Native Plants
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Native plants are plants that are restricted to a certain area, occur naturally, and grow without human help, not like non-native plants that have been introduced by human activity. In Hawthorne Park there are many different types of native plants for example salmon berry, cedar trees and Paper Birch the bark of the paper birch is white and red and comes off easily,Red Alder the tree is gray,bark of Black Cottonwood when the tree is small it is green and smooth. Native plants in Hawthorne Park are shelters for different types of animals and are a food source for mammals.[1] Native plants can also protect themselves from many different types of bacteria. They have protein inside them to protect them from bacteria.[2] Native plants also absorb excess run-off.[3] Native plants need less water than normal plants.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Native Plant Society of British Columbia | Native Plant Gardening." Native Plant Society of British Columbia | Native Plant Gardening. NPSBC Native Plant Society of British Columbia, n.d. Web. 08 June 2015.
- ^ "How Plants Defend Themselves." How Plants Defend Themselves. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June 2015.
- ^ "Good Oak Ecological Services." Good Oak Ecological Services. Good Oak Ecological Services, n.d. Web. 08 June 2015.
- ^ "Growing Native Plants." :: The City of Surrey, British Columbia. City of Surrey, n.d. Web. 08 June 2015.