"not injured by frequent pruning, making this hybrid very desirable as a hedge in low-maintenance landscaping and also a good candidate for bonsai. ""Taxus ""×"" media"" also shares with its fellow yew trees a high level of taxine in its branches, needles, and seeds. Taxine is toxic to the mammalian heart. Taxus × media Taxus ""×"" media, more commonly known as the Anglojap yew or simply ""Taxus media"", is a conifer (more specifically, a yew) created by the hybridization of yew species ""Taxus baccata"" and ""Taxus cuspidata"". This hybridization was thought to have been performed by the Massachusetts-based horticulturalist T.D."
"numbers indicate overgrazing. several species now regarded as better suited to other genera: ""Brachypodium Bromus Festuca Leptothrium Lolium Pseudechinolaena"" Tragus (plant) Tragus, commonly called bur gras, burr grass or carrot-seed grass, is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and Eurasia with several species on islands in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans plus one species in Argentina. Plants are monoecious, stoloniferous, and either annual or perennial depending on the species. The genus has been introduced in subtropical and tropical areas around the world as weeds of disturbed areas. The culms (stems)"
"Fraxinus Fraxinus , English name ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a few subtropical species are evergreen. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. The tree's common English name, ""ash"", traces back to the Old English ""æsc"", while the generic name originated in Latin. Both words also mean ""spear"" in their respective languages. The leaves are opposite (rarely in whorls of three), and mostly pinnately compound, simple in a few species. The seeds, popularly"
"Tragus (plant) Tragus, commonly called bur gras, burr grass or carrot-seed grass, is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and Eurasia with several species on islands in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans plus one species in Argentina. Plants are monoecious, stoloniferous, and either annual or perennial depending on the species. The genus has been introduced in subtropical and tropical areas around the world as weeds of disturbed areas. The culms (stems) are ascending or low and mat forming, glabrous, and circular in cross-section. Blades are flat or folded and linear,"
"Crataegus Crataegus (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name ""hawthorn"" was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe, especially the common hawthorn ""C. monogyna"", and the unmodified name is often so used in Britain and Ireland. The name is now also applied to the entire genus and to the related Asian genus ""Rhaphiolepis"". The Latin name ""Crataegus"" is from the Greek ""kratos"" ""strength"" and ""akis"" ""sharp"", referring"
"drop without warning. Fraxinus Fraxinus , English name ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a few subtropical species are evergreen. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. The tree's common English name, ""ash"", traces back to the Old English ""æsc"", while the generic name originated in Latin. Both words also mean ""spear"" in their respective languages. The leaves are opposite (rarely in whorls of three), and mostly pinnately compound, simple in a few species."
"or ""madronas"" in the United States, from the Spanish name ""madroño"" (strawberry tree). In British Columbia, Canada, where the species is common, ""arbutus"" is commonly used or, rarely and locally, ""tick tree"". All refer to the same species, ""Arbutus menziesii"", native to the Pacific Northwest and Northern and Central California regions. It is Canada's only native broadleaved evergreen tree. Some species in the genera ""Epigaea"", ""Arctostaphylos"" and ""Gaultheria"" were formerly classified in ""Arbutus"". As a result of its past classification, ""Epigaea repens"" (mayflower) has an alternative common name of ""trailing arbutus"". A study published in 2001 which analyzed ribosomal DNA"
"Land, according to the Torah (Deut. 8). Jesus cursed a fig tree for bearing no fruit (). The fig tree was sacred in ancient Cyprus where it was a symbol of fertility. Video Ficus Ficus ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone. The common fig (""F. carica"") is a temperate species native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region (from Afghanistan to"
"of plane trees in the genus ""Platanus"", the prefix ""pseudo-"" (from Ancient Greek) meaning ""false"". However, the two genera are in different families that are only distantly related. ""Acer"" and ""Platanus"" differ in the position in which leaves are attached to the stem (alternate in ""Platanus"", paired or opposite in ""Acer"") and in their fruit, which are spherical clusters in ""Platanus"" and paired samaras (winged fruit) in ""Acer"". The common name ""sycamore"" originally applied to the fig species ""Ficus sycomorus"", the sycamore or sycomore referred to in the Bible, that is native to southwest Asia. Other common names for the"
"the ""civic oak crown"". Linnaeus described only five species of oak from eastern North America, based on general leaf form. These were white oak, ""Quercus alba""; chestnut oak, ""Q. montana""; red oak, ""Q. rubra""; willow oak ""Q. phellos""; and water oak, ""Q. nigra"". Because he was dealing with confusing leaf forms, the ""Q. montana"" and ""Q. rubra"" specimens actually included mixed foliage of more than one species. Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (; Latin ""oak tree"") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks. The common name ""oak"""
"Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (; Latin ""oak tree"") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 600 extant species of oaks. The common name ""oak"" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ""Lithocarpus"" (stone oaks), as well as in those of unrelated species such as ""Grevillea robusta"" (silky oaks) and the Casuarinaceae (she-oaks). The genus ""Quercus"" is native to the Northern Hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cool temperate to tropical latitudes in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and North Africa. North America contains the largest"
"""Lamarchea"", ""Petraeomyrtus"", ""Phymatocarpus"" and ""Regelia"" be transferred to ""Melaleuca"". The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families maintained by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew lists ""Calothamnus"" and the other genera as synonyms of the accepted genus ""Melaleuca"". The move has not been adopted by all Australian herbaria with some taxonomists, including Alex George opposing the move. The name ""Melaleuca"" is derived from the Ancient Greek μέλας (""mélas"") meaning “dark"" or ""black” and λευκός (""leukós"") meaning “white”, apparently because one of the first specimens described had fire-blackened white bark. The common name ""tea-tree"" has been applied to species in the genera ""Leptospermum"","
"Tabebuia Tabebuia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. The common name ""roble"" is sometimes found in English. ""Tabebuias"" have been called ""trumpet trees"", but this name is usually applied to other trees and has become a source of confusion and misidentification. ""Tabebuia"" consists almost entirely of trees, but a few are often large shrubs. A few species produce timber, but the genus is mostly known for those that are cultivated as flowering trees. ""Tabebuia"" is native to the American tropics and subtropics from Mexico and the Caribbean to Argentina. Most of the species are from Cuba"
"The most widespread tree is the Norway spruce, followed by the Scots pine, Swiss pine (""Pinus cembra""), European larch (""Larix decidua""), and mountain pine. Leafy trees, especially maples, mainly grow in the Belianske Tatras. About 1,300 species of vascular plants grow in the park, of which 37 are endemic to the Tatras, 41 are endemic to the Western Carpathians and 57 are endemic to the Carpathians. Notable plants endemic to the Tatras include Tatra scurvy-grass (""Cochlearia tatrae""), yellow mountain saxifrage (""Saxifraga aizoides""), ""Erysimum wahlenbergii"" of the wallflower genus, ""Cochlearia tatrae"", ""Erigeron hungaricus"" of the genus ""Erigeron"", and others. Ice age"
"Ficus Ficus ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone. The common fig (""F. carica"") is a temperate species native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region (from Afghanistan to Portugal), which has been widely cultivated from ancient times for its fruit, also referred to as figs. The fruit of most other species are also edible though they are usually of only local"
"from Greek two thorns. The larvae of Chilecomadia moorei feed on this plant. They are highly appreciated by terrarium enthusiasts for their use as live food for reptiles and amphibians. Dasyphyllum diacanthoides Dasyphyllum diacanthoides. Distinctive common names: Trevo and Tayu is a species of tree endemic to Chile and Argentina in the Asteraceae family. It occurs from Curico to Chiloe (35 to 42°S) between 200 and 800 m above sea level. It grows on moist and shaded sites and on arid soils. It is an evergreen tree or that measures up to 15 m (50 ft) tall and over 2"
"Camptotheca Camptotheca (happy tree, cancer tree, or tree of life) is a genus of medium-sized deciduous trees growing to tall, native to southern China and Tibet. The genus is usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the dogwood family Cornaceae. The name ""happy tree"" is a direct translation of the Chinese name xǐ shù (Simplified Chinese:喜树). There are two species: The bark and stems of ""C. acuminata"" contain the alkaloid camptothecin. Several chemical derivatives of camptothecin are under investigation for or used as drugs for cancer treatment, including irinotecan, topotecan, rubitecan. ""C. acuminata"""
"religious and social purposes. The pilu tree is a salt-tolerant shrub or small tree, living in arid zones. It is native to India, Africa and the Middle East. In English, the Pilu tree is commonly known as the Toothbrush Tree, Patana Oak, Slow Match Tree, Tummy Wood, and Wild Guava. In Indian languages, common names include: The generic name was given in 1749 in honor of an apothecary of Barcelona, Jaime Salvador y Pedrol (1649-1740), by Dr Laurent Garcin, botanist, traveler and plant collector. The true specimen of this species came, as the specific name indicates, from Persia. The Pilu"
"Pseudotsuga Pseudotsuga is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Common names include Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas tree, and Oregon pine. ""Pseudotsuga menziesii"" is widespread in western North America and is an important source of timber. The number of species has long been debated, but two in western North America and two to four in eastern Asia are commonly acknowledged. Nineteenth-century botanists had problems in classifying Douglas-firs, due to the species' similarity to various other conifers better known at the time; they have at times been classified in ""Pinus"", ""Picea"", ""Abies"", ""Tsuga"", and even ""Sequoia""."
