"and are sweetly scented, hanging in fluffy clusters; unlike many ashes, they are bisexual, not dioecious. The fruit is a long, flat samara 2–3.2 cm long and 5–9 mm broad, green when immature and hanging in bunches. Fraxinus dipetala Fraxinus dipetala, the California ash or two-petal ash, is a species of ash native to southwestern North America in the United States in northwestern Arizona, California, southern Nevada, and Utah, and in Mexico in northern Baja California. It grows at altitudes of 100–1,300 m. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 7 m tall, with cylindric to four-angled"
"in Clapton Court, England and is in girth. There are several examples over in Derbyshire alone. ""Fraxinus excelsior"" is native to Europe from northern Spain to Russia, and from southern Fennoscandia to northern Greece. It is also considered native in southwestern Asia from northern Turkey east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway. The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalized in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Ontario, Ohio, Kentucky and"
"type of charcoal. Twenty trees had remained free of disease over 3 years during a severe infestation of the surrounding trees. In December 2016, writing in Nature Dr Richard Buggs reported that the common ash (Fraxinus excelsior)had been sequenced for the first time and UK specimens appeared more resistant than Danish ones. In August 2018, Defra and the Forestry Commission announced that the fungus had been found infecting three new hosts at Westonbirt Arboretum, mock privet, narrow-leaved mock privet and white fringetree. These were the first findings on hosts other than ""Fraxinus"" anywhere in the world. All three new hosts"
"in many UK areas. Its sensitivity to air pollution and fertilizer enrichment may be reasons for the decline. It is mainly found on the bark of Acer, Fraxinus, Populus, Tilia and Ulmus; it has been found growing on Rhododendron and oak. It has been recorded in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, England, Scotland, Hungary, Norway and Latvia. The species has been widely recorded in the United States of America. ""R. fraxinea"" likes windy, exposed and well-lit sites and it is found on species with nutrient-rich bark. The species also likes humid or foggy areas near ponds or rivers. The Latin name"
"several species of flora with European elements, Central European and Euro-Asian. Vegetation of forests consists of trees and shrubs: English Oak (""Quercus robur""), Common hornbeam (""Carpinus betulus""), European beech (""Fagus sylvatica""), European ash (""Fraxinus excelsior""), Turkey oak (""Quercus cerris""), Sessile Oak (""Quercus petraea""), Black Alder (""Alnus glutinosa""), European yew (""Taxus baccata""), Manna Ash (""Fraxinus ornus""), Turkish Hazel (""Corylus colurna""), European Cornel (""Cornus mas""), Eurasian smoketree (""Cotynus coggygria""), Ruscus (species of: ""Ruscus aculeatus"" or ""Ruscus hypogllosum"") or Lilac (""Syringa vulgaris""). Species of grass: orchid (""Himantoglossum caprinum""), Fritillaria (""Fritillaria montana""), yellow linum (""Linum uninerve""), Asplenium ceterach (""Ceterach officinarum""), Cephalaria (""Cephalaria laevigata""), monkey"
"is particularly well represented in Scotland and Wales, and the far northern counties of England. It has also been recorded at a single site in Devon. There are two subcommunities: British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 (""Fraxinus excelsior - Sorbus aucuparia - Mercurialis perennis"" woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the ""mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands"" group. This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and Wales. There are two subcommunities. Ten constant species are found in"
"European ash (""Fraxinus excelsior""), Turkey oak (""Quercus cerris""), European black pine, (""Pinus nigra""), Scots pine (""Pinus sylvestris""), black locust (""Robinia pseudoacacia""), wild cherry (""Prunus avium""); Lungwort (""Pulmonaria officinalis""), wild arum (""Arum maculatum""), windfower (""Anemone nemorosa""), yellow wood anemone (""Anemone ranunculoides""), smooth meadow-grass (""Poa pratensis""), red fescue (""Festuca rubra""). Fallow deer (""Dama dama""), red deer (""Cervus elaphus""), roe deer (""Capreolus capreolus""), red fox (""Vulpes vulpes""), wild boar (""Sus scrofa""), European pine marten (""Marten marten""), European hamster (""Cricetus cricetus""), wildcat (""Felis silvestris""); Avifauna include the lesser spotted woodpecker (""Dendrocopos minor""), tree pipit (""Anthus trivalis""), Eurasian scops owl (""Otus scops""), European greenfinch (""Carduelis"
