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86 Cards in this Set
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- Tree
- Evergreen - needled - Pyramidal shape - Buds covered with resin |
Abies concolor
White Fir or Concolor Fir |
Needles are blue-green in color
Needles smell like tangerines when crushed |
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-Tree
-Deciduous -The foliage colors range from light green to a deep burgundy. - It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground. |
Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple |
They may vary in leaf shape from the 'typical' Maple leaf, to deeply cut 'Lace leaf' varieties.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -The leaf petiole secretes a milky juice when broken. -The bark is grey-brown and shallowly grooved. |
Acer platanoides
Norway Maple |
Buds are oval, reddish to maroon in color, "football-shaped".
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Their leaves are light green and the underside is whitish and can be either glaucous or hairy. |
Acer rubrum
Red Maple |
The bark on young trees is smooth and light gray and with age it becomes darker and breaks up into long, fine scaly plates.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Clear sap in the leaf petiole. -Triangular shaped leaf lobes. |
Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple |
Prominent, hard, pointed terminal bud.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -The flowers are usually white with a small red spot. -Impressed veins in leaves. |
Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Horsechestnut |
Large reddish-brown buds.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -White flowers in the early spring prior to leafing out. -Edible blue-black fruit. |
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Apple Serviceberry |
New foliage is often silvery or reddish turning green as it matures.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -The leaves are green to blue-green, very small, spatula to oval shaped. - Deeply grooved, brown, spiny branches. |
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Barberry |
The flowers are pale yellow, produced in drooping long umbrella-shaped clusters.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Bark that has orange, gray, and lavendar colors. -Bark peels and flakes. |
Betula nigra
River Birch |
Twigs and buds slightly pubescent.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -White bark that flakes with small black marks. -Bark exfoliates. |
Betula papyrifera
Paper Birch or Canoe Birch |
In trees younger than five years, the bark appears brown with white lenticels.
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-Shrub
-Evergreen-broadleaf -Glossy, dark green leaves. |
Buxus `Green Velvet`
Green Velvet Boxwood |
Having an overall rounded to upright growth shape.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Buds and leaf scars whorled. -Fruit, if present, a long, cigar shaped pod. |
Catalpa speciosa
Northern Catalpa |
Large heart-shaped to three-lobed leaves.
White or yellow flowers in broad panicles. |
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-Vine
-Deciduous -Poisonous berries. |
Celtis scandens
American Bittersweet |
Fruits are waxy-shiny orange when split open or red when ripe.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Corky bark. -Zigzag stem pattern. |
Celtis occidentalis
Common Hackberry |
Rough leaf.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Short, often twisted trunk. -Twigs are nearly balck in color. |
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud |
The flowers are light to dark magenta pink in color.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Branches are spiny, or with spurs. -Very dense with a tangled jumble of branches. |
Chaenomeles speciosa
Common Flowering Quince |
Very showy, white, pink and red, most commonly red.
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-Vine
-Deciduous or Evergreen -Thin, straw colored bark. -Different colors of flowers. |
Clematis spp
Clematis |
Small buds with hairy scales.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Extremely fragrant white flower. -Dark green leaves. |
Clethra alnifolia
Summersweet Clethra |
Showy upright clusters of little white flowers.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Red fruits shaped like olives. -Small yellow flowers in rounded clusters. |
Cormus mas
Corneliancherry Dogwood |
Rounded in shape. Branches usually reach to the ground.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Reddish purple twigs. -White flowers appear in spring. |
Cornus stolonifera
Redoisier Dogwood |
The foliage is green in summer, but varies in the fall from little color to reddish purple.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Pink buds open to white flowers. -Cherry smell from broken stem. |
Cotoneaster apiculatus
Cranberry Dogwood |
Small dark green leaves turn red in the fall.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Long thorns along stem. |
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Washington Hawthorn |
Clusters of white, apple-like blossoms precede bright-red berries which persist into winter.
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-Small Tree or Shrub
-Deciduous -Silver/gray colored leaves. -Hard olive shaped fruits. |
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Russian Olive |
Often has a crooked or leaning trunk.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Bright red fall color. |
Euonymus alatus
Burning Bush or Winged Euonymus |
The stems are notable for their four corky ridges or "wings".
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-Shrub
-Deciduous or Evergreen -Woody ground cover that will also climb. -Red-burgundy fall color. |
Euonymus fortunei `Coloratus'
Purpleleaf Wintercreeper |
Fruits are colorful, with pink, red, orange or yellow hulls.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Fuzzy textured leaves when young. -Smooth, gray wrinkled bark. |
Fagus grandifolia
American Beech |
Leaves that are oval in shape with a long pointed tip and saw-toothed edges
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Flowers yellow, profuse, in early spring, before leaves. -Leaves have serrations on upper half. |
Forsythia x intermedia
Border Forsythia |
Unmistakable in bloom with yellow four-lobed flowers.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Dark reddish brown buds, pubescent. |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green Ash |
Yellow leaf color in autumn.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Twigs are gray, buds are brown. -White undersides of leaves. |
Fraxinus Americana
White Ash |
Flowers are small, purple in color, no petals.
