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  • Iris versicolor

    Larger blue-flag

    This large rhizomatous plant grows 60 to 90 cm tall. It has very long, narrow, stiff leaves. The flowers, which vary in number, are very large, up to 8 to 10 cm in diameter.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Iridaceae
  • Chamaedaphne calyculata (anc. Cassandra calyculata)

    Leatherleaf, dwarf cassandra,

    This shrub grows up to 1 m tall and forms rounded bushes. It has an erect, multi-branched stem. Its shiny, leathery, alternate leaves have very short, barely visible teeth on their upper parts.

    Plant form
    Broad-leaved shrub
    Family
    Ericaceae
  • Ficus maxima P. Miller

    Maxima fig tree

    This large tree grows 7 to 25 m tall. Its branches in the crown are highly ramified and extended.

    Its simple, alternate leaves are 9 to 25 cm long.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Moraceae
  • Piper auritum

    Mexican pepperleaf

    This small tree grows 2.5 to 8 m tall. It may produce adventitious roots at its base. Its large oval to heart-shaped leaves are 20 to 40 cm long and give off an anise-like aroma when crushed.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Piperaceae
  • Sterculia mexicana

    Mexican sterculia

    This tree, with its well-developed buttress roots, can grow to nearly 40 m tall and over 1 m across.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Malvaceae
  • Viburnum alnifolium

    Mooseberry, hobblebush, moose-wood

    This 1 to 4 m tall shrub has smooth, red bark. Its 7 to 20 cm-wide opposite leaves are heart-shaped.

    Plant form
    Broad-leaved shrub
    Family
    Adoxaceae
  • Acer spicatum

    Mountain maple, white maple

    This small understory tree grows 3 to 8 m tall. Its short trunk is crooked and twisted. Its bark is thin, dull, reddish to greyish-brown, smooth or slightly grooved.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Sapindaceae
  • Sorbus americana

    Mountain-ash

    Considered a shrub or small tree, mountain ash can grow up to 10 m tall. Its smooth trunk is covered in reddish-brown or greyish-green bark, with marked lenticels.

    Plant form
    Broad-leaved shrub
    Family
    Rosaceae
  • Aechmea nudicaulis (L.) Griseb.

    Nakedstem aechmea

    This plant appears in either epiphytic or terrestrial form. It has only a few, glaucous 49 cm long leaves, forming a dense tubular rosette. The leaves are leathery and have spiny margins.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous epiphytic plant
    Family
    Bromeliaceae
  • Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Rich.

    Nance

    This medium-sized tree grows to 3 to 10 m. Its trunk is straight, and its brownish-green leaves, from 5 to 20 cm long, are oval and opposite. Its yellow-orange flowers grow in clusters.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Malpighiaceae
  • Typha angustifolia

    Narrow-leaved cat-tail

    The stem of this plant grows 1 to 3 m tall. It has straight, narrow leaves.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous aquatic plant
    Family
    Typhaceae
  • Glyceria striata

    Nerved manna-grass

    This plant has a thin 30 to 100 cm tall stem. Its leaves are 4 to 10 mm wide. Its flowers form an open pannicle 7 to 20 cm long.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Poaceae (Gramineae)