"Ramalina fraxinea Ramalina fraxinea, the cartilage lichen, is a fruticose lichen with erect or pendulous thalli and branches that are flattened. Colour varies from pale green though yellow-grey to white-grey; apothecia are frequent and soralia may also be present. This lichen is widespread in the United Kingdom, being found on tree bark. In north-eastern England and eastern Scotland it is often well developed, growing up to 12 cm with thongs of up to 2 cm wide. In less favourable areas it is much smaller. The species has declined markedly since the mid 20th century and is now rare or absent"
"United Kingdom and on various logos associated with it. Common flax is the national flower of Belarus. In early versions of the Sleeping Beauty tale, such as ""Sun, Moon, and Talia"" by Giambattista Basile, the princess pricks her finger, not on a spindle, but on a sliver of flax, which later is sucked out by her children conceived as she sleeps. Flax Flax (""Linum usitatissimum""), also known as common flax or linseed, is a member of the genus ""Linum"" in the family Linaceae. It is a food and fiber crop cultivated in cooler regions of the world. The textiles made"
"small street tree in semi-arid areas due to its highly decorative appearance and ability to tolerate drought. Eucalyptus forrestiana Eucalyptus forrestiana, commonly known as Fuchsia gum, Fuchsia mallee, Forrest's mallee or Forrest's marlock, is a small tree which occurs in an area near Esperance in Western Australia. It was named after the Scottish botanist George Forrest (1873-1932). It is a mallee ""Eucalyptus"" with smooth bark and grows to between 1.5 and to 6 metres in height. It has bright four-sided red buds and yellow flowers which appear between summer and winter from January to June. The tree forms a dense"
"British NVC community W9 NVC community W9 (""Fraxinus excelsior - Sorbus aucuparia - Mercurialis perennis"" woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the ""mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands"" group. This is a community of northern and western Britain, particularly widespread in Scotland and Wales. There are two subcommunities. Ten constant species are found in this community: The following rare species are also associated with the community: This community is widespread throughout upland areas in northern and western Britain, where is replaces community W8. It"
"Commersonia fraseri Commersonia fraseri, commonly known as blackfellow's hemp or brush kurrajong is a common shrub or small tree of the mallow family found in eastern Australia. Growing up to 8 metres tall, it is found in rainforest margins and in wet eucalyptus forests. The French naturalist Jacques Etienne Gay was the first to name the species, in 1823. The genus is named after the French naturalist Philibert Commerson, and the species name honours the colonial botanist of New South Wales Charles Fraser. Vernacular names include brush kurrajong and blackfellows hemp. A 2011 molecular analysis of segments of chloroplast DNA"
"Eucalyptus forrestiana Eucalyptus forrestiana, commonly known as Fuchsia gum, Fuchsia mallee, Forrest's mallee or Forrest's marlock, is a small tree which occurs in an area near Esperance in Western Australia. It was named after the Scottish botanist George Forrest (1873-1932). It is a mallee ""Eucalyptus"" with smooth bark and grows to between 1.5 and to 6 metres in height. It has bright four-sided red buds and yellow flowers which appear between summer and winter from January to June. The tree forms a dense dark green canopy and has smooth light brown-grey bark which is deciduous in long strips during late"
