What's Blooming at the Los Angeles County
Arboretum

November 2007
Page One

Harpullia arborea Tulipwood tree Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) India, Malaysia, Solomon Islands

Miltonia roezlii Pansy orchid Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Panama, Columbia

Zygopetalum mackayi 'Robusta' hybrid No common name recorded| Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort.

Brachychiton gregorii Desert kurrajong Sterculiaceae (Cacao family) Western Australia

Erythrina vespertilio Bat-wing coral tree Fabaceae Australia

Nuxia congesta Brittlewood, Common wild elder Buddlejaceae (Buddleja family) Tropical Africa

Currently unidentified

Eriobotrya japonica Japanese loquat Rosaceae (Rose family) Central China and southern Japan

Rhus succedanea Wax tree, Scarlet rhus Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) India, China and southern Japan

Baccharis salicifolia Mule fat Asteraceae (Sunflower family) SW U.S. and Mexico

Cirsium sp. Thistle Asteraceae (Sunflower family)

Dendromecon rigida California bush poppy Papaveraceae (Poppy family) California and Mexico

		The Euphorbiaceae or spurge family is a large mostly herbaceous family including about 240 genera and some 6000 spe- cies. It is fairly widespread from tropical regions of India, Southeast Asia, Africa and America, and non-tropical areas such as the Middle East, the Mediterran- ean, South Africa and the southern U.S. It is also an amazingly diverse family with species ranging from tiny ground-hugging plants to giant cactus-like succulents. The largest genus is the one that gives the family its name, Euphorbia, with around 2000 species. This genus was named for Euphorbus, the Greek physician of Juba II, King of Mauretania. This genus is characterized by an inflorescence called a cyathium, which is a flower cluster con- taining unisexual, apetalous male and female flowers. The leaves are mostly alternate and simple, but occasionally are palmately compound. Many family mem- bers contain a milky sap.
Bischofia polycarpa Chinese bishopwood Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) China

Sapindus saponaria Soapberry tree Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) Tropical America

Salvia semiatrata No common name recorded Lamiaceae (Mint family) Mexico

Psidium guajava Apple guava Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Tropical America

Lavendula dentata Toothed lavender, French lavender Lamiaceae (Mint family) Mediterranean

Casuarina cunninghamiana River oak Casuarinaceae (Casuarina family) Eastern and northern Australia

Cassia 'Butter and Cream' Butter and cream senna Fabaceae (Pea family) Hort.

Salvia greggii 'Alba' White autumn sage Lamiaceae (Mint family) Texas and Mexico

Opuntia littoralis Coastal prickly pear Cactaceae (Cactus family) Southern California and Mexico

Plectranthus neochilus (syn. Coleus cannis) Blue coleus, Lobster flower, Spurflower Lamiaceae (Mint family) Southern Africa

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