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Abies procera, the noble fir, also called red fir, is a species of fir native to the Cascade Range and Pacific Coast Ranges of the northwestern Pacific Coast of the United States. It occurs at altitudes of 300–1,500 meters (980–4,920 ft).

Pseudolarix amabilis is a species of coniferous tree in the pine family Pinaceae. The species is commonly known as golden larch, but being more closely related to Keteleeria, Abies and Cedrus, is not a true larch (Larix). P. amabilis is native to eastern China, occurring in small areas in the mountains of southern Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and eastern Sichuan, at altitudes of 100–1,500 m (328–4,921 ft). The earliest known occurrences are of compression fossils found in the Ypresian Allenby Formation and mummified fossils found in the Late Eocene Buchanan Lake Formation on

Abies guatemalensis, the Guatemalan fir or pinabete, is an evergreen tree native to Central America and is the southernmost member of the genus Abies being spread to the south lower than 14° N. Its range is from southern (less from western and central) Mexico in the north to Honduras and El Salvador in the south. It is a warm-loving and moisture-loving tree of the tropical mountain coniferous and mixed cloud forests of these countries. The Guatemalan fir is an almost completely non-frost-resistant tree. Due to logging and loss of habitat, the tree is considered threatened and is protected in

Prunus sargentii, commonly known as Sargent's cherry or North Japanese hill cherry, is a species of cherry native to Japan, Korea, Sakhalin (Russia), and China. The tree was named for Charles Sprague Sargent.

Magnolia officinalis (commonly called houpu magnolia or magnolia bark) is a species of Magnolia native to the mountains and valleys of China at altitudes of 300–1500 m. It is a deciduous tree up to 20 m tall with broad, fragrant white flowers and two varieties distinguished by leaf shape, differing slightly from Magnolia obovata primarily in fruit base shape. Its aromatic bark, traditionally used in Chinese medicine as "hou po," is now primarily sourced from cultivated plants.

Picea meyeri (Meyer's spruce; Chinese: 白杄; pinyin: báiqiān) is a species of spruce native to Nei Mongol in the northeast to Gansu in the southwest and also inhabiting Shanxi, Hebei and Shaanxi. It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 30 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 0.8 m. The shoots are yellowish-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence. The leaves are needle-like, 13–25 mm long, rhombic in cross-section, bluish-green with conspicuous stomatal lines. The cones are cylindric, 7–11 cm long and 3 cm broad, maturing pale brown 5–7 months after pollination, and have stiff,

Larix mastersiana is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found only in China. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Heptacodium miconioides, the seven-son flower, is a species of flowering plant. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Heptacodium, of the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. The common name "seven-son flower" is a direct translation of the Standard Chinese name 七子花 qī zi huā. Endemic to China, this species was discovered for Western horticulture in 1907 by the British plant hunter Ernest Wilson on behalf of the Arnold Arboretum. It was growing on mountain cliffs at 'Hsing-Shan Hsien' in present-day Xingshan County in the west of Hubei Province in central China. Considered rare even at

Fagus lucida is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae. It is a tree up to 25 metres (82 ft) tall native to southern and eastern China. Seeds and young leaves are edible.

Pyrus × bretschneideri (or Pyrus bretschneideri), the ya pear or pearple or Chinese white pear (Chinese: 白梨; pinyin: báilí), is an interspecific hybrid species of pear native to North China, where it is widely grown for its edible fruit. Recent molecular genetic evidence confirms some relationship to the Siberian pear (Pyrus ussuriensis), but it can also be classified as a subspecies of the Chinese pear Pyrus pyrifolia. Along with cultivars of P. pyrifolia and P. ussuriensis, the fruit is also called the nashi pear. These very juicy, white to light yellow pears, unlike the round Nashi pears

Malus hupehensis, common names Chinese crab apple, Hupeh crab or tea crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the apple genus Malus of the family Rosaceae. It is native to China.

Rosa filipes is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to western China, in Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan. It is a deciduous climbing shrub, growing to 3–5 m, rarely up to 9 m tall. The leaves are pinnate, 8–14 cm long, with 5-7 leaflets. The flowers are white, 2–2.5 cm diameter with five petals, produced in large 15–30 cm diameter corymbs of up to 100 flowers. The fruit is a red 8–15 mm diameter hip. The plant is very vigorous, with stiff upright stems protected by large and frequent thorns. They allow growing stems to anchor on to tree branches and

Juniperus saltuaria is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is endemic to southern China and Tibet. The trees grow up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall.

Juniperus convallium is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is a tree that is found only in the mountains of the Chinese provinces of Tibet, Qinghai, and Sichuan.

Exochorda racemosa, the pearlbush or common pearlbush, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. This species is mostly found in China and Japan.

