Arboretum
May 2007
Page Eleven
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Pittosporum eugenioides
Tarata Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) New Zealand |
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Catalpa speciosa
Shawnee wood Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family) Southern central U.S. |
cf. Adenophora liliifolia Ladybells, False campanula Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) Central Europe to Siberia |
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Juglans californica var. hindsii Northern California black walnut Juglandaceae (Walnut family) Northern California |
Anomatheca laxa False freesia Iridaceae (Iris family) Africa |
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Cercidium X 'Desert Museum' (C. microphyllum, C. floridum X Parkinsonia aculeata) Thornless palo verde [Natural hybrid] Fabaceae (Pea family) Southwest U.S. |
Lindera angustifolia Narrowleaf spicebush Lauraceae (Laurel family) East Asia |
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Quercus ilex Holly oak, Holm oak Fagaceae (Oak family) Mediterranean and Africa |
Brachychiton bidwillii Little kurrajong Sterculiaceae (Cacao family) NE Australia |
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Salvia X superba 'May Night' (S. sylvestris X S. villicaulis) May night salvia Lamiaceae (Mint family) Hort. |
Cladrastis lutea Yellow-wood tree Fabaceae (Pea family) Southeastern U.S. |
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Hydrangea macrophylla Bigleaf hydrangea, Garden hydrangea Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) Japan |
Brugmansia versicolor 'Peach' Angel's trumpet Solanaceae (Nightshade family) Ecuador |
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Mespilus germanica Medlar Rosaceae (Rose family) Europe and Asia Minor |
Salvia chamaedryoides Germander sage Lamiaceae (Mint family) Mexico |
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Dendrochilum latifolium No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Philippines |
Lychnis coronaria Dusty miller, Rose campion Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) Southeastern Europe |
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Encephalartos gratus Mulanje cycad Zamiaceae (Zamia family) South Africa |
Teucrium scorodonia 'Crispum' Crispy wood sage Lamiaceae (Mint family) Southern and Western Europe |
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The Polygonaceae or buckwheat family takes its name from Greek poly, "many," and gonu, "knee," referring to the many swollen node joints that some species have. The family includes about 45 gen- era and some 1100 species. Just three genera, Eriogonum, Polygonum and Rumex, together account for 650 spec- ies. The majority of members are peren- nial herbs. The leaves are simple, almost always alternate, and usually stipulate, and the flowers are small and radially symmetrical with two undifferentiated whorls of 3-6 distinct or basally connate tepals. The fruits are usually 3-angled achenes. The crop species of buckwheat is the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, while in North America the genus Eriogonum is referred to as wild buckwheat. Despite the name and the grain-like use of buck- wheat, it is not a grass and is not related to the grasses. Many species are weedy invasives. |
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Polygonum lapathifolium Pale smartweed, Curlytop knotweed, Willow smartweed Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) Eurasia |
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Carpobrotus edulis Hottentot fig Aizoaceae (Iceplant family) South Africa |
Callistemon phoeniceus Lesser bottlebrush Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Southwestern Australia |
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Alstroemeria sp. Lily of the Incas Alstroemeriaceae (Alstroemeria family) South America |
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