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  • Cornus alternifolia

    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 form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Cornaceae
  • Fagus grandifolia

    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 form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Fagaceae
  • Tilia americana

    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 form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Tiliaceae
  • Sorbus americana

    American mountain-ash

    This small tree or large shrub can grow up to 10 meters tall.

    Plant form
    Broad-leaved shrub
    Family
    Rosaceae
  • Bixa orellana L.

    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 form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Bixaceae
  • Philodendron sagittifolium Liebm.

    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 form
    Herbaceous climbing plant
    Family
    Araceae
  • Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urban

    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 form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Malvaceae
  • Abies balsamea

    Balsam fir

    This conifer stands out for its symmetrical, pyramidal shape that tapers to a pointed tip.

    Plant form
    Conifer
    Family
    Pinaceae
  • Pseudobombax septenatum (Jacq.) Dugand

    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 form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Malvaceae
  • Corylus cornuta

    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 form
    Broad-leaved shrub
    Family
    Betulaceae
  • Galium spp.

    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 form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Rubiaceae
  • Swietenia macrophylla G. King

    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 form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Meliaceae

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