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... shrubs ; Hydran- gea , a genus of trees , shrubs and woody vines of North and South America , the Himalayas , and central and east- ern Asia ; Jamesia americana ( waxflower , wild mock or- ange ) , a shrub of semi - arid and mountainous ...
... shrubs ; Hydran- gea , a genus of trees , shrubs and woody vines of North and South America , the Himalayas , and central and east- ern Asia ; Jamesia americana ( waxflower , wild mock or- ange ) , a shrub of semi - arid and mountainous ...
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... Shrubs . Leaves whorled , simple . Inflorescence cymose ; flowers complete , actinomorphic , hypogynous ; calyx of 5 unit- ed sepals ; corolla of 5 to 7 united petals . Androecium of 5 to 7 epipetalous alternate stamens . Gynoecium of 2 ...
... Shrubs . Leaves whorled , simple . Inflorescence cymose ; flowers complete , actinomorphic , hypogynous ; calyx of 5 unit- ed sepals ; corolla of 5 to 7 united petals . Androecium of 5 to 7 epipetalous alternate stamens . Gynoecium of 2 ...
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... shrubs of this species may be killed through freezing . After an exceptional series of drought years , mortality among the less drought - resistant chaparral plants is greater than normal , and many Salvia shrubs die during such periods ...
... shrubs of this species may be killed through freezing . After an exceptional series of drought years , mortality among the less drought - resistant chaparral plants is greater than normal , and many Salvia shrubs die during such periods ...
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