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Spiraea plants are hardy, deciduous-leaved shrubs. The leaves are simple and usually short stalked, and are arranged in a spiralling, alternate fashion. In most species, the leaves are lanceolate (narrowly oval) and about 2.5 to 10 centimetres (0.98 to 3.94 in) long.
Spiraea douglasii is a woolly shrub growing 0.91–1.83 metres (3–6 feet) tall from rhizomes, forming dense riverside thickets. [6] The leaves are 2.5–10.2 centimetres (1–4 inches) long and toothed towards the tips. They are alternately arranged, and the undersides are whitish with prominent veins.
These shrubs are a blaze with color come cooler months. Leaves change to red, orange, or yellow combinations that offer a welcomed bonus to the plant's summer fruit. ... Plant in USDA Zones 6-10 ...
By 1992, it was the nation's third-largest such state agency, with 1,500 employees and a budget of some $650 million. [2] In 1993, the state merged the DER with the substantially larger Department of Natural Resources, creating the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. [3] Virginia Bass Wetherell was named Secretary of the new agency.
The ecology of Florida considers the state's two Level I and three Level II/III ecoregions containing more than 80 distinct ecosystems. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They differ in hydrology , climate, landforms, soil types, flora, and fauna, forming a global biodiversity hotspot .
Plants that are endemic to scrub and "scrubby" communities in Florida [b] and that are listed as endangered by the State of Florida (but not by the USFWC) include: Bonamia grandiflora (Florida lady's nightcap, Florida bonamia, scrub morning glory), Asclepias curtissii (Curtiss's milkweed), Chamaesyce cumulicola (coastal dune sandmat, sand dune ...
Florida's state forests are state forests overseen by the Florida Forest Service. There are 38 state forests in Florida covering more than 1,058,000 acres. [1] The first state forest in Florida was Pine Log State Forest, established on 6,960 acres in 1936. Cary State Forest was established in 1937. [2] Blackwater River State Forest and ...
Spiraea tomentosa grows to up to four feet high and prefers moist to wet soil and full sun. It blooms in summer. It blooms in summer. Each tiny, pink flower is about 1/16 of an inch wide and arranged in narrow, pyramid-shaped flowerheads that grow up to eight inches long.