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Silky Dogwood

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Cornus amomum

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Cornus

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Often found in wetlands, such as swamps, bogs, or riparian areas. It is useful for holding soil together along stream banks, which helps to prevent erosion.

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It is a producer in the food chain, because it creates its own energy through photosynthesis and is a vital food source for variety of animals.

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Can be found in eastern North America, eastern Canada, Florida, and Texas.

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Cornus obliqua, the blue-fruited dogwood, silky dogwood, or pale dogwood, is a flowering shrub of eastern North America in the dogwood family, Cornaceae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Cornus amomum, which is also known as silky dogwood. It was first described in 1820 by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. It is in the subgenus Kraniopsis.

Cornus obliqua is a medium to large shrub that typically grows to a height of 6 to 12 feet (1.8 to 3.7 meters) and has a similar spread. The plant is characterized by its slender, arching stems and oval-shaped leaves. The leaves are simple, opposite, and arranged in an alternate pattern on the stems. They are dark green in color and turn shades of red and purple in the fall, creating a beautiful autumn display.

The most distinctive feature of Cornus obliqua is its small, creamy white flowers. These flowers are borne in flat-topped clusters, known as cymes, and appear in late spring to early summer. The flowers are attractive to pollinators, particularly butterflies and native bees.

Following the flowering period, the plant produces clusters of small, bluish-black drupes that provide food for various wildlife species, including birds and small mammals.

Silky dogwood is native to a wide range of regions in eastern North America, spanning from eastern Canada to Florida and west to Texas. It can be found in various types of wetlands, including swamps, bogs, and riparian areas. Cornus obliqua is well adapted to wet conditions and often serves as a valuable species for stabilizing soil along streambanks and preventing erosion.

The ecological significance of Cornus obliqua lies in its ability to provide habitat and food for a diverse range of wildlife. The dense shrubbery and the fruit of the plant offer nesting sites and sustenance for many bird species, such as warblers, thrushes, and sparrows. Additionally, the shrub's cover is suitable for various small mammals and amphibians.

In addition to its importance in wildlife habitat, silky dogwood plays a vital role in wetland restoration and erosion control projects. Its extensive root system helps prevent soil erosion, and it contributes to the overall health and stability of wetland ecosystems.

Cornus obliqua is often employed in landscaping for its aesthetic appeal. It is utilized in a variety of settings, including naturalized plantings, rain gardens, and wildlife gardens. Its striking flowers, colorful foliage, and attractive fruit make it a popular choice for adding visual interest to gardens and landscapes. The plant is relatively low maintenance, making it suitable for both amateur and experienced gardeners.

As a native species with a broad distribution, silky dogwood is not currently considered threatened or endangered. However, the destruction and degradation of wetland habitats through urban development and other activities can negatively impact its populations. Conservation efforts to protect and restore wetlands are important for ensuring the continued presence of Cornus obliqua in the wild.

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Cornus obliqua , the blue-fruited dogwood, silky dogwood, or pale dogwood, is a flowering shrub of eastern North America in the dogwood family, Cornaceae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Cornus amomum , which is also known as silky dogwood. It was first described in 1820 by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.

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Queen Anne's Lace

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Scientific name: Daucus carota

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Daucus

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Commonly found in meadows along roadsides and untouched fields. It thrives in sun or partial shade.

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Queen Anne's lace is a producer, and attracts different insects and pollinators.

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Can be found in Europe, North and South Africa, southwest and eastern Asia, North and South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

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The wild carrot is a herbaceous, somewhat variable biennial plant that grows between 30 and 60 cm (1 and 2 ft) tall, and is roughly hairy, with a stiff, solid stem. The leaves are tripinnate, finely divided and lacy, and overall triangular in shape.

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Quaking Aspen

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Joepye

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Goldenrod

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Red Osier Dogwood

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Watermint

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Sedge

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Autumn Olive

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Spearmint

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Populus tremuloides

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Populus

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Can grow in a variety of conditions and temperatures, and can grow in both low and high elevation, though it can rarely survive in elevations lower than 1,500 feet.

