| 1215027 |
peachleaf willow |
Salix amygdaloides |
voucher specimen showing foliage and catkins |
| 5414430 |
'ekoko |
Chamaesyce celastroides var. amplectens |
|
| 5414431 |
'ekoko |
Chamaesyce celastroides var. amplectens |
|
| 5413138 |
'ekoko |
Chamaesyce celastroides var. amplectens |
|
| 2721005 |
tropical soda apple |
Solanum viarum |
Georgia County-level map |
| 0002153 |
tropical soda apple |
Solanum viarum |
distribution in the United States. Infested region indicated in yellow. |
| 0002154 |
turkeyberry |
Solanum torvum |
Distribution of wetland nightshade (left image) and turkey berry (right Image) |
| 0002152 |
multiflora rose |
Rosa multiflora |
wood block |
| 0002123 |
melaleuca |
Melaleuca quinquenervia |
distribution in Florida, note stand concentrations along east and west coast of central and south Florida and scattered in between |
| 0002122 |
melaleuca |
Melaleuca quinquenervia |
distribution in Australia and neighboring islands. Solid black colors, and stars represent continuous and relatively isolated forests, respectively. |
| 5418036 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 060405 32 |
| 5413302 |
anil de pasto |
Indigofera suffruticosa |
Voucher 050418 1 |
| 5414445 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5414448 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5417984 |
coat buttons |
Tridax procumbens |
Voucher 060405 21 |
| 5417983 |
coat buttons |
Tridax procumbens |
Voucher 060405 21 |
| 5417967 |
cure for all |
Pluchea carolinensis |
Voucher 060405 16 |
| 5417915 |
Indian camphorweed |
Pluchea indica |
Voucher 060405 01 |
| 5413346 |
Indian camphorweed |
Pluchea indica |
Voucher 050418 50 |
| 5413288 |
cure for all |
Pluchea carolinensis |
Voucher 050418 27 |
| 5413258 |
globe schiedea |
Schiedea globosa |
Voucher 050406 1 |
| 5414447 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5417963 |
tree tobacco |
Nicotiana glauca |
Voucher 060405 15 |
| 5417964 |
tree tobacco |
Nicotiana glauca |
Voucher 060405 15 |
| 5413277 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 050418 4 |
| 5417939 |
seaside heliotrope |
Heliotropium curassavicum |
Voucher 060405 08 |
| 5413262 |
globe schiedea |
Schiedea globosa |
Voucher 050406 1 |
| 5413264 |
American black nightshade |
Solanum americanum |
Voucher 050406 3 |
| 5413197 |
Chinese banyan |
Ficus microcarpa |
Voucher 050405 9 |
| 5418559 |
cure for all |
Pluchea carolinensis |
Voucher 060422 04 |
| 5418245 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060406 17 |
| 5417965 |
cure for all |
Pluchea carolinensis |
Voucher 060405 16 |
| 5417953 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060405 12 |
| 5412070 |
devil's horsewhip |
Achyranthes aspera |
Voucher 050225 10 |
| 5418040 |
Australian saltbush |
Atriplex semibaccata |
Voucher 060405 33 |
| 5414443 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5414449 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5413296 |
New Zealand spinach |
Tetragonia tetragonioides |
Voucher 050418 45 |
| 5413297 |
New Zealand spinach |
Tetragonia tetragonioides |
Voucher 050418 45 |
| 5413261 |
globe schiedea |
Schiedea globosa |
Voucher 050406 1 |
| 5412079 |
alaweo |
Chenopodium oahuense |
Voucher 050225 20 |
| 5412076 |
kiawe |
Prosopis pallida |
Voucher 050225 16 |
| 5412074 |
New Zealand spinach |
Tetragonia tetragonioides |
Voucher 050225 14 |
| 5412032 |
New Zealand spinach |
Tetragonia tetragonioides |
Voucher 050223 24 |
| 5412041 |
white leadtree |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Voucher 050224 1 |
| 5412059 |
naio |
Myoporum sandwicense |
Voucher 050224 25 |
| 5412006 |
New Zealand spinach |
Tetragonia tetragonioides |
Voucher 050222 14 |
| 5418563 |
Hawai'i hawthorn |
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia |
Voucher 060422 07 |
| 5418564 |
Hawai'i hawthorn |
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia |
Voucher 060422 07 |
| 5418560 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 060422 05 |
| 5418558 |
cure for all |
Pluchea carolinensis |
Voucher 060422 04 |
| 5418281 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060406 30 |