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-Tree
-Deciduous and evergreen -Fan-shaped leaves. -Parallel veins. |
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree |
Has been used pharmaceutically.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Large thorns on trunk and branches. -Short main trunk. |
Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis
Thornless Honeylocust |
The crown is fairly open allowing turf to be grown underneath it.
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-Small Tree or Large Shrub
-Deciduous -Yellow spider-like flowers. -Naked buds. |
Hamamelis virginiana
Common Witchhazel |
Buds and twigs densely pubescent.
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-Vine
-Evergreen -Veins on leaves are white. |
Hedera helix
English Ivy |
A climbing vine with aerial rootlets.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Sterile florets. |
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Annabelle Hydrangea |
Clusters of white flowers cover plant in summer.
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-Shrub
-Evergreen-broadleaved -Dark blue-green waxy leaves. -Closely-spaced teeth/spines on leaves. |
Ilex x meserveae
Blue Holly Meserve Holly |
Purplish new stems.
Red fruit (female plants only). |
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Dark green, shiny leaves. -Red fruit may be present. |
Ilex verticillata
Winterberry or Michigan holly |
Stems dark black points on the twig surface on each side of the leaf scar.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Fruit is a nut. -Crushed leaves give off sweet scent. |
Juglans nigra
Black Walnut |
Bears rather large oval corrugated nuts that are encased in a thick, fleshy yellow-green hull.
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-Tree or Shrub
-Evergreen-needleleaved -Foliage is pungent when crushed. -Gray berries. |
Juniperus chinensis
Chniese juniper |
Scale-like and awl-like, bright green to bluish green foliage.
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-Tree
-Evergreen-needleleaved -Needle tips pointed. -Branches have a strong cedar scent. |
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern Red-Cedar |
Small waxy, blue fruits.
Bronze winter color. |
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-Shrub
-Evergreen-needleleaved -Needles pointed. -Purple winter color. |
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Juniper |
Blue-green summer color.
Spreading growth habit. |
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Spurs on branches. -Light green needles turn yellow before shedding in the fall. |
Larix decidua
European Larch |
It bears small, upright brown cones.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Tulip-shaped leaves. -Lightly striped gray bark. |
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree |
Yellow-green tulip-like flowers.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Short, dense hairs on buds. -Silver-gray smooth bark. |
Magnolia x soulangiana
Saucer Magnolia |
Pink, white, saucer-shaped flowers in spring.
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-Small tree or large shrub
-Deciduous -Buds covered with long hairs. -Star shaped flowers. |
Magnolia stellata
Star Magnolia |
Flowers cover the bare plant in late winter or early spring before the leaves appear.
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-Shrub
-Evergreen-broadleaved -Inner yellow bark. -New growth is reddish. |
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon grapeholly |
Spiny, shiny dark green leaves.
Yellow spring flowers in clusters. |
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-Tree
-Deciduous -New leaves in spring may be green or bronze. |
Malus spp.
Flowering crabapple |
Clustered, five-petaled blossoms with 15 to 20 yellow stamens in the center
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-Shrub
-Semi-evergreen to Deciduous -Leathery, glossy leaves are dotted with resin. -Aromatic leaves. |
Myrica pensylvanica
Northern bayberry |
Small, bluish-black sphere shaped fruits.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Distinctive leaf scar. -Leathery, elliptical leaves. |
Nyssa sylvatica
Black gum or Sour gum |
Branches at a stiff 90 degree angle.
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-Shrub
-Evergreen-broadleaved -Tiny white flowers in spring. -Groundcover. |
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra |
Diamond-shaped leaves with coarse serrations at the end of each leaf.
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-Vine
-Deciduous -Blue fruit on red pedicles. |
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Boston ivy |
Attaches itself by numerous small branched tendrils tipped with sticky disks.
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-Tree
-Evergreen-needled -Long narrow cones. -Stiff pointed needles. |
Picea abies
Norway spruce |
Needles leave petiole on stem when pulled off.
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-Tree
-Evergreen-needled -Long cones with wavy scales. -Needles are four sided. |
Picea pungens var. glauca
Colorado blue spruce |
Needles leave petiole on stem when pulled off.
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-Shrub or Small tree
-Evergreen-needled -Dark ring around cone tip. -Needles stiff and curved. |
Pinus mugo
Mugo pine |
Generally dwarfed appearance.
Bark is scaly. |
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-Tree
-Evergreen-needled -Thick, blocky, gray and brown bark. -Long needles in twos. |
Pinus nigra
Austrian pine |
Needles are sharp.
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-Tree
-Evergreen-needled -Five needles per fasicle. -Thin drooping needles. |
Pinus strobus
Eastern white pine |
Cones are long and slightly curved
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-Tree
-Evergreen-needled -Needles have a 360 degree twist. -Needles sharp-pointed. |
Pinus sylvestris
Scots pine or Scotch pine |
Bark peels to reveal a reddish color at the top of the tree.
Two needles per fasicle. |
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Creamy white inner bark. -No terminal bud. |
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore |
Leaf scars completely surround the buds.
