The Plant Kingdom

Plants have specific structures that help them survive, grow and produce more plants. There are distinct environments in the world that support different types of plants.
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Haircap Moss | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Haircap Moss | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Genus Polytrichum Stems are rigid Long, pointy leaves arranged spirally around stem Name means "many hairs" Hairy cap covers the capsule before it is fully mature Grows in woods, wetlands in acidic...
Five Finger | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Five Finger | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Genus Potentilla • Low spreading plant with silvery-downy stems • Yellow flowers • Five leaflets up to 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) in length • First flowers arise from axil of second leaf • Also called...
Eastern Red Cedar | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Eastern Red Cedar | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Juniperus virginiana Medium-size tree Needle-like leaves Leaves 1 mm - 2 cm (1/16 - 0.75 inches) Leaves entirely green, in pairs along four-sided twigs and branchlets Dominant on rock outcrops...
Cottony Groundsel | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Cottony Groundsel | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Senecio tomentosus Yellow A composite flower Ray flowers resembling petals on the outside Disc flowers in center Found only in flat rock communities Endemic because its habitat is very, very small...
Bluet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Bluet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Spring blooming annual bluet Houstonia pusilla, also referred to as the Tiny or Small bluet. Houstonia pusilla Also called Tiny or Small Bluet Member coffee family Name means “Tiny” Annual herb with...
Black Rock Moss | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Black Rock Moss | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Genus Lycopodium • Succulent herb • Primary moss in succession • Rose pink star-like flowers • Four petaled flowers in terminal clusters • Contains distinct stem with simple leaves • Oblong glaucous...
Birds Foot Violet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Birds Foot Violet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Viola pedata • No stems • Leaves and stalks arise from underground rhizomes • Leaves divided into many sections and have no hairs • Contains small flowers, approximately 1 inch wide • Leaves...
American Holly | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
American Holly | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Ilex opaca • Universally recognized eastern tree • Christmas holly • Prickly evergreen leaves • Classic landscape plant • Contains bright red berries and glossy leaves • Grows up to 50 feet • Trunk...
Sweetgum | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
Sweetgum | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Liquidambar styraciflua • Tall tree 50 - 120 feet • Five lobes per leaf • Leaves hairless, star-shaped, toothed • Leaves alternate on the twig • Leaves pleasantly fragrant when crushed • Mature bark...