"number of London plane trees (""Platanus x hispanica""), the predominant tree throughout central London due to their ability to cope with the capital's formerly heavily polluted air. Other trees, some able to grow only due to the gardens' sheltered spot and warm climate, include an Australian silver wattle (""Acacia dealbata"") and a Canary Islands date palm (""Phoenix canariensis""), three dawn redwood (""Metasequola glyptostroboides"") from south-east China, and a form of twisted willow, ""Salix matsudana"" 'Tortuosa', from northern China, as well as a chusan palm (""Trachycarpus fortunei""), a common palm in the UK due to its hardiness. Underneath these trees are"
"a number of steroidal alkaloids from the leaves of the plant. A new system of nomenclature for buxus alkaloids was also proposed based on buxane nucleus. He also isolated a flavonoid glycoside, and named it galactobuxin based on the fact that it contains a galactose ring. Buxus sempervirens Buxus sempervirens, the common box, European box, or boxwood, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ""Buxus"", native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia, from southern England south to northern Morocco, and east through the northern Mediterranean region to Turkey. ""Buxus colchica"" of western Caucasus and"
"Ulmus minor 'Atinia' The Field Elm cultivar ""Ulmus minor"" 'Atinia', commonly known as the English Elm, formerly Common Elm and Horse May, and more lately the Atinian Elm was, before the spread of Dutch elm disease, the most common field elm in central southern England, though not native there, and one of the largest and fastest-growing deciduous trees in Europe. R. H. Richens noted that there are elm-populations in north-west Spain, in northern Portugal and on the Mediterranean coast of France that ""closely resemble the English Elm"" and appear to be ""trees of long standing"" in those regions rather than"
"Quercus ilex Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak, is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes its name from holm, an ancient name for holly. It is a member of the ""Cerris"" section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer. The first trees to be grown from acorns in England are still to be found within the stately grounds of Mamhead Park, Devon. From Britton & Brayley ""The Beauties of England and Wales"" (1803): The resemblance of the foliage to that of the common European holly, ""Ilex aquifolium"","
"nigra); the grafted English hawthorn (Crateagus monogyna); Red pyracantha (Pyracantha rogersiaria) and Orange pyracantha (Pyracantha angustitolia); English lavender (Lavandula augustifolia); many rose species including the Dorothy Perkins rose, Gallipoli or Rock rose, Red letter rose and Polsen Bedda rose; Banksia rose; Black boy rose; Mermaid rose; as well as a proliferation of Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda), Isabella grape vines (Vitis vinifera); honey suckles, a large number of flowering annuals including Hollyhock, Wallflower, Cosmos, Dahlia, Delphinium, Foxglove, Baby's breath, Jonquil, Alyssum, Stock, Forget-me-not and Zinnia. The many other notable trees include Japanese maple (Acer palmatum); Flowering dogwood (Cornus Florida); Flowering plum (Prunus"
"it is also recorded as a Gaulish name for the yew (which also has red berries), see also ""Eburodunum (disambiguation)"". The Welsh name ""criafol ""refers to the tree as ""lamenting fruit"", associating the red fruit with the blood of Christ, as Welsh tradition believed the Cross was carved from the wood of this tree. Rowans are mostly small deciduous trees 10–20 m tall, though a few are shrubs. Rowans are unrelated to the true ash trees of the genus ""Fraxinus"", family Oleaceae. Though their leaves are superficially similar, those of ""Sorbus"" are alternate, while those of ""Fraxinus"" are opposite. Rowan"
"has been propagated readily from cuttings taken in winter, and grows better with extra moisture in cultivation. Commersonia fraseri Commersonia fraseri, commonly known as blackfellow's hemp or brush kurrajong is a common shrub or small tree of the mallow family found in eastern Australia. Growing up to 8 metres tall, it is found in rainforest margins and in wet eucalyptus forests. The French naturalist Jacques Etienne Gay was the first to name the species, in 1823. The genus is named after the French naturalist Philibert Commerson, and the species name honours the colonial botanist of New South Wales Charles Fraser."
