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* Alnus acuminata (also called Alder is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Guatemala , Mexico , Panama , Peru and Venezuela .

* Ilex mucronata is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall. The flowers are inconspicuous, whitish to greenish-yellow, produced on slender peduncles 25 mm or more long; it is usually dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

The tree is best when grown in sheltered but not crowded positions, developing a pyramidal shape in youth, and spreading with age. The leaf turns purple in autumn, eventually becoming an intense bright scarlet.

* Alnus acuminata (also called Alder is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Guatemala , Mexico , Panama , Peru and Venezuela .

* Fragrant pinkish flowers followed by the pods beloved of children. An asparagus substitute. * Swamp milkweed is an upright, 100- to 150-centimeter (39- to 59-inches) tall plant, growing from thick, fleshy, white roots .

It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family .

* Swamp-rose Mallow or Rose mallow ( Hibiscus moscheutos ) is a cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. An infusion of the dried stalks has been used in the treatment of inflammation of the bladder.

It was originally found near the coast from St. Andrews Bay in the Florida panhandle to extreme southern coast of North Carolina, and throughout most of the Florida peninsula. The best quality is from young leaf stalks still in the bud, whilst coarser...

* The wood is heavy and close grained but soft and brittle, which limits its use. * Water hickory is a major component of wetland forests now in the south eastern US, because of the selective cutting of more desirable tree species for the lumber industry.

* Swamp laurel oak is found mostly on alluvial flood plains, from sea level up to 150 m altitude. * Laurel oak is a medium sized, mostly deciduous oak of the red oak group that typically grows to 40-60' (less frequently to 100') tall with a broad, rounded...

* The wood is valuable, similar to that of other white oaks, and used for the same purposes. It is native to lowland wetlands in the southeastern United States , from Delaware and southern Illinois south to northern Florida and southeast Texas .

* A decidious Tree growing to 18m. * A species of alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere .

* Nutmeg Hickory ( Carya myristiciformis ) of the Juglandaceae or Walnut family, also called swamp hickory or bitter water hickory, is found as small, possibly relict populations across the Southern United States and in northern Mexico on rich moist soils...

* A pleasant tasting tea is made from the leaves and flower heads. * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North...

Produces abundant masses of small (3/4" diameter), fragrant, white fringed flowers in late spring to early summer. They are taken both internally and externally in the treatment of syphilitic, cancerous and other foul ulcers.

* Senna alata is an important medicinal tree, as well as an ornamental flowering plant in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Its active ingredients include the yellow chrysophanic acid.

A very pleasant flavour, it is slightly mealy but juicy and can be eaten in quantity as a dessert fruit. * Fruit - raw or cooked. It is normally used either as a tea or a tincture.

* The roughleaf dogwood is used as a buffer strip around parking lots, in the median of highways and near the decks and patios of homes. * A gray-branched shrub with white berries; flowers in late spring; native to central North America from Ontario to...

Pubens (native to North America) was known as American red elder. * Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies.

* Butternut grows quickly, but is rather short-lived for a tree, rarely living longer than 75 years. * Compound leaves, dark green; 2" edible fruit, oily; furrowed dark gray bark; often of rather open habit, with a number of trunks and few internal branches;...

Seeds should be planted in the fall or moist-stratified and planted in the spring. * Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known by the common name fox sedge . * This native sedge, which grows on moist open ground in swamps, wet prairies or near water,...

* The tops of the stems are occupied with spreading, multibranched inflorescences bearing many small, oval-shaped spikelets. It is most commonly found in wet areas such as riverbanks and ponds.

* Nutmeg Hickory ( Carya myristiciformis ) of the Juglandaceae or Walnut family, also called swamp hickory or bitter water hickory, is found as small, possibly relict populations across the Southern United States and in northern Mexico on rich moist soils...

* Clematis vitalba is a climbing shrub with branched, grooved stems , deciduous leaves, and scented greeny-white flowers with fluffy underlying sepals . * Vigorous; 1" white flowers with a slight almond scent beginning in July; native to Europe.

* The flowers are very fragrant. Speciosa, it is much smaller, typically reaching heights between 20 and 30 feet. * Bark of mature trees is fissured, prominently ridged and pale gray-brown.

* Fraxinus nigra ( Black Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus (ash) native to much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States , from western Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba , and south to Illinois and northern Virginia.

* The Common Medlar (' Mespilus germanica', Turkish : toengel) is a large shrub or small tree , and the name of the fruit of this tree. * A flowering, fruit-producing tree, member of the rose family; flowers resemble those of hawthorn, white or light...