Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets

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• Our factsheets describe over 1,100 woody plant species that are native and naturalized in North America.


• Factsheets are accessible in two ways: A search function or a browse function.


• Search function: Use one or more of the search filters to generate a broad or narrow search.


• Leaving all search filters blank and clicking "Display Matching Species" will deliver every species factsheet.


• Typing a partial name in a search filter (for example, rubra in the species filter), will deliver every factsheet for the species with a name containing that word.


• Browse function: Click on the Angiosperm button or the Gymnosperm button to see a full list of species factsheets grouped by Family name within each clade.


• Note: These factsheets use taxonomic nomenclature of the USDA PLANTS Database.

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Family:

      Select a Family Acanthaceae Aceraceae Agavaceae Anacardiaceae Annonaceae Apocynaceae Aquifoliaceae Araliaceae Araucariaceae Arecaceae Aristolochiaceae Asteraceae Berberidaceae Betulaceae Bignoniaceae Bombacaceae Boraginaceae Buddlejaceae Burseraceae Buxaceae Cactaceae Calycanthaceae Capparaceae Caprifoliaceae Caricaceae Casuarinaceae Celastraceae Cercidiphyllaceae Chenopodiaceae Chrysobalanaceae Cistaceae Clethraceae Clusiaceae Combretacae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Cyrillaceae Ebenaceae Elaeagnaceae Ephedraceae Ericaceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Fouquieriaceae Garryaceae Ginkgoaceae Grossulariaceae Hamamelidaceae Hippocastanaceae Hydrangeaceae Illiciaceae Juglandaceae Krameriaceae Lamiaceae (Labiatae ) Lardizabalaceae Lauraceae Liliaceae Loganiaceae Lythraceae Magnoliaceae Malvaceae Meliaceae Moraceae Musaceae Myricaceae Myrsinaceae Myrtaceae Nyctaginaceae Nyssaceae Oleaceae Onagraceae Papaveraceae Pinaceae Plantaginaceae Platanaceae Podocarpaceae Polygonaceae Punicaceae Pyrolaceae Ranunculaceae Rhamnaceae Rhizophoraceae Rosaceae Rubiaceae Rutaceae Salicaceae Santalaceae Sapindaceae Sapotaceae Sciadopityaceae Scrophulariaceae Simaroubaceae Simmondsiaceae Smilacaceae Solanaceae Staphyleaceae Sterculiaceae Styracaceae Symplocaceae Tamaricaceae Taxaceae Theaceae Thymelaeaceae Tiliaceae Ulmaceae Verbenaceae Vitaceae Zygophyllaceae

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Hardiness Zone:

      Any Zone Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 9 Zone 10 Zone 11

     

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Floristic Region (Biome):

      Any Region Boreal Forest Eastern Mixed Forest Eastern Deciduous Forest Southeastern Mixed Forest Tropical Savanna Great Plains Rocky Mountain Evergreen Forest Pacific Coastal Forest California Chaparral Cool Desert Hot Desert Mexican Montane

     

     More on Floristic Regions

 

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Angiosperm Families Gymnosperm Families

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