"recombination between homologous chromosomes. ""Taraxacum officinale"" has many English common names (of which some are no longer in use), including blowball, lion's-tooth, cankerwort, milk-witch, yellow-gowan, Irish daisy, monks-head, priest's-crown and puff-ball; other common names include, faceclock, pee-a-bed, wet-a-bed, swine's snout, white endive, and wild endive. Carl Linnaeus named the species ""Leontodon taraxacum"" in 1753. The current genus name ""Taraxacum"" derives possibly from the Arabic ""Tharakhchakon"", or from the Greek ""Tarraxos"". The common name ""dandelion"" comes from the French ""dent de lion"", or ""lion's tooth"", in reference to the plant's jagged-edged leaves. ""Taraxacum officinale"" is native to Europe and Asia, and"
"of the valleys. For that reason very different ecosystems can be found inside the park. The park has a great variety of alpine vegetation owing to the large range of altitudes. In the lower parts of the valleys, around 1500 m high, typical European deciduous forests with pubescens oak ""Quercus humilis"", European ash ""Fraxinus excelsior"", beech ""Fagus sylvatica"" or common hazel ""Corylus avellana"" can be found. However, former meadow and pastureland which have been historically exploited by humans are now typically occupied with grasslands and shrubs, dominated by common box ""Buxus sempervirens"" or secondary forests with Scots pine ""Pinus sylvestris""."
"and Pleistocene of Germany. ""Physalis alkekengi"" pollen have been found in early Pleistocene sediments in Ludham east of Wroxham, East Anglia. Physalis alkekengi Physalis alkekengi (bladder cherry, Chinese lantern, Japanese-lantern, strawberry groundcherry, or winter cherry;) is a relative of ""P. peruviana"" (Cape gooseberry). It is easily identifiable by the large, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resembles paper lanterns. It grows naturally in the regions covering Southern Europe to South Asia and Northeast Asia. It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 40–60 cm tall, with spirally arranged leaves 6–12 cm long and 4–9 cm broad."
"yellow sorrel (""O. exilis"") is common. In the United Kingdom and neighboring Europe, common wood sorrel (""O. acetosella"") is the typical woodland member of this genus, forming large swaths in the typical mixed deciduous forests dominated by downy birch (""Betula pubescens"") and sessile oak (""Quercus petraea""), by sycamore maple (""Acer pseudoplatanus""), common bracken (""Pteridium aquilinum""), pedunculate oak (""Q. robur"") and blackberries (""Rubus fruticosus"" agg.), or by common ash (""Fraxinus excelsior""), dog's mercury (""Mercurialis perennis"") and European rowan (""Sorbus aucuparia""); it is also common in woods of common juniper (""Juniperus communis"" ssp. ""communis""). Some species – notably Bermuda-buttercup (""O. pes-caprae"") and"
"Quercus robur Quercus robur, commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is native to most of Europe west of the Caucasus. The tree is widely cultivated in temperate regions and has escaped into the wild in scattered parts of China and North America. ""Quercus robur"" (Latin ""quercus"", ""oak"" + ""robur"" ""strength, hard timber"") is the type species of the genus (the species by which the oak genus ""Quercus"" is defined), and a member of the white oak section (""Quercus"" section ""Quercus"")."