| 5418271 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 060406 26 |
| 5418272 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 060406 26 |
| 5418268 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060406 24 |
| 5418229 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 060406 12 |
| 5418214 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 060406 04 |
| 5418215 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 060406 04 |
| 5418225 |
white leadtree |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Voucher 060406 09 |
| 5418047 |
white leadtree |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Voucher 060405 34 |
| 5418048 |
white leadtree |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Voucher 060405 34 |
| 5418043 |
white leadtree |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Voucher 060405 34 |
| 5418045 |
white leadtree |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Voucher 060405 34 |
| 5418042 |
Australian saltbush |
Atriplex semibaccata |
Voucher 060405 33 |
| 5418041 |
Australian saltbush |
Atriplex semibaccata |
Voucher 060405 33 |
| 5417982 |
coat buttons |
Tridax procumbens |
Voucher 060405 21 |
| 5417961 |
tree tobacco |
Nicotiana glauca |
Voucher 060405 15 |
| 5417966 |
cure for all |
Pluchea carolinensis |
Voucher 060405 16 |
| 5414476 |
velvetleaf glorybower |
Clerodendrum macrostegium |
BISH specimen |
| 5414475 |
velvetleaf glorybower |
Clerodendrum macrostegium |
BISH specimen |
| 5414444 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5414441 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5414442 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5414446 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5414395 |
crested Philippine violet |
Barleria cristata |
BISH specimen |
| 5414440 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5413359 |
tropical almond |
Terminalia catappa |
Voucher 050418 66 |
| 5413360 |
tropical almond |
Terminalia catappa |
Voucher 050418 66 |
| 5413350 |
creeping beggarweed |
Desmodium incanum |
Voucher 050418 56 |
| 5413351 |
creeping beggarweed |
Desmodium incanum |
Voucher 050418 56 |
| 5413352 |
creeping beggarweed |
Desmodium incanum |
Voucher 050418 56 |
| 5413345 |
Indian camphorweed |
Pluchea indica |
Voucher 050418 50 |
| 5413337 |
American black nightshade |
Solanum americanum |
Voucher 050418 42 |
| 5413303 |
guava |
Psidium guajava |
Voucher 050418 3 |
| 5413304 |
guava |
Psidium guajava |
Voucher 050418 3 |
| 5413305 |
native caper |
Capparis sandwichiana |
Voucher 050418 4 |
| 5413299 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 050418 47 |
| 5413300 |
seagrape |
Coccoloba uvifera |
Voucher 050418 48 |
| 5413281 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 050418 12 |
| 5413292 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 050418 37 |
| 5413202 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 050405 13 |
| 5413164 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 050404 21 |
| 5412035 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 050223 27 |
| 5412021 |
white leadtree |
Leucaena leucocephala |
Voucher 050223 5 |
| 5412015 |
portia tree |
Thespesia populnea |
Voucher 050222 23 |
| 5412001 |
bloodberry |
Rivina humilis |
Voucher 050222 08 |
| 5412003 |
fourspike heliotrope |
Heliotropium procumbens |
Voucher 050222 10 |
| 5412013 |
alaweo |
Chenopodium oahuense |
Voucher 050222 21 |
| 5411995 |
cure for all |
Pluchea carolinensis |
Voucher 050222 04 |
| 5418561 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 060422 05 |
| 5418562 |
native caper |
Capparis sandwichiana |
Voucher 060422 06 |
| 5418280 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060406 30 |
| 5418266 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060406 24 |
| 5418267 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060406 24 |
| 5418222 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060406 08 |
| 5418223 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060406 08 |
| 5418224 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060406 08 |
| 5418230 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 060406 12 |
