### plant | tracheophyte | bush:

Sea lavender
* is an herb that grows among marsh grasses.
* type of excreter.

Smooth sumac
* is known to shade and replace prairie plants and endangered species.
* occurs in ecosystems and plant communities with varying fire regimes.

### plant | tracheophyte | bush:

Spurge
* Most spurges have milky, often toxic sap.
* can be poisonous if swallowed.
+ Euphorbia: Euphorbiaceae
  * Euphorbia' is genus of 2008 plant species. It is one of the biggest genuses in the plant kingdom. Common names include poinsettia, spurge, or just euphorbia. Spurges can be poisonous if swallowed. The Euphorbia family is in the group 'Malpighiales', one of the largest groups in the plant kingdoms. Euphorbia is very large, the only genus that is larger is 'Senecio', in the 'Compositae'. Euphorbias are commonly plants that do not need a lot of water, like cacti. Pointsettias are commonly called Christmas flowers. There are  many smaller genuses in euphorbia.

### plant | tracheophyte | bush | spurge:

Leafy spurge
* contains a white milky latex in all plant parts.
* has an extensive root system of branching rhizomes and deep roots
  - no natural enemies in North America
  - the potential to re-produce rapidly and establish dense local populations
* highly aggressive and difficult to control herbaceous exotic plant.
* irritates the mouth and digestive tract of cattle.
* is an invasive weed offering great potential for the use of biological control methods.
* perennial noxious weed that's spreading on rangelands
  - rangeland weed from the European steppes that grows in dense patches
  - that forms large colonies
* serious problem that can completely overtake grasslands.
* weed that meets all three criteria.

Strawberry tree
* are excellent plants for use in raised planters, patio locations, as well as lawns.
* tend to be multi-trunked or very low branching.

Tamarisk
* also decreases available surface water, sometimes drying up streams, ponds, and even lakes.
* appears to have the potential for replacing willow in some areas.
* are shrubs
  - valued for their ability to withstand drought, soil salinity, and salt-water spray
* grows a dense leaf cover, shading out other species.
* now occupies virtually every river system in the Southwest.

Thrift
* Most thrift holding companies are smaller, less well-known firms.
* Restricts the chartering and transferring of so-called unitary thrift holding companies.
* are among the companies that profit most from falling interest rates.
* helps individuals maintain positive tension.
* offer savings accounts and home mortgages
  - other services as well as mortgages

### plant | tracheophyte | bush | thrift:

Sea pink
* grows best in full sun, with sandy, well draining soil.
* is thrift

Wahoo
* are a toothy fish
  - excellent gamefish, usually caught by trolling
  - mackerels
  - muscle fish built for speed
  - usually deep-water fish
* is one of the primary liver herbs.

Wax myrtle
* are sensitive to cold
* fixes atmospheric nitrogen, like legumes.
* make good beach plants, since they tolerate drought, sand, sun and salt spray.

Wild buckwheat
* has small inconspicuous green flowers and produces black pyramid -shaped seed.
* wraps around wheat plants and creates harvest problems.

Wild lupine
* are common only in the prairie and lake counties of Indiana
  - typically more abundant in open areas than in shade
* does best in sandy soils, in areas that are occasionally razed by wildfires.
* grows best in sandy soils, in areas that are occasionally cleared by wildfires
  - in open sandy areas that can contain some trees

Wild sarsaparilla
* feeds many different animals.
* occurs in communities with diverse fire regimes.
* very common plant in Connecticut woods.

Wintergreen
* contains molecules that exhibit triboluminescnece.
* grows in wooded areas and in some clearings from Canada to Georgia.