Flora of China North-Central

The peach (Prunus persica) is a deciduous tree that bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics. Most are simply called peaches, while the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties are called nectarines. Though from the same species, they are regarded commercially as different fruits. The tree is regarded as handsome and is planted in gardens for its springtime blooms in addition to fruit production. It is relatively short lived, usually not exceeding twenty years of age. Peaches were first domesticated and cultivated in China during the Neolithic period. The specific name persica refers

Prunus simonii, called apricot plum and Simon plum, is a tree in the genus Prunus. It was first described by Elie-Abel Carrière in 1872 and is native to Hebei province, China. The species is not known in a truly wild state. It has been important for breeding commercial plum cultivars from crosses with other species of the genus Prunus. The species is named for Gabriel Eugène Simon (1829–1896), a French botanist and diplomat who sent pits to the Paris Museum in the early 1860s while he was representing the French government in China. Beginning about 1881, the species became commonly known in

Allium aciphyllum, cammon name 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu, is a plant species native to Sichuan Province in China. It is found on slopes at elevations of 2000–2100 m. Allium aciphyllum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 10 mm in diameter. Scape is round in cross-section, up to 25 cm long, covered with leaf sheaths in lower portion. Leaves are about the same length as the scape. Flowers are pink.

Salvia piasezkii is an herb that is native to Gansu and Shaanxi provinces in China. It grows approximately 18 cm (7.1 in) tall. Inflorescences are 6-flowered widely spaced verticillasters in few branched panicles. The corolla is purple, and approximately 7 mm (0.28 in).

Ribes maximowiczii is a species of Ribes found in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia at elevations of 900–2700 meters. It is a dioecious shrub.

Paulownia catalpifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Paulowniaceae, native to Shandong province, China, and introduced to Hungary. An extremely fast-growing tree, it is cultivated in China for its timber.

Allium taishanense is a plant species endemic to the Shandong region of China. It occurs there on hillsides at elevations of 300–600 m. Allium taishanense has narrow bulbs usually less than 5 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 30 cm tall, 2-angled with small teeth along the angles. Leaves are flat, up to 10 mm wide, tapering at both ends, usually shorter than the scape. Umbel is hemispheric, with many pink or white flowers crowded together.

Allium dentigerum is a plant species native to Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces in China. It grows on slopes and in pastures at elevations of 1500–2500 m. Allium dentigerum has narrow, cylindrical bulbs up to 6 mm across. Scapes are up to 35 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are very narrow, usually about half as long as the scapes. Flowers are reddish-purple.

Sorbus frutescens is a species of rowan native to Gansu province of China. Often mistakenly lumped in with Sorbus koehneana, it is a very small tree reaching only 2 m at maturity, with white fruit against dark green pinnate leaves which turn shades of red and bronze in autumn. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.

Pyrus hopeiensis is a species of wild pear in the family Rosaceae, native to north-central China. It is a naturally occurring hybrid of other Chinese Pyrus species, but is it unclear which ones are its parents. Its fruits are small and bitter, so it is not valued or conserved by locals.

Cyperus subfuscus is a species of sedge that is native to northern and central parts of China.

Carex viridimarginata is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to northern central parts of the China.

Carex montis-wutaii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of China.

Allium chiwui is a plant species endemic to the Chinese Province of Hebei. The plant grows on slopes at elevations of 2100–2500 m. Allium chiwui produces bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Scapes are up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are linear, flat, shorter than the scape. Umbels are hemispheric, with many white or yellow flowers crowded together.

Ligulariopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.

Cyperus nanellus is a species of sedge that is native to northern and central parts of China.

Carex tangii is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to north eastern parts of the China.

Carex graminiculmis is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of northern China.

Carex grandiligulata is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of China.

Baolia bracteata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Baolia. It is an annual plant endemic to southern Gansu province in north-central China.

Allium brevidentatum is a plant species endemic to the Province of Shandong in eastern China. It grows on sun-lit hillsides. Allium brevidentatum produces a cylindrical bulb. Scape is up to 30 cm tall, mostly round in cross-section but with a few fine angles near the top. Flowers are pale yellow-green.

Juglans hopeiensis (Chinese: 麻核桃), also known as Ma walnut, is a species of walnut native to northern Hebei Province. Some scholars believe that the species is a hybrid of Juglans regia and Juglans mandshurica. Currently, it is a threatened tree species. Historically, Ma walnut was originally distributed in the Northern Taihang Mountains of Hebei Province, so it was called Hebei walnut (河北核桃). This species is mainly distributed in some mountainous areas of Hebei Province, Shanxi Province, Beijing and Tianjin in China.

Fraxinus hubeiensis is a species of ash native to Hubei province in China. The species was first described in an obscure paper in 1979 with the name Fraxinus hubeiensis. The description was republished the following year later in a more widely distributed journal, spelled Fraxinus hupehensis. The latter is now considered a spelling variant, with Fraxinus hubeiensis the correct spelling. A molecular study shows it is most closely related to the Afghan ash (Fraxinus xanthoxyloides) which is found from North Africa to western China. The two are the only members of the section Sciadanthus.

Daphne myrtilloides is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to China, specifically Gansu, Shaanxi, and Shanxi.

Carex provotii is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to north central parts of China.

Erigeron taipeiensis is a Chinese species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in subalpine meadows in the Taibai Mountains Shaanxi province. Erigeron taipeiensis is a perennial, clumping-forming herb up to 35 cm (14 inches) tall. Its flower heads have lilac ray florets surrounding yellow disc florets.

Wikstroemia sinoparviflora is a shrub in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to China, specifically Gansu.

Hypericum qinlingense is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae. It is a perennial herb native to the Shaanxi province of China that grows up to 40 centimeters tall. The species has a rosette at its base, stiff and papery leaves, a flower cluster consisting of two parallel branches, and yellow-brown stripes of glands on its sepals and petals. It is similar in appearance to H. elodeoides, H. petiolatum, and species of section Adenosepalum that are native to China. H. qinlingense can be found on exposed slopes, roadsides, and in forests of oak, birch, and fir

Buddleja jinsixiaensis is a newly discovered species endemic to Shaanxi, China, where it grows in the Jinxia Grand Canyon at an elevation of c. 1,200 m. Two specimens were found, one in Quercus forest, another on a rocky slope, by a team led by Renbin Zhu in May 2013.

Betula buggsii is a species of broadleaved tree that grows in the Qinling–Daba Mountains in China. Its Chinese name is “秦巴桦” (qín bā huà). The species was discovered by Dr Nian Wang of Shandong Agricultural University in 2021, as he sampled Chinese birch trees for a population genetic analysis. Initially he considered the trees to be Betula utilis ssp. albosinensis but genetic analysis showed the trees to be very different, and in fact, less closely related to Betula utilis ssp. albosinensis than several other birch species. In addition, the trees were diploid, whereas B. utilis ssp. utilis