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Icerya purchasi (common name:
cottony cushion scale) is a
scale insect that
feeds on more than 80
families of
woody plants, most
notably on
Citrus and...
- (
cottony maple scale) is a small, flattened,
brown scale insect about 1/8" long. In
early summer mature females begin to
secrete white, waxy,
cottony-appearing...
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Pythium is a
genus of
parasitic oomycetes. They were
formerly classified as fungi. Most
species are
plant parasites, but
Pythium insidiosum is an important...
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Chrysopsis gossypina, the
cottony goldenaster, is a
North American species of
flowering plant in the
family Asteraceae. It is
native to the
Coastal Plain...
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gossypinum is an
uncommon species of wild
buckwheat known by the
common name
cottony buckwheat. It is
endemic to California,
where it is
known from the southern...
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Cryptochetum iceryae, the
cottony cushion scale parasite, is a
species of
scale parasite fly in the
family Cryptochetidae.
Originating in Australia, it...
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Coprinopsis psychromorbida or
cottony snow mold is a
cause of snow mold. It is a basidiomycete, a psychrophile, and a
plant pathogen. C. psychromorbida...
- Madagascar. It has a very
little prey
drive and is not a
hunting dog. The
cottony coat may be the
result of a
single gene mutation. This small, friendly...
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introduced to
California in 1887 from Australia, to
protect citrus trees from
cottony cushion scale. The
project was
markedly successful,
costing $1,500 in 1889...
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diameter is 160 cm (63 in). The stem is
grooved and may be
covered in a
light cottony fuzz. The
largest specimens have
hollow stems. The
leaves are
oblong to...
