Raffi: SCH definition, plus WP list

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SCH definition, plus WP list

Raffi at 12:30, 31 March 2007

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[[Image:Cytisus_scoparius2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A [[broom (shrub)|broom]] shrub in flower]]
A '''shrub''' or '''bush''' is a [[horticulture|horticultural]] rather than strictly [[Botany|botanical]] category of [[woody plant]], distinguished from a [[tree]] by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience. Small, low shrubs such as [[lavender]], [[Vinca|periwinkle]] and [[thyme]] are often termed [[subshrub]]s.

A natural plant community dominated by shrubs is called a [[shrubland]]. The word [[bush]] can also refer to a type of plant community, as in the Australian bush. This is often characterised by scrubby, open woodland and is a generic term for [[Eucalyptus]] dominated woodland in particular.

An area of [[cultivation|cultivated]] shrubs in a [[park]] or [[garden]] is known as a [[shrubbery]]. When clipped as [[topiary]], shrubs generally have dense [[foliage]] and many small leafy [[branch]]es growing close together. Many shrubs respond well to renewal [[pruning]], in which hard cutting back to a 'stool' results in long new stems known as "canes". Other shrubs respond better to selective pruning to reveal their structure and character.

Shrubs in common garden practice are generally [[flowering plant|broad-leaved plants]], though some smaller [[Pinophyta|conifers]] such as [[Mountain Pine]] and [[Common Juniper]] are also shrubby in structure. Shrubs can be either [[deciduous]] or [[evergreen]].

