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Green -gray:
Every state with the exception of Alaska; has been introduced into western states
Aquatic; prefers larger bodies of water, such as lakes, ponds, bogs, and sluggish streams
Description: Large, smooth-skinned; plain or nearly plain green -gray above or with gray or brown markings on green -gray background; under-parts whitish often mottled with gray; yellowish wash on throat of males; largest frog grows 31/2-6" inches from snout to vent—a record exists of 8 inches.The new leaves are a downy, whitish gray below and a green -gray-gray I above and look like the leaves of a thistle without such sharp points. They Fan out from a ribbed stem that resembles a stalk of celery. Given good soil and a long growing season cardoons should reach 6 feet by summer's end. One plant can be a focal point standing out with regal splendor from other plants scattered about, and if you have the room, a row of these beauties will make a large and formidable hedge.
CONIFERS, OF WHICH cypress, cedar, juniper, fir, larch and pine are familiar examples, differ from other trees in having narrow, sometimes needle-like leaves. Though naturally green -gray leaved, some conifers produce varieties with leaves of a different color, ranging from silver, gray, blue, and green -gray to bronze and gold.
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