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ACACIA
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Acacia (many species)
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ACACEAE
(ACACIA)
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AFRICAN VIOLETS
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Saintpaulia species
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GESNERIACEAE
(GESNERIAD)
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ALOE
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Aloespecies-
watchforspines
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LILIACEAE
(LILY)
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ARECA, BUTTERFLY CANE
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Chrysalidocarpus
lutescens
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PALMAE
(PALM)
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ASPARAGUS FERN (see FERNS)
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LILIACEAE
(LILY)
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AUSTRALIAN UMBRELLA TREE
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Schefflera actinophylla
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ARALIACEAE
(ARALIA)
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BABY'S TEARS
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Helxine soleirolii
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URTICACEAE
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BAMBOO
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Arundinaria species
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GRAMINEAE (GRASS)
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BIRD NEST FERN
(see FERNS)
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Aaspleniunz nidus
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FILICES (FERN)
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BEGONIA
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Begonia species
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BEGONIACEAE (BEGONIA)
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BOUGAINVILLEA
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Watch for spines:
Bougainvillea species
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NYCTAGINACEAE
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BROMELIADS:
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Watch for spines:
Ananas comosus
Aechmea spp.
Bilbergia spp.,
Bronwelia spp.
Cryptantyhus spp.,
Guzmania spp.,
Neoregelia spp.,
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BROMELIACEAE
(BROMELlADS)
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CHICKWEED
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Cerastium vulgatum
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CHRISTMAS CACTUS
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Zygocactus or
Schlumbergera species
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CACTACEAE
(CACTUS)
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CISSUS KANGAROO VINES
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Cissus antartica
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VITACEAE
(GRAPE)
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COFFEE TREE
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Coffea arabica
(Coffee is toxic)
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RUBIACEAE
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COLEUS
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Coleus spp.
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LABIATAE
(MINT)
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CORN PLANT
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Dracaena massangeana
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LILACEAE
(LILY)
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CRABAPPLE
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Malus spp.
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ROSACEAE
(ROSE)
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CREEPING CHARLIE
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Pilea nummariifolia
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URTICACEAE
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DANDELION
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Taraxacum officinale
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COMPOSITAE
(SUNFLOWER)
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DOGWOOD
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Cornus species
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CORNACEAE
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DONKEY TAIL
(BURRO'S TAIL)
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Sedum morganianum
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CRASSULACEAE
(CRASSULA)
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DRACAENA
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Dracaena species
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LILIACEAE
(LILY)
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DRAGON TREE
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Dracaena draco
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LILIACEAE
(LILY)
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EASTER CACTUS
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Rhipsalidopsis species
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CACTACEAE
(CACTUS)
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GOLD DUST DRACAENA
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Dracaena godseffiana
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LILIACEAE
(LILY)
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ELEPHANT FOOT TREE
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Beaucarnea recurvata
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LlLIACEAE
(LILY)
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EUCALYPTUS
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Eucalyptus species-do not
use any parts used
in flower arrangements
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MYRTACEAE
(EUCALYPTUS)
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ASPARAGUS
(not a true fern)
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Asparagus densiflorus
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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BIRD NEST FERN
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Asplenium nidus
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FILICES (FERN)
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BOSTON FERN
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Nephrolepsis
bostoniensis
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FILICES (FERN)
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BRAKE, RIBBON, DISH
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Pteris cretica
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FILICES (FERN)
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BUTTON
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Pellaea rotundifolia
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FILICES (FERN)
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MOTHERFERN
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Asplenium bulbferum
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FILICES (FERN)
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MAIDENHAIR
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Adiantum species
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FILICES (FERN)
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SWORD
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Nephrolepis
xaltata
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FILICES (FERN)
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SQUIRREL'S FOOT,
DEER'S FOOT, FIJI
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Davallia species
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FILICES (FERN)
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POLYPODY,BALL
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Polvpodium aureum
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FILICES (FERN)
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STAGHORN,
ELK'S HORN
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Platycerium
diversifolium
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FILICES (FERN)
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CREEPING FIG
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Ficus pumila
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MORACEAE (FIG)
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EDIBLE FIG
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Ficus carica
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MORACEAE (FIG)
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FIDDLELEAF FIG
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Ficus lyrata
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MORACEAE (FIG)
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LAUREL LEAF
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MORACEAE (FIG)
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RUBBER PLANT
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Ficus elastica
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MORACEAE (FIG)
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WEEPING
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Ficus benjamina
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MORACEAE (F1G)
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GARDENIA
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Gardenia jasminoides
(not Jasmine)
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RUBIACEAE
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GOLD DUST
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Dracaena godseffiana
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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GRAPE IVY
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Rhoicissus rhomboidea
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VITACEAE (GRAPE)
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HEN AND CHICKENS
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Echeveria and
Sempervivum species
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CRASSULACEAE
(CRASSULA)
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HIBISCUS
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
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MALVACEAE
(MALVA)
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JADE PLANT
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Crassula portulacea
or argentea
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CRASSULACEAE
(CRASSULA)
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KALANCHOE
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Kalanchoe species
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CRASSULACEAE
(CRASSULA)
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MAGNOLIA
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Magnolia species
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MAGNOLIACEAE
(MAGNOLIA)
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MANGO
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Mangifera indica
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ANACARDIACEAE
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MARIGOLD
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Tagetes species
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COMPOSITAE
(SUNFLOWER)
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MONKEY PLANT
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Ruellia species
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ACANTHACEAE
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MOTHER-IN-LAWS
TONGUE
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Sansevieria species
watch for spines
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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NASTURTIUM
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Tropaeolum majus
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TROPAEOLACEAE
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NATAL PLUM
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Carissa grandiflora
ONLY FRUITS!