"Taxodium Taxodium is a genus of one to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin word ""taxus"", meaning ""yew"", and the Greek word ""εἶδος"" (""eidos""), meaning ""similar to."" Within the family, ""Taxodium"" is most closely related to Chinese swamp cypress (""Glyptostrobus pensilis"") and sugi (""Cryptomeria japonica""). Species of ""Taxodium"" occur in the southern part of the North American continent and are deciduous in the north and semi-evergreen to evergreen in the south. They are large trees, reaching tall and (exceptionally ) trunk diameter. The"
"Timothy-grass Timothy-grass (Phleum pratense) is an abundant perennial grass native to most of Europe except for the Mediterranean region. It is also known simply as timothy, meadow cat's-tail or common cat's tail. It is a member of the genus ""Phleum"", consisting of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses. It is probably named after Timothy Hanson, an American farmer and agriculturalist said to have introduced it from New England to the southern states in the early 18th century. Upon his recommendation it became a major source of hay and cattle fodder to British farmers in the mid-18th century. Timothy-grass"
"The two final genera, ""Acaciella"" and ""Mariosousa"", each contain about a dozen species from the Americas (but see ""Classification"" below for the ongoing debate concerning their taxonomy). This article describes acacias in the broader sense. English botanist and gardener Philip Miller adopted the name ""Acacia"" in 1754. The generic name is derived from (), the name given by early Greek botanist-physician Pedanius Dioscorides (middle to late first century) to the medicinal tree ""A. nilotica"" in his book ""Materia Medica"". This name derives from the Ancient Greek word for its characteristic thorns, (; ""thorn""). The species name ""nilotica"" was given by"
"Alopecurus Alopecurus, or foxtail grass, ('alopex' = fox, 'urus' = tail) is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family. It is common across temperate and subtropical parts of Eurasia, northern Africa, and the Americas, as well as naturalized in Australia and on various islands. Foxtails can be annual or perennial. They grow in tufts. They have flat leaves and blunt ligules (a small flap at the junction of leaf and stem). Their inflorescence is a dense panicle (a branching head without terminal flower) with 1-flowered spikelets. A few, particularly ""A. myosuroides"", are considered weeds, others are"
"Tribulus terrestris Tribulus terrestris (Malayalam: ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ) is an annual plant in the caltrop family (Zygophyllaceae) widely distributed around the world, that is adapted to grow in dry climate locations in which few other plants can survive. It is an invasive species in North America. Like many weedy species, this plant has many common names, including goat's-head, bindii, bullhead, burra gokharu, bhakhdi, caltrop, small caltrops, cat's-head, devil's eyelashes, devil's-thorn, devil's-weed, puncture vine, puncturevine, and tackweed. ""Tribulus terrestris"" is a taprooted herbaceous perennial plant that grows as a summer annual in colder climates. It is native to warm temperate and tropical regions"
"Hibiscus tiliaceus Hibiscus tiliaceus is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is native to the Old World tropics. Common names include sea hibiscus, beach hibiscus, coastal (or coast) hibiscus, coastal (or coast) cottonwood, green cottonwood, native hibiscus, native rosella, cottonwood hibiscus, kurrajong, sea rosemallow, balibago (Tagalog), malabago or malbago (Cebuano – Southern), maribago (Cebuano – Northern), waru (Indonesian), hau (Hawaiian), fau (Samoan), purau (Tahitian), and vau tree. The specific epithet, """"tiliaceus"""", refers to its resemblance to the related ""Tilia"" species. ""Hibiscus tiliaceus"" reaches a height of , with a trunk up to in diameter. The"
"and other taxanes that can be isolated from yews have been used as chemotherapy drugs. Taxine can be found in Taxus species: ""Taxus cuspidata, T. baccata"" (English yew), ""Taxus x media, Taxus canadensis, Taxus floridana"" and ""Taxus brevifolia"" (Pacific or western yew). All of these species contain taxine in every part of the plant except in the aril, the fleshy covering of the seeds (berries). Each species contains a different amount of taxine concentration, which leads to varying toxicities within the genus. This is the case of the ""Taxus brevifolia"" or Pacific yew and the ""Taxus baccata"" (English yew); ""T."
