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Plants that start with T

The most well-known plants and fungi, listed by their common names.
Scientific name: order: cyatheales
The name 'tree fern' can be used to describe any fern that grows a kind of trunk. Most plants that are known as tree ferns are in the dicksoniaceae and cyatheaceae families. Tree ferns are found in tropical areas and rainforests all over the world.
A tree's trunk is the main supporting structure of the tree. Tree trunks are covered with bark and branches grow out from the sides of the tree's trunk. As the tree gets older its trunk gets thicker. Wood for making furniture or houses out of is cut from the trunk of a tree.

Tis forTulip

Scientific name: tulipa gesneriana
A tulip is a flower with a distinctive shape that grows from a bulb. Tulips come in a huge variety of colours and patterns, and are grown to be used as a cut flower. Tulips usually flower in spring. They should be planted in autumn. Tulips will tolerate very cold climates. You can grow new tulips from offsets, which are small plantlets that bud off from the sides of the main tulip bulb.
A tumbleweed is any plant that grows to be a ball shape, and when it is fully grown it dies, dries out, and breaks off from its roots. The dry tumbleweed is then blown along by the wind, bouncing along until it gets stuck on something like a fence. Tumbleweeds lose their seeds as they tumble along, which spreads the plant.

Tis forTurnip

Scientific name: brassica rapa
A turnip is an edible root vegetable. Turnips are quite hard, and are usually used in soups, stews or mashed. Turnips are a member of the cabbage family.

Tis forTussock

A tussock is a very thick clump or mound of grass, or a grass-like plant.

Tis forTwig

A twig is a very thin tree branch that has no leaves.