| 5418039 |
Australian saltbush |
Atriplex semibaccata |
Voucher 060405 33 |
| 5418038 |
Australian saltbush |
Atriplex semibaccata |
Voucher 060405 33 |
| 5418037 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 060405 32 |
| 5418033 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 060405 32 |
| 5418034 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 060405 32 |
| 5418004 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060405 26 |
| 5418005 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060405 26 |
| 5418003 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060405 26 |
| 5417954 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060405 12 |
| 5417956 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 060405 13 |
| 5417951 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060405 12 |
| 5417952 |
pelotazo |
Abutilon incanum |
Voucher 060405 12 |
| 5417938 |
seaside heliotrope |
Heliotropium curassavicum |
Voucher 060405 08 |
| 5417913 |
Indian camphorweed |
Pluchea indica |
Voucher 060405 01 |
| 5417914 |
Indian camphorweed |
Pluchea indica |
Voucher 060405 01 |
| 5417592 |
alaweo |
Chenopodium oahuense |
Voucher 060228 05 |
| 5417594 |
alaweo |
Chenopodium oahuense |
Voucher 060228 05 |
| 5417590 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 060228 03 |
| 5417589 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 060228 03 |
| 5414439 |
Australian cheesewood |
Pittosporum undulatum |
BISH specimen |
| 5414433 |
kokomalei |
Chamaesyce kuwaleana |
BISH specimen |
| 5414435 |
kokomalei |
Chamaesyce kuwaleana |
BISH specimen |
| 5414436 |
kokomalei |
Chamaesyce kuwaleana |
BISH specimen |
| 5414409 |
Waianae Range nehe |
Lipochaeta tenuifolia |
BISH specimen |
| 5414410 |
Waianae Range nehe |
Lipochaeta tenuifolia |
BISH specimen |
| 5414404 |
Waianae Range nehe |
Lipochaeta tenuifolia |
BISH specimen |
| 5414405 |
Waianae Range nehe |
Lipochaeta tenuifolia |
BISH specimen |
| 5414406 |
Waianae Range nehe |
Lipochaeta tenuifolia |
BISH specimen |
| 5414399 |
giant milkweed |
Calotropis gigantea |
BISH specimen |
| 5414397 |
crested Philippine violet |
Barleria cristata |
BISH specimen |
| 5414398 |
crested Philippine violet |
Barleria cristata |
BISH specimen |
| 5413319 |
anil de pasto |
Indigofera suffruticosa |
Voucher 050418 22 |
| 5413320 |
anil de pasto |
Indigofera suffruticosa |
Voucher 050418 22 |
| 5413316 |
corkystemmed passionflower |
Passiflora suberosa |
Voucher 050418 20 |
| 5413310 |
redfruit passionflower |
Passiflora foetida |
Voucher 050418 12 |
| 5413301 |
anil de pasto |
Indigofera suffruticosa |
Voucher 050418 1 |
| 5413306 |
native caper |
Capparis sandwichiana |
Voucher 050418 4 |
| 5413278 |
native caper |
Capparis sandwichiana |
Voucher 050418 6 |
| 5413280 |
beach sandmat |
Chamaesyce degeneri |
Voucher 050418 8 |
| 5413263 |
American black nightshade |
Solanum americanum |
Voucher 050406 3 |
| 5413248 |
creeping beggarweed |
Desmodium incanum |
Voucher 050405 42 |
| 5413243 |
Hawai'i hawthorn |
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia |
Voucher 050405 38 |
| 5413231 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 050405 32 |
| 5413213 |
American black nightshade |
Solanum americanum |
Voucher 050405 19 |
| 5413192 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 050405 3 |
| 5413189 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 050405 1 |
| 5413187 |
Australian saltbush |
Atriplex semibaccata |
Voucher 050404 31 |
| 5413168 |
beach naupaka |
Scaevola taccada |
Voucher 050404 22 |
| 5413169 |
Indian waltheria |
Waltheria indica |
Voucher 050404 23 |
| 5413165 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 050404 21 |
| 5413148 |
American black nightshade |
Solanum americanum |
Voucher 050404 10 |
| 5413141 |
seaside heliotrope |
Heliotropium curassavicum |
Voucher 050404 5 |
| 5413142 |
seaside heliotrope |
Heliotropium curassavicum |
Voucher 050404 5 |
| 5413137 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 050404 1 |
| 5412083 |
corkystemmed passionflower |
Passiflora suberosa |
Voucher 050225 25 |
| 5412071 |
devil's horsewhip |
