Flora

Flora can be trees, shrubs, flowers, bushes, grasses, and plants in general. 

The following are some of the most common types of flora found in Bellavista:

Pine The Pine is in the family Pinaceae and in the genus Pinus. There are more than 126 species of pine. Pine trees are evergreens and their branches form tight spirals. Pine trees can live a long time: some have lived to be more than 1000 years old. They are useful as a source of timber.
Hemlock Also known as Tsuga. It belongs to the conifers in the pine family. It shares a name with the poisonous plant Hemlock, but they are not the same. They are adapted to moist, cool areas with large amounts of rainfall and cool summers. Hemlock trees can withstand harsh winters.
Spruce Spruce belong to the genus Picea; there are 35 species of spruce. Spruce can be large (20-60 metres). Not only are spruce used for timber, but they are actually a source of Vitamin C! Spruce are also a source of tonewood, which is the wood used in instruments such as guitars, cellos, and pianos.
Fir Firs are a genus of 48-56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the same family as spruce and pine. They can be large, from 10-80m. Their needle-like leaves attach to the twig by a base that resembles a suction cup. Varieties of fir are popular for Christmas trees. Some species of fir are important hosts for butterflies.
Swamp Cypress The swamp cypress is a deciduous conifer. They occur mainly along riverside wetlands. They grow fast when young, and then more slowly with age. They have strong bases and root systems that intertwine, which allows them to bear strong winds.
Birch The birch is a deciduous tree of the genus Betula. They are a short lived “pioneer species”, which means they colonize previously damaged or disrupted ecosystems and help create new biodiversity. They are small to medium-sized trees, and they are famous for their papery bark. There are 53 species of birch in Europe. Birch foliage is a food source for the larvae of butterflies and moths.
Oak Oak belong to the genus Quercus. There are more than 600 species of oak, which include both deciduous and evergreen species. Oak trees are the source of acorns. Oak is highly resistant to funguses and insects and is a popular source of materials in everything from ships to furniture.
Hornbeam Hornbeam belong to the birch subfamily, with 30-40 species. The leaves are deciduous. Hornbeams have hard timber so is not used in general carpentry, but is used to construct carving boards, tool handles, and so on. It is also used in parquet flooring and chess pieces.
Maple The maple is in the genus of trees and shrubs. The genus is placed in the Sapindaceae family. There are 128 species in this family, most of them are native to Asia.
Chestnut The chestnut group has about eight or nine species deciduous trees and shrubs in the family of Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Walnut The walnut tree is a tree in the genus of Juglans and the family of Juglandaceae. The walnut is technically the seed of a drupaceous nut, and not a true botanical nut.
Magnolia Magnolia is a very large genus of about 210 species of flowering plants. It is in the family Magnoliaceae. The magnolia is named after the French Botanist Pierre Magnol.

Camomile Camomile is the common name for many flowers in the Asteraceae family. The plant is commonly used in making medicine and herbal tee’s. Chamomile is used for healing and treating hay fever, inflammation, muscle spasms, menstrual disorders, insomnia, ulcers, gastrointestinal disorders, and hemorrhoids.
Azalea Azalea is part of the the family Ericaceae. They bloom in the spring and prefer to live in shaded areas such as under or near trees. Once the Azalea blooms its flowers stay for several weeks.
Orchid Along with the Asteraceae, the Orchidaceae is the biggest plant flowering plant family. We still do not know which family is larger, but the Orchid is one of the two largest. RIght now, the Orchidaceae has about 28,00 species, and 763 genera.
Roses The rose is in the genus Rosa, and in the family of Rosaceae. The rose has over one hundred species, and thousands of cultivars.
Lilies Lilium is in the genus of herbaceous, the flowers bloom from small bulbs.
Gerbera Gerbera is in the genus of plants Asteraceae. The flower was named after a German botanist and medical doctor named Traugott Gerber.
Irises Iris is a genus with about 260 to 300 species of flowering flowers with large, showy petals.
Dipsacus Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family of Caprifoliaceae. The members of this genus are also known as teasel, teazel or teazle.
Rhododendrons Rhododendrons is a genus of 1,024 species of woody plants in the family Ericaceae. Most of the species have very brightly coloured flowers, and bloom in the late winter or early summer.
Dahlias Dahlias is a genus of bushy plants. It is a member of the Asteraceae. There are forty two species of the Dahlia, with some hybrids of it commonly grown as garden plants.
Daisies The Daisy is part of the Asteraceae family. There are many Daisy species so it is sometimes qualified as the common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy. Historically, the Daisy has also been known as the Bruisewort and occasionally Woundwort.
Chrysanthemums CHrysanthemums are also known as mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae.
Carnations Also known as the Dianthus Caryophyllus, or clove pink. It is a species of Dianthus. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to about eighty centimeters tall.