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Department of Planning and Zoning
Department of Planning and Zoning Subject: Howard County Landscape Manual Updates: Recommended Street Tree List (Appendix B) and Recommended Plant List (Appendix C) - Effective July 1, 2010 To: DLD Review Staff Homebuilders Committee From: Kent Sheubrooks, Acting Chief Division of Land Development Date: July 1, 2010 Purpose: The purpose of this policy memorandum is to update the Recommended Plant Lists presently contained in the Landscape Manual. The plant lists were created for the first edition of the Manual in 1993 before information was available about invasive qualities of certain recommended plants contained in those lists (Norway Maple, Bradford Pear, etc.). Additionally, diseases and pests have made some other plants undesirable (Ash, Austrian Pine, etc.). The Howard County General Plan 2000 and subsequent environmental and community planning publications such as the Route 1 and Route 40 Manuals and the Green Neighborhood Design Guidelines have promoted the desirability of using native plants in landscape plantings. Therefore, this policy seeks to update the Recommended Plant Lists by identifying invasive plant species and disease or pest ridden plants for their removal and prohibition from further planting in Howard County and to add other available native plants which have desirable characteristics for street tree or general landscape use for inclusion on the Recommended Plant Lists. Please note that a comprehensive review of the street tree and landscape tree lists were conducted for the purpose of this update, however, only -
The Vegetation of Robinson Crusoe Island (Isla Masatierra), Juan
The Vegetation ofRobinson Crusoe Island (Isla Masatierra), Juan Fernandez Archipelago, Chile1 Josef Greimler,2,3 Patricio Lopez 5., 4 Tod F. Stuessy, 2and Thomas Dirnbiick5 Abstract: Robinson Crusoe Island of the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, as is the case with many oceanic islands, has experienced strong human disturbances through exploitation ofresources and introduction of alien biota. To understand these impacts and for purposes of diversity and resource management, an accu rate assessment of the composition and structure of plant communities was made. We analyzed the vegetation with 106 releves (vegetation records) and subsequent Twinspan ordination and produced a detailed colored map at 1: 30,000. The resultant map units are (1) endemic upper montane forest, (2) endemic lower montane forest, (3) Ugni molinae shrubland, (4) Rubus ulmifolius Aristotelia chilensis shrubland, (5) fern assemblages, (6) Libertia chilensis assem blage, (7) Acaena argentea assemblage, (8) native grassland, (9) weed assemblages, (10) tall ruderals, and (11) cultivated Eucalyptus, Cupressus, and Pinus. Mosaic patterns consisting of several communities are recognized as mixed units: (12) combined upper and lower montane endemic forest with aliens, (13) scattered native vegetation among rocks at higher elevations, (14) scattered grassland and weeds among rocks at lower elevations, and (15) grassland with Acaena argentea. Two categories are included that are not vegetation units: (16) rocks and eroded areas, and (17) settlement and airfield. Endemic forests at lower elevations and in drier zones of the island are under strong pressure from three woody species, Aristotelia chilensis, Rubus ulmifolius, and Ugni molinae. The latter invades native forests by ascending dry slopes and ridges. -
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Liversidge Research Lecture No. 6 1946 PLANT PRODUCTS OF NEW ZEALAND LINDSAY H. BRIGGS The Royal Society of New South Wales Liversidge Research Lecture No. 6, 1946 Royal Society of NSW 1 Lindsay Heathcote Briggs This photograph is reproduced from Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1974-5, 103, pp. 100-110, by permission of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and SIR Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand 162 2 Royal Society of NSW Liversidge Research Lecture No. 6, 1946 Liversidge Research Lecturer No. 6, 1946 LINDSAY HEATHCOTE BRIGGS 1905-1975 Lindsay Heathcote Briggs was born on 3 January 1905 in Hastings, New Zealand. His secondary education was at Hastings District High School where he was Dux in 1919 and 1920, and was awarded a Senior National Scholarship in 1919; from 1921 to 1923 he attended Auckland Grammar School