#plant__flora__plant_life__plantlife a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
supertype: living_thing__organism__being a living (or once living) entity that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
part: plant_part
substance: plant_tissue
member of: kingdom_Plantae
subtype: phytoplankton photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
subtype: planktonic_algae unicellular algae
subtype: wilding.plant a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crab-apple tree)
subtype: wildflower__wild_flower wild or uncultivated flowering plant
subtype: sagebrush_buttercup__sagebrushbuttercup__Ranunculus_glaberrimus small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
subtype: pasqueflower__pasque_flower any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone
subtype: American_pasqueflower__Eastern_pasque_flower__wild_crocus__lion's_beard__prairie_anemone__prairieanemone__blue_tulip__American_pulsatilla__Pulsatilla_patens__Anemone_ludoviciana short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
subtype: Western_pasqueflower__Pulsatilla_occidentalis__Anemone_occidentalis of western North America
subtype: European_pasqueflower__Pulsatilla_vulgaris__Anemone_pulsatilla European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers
subtype: meadow_rue any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers
subtype: sand_verbena any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
subtype: sweet_sand_verbena__snowball__Abronia_elliptica plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
subtype: Abronia_fragrans__sweet_sand_verbena taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers
subtype: yellow_sand_verbena__Abronia_latifolia plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia
subtype: beach_pancake__beachpancake__Abronia_maritima plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico
subtype: beach_sand_verbena__pink_sand_verbena__Abronia_umbellata prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
subtype: desert_sand_verbena__Abronia_villosa soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico
subtype: trailing_four_o'clock__trailing_windmills__Allionia_incarnata trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: red_maids__redmaid__redmaid__calandriniaciliata succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States
subtype: siskiyou_lewisia__Lewisia_cotyledon evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California
subtype: bitterroot__Lewisia_rediviva showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
subtype: pussy-paw__pussypaw__pussy-paws__pussy's-paw__pussy'spaw__Spraguea_umbellatum__Calyptridium_umbellatum pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
subtype: flame_flower__flameflower__talinumaurantiacum plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots
subtype: narrow-leaved_flame_flower__Talinum_augustissimum similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States
subtype: pigmy_talinum__pigmytalinum__Talinum_brevifolium low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States
subtype: rock_pink__Talinum_calycinum pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States
subtype: jewels-of-opar__Talinum_paniculatum erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere
subtype: spiny_talinum__spinytalinum__Talinum_spinescens low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States
subtype: woolly_daisy__dwarf_daisy__dwarfdaisy__Antheropeas_wallacei__Eriophyllum_wallacei tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum
subtype: heartleaf_arnica__heartleafarnica__Arnica_cordifolia wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California
subtype: Arnica_montana herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings
subtype: false_chamomile__falsechamomile any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas
subtype: oxeye.wildflower Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers
subtype: woodland_oxeye__Buphthalmum_salicifolium hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes
subtype: golden_aster any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada
subtype: Maryland_golden_aster__Chrysopsis_mariana perennial golden aster of southeastern United States
subtype: grass-leaved_golden_aster a variety of golden aster
subtype: sickleweed_golden_aster a variety of golden aster
subtype: hawk's-beard__hawk's-beards any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere
subtype: brittlebush__brittle_bush__brittlebush__incienso__Encelia_farinosa fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
subtype: sunray__Enceliopsis_nudicaulis herb having a basal cluster of gray-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
subtype: engelmannia common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers
subtype: fleabane any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
subtype: blue_fleabane__Erigeron_acer widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers
subtype: daisy_fleabane__daisyfleabane__Erigeron_annuus widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb
subtype: orange_daisy__orange_fleabane__Erigeron_aurantiacus mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers
subtype: spreading_fleabane__spreadingfleabane__Erigeron_divergens well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender rays; western North America
subtype: seaside_daisy__seasidedaisy__beach_aster__beachaster__Erigeron_glaucous slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
subtype: Philadelphia_fleabane__Erigeron_philadelphicus especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada
subtype: robin's_plantain__robin'splantain__Erigeron_pulchellus common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays
subtype: showy_daisy__showydaisy__Erigeron_speciosus plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States mountains
subtype: woolly_sunflower any plant of the genus Eriophyllum
subtype: golden_yarrow__Eriophyllum_lanatum grayish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America
subtype: gaillardia any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy
subtype: blanket_flower__blanketflower__Indian_blanket__firewheel__gaillardiapulchella annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
subtype: desert_sunflower__Gerea_canescens slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico
subtype: goldenbush.wildflower a plant of the genus Haplopappus
subtype: camphor_daisy__camphordaisy__Haplopappus_phyllocephalus annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers
subtype: yellow_spiny_daisy__Haplopappus_spinulosus slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads
subtype: heliopsis__heliopsi__oxeye any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
subtype: hairy_golden_aster__prairie_golden_aster__Heterotheca_villosa__Chrysopsis_villosa hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis
subtype: alpine_gold__alpine_hulsea__Hulsea_algida low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States
subtype: dwarf_hulsea__dwarfhulsea__Hulsea_nana similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea
subtype: goldfields__Lasthenia_chrysostoma small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated
subtype: hawkbit any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions
subtype: fall_dandelion__arnica_bud__Leontodon_autumnalis fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States
subtype: edelweiss__edelweis__leontopodiumalpinum alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
subtype: north_island_edelweiss__Leucogenes_leontopodium perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand
subtype: blazing_star__blazingstar__buttonsnakeroot__snakeroot any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
subtype: dotted_gayfeather__Liatris_punctata herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico
subtype: dense_blazing_star__denseblazingstar__Liatris_pycnostachya perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers
subtype: tahoka_daisy__tansy_leaf_aster__Machaeranthera_tanacetifolia wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico
