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Robur is a large deciduous tree 25–35 m tall (exceptionally to 50 m), with lobed and nearly sessile (very short-stalked) leaves 7–14 cm long. The acorns form a valuable food resource for several small mammals and some birds, notably Eurasian Jays...

* Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North America .

Rare in the east, abundant in the lower Ohio valley and middle of Mississippi valley. * A tree usually fifty to sixty feet high, maximum height one hundred, with broad pyramidal head when young, becoming in old age broad-topped and open.

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

* The chestnut oak is readily identified by its massively-ridged dark gray-brown bark, the thickest of any eastern North American oak. Alba, it is used for furniture, cabinet making, interior finishes, fence posts and fuel.

* This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two metres.Its erect, branching gray stems bear the occasional sharply toothed, sharp-lobed pointed green leaf.

* The common name comes from the acorns being largely enclosed in the cup; the scientific name comes from the lyrate (lyre-shaped) leaves. * The wood is valuable, similar to that of other white oaks, and used for the same purposes.

* In forest stands, black oak begins to produce seeds at about age 20 and reaches optimum production at 40 to 75 years. In Missouri, the average number of mature acorns per tree was generally higher than for other oaks over a 5-year period, but the number...

It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies. * It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple.

* An easily grown plant, it prefers an open position in a moisture retentive or wet neutral to acid humus-rich soil. * Buttonbush is a handsome ornamental suited to wet soils and is also a honey plant.

* The Bur-gambel oak is a Bur oak hybrid which is vigorous, fast growing, and produces heavy crops of acorns at a young age. * The drought tolerance of the Gambel oak combined with the cold tolerance of the bur oak make this hybrid one the of the hardiest...

* Lonicera xylosteum , commonly known as Fly honeysuckle , European Fly Honeysuckle , Dwarf Honeysuckle or Fly Woodbine is a deciduous shrub. It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the Common Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum...

It thrives in full sun in ordinary garden soil. Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America .

* The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles.

* The chestnut oak is readily identified by its massively-ridged dark gray-brown bark, the thickest of any eastern North American oak. Alba, it is used for furniture, cabinet making, interior finishes, fence posts and fuel.

These compounds have potential uses in food and pharmaceutical industry to mask bitter taste. An aromatic sweet tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves. * Eriodictyol is one of the 4 flavanones identified in this plant by the Symrise Corporation as...

Young branchlets green, becoming gray, glabrous or pubescent. Petiole 1-3 cm, glabrous or pubescent; leaf blade elliptic-oblong, elliptic, or obovate-oblong, 3.5-12(-18) 1.5-7(-10) cm, adaxially glabrous or sparsely pubescent, abaxially villous, base...

* This plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its twining habit and its showy flowers which appear early in the season - occasionally even in midwinter. It is frequently used as an informal low hedge.

It is common in the Pacific Northwest where it is found in both openings and the forest understory at low to moderate elevations. * Holodiscus discolor is a shrub of western North America that is commonly known as ocean spray , creambush or ironwood .

* Trees are probably much hardier when grown in areas with hot summers. * A tall, straight-trunked tree, fastest growing of the hickories; likes deep, rich soil; native to central midwest south to Mexico.

* The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete. * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked, used as a flavouring in salads etc.

* An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely pink or white) flowers resembling scabiosa; likes moist, peaty soil in sun or part shade; native to Europe, north Africa, east to...

It has sharply-toothed, lance-shaped green leaves and bears large, showy, bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers . * Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental .

* An herbaceous perennial, forming a basal rosette to 1', from which arise 3' flowering stems with purplish blue (rarely pink or white) flowers resembling scabiosa; likes moist, peaty soil in sun or part shade; native to Europe, north Africa, east to...

* The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in pies, cakes etc or fermented into cider. * The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in as low...

Best in sandy loams or rocky soils with good drainage. It is native to Missouri where it occurs in prairies, glades, dry open woods and thickets throughout the state (Steyermark). * Garden Uses Shrub borders or native plant gardens.