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This page alphabetically lists some known plant species occurring in the US state of Pennsylvania. Currently about 2,100 native and 1,300 non-native plant species are known in Pennsylvania. [1] According Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the known species make up 37% of Pennsylvania's total wild plant flora.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Pennsylvania is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
Barren vegetation in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 2008. Barren vegetation describes an area of land where plant growth may be sparse, stunted, and/or contain limited biodiversity . Environmental conditions such as toxic or infertile soil , high winds, coastal salt-spray , and climatic conditions are often key factors in poor plant ...
This category contains the native flora of Pennsylvania as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic.
The Morris Arboretum & Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania (37 ha / 92 acres) is the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Arboretum is open daily except for major holidays. It is located at 100 East Northwestern Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Prunus pensylvanica grows as a shrub or small tree, usually with a straight trunk and a narrow, round-topped crown. It grows 5–15 metres (16–49 feet) tall and 10–51 centimetres (4–20 inches) in diameter.
Dec. 4—Kern's ambitious list of carbon burial proposals has lengthened with the addition of an early-stage, relatively inexpensive plan for reusing an idle biomass plant near Delano to combust ...
Kalmia latifolia is an evergreen shrub growing 3–9 m (9.8–29.5 ft) tall. The leaves are 3–12 cm long and 1–4 cm wide. The flowers are hexagonal, sometimes appearing to be pentagonal, ranging from light pink to white, and occur in clusters.