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• Gelsemium sempervirens • Sometimes called "Jasamer" in South Carolina • Other common names are Woodbine, Carolina, Evening Trumpet Flower • South Carolina's state flower • Woody climbing vine with...
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Magnolia grandiflora • Leathery leafed evergreen tree • Foliage shiny above and rusty-hairy below • Leaves rounded at base • Twigs and buds rusty-hairy • Height 60 - 80 feet • White and fragrant...
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• Persea borbonia • Also known as Bull Bay • Evergreen with narrow head • Grows to 75 feet tall • Trunk 3 feet in diameter • Red bark • Bright red lumber used for making cabinets • Elliptic leathery...
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S apium sebiferum • Also known as Tallow Tree • Nonnative, of Chinese origin • Takes over marsh • Leaves pointed at both ends • Sap is milky and poisonous if rubbed in eyes or taken internally •...
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Rubus flagellaris • Member of Rose Family • Low growing Blackberry • Trailing woody stems with erect branches • Three-part, serrated leaves • Flower 2 cm wide(0.75 inches) • Flowers June to September...
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Aralia spinosa Spiny shrub or small tree Twice or thrice-compound leaves Trunk and twigs stout Numerous coarse prickles White flowers One-seeded black fruits Habitat is coastal soils
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• Spartina alterniflora • Dominant vegetation in salt marsh • Salt-tolerant perennial • Tough 1-inch wide blades grow 1.5 inches long • Excretes excess salt through salt glands on leaves • Air tubes...
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Typha latifolia Common aquatic plant Named for foot long hot dog-shaped flower spike Upright smooth stiff stems grow to 10 feet Alternate, elongated strap-like leaves Thick underground branching...
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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...
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• 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...