Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.
In this presentation you will be able to learn English and Chinese name of different plants as well as scientific name. some key points of recognition of these plants.
1. 沙哈娜 SHAHANA JABEEN
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Report on
Plants Identification
2. 楊柳 yáng liǔ
English Name: Willow Tree
Latin Name: Salix
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix, L.
Key points of Recognition:
Willow can grow to the height of 70 feet.
Most willows can reach 35 to 50 feet in height.
Flowering takes place at the beginning of the spring.
Flowers are rich in nectar which attracts insects and ensures
pollination.
Fruit of willow is brown capsule.
It can grow 10 feet in height each year.
3. 连翘 liánqiào
English Name: Golden Bell
Latin Name: Forsythia Suspensa
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Forsythia
Key points of Recognition:
Forsythia are deciduous shrubs
typically growing to a height of 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in–9 ft 10 in)
rarely, up to 6 m (20 ft) with rough grey-brown bark.
The flowers are produced in the early spring before the leaves,
bright yellow with deeply four-lobed flower,
the petals joined only at the base.
4. 梓 zǐ
English Name: Yellow catalpa, Chinese catalpa
Latin Name: Catalpa Ovata
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Catalpa
Key points of Recognition:
typically reaches a height between 20 and 30 feet tall.
It holds glabrous, light green leaves that turn a yellowish color in the fall.
Its trademark characteristic is the presence of orchid-like white and yellow
flowers that appear in late spring. After some time, these flowers are replaced
with long, green seed pods that turn dark brown before splitting open in the fall.
Leaves commonly deteriorate throughout the season, leaving it susceptible to
foliar damaged.
5. 迎春 Yingchun
English Name: Winter jasmine
Latin Name: Jasminum nudiflorum
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Jasminum
Key points of Recognition:
Height – 3 to 6 ½ feet (1 to 2 meters)
Exposure – light Soil – soil mix.
Foliage – evergreen Flowering – January to March
Slender Deciduous Shrub
“the flower that welcomes Spring”.
6. 海棠, hǎitáng
English Name: Chinese Crab Apple
Latin Name: Malus spectabilis
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Key points of Recognition:
It is a deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft) by 9 m (29ft).
It is in flower from April to May,
the seeds ripen from September to October.
white or pink flowers, depending on the variety.
The fruit is yellow and about 2 cm wide.
7. 樱花 Ying Hua
English Name: Cherry Blossom
Or Hill Cherry, Japanese Cherry
Latin Name: Prunus serrulata
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Key points of Recognition:
a small deciduous tree with a short single trunk,
with a dense crown reaching a height of 26–39 feet (7.9–11.9 m).
primarily grown for its profuse and showy spring blossoms in early or
mid spring.
8. 吉野樱桃 jíyě yīngtáo
English Name: Yoshino cherry
Latin Name: Prunus × yedoensis
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Key points of Recognition:
grows to be 5 to 12 meters (16–39 ft) (rarely 15 meters (49 ft)) tall.
Regarded one of the most spectacular of flowering trees,
Blooming in early or mid spring for 2 to 3 weeks, its bare branches are
smothered with generous clusters of slightly almond-scented, single,
pale pink flowers which fade to white as they age.
9. 西林加 xī lín jiā
English Name: Lilac
Latin Name: Syringa
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Syringa, L.
Key points of Recognition:
This variety produces sky blue, single flowers beginning in April, and is
hardy in zones 3 to 7. Growing 5 to 10 feet tall with a width of 4 to 7
feet.
The showy white blooms appear in early spring and may continue
through May.
10. 桃种李
English Name: David's peach, Chinese wild peach
Latin Name: Prunus davidiana
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Key points of Recognition:
typically grows to 20-30' tall with a rounded habit.
It is sometimes ornamentally grown for its showy bloom of single, five-
petaled, whitish flowers (to 1" diameter).
It is in flower from March to May, and the seeds ripen from August to
September.
