Category Shrub

Hedgerows and woods, usually in sunny positions, on all soils except acid peats. Love

Slopes and in ravines, 1700 – 2400 metres in the Himalayas. Forest on mountain slopes, forest margins, thickets and meadows at elevations of 100 – 3700 metres. Love

Dunes and sand, or on calcareous rocky shores. Love

Light gravelly or sandy soils near the coast. Love

Thickets and dry grassland. Forest-steppes and steppe zone, broad-leaved forest margins, shrubby thickets, steppes and open dry slopes in Tibet. Love

Open country and roadsides. Sunny mountain slopes at elevations of 100 – 200 metres. Love

Thickets in low sandy places near streams. Love

Often forms extensive thickets in exposed situations or above the tree line. Mountains at elevations of 1000 – 2300 metres in northern China. Love

Not known Love

Mangrove swamps, tidal areas in deep mud in swampy coastal lowland areas, growing in water or subject to tidal inundation. Love

Forests of C. and S. Japan. Coastal districts in warm countries. Love

Scrub, avoiding calcareous soils. Love

Ocean sand dunes and moist hill sides near the coast, usually on acid soils and tolerating poorly drained soils. Love

Thickets on sandy soil near swamps and marshes, also on dry arid hills in which situation it is often only a few centimetres tall. Love

Bogs, marshes, fens and wet heathland in acid soils but plants are occasionally found in calcareous fens. Love