  - excllent in warm-summer locations
  - one of our most colorful plants for shady areas
  - tropical foliage plants
* are tropical plants native to the banks of the Amazon River in South America
  - which come in a variety of colors and combinations
* begin to fade as the growing season ends.
* forms a true tuber or enlarged underground stem.
* grow best in partial or full shade
  - on high organic, well aerated soil
  - well indoors, in full sun or in shade
* have a high water requirement
  - large, arrowhead-shaped leaves that are often bicolored or tricolored
  - showy leaves with many different types and color patterns
* is an aroid
  - the most common floricultural tuber
* love it warm and moist.
* prefers a shaded site with moist soil and protection from strong winds.
* require a warm, moist soil to grow
* thrive best in a highly organic, well-aerated soil.

Elephant ear
* are another plant that have just begun to be recognized as potentially hardy.
* contain minute, sharp crystal bundles of calcium oxalate.

Malanga
* has an earthy flavor and is often made into chips.
* root vegetable popular in the tropics and South America.

Aromatic herb
* Most aromatic herbs enjoy full sun and fertile soil.
* Most aromatic herbs have antiseptic properties and clean great , too
  - oval leaves
* are the ones that have fragrant or smelly leaves or flowers.
* have leaves
  - particular importance in Genoa s cuisine, which avoids sauces and rich dishes
* neutralize toxic gases and make it possible to breathe.

### plant | tracheophyte | herb:

Asparagus
* Most asparagus contains fiber
  - grows from seeds
* Most asparagus grows in areas
  - countries
* Most asparagus has flavour
  - needs water
  - produces plants
* Some asparagus comes from families
  - lily families
  - contains compounds
* Some asparagus grows in absence
  - ditches
* Some asparagus has food
  - geotropisms
  - growth patterns
  - levels
  - negative geotropisms
  - predictable growth patterns
* Some asparagus helps cancer
  - colon cancer
  - cure cancer
  - lowers cholesterol levels
* includes cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - vacuoles
* toughens rapidly.

### plant | tracheophyte | herb | asparagus:

Purple asparagus
* is bred to be purple in color, but turns green when it is cooked
  - particularly suitable for eating raw
  - purple at the tip and at leaf points and tends to have a pale stalk
* variant of green which originated in Italy.

### plant | tracheophyte | herb | asparagus:

White asparagus
* Most white asparagus has flavor.
* has a more delicate flavor than green or purple asparagus
* is grown completely underground to keep it from turning green
  - underneath a mound of dirt that keeps the stalks from turning green
  - simply green asparagus that has been covered with soil to blanch out the color
* is the same as green asparagus but grown without daylight
  - type that is most popular in Northern Europe
* requires different preparation and cooking methods than green asparagus.