==List of shrubs (bushes)==
Those marked * can also develop into tree form.
{|
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;A
*''[[Abelia]]'' ([[Abelia]])
*''[[Actinidia]]'' ([[Actinidia]])
*''[[Aloe]]'' ([[Aloe]])
*''[[Aralia]]'' ([[Angelica Tree]], [[Hercules' Club]]) *
*''[[Arctostaphylos]]'' ([[Bearberry]], [[Manzanita]]) *
*''[[Aronia]]'' ([[Chokeberry]])
*''[[Artemisia (plant)|Artemisia]]'' ([[Sagebrush]])
*''[[Aucuba]]'' ([[Aucuba]])
;B
*''[[Berberis]]'' ([[Barberry]])
*''[[Bougainvillea]]'' ([[Bougainvillea]])
*''[[Brugmansia]]'' ([[Brugmansia|Angel's trumpet]])
*''[[Buddleja]]'' ([[Butterfly bush]])
*''[[Buxus]]'' ([[Buxus|Box]]) *
;C
*''[[Calia]]'' ([[Mescalbean]])
*''[[Callicarpa]]'' ([[Beautyberry]]) *
*''[[Callistemon]]'' ([[Bottlebrush]]) *
*''[[Calluna]]'' ([[Heather]])
*''[[Calycanthus]]'' ([[Sweetshrub]])
*''[[Camellia]]'' ([[Camellia]], [[Tea]]) *
*''[[Caragana]]'' ([[Pea-tree]]) *
*''[[Carpenteria]]'' ([[Carpenteria]])
*''[[Caryopteris]]'' ([[Blue Spiraea]])
*''[[Cassiope]]'' ([[Moss-heather]])
*''[[Ceanothus]]'' ([[Ceanothus]]) *
*''[[Celastrus]]'' ([[Staff vine]]) *
*''[[Ceratostigma]]'' ([[Hardy Plumbago]])
*''[[Cercocarpus]]'' ([[Mountain-mahogany]]) *
*''[[Chaenomeles]]'' ([[Japanese Quince]])
*''[[Chamaebatiaria]]'' ([[Fernbush]])
*''[[Chamaedaphne]]'' ([[Leatherleaf]])
*''[[Chimonanthus]]'' ([[Wintersweet]])
*''[[Chionanthus]]'' ([[Fringe-tree]]) *
*''[[Choisya]]'' ([[Mexican-orange Blossom]]) *
*''[[Cistus]]'' ([[Rockrose]])
*''[[Clerodendrum]]'' ([[Clerodendrum]])
*''[[Clethra]]'' ([[Summersweet]], [[Pepperbush]]) *
*''[[Clianthus]]'' ([[Glory Pea]])
*''[[Colletia]]'' ([[Colletia]])
*''[[Colutea]]'' ([[Bladder Senna]])
*''[[Comptonia]]'' ([[Sweetfern]])
*''[[Dogwood|Cornus]]'' ([[Dogwood]]) *
*''[[Corylopsis]]'' ([[Winter-hazel]]) *
*''[[Cotinus]]'' ([[Smoketree]]) *
*''[[Cotoneaster]]'' ([[Cotoneaster]]) *
*''[[Cowania]]'' ([[Cliffrose]])
*''[[Crataegus]]'' ([[Crataegus|Hawthorn]]) *
*''[[Crinodendron]]'' ([[Crinodendron]]) *
*''[[Cytisus]]'' and allied genera ([[Broom (shrub)|Broom]]) *
;D
*''[[Daboecia]]'' ([[Heath]])
*''[[Danae (plant)|Danae]]'' ([[Alexandrian Laurel]])
*''[[Daphne (plant)|Daphne]]'' ([[Daphne (plant)|Daphne]])
*''[[Decaisnea]]'' ([[Decaisnea]])
*''[[Dasiphora]]'' ([[Shrubby Cinquefoil]])
*''[[Dendromecon]]'' ([[Tree Poppy]])
*''[[Desfontainea]]'' ([[Desfontainea]])
*''[[Deutzia]]'' ([[Deutzia]])
*''[[Diervilla]]'' ([[Bush Honeysuckle]])
*''[[Dipelta]]'' ([[Dipelta]])
*''[[Dirca]]'' ([[Leatherwood]])
*''[[Dracaena (plant)|Dracaena]]'' ([[Dracaena (plant)|Dragon tree]]) *
*''[[Drimys]]'' ([[Winter's Bark]]) *
*''[[Dryas (plant)|Dryas]]'' ([[Mountain Avens]])
;E
*''[[Elaeagnus]]'' ([[Elaeagnus]]) *
*''[[Embothrium]]'' ([[Chilean Firebush]]) *
*''[[Empetrum]]'' ([[Crowberry]])
*''[[Enkianthus]]'' ([[Pagoda Bush]])
*''[[Ephedra (genus)|Ephedra]]'' ([[Ephedra (genus)|Ephedra]])
*''[[Epigaea]]'' ([[Trailing Arbutus]])
*''[[Erica]]'' ([[Heath]])
*''[[Eriobotrya]]'' ([[Loquat]]) *
*''[[Escallonia]]'' ([[Escallonia]])
*''[[Eucryphia]]'' ([[Eucryphia]]) *
*''[[Euonymus]]'' ([[Spindle (shrub)|Spindle]]) *
