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• Abies lasiocarpa
  ...on the shoot, but with the leaf bases twisted to be arranged to the sides of and above the shoot, with few or none below the shoot{{wp}}. The [[conifer ...lpine Fir''' ''Abies lasiocarpa'' in the narrow sense, is the typical form of the species, occurring in the [[Pacific Coast Ranges]], the [[Olympic Mount
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• Prosopis pubescens
  | image_caption = Mature fruit (beans or legumes) of ''[[Screwbean Mesquite|Prosopis pubescens]]'' Inflorescence of ''Prosopis pubescens''<br />
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• Picea pungens
  |common_name=Colorado Blue Spruce, Blue Spruce ...outheast [[Idaho]] and southwest [[Wyoming]], south through [[Utah]] and [[Colorado]] to [[Arizona]] and [[New Mexico]]. It grows at high altitudes from {{conv
  6 KB (887 words) - 21:48, 30 May 2011
• White fir
  |common_name=White fir, Blue fir, Colorado white fir, Silver fir ...rtheast. Also does well in lower Midwest and in some lower-elevation parts of interior West. Reaches 50-70 feet in gardens. Bluish-green needles which ar
  7 KB (1,104 words) - 04:26, 19 May 2011
• Green Ash
  ...ica]], from [[Nova Scotia]] west to southeastern [[Alberta]] and eastern [[Colorado]], south to northern [[Florida]], and southwest to eastern [[Texas]].<ref n ...00494 ''Fraxinus pennsylvanica'']</ref><ref name=vplants>Virtual Herbarium of the Chicago Region: [http://www.vplants.org/plants/species/species.jsp?gid=
  6 KB (881 words) - 18:52, 8 May 2011
• Aspen
  ..., ''Populus'' sect. ''Populus''. There are six species in the section, one of them atypical, and one hybrid: *''[[Populus adenopoda]]'': Chinese Aspen (China, south of ''P. tremula'')
  8 KB (1,294 words) - 18:33, 1 March 2010
• Paper Birch
  ...ted populations further south in [[mountain]]s to [[North Carolina]] and [[Colorado]]. ...of twigs, the [[fruit]] matures in the fall. The mature fruit is composed of numerous tiny winged [[seed]]s packed between the catkin bracts. They drop
  3 KB (482 words) - 02:07, 9 February 2010
• Pseudotsuga
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...their regular pyramidal habit and evergreen foliage; also important timber trees.
  7 KB (1,146 words) - 20:56, 22 September 2009
• Eucalyptus camaldulensis
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...: light red to deep red in color: not so strong as sugar and blue-gums and trees more irregular in growth: suitable for railroad-ties, piles, fence-posts, a
  4 KB (643 words) - 19:20, 27 September 2009
• Pouteria
  ...th of which resemble the lucumas in having fruits with soft, melting flesh of very sweet flavor. ...e corolla tubular, the calyx-lobes and corolla-lobes 4: drupe oblong, size of a pigeon's egg, beaked. Brazil.
  10 KB (1,659 words) - 00:33, 14 December 2009
• Cercis canadensis
  ...Hardy far north; grows rapidly; is a satisfactory ornamental tree. Many trees are sterile and produce no fruit. It is also known as the '''Judas tree''' ...nd [[Colorado]], as there is not sufficient water. Its far northern range of growth is southern [[New England]]. It grows well in [[New York]] State, [
  7 KB (1,020 words) - 20:33, 7 May 2011
• Fir
  ....5-4 m (2-12 ft) when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by their needle-like [[leaf|leaves]], attached to the twig [[Douglas-fir]]s are not true firs, being of the genus ''[[Pseudotsuga]]''.
  17 KB (2,723 words) - 19:21, 17 August 2010
• Flowering Dogwood
  ...ood''', [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Benthamidia florida'' (L.) Spach) is a species of [[dogwood]] native to eastern [[North America]], from southern [[Maine]] we ...=on}} high, often wider than it is tall when mature, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|30|cm|ft|0|abbr=on}}. A 10-year-old tree will stand about {
  12 KB (1,721 words) - 03:20, 28 September 2013
• Helianthus
  ...ellow.—Altogether there are about 60 species, mostly N. American, and many of the plants grown for sunflowers are now considered as belonging to other ge ...s best to start them indoors in March. Perennial kinds, particularly forms of H. multiflorus, should be taken up in late fall or early spring, every two
  12 KB (1,819 words) - 07:58, 17 October 2009
• Spruce
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> [[Image:Picea_glauca1.jpg|right|thumb|Foliage and cones of [[White Spruce]]]]
  28 KB (4,363 words) - 17:57, 14 September 2009
• List of botanical gardens in the United States
  ...significant [[botanical garden]]s and [[arboretum]]s in the United States of America. *[[University of Alabama Arboretum]] - [[University of Alabama]], [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
  51 KB (6,272 words) - 06:47, 3 July 2021
• Opuntia
  ...ct. ''[[Brasiliopuntia]]'' and ''[[Miqueliopuntia]]'' are closer relatives of ''Opuntia''. ...es is the [[Indian Fig Opuntia]] (''O. ficus-indica''). Most culinary uses of the term 'prickly pear' refer to this species. Prickly pears are also known
  32 KB (4,983 words) - 22:17, 23 February 2010
• Date
  ...aflets; the leaflets are 30&nbsp;cm long and 2&nbsp;cm wide. The full span of the crown ranges from 6 to 10 m. ...e United States, and is now becoming a fruit of commercial promise in some of these regions.
  31 KB (5,215 words) - 18:27, 14 April 2011
• Sedum
  ...ich are commonly known as '''stonecrops'''. It contains around 400 species of leaf [[succulents]] that are found throughout the [[Northern Hemisphere]], ...m specimens. It is unfortunately not altogether satisfactory but may prove of some value in separating the species. {{SCH}}
  19 KB (2,870 words) - 00:30, 25 May 2010
• Ipomoea
  ...]] [[herbaceous]] plants, [[liana]]s, [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s; most of the species are [[twining]] climbing plants. ...olorful flowers and are often grown as [[ornamental plant]]s, and a number of [[cultivar]]s have been developed. Their deep flowers attract large [[Lepid
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