Arboretum
March 2007
Page Seven
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Tradescantia fluminensis
Green wandering Jew, Small leaf spiderwort, Speedy jenny Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) Brazil and Argentina |
Pisum sativum
Snow pea, Garden pea Fabaceae (Pea family) Southern Europe |
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Callistemon lanceolatus (= C. citrinus)
Lemon bottlebrush Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Australia |
Heuchera sp.
Coral bells Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) North America |
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Watsonia aletroides
Bugle flower Iridaceae (Iris family) South Africa |
Catha edulis
Khat, Arabian tea Celastraceae (Spindle-tree family) Tropical East Africa |
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Callistemon shiressii
White bottle brush Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Australia |
Melianthus sp.
No common name recorded Melianthaceae (Honey-flower family) South Africa |
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Ribes speciosum
Fuchsia-flowered gooseberry Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry family) California |
Eremophila bignoniifolia
Eurah Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) Western Australia |
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Eucalyptus kruseana
Kruse's mallee Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Western Australia |
Kerria japonica
Japanese yellow rose Rosaceae (Rose family) Southwest China, Japan |
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Iris pseudacorus
Yellow flag Iridaceae (Iris family) Europe, Middle East & N. Africa |
Afrocarpus falcata
Common yellow-wood Podocarpaceae (Podocarp family) South Africa, Angola |
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Robinia pseudoacacia
Black locust Fabaceae (Pea family) Eastern and central U.S. |
Butia capitata
Jelly palm Arecaceae (Palm family) Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina |
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Chionanthus retusus
Chinese fringe tree Oleaceae (Olive family) Taiwan |
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Quercus agrifolia Coast live oak Fagaceae (Oak family) California and Mexico |
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The Caryophyllaceae is a large family with about 80 genera and 2000 species. It is commonly called the carnation or pink family. This is a primarily temper- ate region family with a few members growing toward the tops of tropical mountains. The greatest diversity of this family is in the Mediterranean. Almost all are herbaceous with only a few being shrubby. Leaves are simple, entire and mostly alternate, the flowers are regular and almost all perfect, and the fruits are capsules or achenes. Typically the petals are notched, toothed, fringed or lobed in some fashion. This is a family of mostly ornamentals, wildflowers and weedy species, with Dianthus (the carnation) being probably the most important econ- omically. Other familiar members are baby's breath, catchflies and campions, bouncing bet, chickweeds and sand spurreys. |
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Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-Summer Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) Europe and western Asia |
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Rumex acetosa
Garden sorrel, Sour dock Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) Northern hemisphere |
Salvia apiana
White sage Lamiaceae (Mint family) Southwestern U.S. |
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Nepata X faassenii 'Alba'
(N. racemosa & N. nepetella) Catmint, Catnip Lamiaceae (Mint family) Hort. |
Narcissus cultivar
Daffodil Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) Hort. |
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Geranium sanguineum
Bloody cranesbill Geraniaceae (Geranium family) Eurasia |
Leptospermum scoparium 'Martinii'
New Zealand tea Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Hort. (Orig. New Zealand) |
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Calystegia sp.
Morning glory Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family) Widespread |
Euphorbia xanti
Baja spurge Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) Baja California |
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