subtype: sticky_aster__Machaeranthera_bigelovii wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona
subtype: Mojave_aster__Machaeranthera_tortifoloia wild aster having grayish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rayes; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah
subtype: common_madia__common_tarweed__Madia_elegans California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays
subtype: blackfoot_daisy__Melampodium_leucanthum bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico
subtype: Mexican_hat__Ratibida_columnaris coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; great plains along base of Rocky Mountains
subtype: long-head_coneflower__prairie_coneflower__prairieconeflower__Ratibida_columnifera plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico
subtype: prairie_coneflower__prairieconeflower__Ratibida_tagetes coneflower of central to southwestern United States
subtype: nodding_groundsel__noddinggroundsel__Senecio_bigelovii plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States
subtype: ragwort__butterweed__Senecio_glabellus American ragwort with yellow flowers
subtype: arrowleaf_groundsel__arrowleafgroundsel__Senecio_triangularis perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America
subtype: goldenrod any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago
subtype: silverrod__solidagobicolor plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers
subtype: meadow_goldenrod__Canadian_goldenrod__Solidago_canadensis large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed
subtype: Missouri_goldenrod__Solidago_missouriensis similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller
subtype: alpine_goldenrod__Solidago_multiradiata goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America
subtype: gray_goldenrod__Solidago_nemoralis a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing
subtype: Blue_Mountain_tea__sweet_goldenrod__sweetgoldenrod__Solidago_odora goldenrod of eastern America (especially Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania) having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
subtype: dyer's_weed__Solidago_rugosa eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing
subtype: seaside_goldenrod__seasidegoldenrod__beach_goldenrod__beachgoldenrod__Solidago_sempervirens vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America
subtype: narrow_goldenrod__Solidago_spathulata western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers
subtype: Boott's_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: Elliott's_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: Ohio_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: rough-stemmed_goldenrod__roughstemmedgoldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: showy_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: tall_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: zigzag_goldenrod__broad_leaved_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: stemless_golden_weed__Stenotus_acaulis__Haplopappus_acaulis dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
subtype: northern_dune_tansy__Tanacetum_douglasii lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America
subtype: stemless_hymenoxys__Tetraneuris_acaulis__Hymenoxys_acaulis perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America
subtype: old_man_of_the_mountain__alpine_sunflower__Tetraneuris_grandiflora__Hymenoxys_grandiflora whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States
subtype: yellow_salsify__Tragopogon_dubius European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower
subtype: meadow_salsify__goatsbeard__shepherd's_clock__Tragopogon_pratensis weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: mule's_ears__Wyethia_amplexicaulis balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States
subtype: white-rayed_mule's_ears__Wyethia_helianthoides herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream rays; northwestern United States
subtype: Indian_pipe__waxflower__Monotropa_uniflora small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
subtype: pinesap__false_beachdrops__Monotropa_hypopithys fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys
subtype: snow_plant__Sarcodes_sanguinea a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground
subtype: prairie_gentian__prairiegentian__tulip_gentian__tulipgentian__bluebell__Eustoma_grandiflorum one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas
subtype: coast_boykinia__coastboykinia__Boykinia_elata__Boykinia_occidentalis plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
subtype: leatherleaf_saxifrage__leatherleafsaxifrage__Leptarrhena_pyrolifolia plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho
subtype: prairie_star__prairiestar__Lithophragma_parviflorum plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
subtype: fringed_grass_of_Parnassus__Parnassia_fimbriata bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico
subtype: false_alumroot__falsealumroot__fringecup__Tellima_grandiflora plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho
subtype: false_miterwort__falsemiterwort__false_mitrewort__falsemitrewort__Tiarella_unifoliata plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana
subtype: kitten-tails a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers
subtype: Alpine_besseya__Besseya_alpina small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico
subtype: Indian_paintbrush__painted_cup any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
subtype: desert_paintbrush__Castilleja_chromosa most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers
subtype: giant_red_paintbrush__giantredpaintbrush__Castilleja_miniata wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers
subtype: great_plains_paintbrush__Castilleja_sessiliflora hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico
subtype: sulfur_paintbrush__Castilleja_sulphurea plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers
subtype: purple_chinese_houses__innocense__Collinsia_bicolor__Collinsia_heterophylla white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California
subtype: maiden_blue-eyed_Mary__Collinsia_parviflora small widely branching Western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado
subtype: blue-eyed_Mary__Collinsia_verna Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers
subtype: golden-beard_penstemon__Penstemon_barbatus plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
subtype: scarlet_bugler__scarletbugler__Penstemon_centranthifolius plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward
subtype: Platte_River_penstemon__Penstemon_cyananthus erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
subtype: Davidson's_penstemon__Penstemon_davidsonii mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
subtype: hot-rock_penstemon__Penstemon_deustus stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; Washington State to Wyoming and south to California and Utah
subtype: Jones'_penstemon__Penstemon_dolius low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
subtype: shrubby_penstemon__shrubbypenstemon__lowbush_penstemon__lowbushpenstemon__Penstemon_fruticosus low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems
subtype: narrow-leaf_penstemon__Penstemon_linarioides plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona
subtype: mountain_pride__Penstemon_newberryi mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California
subtype: balloon_flower__balloonflower__scented_penstemon__scentedpenstemon__Penstemon_palmeri fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
subtype: Parry's_penstemon__Penstemon_parryi erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona
subtype: rock_penstemon__cliff_penstemon__cliffpenstemon__Penstemon_rupicola one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California
subtype: Rydberg's_penstemon__Penstemon_rydbergii plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado
subtype: cascade_penstemon__cascadepenstemon__Penstemon_serrulatus whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon
subtype: Whipple's_penstemon__Penstemon_whippleanus wine-lavender to black-purple flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountain regions to Arizona and New Mexico
subtype: wild_carrot__Queen_Anne's_lace__Daucus_carota a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
subtype: ornamental any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
subtype: acrogen any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
subtype: apomict a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis
subtype: aquatic a plant that lives in or on water
subtype: cryptogam formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
subtype: thallophyte any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf
subtype: annual a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
subtype: biennial a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
subtype: perennial a plant lasting for three seasons or more
subtype: rattlesnake_master__rattlesnakemaster__rattlesnake's_master__rattlesnake'smaster__button_snakeroot__Eryngium_yuccifolium coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
subtype: escape.plant a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
subtype: embryo a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
subtype: monocarp__monocarpic_plant__monocarpous_plant a plant that bears fruit once and dies
subtype: sporophyte the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
subtype: gametophyte the gamete-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
subtype: fungus a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores
subtype: Dutch_elm_fungus__Ceratostomella_ulmi fungus causing Dutch elm disease
subtype: Claviceps_purpurea__ergot a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
subtype: rye_ergot__ryeergot a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium
subtype: black_root_rot_fungus__Xylaria_mali fungus causing black root rot in apples
subtype: dead-man's-fingers__dead-men's-fingers__Xylaria_polymorpha the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
subtype: sclerotinia any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants
subtype: brown_cup__browncup a variety of sclerotinia
subtype: earthball__false_truffle__falsetruffle__puffball__hard-skinned_puffball any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles
subtype: Scleroderma_citrinum__Scleroderma_aurantium an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts
subtype: Scleroderma_flavidium__star_earthball an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel
subtype: Scleroderma_bovista__smooth_earthball an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity
subtype: stalked_puffball.fungus__stalkedpuffball mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball
subtype: false_truffle__falsetruffle any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle
subtype: Rhizopogon_idahoensis a large whitish Rhizopogon that becomes grayish brown in maturity
subtype: Truncocolumella_citrina a fungus with a round yellow to orange fruiting body that is found on the surface of the ground or partially buried; has a distinctive sterile column extending into the spore-bearing tissue
subtype: slime_mold__slimemold__slime_mould__slimemould a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists
subtype: true_slime_mold__acellular_slime_mold__acellularslimemold__plasmodial_slime_mold__myxomycete a slime mold of the class Myxomycetes
subtype: cellular_slime_mold differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle
subtype: dictostylium any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium
subtype: pond-scum_parasite an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum
subtype: potato_wart_fungus__Synchytrium_endobioticum fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers
subtype: white_fungus__Saprolegnia_ferax a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)
subtype: white_rust__whiterust fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia
subtype: pythium any fungus of the genus Pythium
subtype: damping_off_fungus__Pythium_debaryanum fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings
subtype: Phytophthora_citrophthora causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits
subtype: Phytophthora_infestans fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes
subtype: clubroot_fungus__Plasmodiophora_brassicae a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants
subtype: earth-ball__earthball__truffle__earthnut any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
subtype: coral_fungus any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral
subtype: club_fungus a club-shaped coral fungus
subtype: tooth_fungus a fungus of the family Hydnaceae
subtype: lichen any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
subtype: ascolichen a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete
subtype: basidiolichen a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete
subtype: lecanora any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food
subtype: manna_lichen__mannalichen any of several Old World semi-crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals
subtype: archil__orchil any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
subtype: roccella__Roccella_tinctoria a source of the dye archil and of litmus
subtype: beard_lichen__beardlichen__beard_moss__Usnea_barbata greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees
subtype: horsehair_lichen__horsehairlichen__horsetail_lichen__horsetaillichen any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair
subtype: reindeer_moss__reindeer_lichen__arctic_moss__Cladonia_rangiferina an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
subtype: crottle__crottal__crotal any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
subtype: Iceland_moss__Iceland_lichen__Cetraria_islandica lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
subtype: true_fungus any of numerous fungi of the division Eumycota
subtype: basidiomycete__basidiomycetous_fungi__basidiomycetousfungi any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
subtype: mushroom.basidiomycete any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
subtype: morel any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
subtype: common_morel__Morchella_esculenta__sponge_mushroom__sponge_morel an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
subtype: Disciotis_venosa__cup_morel__cupmorel an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
subtype: Verpa__bell_morel a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
subtype: Verpa_bohemica__early_morel__earlymorel resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
subtype: Verpa_conica__conic_Verpa a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile
subtype: black_morel__blackmorel__Morchella_conica__conic_morel__conicmorel__Morchella_angusticeps__narrowhead_morel a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age
subtype: Morchella_crassipes__thick-footed_morel a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
subtype: Morchella_semilibera__half-free_morel__cow's_head__cow'shead a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
subtype: agaric a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
subtype: mushroom.agaric common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
subtype: toadstool common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
subtype: horse_mushroom__horsemushroom__Agaricus_arvensis coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap
subtype: meadow_mushroom__field_mushroom__fieldmushroom__Agaricus_campestris common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce
subtype: royal_agaric__royalagaric__Caesar's_agaric__Amanita_caesarea widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric
subtype: false_deathcap__falsedeathcap__Amanita_mappa agaric often confused with the death cup
subtype: fly_agaric__flyagaric__Amanita_muscaria poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills
subtype: death_cap__deathcap__death_cup__death_angel__destroying_angel__Amanita_phalloides extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
subtype: blushing_mushroom__blusher__amanitarubescen yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
subtype: destroying_angel__Amanita_verna fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
subtype: chanterelle__chantarelle__Cantharellus_cibarius widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma
subtype: floccose_chanterelle__Cantharellus_floccosus a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet
subtype: pig's_ears__Cantharellus_clavatus an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound
subtype: cinnabar_chanterelle__Cantharellus_cinnabarinus mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body
subtype: jack-o-lantern_fungus__jack-o-lantern__jack-a-lantern__Omphalotus_illudens a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
subtype: inky_cap__inky-cap_mushroom__Coprinus_atramentarius having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured
subtype: shaggymane_mushroom__shaggymane__shaggycap__Coprinus_comatus common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores
subtype: milkcap__Lactarius_delicioso edible mushroom
subtype: fairy-ring_mushroom__Marasmius_oreades mushroom that grows in a fairy ring
subtype: oyster_mushroom__oyster_fungus__oyster_agaric__Pleurotus_ostreatus edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood
subtype: olive-tree_agaric__Pleurotus_phosphoreus red luminescent mushroom of Europe
subtype: Pholiota_astragalina a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk
subtype: Pholiota_aurea__golden_pholiota a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast
subtype: Pholiota_destruens a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard
subtype: Pholiota_flammans a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk
subtype: Pholiota_flavida a fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk
subtype: Pholiota_nameko__nameko__viscid_mushroom one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan
subtype: Pholiota_squarrosa-adiposa a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks
subtype: Pholiota_squarrosa__scaly_pholiota__scalypholiota a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age
subtype: Pholiota_squarrosoides a pale buff fungus with tawny scales
subtype: Stropharia_ambigua a gilled fungus with a long stalk and a yellow slimy cap from which fragments of the broken veil hang; gills are initially white but become dark brown as spores are released
subtype: Stropharia_hornemannii a gilled fungus with a large slimy purple or olive cap; gills become purple with age; the stalk is long and richly decorated with pieces of the white sheath that extends up to a ring
subtype: Stropharia_rugoso-annulata a large gilled fungus with a broad cap and a long stalk; the cap is dark brown; the white gills turn dark purplish brown with age; edible and choice
subtype: Entoloma_lividum__Entoloma_sinuatum a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan
subtype: Entoloma_aprile an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring
subtype: Chlorophyllum_molybdites a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings'
subtype: lepiota any fungus of the genus Lepiota
subtype: poisonous_parasol__poisonousparasol__Lepiota_morgani an agaric regarded as poisonous
subtype: Lepiota_naucina an agaric with grayish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red
subtype: Lepiota_rhacodes an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk
subtype: American_parasol__Lepiota_americana an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base
subtype: Lepiota_rubrotincta an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk
subtype: Lepiota_clypeolaria an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap
subtype: onion_stem__onionstem__Lepiota_cepaestipes a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base
subtype: parasol_mushroom__parasolmushroom__Lepiota_procera edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn
subtype: blewits__blewit__Clitocybe_nuda edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap
subtype: sandy_mushroom__sandymushroom__Tricholoma_populinum an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees)
subtype: Tricholoma_pessundatum a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap and white gills and stalk
subtype: Tricholoma_sejunctum an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in the center and has yellowish margins
subtype: man-on-a-horse__Tricholoma_flavovirens an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center
subtype: Tricholoma_venenata a poisonous white agaric
subtype: Tricholoma_pardinum a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine gray fibrils
subtype: Tricholoma_vaccinum an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish fibrils and pale gills an stalk
subtype: Tricholoma_aurantium an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity; has a strong odor and taste
subtype: Pluteus_aurantiorugosus an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk
subtype: Pluteus_magnus__swadust_mushroom__swadustmushroom an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled
subtype: deer_mushroom__Pluteus_cervinus a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
subtype: straw_mushroom__strawmushroom__Chinese_mushroom__Volvariella_volvacea small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially
subtype: Volvariella_bombycina a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap
subtype: Clitocybe_clavipes an agaric with a flat cap that is grayish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base
subtype: Clitocybe_dealbata a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk
subtype: Clitocybe_inornata a fungus with a cap that is creamy gray when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled
subtype: Clitocybe_robusta__Clytocybe_alba a large white agaric; edible but not palatable
subtype: Clitocybe_irina__Tricholoma_irinum__Lepista_irina an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks
subtype: Clitocybe_subconnexa an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk in fleshy and unpolished
subtype: winter_mushroom__Flammulina_velutipes an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters
subtype: waxycap any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance
subtype: Hygrocybe_acutoconica__conic_waxycap__conicwaxycap a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks
subtype: Hygrophorus_borealis a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base
subtype: Hygrophorus_caeruleus a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-gray; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
subtype: Hygrophorus_inocybiformis a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and gray-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy gray-white gills
subtype: Hygrophorus_kauffmanii a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown nd the stalk is gray
subtype: Hygrophorus_marzuolus a gray fungus frequently found near melting snow banks
subtype: Hygrophorus_purpurascens a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers
subtype: Hygrophorus_russula an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
subtype: Hygrophorus_sordidus an edible fungus with a large white cap and a cry stalk and white gills
subtype: Hygrophorus_tennesseensis a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes
subtype: Hygrophorus_turundus a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs
subtype: Hygrotrama_foetens a small gray-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs
subtype: Neohygrophorus_angelesianus a fungus with a small brown convex cap with a depressed disc; waxy wine-colored gills and a brown stalk; fruits in or near melting snow banks in the western mountains of North America
subtype: Cortinarius_armillatus a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees
subtype: Cortinarius_atkinsonianus an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
