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Plant List #12: Invasive Species Flashcards

1
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What is the family name of the Dwarf Arctic willow?

A

Salicaceae

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What is the binomial name of Dwarf Arctic willow?

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Salix purpurea ‘Nana’

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3
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How tall does the Dwarf Arctic willow grow?

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7 feet

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4
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What are the uses of Salix purpurea ‘Nana’

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Mass plantings, rear border, slope/erosion stabilizations

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5
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What is the family name of the Common reed?

A

Poaceae

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6
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What the binomial name of Common reed?

A

Phragmites australis

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7
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How tall does the common reed grow?

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12 feet

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8
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What are the uses of Common reed?

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Very common in ditches and streams. European strain is highly invasive and used for paper, biofuels etc.

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What is the family name of Lily-of-the-valley?

A

Asparagaceae

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10
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What is the binomial name of Lily of the valley?

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Convallaria majalis

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11
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How tall does Lily of the valley grow?

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12 inches

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12
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What plant on this list can tolerate full shade?

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Lily of the valley
English ivy
Sweet woodruff
Japanese spurge

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13
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What is the use of Lily of the valley?

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Groundcover for shade and under trees. Avoid near natural areas

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14
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What is the family name of the Manitoba maple?

A

Sapindaceae

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15
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What is the binomial name of Manitoba maple?

A

Acer negundo

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16
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How tall does Manitoba maple grow?

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50 feet

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17
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What problems does Manitoba maple have?

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Attracts boxelder bugs (invades houses in fall), grows fast but has week wood and is very scraggly

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18
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What is the family name of the Tree of heaven?

A

Simaroubaceae

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19
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What is the binomial name of the Tree of heaven?

A

Ailanthus altissima

20
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How tall does the Tree of heaven grow?

A

80 feet

21
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Which plant on this list is highly adaptable to pollution?

A

Tree of heaven

22
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What are the problems of the Tree of heaven?

A

Grows fast, brittle, weak wood, grows in concrete cracks, allelopathic

23
Q

What is the family name of English ivy?

A

Araliaceae

24
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What is the binomial name of English ivy?

A

Hedera helix

25
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How tall can English ivy grow?

A

80 feet

26
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What are the uses of English ivy?

A

Groundcover, naturalizer

27
Q

What is the binomial name of European buckthorn?

A

Rhamnus cathartica

28
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What is the family name of European buckthorn?

A

Rhamnaceae

29
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How tall does European buckthorn grow?

A

25 feet

30
Q

Which plant on this list must not be planted?

A

European buckthorn

31
Q

What is the binomial name of sweet woodruff?

A

Galium odoratum

32
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What is the family name of the sweet woodruff?

A

Rubiaceae

32
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How tall does sweet woodruff grow?

A

12 inches

32
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What are the uses of sweet odoratum?

A

Groundcover, herb garden, rock garden, edging

32
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Which plant on this list requires moist and slightly acidic soil?

A

Sweet woodruff

33
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What is the binomial name for Japanese spurge?

A

Pachysandra terminalis

34
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What is the family name of Japanese spurge?

A

Buxaceae

35
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How tall does Japanese spurge grow?

A

12 inches

36
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What is the use for Japanese spurge?

A

Groundcover for shade, under trees with vigorous roots, avoid near natural areas

37
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What is the binomial name of Russian olive?

A

Elaeagnus angustifolia

38
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What is the family name of Russian olive?

A

Elaeagnaceae

39
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How tall can Russian olive grow?

A

20 feet

40
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What is the use of Russian olive?

A

Useful along highways, roads, but invasive otherwise. Has thorns

41
Q

Which plant on this list is salt and drought tolerant?

A

Russian olive

42
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What is Toronto’s new Hardiness zone?

A

7a

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