Clonal Colony - Examples

Examples

When woody plants form clonal colonies, they often remain connected through the root system, sharing roots, water and mineral nutrients. A few non-vining, woody plants that form clonal colonies are:

  • Bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica
  • Black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
  • Bladdernut, Staphylea species
  • Blueberry, Vaccinium species
  • Devil's Club Oplopanax horridus
  • Forsythia, Forsythia species
  • Hazelnut, Corylus species
  • Honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos
  • Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
  • Kerria, Kerria japonica
  • Pawpaw, Asimina triloba
  • Pando tree, a clonal colony of a single male Populus tremuloides, all determined to be part of a single living organism
  • Poplars, Populus species
  • Sassafras, Sassafras albidum
  • Sumac, Rhus species
  • Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua
  • Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus

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