Achyranthes aspera |
Voucher 050225 10 |
| 5412068 |
devil's horsewhip |
Achyranthes aspera |
Voucher 050225 10 |
| 5412069 |
devil's horsewhip |
Achyranthes aspera |
Voucher 050225 10 |
| 5412064 |
coat buttons |
Tridax procumbens |
Voucher 050225 7 |
| 5412058 |
coat buttons |
Tridax procumbens |
Voucher 050224 23 |
| 5412051 |
devil's horsewhip |
Achyranthes aspera |
Voucher 050224 12 |
| 5412049 |
corkystemmed passionflower |
Passiflora suberosa |
Voucher 050224 10 |
| 5412039 |
corkystemmed passionflower |
Passiflora suberosa |
Voucher 050223 31 |
| 5412044 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 050224 5 |
| 5412037 |
corkystemmed passionflower |
Passiflora suberosa |
Voucher 050223 29 |
| 5411993 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 050222 02 |
| 5418243 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060406 17 |
| 5418244 |
yellow 'lima |
Sida fallax |
Voucher 060406 17 |
| 5417985 |
coat buttons |
Tridax procumbens |
Voucher 060405 21 |
| 5417981 |
coat buttons |
Tridax procumbens |
Voucher 060405 21 |
| 5417955 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 060405 13 |
| 5417588 |
Hawai'i desert-thorn |
Lycium sandwicense |
Voucher 060228 03 |
| 5417584 |
Jamaica feverplant |
Tribulus cistoides |
Voucher 060228 01 |
| 5417585 |
Jamaica feverplant |
Tribulus cistoides |
Voucher 060228 01 |
| 5414393 |
crested Philippine violet |
Barleria cristata |
BISH specimen |
| 5414394 |
crested Philippine violet |
Barleria cristata |
BISH specimen |
| 5413284 |
blue morningglory |
Ipomoea indica |
Voucher 050418 15 |
| 5412067 |
Jamaica feverplant |
Tribulus cistoides |
Voucher 050225 9 |
| 5412053 |
Australian saltbush |
Atriplex semibaccata |
Voucher 050224 16 |
| 5412034 |
Jamaica feverplant |
Tribulus cistoides |
Voucher 050223 26 |
| 5294010 |
grapefruit |
Citrus x paradisi |
|
| 5294009 |
grapefruit |
Citrus x paradisi |
|
| 5390188 |
Indian rattlebox |
Crotalaria assamica |
|
| 2116040 |
beach vitex |
Vitex rotundifolia |
Beach Vitex Occurrences in Georgetown County, S.C. November 17, 2004. |
| 5286012 |
carrotwood |
Cupaniopsis anacardioides |
BISH specimen |
| 5306065 |
absinth wormwood |
Artemisia absinthium |
|
| 5306047 |
Amur maple |
Acer ginnala |
|
| 5308081 |
wine raspberry |
Rubus phoenicolasius |
|
| 5163043 |
dogtail |
Buddleja asiatica |
|
| 5308073 |
jetbead |
Rhodotypos scandens |
|
| 5309009 |
swainsonpea |
Sphaerophysa salsula |
|
| 5308095 |
sicklepod |
Senna obtusifolia |
|
| 5308098 |
American black nightshade |
Solanum americanum |
|
| 5308100 |
horsenettle |
Solanum carolinense |
|
| 5309008 |
Japanese spiraea |
Spiraea japonica |
|
| 5309012 |
tamarisk |
Tamarix spp. |
|
| 5309032 |
common periwinkle |
Vinca minor |
|
| 5309025 |
Siberian elm |
Ulmus pumila |
|
| 5309026 |
Siberian elm |
Ulmus pumila |
|
| 5308091 |
Brazilian peppertree |
Schinus terebinthifolius |
|
| 5309005 |
turkeyberry |
Solanum torvum |
|
| 5309024 |
gorse |
Ulex europaeus |
|
| 5307029 |
Scotch broom |
Cytisus scoparius |
|
| 5309030 |
big periwinkle |
Vinca major |
|
| 5307048 |
goatsrue |
Galega officinalis |
|
| 5306059 |
camelthorn |
Alhagi maurorum |
|
| 5307046 |
glossy buckthorn |
Frangula alnus |
|
| 5307047 |
glossy buckthorn |
Frangula alnus |
|
| 5307089 |
glossy privet |
Ligustrum lucidum |
|
| 5308022 |
white mulberry |
Morus alba |
|
| 5308071 |
European buckthorn |
Rhamnus cathartica |
|
| 5308076 |
multiflora rose |
Rosa multiflora |
|
| 5307078 |
shrubby lespedeza |
Lespedeza bicolor |
|
| 5307079 |
sericea lespedeza |
Lespedeza cuneata |
|
| 5307087 |
Japanese privet |
Ligustrum japonicum |
|
| 5307094 |
European privet |
Ligustrum vulgare |
|
| 5308002 |
Tatarian honeysuckle |
Lonicera tatarica |
|
| 5308012 |
chinaberry |
Melia azedarach |
|
| 5308030 |
sacred bamboo |
Nandina domestica |
|
| 5308036 |
skunk-vine |
Paederia foetida |
|
| 5306058 |
mimosa |
Albizia julibrissin |
|
| 5306066 |
coral ardisia |
Ardisia crenata |
|
| 5306077 |
Japanese barberry |
Berberis thunbergii |
|
| 5307041 |
autumn-olive |
Elaeagnus umbellata |
|
| 5307037 |
Russian-olive |
Elaeagnus angustifolia |
|
| 5297070 |
smokebush |
