UVM Virtual Plant Walk 4: Deciduous large shrubs and small trees, 10-35 feet tall
List of Plants by Size and Family
Plants with links can be found on or near the UVM campus.
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Deciduous large shrubs and small trees, 10-35 feet tall
Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
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Heptacodium miconioides | "seven-son flower" | |
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Kolkwitzia amabilis | "beautybush" | |
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Lonicera tatarica | "tatarian honeysuckle" | |
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Viburnum sieboldii | "Siebold viburnum" |
Cornaceae (dogwood family)
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Cornus alternifolia | "pagoda dogwood" | |
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Cornus florida | "flowering dogwood" | |
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Cornus kousa | "kousa dogwood" | |
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Cornus mas | "corneliancherry dogwood" |
Elaeagnaceae (oleaster family)
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Hippophae rhamnoides | "common seabuckthorn" |
Ericaceae (heath family)
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Oxydendrum arboreum | "sourwood" |
Hamamelidaceae (witchhazel family)
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Parrotia persica | "Persian parrotia" |
Fabaceae or Fabaceae or Leguminosae (legume family)
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Caragana arborescens | "Siberian peashrub" | |
| 12a.) Caragana arborescens 'Pendula' | "weeping Siberian peashrub" | ||
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Cercis canadensis | "Eastern redbud" |
Magnoliaceae (magnolia family)
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Magnolia x soulangiana | "saucer magnolia" | |
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Magnolia stellata | "star magnolia" |
Oleaceae (olive family)
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Chionanthus virginicus | "white fringetree" | |
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Ligustrum vulgare | "common privet" | |
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Syringa reticulata (S. amurense var. japonica) | "Japanese tree lilac" | |
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Syringa vulgaris | "common lilac" |
Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
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Rhamnus cathartica | "common buckthorn" | |
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Rhamnus frangula | "glossy buckthorn" | |
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Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia' | "cutleaf glossy buckthorn" | |
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Rhamnus frangula 'Ron Williams' | "Fine Line (TM) buckthorn" |
Map of Plants on Campus with List of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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Photos of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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Cercis canadensis
"Eastern redbud" Fabaceae or Leguminosae (legume family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Cornus florida
"flowering dogwood" Cornaceae (dogwood family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Oxydendrum arboreum
"sourwood" Ericaceae (heath family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Oxydendron arboreum page in the UConn Plant Database |
| (no photo available) | Viburnum sieboldii
"Siebold viburnum" Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Cornus kousa
"kousa dogwood" Cornaceae (dogwood family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Chionanthus virginicus
"white fringetree" Oleaceae (olive family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Chionanthus virginicus page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
"cutleaf glossy buckthorn" Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Parrotia persica
"Persian parrotia" Hamamelidaceae (witchhazel family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Parrotia persica page in the UConn Plant Database |
| (no photo available) | Cornus alternifolia
"pagoda dogwood" Cornaceae (dogwood family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Cornus alternifolia page in the UConn Plant Database |
| (no photo available) | Cornus mas
"corneliancherry dogwood" Cornaceae (dogwood family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Cornus mas page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Kolkwitzia amabilis
"beautybush" Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Kolkwitzia amabilis page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Rhamnus cathartica
"common buckthorn" Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Lonicera tatarica
"tatarian honeysuckle" Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Lonicera tatarica page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Rhamnus frangula
"glossy buckthorn" Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Caragana arborescens
"Siberian peashrub" Fabaceae or Leguminosae (legume family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Ligustrum vulgare
"common privet" Oleaceae (olive family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Syringa vulgaris
"common lilac" Oleaceae (olive family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Syringa reticulata (S. amurense var. japonica) "Japanese tree lilac" Oleaceae (olive family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Magnolia stellata
"star magnolia" Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Hippophae rhamnoides
"common seabuckthorn" Elaeagnaceae (oleaster family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Rhamnus frangula 'Ron Williams'
"Fine Line (TM) buckthorn" Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |