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Smilax glauca, the cat greenbriar [3] or catbriar, is a woody vine in the family Smilacaceae. It is native to central and eastern portions of the United States as well as Mexico, where it is a common and conspicuous part of the forest vegetation. [2] [4] [5] Smilax glauca has prickly stems and climbs by means of tendrils. Leaves are notably ...
The leaves are simple, deciduous, alternate, clustered near the ends of twigs. They are oval, 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 2–5 cm ( 3 ⁄ 4 –2 in) broad with a 0.6–2 cm ( 1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ⁄ 4 in) petiole, shiny and green on top, and a dull, paler green below; [ 7 ] they have tiny teeth on the margins, and 10–12 pairs of pinnate veins.
Mimosa aculeaticarpa - MHNT. Mimosa aculeaticarpa is a species of woody shrub in the family Fabaceae.It is commonly known as the catclaw mimosa or the wait-a-minute bush, and is endemic to upland regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States, particularly Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Actinidia polygama (also known as silver vine, matatabi and cat powder) is a species of kiwifruit in the family Actinidiaceae. It grows in the mountainous areas of Korea , Japan and China at elevations between 500 and 1,900 metres (1,600 and 6,200 ft).
Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree, [3] pride of India, [4] bead-tree, Cape lilac, [3] syringa berrytree, [3] Persian lilac, [3] Indian lilac, or white cedar, [5] is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia.
In favorable conditions the plant can develop into a small tree over 3.7 metres (12 ft) tall. [3] More commonly it is a shrub between 0.9–1.8 metres (3–6 ft) tall. [3] The branches may have a reddish tinge and the new twigs are often red in color. The alternately arranged evergreen leaves are dark green above and paler on the undersides.
The leaves are dark green and elliptic, 8–15 centimetres (3–6 in) long and 3–5 cm (1–2 in) wide. The leaves are densely hairy (pubescent) below, and turn red in autumn before falling. [7] Medlar flowers are 2–5 cm (3 ⁄ 4 –2 in) in diameter, have a short stalk and are terminal and single on short side shoots.
The leaves are oblong and blunt-tipped, usually 10–20 centimetres (4–8 in) long and 5 cm (2 in) wide. [3] The leaves are pinnately compounded and alternate. [8] There are 6 to 9 pairs of leaflets per leaf [8] and the upper surface is wavy and a dark, glossy-green. [3] The longan tree produces light-yellow inflorescences at the end of ...