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Scientific name - Mahonia aquifolium Nutt. Synonyms - Berberis aquifolia Popular names - Creeping barberry, holy grape, mountain grape, Oregon grapeholly. Distribution and Habitat - grows in coniferous forests of North America, in Colorado and west to Idaho to Oregon, and northern Canada. Description - evergreen shrub. Stem erect, 0.8-2 m high. Imparipenat-compound leaves, 5-11 Folio, ovat-lanceolata, 3-7 cm long, needle-thorny edges, shiny dark green on the upper face and pale green inside. Raceme 4.8 cm long, flowers yellow, fragrant. Blooms in April-May. Fruit Baca albastu-glauca, pedicel 10-15 mm long. 2.5 Seeds, glossy, red-brown. 2n = 28. Growth rate -- Tolerances - soils secetosix and shady. Requirements - soil well-drained, moist, acidic, slightly shady. Management - to trim after blooming, old stems are clipped from ground level each year. Propagation - by seedlings harvested in July, new plants can replant the following spring. The seeds harvested in autumn. Diseases and pests - Mahon is the host of Puccinia graminis (wheat rust), it is not to plant wheat chains around. Mahon and Mahon Beale aquifolium are the most resistant to Puccinia graminis. Species of rust attacking Mahon: Cumminisella mirabilissima, C. Texan, C. wootoniana, Puccinia koeleriae, P. Oxalidis. Brown-brown spots on leaves are caused by: Phyllosticta berberidis, P. japonica, P. mahoniaecola, affected leaves break and be destroyed. Insects: Liosomaohis berberidis. Natural partners and Garden – Echinacea, Stillingia. Cultivars and varieties - 'Apollo', 'atropurpurea', 'Compactum', 'Green Ripple', 'King's Ransom', 'Orange Flame', 'versicolor'. Properties and Uses - can be grown for ornamental purposes, near a wall or traffic routes. Other species encountered Mahon in parks and gardens are often repens Mahon, Mahon and Mahon Beale nervosa. The roots have antibacterial properties, the extract of the roots are used for cleaning the blood and in treating acne, eczema, and dizziness. Myth, Legend and Folklore - roots of Mahonia aquifolium were used by Indian tribes to treat ulcers, rheumatism, skin problems, and to stimulate appetite. Tonic of Mahonia aquifolium shops appeared in the late 1800s, and was officially registered in framacopee around 1950s. Mahon aquifolium is the flower of Oregon. References D. Frohn, HJ Pfänder - Poisonous Plants - Manson Publishing, 2004 James S. Fralish, Scott B. Franklin - Taxonomy and Ecology of Woody Plants in North American Forests - Wiley, 2002 James Green - Tha Male Herbal - The Definitive Health Care Book for Men and Boys - Crossing Press, 2007 Karan Junker - Gardening with Woodland Plants - Timber Press, 2007 Pascal P. Piron - Diseases and pests of Ornamentsl Plants, 5 th Ed - Wiley, 1978 Susan G. Wynn, Barbara Fougere - Veterinary Herbal Medicine - Mosby, 2006
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Eucalyptus globulus Labill.
Evergreen tree, 25-70 m high x 5 m diameter trunk base. Ritidom rough, exfoliating in gray is the upper of the trunk and branches, in long strips. 12-15 x 12-25 mm buds. Leaves are opposite, in pairs, united among themselves in the green-glauca, 6-15 cm long, adult leaves alternate, 15-35 cm long, lanceolata and arched, the asymmetric top long-acuminata, sturdy stalks. Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl.
Decidua species native to China. Green stems, 60-90 cm high, 1-2 m diameter, edges, form adventitious roots. Brownish-red buds, ovoizi. Decidue leaves, opposite, pinnate-compound, 3 leaflets oblong, Sesi. Flowers solitary, six petals, 1-2 cm in diameter. Flowering period from January to March, before leaf. Baca fruit, fleshy, ripening black. Lonicera xylosteum
Lonicera xylosteum - shrub originating from Europe, the Caucasus and Siberia, growing at the edge of deciduous forests, from lowland to 1600 m altitude. They prefer warm places and limestone associated with Cornus sanguinela, Ligustrum vulgare, Prunus padus and Rubus idaeus. Prunus armeniaca - apricot
Prunus armeniaca - shrub or small tree, native of northeastern China, knew and cultivated worldwide for its edible fruit. The seeds of Prunus armeniaca extract oil used in perfume industry, cosmetics and pharmacy. Catalpa bignonioides
Catalpa bignonioides - deciduu tree, a native of south-eastern United States in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Cultivated as an ornamental tree. Magnoliopsida
Senna corymbosa
Evergreen shrub, 2-3 m high, stem thin, highly ramified, almost glabru. Leaves alternate, petiolate, membranous, paripenat compound, 2-3 pairs of folio; stipele linear, obsolete, or oblong-folio oblonga lanceolata, 5 x 1 cm, top acute or obtuse, base round and asymmetrical, the ventral green, glabra . Citrus - citrus
Bark smooth, thin, gray-brown to green. Most species have a single trunk, hardwood. Citrus paradisi (Grapefruit) has a thick trunk 0.5 - a, 75 m in diameter. Stalk young are edges, green. Stalk elderly are circular in section. Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus - shrub to 3 m high, native of India and China, naturalized in southern Europe. cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and public gardens, the street alignments or as hedges. Anthyllis vulneraria L. - head Turcului, harmful
Herbaceous perennial herb, polymorphic, rhizome. Prostrata strain or ascending, pubescent, hairs white, 5-40 cm high. Basal leaves, arranged in rosette, stems leaves alternate, imparipenat-compound, folio oblong-linear, foliole terminal is greater than the side glabrata or slightly pubescent on the upper face, lower face and Seto. Leonotis Leonurus
Leonotis Leonurus - a species native to southern Africa but cultivated throughout the world as ornamental species in parks and gardens. Leonotis grecum derived from 'Leon' = lion, and 'Otis' = ear alluding to the shape of the corolla. |
 
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