July 13, 2009 at 1:08 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: alternate, broad leaf evergreen, lustrous leaves, Obovate leaf, serrate, Shrub, simple leaf
Identifying characteristics:
1. Vase-shaped evergreen shrub/small tree with alternate lustrous leaves
2. Larger, more rounded leaves than Skip laurel with fully serrated leaf margins
3. White flowers in racemes, black drupe fruit matures in August
4. 1 to 2 pairs of glands on leaf base
July 8, 2009 at 10:52 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: alternate, broad leaf evergreen, lustrous leaves, Obovate leaf, Shrub, simple leaf
IDentifying characteristics:
1. Alternate obovate lustrous leaves
2. evergreen
3. rounded, dense shrub
July 8, 2009 at 10:46 am (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Acuminate tip, multi-stemmed, Obovate leaf, Opposite, Pubescent leaf, serrate, Shrub, simple leaf
Identifying characteristics:
1. Opposite, simple, coarsely dentate leaves
2. Very straight, glabrous stems w/frequent suckers from base
3. Pubescence on veins on leaf underside with bearded vein axils
June 28, 2009 at 7:39 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish), Invasives)
Tags: alternate, climber, Invasives, Obovate leaf, simple leaf
Identifying characteristics:
