Arboretum
February 2007
Page Two
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Acacia buxifolia
Box leaf wattle Fabaceae (Pea family) Eastern Australia |
Nemophila maculata
Fivespot Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf) Central California |
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Phacelia campanularia
Desert bluebells Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf) Southern California |
Acacia vestita
Weeping boree Fabaceae (Pea family) Eastern Australia |
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Acokanthera sp.
Bushman's poison Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) Tropical Africa |
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Malvaviscus arboreus
Turk's cap, Wax Mallow Malvaceae (Mallow family) Southern U.S. to Peru and Brazil |
Heliotropium sp.
Heliotrope Boraginaceae (Borage family) Peru |
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Papaver nudicaule
Icelandic poppy Papaveraceae (Poppy family) Subpolar N. Europe & N. America |
Salvia sp.
Lamiaceae (Mint family) |
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The Plumbaginaceae,
called the lead- wort or plumbago family, is in the order Caryophyllales and contains about 24 genera and 800 species. This very large order also includes iceplants, amaranths, cactuses, pinks, sundews, buckwheats, pitcher plants, tamarisks and quite a few others. The family takes it name from genus Plumbago, which comes from the Latin plumbum, 'lead,' and the ending -ago indicating a resemblance or prop- erty, reflecting an apparent early belief that the plant could cure lead poisoning. The family is widespread and cosmo- politan, ranging from arctic to tropical regions, but particularly likes dry places with saline soils like salt flats and sea- coasts. The basal leaves have glands that can excrete calcareous salt crystals. Members of this family are typically herbaceous or small shrubs with a few lianas, mostly perennial. |
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Armeria maritima
Thrift, Sea-pink Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) Coastal northern hemisphere |
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Persea americana 'Fuerte-Whedon'
Avocado Lauraceae (Laurel family) Hort. (Orig. Mexico) |
Dahlstedtia pinnata
No common name recorded Fabaceae (Pea family) Brazil |
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Vinca minor
Dwarf periwinkle, Creeping Myrtle Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) Europe & Southern Russia |
Erica X darleyensis 'Margaret Porter'
(E. carnea & E. erigena) Darley Dale heath Ericaceae (Heather family) Hort. |
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Hebe buxifolia
New Zealand flame bush, Boxleaf hebe Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) New Zealand |
Chaenomeles japonica 'Orange Delight'
Japanese flowering quince Rosaceae (Rose family) Japan |
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Clivia miniata
Bush lily, Kaffir lily Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) South Africa |
Geranium X cantabrigense
(G. macrorrhizum & G. dalmaticum) Bloody cranesbill Geraniaceae (Geranium family) Hort. |
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Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata
Square-leaf grass tree Xanthorrhoeaceae (Xanthorrhoea family) Southern Australia |
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Eucalyptus caesia
Gungarru Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Western Australia |
Mammillaria elongata
Lace cactus Cactaceae (Cactus family) Central Mexico |
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Acacia drepanolobium
Whistling thorn Fabaceae (Pea family) West Africa |
Beaumontia jerdoniana
Nepal trumpet flower Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) India |
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Aloe sinkatana
No common name recorded Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) Sudan |
Narcissus X odorus
Campernelle jonquil Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) sterile hybrid of N. jonquilla & N. pseudonarcissus |
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Tabebuia chrysotricha
Golden trumpet tree Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family) Columbia, Brazil |
Pyrus kawakamii
Evergreen pear Rosaceae (Rose family) Japan and Taiwan |
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