subtype: Cortinarius_corrugatus a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
subtype: Cortinarius_gentilis a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
subtype: Cortinarius_mutabilis__purple-staining_Cortinarius a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
subtype: Cortinarius_semisanguineus a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
subtype: Cortinarius_subfoetidus a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
subtype: Cortinarius_violaceus a fungus that is violet over-all with a squamulose cap
subtype: Gymnopilus_spectabilis a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin
subtype: Gymnopilus_validipes a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk
subtype: Gymnopilus_ventricosus a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk
subtype: shoestring_fungus any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples
subtype: Armillaria_caligata__booted_armillaria fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
subtype: Armillaria_ponderosa__white_matsutake a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest
subtype: Armillaria_zelleri a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white
subtype: honey_mushroom__honeymushroom__honey_fungus__Armillariella_mellea a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
subtype: gill_fungus a basidiomycete with gills
subtype: polypore__pore_fungus__pore_mushrum woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent
subtype: bracket_fungus__shelf_fungus a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores
subtype: Albatrellus_dispansus a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor
subtype: Albatrellus_ovinus__sheep_polypore__sheeppolypore a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
subtype: Neolentinus_ponderosus a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender
subtype: Nigroporus_vinosus a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores
subtype: Oligoporus_leucospongia a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada
subtype: Polyporus_tenuiculus a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods
subtype: Polyporus_squamosus__scaly_polypore__scalypolypore a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
subtype: beefsteak_fungus__Fistulina_hepatica a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States
subtype: shiitake_mushroom__shiitake__Chinese_black_mushroom__golden_oak_mushroom__Oriental_black_mushroom__Lentinus_edodes edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
subtype: scaly_lentinus__Lentinus_lepideus a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice
subtype: pink_disease_fungus__Corticium_salmonicolor fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc
subtype: bottom_rot_fungus__Corticium_solani fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce
subtype: potato_fungus__Pellicularia_filamentosa__Rhizoctinia_solani fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers
subtype: coffee_fungus__Pellicularia_koleroga fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical plants
subtype: Volvaria_bombycina a parasite on various trees
subtype: sac_fungus any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus
subtype: ascomycete__ascomycetous_fungus any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
subtype: Geglossaceae a type of ascomycetous fungus
subtype: Sarcosomataceae a type of ascomycetous fungus
subtype: black_felt_cup a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
subtype: Rufous_rubber_cup a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
subtype: charred_pancake_cup__charredpancakecup a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
subtype: devil's_cigar__devil'scigar a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
subtype: devil's_urn__devil'surn a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
subtype: winter_urn a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
subtype: Clavicipitaceae__grainy_club_mushrooms any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycete
subtype: grainy_club a variety of grainy club mushrooms
subtype: soldier_grainy_club a variety of grainy club
subtype: discomycete__cupfungu any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes
subtype: Leotia_lubrica a discomycete that develops in clusters of slippery rubbery gelatinous fruiting bodies that are dingy yellow to tan in color
subtype: Mitrula_elegans a discomycete that is 3-8 cm high with an orange to yellow fertile portion and white or pinkish stalks often half in and half out of the water
subtype: Sarcoscypha_coccinea__scarlet_cup__scarletcup a discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper surface and a whitish exterior
subtype: Caloscypha_fulgens an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to orange yellow lining of the cup
subtype: Aleuria_aurantia__orange_peel_fungus a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors
subtype: Peziza_domicilina a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats
subtype: blood_cup__bloodcup__fairy_cup__fairycup__Peziza_coccinea a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp
subtype: Urnula_craterium__urn_fungus an urn-shaped discomycete with a nearly black interior
subtype: Galiella_rufa the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a jellylike interior and a short stalk
subtype: Jafnea_semitosta the fruiting bodies of this discomycete have a firm texture and long retain their cup shape; the pale brown interior blends with the color of dead leaves
subtype: yeast any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
subtype: baker's_yeast__baker'syeast__brewer's_yeast__Saccharomyces_cerevisiae used as a leaven in baking and brewing
subtype: wine-maker's_yeast__Saccharomyces_ellipsoides used in making wine
subtype: Aspergillus_fumigatus a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
subtype: brown_root_rot_fungus__Thielavia_basicola fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
subtype: Wynnea_americana a fungus composed of several apothecia that look like elongated rabbit ears; the sterile surface is dark brown and warty; the fertile surface is smooth and pinkish orange
subtype: Wynnea_sparassoides a fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a cauliflower-shaped yellow-brown head
subtype: false_morel a fungus of the family Helvellaceae
subtype: helvella any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds
subtype: Helvella_crispa__miter_mushroom__mitermushroom a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted
subtype: Helvella_acetabulum a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed
subtype: Helvella_sulcata a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull gray with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale gray; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted
subtype: discina any fungus of the genus Discina
subtype: Discina_macrospora a discina with a flat or saucer-shaped fertile body that is brown on the upper surface; has a short stalk; not recommended for eating
subtype: lorchel a large fungus of the family Helvellaceae
subtype: Gyromitra_fastigiata__Gyromitra_brunnea a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk
subtype: gyromitra any fungus of the genus Gyromitra
subtype: Gyromitra_californica__California_false_morel a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California
subtype: Gyromitra_sphaerospora__round-spored_gyromitra a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains
subtype: Gyromitra_esculenta__brain_mushroom__brainmushroom__beefsteak_morel__beefsteakmorel a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown
subtype: Gyromitra_infula__saddled-shaped_false_morel a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even
subtype: Gyromitra_gigas a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time
subtype: gasteromycete any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes
subtype: Podaxaceae a variety of Gastromycete
subtype: stalked_puffball__stalkedpuffball a variety of Podaxaceae
subtype: Calostoma_lutescens a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case
subtype: Calostoma_cinnabarina a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case
subtype: Calostoma_ravenelii a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores
subtype: stinkhorn__carrion_fungus any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet"
subtype: common_stinkhorn__Phallus_impudicus a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism
subtype: Phallus_ravenelii this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh
subtype: dog_stinkhorn__dogstinkhorn__Mutinus_caninus a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it
subtype: stinky_squid__Pseudocolus_fusiformis a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point
subtype: true_puffball__puffball any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
subtype: giant_puffball__giantpuffball__Calvatia_gigantea huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
subtype: earthstar any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star
subtype: Geastrum_coronatum an earthstar with a bluish spore sac and a purplish brown gleba; at maturity the outer layer splits into rays that bend backward and elevate the spore sac
subtype: Astreus_pteridis the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded
subtype: Astreus_hygrometricus a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan
subtype: Radiigera_fuscogleba a fungus similar to an earthstar except that it does not open up; the spore mass is brown at maturity with a column of sterile tissue extending up into it
subtype: bird's-nest_fungus any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores
subtype: Gastrocybe_lateritia a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends over and then downward; the cap then gelatinizes and a slimy mass containing the spores falls to the ground as the stalk collapses
subtype: Macowanites_americanus a small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap
subtype: Gastroboletus_scabrosus a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that superficially resembles a bolete
subtype: Gastroboletus_turbinatus a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown; superficially resembles a bolete
subtype: hen-of-the-woods__hen_of_the_woods__Polyporus_frondosus__Grifola_frondosa large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees
subtype: Fomes_igniarius__agaric fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses
subtype: bolete any fungus of the family Boletaceae
subtype: Boletus_chrysenteron a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk
subtype: Boletus_edulis a edible and choice fungus; has a convex cap that is slightly viscid when fresh and moist but soon dries and a thick bulbous tan stalk
subtype: Frost's_bolete__Boletus_frostii a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk
subtype: Boletus_luridus a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk
subtype: Boletus_mirabilis a fungus that is edible when young and fresh; has a dark brown convex cap with a yellow to greenish under surface and reddish stalk
subtype: Boletus_pallidus a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow
subtype: Boletus_pulcherrimus a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk
subtype: Boletus_pulverulentus an edible fungus with a broadly convex blackish brown cap and a pore surface that is yellow when young and darkens with age; stalk is thick and enlarges toward the base
subtype: Boletus_roxanae a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk
subtype: Boletus_subvelutipes a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly
subtype: Boletus_variipes an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk
subtype: Boletus_zelleri an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age
subtype: Fuscoboletinus_paluster an edible fungus with a pinkish purple cap and stalk and a pore surface that is yellow with large angular pores that become like gills in maturity
subtype: Fuscoboletinus_serotinus an edible fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and a whitish pore surface and stalk
subtype: Leccinum_fibrillosum an edible fungus with a dark reddish brown cap and a wide light tan stalk that expands toward the base
subtype: Phylloporus_boletinoides a fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and pores that extend part way down the stalk
subtype: Suillus_albivelatus__suillusalbivelatu a short squat edible fungus with a reddish brown cap and white stalk; fruits under pines in the spring
subtype: old-man-of-the-woods__Strobilomyces_floccopus edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America
subtype: Boletellus_russellii a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface
subtype: jelly_fungus any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh
subtype: snow_mushroom__Tremella_fuciformis popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are dried
subtype: witches'_butter__Tremella_lutescens a yellow jelly fungus
subtype: Tremella_foliacea a jelly fungus with a fruiting body 5-15 cm broad and gelatinous in consistency; resembles a bunch of leaf lettuce; mostly water and brownish in color
subtype: Tremella_reticulata a jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi)
subtype: Jew's-ear__Jew's-ears__ear_fungus__Auricularia_auricula widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood
subtype: rust_fungus__rust any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
subtype: flax_rust_fungus__flax_rust__Melampsora_lini fungus causing flax rust
subtype: blister_rust__blisterrust__Cronartium_ribicola fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host
subtype: wheat_rust__wheatrust__Puccinia_graminis rust fungus that attacks wheat
subtype: cedar-apple_rust__cedarapplerust__apple_rust__applerust__Gymnosporangium_juniperi-virginianae rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc
subtype: smut_fungus__smut any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
subtype: covered_smut__coveredsmut a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes
subtype: loose_smut__loosesmut a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores
subtype: cornsmut__corn_smut a smut fungus attacking Indian corn
subtype: boil_smut__Ustilago_maydis a common smut attacking Indian corn causing grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass
subtype: genus_Sphacelotheca__Sphacelotheca genus of smut fungus
subtype: head_smut__Sphacelotheca_reiliana smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut
subtype: Tilletia_caries__bunt fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores
subtype: Tilletia_foetida__bunt__stinking_smut similar to Tilletia caries
subtype: onion_smut__onionsmut__Urocystis_cepulae smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings
subtype: flag_smut_fungus a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores
subtype: wheat_flag_smut__wheatflagsmut__Urocystis_tritici fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat
subtype: felt_fungus__Septobasidium_pseudopedicellatum fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United States
subtype: mold.fungus__mould a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
subtype: mucor any mold of the genus Mucor
subtype: rhizopus any of various rot-causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus
subtype: bread_mold__breadmold__Rhizopus_nigricans a mold of the genus Rhizopus
subtype: water_mold__watermold parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil
subtype: mildew a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter
subtype: powdery_mildew__powderymildew any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface
subtype: downy_mildew__downymildew__falsemildew any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons
subtype: blue_mold_fungus__Peronospora_tabacina fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-gray mildew on undersides of leaves
subtype: onion_mildew__onionmildew__peronosporadestructor fungus causing a downy mildew on onions
