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Asiatic Jasmine Trachelospermum Asiaticum
Asiatic Jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum The small, dark green glossy leaves of dwarf jasmine have prominent veins of a lighter green. The slender, wiry stems simply sprawl on the ground, providing a dense groundcover within two years after planting in full sun, slower in shade. The small, pale yellow, star-shaped, very fragrantblooms are rare in Florida. General Information Pronunciation: tray-kell-loe-SPER-mum ay-shee-AT-tickkum Common name(s): Dwarf Jasmine, Small-Leaf Confederate Jasmine, Asiatic Jasmine Family: Apocynaceae Plant type: vine USDA hardiness zones: 7B through 10 Planting month for zone 9: year round Origin: not native to North America Uses: cascading down a wall Availability: generally available in many areas within its hardiness range Description Height: depends upon supporting structure Spread: depends upon supporting structure Plant habit: spreading Plant density: dense Growth rate: fast Texture: fine Foliage Leaf arrangement: opposite/subopposite Leaf type: simple Trunk and Branches Leaf margin: entire Leaf shape: ovate Leaf venation: pinnate Leaf type and persistence: evergreen Leaf blade length: less than 2 inches Leaf color: variegated Fall color: no fall color change Fall characteristic: not showy Flower Flower color: yellow Flower characteristic: inconspicuous and not showy; pleasant fragrance Fruit Fruit shape: pod or pod-like Fruit length: 1 to 3 inches Fruit cover: dry or hard Fruit color: unknown Fruit characteristic: inconspicuous and not showy Trunk/bark/branches: not applicable Current year stem/twig -
Field Release of the Leaf-Feeding Moth, Hypena Opulenta (Christoph)
United States Department of Field release of the leaf-feeding Agriculture moth, Hypena opulenta Marketing and Regulatory (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Programs Noctuidae), for classical Animal and Plant Health Inspection biological control of swallow- Service worts, Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench and V. rossicum (Kleopow) Barbarich (Gentianales: Apocynaceae), in the contiguous United States. Final Environmental Assessment, August 2017 Field release of the leaf-feeding moth, Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), for classical biological control of swallow-worts, Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench and V. rossicum (Kleopow) Barbarich (Gentianales: Apocynaceae), in the contiguous United States. Final Environmental Assessment, August 2017 Agency Contact: Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol Permits Plant Protection and Quarantine Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 4700 River Rd., Unit 133 Riverdale, MD 20737 Non-Discrimination Policy The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) To File an Employment Complaint If you wish to file an employment complaint, you must contact your agency's EEO Counselor (PDF) within 45 days of the date of the alleged discriminatory act, event, or in the case of a personnel action. -
Ground Covers for Georgia Landscapes
Ground Covers for Georgia Landscapes Gary L. Wade, Extension Horticulturist Center: Japanese Spurge. Outside: Dwarf Mondograss Junipers planted on a bank. round covers are spreading, low-growing plants Ground covers are also valued for aesthetic reasons. used in landscapes to cover an area of ground. They soften harsh architectural lines of buildings and TheyG may be woody plants, like junipers, or herba- paved areas. When skillfully interplanted with trees ceous perennial plants, like sedum or daylilies. Gener- and shrubs, ground covers impart a textural balance ally, ground cover plants are evergreen and spread by and unity to the landscape by bridging the gaps be- horizontal stems, stolons (above-ground stems that tween trees and shrubs. root along their nodes) or rhizomes (below-ground creeping stems that spread outward). For the purposes Selecting Ground Covers of this publication, plants that spread by seed or are One of the first considerations when selecting a taller than 3 feet in height are not considered ground ground cover is whether it is cold hardy for the area in covers. which it is to be grown. Georgia has five cold-hardi- ness zones, according the 1990 USDA cold-hardiness Ground covers have many practical uses. Some can zone map. The zones are based on the average mini- be used to control erosion when planted on slopes or mum temperatures of each region of the state. banks. Others are effective lawn substitutes in areas that are too shady to support the growth of grasses or areas that are difficult to mow. Densely growing ground covers also effectively control weeds by block- ing light from reaching the ground. -
Aspects of the Structure and Functioning of the Vegetation of the Hlatikulu Vlei
