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* 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 crown. * It will tolerate the wetter sites in association with other oak species but will not...

* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. * A rare and botanically interesting,medium-sized to large, suckering shrub, occasionally a small tree.

Produced in areas of greater Syria and Asia Minor, this resin and its oil derivative were used in mummification, as an antiseptic, a diuretic, to treat wrinkles, extract worms and promote hair growth." The predominant trees in the Abeti-Cedrion forests...

The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess rain from entering the pitcher and diluting the digestive secretions within. * Sarracenia rubra , also known as the Sweet pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant...

* Ilex glabra is one of the very few evergreen shrubs (broadleaf or narrowleaf) to thrive in wet sites, noted for its evergreen foliage and upright, spreading, and suckering shrub growth habit when in species form.

* Brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn * Over most of its range, red maple is adaptable to a very wide range of site conditions. * One of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern North America * A decidious Tree growing to 30 m.

* Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan. The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds.

* It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, where its August flowering attracts butterflies. * This beautiful large flowering shrub deserves much wider use in the landscape. * Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land.

* The bark is smooth and pale grey on young trees, becoming square-cracked and knobbly on old trees. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20–30 m tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter.

This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. * A rare and botanically interesting,medium-sized to large, suckering shrub, occasionally a small tree.

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...

* Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained.

* Ilex glabra is one of the very few evergreen shrubs (broadleaf or narrowleaf) to thrive in wet sites, noted for its evergreen foliage and upright, spreading, and suckering shrub growth habit when in species form.

* The eastern hemlock grows well in shade and is very long lived, with the oldest recorded specimen being at least 554 years old. The tree doesn't mind shade but dislikes high temperatures and drought.

* Sometimes called "Moosewood". * Fall color orange, scarlet, yellow; extremely hardy Conservation Plant Characteristics Acer spicatum Lam. * It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in August.

* This sedge is less prone to summer dieback and remains attractive during warm weather. Its grass-like leaves grow up to 3' tall from short stout rhizomes. * This carex is common throughout southern and central Missouri in the moist soil beside ponds,...

Ginseng in one study. Since the 1800s, the roots have been collected by "'sang hunters," and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices for particularly old wild roots.

* Dirr describes this as a really beautiful plant. * A tea is made from the leaves. * Sweet bay magnolia is native to the southeastern United States north along the Atlantic coast to New York.

* Morus rubra , commonly known as the Red Mulberry , is a species of mulberry native to eastern North America , from northernmost Ontario and Vermont south to southern Florida and west to southeast South Dakota and central Texas .

* Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, where its August flowering attracts butterflies.

* This common, fan-shaped palm is a small shrub, 5-10 ft. Plant forms a trunk when grown in standing water. It is native to the southeastern United States , ranging from Florida north to eastern North Carolina , and west to eastern Oklahoma and eastern...

It is used in perfumery and soap making. * A popular wood for building uses, cabinet making and wardrobes, especially since it retains its fragrance, repels moths and is impervious to woodworm.

* Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil; good for for wet spots; native to eastern U.S.

Farther south, plants are nearly evergreen. * The spongy bark at the base of the trunk is pliable, absorbent and astringent. * In the northern part of its range, the leaves turn rust-red in fall, dropping in spring just as the new leaves unfurl.

See also List of Lepidoptera that feed on larches European Larch needles are the only known food for caterpillars of the case-bearer moth Coleophora sibiricella ; its cone scales are used as food by the caterpillars of the tortrix moth Cydia illutana...

The grass produces an abundance of seed. Deer also graze the plant and the seed provides food for birds. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it occurs as far north as New Jersey and as far west as Kansas and Texas.