subtype: tobacco_mildew__tobaccomildew__Peronospora_hyoscyami fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco
subtype: verticillium a fungus of the genus Verticillium
subtype: monilia any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia
subtype: candida any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida
subtype: Candida_albicans__Monilia_albicans a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina
subtype: blastomycete any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals
subtype: yellow_spot_fungus__Cercospora_kopkei fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia)
subtype: green_smut_fungus__Ustilaginoidea_virens fungus causing green smut in rice
subtype: dry_rot__dryrot a fungus causing dry rot
subtype: rhizoctinia any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia
subtype: earthtongue any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum
subtype: houseplant any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
subtype: Chinese_evergreen__Japanese_leaf__Aglaonema_modestum erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
subtype: anthurium__tailflower any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers
subtype: Anthurium_andraeanum__flamingo_flower__flamingo_plant commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix
subtype: flamingo_flower__flamingo_plant__Anthurium_scherzerianum commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix
subtype: bloodberry__blood_berry__bloodberry__rougeberry__rouge_plant__rougeplant__Rivina_humilis bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas
subtype: purple_velvet_plant__velvet_plant__royal_velvet_plant__Gynura_aurantiaca Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs
subtype: Persian_violet__Exacum_affine perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers
subtype: episcia any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers
subtype: gloxinia any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
subtype: Canterbury_bell__Gloxinia_perennis herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
subtype: florist's_gloxinia__florist'sgloxinia__Sinningia_speciosa__Gloxinia_spesiosa South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
subtype: kohleria shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers
subtype: plectranthus any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus
subtype: garden_plant any of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a flower or herb garden
subtype: bedder__bedding_plant__beddingplant an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed
subtype: vascular_plant__tracheophyte green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
subtype: pteridophyte__nonflowering_plant plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
subtype: fern any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
subtype: pecopteris Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb
subtype: filmy_fern__filmyfern__film_fern any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves
subtype: bristle_fern__bristlefern__filmy_fern__filmyfern any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks
subtype: hare's-foot_bristle_fern__Trichomanes_boschianum a variety of bristle fern
subtype: Killarney_fern__Trichomanes_speciosum large stout fern of extreme western Europe
subtype: kidney_fern__Trichomanes_reniforme large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds
subtype: osmund__flowering_fern__floweringfern any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters
subtype: royal_fern__royalfern__royal_osmund__royalosmund__king_fern__ditch_fern__ditchfern__French_bracken__Osmunda_regalis large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
subtype: interrupted_fern__interruptedfern__Osmunda_clatonia North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds
subtype: cinnamon_fern__fiddlehead__fiddlehead_fern__Osmunda_cinnamonea New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
subtype: crape_fern__crapefern__Prince-of-Wales_fern__Prince-of-Wales_feather__Prince-of-Wales_plume__Leptopteris_superba__Todea_superba New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea
subtype: crepe_fern__crepefern__king_fern__Todea_barbara fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa
subtype: curly_grass_fern__curlygrassfern__curly_grass__curlygras__Schizaea_pusilla rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
subtype: pine_fern__Anemia_adiantifolia fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs
subtype: climbing_fern any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium
subtype: creeping_fern__Hartford_fern__Lygodium_palmatum delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds
subtype: climbing_maidenhair_fern__climbing_maidenhair__snake_fern__snakefern__Lygodium_microphyllum tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida
subtype: scented_fern__scentedfern__mohriacaffrorum sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds
subtype: aquatic_fern__aquaticfern__water_fern__waterfern ferns that grow in water
subtype: clover_fern__pepperwort any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets
subtype: common_nardoo__nardoo__nardo__Marsilea_drummondii Australian clover fern
subtype: water_clover__waterclover__Marsilea_quadrifolia water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves
subtype: pillwort__Pilularia_globulifera European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps
subtype: regnellidium__Regnellidium_diphyllum small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil
subtype: floating-moss__Salvinia_rotundifolia__Salvinia_auriculata free-floating aquatic ferns
subtype: mosquito_fern__floating_fern__Carolina_pond_fern__Azolla_caroliniana small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe
subtype: floating_fern__water_sprite__watersprite__ceratopterispteridioide aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
subtype: Ceratopteris_thalictroides__floating_fern pantropical aquatic fern
subtype: adder's_tongue_fern__adder's_tongue__adder'stongue ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue
subtype: Ophioglossum_pendulum__ribbon_fern epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America
subtype: grape_fern__grapefern a fern of the genus Botrychium having a fertile frond bearing small grapelike clusters of spore cases
subtype: common_moonwort__moonwort__Botrychium_lunaria of America and Eurasia and Australia
subtype: daisyleaf_grape_fern__daisyleafgrapefern__daisy-leaved_grape_fern__Botrychium_matricariifolium of North America and Eurasia
subtype: leathery_grape_fern__Botrychium_multifidum European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds
subtype: rattlesnake_fern__rattlesnakefern__Botrychium_virginianum American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle
subtype: flowering_fern__floweringfern__Helminthostachys_zeylanica Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds
subtype: giant_scrambling_fern__Diplopterygium_longissimum large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China
subtype: umbrella_fern__fan_fern__fanfern__Sticherus_flabellatus__Gleichenia_flabellata large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia
subtype: polypody any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium
subtype: licorice_fern__Polypodium_glycyrrhiza fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor
subtype: gray_polypody__resurrection_fern__Polypodium_polypodioides fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa
subtype: leatherleaf__leathery_polypody__coast_polypody__coastpolypody__Polypodium_scouleri stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib
subtype: rock_polypody__rock_brake__American_wall_fern__Polypodium_virgianum chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia
subtype: common_polypody__adder's_fern__adder'sfern__wall_fern__golden_maidenhair__golden_polypody__sweet_fern__sweetfern__Polypodium_vulgare mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
subtype: bear's-paw_fern__Aglaomorpha_meyeniana epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