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It is a producer in the food chain, and animals such as deer, moose, elk, birds, and beavers use its resources.

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Grows in places in Canada and the United States, such as Alaska, Nebraska, and Central Indiana.

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Eutrochium dubium

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Eutrochium

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Prefers full sun to part shade, and can grow in a variety of soil types, excluding dry soil.

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Joepye is a producer in the food chain, and is a valuable resource to a large variety of insects, specifically pollinators, such as bumblebees, butterflies, and moths.

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Native to eastern United States and Canada, can be found in the Atlantic coastal plain, North America, Georgia, and Nova Scotia.

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Eutrochium dubium, also called coastal plain joe pye weed, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada, primarily the Atlantic coastal plain from Georgia to Nova Scotia.

Eutrochium dubium is a herbaceous perennial plant herb sometimes as much as 170 cm (68 inches or 5 2/3 feet) tall. Stems are sometimes purple, sometimes green with purple spots. The plant produces numerous flower heads in flat-topped arrays, each head has 4-10 dark purple (rarely pink or white) disc florets but no ray florets. The flowers are attractive to birds.

Eutrochium dubium prefers full sun to part shade. It will grow in a variety of soil types, provided the soil does not dry out.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eutrochium dubium , also called coastal plain joe pye weed, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada, primarily the Atlantic coastal plain from Georgia to Nova Scotia.

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Cornus sericea

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Cornus

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Most commonly grows in areas with rich poorly drained soils, for example riparian zones and wetlands. It can also tolerate flooding.

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primary producer

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Native to boreal and temperate zones in northern and western North America, Alaska, Newfoundland, Durnago, Nuevo Leon, Illinois, and Virgina.

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In the wild, it most commonly grows in areas of rich, poorly drained soils, such as riparian zones and wetlands, or in upland areas which receive more than 20 inches of precipitation annually. More uncommonly, it may be found in drier zones albeit at lesser abundance. Red osier dogwood is tolerant of flooding and has been known to survive up to seven years of water above root crown level. It occurs from sea level to 10,000 feet (3,000m), but in many areas is most common above 1,500 feet.

It is a medium to tall deciduous shrub, growing 1.5-4 m tall and 3-5 m wide, spreading readily by underground stolons to form dense thickets. The branches and twigs are dark red, although wild plants may lack this coloration in shaded areas.

The leaves are opposite, 5-12 cm long and 2.5-6 cm broad, with an ovate to oblong shape and an entire margin; they are dark green above and glaucous below; fall color is commonly bright red to purple. Like all dogwoods, they have characteristic stringy white piths within the leaf stalks, which can be used for identification.

The flowers are small (5-10 mm diameter), flat, umbella-like and dull white, in clusters 3-6 cm diameter.

The fruit is a globose white berry 5-9 mm diameter.

The Latin specific epithet sericea means "silky", referring to the texture of the leaves.

Red osier dogwood provides food and cover for many species of mammals and birds. The stems and especially new shoots are browsed by moose, elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, beavers, and rabbits, while the fruits are an important autumn food source for bears, small mammals, and 47 different bird species. In winter, red osier dogwood is heavily browsed by ungulates; in some areas use exceeds availability and individuals which have not been browsed are rare. The shrub is also important for nesting habitat and cover for a great variety of animals.

Cornus sericea is shade tolerant but prefers intermediate to high light levels. It tolerates disturbance well, and appears early in both primary and secondary succession throughout its native range, but especially in floodplains and riparian zones. It thrives in fire-disturbed sites, sprouting from seeds or damaged shrubs.

Although its conservation status is overall secure, it is considered vulnerable in Iowa and critically imperiled in Kentucky and Virginia.

Cornus sericea is a popular ornamental shrub that is often planted for the red coloring of its twigs in the dormant season. The cultivars 'Bud's Yellow', 'Flaviramea' with lime green stems, and 'Hedgerows Gold' (variegated foliage) have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).

