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Leadplant
A shrub growing from deep, tough roots in sandy or gravelly soil. Often spreads by rhizomes. Susceptible to heavy grazing. Leaves and young stems covered with dense hair. Leadplant is a legume and is browsed by white-tailed deer and ... [... more]
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Catclaw, Fragrant Mimosa, Mimosa,Fragrant
A legume with prickly, much-branched stems forming a small shrub on rocky upland sites in the southwestern portion of our region. Fruit may be armed with stout prickles. Flowers are showy, pink and puff-ball shaped. The leaflets have a tendency ... [... more]
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White Ash, Ash,White, American Ash
A large tree with a narrow rounded crown. Widespread in moist soil of bottomlands and uplands mostly in the eastern portion of our region. The leaf base surrounds the bud. The wood is heavy, hard and stiff. A major lumber species with many uses. ... [... more]
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Carolina Buckthorn, Indian Cherry, Buckthorn,Carolina
A large shrub or small tree occurring in forest understories, ravines and stream bottoms in the central portion of our region eastward. Can be used as an ornamental because of the large leaves and showy red immature and black mature fruit. The ... [... more]
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Sagebrush, Sand Sagebrush
An aromatic shrub with a rounded or irregular shaped crown found on dry sandy soil in western portion of our region. Can be an invader on abused rangelands. The Latin name filifolia refers to the plant's threadlike leaves. Sagebrush, Sand ... [... more]
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Saltcedar, French Tamarisk, Tamarisk
A shrub to small tree found abundant along streams and rivers on moist, sandy or silty soil. Is considered a weed in many areas because of its invasive ability, crowding out native plants reducing biodiversity and possibly lowering the water ... [... more]
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Prairie Rose, Climbing Rose, Rose,Prairie
A shrub with high climbing or trailing stems found on a variety of sites along roadsides, fence rows and thickets. The leaves have three to five leaflets. Curved, flattened, broad-based prickles are sparsely scattered along the stems. May be ... [... more]
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Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Oak,Chinquapin
A large tree with a narrow or sometimes broad rounded crown. Common on limestone outcrops, creek bottoms and well-drained uplands. Rare on flood plains. The acorns are eaten by many species of wildlife. The leaves and twigs may be browsed by ... [... more]
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Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Persimmon,Common
A small tree with a dense irregular crown. May form thickets and can be invasive on rangeland and pastureland. Usually one of the first woody species to appear on cleared land or abused pastures. Fruits mature orange in the fall, often remaining ... [... more]
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White Oak, Oak,White
A large tree occurring on moist soil in forests, bottomlands, uplands and gravelly ridges in the eastern portion of our region. The wood has many uses and the acorns are eaten by many species of wildlife. The foliage and twigs may be browsed by ... [... more]
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