Sempervirens
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Sempervirens is the Latin word for evergreen
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It is the name of an elm cultivar, Ulmus parvifolia 'Sempervirens'
, and is used in the scientific names of many evergreen plants, such as Cupressus sempervirens
, Sequoia sempervirens and Acer sempervirens
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There is also a Sempervirens Club
, California's oldest land conservation group.
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
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It is the name of an elm cultivar, Ulmus parvifolia 'Sempervirens'
Ulmus parvifolia 'Sempervirens'
The Chinese Elm Ulmus parvifolia cultivar Sempervirens is an American introduction, commonly known by the synonym 'Evergreen', and may also be in synonymy for U...
, and is used in the scientific names of many evergreen plants, such as Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens, the Mediterranean Cypress is a species of cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region, in northeast Libya, southeast Greece , southern Turkey, Cyprus, Northern Egypt, western Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Malta, Italy, western Jordan, and also a disjunct population in...
, Sequoia sempervirens and Acer sempervirens
Acer sempervirens
Acer sempervirens is a species of maple native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, in southern Greece and southern Turkey....
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There is also a Sempervirens Club
Sempervirens Club
Sempervirens Fund, originally established in 1900 as Sempervirens Club, is California's oldest land conservation organization. Founder Andrew P. Hill's goal was to preserve the old-growth forest that became Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the first California state park in 1902...
, California's oldest land conservation group.