Flowering plants, shrubs and trees provide the environment with much needed oxygen and fight soil erosion. They also provide food and shelter for many animals, as well as contribute to the fertility of soil with their dead leaves and flowers.
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Ironwood, a name given to many trees and shrubs having exceptionally hard and durable wood.
See more »Ivy, the common name of various climbing or trailing vines. Ivies are native to North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
See more »Jacaranda, a genus of tropical trees and shrubs native to Central and South America.
See more »Jack Pine, a small- or medium-sized soft pine of the northeastern United States and southern Canada.
See more »Jasmine, or Jessamine, a flowering shrub or vine native chiefly to warm regions of the Old World.
See more »Jerusalem Cherry, an ornamental shrub. The true Jerusalem cherry of the Old World grows two to four feet (60 to 120 cm) high.
See more »Jerusalem Thorn, or Horsebean, a tropical American shrub or tree. The tree grows from 10 to 30 feet (3 to 9 m) in height.
See more »Jimsonweed (also called Stinkweed and Thorn Apple), a coarse, ill-smelling annual weed.
See more »Jojoba, a broadleaf evergreen shrub native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
See more »Jonquil, a perennial flowering herbaceous plant native to southern Europe and northern Africa.
See more »Jujube, a genus of tropical or subtropical shrubs or small trees. The jujube seldom grows more than 30 feet (9 m) high.
See more »Jumping Bean, the seed of certain Mexican shrubs. The jumping is caused by the movement of the larva of a small moth, Carpocapsa saltitans, inside the seed.
See more »Juniper, a large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs. The junipers are related to the cypresses and cedars.
See more »Jute, a plant native to Asia. It is grown for the fiber (also called jute) obtained from the inner bark; the fiber is made into coarse fabric and twine.
See more »Kanari, or Java Almond, a handsome and useful tree of southeastern Asia. The tree grows about 50 feet (15 m) tall and bears dense foliage of featherlike leaves.
See more »Kapok (or Silk-cotton) Tree, a tree of tropical America, Asia, and Africa. The tree grows to 100 feet (30 m) tall.
See more »Kenaf, an herbanceous plant cultivated for its fiber. It grows in semiarid climates and is capable of withstanding drought.
See more »Kentucky Coffee Tree, an attractive tree native to southeastern Canada and the eastern United States.
See more »Knotweed, the common name for a large number of related plants, many of which are weeds in fields or gardens.
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