Will you help me please????????
Scott Ranger
ranger at america.net
Mon Jan 1 01:51:24 EST 1996
cherry polum = Prunus ceracifera Ehrh., native of sw Asia
impatiens = Impatiens balsamina L. is the source of the common
garden impatiens.
rock rose = many species in the genus Cistus
cerato = ???
agrimony = many species in the genus Agrimonia
rock water = ???
scleranthus = ???
walnut = numerous species in the genus Juglans, J. regia is
the common cultivated walnut.
water violet = Hottonia palustris of Europe and Asia
white, red chestnut = chestnuts are in the genus Castanea
wild oat = ??? too many common names to extend a guess here
wild rose = Rosa is the genus for roses, but the species
called wild are usually local species, here in the eastern
US it is most commonly R.rugosa
collards = a cultivar in the genus Brassica, the mustards
turnips = Brassica napa
tempeh = ???
boston ivy = ??? true ivy is in the genus Hedera
caladium = Caladium bicolor or C. x hortulanum called Angel's
wings, elephant's ears and heart of Jesus
castor ivy = ??? castor beans, with leaves that resmble a
huge ivy leaf, are Ricinus communis
chokeberry = Aronia melanocarpa for black, and A. arbutifolia
for red
emerald duke = ???
split-leaf rhododendron = ??? but rhododendrons are in the
genus Rhododendron of which there are a jillion
horticultural names
gerbils = not a plant, and there are about a dozen genera
with 100 species of gerbils.Meriones unguiculatus is the
popular pet species here in the US
tea tree = the common tea is Thea siniensis and related
species
poison ivy = Toxicodendron radicans (syn: Rhus radicans)
green clay = ???
red clover = Clovers are in the genus Trifolium of which
numerous are called red, but T. pratense L. is probably the
most frequent called red clover
Hope you find this useful.
Scott Ranger, Georgia Botanical Society
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