Buddleja madagascariensis |
flowers |
| 5287049 |
largeleaf lantana |
Lantana camara |
voucher 060422 11 |
| 5287050 |
largeleaf lantana |
Lantana camara |
voucher 060422 11 |
| 5285064 |
carrotwood |
Cupaniopsis anacardioides |
branch |
| 5286011 |
carrotwood |
Cupaniopsis anacardioides |
BISH specimen |
| 5163044 |
smokebush |
Buddleja madagascariensis |
flowering branch and fruiting branch |
| 5163045 |
butterflybush |
Buddleja davidii |
flowers |
| 5163068 |
Athel tamarisk |
Tamarix aphylla |
plant |
| 5163069 |
Athel tamarisk |
Tamarix aphylla |
plant |
| 5162040 |
white mulberry |
Morus alba |
branch |
| 5159080 |
turkeyberry |
Solanum torvum |
branch with flowers and fruit |
| 5159050 |
skunk-vine |
Paederia foetida |
plant |
| 5138044 |
giant ragweed |
Ambrosia trifida |
|
| 5138079 |
giant ragweed |
Ambrosia trifida |
|
| 3035003 |
camellia |
Camellia spp. |
Pink/red camelia flower |
| 5138083 |
hedge bindweed |
Calystegia sepium |
|
| 5138084 |
hedge bindweed |
Calystegia sepium |
|
| 5139009 |
jimsonweed |
Datura stramonium |
|
| 5139010 |
jimsonweed |
Datura stramonium |
|
| 5139011 |
jimsonweed |
Datura stramonium |
|
| 5139013 |
jimsonweed |
Datura stramonium |
|
| 5139014 |
jimsonweed |
Datura stramonium |
|
| 5139015 |
jimsonweed |
Datura stramonium |
|
| 5139016 |
jimsonweed |
Datura stramonium |
|
| 1316023 |
pauper's-tea |
Sageretia thea |
This 35-year-old specimen, known as Pauper's Tea is part of the U.S. National Arboretum's penjing collection. |
| 1323060 |
heath |
Erica spp. |
A bouquet of Erica flowers. |
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red pincushion-protea |
Leucospermum cordifolium |
Red pincushion protea, Leucospermum cordifolium. |
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king protea |
Protea cynaroides |
Partially opened King Protea, P. cynaroides, one of the largest of all South African proteas. |
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northern spicebush |
Lindera benzoin |
Lindera benzoin 28 Feb 1993 |
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papaya |
Carica papaya |
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castorbean |
Ricinus communis |
Castor beans. |
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rose |
Rosa spp. |
The Sarah van Fleet rose, developed by geneticist Walter van Fleet specifically for American gardens. |
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poinsettia |
Euphorbia pulcherrima |
Colorful poinsettias, a favorite plant for the holidays, are also a favorite host for silverleaf whiteflies. New, ARS-developed computer software will help growers fight this pest in their greenhouses. |
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poinsettia |
Euphorbia pulcherrima |
Poinsettias, Euphorbia pulcherrima |
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poinsettia |
Euphorbia pulcherrima |
Not only is poinsettia the most popular Christmas plant, it is the number-one flowering potted plant in the united states, even though its traditional sales period is just 6 weeks.
That was not the case back in 1976, when ARS first began its program to improve the flower's dependability. This meant discovering the exact conditions of light and temperature the plant requires. they also performed breeding experiments that defined how color develops, and they devised precision growing methods that enabled massive cultivation.
Last year, the wholesale value of the poinsettia crop reached nearly $170 million-a jump of more than 400 percent from 1976.
The poinsettia, a contemporary symbol of Christmas, was introduced to the United States and named after Joel Robert Poinsett in 1825. Poinsett was serving as the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico when he saw the plant growing on the hillsides of southern Mexico, where the plant is native. The Aztec Indians prized poinsettias and considered them a symbol of purity because of their brilliant red color. They made a reddish-purple dye from the colored "flowers", which are actually modified leaves called bracts. They also made a medicine against fevers from the latex sap of the plant |