Like most dogwood species native to North America, C. sericea can be parasitized by the dogwood sawfly, possibly leaving much of the plant devoid of leaves. A variety of pesticides are effective; however, hand-picking the larvae is also an option.

Cornus sericea is frequently used for waterway bank erosion protection and restoration in the United States and Canada. Its root system provides excellent soil retention, it is hardy and provides an attractive shrub even when bare in winter, and its ability to be reproduced by cuttings makes it a low-cost solution for large-scale plantings.

Some Plateau Indigenous tribes ate the berries to treat colds and to slow bleeding.

Known as cansasa in Lakota, the inner bark was also used by the Lakota and other Native Americans as "traditional tobacco", either by itself or in a mixture with other plant materials. Among the Algonquian peoples such as the Ojibwe, the smoking mixtures, known as kinnikinnick, blended the inner bark with tobacco, while more western tribes added it to the bearberry leaf to improve the taste.

The Ojibwe used red-osier dogwood bark as a dye by taking the inner bark and mixing it with other plants or minerals.

The withies, or osiers, are used in basketry.

It is a variable species, with two subspecies commonly accepted:

Cornus sericea subsp. sericea - throughout the range of the species. Shoots and leaves hairless or finely pubescent; flower petals 2-3 mm.

Cornus sericea subsp. occidentalis (Torr. & A.Gray) Fosberg - western North America. Shoots and leaves densely pubescent; flower petals 3-4.5 mm.

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It is native throughout boreal and temperate zones in northern and western North America from Alaska east to Newfoundland, south to Durango and Nuevo León in the west, and Illinois and Virginia in the east.

Cornus: specimen botanicum sistens descriptiones et icones specierum corni minus cognitarum

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In the wild, it most commonly grows in areas of rich, poorly drained soils, such as riparian zones and wetlands, or in upland areas which receive more than 20 inches of precipitation annually. More uncommonly, it may be found in drier zones albeit at lesser abundance.

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Mentha aquatica

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Mentha

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Occurs in shallow channels of water sources such as streams, rivers, and marshes.

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It is a producer, and attracts bees and other pollinators.

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Native to much of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. Has been introduced to North and South America, Australia, and some Atlantic islands.

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Mentha aquatica

Plant in flower

Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Plantae

Clade:

Tracheophytes

Clade:

Angiosperms

Clade:

Eudicots

Clade:

Asterids

Order:

Lamiales

Family:

Lamiaceae

Genus:

Mentha

Species:

Binomial name

Mentha aquatica

L.

Synonyms[2]

Marrubium aquaticum (L.) Uspensky

Mentha acuta Opiz

Mentha acutata Opiz

Mentha affinis Boreau nom. illeg.

Mentha aromatica Opiz ex Déségl.

Mentha augusta Opiz ex Déségl.

Mentha auneticensis Opiz

Mentha aurita Weihe ex Fresen.

Mentha avellinii Tod. ex Bertol.

Mentha avellinii Tod. ex Lojac.

Mentha brachiata Weihe ex Fresen.

Mentha bugulifolia Weihe ex Fresen.

Mentha calaminthifolia (Vis.) Heinr.Braun

Mentha capitata Opiz

Mentha cetica Heinr.Braun

Mentha chaixii Strail

Mentha cordata Jan ex Nyman

Mentha crenatodentata Strail

Mentha denticulata Strail

Mentha deseglisei Malinv. nom. illeg.

Mentha dubia Chaix ex Vill.

Mentha dunensis Strail

Mentha duriuscula Heinr.Braun & Topitz

Mentha duriuscula (Heinr.Braun & Topitz) Trautm.

Mentha elongata (Pérard) Heinr.Braun

Mentha eriantha K.Koch

Mentha glabra Colla nom. illeg.

Mentha glomerata Stokes

Mentha grandidentata Strail

Mentha hirsuta Huds.

Mentha hirta Caldas nom. illeg.

Mentha hybrida Aresch.

Mentha hygrophila Topitz

Mentha hystrix Heinr.Braun

Mentha incisoserrata Strail

Mentha intermedia Host nom. illeg.