*''[[Exochorda]]'' ([[Pearl Bush]])
|
;F
*''[[Fabiana]]'' ([[Fabiana]])
*''[[Fallugia]]'' ([[Apache Plume]])
*''[[Fatsia]]'' ([[Fatsia]])
*''[[Forsythia]]'' ([[Forsythia]])
*''[[Fothergilla]]'' ([[Fothergilla]])
*''[[Franklinia]]'' ([[Franklinia]]) *
*''[[Fremontodendron]]'' ([[Flannelbush]])
*''[[Fuchsia]]'' ([[Fuchsia]]) *
;G
*''[[Garrya]]'' ([[Silk-tassel]]) *
*''[[Gaultheria]]'' ([[Salal]])
*''[[Gaylussacia]]'' ([[Huckleberry]])
*''[[Genista]]'' ([[Broom (shrub)|Broom]]) *
*''[[Gordonia]]'' ([[Loblolly-bay]]) *
*''[[Grevillea]]'' ([[Grevillea]])
*''[[Griselinia]]'' ([[Griselinia]]) *
;H
*''[[Hakea]]'' ([[Hakea]]) *
*''[[Halesia]]'' ([[Silverbell]]) *
*''[[Halimium]]'' ([[Rockrose]])
*''[[Hamamelis]]'' ([[Witch-hazel]]) *
*''[[Hebe (plant)|Hebe]]'' ([[Hebe (plant)|Hebe]])
*''[[Hedera]]'' ([[Hedera|Ivy]])
*''[[Helianthemum]]'' ([[Rockrose]])
*''[[Hibiscus]]'' ([[Hibiscus]]) *
*''[[Hippophae]]'' ([[Sea-buckthorn]]) *
*''[[Hoheria]]'' ([[Lacebark]]) *
*''[[Holodiscus]]'' ([[Creambush]])
*''[[Hudsonia]]'' ([[Hudsonia]])
*''[[Hydrangea]]'' ([[Hydrangea]])
*''[[Hypericum]]'' ([[Hypericum calycinum|Rose of Sharon]])
*''[[Hyssopus]]'' ([[Hyssop]])
;I
*''[[Ilex]]'' ([[Holly]]) *
*''[[Illicium]]'' ([[Star Anise]]) *
*''[[Indigofera]]'' ([[Indigo plant|Indigo]])
*''[[Itea (plant)|Itea]]'' ([[Sweetspire]])
;J
*''[[Jamesia]]'' ([[Cliffbush]])
*''[[Jasminum]]'' ([[Jasmine]])
*''[[Juniperus]]'' ([[Juniper]]) *
;K
*''[[Kalmia]]'' ([[Mountain-laurel]])
*''[[Kerria]]'' ([[Kerria]])
*''[[Kolkwitzia]]'' ([[Beauty-bush]])
;L
*''[[Lagerstroemia]]'' ([[Crape-myrtle]]) *
*''[[Lapageria]]'' ([[Copihue]])
*''[[Lantana]]'' ([[Lantana]])
*''[[Lavandula]]'' ([[Lavender]])
*''[[Lavatera]]'' ([[Tree Mallow]])
*''[[Ledum]]'' ([[Ledum]])
*''[[Leitneria]]'' ([[Leitneria|Corkwood]]) *
*''[[Lespedeza]]'' ([[Bush Clover]]) *
*''[[Leptospermum]]'' ([[Manuka]]) *
*''[[Leucothoe (plant)|Leucothoe]]'' ([[Doghobble]])
*''[[Leycesteria]]'' ([[Leycesteria]])
*''[[Ligustrum]]'' ([[Privet]]) *
*''[[Lindera]]'' ([[Spicebush]]) *
*''[[Linnaea]]'' ([[Twinflower]])
*''[[Lonicera]]'' ([[Honeysuckle]])
*''[[Lupinus]]'' ([[Lupin|Tree Lupin]])
*''[[Lycium]]'' ([[Boxthorn]])
;M
*''[[Magnolia]]'' ([[Magnolia]])
*''[[Mahonia]]'' ([[Mahonia]])
*''[[Malpighia]]'' ([[Acerola]])
*''[[Menispermum]]'' ([[Moonseed]])
*''[[Menziesia]]'' ([[Menziesia]])
*''[[Mespilus]]'' ([[Medlar]]) *
*''[[Microcachrys]]'' ([[Microcachrys]])
*''[[Myrica]]'' ([[Bayberry]]) *
*''[[Myricaria]]'' ([[Myricaria]])
*''[[Myrtus]]'' and allied genera ([[Myrtle]]) *
;N
*''[[Neillia]]'' ([[Neillia]])
*''[[Nerium]]'' ([[Oleander]])
;O
*''[[Olearia]]'' ([[Daisy Bush]]) *
*''[[Osmanthus]]'' ([[Osmanthus]])
|
;P
*''[[Pachysandra]]'' ([[Pachysandra]])
*''[[Peony|Paeonia]]'' ([[Peony|Tree-peony]])
*''[[Perovskia]]'' ([[Russian Sage]])
*''[[Philadelphus]]'' ([[Mock-orange]]) *
*''[[Phlomis]]'' ([[Jerusalem Sage]])
*''[[Photinia]]'' ([[Photinia]]) *
*''[[Physocarpus]]'' ([[Ninebark]]) *
*''[[Pieris (plant)|Pieris]]'' ([[Pieris (plant)|Pieris]])
*''[[Pistacia]]'' ([[Pistachio]], [[Mastic]]) *
*''[[Pittosporum]]'' ([[Pittosporum]]) *
