Bloom Clock/Keys/Global/Temperate/Early Spring/Red Flowers

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This page is part of the global dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Early Spring.

These plants have the following traits:

Red flowers

Vinca minor

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Profile for Vinca minor (Periwinkle)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	prostrate vine, rooting at the nodes
Flowers:	trumpet-shaped
Foliage:	simple, opposite, evergreen
Life Cycle:	perennial

Recent Logs[edit | edit source]

Anna reg 13:04, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Jomegat 20 Apr 2010 (from photos)
Anna reg 11:53, 27 March 2011 (UTC) (sporadic)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Winter, Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Vinca minor

Tulipa

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Profile for Tulipa (Tulip)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs[edit | edit source]

Anna gdf 17:22, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Anna reg 15:15, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
Anna reg 11:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring

Regional data and additional images for Tulipa

Malus

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Profile for Malus (Apple, Crabbapple)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs[edit | edit source]

SBJ 12:05, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
SB_Johnny-LM 08:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
SBJ 10:26, 26 April 2008 (UTC) (several varieties)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:28, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 21:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
Ngravagna 19:01, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 21:02, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
--Jomegat 17:04, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring

Regional data and additional images for Malus

Acer rubrum

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Profile for Acer rubrum (Red Maple)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Large tree
Flowers:	Red flowers opening well before the leaves
Foliage:	As with all maples, they are deciduous and arranged oppositely on the twig. They are typically 5-10 cm (2-4 inches) long and wide with 3-5 palmate lobes with a serrated margin. The sinuses are typically narrow, but the leaves can exhibit considerable variation.
Stem:	In dense forests, trunk will remain free of branches until some distance up the tree. Individuals grown in the open are shorter and thicker with a more rounded crown.
Growing Conditions:	It can be found growing in swamps, on poor dry soils, and most anywhere in between
Fruit:	Samara
Similar Plants:	Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)

Recent Logs[edit | edit source]

Jomegat 00:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring

Regional data and additional images for Acer rubrum

Phlox sublata

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Profile for Phlox subulata (Moss phlox)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs[edit | edit source]

Ngravagna 18:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Jomegat 30 April 2009 (backdating)
Jomegat 22:04, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 12:32, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:22, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:30, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:21, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring

Regional data and additional images for Phlox subulata

Chaenomeles

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Profile for Chaenomeles (Flowering Quince)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs[edit | edit source]

SB Johnny-LM 00:29, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Anna reg 11:08, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Anna reg 12:14, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
FHP Bentley (discuss • contribs) 17:23, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring

Regional data and additional images for Chaenomeles

Rhododendron

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Profile for Rhododendron (Rhododendrons and Azaleas)

Identifying Characteristics
Subclass plants:	R. calendulaceum, R. catawbiense, R. maximum, R. molle, R. prinophyllum, R. subsp. vireya, R. 'Delaware Valley White', R. 'Girard's Crimson', R. 'Hershey's Red', R. 'PJM', R. 'Pleasant White', R. 'Roseum Elegans',