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Featured: Lysimachia arvensis

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Basella alba L.

The native range of this species is Tropical Asia. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.

The native range of this species is N. & W. Madagascar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and for fuel and food.

Digitalis purpurea L.

The native range of this species is W. & SW. Europe to N. Morocco. It is a biennial or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is has environmental uses, as a poison and a medicine and for food.