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Pentas lanceolata Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Pentas lanceolata is a compact, herbaceous perennial (often grown as an annual in cooler climates) forming rounded, bushy clumps. Leaves Leaves are: Flowers The defining feature: Clusters are tight, forming
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Woodland Crocus, “Tommies” Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: IridaceaeGenus: CrocusSpecies: Crocus tommasinianus Common Names by Region Woodland CrocusEarly CrocusTommasini’s Crocus“Tommies” (common gardener nickname) Description Crocus tommasinianus is a small perennial flowering plant that emerges from underground corms and blooms
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Coreopsis verticillata L. Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: CoreopsisSpecies: Coreopsis verticillata Binomial Name: Coreopsis verticillata L. Common Names by Region Threadleaf CoreopsisThreadleaf TickseedWhorled TickseedFernleaf CoreopsisPot-of-Gold (some cultivars)Zagreb Coreopsis (cultivar name widely used) Description General Form Threadleaf
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: SymphyotrichumSpecies: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Binomial Name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom Common Names by Region New England AsterMichaelmas DaisyPurple AsterFall AsterAmerican Aster Historically many asters were placed in the genus Aster,
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Rhododendron calendulaceum Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: EricalesFamily: EricaceaeGenus: RhododendronSpecies: Rhododendron calendulaceum Common Names by Region Flame AzaleaOrange AzaleaAppalachian Flame AzaleaWild Honeysuckle (regional colloquial use) Description General Form Flame Azalea is a deciduous flowering shrub native to eastern North America,
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Rosa setigera Michx. Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: RosalesFamily: RosaceaeSubfamily: RosoideaeTribe: RoseaeGenus: RosaSpecies: Rosa setigera Common Names by Region Climbing RosePrairie RoseClimbing Wild RoseIllinois RoseSetigera Rose Description General Appearance Rosa setigera is a native climbing or scrambling wild rose
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Tulipa gesneriana Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: LiliopsidaSubclass: LiliidaeOrder: LilialesFamily: LiliaceaeGenus: TulipaSpecies: Tulipa gesnerianaCultivar: ‘Didier’ Common Names by Region Didier’s TulipGarden TulipCommon TulipDark Tulip (informal descriptive name)Spring Garden Tulip Because it is a cultivated ornamental, the cultivar name ‘Didier’
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Vernonia noveboracensis Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: VernoniaSpecies: Vernonia noveboracensis Common Names by Region New York IronweedTall IronweedCommon IronweedIronweed Description Growth Habit New York Ironweed is a tall perennial wildflower belonging to the aster family.
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Yucca filamentosa Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsparagaceaeSubfamily: AgavoideaeGenus: YuccaSpecies: Yucca filamentosa Common Names by Region Adam’s NeedleCommon YuccaBear GrassSpanish Bayonet (sometimes incorrectly applied)Needle Palm YuccaThread Yucca Description Growth Form Yucca filamentosa is a hardy, evergreen perennial forming
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Liriope spicata Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description General Form Creeping liriope is a low, grass-like evergreen perennial grown primarily as a groundcover. It forms dense colonies by underground rhizomes and spreads steadily once established. The plant is valued for