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In 1993, The Jepson Manual estimated that California was home to 4,693 native species and 1,169 native subspecies or varieties, including 1,416 endemic species. A 2001 study by the California Native Plant Society estimated 6,300 native plants.
This is a list of plants by common name that are native to the U.S. state of Oregon. Adobe parsley; Alaska blueberry; American wild carrot; Austin's popcornflower; Awned melic; Azalea; Azure penstemon; Baby blue eyes; Baldhip rose; Beach strawberry; Beach wormwood; Bearded lupine; Bensoniella; Bigleaf maple; Bigleaf sedge; Birdnest buckwheat ...
Penstemon. Penstemon, also called beardtongue, is a sturdy, sun-loving summer bloomer. This drought-tolerant and deer-resistant plant is ideal for all types of gardens.
Shrubs, trees, climbers and herbaceous perennials, frequently with whitish sap. Some grow on other plants. The common fig was most likely already in cultivation more than 11,000 years ago. Breadfruit is a food crop in parts of Asia and the Pacific. [38] [80] Rosales [80]
Angiospermae; Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status Hardwoods; Aceraceae: maple family; Acer: maples; Acer amplum: broad maple Aceraceae (maple family) : Acer argutum
Flower bulbs are generally planted in the fall in colder climates. The bulbs go dormant in the winter but they continue to absorb water and nutrients from the soil and they develop roots. [2] Most bulbs produce perennial flowers. Occasionally certain bulbs become crowded in the ground and they must be removed and separated.
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet, [2] columbine) is a genus of about 130 species [1] of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher elevations throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals [3] of their flowers.
Many of these plants are listed in Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. William Stearn (1911–2001) was one of the pre-eminent British botanists of the 20th century: a Librarian of the Royal Horticultural Society , a president of the Linnean Society and the original drafter of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated ...