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The name "bearberry" for the plant derives in part from the edible fruit which is a food for bears. [2] The fruits are gathered as food for humans, and the leaves are used in indigenous herbal medicine. [1] The alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng (syn. Arctous alpinus (L.) Niedenzu) is a procumbent shrub 10–30 cm high (3.9–11 ...
In some (e.g. firs and cedars), the cones disintegrate to release the seeds, and in others (e.g. the pines that produce pine nuts) the nut-like seeds are dispersed by birds (mainly nutcrackers, and jays), which break up the specially adapted softer cones. Ripe cones may remain on the plant for a varied amount of time before falling to the ...
Usually, shrubs are distinguished from trees by their height and multiple stems. Some shrubs are deciduous (e.g. hawthorn) and others evergreen (e.g. holly). [2] Ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus divided the plant world into trees, shrubs and herbs. [5] Small, low shrubs, generally less than 2 m (6.6 ft) tall, such as lavender, periwinkle ...
The fine-toothed leaves are at first deep red, but on maturity become glossy and dark green. The cream-coloured flowers appear in spring, with the male flowers boasting red anthers. Separate shrubs produce either male or female flowers, with the female plants also producing small purple berries. The foliage is dense, and dark-green to red in color.
Callicarpa americana, commonly called the American beautyberry, is an open-habitat, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown as an ornamental in gardens and yards. American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds.
Growing American elderberry plants, also called American elder, is easy to do in most parts of the country. Native to North America, this large flowering and fruitful shrub attracts bees ...
Tall shrubs are mostly 2–8 m high, small shrubs 1–2 m high and subshrubs less than 1 m high. [ 3 ] There is a descriptive system widely adopted in Australia to describe different types of vegetation is based on structural characteristics based on plant life-form , as well as the height and foliage cover of the tallest stratum or dominant ...
Grown more informally as a multi-stemmed small tree or large shrub at the edge of a wooded area it will attract lots of birds who love the berries. With respect to soil, it prefers a well-drained ...