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* Like other members of the genus Sarracenia, the Sweet pitcher plant traps insects using a rolled leaf, which in this species is generally smaller and narrower than most species, usually not exceeding 65 cm.

* The flowers are yellow, often with a red base, with four ribbon-shaped petals 15 mm long and four short stamens, and grow in clusters; flowering is in late winter to early spring on the bare branches.

Plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c. * Sarracenia flava , the Yellow pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae . This conflicts with the hardiness rating of 7 (temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c) given...

* 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.

Dirr notes that it does better in the northern U.S. than the South. It is native to a small region of Georgia and has been extinct in the wild for 200 years. * The tree has a symmetrical, somewhat pyramidal shape, with different individuals of the species...

These trees are capable of producing fruit that is a small, blue or black drupe. * Persea borbonia can be present as either a small tree or a large shrub. * The wood is hard, heavy, close-grained, very strong, rather brittle.

Best in part shade. * Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. * Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet meadows, water margins or low spots.

The fruit is a red drupe 6–7 mm diameter containing three to five pits The leaves are 1.5-7 cm long and 1-3 cm broad, with an entire or finely serrated margin and an acute apex, and a 0.5–2 cm petiole.

* Yellow fall color. * It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in September. * Native to mountains from Alaska to California. * A decidious Tree growing to 9 m.

* 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. * The trees have an extensive root system and can be planted on banks etc for erosion control.

* The spongy bark at the base of the trunk is pliable, absorbent and astringent. Farther south, plants are nearly evergreen. It has been recommended as a styptic. * In the northern part of its range, the leaves turn rust-red in fall, dropping in spring...

Ducks and other water birds and shorebirds consume the seeds. * An easily grown plant, it prefers an open position in a moisture retentive or wet neutral to acid humus-rich soil. * The inner bark has been chewed in the treatment of toothaches.

* In Virginia, Penthorum sedoides grows in habitats such as alluvial swamps, floodplain pools, rocky or sandy shores, fens, marshes, beaver ponds, and disturbed wetlands. * Penthorum sedoides is widely distributed in the United States and Canada.

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. * An imposing, sturdy looking native with smooth gray bark and dark green leaves, a glorious dark golden-brown in fall; edible nut; likes moist acid, woodland soil; Dirr notes that the native species outgrows and...

* Native to the west coast of North America , from British Columbia to California. * Red or orange berries in the fall; peeling bark reveals reddish inner bark. Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration...

Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. Leaves are obovate , simple, alternating, deciduous , and grow to 2.5-7.5 cm long.

Plants can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c. * Sarracenia flava , the Yellow pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae . This conflicts with the hardiness rating of 7 (temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c) given...

This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. * Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree...

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.

This is the parent of a large number of cultivars, it is native from coastal Canada to Minnesota and south to Georgia and Alabama. * The eastern hemlock grows well in shade and is very long lived, with the oldest recorded specimen being at least 554 years...

At least forty species of birds are known to feed on the fruit of the Roughleaf Dogwood. * Cornus drummondii (Roughleaf Dogwood) is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and Midwestern reigons of the United States .

Produced in areas of greater Syria and Asia Minor, this resin and its oil derivative were used in mummification, as an antiseptic, a diuretic, to treat wrinkles, extract worms and promote hair growth." The predominant trees in the Abeti-Cedrion forests...

It typically occurs along streams in mountainous regions. * Betula occidentalis ( Water Birch , also known as Red Birch ) is a species of birch native to western North America , in Canada from Yukon east to western Ontario and southwards, and in the United...

The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds. * Can be grown as a small ornamental tree. * Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan.

The species name, Latin for naked-flowered, refers to the fact that the flowers often appear before its leaves are fully expanded. Prinophyllum) are also found within the range of this species.

In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu". * Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe .

* Clethra alnifolia ( Sweet Pepperbush , Anne Bidwell or Summersweet ), is a flowering plant in the genus Clethra , native to eastern North America from southern Nova Scotia and Maine south to northern Florida , and west to eastern Texas .