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Alternate-leaved dogwood
This small tree may grow up to 10 m tall. Its thin, reddish-brown bark is smooth when young and separates into shallow ridges with age. The branches are shiny and almost horizontal.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyCornaceae -
American beech
This 18 to 24 m tall tree is easy to recognize year-round, with its smooth, silvery bark mottled with diamond-shaped patches. It has slender shiny twigs.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyFagaceae -
American linden, American basswood
This 18 to 40 m tall tree has a trunk 40 to 80 cm in diameter. Its large dark green leaves have paler undersides and measure 5 to 15 cm across.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyTiliaceae -
American mountain-ash
This small tree or large shrub can grow up to 10 meters tall.
Plant formBroad-leaved shrubFamilyRosaceae -
Annatto tree, Lipstick tree
This small ornamental tree grows 5 to 8 m tall. Its leaves are alternate, acuminate and entire. They are 8 to 12 cm long and 8 cm wide. The pinkish-white flowers are grouped in terminal clusters.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyBixaceae -
Arrowleaf Philodendron
This plant has a stem 4 to 6 cm in diameter, divided into nodes every 15 cm. Thick, long, brownish roots grow from each node, used by the plant to cling to a support.
Plant formHerbaceous climbing plantFamilyAraceae -
Balsa tree
This large tree with deciduous leaves can grow up to 30 m tall. Its trunk sometimes has buttress roots. It has very light wood.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyMalvaceae -
Balsam fir
This conifer stands out for its symmetrical, pyramidal shape that tapers to a pointed tip.
Plant formConiferFamilyPinaceae -
Barrigón
This large tree grows 20 to 35 m tall, with a trunk that is swollen at the base. Its smooth grey bark is marked with characteristic broad green bands.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyMalvaceae -
Beaked hazelnut
This approximately 3 m tall shrub forms bushes. Its alternate, oval leaves are heart-shaped at the base and pointed at the tip.
Plant formBroad-leaved shrubFamilyBetulaceae -
Bedstraws
These plants grow 30 to 200 cm tall. They have square stems. Their leaves appear to be arranged in whorls around the stem, but are actually opposite. They have stipules that resemble leaves.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyRubiaceae -
Bigleaf mahogany
This large tree grows 35 to 40 and sometimes even 50 m tall, with a trunk 50 to 80 cm in diameter. Its dark green, shiny, hairless leaves are composed of 8 to 10 leaflets.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilyMeliaceae