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EVENTS |
Sense of Community on KSMU 91.1 FM story on the Centennial Project and Arboretum- Dec. 20, 2004
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| Mapping the Past and GIS Day Events - Nov. 17, 2004 |
Centennial Arporetum Tags go up! (Fall 2004) |
Download a 2005 Calendar (here) |
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Cigar
Tree or Southern Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)
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Bignoniaceae
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tree
#345 in spring
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above image to see a larger map
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| Native
to: |
| United
States |
| Leaf
Arrangement and Shape: |
| Opposite
or whorled with simple, heart-shaped leaves |
| Fruit
Type: |
| Capsule
(6-15 inches long) |
| Maximum
Height: |
| 50
feet |
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| Flowers
are white and fragrant with yellow and purple markings. Leaves
are eaten by spotted caterpillars of the sphinx moth, which
can be used as fishing bait. Leaves also have a strong unpleasant
scent when crushed. Tea from the bark was once used as an antiseptic,
snakebite antidote, laxative, and sedative. Tea from seeds was
used for asthma and bronchitis. |
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