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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 ...
Cercis is derived from the Greek word κερκις (kerkis) meaning "weaver's shuttle", which was applied by Theophrastus to C. siliquastrum [6] due to the resemblance of the dry seed pod to a loom shuttle. Cercis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including mouse moth and Automeris io (both recorded on ...
The leaves turn yellow in Autumn. The flowers are wind-pollinated catkins 3–6 centimeters (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, the male catkins pendulous, the female catkins erect. The fruit is unusual among birches in maturing in late spring; it is composed of numerous tiny winged seeds packed between the catkin bracts. [2] [6] River birch ...
Circles, Xs, and dots in various colors identify which trees are to be cut, which ones are hazards, and which ones should be left alone. They also mark property boundaries and environmental concerns.
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Quercus palustris, also called pin oak, [4] swamp oak, or Spanish oak, [5] is a tree in the red oak section (Quercus sect. Lobatae) of the genus Quercus.Pin oak is one of the most commonly used landscaping oaks in its native range due to its ease of transplant, relatively fast growth, and pollution tolerance.
Their typical flowers are catkins and often appear before leaves. In the past, the family was often divided into two families, Betulaceae ( Alnus , Betula ) and Corylaceae (the rest). Recent treatments, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group , have described these two groups as subfamilies within an expanded Betulaceae: Betuloideae and ...
Oenothera speciosa is a herbaceous perennial wildflower.It has glabrous (smooth) to pubescent stems that grow to 50 centimetres (20 inches) in height. The pubescent leaves are alternate with very short or no petiole (sessile), reaching 10 cm (4 in) long to 4 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad.