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Rudbeckia triloba Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Brown-eyed Susan is a short-lived herbaceous perennial, often behaving as a biennial, that grows in an upright, branching form from a basal rosette in its first season. In its second
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Tithonia rotundifolia Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Tithonia rotundifolia is a vigorous, coarse-textured annual in temperate cultivation, behaving as a perennial in its native tropical range where it can reach 4 meters in height. In gardens it
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Vinca minor ‘Argenteovariegata’ Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Vinca minor ‘Argenteovariegata’ is a low, trailing evergreen subshrub that spreads along the ground by rooting at stem nodes, forming dense, interlocking mats typically 10–20 cm tall. It spreads
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Ratibida columnifera Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: RatibidaSpecies: Ratibida columnifera Common Names by Region Prairie ConeflowerMexican HatUpright Prairie ConeflowerLonghead ConeflowerThimbleflower Description Growth Habit An upright, herbaceous perennial wildflower. Typically grows 1–3 feet tall, occasionally taller in fertile
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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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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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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.