where he won a Williamson Scholarship in 1922 and a University Entrance Scholarship in 1923. He then studied science at Auckland University, winning a Sir George Grey Scholarship in 1926, and graduated M.Sc. with Honours in 1928 while holding a Duffus Lubecki Research Scholarship. In 1929 he was awarded a New Zealand National Research Scholarship, but he relinquished this to take up a Sir James Gunson Scholarship for research in Dairy Science at Massey Agricultural College. In 1931 he proceeded to Oxford where he worked under Professor (later Sir) Robert Robinson; he was awarded an Oxford Exhibition Scholarship of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 1933 he graduated D.Phil. with a thesis entitled "The Molecular Structure of Strychnine". -
The Somatic Chromosomes of Sophora Jernandeziana (Fabaceae
The Somatic Chromosomes ofSophora jernandezianafernandeziana (Fabaceae), an Endemic Tree from Robinson Crusoe Island1 Laura B. Stiefkens, 2 Gabriel Bernardello, 2 and Gregory J. Anderson3 Abstract: The mitotic chromosome number and karyotype of Sophora fernan deziana (Phil.) Skottsb. (subfamily Papilionoideae) are reported for the first time. The chromosome number, 2n = 18, is the modal number reported for the genus. The chromosomes are small (average length 1.55 ± 0.23 11m)J.1m) and bear no satellites. The intrachromosomal and interchromosomal asymmetry indices were AI = 0.26 and A2 = 0.18, respectively. This symmetrical karyotype is composed of7 metacentric + 2 submetacentric pairs. This species is related to S. tetraptera J. Mill. from New Zealand. Both share the same chromosome num ber; unfortunately comparative karyotype data are not available for S. tetraptera. Our data suggest that no changes in chromosome number have occurred during the speciation of S. jernandeziana,fernandeziana, in accordance with previous studies of other endemic species in the Juan FermindezFernandez flora and for island endemics in general. However, only a small percentage of actual karyotypes of island endemics have been studied, so generalizations about chromosomal evolution for such species are not yet well founded. ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND (Masatierra) is anthropogenic and natural phenomena, one of the three islands of the small Juan including fire, erosion, vegetation cutting, Fernandez Archipelago in Chile. It is located and continued introduction of animals and in the Pacific Ocean, 667 km W of conti invasive plants (Stuessy et al. 1998). nental Chile at 33° S latitude, having an esti There are the only two endemic legume mated age of ca. -
Plant Charts for Native to the West Booklet
26 Pohutukawa • Oi exposed coastal ecosystem KEY ♥ Nurse plant ■ Main component ✤ rare ✖ toxic to toddlers coastal sites For restoration, in this habitat: ••• plant liberally •• plant generally • plant sparingly Recommended planting sites Back Boggy Escarp- Sharp Steep Valley Broad Gentle Alluvial Dunes Area ment Ridge Slope Bottom Ridge Slope Flat/Tce Medium trees Beilschmiedia tarairi taraire ✤ ■ •• Corynocarpus laevigatus karaka ✖■ •••• Kunzea ericoides kanuka ♥■ •• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Metrosideros excelsa pohutukawa ♥■ ••••• • •• •• Small trees, large shrubs Coprosma lucida shining karamu ♥ ■ •• ••• ••• •• •• Coprosma macrocarpa coastal karamu ♥ ■ •• •• •• •••• Coprosma robusta karamu ♥ ■ •••••• Cordyline australis ti kouka, cabbage tree ♥ ■ • •• •• • •• •••• Dodonaea viscosa akeake ■ •••• Entelea arborescens whau ♥ ■ ••••• Geniostoma rupestre hangehange ♥■ •• • •• •• •• •• •• Leptospermum scoparium manuka ♥■ •• •• • ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Leucopogon fasciculatus mingimingi • •• ••• ••• • •• •• • Macropiper excelsum kawakawa ♥■ •••• •••• ••• Melicope ternata wharangi ■ •••••• Melicytus ramiflorus mahoe • ••• •• • •• ••• Myoporum laetum ngaio ✖ ■ •••••• Olearia furfuracea akepiro • ••• ••• •• •• Pittosporum crassifolium karo ■ •• •••• ••• Pittosporum ellipticum •• •• Pseudopanax lessonii houpara ■ ecosystem one •••••• Rhopalostylis sapida nikau ■ • •• • •• Sophora fulvida west coast kowhai ✖■ •• •• Shrubs and flax-like plants Coprosma crassifolia stiff-stemmed coprosma ♥■ •• ••••• Coprosma repens taupata ♥ ■ •• •••• •• -
Bio 308-Course Guide