Mentha × intricata Debeaux

Mentha lateovata Strail

Mentha latifolia Nolte ex Hornem. nom. illeg.

Mentha limicola Strail

Mentha limnetes (Topitz) Trautm.

Mentha limosa (Schur) Heinr.Braun

Mentha littoralis Strail

Mentha lloydii Boreau

Mentha lobeliana (Becker) Heinr.Braun

Mentha macrocephala Strail

Mentha macrophylla Waisb. ex Trautm. nom. illeg.

Mentha microcephala Strail

Mentha nederheimensis Strail

Mentha nepetifolia Lej.

Mentha nigrescens Weihe ex Fresen.

Mentha obliqua Raf.

Mentha obtuseserrata Opiz ex Malinv.

Mentha obtusifolia Opiz ex Déségl.

Mentha origanoides Ten.

Mentha origanoides Lej. ex Fingerh. nom. illeg.

Mentha ortmanniana Opiz

Mentha paludosa Sole

Mentha palustris Mill.

Mentha pedunculata (Pers.) Poir.

Mentha pireana Strail

Mentha polyanthetica (Topitz) Trautm.

Mentha probabilis Schur

Mentha purpurea Host

Mentha pyrifolia Heinr.Braun

Mentha pyrifolia A.Kern. nom. illeg.

Mentha ramosissima Strail

Mentha ranina Opiz

Mentha rauscheri Topitz

Mentha riparia Schreb.

Mentha riparia Lej. ex Malinv. nom. illeg.

Mentha rudaeana Opiz

Mentha sativa Sm. nom. illeg.

Mentha soleana Strail

Mentha stagnalis Topitz

Mentha stagnalis (Topitz) Trautm.

Mentha stolonifera Opiz

Mentha subspicata Weihe ex Fresen.

Mentha subthermalis Trautm.

Mentha tinantiana Lej. ex Malinv.

Mentha trojana Heinr.Braun

Mentha umbrosa Opiz

Mentha urticifolia Ten.

Mentha viennensis Opiz

Mentha weiheana Opiz

Mentha weissenburgensis F.W.Schultz ex Nyman nom. inval.

Mentha aquatica ( water mint; syn. Mentha hirsuta Huds.[3]) is a perennial flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It grows in moist places and is native to much of Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia.[3][4]

Water mint is a herbaceous rhizomatous perennial plant growing to 90 centimetres (35 in) tall. The stems are square in cross section, green or purple, and variably hairy to almost hairless. The rhizomes are wide-spreading, fleshy, and bear fibrous roots. The leaves are ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2 to 6 centimetres (0.79 to 2.36 in) long and 1 to 4 centimetres (0.39 to 1.57 in) broad, green (sometimes purplish), opposite, toothed, and vary from hairy to nearly hairless. The flowers of the watermint are tiny, densely crowded, purple, tubular, pinkish to lilac in colour and form a terminal hemispherical inflorescence; flowering is from mid to late summer. Water mint is visited by many types of insects, and can be characterized by a generalized pollination syndrome,[5] but can also spread by underground rhizomes. All parts of the plant have a distinctly minty smell.[4][6][7] Unbranched, hairless plants, with narrower leaves and paler flowers, native to areas of Sweden and Finland near the Baltic Sea, have been called Mentha aquatica var. litoralis.[8]

Mentha aquatica is a polyploid, with 2 n = 8 x = 96 chromosomes.[9]

Mentha aquatica was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[10] As with other Mentha species, it was subsequently re-described under a variety of different names; as of July 2019, Plants of the World Online listed 87 synonyms, including four forms or varieties that it does not recognize.[11] The cultivated eau de Cologne mint (also known as bergamot mint) is considered to be a variety of this species.[9]

It hybridises with Mentha spicata (spearmint) to produce Mentha × piperita (peppermint), a sterile hybrid; with Mentha suaveolens (apple mint) to produce Mentha × suavis; with Mentha arvensis (corn mint) to produce Mentha × verticillata; and with both M. arvensis and M. spicata to give the tri-species hybrid Mentha × smithiana.[4]

