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Life Form:

Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub

Bloom Characteristics:

Terminal racemes of 5-8 green to yellow, bell-shaped flowers are non-showy. Flowers are .1" (.3 cm) across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, alternate, lanceolate to ovate leaves are glossy green. Leaves are 1-3" (2.5-7.6 cm) long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Orange to red fruits are round berries which appear in the summer but rippen in color in the fall and winter. Fruits are .5" (1.3 cm) across.

Plant Size:

2-4' tall x 3-4' wide (.6-1.2 x .9-1.2 meters)

Range:

S Turkey, NW Syria, SE Transcaucasus, N Iran

Habitat:

Temperate areas

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Common Name:

Poet's Laurel

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Asparagaceae

Genus:

Danae

Species:

racemosa

Accession Number:

2022-0539A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection

On Display:

Enid A. Haupt Garden

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7c1132d63-e953-4c40-ae5a-fd38bc416440

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0539A