COURSE GUIDE BIO 308 BIOGEOGRAPHY Course Team Dr. Kelechi L. Njoku (Course Developer/Writer) Professor A. Adebanjo (Programme Leader)- NOUN Abiodun E. Adams (Course Coordinator)-NOUN NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA BIO 308 COURSE GUIDE National Open University of Nigeria Headquarters 14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria Island Lagos Abuja Office No. 5 Dar es Salaam Street Off Aminu Kano Crescent Wuse II, Abuja e-mail: [email protected] URL: www.nou.edu.ng Published by National Open University of Nigeria Printed 2013 ISBN: 978-058-434-X All Rights Reserved Printed by: ii BIO 308 COURSE GUIDE CONTENTS PAGE Introduction ……………………………………......................... iv What you will Learn from this Course …………………............ iv Course Aims ……………………………………………............ iv Course Objectives …………………………………………....... iv Working through this Course …………………………….......... v Course Materials ………………………………………….......... v Study Units ………………………………………………......... v Textbooks and References ………………………………........... vi Assessment ……………………………………………….......... vi End of Course Examination and Grading..................................... vi Course Marking Scheme................................................................ vii Presentation Schedule.................................................................... vii Tutor-Marked Assignment ……………………………….......... vii Tutors and Tutorials....................................................................... viii iii BIO 308 COURSE GUIDE INTRODUCTION BIO 308: Biogeography is a one-semester, 2 credit- hour course in Biology. It is a 300 level, second semester undergraduate course offered to students admitted in the School of Science and Technology, School of Education who are offering Biology or related programmes. The course guide tells you briefly what the course is all about, what course materials you will be using and how you can work your way through these materials. It gives you some guidance on your Tutor- Marked Assignments. There are Self-Assessment Exercises within the body of a unit and/or at the end of each unit. -
Oberholzeria (Fabaceae Subfam. Faboideae), a New Monotypic Legume Genus from Namibia
RESEARCH ARTICLE Oberholzeria (Fabaceae subfam. Faboideae), a New Monotypic Legume Genus from Namibia Wessel Swanepoel1,2*, M. Marianne le Roux3¤, Martin F. Wojciechowski4, Abraham E. van Wyk2 1 Independent Researcher, Windhoek, Namibia, 2 H. G. W. J. Schweickerdt Herbarium, Department of Plant Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 3 Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 School of Life Sciences, Arizona a11111 State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America ¤ Current address: South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa * [email protected] Abstract OPEN ACCESS Oberholzeria etendekaensis, a succulent biennial or short-lived perennial shrublet is de- Citation: Swanepoel W, le Roux MM, Wojciechowski scribed as a new species, and a new monotypic genus. Discovered in 2012, it is a rare spe- MF, van Wyk AE (2015) Oberholzeria (Fabaceae subfam. Faboideae), a New Monotypic Legume cies known only from a single locality in the Kaokoveld Centre of Plant Endemism, north- Genus from Namibia. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0122080. western Namibia. Phylogenetic analyses of molecular sequence data from the plastid matK doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122080 gene resolves Oberholzeria as the sister group to the Genisteae clade while data from the Academic Editor: Maharaj K Pandit, University of nuclear rDNA ITS region showed that it is sister to a clade comprising both the Crotalarieae Delhi, INDIA and Genisteae clades. Morphological characters diagnostic of the new genus include: 1) Received: October 3, 2014 succulent stems with woody remains; 2) pinnately trifoliolate, fleshy leaves; 3) monadel- Accepted: February 2, 2015 phous stamens in a sheath that is fused above; 4) dimorphic anthers with five long, basifixed anthers alternating with five short, dorsifixed anthers, and 5) pendent, membranous, one- Published: March 27, 2015 seeded, laterally flattened, slightly inflated but indehiscent fruits. -
2019 NATIVE PLANT SALE UTEP CENTENNIAL MUSEUM CHIHUAHUAN DESERT GARDENS Available Species List