11. 亚里垂榕 Yà lǐ chuí róng
English Name: Alii Fig or Banana-Leaf Fig
Latin Name: Ficus maclellandii
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Key points of Recognition:
It is an evergreen often grown as a houseplant in temperate climates.
The leaves are 8–13 cm and uniquely dimorphic; with narrow leaves on
the lower, sterile branches and broader leaves on the higher branches.
Temperature: Ficus maclellandii Alii prefers a temperature range of 13
to 24°C (55-75°F), although exposure to lower temperatures above 7°C
(45°F) is tolerated for short periods of time.
12. 散尾葵 Sàn wěi kuí
English Name: Areca Palm
Latin Name: Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Dypsis
Key points of Recognition:
A very popular small to medium-sized multi-stemmed palm, growing
height of 6 to 12 meters.
It has multiple clustered non-branching stems emerging from the base.
It bears panicles of yellow flowers in summer.
Areca palms prefer a temperature of 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit at
night and between 75 and 85 degrees during the day.
13. 棕竹 Zōng zhú
English Name: Lady Palm
Latin Name: Rhapis excelsa
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Rhapis
Key points of Recognition:
grows up to 4 m in height and 30 mm in diameter in multi-stemmed
clumps with glossy, palmate evergreen leaves divided into broad,
ribbed segments.
They are slow growing, making them ideal for pot culture.
14. 袖珍椰子 Xiùzhēn yēzi
English Name: Bamboo palm
Latin Name: Chamaedorea seifrizii
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Chamaedorea
Key points of Recognition:
The fruit is an orange or red drupe 0.5–2cm (0.2-0.8 inch) diameter.
It is a thin clumping palm tree, spreading by offsets and stolons,
growing very slowly up to about 1.5-3m (5-10 feet) in height and
spreading about 75cm to 1.2m (2.5-5 feet) – container grown palms.
Bamboo palm grows best in shade but tolerates brighter light if
gradually acclimated to sunny conditions.
15. 印度橡胶榕 Yìndù xiàngjiāo
English Name: Rubber Plant
Latin Name: Ficus elastica
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Key points of Recognition:
In it's natural habitat it grows over 30 metres tall, however, the
varieties grown indoors are a much more manageable height.
Rubber Plant should be grown in soil that drains well, create moderate
humidity and keep temperatures between 50°F (10°C) to 85°F (29°C).
Water when the top inch of soil becomes dry and fertilize monthly.
16. 日本葵 , 软叶刺葵 Rìběn kuí, ruǎn yè cì kuí
English Name: Dwarf Date Palm
Latin Name: Phoenix roebelenii
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Phoenix
Key points of Recognition:
It is a small to medium-sized, slow-growing slender tree growing to 2–
3 meters (6.6–9.8 ft) tall.
The leaves are 60–120 cm (24–47 in) long, pinnate , with around 100
leaflets arranged in a single plane
17. 白掌 Bái zhǎng
English Name: Peace Lily
Latin Name: Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum
Family: Araceae
Genus: Spathiphyllum
Key points of Recognition:
grows to 85 cm (33.4 inches) long and the species
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum from Mexico can grow to 80 cm
(31.5 inches) long.
They bloom in the spring with long-lasting flowers that hover gracefully
over the leaves on thin stalks. They can also be forced to bloom in the
fall or winter. A well-grown Peace Lily may bloom twice a year,
resulting in several months of flowers.
18. 银杏科 yin xing
English Name: ginkgo or gingko,
Latin Name: Ginkgo biloba
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Genus: Ginkgo
Key points of Recognition:
Reach 50-80 feet or more in height, with a spread of about 30-40 feet.
They grow at an average rate: about 1-2 feet per year.
The uniquely fan-shaped leaves start out green but change to golden-
yellow fall foliage. Before the whole leaf turns golden, there is
sometimes a stage during which the leaf is two-toned, with separate
bands of gold and green.
19. 木棉科
English Name: red silk-cotton; red cotton tree;
Latin Name: Bombax malabaricum
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Bombax
Key points of Recognition:
reaching 30 to 40 meters in height and up to three meters in trunk
diameter.
