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Yucca whipplei
Chaparral yucca, Our Lord's candle Liliaceae (Lily family) Southwestern U.S. and Baja |
Cymbidium cultivar
Cymbidium Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. (Orig. Asia) |
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Pelargonium citronellum 'Mabel Grey'
Mabel Grey lemon geranium Geraniaceae (Geranium family) South Africa |
Heuchera americana 'Green Spice'
Rock geranium Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) North America |
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Armoracia rusticana
Horseradish, Red cole Brassicaceae (Mustard family) Southern Europe |
Linum lewisii
Western blue flax Linaceae (Flax family) Western U.S. and Mexico |
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The Scrophulariaceae or figwort family is a large family of herbs and shrubs containing around 275 genera and 5000 species, and inhabiting areas from sea level to the tops of mountains from wetlands to deserts in mostly temperate areas. Currently the family is in a state of revision due to molecular studies, and may be radically different in the near future. The flowers have 5 sepals and 5 petals and the corolla is bilabiate. The fruit is most often a capsule and occasionally a berry. The family takes it name from genus Scrophula which in turn was named in 1474 by an Italian
physician who noticed the resemblance between the rhizomal knobs of
some species and the tubercular condition of human lymph nodes called
scrophula. Some species in this family are root parasites like Castilleja and Ortho- carpus, and the family includes monkeyflowers, snapdragons, penste- mons, paintbrushes and digitalis. |
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Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill penstemon Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) Western U.S. |
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Eryngium sp.
Apiaceae (Carrot family) |
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Festival'
Liquidambar, Sweet gum Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) Hort. (Orig. Eastern U.S.) |
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Cotinus coggygria
Smokebush Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) Southern Europe to Central China |
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Cotoneaster wardii
Bai mao xun zi Rosaceae (Rose family) East Asia, Southeast Tibet |
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Jasminum humile
Italian jasmine Oleaceae (Olive family) Middle East to China |
Punica granatum 'Mme. Legrelle'
Dwarf pomegranate Punicaceae (Pomegranate family) Mediterranean to Afghanistan |
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Helichrysum italicum
Curry plant Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Southwestern Europe |
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
Purple fountain grass Poaceae (Grass family) Hort. (Orig. Tropical Africa and Asia) |
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Callicarpa formosana
Beautyberry Verbenaceae (Verbena family) Taiwan |
Sprekelia formosissima
Aztec lily, Jacobean lily, St. James lily Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) Central and South America |
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Aesculus turbinata
Japanese horse-chestnut Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) Japan |
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Paliurus spina-christi
Christ thorn Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) Spain to Central Asia |
Sorbus aria 'Edulis'
Whitebeam Rosaceae (Rose family) Hort. (Orig. Europe) |
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Sophora davidii
Shrub pagoda Fabaceae (Pea family) China |
Antirrhinum sp.
Snapdragon Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) Temperate northern hemisphere |
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Thymus pulegioides
Cocoanut thyme Lamiaceae (Mint family) Mediterranean |
Oxalis sp.
Oxalidaceae (Wood-sorrel family) |
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Olea europaea
Common olive Oleaceae (Olive family) Southern Europe |