2019 NATIVE PLANT SALE UTEP CENTENNIAL MUSEUM CHIHUAHUAN DESERT GARDENS Available Species List Name Type: Water: Sun: Wildlife: Notes: H x W: Spacing: ColdHardy: Agave ovatifolia Accent L F/P Wide, powder-blue leaves and a tall, branching flower stalk with clusters of Whale's Tongue Agave 3' x 4' 4 0º F light green flowers. Agave parryi var. truncata Accent VL F/P Very xeric, thick toothed leaves in a tight whorl. Good in containers. Artichoke Agave 3' x 3' 3' 10º F Agave victoriae-reginae 'Compacta' Accent L F Small, compact, slow growing. Good in pots Compact Queen Victoria Agave 12" x 12" 12" 10º F Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii 'Mexican Shrub L/M F H Summer hummer favorite, orange Fire' flowers, xeric, deciduous. Mexican Flame, 'Mexican Fire' 4-5' x 4-5' 5' 0º F * Aquilegia chrysantha Perennial M/H PSh/ Needs moist soil, showy yellow flowers FSh spring to fall. Golden Columbine 3' x 3' 3' -30º F * Artemisia filifolia Shrub L F Silver foliage, sand loving, xeric plant. Use as a color foil. Sand Sage 3' x 3' 3-4' -10º F Artemisia frigida Shrub L F Fine silver foliage, small accent. Fringed Sage 1’ x 2’ 2' -30º F * Berlandiera lyrata Perennial L F/P B Very fragrant (chocolate) yellow flowers spring to fall. Good bedding Chocolate Flower 1' x 2' 2' -20º F plant. * Bouteloua curtipendula Grass L F Seeds Bunching Perennial/ Grass/ with large drooping seeds. Good for wildlife. Sideoats Grama 2' x 2' 2-3' -10º F * Bouteloua gracilis 'Blond Ambition' Grass L/M F Seeds Soft Perennial/ bunch Grass/ with eyelash seed heads and chartreuse Blue Grama, 'Blond Ambition' 2.5- x 2.5- 2.5-3’ -20º F flowers. -
Sophora (Fabaceae) in New Zealand: Taxonomy, Distribution, and Biogeography
New Zealand Journal of Botany ISSN: 0028-825X (Print) 1175-8643 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tnzb20 Sophora (Fabaceae) in New Zealand: Taxonomy, distribution, and biogeography P. B. Heenan , P. J. de Lange & A. D. Wilton To cite this article: P. B. Heenan , P. J. de Lange & A. D. Wilton (2001) Sophora (Fabaceae) in New Zealand: Taxonomy, distribution, and biogeography, New Zealand Journal of Botany, 39:1, 17-53, DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2001.9512715 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.2001.9512715 Published online: 17 Mar 2010. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 792 View related articles Citing articles: 29 View citing articles Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=tnzb20 Download by: [203.173.191.20] Date: 05 August 2017, At: 06:35 New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2001, Vol. 39: 17-53 17 0028-825X/01/3901-0017 $7.00 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2001 Sophora (Fabaceae) in New Zealand: taxonomy, distribution, and biogeography P. B. HEENAN and Manawatu, and S. molloyi is restricted to ex- Landcare Research tremely dry and exposed bluffs and rock outcrops of P.O. Box 69 southern North Island headlands, Kapiti Island, and Lincoln, New Zealand several islands in Cook Strait. Cluster analyses of 11 leaf and 4 growth habit P. J. de LANGE characters provide additional support for the revised Science & Research Unit classification, and variation in 7 leaf characters is Department of Conservation evaluated with box plots. -
Fruits and Seeds of Genera in the Subfamily Faboideae (Fabaceae)
Fruits and Seeds of United States Department of Genera in the Subfamily Agriculture Agricultural Faboideae (Fabaceae) Research Service Technical Bulletin Number 1890 Volume I December 2003 United States Department of Agriculture Fruits and Seeds of Agricultural Research Genera in the Subfamily Service Technical Bulletin Faboideae (Fabaceae) Number 1890 Volume I Joseph H. Kirkbride, Jr., Charles R. Gunn, and Anna L. Weitzman Fruits of A, Centrolobium paraense E.L.R. Tulasne. B, Laburnum anagyroides F.K. Medikus. C, Adesmia boronoides J.D. Hooker. D, Hippocrepis comosa, C. Linnaeus. E, Campylotropis macrocarpa (A.A. von Bunge) A. Rehder. F, Mucuna urens (C. Linnaeus) F.K. Medikus. G, Phaseolus polystachios (C. Linnaeus) N.L. Britton, E.E. Stern, & F. Poggenburg. H, Medicago orbicularis (C. Linnaeus) B. Bartalini. I, Riedeliella graciliflora H.A.T. Harms. J, Medicago arabica (C. Linnaeus) W. Hudson. Kirkbride is a research botanist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, BARC West Room 304, Building 011A, Beltsville, MD, 20705-2350 (email = [email protected]). Gunn is a botanist (retired) from Brevard, NC (email = [email protected]). Weitzman is a botanist with the Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany, Washington, DC. Abstract Kirkbride, Joseph H., Jr., Charles R. Gunn, and Anna L radicle junction, Crotalarieae, cuticle, Cytiseae, Weitzman. 2003. Fruits and seeds of genera in the subfamily Dalbergieae, Daleeae, dehiscence, DELTA, Desmodieae, Faboideae (Fabaceae). U. S. Department of Agriculture, Dipteryxeae, distribution, embryo, embryonic axis, en- Technical Bulletin No. 1890, 1,212 pp. docarp, endosperm, epicarp, epicotyl, Euchresteae, Fabeae, fracture line, follicle, funiculus, Galegeae, Genisteae, Technical identification of fruits and seeds of the economi- gynophore, halo, Hedysareae, hilar groove, hilar groove cally important legume plant family (Fabaceae or lips, hilum, Hypocalypteae, hypocotyl, indehiscent, Leguminosae) is often required of U.S. -