"of the northeast. Though capable of reaching the size of a small tree, it rarely exceeds in height, instead growing as a thick shrub or as a woody ground cover hence its common name of ""tanglefoot"". Joseph Dalton Hooker described the tanglefoot beech. Common names include tanglefoot- or deciduous beech, or fagus, which can also refer to the entire Beech family. The species was renamed as ""Fuscospora gunnii"" by New Zealander scientists. The change in name is controversial, and it is not necessary to accept this change. ""Nothofagus gunnii"" is a small tree which may grow up to 3 metres"
"in ""Pachylis"", and moving the three species with the muscle widening on both sides into the newly established genus ""Thasus"". Those three species then became ""Thasus acutangulus"", ""Thasus gigas"" and ""Thasus heteropus"". In 1867 he published a key to the two genera. Van Duzee later picked ""Thasus gigas"" as the type species (logotype) for the genus, as he felt that it best represented the characteristics of the genus. Thasus (bug) Thasus is an insect genus of the Coreidae, or leaf-footed bugs. It is a genus in the New World Nematopodini tribe that feeds on plants. It is chiefly found in"
"tortrix moth ""Cydia illutana"" have been specifically recorded on ""P. menziesii"". A California Native American myth explains that each three-ended bract is the tail and two tiny legs of a mouse that hid inside the scales of the tree's cones during forest fires, and the tree was kind enough to be its enduring sanctuary. A Douglas-fir species, ""Pseudotsuga menziesii"", is the state tree of Oregon. Pseudotsuga Pseudotsuga is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Common names include Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas tree, and Oregon pine. ""Pseudotsuga menziesii"" is widespread in western North America and"
"as gum trees because they exude copious kino from any break in the bark (e.g., scribbly gum). The generic name is derived from the Greek words ευ (""eu"") ""well"" and καλύπτω (""kalýpto"") ""to cover"", referring to the operculum on the calyx that initially conceals the flower. Some eucalyptus species have attracted attention from horticulturists, global development researchers, and environmentalists because of desirable traits such as being fast-growing sources of wood, producing oil that can be used for cleaning and as a natural insecticide, or an ability to be used to drain swamps and thereby reduce the risk of malaria. Eucalyptus"
"Cephalotaxus Cephalotaxus, commonly called plum yew or cowtail pine, is a genus of conifers comprising 11 species, treated in either the Cephalotaxaceae, or in the Taxaceae when that family is considered in a broad sense. The genus is endemic to eastern Asia, though fossil evidence shows it had a wider Northern Hemisphere distribution in the past. The species are evergreen shrubs and small trees reaching 1.0–10 m (rarely to 20 m) tall. The leaves are spirally arranged on the shoots, but twisted at the base to lie in two flat ranks (except on erect leading shoots); they are linear, 4–12"
"The genera are: pines (genus Pinus), spruces (genus Picea), firs (genus Abies), and cypress (genus Cupressa). In addition to these, the Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga Menziesii) is also commonly used as a Christmas tree, but it is not a true fir. The most commonly grown species include Eastern White pine, Virginia pine, Scotch pine, Colorado Blue spruce, Norway spruce, Serbian spruce, White spruce, Balsam fir, Grand fir, Frasier fir, Canaan fir, Noble fir, Turkish fir, White fir, Blue Ice Carolina and Sapphire cypress (both are sterile hybrids of the Arizona cypress), Leyland cypress, Eastern Red cedar, and Douglas fir. These trees"
"general illnesses. Acacia ligulata Acacia ligulata is a species of ""Acacia"", a dense shrub widespread in all states of mainland Australia. It is not considered rare or endangered. Common names include sandhill wattle, umbrella bush, marpoo, dune wattle, small coobah, watarka, and wirra. The genus ""Acacia"" is derived from the Greek ""akakia"", referring to sharp thorns. The shape of the phyllodes named the species ""ligulata"", meaning strap-like or with a small tongue in Latin. ""Acacia ligulata"" grows as an erect or spreading shrub, 2 to 4 meters tall and 3 meters across, sometimes dome-shaped, often branching from the ground. The"