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Geobotanically, Missouri belongs to the North American Atlantic region, and spans all three floristic provinces that make up the region: the state transitions from the deciduous forest of the Appalachian province to the grasslands of the North American Prairies province in the west and northwest, and the northward extension of the Mississippi embayment places the bootheel in the Atlantic and ...
It includes flora taxa that are native to Missouri. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Missouri" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. That is, the geographic region is defined by its political boundaries.
Acrogymnospermae; Scientific name Common name Family Conservation status Conifers; Araucariaceae: monkey-puzzle family; Agathis: kauri ; Agathis australis: kauri; New Zealand kauri
The poisonous plant blends in with nonpoisonous plants and grows all across Missouri, ... and has light green stems and fern-like leaves that can grow up to 6 feet tall in Missouri’s climate ...
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]
Salix scouleriana seed. Salix scouleriana is a deciduous shrub or small tree, depending on the environment, usually with multiple stems that reach 2 to 7 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 23 ft) in height in dry, cold, high elevations, and other difficult environments, and 10 to 20 m (33 to 66 ft) or more in favorable sites.
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The twigs are fuzzy when new, and turn sleek with age. The leaves are up to 1.5 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 in) long [3] and produce a very strong odour when crushed. The aroma is bitter and often disagreeable (earning the plant the name skunkbush). The leaves are green when new and turn orange and brown in the fall.