Dessication Response of Seed of Clianthus Spp., Carmichaelia Muritai, Pittosporum Crassifolium and Pittosporum Eugenoides
Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded by an individual for the purpose of research and private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Author. Desiccation response of seed of Clianthus spp., Carmichaelia muritai, Pittosporum crassifolium and Pittosporum eugenioides A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of AgriScience in Horticulture at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Kai Yu 2015 ABSTRACT New Zealand has a rich, diverse and unique of plant life. However, the conservation status of the New Zealand indigenous vascular flora is deteriorating, with 7.6% of this flora regarded as threatened with extinction. A series of conservation approaches are required to protect species against further loss. Developing ex-situ conservation of these species requires basic information such as seed storage behaviour and seed germination requirements to be determined. However, for many species this information is missing or incomplete. The objective of this study was to determine seed storage behaviour (response to desiccation), and/or seed coat characteristics in selected New Zealand native species. Five native tree and shrub species were studied: Carmichaelia muritai, Clianthus puniceus, Clianthus maximus, Pittosporum eugenioides, and Pittosporum crassifolium. Seeds of Clianthus maximus, Clianthus puniceus, and Carmichaelia muritai were found desiccation tolerant at low moisture content (down to ~2.5%), suggesting the storage behaviour is orthodox; storage trials need to be conducted to confirm this. In contrast, the storage behaviour of Pittosporum eugenioides and Pittosporum crassifolium appears to be non-orthodox since there was some loss of viability upon drying to low moisture contents. -
Carmichaelia Torulosa
Carmichaelia torulosa COMMON NAME Canterbury Pink Broom SYNONYMS Notospartium torulosum Kirk FAMILY Fabaceae AUTHORITY Carmichaelia torulosa (Kirk) Heenan FLORA CATEGORY Vascular – Native ENDEMIC TAXON Yes ENDEMIC GENUS No Snowdon Station, Canterbury. Photographer: Roy Veronese ENDEMIC FAMILY No STRUCTURAL CLASS Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons NVS CODE CARTOR CHROMOSOME NUMBER 2n = 32 CURRENT CONSERVATION STATUS Washpen Creek, Malvern Hills (January). 2018 | Threatened – Nationally Critical Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth PREVIOUS CONSERVATION STATUSES 2012 | Threatened – Nationally Endangered | Qualifiers: DP, RF 2009 | Threatened – Nationally Endangered | Qualifiers: DP, RF 2004 | Range Restricted BRIEF DESCRIPTION Rare small tree or large shrub with erect leafless twigs inhabiting inland Canterbury. Trunk very short. Twigs 1.2-2.5mm wide, rounded. Flowers lavender-pink with darker veins. Fruit a dry pod containing up to 15 hard seeds and which widens where a seed is present giving a distinctive horizontally ribbed appearance. DISTRIBUTION Endemic. New Zealand: South Island (Canterbury (Amuri Range (North Canterbury) to Te Ngawai River (South Canterbury)) HABITAT A plant of forest margins, especially riparian shrubland and low forest, and on rock bluffs. It has also been found within a wetland. Plants grow in a range of vegetation types from grassland and open shrubland to closed shrubland and low forest, though it is most commonly an emergent within open to dense shrubland. FEATURES Shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall. Trunk slender, brittle, usually branching close to base; branches slender, suberect to erect, leafless, initially red-green maturing grey to grey-green; branchlets numerous, suberect to erect, terete, dark green, 1.2-2.5 mm diameter. Inflorescences racemose, 1(-2) per node, up to c.50 mm long, slender, 1-10 flowered, flowers not crowded.