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Ceanothus americanus is a shrub that lives up to fifteen years and growing between 18 and 42 in (0.5 and 1 m) high, having many thin branches.Its root system is thick with fibrous root hairs close to the surface, but with stout, burlish, woody roots that reach deep into the earth—root systems may grow very large in the wild, to compensate after repeated exposures to wildfires.
Red Hot Pokers are native to hot and dry areas of Africa but handle Kentucky winters quite well. They come in a wide range of colors from yellow to orange, red and even multicolored forms.
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Trillium erectum, the red trillium, [4] also known as wake robin, [5] purple trillium, [6] bethroot, [7] or stinking benjamin, [8] is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae. The plant takes its common name "wake robin" by analogy with the European robin , which has a red breast heralding spring.
Natural Bridge State Park is a member of the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, and offers guided backpacking trips and natural history educational programs. Annual events open to the public include Herpetology Weekend each May, Natural Arches Weekend each February, and the Kentucky Native Plant Society's Wildflower Weekend each April.
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Sanguinaria canadensis is sometimes known as Canada puccoon, [5] bloodwort, redroot, red puccoon, and black paste. [4] Plants are variable in leaf and flower shape, and have been separated as a different subspecies due to these variable shapes, indicating a highly variable species.
The flowers are deep-red or orange red and occur in dense clusters on long stiff stalks, [2] [6] which also arise from the base of the plant. [6] Fruit develop between November and March, and can linger until May. [6] The fruit are red [5] [6] to black, [2] fleshy capsules with three lobes. [6] The mature fruit release a red-purple juice when ...