tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15468002346128856522012-02-15T22:31:42.728-08:00Andrea Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127501557934753815noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546800234612885652.post-47443303113260473202011-08-19T05:29:00.001-07:002011-08-19T05:29:45.997-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Azara is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to temperate to subtropical regions of South America. Azara was formerly classed in the family Flacourtiaceae.<br /><br />They are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1-8 m tall. The leaves are alternate, or in some species they appear paired, are simple 1-9 cm long and 0.5-5 cm broad. The opposite-leaved appearance of some species is unusual in that one stipule is enlarged giving the appearance of opposite &nbsp;leaves. The flowers are small, yellow or greenish, strongly fragrant, with a 4-5-lobed calyx and no petals but conspicuous long, often brightly colored, stamens; flowering is in spring. The fruit is a red to black berry 3-10 mm diameter.<br /><br />Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1546800234612885652-4744330311326047320?l=chicagoraytest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Andrea Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127501557934753815noreply@blogger.com0