Magnolia wilsonii, or Wilson's magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to China, in the provinces of western Guizhou, Sichuan and northern Yunnan, where it grows in the forest understory at altitudes of 1,900-3,000 m, rarely up to 3,300 m.

Cotoneaster divaricatus, the spreading cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to China, and has been introduced to Ontario in Canada, the Midwest United States, northern and central Europe, Kenya, and the South Island of New Zealand. A shrub reaching 1.8 m (6 ft) tall but spreading to 2.4 m (8 ft), and hardy in USDA zones 4 through 7, it is considered a valuable landscaping plant by the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International lists it in its Invasive Species Compendium.

Caragana sinica (simplified Chinese: 金鹊根; traditional Chinese: 金鵲根; pinyin: jīnquègēn) is a species belonging to the genus Caragana. Caragana sinica is known to produce the stilbenoid trimers α-viniferin, showing acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity, and miyabenol C, a protein kinase C inhibitor and two stilbene tetramers kobophenol A, and carasinol B.

Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana. The species was first described by Alfred Rehder in 1919 in the Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Before that, the tree was considered a variety of Taxus baccata, T. baccata var. sinensis. This plant is used to produce medicines for cancer treatment, including Paclitaxel and Taxifolin (found in Taxus chinensis var. mairei). It can also be used in many other ways and is protected in various ways under Chinese and international law. This protection is in

Sasa veitchii (Japanese: クマザサ, Hepburn: kumazasa) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sasa, in the Poaceae family. It is a bamboo native to Japan and Sakhalin.

Pyracantha koidzumii commonly known as Formosa firethorn or Taiwan firethorn, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Magnolia dawsoniana, known as Dawson's magnolia, is a magnolia species native to the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in China, usually at altitudes of 1,400 to 2,500 m (4,600 to 8,200 ft).

Aronia × prunifolia, called the purple chokeberry, is a North American hybrid shrub of Aronia arbutifolia × Aronia melanocarpa in the rose family. It is native to eastern Canada and to the eastern and central United States, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and Wisconsin, south as far as western South Carolina with an isolated population reported in southern Alabama. Some authors consider this to be a hybrid rather than a full-fledged species but it does grow in places where neither parent is present (most of Michigan for example). This independence merits acceptance as a full species. This

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Rhododendron atlanticum, the dwarf azalea or coastal azalea, is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States, from New Jersey south to Georgia. It is a very tough plant, responding to overgrazing or forest fires by generating new shoots.

Parrotiopsis is a genus flowering plants in the witch hazel family. It includes a single species, Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana, a deciduous shrub or small tree in the witch hazel family, native to the western Himalayas, particularly Kashmir, Murree, Hazara, the Swat District, and Kurram, from 1200 to 2800 meters elevation. It grows to 6 meters (20 feet) in height by 4 meters (13 feet) wide, with hermaphrodite flowers borne in dense tufts of stamens from April to June. Its wood is strong and often used for handles, walking sticks, etc. Twigs are used for baskets and rope.

Magnolia sargentiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China, where it occurs in Sichuan and Yunnan. It is widely distributed but its populations are fragmented. Its total population was estimated at ~20,000 after field surveys were conducted in April 2006. This is a forest tree which grows 8 to 25 meters tall. It is harvested for wood and herbal medicine.

Castanea henryi, Henry chestnut, Henry's chestnut, or Chinese chinquapin (a name it shares with Castanea seguinii), pearl chestnut, and in Chinese 錐栗 (zhui li), is a species of chestnut native to south-central and southeast China. A tree reaching 30 m, it is a source of good timber, but has smaller nuts than its size might suggest. Like its close relative Castanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut), it is widely cultivated in China, and quite a few varieties have been developed in recent times.

Acer amplum is an Asian species of maple found in Vietnam and China. Acer amplum is a tree up to 25 meters tall with smooth brown or gray bark. Leaves are non-compound, heart-shaped, sometimes unlobed but other times with 3 or 5 lobes, the blade up to 25 cm long and about the same distance in width. Subspecies Acer amplum subsp. amplum - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang Acer amplum subsp. bodinieri (H.Lév.) Y.S.Chen - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Vietnam Acer amplum subsp. catalpifolium (Rehder) Y.S.Chen - Guangxi, Guizhou,

Sorbaria tomentosa, the Himalayan sorbaria or Kashmir false spirea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A shrub with white flowers that can grow up to 6 metres (20 ft) in height. It is native to Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Himalayas, and has been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. It has gone extinct in Tajikistan. Its putative variety Sorbaria tomentosa var. angustifolia, the narrow-leaved Himalayan sorbaria, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.