ASPECTS OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE VEGETATION OF THE HLATIKULU VLEI by lAIN ANDREW GUTHRIE Submitted in fulfilment of the academic requirements for the degree of: MASTER OF SCIENCE in the Department of Botany University of Natal Pietermaritzburg 1996 DECLARATION . These studies represent original work by the author and have not otherwise been submitted in any form for any degree or diploma to any University. Where use has been made of the work of others it is duly acknowledged in the text. LA. Guthrie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I should like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the following people and organisations for their various inputs into this project: To my supervisor, Dr J.E. Granger, for initiating the project and for his advice and help. Professor van J. Staaden for making facilities at the Department of Botany available to me during various stages of the project. The South African Crane Foundation and Mondi Ltd. for the opportunity to work at the Hlatikulu Crane and Wetland Sanctuary, and the various landowners at Hlatikulu Vlei: Mr P.M. Theron, Mrs du Preez, Mr Harburn, Mrs Hobson and Messrs Steyn, for permission to conduct research on their land. To the NU-NPB Fund, the Foundation for Research Development and the University of Natal for financial support. Henry and Sue Davies for their help, encouragement and support throughout the project. Henry Davies initially proposed the project and did much to facilitate its smooth working at Hlatikulu Vlei. Mary Livingstone for providing a base and a home for the many months spent at the vlei during the field work. -
Species Accounts
Species accounts The list of species that follows is a synthesis of all the botanical knowledge currently available on the Nyika Plateau flora. It does not claim to be the final word in taxonomic opinion for every plant group, but will provide a sound basis for future work by botanists, phytogeographers, and reserve managers. It should also serve as a comprehensive plant guide for interested visitors to the two Nyika National Parks. By far the largest body of information was obtained from the following nine publications: • Flora zambesiaca (current ed. G. Pope, 1960 to present) • Flora of Tropical East Africa (current ed. H. Beentje, 1952 to present) • Plants collected by the Vernay Nyasaland Expedition of 1946 (Brenan & collaborators 1953, 1954) • Wye College 1972 Malawi Project Final Report (Brummitt 1973) • Resource inventory and management plan for the Nyika National Park (Mill 1979) • The forest vegetation of the Nyika Plateau: ecological and phenological studies (Dowsett-Lemaire 1985) • Biosearch Nyika Expedition 1997 report (Patel 1999) • Biosearch Nyika Expedition 2001 report (Patel & Overton 2002) • Evergreen forest flora of Malawi (White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman 2001) We also consulted numerous papers dealing with specific families or genera and, finally, included the collections made during the SABONET Nyika Expedition. In addition, botanists from K and PRE provided valuable input in particular plant groups. Much of the descriptive material is taken directly from one or more of the works listed above, including information regarding habitat and distribution. A single illustration accompanies each genus; two illustrations are sometimes included in large genera with a wide morphological variance (for example, Lobelia). -
Verloren Valei Wildflower and Birding Weekend
Verloren Valei Wildflower list Verloren Valei Wildflower and Birding Weekend 23-24 January 2021 with Geoff Lockwood and Susan Abell The orchids we managed to find in the short space of time we had are listed below. Please note the correct name for Corycium is now Pterygodium. Disa alticola * (in the seep zone with one individual that still had one flower) is listed as Vulnerable in South Africa. Family Genus Species Flowering Notes Orchidaceae Disa alticola* 1 left Within the seep areas Orchidaceae Disa brevicornis yes Within an old road Orchidaceae Disa chrysostachya ended These had finished flowering A few flowers were found intact - but Orchidaceae Disa cooperi a few left the end of the flowering season patula var. Orchidaceae Disa transvaalensis yes On the plateau Orchidaceae Disa rhodantha yes Within the wetlands Orchidaceae Disa saxicola yes Associated with the rocks and waterfall Orchidaceae Disa versicolor yes Scattered throughout the reserve Orchidaceae Disperis tysonii yes Mainly found up on the plateau Orchidaceae Disperis renibractea yes Within the main vlei Orchidaceae Disperis wealei yes Within the wetlands Orchidaceae Habenaria clavata yes In the rocky grasslands Orchidaceae Habenaria dives yes In the rockier outcrop areas Orchidaceae Habenaria tysonii end One found by Gerrit - almost finished. Orchidaceae Neobolusia tysonii yes Within the vlei Pterygodium Orchidaceae (Corycium) dracomontanum Yes Scattered throughout the reserve Pterygodium Orchidaceae (Corycium) nigrescens yes Scattered throughout the reserve not yet Orchidaceae Satyrium cristatum opened in large vlei hallackii subsp Orchidaceae Satyrium ocellatum yes in large vlei longicauda var. In a number of places associated with Orchidaceae Satyrium jacottetianum yes the moister habitats longicauda var. -