This Asian tropical tree has a straight tall trunk and its leaves
are deciduous in winter. Red flowers with 5 petals appear in the spring
before the new foliage.
It produces a capsule which, when ripe, contains white fibres like
cotton.
conspicuously present during spring season.
20. 日本五针松
English Name: Japanese white pine
Latin Name: Pinus parviflora
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus
Key points of Recognition:
It is a coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 15–25 m in height.
It is usually as broad as it is tall, forming a wide, dense, conical crown.
Light yellow-green spring candles open and mature to short blue
needles accented with silvery lines. Very full and thick, the plant grows
about 8 inches a year.
Female Cones
Male Cones
21. 日本金松属
English Name: Japanese umbrella-pine,
Latin Name: Sciadopitys verticillata
Family: Sciadopityaceae
Genus: Sciadopitys
Key points of Recognition:
This evergreen conifer may grow to 90’ tall.
It typically matures to 25-30’ tall over many years. It is a very slow
grower, usually attaining a height of no more than 4-5’ in the first 10
years.
Best in cool summer climates, and will appreciate some afternoon
shade in hot summer climates.
22. 桧柏
English Name: Chinese Juniper
Latin Name: Sabina Chinensis
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Juniperus
Key points of Recognition:
It is a coniferous evergreen shrub. The leaves grow in two forms,
juvenile needle-like leaves 5–10 mm long, and adult scale-leaves 1.5–
3 mm long.
The male cones, 2–4 mm long, shed their pollen in early spring.
23. 玄参树
English Name: figwort family
Latin Name: Scrophulariaceae
Family: Scrophularia
Genus: Scrophularia L.
Key points of Recognition:
It can grow up to 120 cm in height and has a horizontal rhizome with
bulbous, tuber-shaped joints and side shoots. The plant has smooth,
square-shaped erect stems with opposite, oval or heart-shaped, dark green
leaves.
Species of Scrophularia all share square stems , opposite leaves and open
two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems.
The flowers are green with red-brown upper lips and small green sepals.
24. 单药花属
English Name: Zebra Plant
Latin Name: Aphelandra squarrosa
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Aphelandra
Key points of Recognition:
Zebra plant can grow as tall as 2m (6 feet) outdoors or a little over
30cm (1 foot) if kept indoors.
The plant flourishes when the temperature is in the range of 18-21 °C
(65-70 °F); and will suffer if the temperature drops below 15 °C (60 °F)
for a prolonged periods.
25. 喜花草可爱花
English Name: blue sage
Latin Name: Eranthemum pulchellum
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Eranthemum
Key points of Recognition:
It is a tropical evergreen shrub that grows in an upright-open form to 2-
5' tall.
It is noted for its axillary and terminal spikes (3-6" long) of
gentian blue flowers (each 3/4" diameter).
26. 金苞花属
English Name: golden shrimp plant
Latin Name: Pachystachys lutea
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Pachystachys
Key points of Recognition:
It is a subtropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub between 36 and 48
inches (90 and 120 cm) tall. The zygomorphic, long-throated, short-
lived white flowers emerge sequentially from overlapping bright
yellow bracts on racemes that are produced throughout the warm
months.
27. 枣属
English Name: Chinese date
Latin Name: Ziziphus jujuba
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Z. jujuba
Key points of Recognition:
Height: 15.00 to 30.00 feet
Spread: 15.00 to 25.00 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: White to yellowish-green
Flower: Fragrant, Insignificant
Leaf: Good Fall, Fruit: Showy, Edible
It may be evergreen, or leafless for several weeks in hot summers.
28. 吊灯树
English Name: sausage tree, cucumber tree
Latin Name: Kigelia africana
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Kigelia
Key points of Recognition:
It is a tree growing up to 20 m (66 feet) tall and it typically has
spreading branches.
The bark is grey and smooth at first, peeling on older trees. It can be as
thick as 6 mm (1⁄4 inch) on a 15-centimetre (5.9 in) diameter branch.
