Arboretum
March 2007
Page Five
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Cistus X hybridus
(C. populifolius & C. salviifolius) White rock-rose Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) Hort. |
Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'
Desert mallow Malvaceae (Mallow family) Hort. (Orig. Western U.S. & Mexico) |
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Justicia sericea 'Inca Queen'
No common name recorded Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) Mexico |
Cymbidium 'Karen Cameron'
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. |
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Acacia cavenia
Caven's acacia Fabaceae (Pea family) Argentina and Chile to Brazil |
Delosperma sphalmanthoides
Tufted iceplant Aizoaceae (Iceplant family) South Africa |
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The Fagaceae, commonly called the oak or beech family, contains nine genera and about 900 species. It is widespread in the northern temperate regions and also extends into the tropics in Central Amer- ica and southeast Asia. Nothophagus or southern beech formerly was included as the only southern hemisphere genus in the family but it has now been put into a family of its own. Quercus (oak) is a well-known member of the family, and another is Castanea (chestnut). You have to know what you're looking at to recognize the flowers of this family or even to tell that it has flowers. Female flowers are small and inconspicuous, while the male ones are in clusters of dangling catkins. The leaves are simple, alternate and have deciduous stipules, and the fruits are nuts which are usually called acorns. Many members of the family produce valuable lumber. |
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Quercus leucotricophora Blackjack oak Fagaceae (Oak family) Himalayas of Pakistan and Nepal |
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Cornus sp.
Dogwood Cornaceae (Dogwood family) |
Paulownia kawakamii
Empress tree, Dragon tree Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) East Asia |
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Paulownia X taiwaniana
Taiwan paulownia (P. fortunei & P. kawakamii) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) Taiwan |
Paulownia tomentosa
Hairy paulownia Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) China, Korea and Japan |
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Pulmonaria officinalis 'Spilled Milk'
Lungwort Boraginaceae (Borage family) Hort. (Orig. Europe) |
Rhus aromatica
Fragrant sumac, Polecat bush Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) Eastern North America |
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Hemerocallis cultivar
Day lily Hemerocallidaceae (Hemerocallis family) Hort. |
Polygala myrtifolia
September bush Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) South Africa |
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Aquilegia cultivar
Columbine Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Hort. |
Morus alba 'Pendula'
Weeping white mulberry Moraceae (Mulberry family) China |
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Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'
Purple spurge Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) Hort. (Orig. Europe ) |
Anagallis arvensis
Scarlet pimpernel Primulaceae (Primrose family) Europe |
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Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Green Goddess'
Calla lily, Green goddess Araceae (Arum family) Hort. (Orig. South Africa) |
Euphorbia wulfenii
Bush spurge Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) Eurasia |
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Elaeagnus multiflora
Cherry silverberry Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) Japan and China |
Grevillea dryanderi
Dryander's grevillea Proteaceae (Protea family) Northern Australia |
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Cistus ladanifer var. albiflorus
White-flowered rock-rose, Gum cistus Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) North Africa, SW Mediterranean |
Viola sp.
Violaceae (Violet family) |
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Ginkgo biloba
Maidenhair tree Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo family) China |
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Thymus praecox 'Pink Chintz'
Creeping thyme Lamiaceae (Mint family) Mediterranean |
Dianthus 'Spangled Star'
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) Eurasia |
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