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Woody Plant ID Flashcards

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A. Vitex agnus-castus

A

Chaste Tree
Culture: has showy fragrant lavender blooms in summer
Add Info: Attracts butterflies and bees potentially invasive non-native

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B. Caesalpinia gilliesii

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Desert Bird of Paradise

Uses: Informal shrub, vegetative/naturalizing, attracts hummingbirds

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C. Ungnadia speciosa

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Mexican Buckeye

Add Info: use by Paleo-Indians as early as 9,000 years ago

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D. Quercus hinkleyi

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Hinckley’s Oak

Hardiness: Native to Texas; threatened

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E. Robinia psuedoacacia

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Twisty Black Locust
Culture: handles clay soil, air pollution and deer
Invades into other native ecosystems

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F. Pinus thunbergii

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Japanese Black Pine

Culture: full sun; heat and drought tolerant; salt tolerant; evergreen

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G. Mahonia trifoliolata

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Agarita
Culture: evergreen
Add Info: good deterrent plant

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H. Quercus polymorpha

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Monterey Oak

Culture: drought tolerant; resistant to Oak wilt

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I. X Chitalpa taskentensis

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Chitalpa
Culture:
Cultivar Morning Cloud is more resistant to powdery mildew

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J. Vitis vinifera ‘Cabernet Suvignon’

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Cabernet Sauvignon Grape

Culture: Drought tolerant once estlablish

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K. Dermatophyllum

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Texas Mountain Laurel
Culture: drought tolerant; salt tolerant
Add Info: 1 see is enough poison to kill a person

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L. Cercis Canadensis texensis ‘Traveller’

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Weeping Texas Redbud

Culture: needs good soil draining and moderate water

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M. Pinus cembroides

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Pinyon Pin
Habit: Upright evergreen
Culture:dry rock soil, but not heavy clay
Add Info: Large seeds and edible

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N. Chilopsis linearis

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Desert Willow

Culture: drought tolerant and adaptable

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O. Sapindus saponari drummondii

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Soapberry
Culture: Heat tolerant
Add Info: Can spread by rhizomes

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P. Prosopis glandulosa

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Mesquite
Culture: Drought resistant; permanent removal is difficult
Add Info: Seed pods are edible

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Q. Callicarpa americana

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Beautyberry

Culture: drought and heat tolerant

18
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R. Taxodium distichum

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Bald Cypress
Culture: requires ho summers for good growth
Add Info: Old growth stands in Bladen County, North Carolina is over 1,620 year old

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S. Pistacia chinensis

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Chinese Pistache
Culture: Drought, heat, and wind tolerant; very adaptable
Add Info: Fruit only on female trees

20
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T. Lagerstroemia indica

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Crepe Myrtle
Culture: very adaptable
Add Info: Introduced from China and Korea in 1790

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