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Symbol: VAOZ Group: Dicot Family: Valerianaceae Duration: Annual Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N Synonyms:   VABU Valerianella bushii Dyal Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AR, MO Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta –...

Symbol: PHFR Group: Dicot Family: Hydrophyllaceae Duration: Annual Biennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N AK    N CAN    N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:ID, MI, MN, MT, UT, WA, WY Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom...

Symbol: PEFR9 Group: Dicot Family: Scrophulariaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:UT Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision  ...

Symbol: HYFR4 Group: Monocot Family: Liliaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:FL Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision  ...

Symbol: FRAL Group: Dicot Family: Theaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Tree Shrub Native Status: L48    N Synonyms:   GOAL Gordonia alatamaha (Bartram ex Marsh.) Sarg.   GOPU4 Gordonia pubescens L'Hér. Distribution: FrankliniaalatamahaBartram ex Marsh. distribution:USA(GA) Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae –...

Symbol: FRANK2 Group: Dicot Family: Theaceae Distribution: FrankliniaBartram ex Marsh. distribution:USA(GA) Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class   Magnoliopsida...

Symbol: CRRH2 Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Tree Shrub Native Status: L48    N Distribution: CrataegusrhodellaAshe distribution:USA(NC, TN) Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division...

Symbol: ARFR Group: Dicot Family: Caryophyllaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Subshrub Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:ID, NV, OR, WA Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants...

Symbol: ARFRF2 Group: Dicot Family: Caryophyllaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Subshrub Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:ID, NV, OR, WA Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants...

A lightning rod is a metal conductor mounted on the top of a building and connected through a wire to the ground to protect the building from lightning. The rod should conduct the electricity from a lightning strike down through the wire instead of passing through the building. The rod is just a single component in the lightning protections system along with rooftop conductors and multiple...