Fringe Tree Deciduous Oleaceae Use for wounds and – inflammation Fruit: Drupe Eastern U.S. Ginkgo Fan shaped leaves Ginkgoaceae Only males are planted China Horehound White - Candy Lamiaceae Invasive Weed, brought in with cows, Fruit: Berry Europe, N. Africa, Asia grasshopper repellent Incense Scale-like leaves Cupressaceae Snow adaptation Cedar Cones Western N. A. Jacaranda Doubly compound Bignoniaceae Sticky flowers Tropical and Used for acoustic Fruit Capsule subtropical guitars Central and South am Jojoba Opposite, gray green simple Simmondsiaceae Upright leaves Fruit: Deserts of calif and mex Thick sap Laurel Reddish edges Anacardiaceae Tea for dysentery Volatile compounds Sumac Simple leaves Fruit: Drupe Mediterranean climate Crown sprouting Lemonade Trifoliate, alternating Anacardiaceae Lemonade Berry Fruit: berry Mediterranean climate Tannins Liquid Palmate leaves Altingiaceae Named for the fragrant Amber juice from the tree Fruit: woody capsule Southeastern U.S Manzanita Red Bark Ericaceae Furniture Fruit: berries Chaparral Fire adapted Mesquite Deciduous, compound leaves, thorns Fabaceae Long taproot (190 feet deep) Food, bees, Fruit: legume Mexico / deserts clothing, tea, eye drops Plant Species (cont) Species Characteristics Family Other Mulefat Simple leaves Asteraceae False Willow Fruit: ribbed achene Southwest U.S. riparian
Fringe Tree Deciduous – Fruit: Drupe Oleaceae Eastern U.S. Use for wounds and inflammation Ginkgo Fan shaped leaves Ginkgoaceae China Only males are planted Horehound White - Candy Fruit: Berry Lamiaceae Europe, N. Africa, Asia Invasive Weed, brought in with cows, grasshopper repellent Incense Cedar Scale-like leaves Cones Cupressaceae Western N. A. Snow adaptation Jacaranda Doubly compound Fruit Capsule Bignoniaceae Tropical and subtropical Central and South am Sticky flowers Used for acoustic guitars Jojoba Opposite, gray green simple Fruit: Simmondsiaceae Deserts of calif and mex Upright leaves Thick sap Laurel Sumac Reddish edges Simple leaves Fruit: Drupe Anacardiaceae Mediterranean climate Tea for dysentery Volatile compounds Crown sprouting Lemonade Berry Trifoliate, alternating Fruit: berry Anacardiaceae Mediterranean climate Lemonade Tannins Liquid Amber Palmate leaves Fruit: woody capsule Altingiaceae Southeastern U.S Named for the fragrant juice from the tree Manzanita Red Bark Fruit: berries Ericaceae Chaparral Furniture Fire adapted Mesquite Deciduous, compound leaves, thorns Fruit: legume Fabaceae Mexico / deserts Long taproot (190 feet deep) Food, bees, clothing, tea, eye drops Plant Species (cont) Species Characteristics Family Other Mulefat Simple leaves Fruit: ribbed achene Asteraceae Southwest U.S. riparian False Willow
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