UVM Virtual Plant Walk 7: Deciduous medium shrubs, 6-10 feet tall & Small shrubs, 1-6 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 medium shrubs, 6-10 feet tall
Rosaceae (rose family)
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Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' | "red chokecherry" | |
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2.)
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Exochorda serratifolia | "pearlbush" | |
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3.)
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Physocarpus opulifolius | "ninebark" | |
| 3a.) Physocarpus opulifolius 'Darts Gold' | "Dart's Gold ninebark" | ||
| 3b.) Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo' | "Diabolo ninebark" (often "Diablo") | ||
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4.)
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Prunus x cistena | "purpleleaf sandcherry" | |
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Sorbaria sorbifolia | "Ural falsespirea" | |
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Spiraea x vanhouttei | "Vanhoutte spirea" |
Deciduous small shrubs, 1-6 feet tall
Anacardiaceae (cashew family)
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Rhus aromatica | "fragrant sumac" | |
| 7a.) Rhus aromatica 'Gro-low' | "Gro-low fragrant sumac" |
Berberidaceae (barberry family)
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Berberis thunbergii | "Japanese barberry" | |
| 8a.) Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea' | "golden barberry" | ||
| 8b.) Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea | "purple-leafed Japanese barberry" |
Betulaceae (birch family)
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Corylus avellana 'Contorta' | "Harry Lauder's walking stick" |
Clethraceae (clethra family)
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Clethra alnifolia | "summersweet clethra" |
Clusiaceae (garcinia family)
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Hypericum kalmianum | "Kalm St. Johnswort" |
Ericaceae (heath family)
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Vaccinium corymbosum | "highbush blueberry" |
Grossulariaceae (gooseberry family)
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Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' | "Henry's Garnet Virginia sweetspire" |
Myricaceae (sweet gale family)
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Comptonia peregrina | "sweetfern" |
Oleaceae (olive family)
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Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' | "compact Meyer lilac" | |
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Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' | "Miss Kim Manchurian lilac" |
Rosaceae (rose family)
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Cotoneaster sp. | "cotoneaster" | |
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Kerria japonica | "Japanese rose" | |
| 18a.) Kerria japonica 'Picta' | "variegated Japanese rose" | ||
| 18b.) Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora' | "double-flowered Japanese rose" | ||
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Potentilla fruticosa | "cinquefoil" | |
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Rosa rugosa | "rugosa rose" | |
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Rubus sp. | "ornamental raspberry" | |
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Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' | "Anthony Waterer spirea" | |
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Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' | "snowmound spirea" | |
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Spiraea thunbergii | "Thunberg spirea" |
Rubiaceae (madder family)
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Cephalanthus occidentalis | "buttonbush" |
Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family)
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Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora' | "hills-of-snow hydrangea" |
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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Kerria japonica 'Picta'
"variegated Japanese rose" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'
"double-flowered Japanese rose" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Syringa patula 'Miss Kim'
"Miss Kim Manchurian lilac" Oleaceae (olive family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'
"Diabolo ninebark" (often "Diablo") Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Physocarpus opulifolius page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
"Dart's Gold ninebark" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Physocarpus opulifolius page in the UConn Plant Database |
| (no photo available) | Vaccinium corymbosum
"highbush blueberry" Ericaceae (heath family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View xxx xxx page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Hypericum kalmianum
"Kalm St. Johnswort" Clusiaceae (garcinia family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
"Anthony Waterer spirea" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
"snowmound spirea" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Cotoneaster sp.
"cotoneaster" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Rosa rugosa
"rugosa rose" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
"compact Meyer lilac" Oleaceae (olive family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora'
"hills-of-snow hydrangea" Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Rhus aromatica
"fragrant sumac" Anacardiaceae (cashew family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Cephalanthus occidentalis
"buttonbush" Rubiaceae (madder family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View xxx xxx page in the UConn Plant Database |
| (no photo available) | Spiraea thunbergii
"Thunberg spirea" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Clethra alnifolia
"summersweet clethra" Clethraceae (clethra family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea
"purple-leafed Japanese barberry" Berberidaceae (barberry family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Prunus x cistena
"purpleleaf sandcherry" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Spiraea x vanhouttei
"Vanhoutte spirea" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Physocarpus opulifolius
"ninebark" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Physocarpus opulifolius page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Potentilla fruticosa
"cinquefoil" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Berberis thunbergii
"Japanese barberry" Berberidaceae (barberry family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Rubus sp.
"ornamental raspberry" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'
"Henry's Garnet Virginia sweetspire" Grossulariaceae (gooseberry family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Sorbaria sorbifolia
"Ural falsespirea" Rosaceae (rose family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
"Harry Lauder's walking stick" Betulaceae (birch family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |