Conium maculatum known by the common name hemlock, even though the two plants are quite different. Similarly, the plant should not be confused with "Cicuta" (commonly known as water hemlock). The dried stems are sometimes called kecksies or kex. "Conium" comes from the Ancient Greek "κώνειον - kṓneion" : "hemlock". This may be related to "konas" (meaning to whirl), in reference to vertigo, one of the symptoms of ingesting the plant. "Conium maculatum" is an herbaceous biennial flowering plant that grows to tall, with a smooth, green, hollow stem, usually spotted or streaked with red or purple on the lower half of
The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae) The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae) The genus "Banksia" L.f. (Proteaceae) is a 1981 monograph by Alex George on the taxonomy of the plant genus "Banksia". Published by the Western Australian Herbarium as "Nuytsia" 3(3), it presented George's taxonomic arrangement of "Banksia", the first major taxonomic revision of the genus since George Bentham published his arrangement in "Flora Australiensis" in 1870. One of the most important contributions of "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)" was the publication of ten new species and nine new varieties of "Banksia". These were: In addition, "B. sphaerocarpa" var. "glabrescens" was redescribed as "B. incana", and "B.