UVM Virtual Plant Walk 10: Evergreen groundcovers, woody vines & Deciduous conifers

  1. List of Plants by Size and Family
  2. Map of Plants on Campus with List of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
  3. Photos of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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List of Plants by Size and Family
Plants with links can be found on or near the UVM campus.
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Evergreen groundcovers, woody vines

Apocynaceae (dogbane family)

1.)
 Vinca minor "vinca"

Araliaceae (aralia family)

2.)
 Hedera helix "English ivy"

Buxaceae (box family)

3.)
 Pachysandra procumbens "Alleghany pachysandra"
4.)
 Pachysandra terminalis "Japanese spurge"
4a.) Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen' "glossy Japanese spurge"

Celastraceae (bittersweet family)

5.)
 Euonymus fortunei var. coloratus "purple-leaved wintercreeper"
6.)
 Paxistima canbyi "paxistima"

Ericaceae (heath family)

7.)
 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi "bearberry"
8.)
 Calluna vulgaris "Scotch heather"
9.)
 Erica carnea "Spring heather"
10.)
 Gaultheria procumbens "wintergreen"

Deciduous conifers

Pinaceae (pine family)

11.)
 Larix decidua "European larch"

Taxodiaceae (bald cypress family)

12.)
 Metasequoia glyptostroboides "dawn redwood"
13.)
 Taxodium distichum "bald cypress"

Map of Plants on Campus with List of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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Paxistima canbyiPachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen"Vinca minor Hedera helixTaxodium distichumLarix deciduaMetasequoia glyptostroboidesGaultheria procumbens

  1. Paxistima canbyi "paxistima" [W73°11'42.6";N44°28'37.1"]
  2. Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen' "glossy Japanese spurge" [W73°11'42.6";N44°28'37.2"]
  3. Vinca minor "vinca" [W73°11'42.6";N44°28'37.2"]
  4. Metasequoia glyptostroboides "dawn redwood" [W73°11'59.7";N44°28'38.6"]
  5. Larix decidua "European larch" [W73°11'59.5";N44°28'29"]
  6. Taxodium distichum "bald cypress" [na]
  7. Hedera helix "English ivy" [na]
  8. Gaultheria procumbens "wintergreen" [na]

Photos of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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Paxistima canbyi

"paxistima"

Celastraceae (bittersweet family)

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Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Sheen'

"glossy Japanese spurge"

Buxaceae (box family)

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Vinca minor

"vinca"

Apocynaceae (dogbane family)

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides

"dawn redwood"

Taxodiaceae (bald cypress family)

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Larix decidua

"European larch"

Pinaceae (pine family)

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(no photo available) Taxodium distichum

"bald cypress"

Taxodiaceae (bald cypress family)

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Hedera helix

"English ivy"

Araliaceae (aralia family)

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Gaultheria procumbens

"wintergreen"

Ericaceae (heath family)

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