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At first glance, it looks like the tree is wearing a cloak. A heavy one. From the ground the trunk rises normally enough, narrow and upright. But halfway up something changes. The structure broadens, darkens, and spills outward into a
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Coreopsis verticillata Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: CoreopsisSpecies: Coreopsis verticillata Common Names by Region Threadleaf CoreopsisWhorled CoreopsisTickseed Description General Appearance Threadleaf Coreopsis is a delicate perennial wildflower recognized for its bright yellow daisy-like blooms and extremely fine,
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Zinnia elegans Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: ZinniaSpecies: Zinnia elegans Common Names by Region Garden ZinniaYouth-and-AgeCommon ZinniaElegant Zinnia Description Growth Form Zinnia elegans is an upright annual flowering plant native to Mexico but widely cultivated throughout
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Jatropha integerrima Jacq. Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: MalpighialesFamily: EuphorbiaceaeGenus: JatrophaSpecies: Jatropha integerrima Common Names by Region Description Growth Form An evergreen to semi-evergreen tropical shrub or small tree, typically 6–15 feet tall in landscape settings, though capable
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Verbascum chaixii Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: ScrophulariaceaeGenus: VerbascumSpecies: Verbascum chaixii Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat (when naturalized) Propagation /
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Oxeye Daisy Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID A classic “white-petaled” daisy look: white ray florets around a golden-yellow center disk, typically held singly on a leafless flowering stem above a basal rosette. Flowers Leaves Stems Lookalikes Known
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Partridge Pea Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: FabalesFamily: FabaceaeSubfamily: CaesalpinioideaeGenus: ChamaecristaSpecies: Chamaecrista fasciculata Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit An upright native annual legume typically reaching 1–3 feet in height. Light, airy structure with branching stems and
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Wild Bergamot Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: LamiaceaeGenus: MonardaSpecies: M. fistulosa Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Herbaceous perennial native to much of North America. Typically 2–4 feet tall, forming loose clumps via rhizomes. Square stems
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Smooth Blackberry Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: RosalesFamily: RosaceaeGenus: RubusSpecies: Rubus canadensis L. Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Rubus canadensis is a native perennial bramble forming arching, slender canes that may trail or lean rather than
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Compass Plant Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: SilphiumSpecies: Silphium laciniatum L. Common Names by Region Description General Form Compass plant is a long-lived native prairie perennial capable of reaching 6–12 feet in height when in bloom.