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Euphorbia tirucalli (commonly known as Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, fire stick, aveloz or milk bush [3]) is a tree native to Africa that grows in semi-arid tropical climates. A hydrocarbon plant, it produces a poisonous latex that can cause temporary blindness. [4]
Hackelia virginiana has simple, rough leaves and ribbed green stems. The plant is categorized Wetland Indicator Status: FACU (Facultative Upland). [6] The flowers are small and white, bourne in mid-late summer. [7] The seeds are burs, and are very sticky. The plant is native but a well-known nuisance in deciduous forests of the eastern U.S ...
Cassia sieberiana, the drumstick tree, is a tree in the family Fabaceae native to Africa. It ranges from 10 to 20 metres in height and has very bright yellow flowers. It ranges from 10 to 20 metres in height and has very bright yellow flowers.
Leaves can be 5 to 12 cm (2.0 to 4.7 in) long and up to just over 3 cm (1.2 in) wide. They have a rough texture on their upper surface, and are hairy. Stem leaves grow alternately on erect single (generally) stems that are "much branched with short fine hairs throughout", [ 4 ] and are "narrowly lance-elliptic, tapered equally at both ends with ...
Salvadora persica is a small tree or shrub with a crooked trunk, [3] [need quotation to verify] typically 6–7 metres (20–23 ft) in height. [1] Its bark is scabrous and cracked, whitish with pendulous extremities. The root bark of the tree is similar in colour to sand, and the inner surfaces are an even lighter shade of brown.
Ceiba speciosa, the floss silk tree (formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of deciduous tree that is native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America.It has several local common names, such as palo borracho (in Spanish literally "drunken stick"), or árbol del puente, samu'ũ (in Guarani), or paineira (in Brazilian Portuguese).
Sweet gum is a native shade tree that has glossy green leaves with five lobes, similar to a sugar maple. Fall color can be quite dramatic, with a combination of yellows, reds, and purples.
Aralia spinosa, commonly known as devil's walking stick, is a woody species of plant in the genus Aralia of the family Araliaceae. It is native to eastern North America . The various names refer to the viciously sharp, spiny stems, petioles and even leaf midribs.