Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Dwarf hemlock The dwarf hemlock is a commonly found slow-growing evergreen. It perfers well drained soil and will make grow in sun or shade. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) The Sugar Maple is found in richly wooded areas. It grows to a height of 40 to 60 feet tall. Its leaves are five lobed with notches between each and opposite branching. Its trunk is dark brown with vertical ridges. Hornbeam (Alnus caroliniana) Commonly found allon streems. American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) The American Beech is common among rich uplands growing from 60 to 80 feet tall. It is a tall tree with smooth gray bark. Its leaves are oval shaped. Alternate leafed Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) Found in open woods. It grows to a height of 25 feet. Its leaves are 2-5 inches long and have venation which follows the shape of the leaf. It is the only member of its species which does not have opposite leaves. Meaning that its leaves stem off the branch in an alternating pattern as opposed to an opposite pattern in which leaves stem off in pairs. Round leaf Dogwood (C. circinata) Found in rocky woodlands. Common Juniper (Juniperus communis) Is a coniferous shrub found on dry hills and grows to be about 1 to 4 feet tall. Their needles are sharp ranging in size from 1/4 to 7/8 inches long. It grows blue-black berries which are eaten by birds. White Ash (Fraxinus americana) Found in rich woods. Four leafed Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia) Commonly found in marshes. Basswood (Tilia americana) Found in wooded areas. Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Lives in enviroments with rich soil. Barberry- Produces colorful fruits which may be present during the winter. It is commonly used as a hedge around housing. Cottonwood- It has toothed triangular leaves and seeds which resemble cotton. Rock sandwortIronwood (Hypelate trifoliata Sw.) Cat Grape (Vitaceae rubra) Dogbane (Apocynaceae) Barberry (Berberidaceae) Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Rock Sandwort (Arenaria stricta) Family: Vitaceae (grape) Common name: cat grape Synonym: V. rubra High-climbing woody vine. Flowering branches herbaceous, bright red. Tendrils branched. Leaves ovate, mostly glabrous, 10-15 cm (4-6 in) long and about as wide, with 3-5 long-acuminate lobes with rounded sinuses. Inflorescence a dense compound panicle 5-15 cm (2-6 in) long, flowering in late Spring. Fruits black or purple, 5-8 mm (0.2-0.3 in) in diameter, ripening in late Summer. Distribution: Native to southeastern Canada and much of the eastern half of the U. S. Habitat: Floodplain forests, streambanks, fencerows. NWI status: none Comment:The fruits vary widely in taste and juice content, but are often used to make wild grape jelly. Many species of wildlife eat the fruits. Vitis is the old Latin name for grape; palmata refers to the usually palmate-lobed leaves. Is a woody vine with bright red flowers. Its leaves are about 4 to 6 inches long and about twice as wide. It produces purple or black fruits. Encyclopedia dogbane dogbane, common name for some members of the Apocynaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees found in most parts of the world but especially in the tropics, where they are often climbing forms. Many species are native to or naturalized in North America. Members of the family are sources of such economically important products as drugs and tannins. The vincristine alkaloids that are so effective in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease were discovered in the Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus. Quebracho is obtained from Aspidosperma quebracho blanco, the white quebracho; latex for rubber was extracted from some tropical genera, e.g., Landolphia; and fiber, e.g., Indian hemp, is retted from north temperate species of Apocynum, the dogbane genus (not to be confused with the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis). Some dogbanes are ornamentals, e.g., the shrubby oleanders, or rosebays (genus Nerium), the yellow oleander (Thevetia neriifolia), and the small blue-flowered periwinkles, or running myrtle (chiefly Vinca minor), all of which are evergreen plants native to the Old World. The dogbane family is closely related and similar to the milkweed family; both have a characteristic milky sap. Some dogbanes are poisonous, e.g., the oleanders and the ordeal tree (Tanghinia venenifera) of Madagascar. Dogbane is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Gentianales. Is closely related to the milkweed family and will leak white sap if cut. Members of its family have been used in medicine. Sources http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/vipa7.htm http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0815771.html