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Plants that start with F

Plants that start with F

The most well-known plants and fungi, listed by their common names.
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Fis forFuchsia

Scientific name: genus: fuchsia
Fuchsias (sometimes misspelt fuscia or fushcia) are popular garden plants that generally have bright pink flowers. Most fuchsias are tropical shrubs, but some will grow in cooler regions and others grow into trees. They are very easy to grow from cuttings.
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Fis forFungus

Fungi are a huge group of organisms, distinct from both plants and animals. They range from microscopic through to quite large mushrooms. Many fungi are edible, yet others are poisonous. Some fungi is used to flavour cheese, make antibiotics, or make yoghurt, while others are seen as mould when food goes rotten. Most fungi live on dead and decaying matter. The singular of fungi is fungus.