*''[[Plumbago]]'' ([[Leadwort]])
*''[[Polygala]]'' ([[Milkwort]])
*''[[Poncirus]]'' *
*''[[Prunus]]'' ([[Prunus|Cherry]]) *
*''[[Purshia]]'' ([[Antelope Bush]])
*''[[Pyracantha]]'' ([[Firethorn]])
;Q
*''[[Quassia]]'' ([[Quassia]]) *
*''[[Quercus]]'' ([[Oak]]) *
*''[[Quillaja]]'' ([[Quillay]])
*''[[Quintinia]]'' ([[Tawheowheo]]) *
;R
*''[[Buckthorn|Rhamnus]]'' ([[Buckthorn]]) *
*''[[Rhododendron]]'' ([[Rhododendron]], [[Azalea]]) *
*''[[Rhus]]'' ([[Sumac]]) *
*''
[[Ribes]]'' ([[Ribes|Currant]])
*''[[Romneya]]'' ([[Tree Poppy]])
*''[[Rosa]]'' ([[Rose]])
*''[[Rosmarinus]]'' ([[Rosemary]])
*''[[Rubus]]'' ([[Bramble]])
*''[[Ruta]]'' ([[Rue]])
;S
*''[[Sabia]]'' *
*''[[Salix]]'' ([[Willow]]) *
*''[[Salvia]]'' ([[Salvia|Sage]])
*''[[Sambucus]]'' ([[Elderberry|Elder]]) *
*''[[Santolina]]'' ([[Lavender Cotton]])
*''[[Sapindus]]'' ([[Soapberry]]) *
*''[[Senecio]]'' ([[Senecio]])
*''[[Jojoba|Simmondsia]]'' ([[Jojoba]])
*''[[Skimmia]]'' ([[Skimmia]])
*''[[Smilax]]'' ([[Smilax]])
*''[[Sophora]]'' ([[Kowhai]]) *
*''[[Sorbaria]]'' ([[Sorbaria]])
*''[[Spartium]]'' ([[Spanish Broom]])
*''[[Spiraea]]'' ([[Spiraea]]) *
*''[[Staphylea]]'' ([[Bladdernut]]) *
*''[[Stephanandra]]'' ([[Stephanandra]])
*''[[Styrax]]'' ([[Storax]]) *
*''[[Symphoricarpos]]'' ([[Snowberry]])
*''[[Syringa]]'' ([[Lilac]]) *
;T
*''[[Tamarix]]'' ([[Tamarix]]) *
*''[[Taxus]]'' (Yew) *
*''[[Telopea]]'' ([[Waratah]]) *
*''[[Thymelaea]]''
*''[[Thyme|Thymus]]'' ([[Thyme]])
*''[[Trochodendron]]'' *
;U
*''[[Ulex]]'' ([[Gorse]])
*''[[Ungnadia]]'' ([[Mexican Buckeye]])
;V
*''[[Vaccinium]]'' ([[Bilberry]], [[Blueberry]], [[Cranberry]])
*''[[Vervain|Verbena]]'' ([[Vervain]])
*''[[Viburnum]]'' ([[Viburnum]]) *
*''[[Vinca]]'' ([[Vinca|Periwinkle]])
*''[[Viscum]]'' ([[Mistletoe]])
;W
*''[[Weigela]]'' ([[Weigela]])
;X
*''[[Xanthoceras]]''
*''[[Xanthorhiza]]'' ([[Yellowroot]])
*''[[Xylosma]]''
;Y
*''[[Yucca]]'' ([[Yucca]], [[Joshua tree]]) *
;Z
*''[[Zanthoxylum]]'' *
*''[[Zauschneria]]''
*''[[Zenobia (plant)|Zenobia]]''
*''[[Ziziphus]]'' *
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/shrubselector/ Selecting Shrubs for Your Home] (University of Illinois Extension)

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-A '''shrub''' or '''bush''' is a [[horticulture|horticultural]] rather than strictly [[Botany|botanical]] category of [[woody plant]], distinguished from a [[tree]] by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience. Small, low shrubs such as [[lavender]], [[Vinca|periwinkle]] and [[thyme]] are often termed [[subshrub]]s.
+A woody plant that remains low and produces [[shoot]]s or [[trunk]]s from the base.{{SCH}}
-A natural plant community dominated by shrubs is called a [[shrubland]]. The word [[bush]] can also refer to a type of plant community, as in the Australian bush. This is often characterised by scrubby, open woodland and is a generic term for [[Eucalyptus]] dominated woodland in particular.
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 ==List of shrubs (bushes)==
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Raffi at 12:30, 31 March 2007