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APOCYNACEAE
(OLEANDER)**
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NERVE PLANT
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Fittonia verschaffeltii
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ACANTHACEAE
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NORFOLK ISLAND PINE
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Araucaria excelsa
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ARAUCARIACEAE
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PALMS: ARECA
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Chrysalidocarpus
species
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PALMAE (PALM)
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BAMBOO, FERN
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Rhapis excelsa
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PALMAE (PALM)
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DATE
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Phoenix dactylifera
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PALMAE (PALM)
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EUROPEAN FAN
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Chamaerops humilis
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PALMAE (PALM)
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FAN
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Trachycarpus Jortunei
Livistona species,
Chamaerops humilis
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PALMAE (PALM)
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FISHTAIL
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Caryota species
fruits are toxic
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PALMAE (PALM)
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HOWEIA
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Howeia species
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PALMAE (PALM)
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KENTIA
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Howeia forsteriana
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PALMAE (PALM)
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LADY
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Rhapis excelsa
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PALMAE (PALM)
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PARLOUR
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Chamaedorea elegans,
Neanthe bella
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PALMAE (PALM)
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PHOENIX (DATE PALM)
(not a true palm)
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Phoenix canariensis
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PALMAE (PALM)
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PONY TAIL PALM
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Beaucarnea recurvata
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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PYGMY DATE
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PALMAE (PALM)
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RHAPIS
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Rhapis excelsas
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PALMAE (PALM)
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ROEBELIN, LADY PALM
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Phoenix roebelinsi
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PALMAE (PALM)
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SAGO (not a true palm)
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Cycas revoluta
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CYCADACEAE (CYCAD)
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SENTRY PALM
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Howiea species
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PALMAE (PALM)
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WINE PALM
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Jubaea- fruits are toxic
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PALMAE (PALM)
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PASSION FLOWER VINE
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Passiflora species
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PASSIFLORACEAE
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PEPEROMIA
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Peperomia species
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PIPERACEAE
(PEPEROMIA)
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PETUNIA
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Petunia species
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SOLANACEAE
(TOMATO/POTATO)
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PITTOSPORUM
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Pittosporum species
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PITTOSPORACEAE
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PONY TAIL PALM
(not a palm)
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Beaucarnea recurvata
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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POTHOS
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Scindapsus species
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ARACEAE
(PHILODENDRON)
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PRAYER PLANT
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Maranta leuconeura
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MARANTACEAE
(MARANTA)
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PURPLE PASSION
(Purple Nettle)
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Gynura aurantiaca
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COMPOSITAE
(SUNFLOWER)
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PYRACANTHA
(ripe berries only)
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Pyracantha
crenato-serrata
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ROSACEAE ( ROSE)
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RED-MARGINED DRACAENA
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Dracaena marginata
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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SAGO PALM
(not a true palm)
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Cycas revoluta
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CYCADACEAE
(CYCAD)
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SCHEFFLERA (UMBRELLA)
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Schefflera actinophylla
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ARALIACEAE
(ARALIA)
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SENSITIVE PLANT
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Mimosa species
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LEGUMINOSAE
(PEA) **
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SNAKE PLANT
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Sansevieria species
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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SPIDER or
AIRPLANE PLANT
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Chlorophytum comosum
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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SWEDISH IVY
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Plectranthus species,
Coleus species
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LABIATAE (MINT)
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RUBBER PLANT
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Ficus elastica
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MORACEAE (FIG)
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THANKSGIVING CACTUS
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Zygocactus or
Schlumbergera species
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CACTACEAE
(CACTUS)
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THISTLE
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Cirsium species
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COMPOSITAE
(SUNFLOWER)
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TOYON TREE or
CALIFORNIA HOLLY
(ripe berries)
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Heteromeles (Phitonia)
arbutifolia
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WANDERING JEW
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Tradescantia fluminensis
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COMMELINACEAE
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WHITE CLOVER
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Trifolium repens
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LEGUMINOSAE
(PEA) **
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UMBRELLA PLANT
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Schefflera actinophylla
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ARALIACEAE
(ARALIA)
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VELVET PLANT
(purple passion)
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Gynura aurantiaca
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COMPOSITAE
(SUNFLOWER
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YUCCA
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Yucca species-
watch for spines
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LILIACEAE (LILY)
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ZEBRA PLANT
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Aphelandra squarrosa
Calathea zebrina,
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ACANTHACEAE,
MARANTACEAE
BROMELIACEAE
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