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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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Birds Foot Violet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Birds Foot Violet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
• 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.)

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American Holly | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
• 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.)

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Sweetgum | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
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...
Red Maple | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Red Maple | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
Acer rubrum Called Swamp Maple Medium size tree, 20 - 40 feet in height Smooth, gray, young bark on upper trunk Older bark, broken and darker Leaves and branches have opposite arrangement White...
Paw Paw | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Paw Paw | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
Asimina triloba • Small tree or shrub related to custard-apple family • Large, green leaves • Foliage resembles magnolia • Long, naked, deep brown hairy or red-brown hairy end buds • Twigs and young...
Loblolly Pine | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Loblolly Pine | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
Pinus taeda Large in height and diameter Average diameter is 4 feet Average circumference is 10 feet Dull, light green needles 6 - 9 inches long Three needles per cluster Cylindrical prickly cones...
Elderberry | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Elderberry | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
• Sambucus canadensis • Broadleaf deciduous shrub or small tree • Height 3 - 20 feet • Light brown bark with numerous raised bumps • Looks like a hydrangea • Clusters of white flowers • Leaves are...
Cinnamon Fern | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Cinnamon Fern | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
• Osmunda cinnamomea • Has rusty-woolly stalks • Grows in arching circular clusters • Pinnately compound leaves with brown fuzzy undersides • In the center of the fronds, a tall, brown, fertile frond...
Bald Cypress | Congaree National Park (S.C.)

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Bald Cypress | Congaree National Park (S.C.)
• Taxodium distichum • Only deciduous southern conifer • Height to 150 feet with diameter to 12 feet • Light and feathery foliage • Frilly leaves • A conifer that sheds leaves all at once • Horizontal...