Trachelospermum Asiaticum Flat Mat
Trachelospermum asiaticum Flat Mat Trachelospermum asiaticum Flat Mat Botanical Trachelospermum asiaticum Flat Mat Name: Common Japanese Star Jasmine, Asian Jasmine, Asiatic Names: Jasmine, FT01, Native: No Foliage Type: Evergreen Plant Type: Climbers, Groundcovers, Hedging / Screening Plant Habit: Dense, Mat Forming, Spreading Description: Flat Mat™ Trachelospermum is lower growing, and forms a ground cover more quickly compared to the common form. It makes a flatter climber when supported on trellises etc. It requires less pruning to form a flatter ground cover. It is excellent as a ground cover, border, a container plant, for covering fences, walls, pergolas, and can be trained to arches, trellises, etc. Grows 30-40cm high x 3-4m wide. Mature Height: 30-60cm Position: Any Mature Width: 2-4m Soil Type: Well Drained Family Name: Apocynaceae Landscape Use(s): Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Climber / Creeper, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Origin: Asia Groundcover, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees Characteristics: Foliage Colours: Green Pest & Diseases: Flower Colours: White Generally trouble free Flower Fragrant: No Flowering Season: Summer Cultural Notes: Fruit: No Full sun or shade. Tolerates drought and cold. The Flat Mat™ plant suits most soil types. Water as required for 8-13 weeks until established and keep moist in dry Requirements: weather. Plant in a well mulched garden (chunky mulch is recommended). If Growth Rate: Moderate required use slow release fertiliser in spring. Prune after flowering. Where it works: Maintenance Level: Low QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, NT, SA & WA. Images and information courtesy of Ozbreed. -
A Common Threat to IUCN Red-Listed Vascular Plants in Europe
Tourism and recreation: a common threat to IUCN red-listed vascular plants in Europe Author Ballantyne, Mark, Pickering, Catherine Marina Published 2013 Journal Title Biodiversity and Conservation DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-013-0569-2 Copyright Statement © 2013 Springer. This is an electronic version of an article published in Biodiversity and Conservation, December 2013, Volume 22, Issue 13-14, pp 3027-3044. Biodiversity and Conservation is available online at: http://link.springer.com/ with the open URL of your article. Downloaded from http://hdl.handle.net/10072/55792 Griffith Research Online https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au Manuscript 1 Tourism and recreation: a common threat to IUCN red-listed vascular 1 2 3 4 2 plants in Europe 5 6 7 8 3 *Mark Ballantyne and Catherine Marina Pickering 9 10 11 12 4 Environmental Futures Centre, School of Environment, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 13 14 5 Queensland 4222, Australia 15 16 17 18 6 *Corresponding author email: [email protected], telephone: +61(0)405783604 19 20 21 7 22 23 8 24 25 9 26 27 28 10 29 30 11 31 32 12 33 34 13 35 36 37 14 38 39 15 40 41 16 42 43 17 44 45 46 18 47 48 19 49 50 20 51 52 21 53 54 55 22 56 57 23 58 59 24 60 61 62 63 64 65 25 Abstract 1 2 3 4 26 Tourism and recreation are large industries employing millions of people and contribute over 5 6 27 US$2.01 trillion to the global economy. -
Ground Covers for Arizona Landscapes
Cooperative Extension Ground Covers for Arizona Landscapes ELIZABETH DAVISON Lecturer Department of Plant Sciences AZ1110 April 1999 Contents Why Use a Ground Cover? .......................................................................................................... 3 Caveats .......................................................................................................................................... 3 How to Select a Ground Cover ................................................................................................... 3 General Planting Instructions ...................................................................................................... 4 Care of Established Plantings....................................................................................................... 4 Water ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Exposure ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Plant Climate (Hardiness) Zones ................................................................................................ 5 Plant Climate Zone Map .............................................................................................................. 6 Plant List ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Plant Name Cross Reference -
THE IRISH RED DATA BOOK 1 Vascular Plants