Exfoliating bark. |
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Pine scented buds. -Showy furrowed bark. |
Populus deltoides
Eastern cottonwood |
Yellow catkins.
Winged stems. |
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Yellow or pink buttercup flowers June until frost. -Persistent achene. |
Potentilla fruticosa
Potenilla or Bush cinquefoil |
Narrow leaflets.
Medium blue-green to dark green leaves. |
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Fragrant pink flowers. -Reddish-purple foliage. |
Prunus x cistena
Purpleleaf sandcherry |
Small, sour black fruit.
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-Shrub
-Semi-evergreen to evergreen -Shiny brown bark. -Spur-like thorns. |
Pyracantha coccinea
Scarlet firehorn |
Cluster of small white flowers appear in spring.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Miniature pears on tree. -Large white flowers. |
Pyrus calleryana
callery pear |
Tear-drop shaped tree.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Ashy gray or white, flaky bark. -Small, elongated acorns. |
Quercus alba
White oak |
Very long lived; some know to live up to 600 years.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Large brown acorns with a flat, saucer-like cap. -Buds are chestnut brown. |
Quercus rubra
Northern red oak |
Bark ridges that appear to have shiny stripes down the center.
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-Shrub
-Evergreen or Deciduous -Underside of leaves may be covered with hair. -Spirally arranged leaves. |
Rhododendron spp.
Rhododendron |
Large clusters of flowers.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Yellow, pubescent buds. -Fragrant. |
Rhus aromatica
Fragrant sumac |
Buds are covered by leaf scars.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -C-shaped leaf scars. -The foliage turns a brilliant red in autumn. |
Rhus typhina
Staghorn sumac |
Dense clusters of small red drupes at the terminal end of the branches.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Large, grayish-tan buds. -Greenish-yellow flowers. |
Ribes alpinum
Alpine currant |
Ridged leaf scar.
Red fruit. |
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Rope-like, thick, gray bark. -Fragrant flowers. |
Robinia pseudoacacia
Black locust |
White pendulous clusters of pea-like flowers.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Large terminal buds. -Orange red fruit in terminal clusters. |
Sorbus aucuparia
European mountainash |
A dark band is beneath each leaf scar.
Smooth bark. |
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Rosy-pink flowers. -Hairy, reddish-brown stems. |
Spiraea japonica
Japanese yew |
Sharply serrated margins.
Flat-top clusters of flowers. |
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Large lilac, fragrant flowers. -Thick bark with lenticels. |
Syringa vulgaris
Commom lilac |
Greenish brown buds with few scales.
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-Tree
-Deciduous and evergreen-needled -Reddish brown bark. -Slender twigs with raised leaf scars. |
Tacodium distichum
Baldcypress |
Buttressed trunks.
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-Shrub
-Evergreen -Needled -Reddish brown bark. -Straight or curved needles. |
Taxus cuspidata
Japanese yew |
Non-distinct two-ranked needles.
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-Large shrub or tree
-Evergree -Needled -Red fruits with square holes in their ends. -Two-ranked needles. |
Taxus x media
Anglo Japanese yew |
Scaly bark.
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-Tree
-Evergreen -Needled -Tansy-like odor emitted from crushed foliage. -Often has multiple trunks. |
Thuja occidentalis
Arborvitae or Eastern white-cedar |
Scaly leaves.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Small, heart-shaped leaves. -Flowers have a rich scent. |
Tilia cordata
Littleleaf linden |
Dense, pyramidal growth.
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-Tree
-Evergreen -Needled -Pubescent stems. -Short flattened needles. |
Tsuga canadensis
Canadian hemlock |
Brownish bark is scaly and deeply fissured, especially with age.
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-Tree
-Deciduous -Pubescent stems. -No terminal buds. |
Ulmus americana
American elm |
Rough textured leaves with many paired veins.
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-Shrub
-Semi-evergreen -Flowers red to dark pink in bud and white in flower. -Flowers very fragrant. |
Viburnum x burkwoodii
Burkwood viburnum |
Pubescent leaves are shiny dark green above and a white-green below.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Fragrant flowers. -Naked buds. - |
Viburnum carlesii
Koreanspice viburnum |
Small, black, egg-shaped drupe.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Sticky, greenish-red buds. -Red to purple fall color. |
Viburnum trilobum
American cranberry bush viburnum |
Flowers are white, flat-topped and in clusters.
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-Groundcover
-Evergreen -Broadleaved -Milky sap when stem is broke. -Thin, wiry stems. |
Vinca minor
Vinca periwinkle |
Blue flowers in spring.
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-Shrub
-Evergreen -Broadleaved -Bell-shaped flowers. -White threads on leaf margins. |
Yucca filamentosa
Adam's neddle yuccs |
Leaves are stiff with sharp apical points.
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-Tree or Shrub
-Deciduous -Watery sap. -Elongated leaves. |
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa rose or Salt spray rose |
In color the leaves show a great variety of greens, ranging from yellowish to bluish.
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-Shrub
-Deciduous -Flowers are dark pink to white. -Covered in prickles. |
Rosa rugosa
Rugosa rose or Salt spray rose |
Somewhat wrinkled petals.
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