Lexington Shrubs And Vines
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Red-osier Dogwood
- Cornus stolonifera, aka C. sericea
- To 10 ft (3 m)
- Thicket-forming shrub
- Branches and twigs are dark red
- Likes damp soil, such as wetlands
Red-osier Dogwood
Leaves and fruit
Bark
Poison Ivy
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- Toxicodendron radicans
- To 8 ft (2.4 m)
- Leaves grouped in three
- Poisonous plant known for its production of urushiol, causing irritation and rashes
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Staghorn Sumac
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- Rhus typhina, aka R. hirta
- To 30 ft (9 m)
- Long leaves growing in pairs on stem are characteristic
- White flower clusters
- Red berries fruit - compared with the Poison Sumac, which has white berries fruits
- Red berries used to make refreshing summer drink
- Grows on road sides, in old fields and open habitat
- Propagates by rhizomes
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Low Bush Blueberry
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- Vaccinium angustifolium
- To 2 ft (60 cm)
- Low spreading
- Flowers are small, white, bell-shaped
- Likes acidic, well drained soil
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Oriental Bittersweet
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- Celastrus orbiculatus
- Climbing wine
- Invasive species original to East Asia
- Leaves are alternating, glossy texture
- Fruit is red or orange
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Partridge Berry
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- Mitchella repens
- To 12 in (30 cm)
- Herbaceous woody trailing shrub
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Wintergreen
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- Gaultheria procumbens
- Stems to 6 in (15 cm)
- Small low-growing shrub
- Leaves are evergreen
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