Water mint is native to much of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced to North and South America, Australia and some Atlantic islands.[8]

As the name suggests, water mint occurs in the shallow margins and channels of streams, rivers, pools, dikes, ditches, canals, wet meadows, marshes and fens. If the plant grows in the water itself, it rises above the surface of the water. It generally occurs on mildly acidic to calcareous (it is common on soft limestone) mineral or peaty soils.[4][6] M. aquatica can occur in certain fen-meadow habitats such as the Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre plant association.[12] It is a component of Purple moor grass and rush pastures - a type of Biodiversity ActPlan habitat in the UK.[citation needed ]

It can be used to make a herbal tea.[8] The cultivated variety known as eau de Cologne mint or bergamot mint, is used to produce mentha citrata oil, also known as bergamot mint oil, used in perfumery.[9][13] Not to be confused with Bergamot essential oil.[citation needed ]

corolla mauve, leaves opposite [14]

1. ^ de Belair, G.; Lansdown, R.V. (2014). "Mentha aquatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T164509A63304147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-2.RLTS.T164509A63304147.en.

2. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".

3. ^ Euro+Med Plantbase Project: Mentha aquatica Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

4. ^ Flora of NW Europe: Mentha aquatica Archived 2009-06-16 at the Wayback Machine

5. ^ Van Der Kooi, C. J.; Pen, I.; Staal, M.; Stavenga, D. G.; Elzenga, J. T. M. (2015). "Competition for pollinators and intra-communal spectral dissimilarity of flowers". Plant Biology. 18 (1): 56-62. doi:10.1111/plb.12328. PMID 25754608.

6. ^ Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (1989). Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. ISBN 0-340-40170-2

7. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ^ New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.

8. ^ "Water mint: Mentha aquatica". NatureGate.

9. ^ Tucker, Arthur O.; Naczi, Robert F. C. (2007). "Mentha: An Overview of its Classification and Relationships". In Lawrence, Brian M. (ed.). Mint: The Genus Mentha. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. pp. 1-39. ISBN 978-0-8493-0779-9.

10. ^ "Mentha aquatica L." The International Plant Names Index.

11. ^ "Mentha aquatica L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14.

12. C. Michael Hogan. 2009. ^ Marsh Thistle: Cirsium palustre, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Strömberg Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine

13. ^ "Bergamot mint herb oil". The Good Scents Company Information System. The Good Scents Company.

14. ^ Rose, Francis (1981). The Wild Flower Key. Frederick Warne & Co. p. 310. ISBN 0-7232-2419-6.

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Toggle the table of contents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mentha aquatica Plant in flower Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Mentha Species: Binomial name Mentha aquatica L. Synonyms [2] Marrubium aquaticum (L.) Uspensky Mentha acuta Opiz Mentha acutata Opiz Mentha affinis Boreau nom.

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Cyperaceae

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Carex

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They grow in almost all environments, they thrive in wetlands or in poor soils.

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Sedge are producers, and mostly wind pollinated.

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Occur in tropical Asia and tropical South America.

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Elaeagnus umbellata

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Elaeagnus

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Autumn Olive can commonly be found by found in old fields, roadsides, forest edges, and fragmented forests. It prefers sun, but can grow in partial or full shade, though it may grow slower. It is not tolerant of wet soils.

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It is a producer, and is consumed by birds and mammals.

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It is native to China, Korea, Pakistan, and Japan. Can be found around the United States as well.

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Elaeagnus umbellata is a species of flowering plant known as Japanese silverberry, umbellata oleaster, autumn olive, autumn elaeagnus, spreading oleaster, , or autumn berry. The species is indigenous to eastern Asia and ranges from the Himalayas eastwards to Japan. It is a hardy, aggressive invasive species able to readily colonize barren land, becoming invasive in the central and northeastern United States and parts of Europe.