"some countries, but ""Sorbus domestica"", for example, has largely vanished from Britain, where it was traditionally appreciated. Natural hybrids, often including ""Sorbus aucuparia"" and the whitebeam, ""Sorbus aria"", give rise to many endemic variants in the UK. The traditional names of the rowan are those applied to the species ""Sorbus aucuparia"", ""Sorbus torminalis"" (wild service-tree), and ""Sorbus domestica"" (true service-tree). The Latin name ""sorbus"" was borrowed into Old English as ""syrfe"". The name ""service-tree"" for ""Sorbus domestica"" is derived from that name by folk etymology. The Latin name ""sorbus"" is from a root for ""red, reddish-brown"" (PIE ""*sor-/*ser-""); English ""sorb"""
"(not generally cultivated in the U.K.) being ""C. tucumanum"" Lillo, a 25m tree native to Argentina, and the Brazilian ""C. brasiliense"" Reitz & L.B.sm. The plant has several names, derived from the native language of the Mapuche people and colonial Spanish, the most common of which is chaquihue (pronounced 'chaki-way'). Others include the variant forms chequehue and chaquehua, polizón (Spanish : 'vagrant', 'stowaway'),polisones, copío, coicopío and patagua roja (- Spanish : ""red patagua"" - patagua being the vernacular name in Mapudungun for the white-flowered ""Crinodendron patagua"" - also endemic to Chile). ""Crinodendron hookerianum"" is a shrub or small tree with"
"glucose, digalloyl glucose, trigalloyl glucose, rhamnose, quercitrin and ellagic acid are phenolic compounds found in ""Q. robur"". The heartwood contains triterpene saponins. Quercus robur Quercus robur, commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is native to most of Europe west of the Caucasus. The tree is widely cultivated in temperate regions and has escaped into the wild in scattered parts of China and North America. ""Quercus robur"" (Latin ""quercus"", ""oak"" + ""robur"" ""strength, hard timber"") is the type species of the"
"the islands. Quercus ilex Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak, is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes its name from holm, an ancient name for holly. It is a member of the ""Cerris"" section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer. The first trees to be grown from acorns in England are still to be found within the stately grounds of Mamhead Park, Devon. From Britton & Brayley ""The Beauties of England and Wales"" (1803): The resemblance of the foliage to that of the common European holly,"
"England. There are no currently recognised subspecies. The taxon previously called ""Acacia acuminata subsp. burkittii (Benth.)"" Kodela & Tindale is now considered to be a separate species and is called ""Acacia burkittii"" (Benth.) Three variations of A. acuminata are currently recognized: A. acuminata (small seed variant) A. acuminata (narrow phyllode variant) A. acuminata (broad phyllode variant / typical variant) The species name ""acuminata"" comes from the Latin ""acuminatus"", which means ""pointed"" or ""elongated"". This refers to the long tapering point at the end of each phyllode. The common name raspberry jam tree refers to the strong odour of the freshly"
"Frithy and Chadacre Woods Frithy and Chadacre Woods is a 28.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the parishes of Lawshall and Shimpling in Suffolk. Three ancient and semi-natural woods form the SSSI, namely Frithy Wood in Lawshall parish and Ashen Wood and Bavins Wood on the Chadacre Estate in Shimpling parish. All three woods are of the wet ash (""Fraxinus excelsior"") / maple (""Acer campestre"") type, with hazel (""Corylus avellana"") also present in considerable quantity. There are pedunculate oak (""Quercus robur"") trees and other tree and shrub species include aspen (""Populus tremula""), wild cherry (""Prunus avium""),"
"is the origin of the British English name of the shrubs. Euonymus are popular garden shrubs, grown for their foliage, the deciduous species often exhibiting very bright red autumnal colours, and also for the decorative berries. Species include: Euonymus Euonymus is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. Common names vary widely among different species and between different English-speaking countries, but include spindle (or spindle tree), burning-bush, strawberry-bush, wahoo, wintercreeper, or simply euonymus. It comprises about 130 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs, small trees and lianas. They are mostly native to East Asia, extending to"
"(""Quercus robur""), sessile oak (""Quercus petraea""), Turkey oak (""Quercus cerris""), Hungarian oak (""Quercus frainetto""), horse-chestnut (""Aesculus hippocastanum""), sweet chestnut (""Castanea sativa""), Norway spruce (""Picea abies""), oriental plane (""Platanus orientalis""), Mediterranean cypress (""Cupressus sempervirens""), common hornbeam (""Carpinus betulus""), Scots elm (""Ulmus glabra""), alder (""Alnus orientalis""), oriental beech (""Fagus orientalis""), silver linden (""Tilia tomentosa""), oriental arborvitae (""Platycladus orientalis""), Smilax (""Smilax excelsa""), bay laurel (""Laurus nobilis""), strawberry tree (""Arbutus unedo""), common laurel (""Laurocerasus officinalis""), cotoneaster (""Cotoneaster horizontalis""), common hawthorn (""Crataegus monogyna""), scarlet firethorn (""Pyracantha coccinea""), giant heather (""Erica arborea"") and guelder-rose (""Viburnum opulus""). There is a pheasant farm and a deer farm inside"