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* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

) Table 1.: Taxonomic changes within genus Rhododendron (Goetsch 2005) Chamberlain (1996) Goetsch Genus Subgenus Section Species Subgenus Section Menziesa Azaleastrum Sciadorhodion Candidastrum Tsutsusi Tsutsusi Mumeazaleum Pentanthera Viscidula Pentanthera...

* Fragrant white or pink flowers to 3" across; 8" evergreen leaves; parent of many hybrids; native to eastern China. It blooms from April to May, with trusses of 6–12 flowers, campanulate, white to pink, and fragrant.

* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

Succeeds in open woodland or along the woodland edge. * Kalmia latifolia , commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood , is a species flowering plant in the blueberry family, Ericaceae , that is native to the eastern United States .

It is native to a small region of Georgia and has been extinct in the wild for 200 years. * Franklinia alatamaha is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, but commonly 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft).

) Table 1.: Taxonomic changes within genus Rhododendron (Goetsch 2005) Chamberlain (1996) Goetsch Genus Subgenus Section Species Subgenus Section Menziesa Azaleastrum Sciadorhodion Candidastrum Tsutsusi Tsutsusi Mumeazaleum Pentanthera Viscidula Pentanthera...

* It has attractive small, deep crimson-pink flowers that occur early summer. * Sheep laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes in order to commit suicide.

* The trees have an extensive root system and can be planted on banks etc for erosion control. * Native to eastern North America from the Gulf Coast north to Thunder Bay in Ontario and Lake St. John in Quebec , and west to Texas and Minnesota.

It has many commercial uses. It is one of the species whose leaves are used for food by Koalas. * Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut. * Tallowwood ( Eucalyptus microcorys ) is a native Eucalypt species common in New South...

The Western Azalea is known to occur as far north as Bandon , Oregon . * Rhododendron occidentale ( Western Azalea ) is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North America (the other is Rhododendron albiflorum ).

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

* Leaves opening coppery-red , turning to soft green in summer and then to shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn. * A decidious Shrub growing to 6 m. Canadensis ) and therefore under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature it would be known...

* An erect, clump-forming perennial which features pale pink to white flowers enclosed in spiny, reddish-purple bracts and arranged in vertical rows on substantial flower spikes rising well above the foliage to 3-4' tall.

* Larch are commonly found in swamps, bogs, and other low-land areas. * It is a small to medium-size deciduous coniferous tree reaching 10–20 m tall, with a trunk up to 60 cm diameter.

* The fruits look like berries but are drupes . * Cornus canadensis is a slow growing perennial herbaceous subshrub growing 10–20 cm tall, forming a carpet-like mat. * A prostrate deciduous groundcover with dark green leaves in summer, red in fall;...

It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed. * The parent of many camellia cultivars; shiny leathery dark green leaves; flowers red, white, or pink, often produced in great quantity, in winter or spring; handsome...

Pinky-purple flowers, 1 1/2"; a deciduous species that blooms before leafing out, the earliest of all to bloom; site to protect from late freezes; leaves to 4" x 1 1/4", light green, yellows and reds in fall; needs acid soil; parent of several cultivars;...

* The fruits look like berries but are drupes . * Cornus canadensis is a slow growing perennial herbaceous subshrub growing 10–20 cm tall, forming a carpet-like mat. * A prostrate deciduous groundcover with dark green leaves in summer, red in fall;...

It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc. * Red-brown bark, pink flowers, bright green leaves. The fruit can also be used for making jelly and cider. * Arctostaphylos patula is a species of manzanita known by the common name...

Smooth gray bark exfoliates on the trunks of older trees revealing an attractive orange inner layer and resulting winter interest. * Fragrant snowbell is a small, slender, upright tree with ascending branches and rounded crown or a large shrub.

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.

* Succeeds in a most humus-rich lime-free soils except those of a dry arid nature or those that are heavy or clayey. The leaves are 9-19 cm (3-8 in ) long and 2-4 cm (0.75-1.5 in) broad.

* Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions. * Gardenia jasminoides, (common gardenia, cape jasmine or cape jessamine) is an evergreen flowering plant...

* A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 5 m (16 ft) tall. * The acorns of the chestnut oak are 1.5–3 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, among the largest of native American oaks, surpassed in size only by the bur oak and possibly swamp chestnut oak.

Extremely winter hardy (grows in the wild as far north as Quebec) and is one of the parents of the Northern Lights hybrids developed by the University of Minnesota. Formerly known as Rhododendron roseum.

It is relatively tolerant of dry sites and can be transplanted into wild shrub gardens. * Pink azalea is a 6-12 ft. Synonymous with and formerly known as R. The species name, Latin for naked-flowered, refers to the fact that the flowers often appear before...