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The fertile stems grow upright. * The cooked seed can be used as a rice substitute. There are five to ten leaves per stem. * This sedge is very variable in appearance. * The woolly inflorescences remain attractive well into winter.

* The bark is antiseptic, astringent, cathartic and tonic. * Ilex verticillata ( American Winterberry ) is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada , from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota ,...

The plant is seldom used medicinally, but is sometimes included in propriety medicines for chronic prostate and bladder disorders. * The bark and the leaves are mildly diuretic, expectorant and stimulant.

Rigida but distinct, and is less hardy than that species. Other reports say that it is closely related to P. * At the north end of its range, it intergrades and hybridises with pitch pine (P.

In individuals younger than five years, the bark appears brown with white lenticels, making the tree much harder to distinguish from other trees. The flow is best on warm sunny days following a hard frost.

* As a very large and wide tree with broad, thick leaves that tend to orient horizontally, it is especially prized for the shade and coolness it provides during the hot season. * Smaller and more rounded than P.

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

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * Cliftonia monophylla ( Buck-wheat tree , Buckwheat tree , Titi ) is a tree native to the United States .

* Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake . * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed.

* Prefers a heavy soil and a damp situation. * A fall-flowering species. * Multipurpose alder tree found in the subtropical highlands of the Himalaya. * It is called Utis in Nepalese and Nepalese Alder in English .

Crispa, Mountain Alder). Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.

The fertile stems grow upright. * The cooked seed can be used as a rice substitute. There are five to ten leaves per stem. * This sedge is very variable in appearance. * The woolly inflorescences remain attractive well into winter.

Maximum is an evergreen shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft), rarely 10 m (33 ft), tall. Leaves are sclerophyllous, simple, alternate, and oblong (10 to 30 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide). * Succeeds in a most humus-rich lime-free soils except those of a dry arid nature...

* A notable specimen in the Pirin Mountains of Bulgaria, known as Baikushev's pine, is 24 metres (79 ft) tall, 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) in diameter, and is estimated to be over 1300 years old.

* Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * Germination usually takes place within 1 - 2 weeks. * Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption...

Maximum is an evergreen shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft), rarely 10 m (33 ft), tall. Leaves are sclerophyllous, simple, alternate, and oblong (10 to 30 cm long, 5 to 8 cm wide). * Succeeds in a most humus-rich lime-free soils except those of a dry arid nature...

* It is a high altitude mountain tree, growing at altitudes of 3,000-4,000 meters, often occupying the tree line . * Needles to 1" long, in 2 rows forming a trough; barrel-shaped cones, 4", dark violet-black.

* Grown mostly for its striking red and multicolored bark that peels off to reveal other shades and colors. * It is a larger tree so should be given some room to grow. * Very ornamental tree.

Leucophylla produces crimson flowers in the spring before its characteristically small spring pitchers. * Sarracenia leucophylla , also known as the white pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia .

* A small tree grown for its ornamental red new growth and its red and yellow fall color. It prefers moist soil. * A deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in). It is hardy to zone 6.

* A small tree grown for its ornamental red new growth and its red and yellow fall color. It prefers moist soil. * A deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in). It is hardy to zone 6.

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . * Sarracenia rubra , also known as the Sweet pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia . Its range extends from southern Mississippi , through southern Alabama , the Florida...

* The plant is extremely hardy, to USDA Zone 3. * For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open.

* The flowers are small, yellow, with five sepals and petals. * The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees. * Species of maple in the snakebark maple group.

* The plants can be used as a source of biomass. * They have dark green leaves and are recommended for wet soils. * Native to most of Europe, including all of the British Isles and Fennoscandia and locally in Southwest Asia.

Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * A very ornamental plant. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States...

* The inner bark has been used for making baskets. * This species can be grown as a hedge or as part of a shelterbelt. * It is long-lived; some individuals can live well over a thousand years, with the oldest verified being 1,460 years.