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Geobotanically, Missouri belongs to the North American Atlantic region, and spans all three floristic provinces that make up the region: the state transitions from the deciduous forest of the Appalachian province to the grasslands of the North American Prairies province in the west and northwest, and the northward extension of the Mississippi embayment places the bootheel in the Atlantic and ...
Missouri: Flowering dogwood: Cornus florida: 1955 [33] Montana: Ponderosa pine: Pinus ponderosa: 1949 [34] Nebraska: Eastern cottonwood: Populus deltoides: 1972 [35] Nevada: Single-leaf pinyon: Pinus monophylla: 1959 [36] Great Basin bristlecone pine: Pinus longaeva: 1987 [36] New Hampshire: American white birch: Betula papyrifera: 1947 [37 ...
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below.
Frangula caroliniana, commonly called the Carolina buckthorn, [3] is a deciduous upright shrub or small tree native to the southeastern, south-central, and mid-western parts of the United States, from Texas east to Florida and north as far as Maryland, Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma. [4]
Certain varieties of fig trees are able to survive winter in most parts of Missouri, with a little extra help in the more northern areas. The Celeste fig is hardy in zones 6-10, while the Chicago ...
empress tree; princess tree; foxglove tree; paulownia Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper family) 712 Radermachera: radermachera trees ; Radermachera sinica: China doll tree; serpent tree Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper family) Spathodea: spathodea trees ; Spathodea campanulata: African tulip tree Bignoniaceae (trumpet creeper family) Tabebuia: trumpet ...
It includes flora taxa that are native to Missouri. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Missouri" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. That is, the geographic region is defined by its political boundaries.
It is tied for National Champion, representing the largest tree of its species in the United States. Standing alone in the floodplain of the Missouri River, and near the city of Columbia, Missouri, it is a well-known landmark and has inspired artists, folklorists, photographers, and nature lovers for hundreds of years. The tree stands 27 m (89 ...