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  • Rhododendron calendulaceum (flame azalea)

    ...(Michx.) Torr.. flame azalea. Woody Plants Woody Angiosperms Facts About: One look at its bright orange blossoms, and it is easy to tell how Flame azalea got its name. Although it is na...

  • Swida sericea (red-osier dogwood)

    ...stolonifera (Michx.) Wangerin; C. sericea L.; C. sericea L. ssp. stolonifera (Michx.) Fosberg; C. stolonifera Michx.; Swida stolonifera (Michx.) Rydb. 
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  • Betula papyrifera (paper birch)

    ...petioles tomentose, and body of samara wider than the individual wings (vs. B. papyrifera, with leaf blades ovate, petioles not tomentose, and body of samara not wider than individual wings).: ...

  • Clethra alnifolia (coastal sweet-pepperbush)

    ... tomentosa (Lam.) Michx.; Clethra tomentosa Lam. • CT, MA, ME, NH, RI. Swamps, lake shores, rarely in woodlands and ridgetops. Native to North America? ...

  • Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Boston-ivy)

    ...Boston-ivy is easy to grow and is often used for trellises and privacy lattices, it can quickly clamber up buildings and its holdfasts can be difficult to remove. The blue fruits, borne on red stalks ...

  • Quercus cerris (European turkey oak)

    ...Washington state and Massachusetts; it typically prefers to grow in hardiness zones 6 to 8. It is a medium-size oak (to 60 feet or 20 m tall), with deeply lobed leaves and platy, fissured bark. It&#...

  • Fraxinus nigra (black ash)

    ...fibrous, easy-to-split wood, is used for making baskets -- hence one of its common names, "hoop ash." Its seeds are important food sources for wetland birds. Habitat: floodplain (river or ...

  • Empetrum atropurpureum (purple crowberry)

    ...mountaintops and alpine zones. It's easy to mix this species up with its more common cousin, E. nigrum, but look closely at the twigs. Empetrum atropurpureum has dense white hairs on the twigs,...

  • Iva frutescens (maritime marsh-elder)

    ...is easy to prune and shape. Habitat: marshes All Characteristics: New England state: Massachusetts. New England state: ...

  • Rhus glabra (smooth sumac)

    ...Rootstocks are easy to propagate, and the plant tolerates harsh soil conditions. Habitat: anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), forest edges, meadows and fields All Characteristics: ...