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Table 3. Cincinnati Zoo landscape and greenhouse plants used by Atta
Comments Key: WH = Winter Hardy, GR = greenhouse Grown
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| Family |
Genus species |
Common name |
Comments |
| Aceraceae |
Acer negundo |
Boxelder |
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| Anacardiaceae |
Rhus spp. |
Sumac |
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| Aquilifoliaceae |
Ilex opaca |
American Holly |
WH |
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Mahonia aquifolium |
Grape-Holly |
WH |
| Araliaceae |
Hedera helix |
English Ivy |
WH |
| Bignoniaceae |
Campsis radicans |
Trumpetvine |
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Catalpa speciosa |
Northern Catalpa |
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| Buxaceae |
Pachysandra terminalis |
Japanese Pachysandra |
WH |
| Caprifoliaceae |
Lonicera japonica |
Japanese Honeysuckle |
WH |
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Viburnum rhytidophylloides |
Leatherleaf Viburnum |
WH |
| Celanstraceae |
Euonymous kiautchovicus |
Manhattan Euonymous |
WH |
| Chenopodiaceae |
Chenopodium album |
Lamb's quarters |
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| Compostitae |
Taraxacum officinale |
Dandelion |
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| Ericaceae |
Rhododendron spp. |
Rhododendron |
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| Euphorbiaceae |
Codiaeum variegatum |
Croton |
GR |
| Leguminoseae |
Coronillia varia |
Crown Vetch |
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Gleditsia tricanthos |
Hoenylocust |
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| Malvaceae |
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis |
Chinese Hibiscus |
GR |
| Musaceae |
Musa hybrids |
Banana (leaves) |
GR |
| Nyctaginaceae |
Bougainvillea x buttuana |
Bougainvillea |
GR |
| Oleaceae |
Forsythia x intermedia/hybrids |
Forsythia (flowers) |
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Ligustrum obtusifolium |
Border Privet |
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| Polygonaceae |
Polygonum spp. |
Smartweed |
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| Rosaceae |
Crataegus spp. |
Hawthorn |
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Rubus spp. |
Brambles |
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Malus spp. /hybrids |
Crabapple |
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Rosa spp. / hybrids |
Rose |
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Prunus cerasifera |
Purpleleaf Plum |
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Pyracantha angustifolia |
Firethorn |
WH |
| Rutaceae |
Citrus x paradisi |
Grapefruit (leaves) |
GR |
| Salicaceae |
Populus deltoides |
Cottonwood |
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Salix babylonica |
Weeping Willow |
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| Simaroubaceae |
Ailanthus altissima |
Tree-of-Heaven |
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| Tiliaceae |
Tilia cordata |
Littleleaf Linden |
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| Ulmaceae |
Celtis occidentalis |
Hackberry |
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| Vitaceae |
Vitis labrusca |
Foxgrape |
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