Arboretum
June 2007
Page One
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Grevillea banksii
Spider flower, Banks' grevillea Proteaceae (Protea family) Eastern Australia |
Allium tuberosum
Chinese chives, Garlic chives Alliaceae (Onion family) Southeast Asia |
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Melaleuca bracteata
Black tea-tree, River tea-tree Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Australia |
Opuntia aciculata
Chenille prickly pear Cactaceae (Cactus family) Southwestern US and NW Mexico |
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Dudleya caespitosa
Sand-lettuce, Sea lettuce Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) Coastal California |
Acacia confusa
Small Philippine acacia, Formosa koa Fabaceae (Pea family) Philippines, Taiwan |
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Eucalyptus spathulata
Swamp mallee Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Western Australia |
Maxillaria tenuifolia
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Mexico, Central America |
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Vitex lucens
New Zealand chaste tree Verbenaceae (Vervain family) New Zealand |
Spathiphyllum sp.
Peace lily Araceae (Arum family) Tropical America |
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Hemerocallis 'Cranberry Baby'
Day lily Hemerocallidaceae (Hemerocallis family) Hort. |
Hemerocallis 'Pirate's Patch'
Day lily Hemerocallidaceae (Hemerocallis family) Hort. |
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Dracaena draco
Dragon tree Agavaceae (Agave family) Canary Islands |
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Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Murray River red gum Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Australia |
Lamium maculatum 'Golden Anniversary'
Spotted deadnettle Lamiaceae (Mint family) Eurasia |
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Digitalis purpurea
Common foxglove Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) Europe |
Magnolia schiediana
Schiede's magnolia Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) Southern Mexico |
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Mentha spicata 'Crispa'
Curly mint Lamiaceae (Mint family) Eurasia |
Micromeria viminea
Costa Rican mint bush, Jamaican mint Lamiaceae (Mint family) Jamaica, Costa Rica |
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Lippia dulcis
Aztec sweetleaf Verbenaceae (Vervain family) Mexico |
Inula helenium
Elecampane Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Europe, West Asia |
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The Chenopodiaceae or goosefoot fam- ily contains about 100 genera and 1500 species distributed worldwide but con- centrated mainly in desert, semidesert and saline areas of the Old World. Rec- ent circumscriptions of this family such as APG and APG II place it into the Amar- anthaceae on the basis of molecular stu- dies. Most species have flowers that are tiny and hardly recognizable as such. The leaves are usually simple and entire, alt- ernate or opposite, sometimes thickened or succulent, often with mealy texture or glandular hairs. Some genera such as the pickleweeds lack leaves altogether and their photosynthesis takes places in the succulent green stems. The perianth con- sists of undifferentiated 5-lobed tepals. The family includes a number of comm- ercially very significant members such as beets, sugar beets, spinach, chard, and quinoa, a staple in the Andes region for its edible leaves and seeds. |
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Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican-tea, Epazote Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) Tropical America |
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Indigofera australis
Australian indigo Fabaceae (Pea family) Australia |
Currently unidentified
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Chlorophytum comosum 'Vittatum'
Spider plant Liliaceae (Lily family) South Africa |
Jacaranda obtusifolia
Jacaranda Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family) Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Brazil |
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Jacaranda semiserrata
Port wine jacaranda, Caroba Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family) Brazil |
Conyza bonariensis
Small horseweed Asteraceae (Sunflower family) South America |
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