Elaeagnus umbellata grows as a deciduous shrub or small tree, typically up to 3.5 metres (11 ft) tall, with a dense crown. It commonly bears sharp thorns in the form of spur branches. Flowers are fragrant, occur in clusters of white to yellow, are 8-9 mm in length and 7 mm in diameter, and have four lobes.

The leaves are alternate, 4-10 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, with wavy margins. The leaves are covered with minute silvery scales when they emerge early in the spring but turn greener above as the scales wear off during the summer. The underside is more intensely covered in the silvery scales, differing from the related E. angustifolia, which remains silvery until it sheds its leaves in the fall.

The flowers are borne in the leaf axils in clusters of 1-7. They are pale yellowish-white, fragrant, (often heavily fragrant) and have a four-lobed corolla 1 cm long. They are an important source of nectar for pollinators such as bees.

The fruit of a Japanese Silverberry plant.

The fruit is a small round drupe 0.65 to 0.85 centimetres ( to in) in diameter. The unripe fruit is silvery-scaled and yellow. It ripens to red, dotted with silver or brown. The ripe fruits are pulpy, juicy and sweet, 3-9 mm in length, 5 mm in diameter, and average 137 milligrams in weight, with a thin skin covering the whole fruit. Having a sweet and tart flavor, the berries can be eaten fresh or processed for jam, condiments, flavoring, or used as a substitute for tomato. When mature, the red berries contain carotenoids, including considerable amounts of lycopene.

In its origin regions of tropical and temperate Asia, E. umbellata is not considered to be an invasive species, but in many world regions, it has become invasive across wild and cultivated areas, particularly in the eastern United States. In the early 19th century, E. umbellata was purposely introduced to the U.S. and the United Kingdom for shelter belts, erosion control, wasteland reclamation, wildlife habitat, and for gardens as an ornamental. By the late 20th century, the shrub became a noxious weed and invasive species in many U.S. states from the east coast to the central prairies, and spread widely across Europe.

Due to its substantial seed production and avid germination potential, E. umbellata rapidly invades new areas where it can resprout readily after burning or cutting. Because E. umbellata stands are habitats for wildlife, such as providing forage and shelter for deer, nesting sites for birds, and berries as food for several species, it has been planted for wildlife management in parts of the U.S.

In Europe, E. umbellata has spread to the UK, Belgium, France, and Italy, but has been cultivated in the Netherlands and Scotland. In some parts of North America where it has become naturalized, E. umbellata is considered a noxious weed, particularly in the central and northeastern U.S. In Canada, it is a "prohibited noxious weed" under the Alberta Weed Control Act 2010.

Because it fixes atmospheric nitrogen in its roots, E. umbellata may grow vigorously and sometimes competitively in infertile soils. It can increase available nitrogen in soils and benefit some nearby plants, and when grown in orchards, it can increase yields of adjacent fruit trees up to 10%. However, its ability to change soil chemistry can severely alter or destroy native plant communities.

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Elaeagnus umbellata is a species of flowering plant known as Japanese silverberry, umbellata oleaster, autumn olive, autumn elaeagnus, spreading oleaster, , or autumn berry. The species is indigenous to eastern Asia and ranges from the Himalayas eastwards to Japan.

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Mentha spicata

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Mentha

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Can adapt to various types of soil. Thrives in organic material with full sun to part shade. It can also be found in moist habitats such as swamps or creeks.

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Spearmint is a producer, as like most other plants, it uses energy from the sun to make its own food using photosynthesis.

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Native to Europe, southern Asia, Ireland, and southern China. It has been naturalized in many other parts of the world, such as northern and southern Africa, and North America and South America.

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Solidago nemoralis

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Solidago

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Grows in forests, woods, prairies, grasslands, old fields, and roadsides. It can become weedy, and it is a pioneer species.

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Joepye's are a keystone plant and producers, as they are an important pollinator plant.

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Native to North America, widely found in Canada and the United States.

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Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen. It is commonly called quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, Quakies, mountain or golden aspen, trembling poplar, white poplar, popple, and even more names.