Flora And Fauna:Shrubs

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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

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  Red-osier Dogwood

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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