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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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Cabbage Palmetto | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)

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Cabbage Palmetto | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.)
Sabal palmetto State tree of South Carolina and Florida Named for large leaf bud or "cabbage" at top of trunk Grows upward from a single terminal bud Mature height 30 - 50 feet Trunk up to 2 feet...
Bluet | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Bluet | Bulls Island Natural Area (S.C.) | NatureScene
• Hedyotis procumbens • Member of coffee family • Also called Trailing Bluet or Innocence • Perennial herb with shallow roots • Low-growing loose tufts 10 - 15 cm tall • White flowers bloom from July...
Yellowroot | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Yellowroot | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Yellowroot: • Xanthorhiza simplicissima • Small branched shrub that usually grows in colonies • Underground stem • Roots and inner bark of stem are yellow • Roots produce a strong odor and taste...
Yellow Buckeye | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Yellow Buckeye | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Yellow Buckeye: Aesculus octandra Popular shade tree Grows up to 90 feet high with a trunk diameter of 3 feet Leaves are compound palmate Leaves are 5 to 15 inches long; occur in groups of five Yellow...
Wood Anemone | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Wood Anemone | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Wood Anemone: • Amenome quinquefolia • Delicate specimen • Less than 6 inches tall • Single, white or pink flower with 5 sepals • Whorl of leaves on slender stem • Grows in patches
Witch Hazel | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Witch Hazel | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Hamamelidaceae virginiana • Deciduous • Grows in clusters • Narrow, strap-shaped, yellow petals • Grows up to 25 feet high • Capsular fruit flowers in October • Foliage turns yellow in the fall •...
Wild Geranium | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Wild Geranium | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Wild Geranium: • Geranium maculatum • Hardy, shade-tolerant perennial • Native to temperate climates • Plant has 10 fertile stamens • Pink blossoms • Regular-shaped flower petals • Also known as...
White Trillium | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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White Trillium | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
White Trillium: • Trillium erectum • Also called Erect Trillium or Wake Robin • Abundant spring wildflower that grows on the forest floor • Three leaves radiate from the top of a 6 to 12 inch stalk •...
Walking Fern | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene

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Walking Fern | Appalachian Cove (S.C.) | NatureScene
Asplenium rhyzohyllum • Rare fern that looks like it is walking across moss • Erect rhizomes 1 - 1.5 mm in diameter • Scales form a broad base • Long narrow stipes • Narrow triangular laminae •...