Tag Archives: Rubiaceae
Know Your Natives – Buttonbush
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) of the Madder or Coffee (Rubiaceae) family is a deciduous wetland shrub with many small radiating flowers packed into tight spherical heads. It occurs across a large area of the eastern U.S. from the Big Bend area … Continue reading
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Tagged Buttonbush, Cephalanthus, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Know Your Natives, Rubiaceae
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Know Your Natives – Patridgeberry
Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) of the Madder (Rubiaceae) family is an evergreen perennial with a trailing growth habit. It occurs in the U.S. from Texas to Oklahoma to Missouri to Minnesota thence to the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. It occurs throughout most of Arkansas except for portions of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and calcareous areas of the Ozarks. Mitchella repens Continue reading
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Tagged Groundcover, Know Your Natives, Michella, Mitchella repens, Patridgeberry, Rubiaceae
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