The fruit is a woody berry from 30 to 99 cm (12 to 39 inches) long and
up to 18 cm (7 inches) broad, but 20 cm (8 inches) has been reported.
Typically it weighs between 5 and 10 kg (11 and 22 pounds) but
occasionally up to 12 kg (26 pounds), and hangs down on long, rope-
like peduncles. The fruit pulp is fibrous, containing many seeds.
29. zǐjīn niú 紫金牛
English Name: marlberry,
Latin Name: Ardisia japonica
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Ardisia
Key points of Recognition:
It is a low-growing, spreading very quickly evergreen shrub 20–40 cm tall.
The leaves are opposite or in whorls, ovate, 4–7 cm long and 1.5–4 cm
broad, with a sharply serrated margin and an acute apex.
The flowers are 4–10 mm diameter, with five (rarely six) white to pale
pink petals; they are produced in racemes in late spring. The fruit is
a drupe 5–6 mm diameter, red maturing dark purple-black in early
winter.
30. 山梅花属
English Name: mock-orange
Latin Name: Philadelphus
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Philadelphus L.
Key points of Recognition:
The leaves are opposite, simple, with serrated margins, from 0.5-6
inches (1–14 cm) long.
The flowers are white, with four petals and sepals, 0.5-2 inches (1–
4 cm) diameter, and commonly (but not in all species) sweetly scented.
The fruit is a small capsule, containing numerous small seeds.
The bark is thin and flaky, finely shredding in longitudinal strips.
31. 合欢属
English Name: silk plants, mimosa
Latin Name: Albizia julibrissin
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Albizia
Key points of Recognition:
Its average height is between 20.00 to 40.00 feet.
Its average spread is between 20.00 to 50.00 feet.
It blooms from June to July.
In the wild, it is typically seen growing in vacant lots, waste areas,
clearings, wood margins, fields, and along roads.
32. 银桦属罗布斯塔
English Name: silk oak
Latin Name: Grevillea robusta
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Key points of Recognition:
a fast-growing evergreen tree with a single main trunk, growing to 5–
40 m (20–100 ft) tall. The bark is dark grey and furrowed. Its leaves are
fern-like, 10–34 cm (4–10 in) long, 9–15 cm (4–6 in) wide and divided
with between 11 and 31 main lobes. Each lobe is sometimes further
divided into as many as four, each one linear to narrow triangular in
shape. It loses many of its leaves just before flowering.
Flowering occurs from September to November and the fruit that
follows is a glabrous follicle.
33. English Name: crape myrtle
Latin Name: Lagerstroemia indica
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Lagerstroemia
Key points of Recognition:
The leaves are opposite and simple, with entire margins, and vary from
5–20 cm (2–8 in). While all species are woody in nature, they can
range in height from over 30 m (100 ft) to under 30 cm (1 ft).
flowers appear from summer to autumn.
紫薇属籼稻
34. 日本槭
English Name: full moon maple
Latin Name: Acer japonicum
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Key points of Recognition:
it is a small deciduous tree growing to 5–10 m (rarely 15 m) tall, with
a trunk up to 40 cm in diameter.
Small purplish-red flowers in pendulous corymbs appear in early
spring (April) before the leaves. Flowers are followed by winged
samaras (to 1” long) which ripen in late summer to early fall.
35. 山葡萄(阿穆尔葡萄)
English Name: Amur grape
Latin Name: Vitis amurensis
Family: Vitaceae
Genus: Vitis
Key points of Recognition:
The leaves vary greatly in shape. They can be solid, three- or five-lobed,
ovate or rounded, arched at the base. The size ranges from 9 to 25 cm
with sharp edges and rounded-triangular serrate teeth.
It is in flower from May to July, and the seeds ripen from September to
October.
36. 假叶树属
English Name: butcher's-broom
Latin Name: Ruscus aculeatus
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Ruscus
Key points of Recognition:
It typically grows to 2-3' tall and as wide. Actual leaves of this shrub
are microscopic.
