Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
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Scientific Name:<br />
Common Name(s):<br />
Turnera ulmifolia<br />
Yellow alder, Cuban Buttercup<br />
Height:<br />
Leaves:<br />
Flowers:<br />
Bark:<br />
Fruit:<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r:<br />
Treatment:<br />
2-3 feet tall shrub<br />
Dark green, shiny, egg-shape with a dentate (too<strong>the</strong>d) edge. Alternate on<br />
branch<br />
Bright yellow-white 5 petals, bloom throughout spring, summer, fall.<br />
Nondescript green<br />
N/A<br />
Blooms only last one day, likes disturbed shady areas. When crushed <strong>the</strong><br />
leaves give <strong>of</strong>f a strong odor.<br />
Easily hand pulled<br />
http://www.greenbeam.com/features/plant011402.stm<br />
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/cgi/gallery_query?q=Turnera+ulmifolia+campus<br />
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