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| 2) Cucumber Tree |
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Description:
The Cucumber Tree is 30 meters tall and its leaves are 10-24 cm long. Also, the leaves are 5-12 cm wide. The leaves are pointed and the tree bark is brownish-grey.
The cucumber tree has greenish-yellow flowers 6-8 cm long. Its fruit is shaped like a cone. The fruit is 3-8 cm.
Cucumber trees do no grow cucumbers.
Environment:
The Cucumber Tree likes to be around moist and swampy areas, near headwaters located in forests.
It is found in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest Region.
Problems:
The Cucumber Tree's enemy is only man.
The Cucumber Tree lost its habitat from logging and from clearing for crops.
Solutions:
There are laws for logging and making land for crops.
The Cucumber Tree is put in botanical gardens to be safe and enjoyed by everyone.
Summary:
I wanted to learn about the Cucumber Tree because it is rare and most people don't know about it. I already knew the Cucumber Tree was on the list of endangered species.
I learned interesting things about the Cucumber Tree. I also learned that many plants and animals are endangered.
People should know which plants are endangered so they don't make them extinct. Everyone should know about endangered species.
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