Native plants in Taipei

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Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

Japanese Zelkova

Zelkova serrata

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Chinese Pistache

Pistacia chinensis

Yew Plum Pine

Podocarpus macrophyllus

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Chinese Fringetree

Chionanthus retusus

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Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

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Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

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Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa

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Trident Maple

Acer buergerianum

China Doll

Radermachera sinica

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Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

Umbrella Tree

Schefflera arboricola

Hill's Weeping Fig

Ficus microcarpa 'Flash'

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Chinese Fan Palm

Livistona chinensis

Japanese Blueberry Tree

Elaeocarpus decipiens

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Japanese Cleyera

Cleyera japonica

Rice Paper Plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

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False Japanese Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

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Isu Tree

Distylium racemosum

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Indian Beech

Pongamia pinnata

Alexandrian Laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

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Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

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Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

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Tree-of-Heaven

Ailanthus altissima

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Chinaberry

Melia azedarach

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Portia Tree

Thespesia populnea

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Backbone planting

Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

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Rose of Sharon

Hibiscus syriacus

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Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis

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Common Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

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Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense

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Japanese Camellia

Camellia japonica

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Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

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Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica

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Weeping Fig

Ficus benjamina

Orange Jasmine

Murraya paniculata

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Sweet Viburnum

Viburnum odoratissimum

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Lady Palm

Rhapis excelsa

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

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Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

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Umbrella Tree

Schefflera arboricola

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Bridalwreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia

Dwarf Yeddo Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'Minor'

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Japanese Cleyera

Cleyera japonica

Korean Boxwood

Buxus sinica

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Confederate Rose

Hibiscus mutabilis

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Rice Paper Plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

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Pyracantha

Pyracantha koidzumii

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Isu Tree

Distylium racemosum

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Thunberg's Bush Clover

Lespedeza thunbergii

Chinese Privet

Ligustrum sinense

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Portia Tree

Thespesia populnea

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Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

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Golden Ramie

Boehmeria nivea

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Asiatic Butterfly Bush

Buddleja asiatica

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Movement and texture

Chinese Silver Grass

Miscanthus sinensis

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Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

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Manila Grass

Zoysia matrella

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

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Hedge Bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

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Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

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Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

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Gold Fountains Sedge

Carex dolichostachya

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Formosan Reed

Arundo formosana

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Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

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Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

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Hairy Crabgrass

Digitaria sanguinalis

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Fountain Grass

Cenchrus alopecuroides

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Southern Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

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Seasonal colour

Lilyturf

Liriope muscari

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Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

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Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

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Creeping Lilyturf

Liriope spicata

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Common Orange Daylily

Hemerocallis fulva

Toad Lily

Tricyrtis formosana

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Strawberry Begonia

Saxifraga stolonifera

Taro

Colocasia esculenta

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Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

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Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Giant Upright Elephant Ear

Alocasia odora

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Japanese Leopard Plant

Farfugium japonicum

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Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet

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Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica

White Mugwort

Artemisia lactiflora

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Formosan Lily

Lilium formosanum

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Indian Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum indicum

Toad Lily

Tricyrtis lasiocarpa

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Common Vervain

Verbena officinalis

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Common Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

Japanese Ligularia

Ligularia japonica

Cerulean Flax-lily

Dianella ensifolia

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Great St. John's Wort

Hypericum ascyron

Japanese Cobra Lily

Arisaema heterophyllum

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Soybean

Glycine max

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Four Season Orchid

Cymbidium ensifolium

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Purple-leaved Plantain

Plantago major

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Cursed Buttercup

Ranunculus sceleratus

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Chinese Lobelia

Lobelia chinensis

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Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

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Painter's Palette Persicaria

Persicaria filiformis 'Painter's Palette'

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Cow Vetch

Vicia cracca

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Verticals and screens

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

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Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

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Climbing Hydrangea

Hydrangea anomala

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Hoya Wax Plant

Hoya carnosa

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Creeping Fig

Ficus pumila

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Asiatic Jasmine

Trachelospermum asiaticum

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Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

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Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

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Cow Vetch

Vicia cracca

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Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

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Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

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Shade and damp

Japanese Holly Fern

Cyrtomium falcatum

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Cinnamon Fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

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Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

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Japanese Felt Fern

Pyrrosia lingua

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Champion's Wood Fern

Dryopteris championii

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Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

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Japanese Shield Fern

Dryopteris varia

Moellendorff's spikemoss

Selaginella moellendorffii

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Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

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Other native plants5

No growth type given

Easter Lily

Lilium longiflorum

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Ginger Lily Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium

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Grand Crinum Lily

Crinum asiaticum

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Golden Spider Lily

Lycoris aurea

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Japanese Cobra Lily

Arisaema ringens