Flowers are not showy. Female or hermaphrodite flowers are followed
by showy, spherical to oblong, waxy red berries (3/8" across) which
mature from late summer to winter.
37. 丝兰属凤尾兰
English Name: Spanish dagger
Latin Name: Yucca gloriosa
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Yucca
Key points of Recognition:
it is an evergreen shrub.
The inflorescence is a panicle up to 2.5 m (8 ft) long, of bell-shaped
white flowers, sometimes tinged purple or red. The fruit is a leathery,
elongate berry up to 8 cm long.
Flower color yellowish-green in bell shape, the flowers grow as umbel
in cluster on stalk.
They are topped in early summer with a dramatic flowering.
38. 油棕属
English Name: African oil palm
Latin Name: Elaeis guineensis
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Elaeis
Key points of Recognition:
It is a tall palm typically reaching, 8-20 m tall. The trunk is stout, erect,
solitary, covered by the persistent leaf-bases above, bare below, dark
grey-brown and ringed.
Fruits are produced after 3-4 years and ripen 5 or 6 months after
pollination. The seeds are dispersed by animals.
39. 毛泡桐
English Name: Princess tree
Latin Name: Paulownia tomentosa
Family: Paulowniaceae
Genus: Paulownia
Key points of Recognition:
This tree grows 10–25 m (33–82 ft) tall, with large heart-shaped to
five-lobed leaves 15–40 cm (6–16 in) across, arranged in opposite pairs
on the stem. On young growth, the leaves may be in whorls of three and
be much bigger than the leaves on more mature growth.
Paulownia is an extremely fast-growing soft hardwood native to China.
40. 楝树, (苦)楝皮
English Name: chinaberry
Latin Name: Melia azedarach
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Melia
Key points of Recognition:
The adult tree has a rounded crown, and commonly measures 7–12
meters (20–40 ft) tall, can attain a height of 45 metres (150 ft).
The leaves are up to 50 centimeters (20 in) long, alternate, long-petiole,
two or three times compound.
The flowers are small and fragrant, with five pale purple or lilac petals,
growing in clusters.
The fruit is a drupe, marble-sized, light yellow at maturity, hanging on
the tree all winter, and gradually becoming wrinkled and almost white.
41. 香椿; xiāngchūn
English Name: Chinese mahogany
Latin Name: Toona sinensis
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Toona
Key points of Recognition:
It is a deciduous tree growing to 25 metres (82 ft) tall with a trunk up to
70 cm diameter.
The bark is brown, smooth on young trees, becoming scaly to shaggy on
old trees.
The leaves are pinnate, 50–70 cm long and 30–40 cm broad, with 10–
40 leaflets.
The flowers are produced in summer in panicles 30–50 cm long at the
end of a branch; each flower is small, 4–5 mm diameter, with five white
or pale pink petals. The fruit is a capsule 2–3.5 cm long, containing
several winged seeds.
42. 蓝果杖寸
English Name: Chinese tupelo
Latin Name: Nyssa sinensis
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Nyssa
Key points of Recognition:
Growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall and wide, it is a broadly
conical deciduous tree, with oval leaves 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, which
turn brilliant red, orange and yellow in autumn.
43. 珙桐属
English Name: dove tree, handkerchief tree
Latin Name: Davidia involucrata
Family: Nyssaceae
Genus: Davidia
Key points of Recognition:
It is a moderately fast-growing tree, growing to 20–25 m (66–82 ft) in
height, with alternate cordate leaves resembling those of a linden in
appearance, except that they are symmetrical, and lacking the lop-sided
base typical of linden leaves; the leaves are mostly 10–20 cm long and
7–15 cm wide and are ovate to heart-shaped.
Best known for its flowers.
Two large, white bracts surround the flower resembling a dove; flowers
in early spring
44. 黑茾刂树
English Name: black wattle
Latin Name: Acacia mearnsii
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Key points of Recognition:
Height: 5-15m, Width: 6-10m.