THE IRISH RED DATA BOOK 1 Vascular Plants T.G.F.Curtis & H.N. McGough Wildlife Service Ireland DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE 1988 ISBN 0 7076 0032 4 This version of the Red Data Book was scanned from the original book. The original book is A5-format, with 168 pages. Some changes have been made as follows: NOMENCLATURE has been updated, with the name used in the 1988 edition in brackets. Irish Names and family names have also been added. STATUS: There have been three Flora Protection Orders (1980, 1987, 1999) to date. If a species is currently protected (i.e. 1999) this is stated as PROTECTED, if it was previously protected, the year(s) of the relevant orders are given. IUCN categories have been updated as follows: EN to CR, V to EN, R to V. The original (1988) rating is given in brackets thus: “CR (EN)”. This takes account of the fact that a rare plant is not necessarily threatened. The European IUCN rating was given in the original book, here it is changed to the UK IUCN category as given in the 2005 Red Data Book listing. MAPS and APPENDIX have not been reproduced here. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are most grateful to the following for their help in the preparation of the Irish Red Data Book:- Christine Leon, CMC, Kew for writing the Preface to this Red Data Book and for helpful discussions on the European aspects of rare plant conservation; Edwin Wymer, who designed the cover and who, as part of his contract duties in the Wildlife Service, organised the computer applications to the data in an efficient and thorough manner. -
Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Groenlandia Densa Plant Reintroduced in Western Pomerania
processes Article Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Groenlandia densa Plant Reintroduced in Western Pomerania Joanna Podlasi ´nska 1,* , Mariola Wróbel 2,Józef Szpikowski 3 and Grazyna˙ Szpikowska 3 1 Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 17 Słowackiego Street, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland 2 Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, 17 Słowackiego Street, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland; [email protected] 3 Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna´n,1, ul. Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Pozna´n,Poland; [email protected] (J.S.); [email protected] (G.S.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +48-914496353 Abstract: The phytoremediation role of aquatic plants in situ is extremely important today when, due to repeated droughts and periodical shrinkage of surface water resources, the load of biogenic and toxic substances in these waters is increasing dramatically. The aim of the study was to assess the bioaccumulation of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn and Zn) by the Groenlandia densa reintroduced in the area of its historical occurrence in the habitat of rivers characterized by Ranunculion fluitantis vegetation. Research material was collected from 3 sites in the Natura 2000 area in Western Pomerania on areas differing in anthropogenic load, from sites on streams in agricultural, urbanized and forested catchments. The study showed varying content of trace metals in Groenlandia densa. Plants and sediments collected from the site with the highest anthropogenic load, located in an urbanized catchment, contained more metals. -
Proposed Development of an Underground Coal Mine and Associated Infrastructure, Near Hendrina, Mpumalanga Province
■ DMR Reference Number: MP30/5/1/2/2/10129MR Proposed Development of an Underground Coal Mine and Associated Infrastructure, near Hendrina, Mpumalanga Province Flora and Fauna Impact Assessment Report Project Number: XST3791 Prepared for: Umcebo Mining (Pty) Ltd July 2016 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Digby Wells and Associates (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (Subsidiary of Digby Wells & Associates (Pty) Ltd). Co. Reg. No. 2010/008577/07. Turnberry Office Park, 48 Grosvenor Road, Bryanston, 2191. Private Bag X10046, Randburg, 2125, South Africa Tel: +27 11 789 9495, Fax: +27 11 789 9498, [email protected], www.digbywells.com _______________________________________________________________________________________ Directors: AJ Reynolds (Chairman) (British)*, GE Trusler (C.E.O), B Beringer, LF Koeslag, J Leaver*, NA Mehlomakulu, DJ Otto *Non-Executive _______________________________________________________________________________________ This document has been prepared by Digby Wells Environmental. Report Type: Flora and Fauna Impact Assessment Report Proposed Development of an Underground Coal Mine and Project Name: Associated Infrastructure, near Hendrina, Mpumalanga Province Project Code: XST3791 Name Responsibility Signature Date Rudi Greffrath Report Writer 2016-07-11 (Cert.Sci.Nat.) Crystal Rowe Report Writer 2016-07-05 (Pr.Sci.Nat.) Koos Smit Review 2016-07-08 (Pr.Sci.Nat.) Danie Otto Review 2016-07-07 (Pr.Sci.Nat.) This report is provided solely for the purposes set out in it and