Amorpha fruticosa
False indigo-bush is a 6-12 ft., loose, airy shrub which often forms dense thickets. Plants develop a leggy character with the majority of their pinnately compound, fine-textured foliage on the upper third of the plant. Leaflets velvety on the lower surface, margins frequently almost parallel, often abruptly rounded at both ends and with a notch […]
Carya illinoinensis
The largest of the hickories, pecan typically grows 70-100 ft. and can reach 160 ft. It is massive-trunked, with stout branches supporting a symmetrical, oval crown. Slate gray bark remains smooth for years. Pinnately-compound, deciduous leaves are 12-20 in. long with 11-17 leaflets. Midrib of the leaflet off center with the wider part of the […]
Bouteloua hirsuta
The dense clumps of this perennial are made up of 6-30 in., erect, leafy based stems. Oat-like seeds are borne in a curved seedhead with a pointed tip.Never found naturally in pure stands