Fast growing medium, mostly broad tree with angled and finely hairy
branchlets, nitrogen fixing tree useful for remediation of degraded
sites. The bark often exuding gum. Common in open-forests and
cleared areas, especially on drier shallow soils. Grown for its rapid
growth rate and quick screening when young. Considered to be
moderately to long loved Acacia up to 15 years. Sensitive to waterlogged
soils.
45. 月季 yuèjì
English Name: China Rose
Latin Name: Rosa chinensis
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa
Key points of Recognition:
It is a shrub that reaches 1–2 m and grows in hedges or form thickets.
The leaves are pinnate, have 3–5 leaflets, each leaflet 2.5–6 cm long
and 1–3 cm broad.
The fruit is a red hip 1–2 cm diameter.
The flowering time ranges in China from April to September. Rarely,
the flowers are solitary, usually four or five bundles together.
The flowers have a mild fragrance
46. 垂柳 chuí liǔ
English Name: weeping willow
Latin Name: salix babylonica
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Willow
Key points of Recognition:
Salix babylonica is a medium- to large-sized deciduous tree, growing up
to 20–25 m (66–82 ft) tall. It grows rapidly, but has a short lifespan,
between 40 and 75 years. The shoots are yellowish-brown, with small
buds. The leaves are alternate and spirally arranged, narrow, light
green, 4–16 cm long and 0.5–2 cm broad, with finely serrate margins
and long acuminate tips; they turn a gold-yellow in autumn.
47. 茼麻花
English Name: Chinese-lantern
Latin Name: Abutilon pictum
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Abutilon
Key points of Recognition:
Abutilon pictum is a shrub growing to 5 metres (16 ft) tall by 2 metres
(6.6 ft) wide.[4] The leaves are 5–15 cm long, three- to five- (rarely
seven-) lobed.
The yellow to orange-red bell shaped flowers have prominent dark red
veining, with five petals 2–4 cm long. It blooms from April to
September, and longer in warmer subtropical areas.
48. 山拐枣属
English Name: Chinese pearlbloom
Latin Name: Poliothyrsis sinensis
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Poliothyrsis
Key points of Recognition:
small deciduous tree that typically matures over time to 30-40’ tall and
to 15-25’ wide.
Smooth-margined, cordate leaves (each to 7” long) emerge burgundy-
bronze in spring, mature to emerald green and finally turn an attractive
yellow in fall.
Tiny, fragrant, a patulous, white-aging-to-creamy-buff flowers bloom
on many-branched conical panicles to 8” long at the tips of new stems
in late August-September.
It is native to evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forests plus
deciduous forests on mountain slopes in eastern and central China.
49. 猴欢喜属
English Name: (Hance) Hemsl.
Latin Name: Sloanea sinensis
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Sloanea
Key points of Recognition:
Tree (rarely a shrub) to 22 m.
Flowers solitary, fascicled and hermaphrodite; axillary or in groups at
the stem apex, with subtending leaves absent; 4-merous and to 1.2 cm
long; petals white, slightly pubescent, divided into (two to) seven to
eight segments.
Flowering June to October, fruiting August to October (China).
50. 五味子属
English Name: Chinese magnolia-vine, magnolia
berry
Latin Name: Schisandra chinensis
Family: Schisandraceae
Genus: Schisandra
Key points of Recognition:
A deciduous woody climbing
vine that can grow up to 8 meters and bears flowers (yellowish-
white to pinkish) and small 5-8mm fruits of a deep red color;
51. 番荔枝属
English Name: Sugar-apple
Latin Name: Annona Squamosa
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona
Key points of Recognition:
The sugar apple tree ranges from 10 to 20 ft (3-6 m) in height with
open crown of irregular branches, and some-what zigzag twigs.
Deciduous leaves, alternately arranged on short, hairy petioles, are
lanceolate or oblong, blunt tipped, 2 to 6 in (5-15 cm) long and 3/4 to 2
in (2-5 cm) wide; dull-green on the upperside, pale, with a bloom,
below; slightly hairy when young; aromatic when crushed.
Flowering occurs in spring-early summer.