subtype: strap_fern__strapfern fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves
subtype: Florida_strap_fern__cow-tongue_fern__hart's-tongue_fern common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay
subtype: Central_American_strap_fern__narrow-leaved_strap_fern__Campyloneurum_augustifolium fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina
subtype: Drynaria_rigidula__basket_fern giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia
subtype: lecanopteris any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants
subtype: snake_polypody__snakepolypody__Microgramma-piloselloides epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America
subtype: climbing_bird's_nest_fern__Microsorium_punctatum tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia
subtype: golden_polypody__serpent_fern__serpentfern__rabbit's-foot_fern__Phlebodium_aureum__Polypodium_aureum tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
subtype: staghorn_fern any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
subtype: South_American_staghorn__Platycerium_andinum fern of Peru and Bolivia
subtype: common_staghorn_fern__elkhorn_fern__elkhornfern__platyceriumbifurcatum__Platycerium_alcicorne commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia
subtype: felt_fern__tongue_fern__Pyrrosia_lingua__Cyclophorus_lingua east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus
subtype: Solanopteris_bifrons__potato_fern small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes
subtype: grass_fern__grassfern__ribbon_fern__Vittaria_lineata epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
subtype: spleenwort any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
subtype: black_spleenwort__blackspleenwort__Asplenium_adiantum-nigrum spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
subtype: ebony_spleenwort__ebonyspleenwort__Scott's_Spleenwort__Asplenium_platyneuron common North American fern with polished black stripes
subtype: black-stem_spleenwort__black-stemmed_spleenwort__blackstemmedspleenwort__little_ebony_spleenwort fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
subtype: walking_fern__walkingfern__walking_leaf__walkingleaf__Asplenium_rhizophyllum__Camptosorus_rhizophyllus ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip
subtype: maidenhair_spleenwort__Asplenium_trichomanes small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds
subtype: green_spleenwort__greenspleenwort__aspleniumviride small often many-crowned fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in cool parts of northern hemisphere
subtype: mountain_spleenwort__Asplenium_montanum a spleenwort of eastern North America
subtype: wall_rue_spleenwort__wall_rue__Asplenium_ruta-muraria small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America
subtype: Bradley's_spleenwort__Asplenium_bradleyi a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States
subtype: lobed_spleenwort__lobedspleenwort__Asplenium_pinnatifidum a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States
subtype: lanceolate_spleenwort__Asplenium_billotii a spleenwort of western Europe
subtype: bird's_nest_fern__Asplenium_nidus tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches
subtype: Asplenium_scolopendrium__hart's-tongue__hart's-tongue_fern__Phyllitis_scolopendrium Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds
subtype: scale_fern__scalefern__scaly_fern__scalyfern__Asplenium_ceterach__Ceterach_officinarum small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds
subtype: Schaffneria_nigripes__Asplenium_nigripes__Scolopendrium_nigripes a fern of the genus Schaffneria
subtype: scolopendrium a fern thought to resemble a millipede
subtype: hard_fern any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum
subtype: deer_fern__Blechnum_spicant fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse
subtype: doodia__rasp_fern any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae
subtype: chain_fern__chainfern a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows
subtype: Virginia_chain_fern__Woodwardia_virginica North American fern
subtype: tree_fern any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae
subtype: silver_tree_fern__sago_fern__black_tree_fern__Cyathea_medullaris showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
subtype: soft_tree_fern__Dicksonia_antarctica of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates
subtype: Scythian_lamb__Cibotium_barometz Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic
subtype: thyrsopteris__Thyrsopteris_elegans a terrestrial tree fern of South America
subtype: angiopteris__angiopteri__giant_fern__giantfern__Angiopteris_evecta highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
subtype: davallia any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes
subtype: hare's-foot_fern either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft gray hairy rootstock
subtype: Canary_Island_hare's_foot_fern__Davallia_canariensis fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
subtype: Australian_hare's_foot__Davallia_pyxidata a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia
subtype: squirrel's-foot_fern__ball_fern__Davalia_bullata__Davalia_bullata_mariesii__Davallia_Mariesii feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
subtype: hay-scented_fern__hayscentedfern__hay-scented__hayscented__scented_fern__scentedfern__boulderfern__Dennstaedtia_punctilobula fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
subtype: pasture_brake__pasturebrake__bracken__brake__Pteridium_aquilinum large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
subtype: bracken__Pteridium_esculentum fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
subtype: false_bracken__falsebracken__Culcita_dubia resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland Australia
subtype: shield_fern__buckler_fern__bucklerfern any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori
subtype: broad_buckler-fern__broadbucklerfern__Dryopteris_dilatata European shield fern
subtype: Goldie's_fern__Goldie's_shield_fern__goldie's_wood_fern__Dryopteris_goldiana North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe
subtype: soft_shield_fern__Polystichum_setiferum European shield fern cultivated in many varieties
subtype: wood_fern__wood-fern any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris
subtype: fragrant_cliff_fern__fragrant_shield_fern__fragrant_wood_fern__Dryopteris_fragrans fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds
subtype: male_fern__Dryopteris_filix-mas fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms
subtype: marginal_wood_fern__evergreen_wood_fern__leatherleaf_wood_fern__Dryopteris_marginalis North American fern with evergreen fronds
subtype: mountain_male_fern__Dryopteris_oreades a fern of the genus Dryopteris
subtype: lady_fern__Athyrium_filix-femina most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage
subtype: Alpine_lady_fern__Athyrium_distentifolium a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains
subtype: glade_fern__gladefern__silvery_spleenwort__silveryspleenwort__narrow-leaved_spleenwort__Athyrium_pycnocarpon__Diplazium_pycnocarpon North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
subtype: Cyrtomium_aculeatum__holly_fern__hollyfern__polystichumaculeatum tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
subtype: bladder_fern__bladderfern any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori
subtype: brittle_bladder_fern__brittlebladderfern__brittle_fern__brittlefern__fragile_fern__fragilefern__Cystopteris_fragilis delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems
subtype: mountain_bladder_fern__Cystopteris_montana fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere
subtype: bulblet_fern__bulbletfern__bulbletbladderfern__berry_fern__berryfern__cystopterisbulbifera North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets
subtype: silvery_spleenwort__silveryspleenwort__Deparia_acrostichoides__Athyrium_thelypteroides fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores
subtype: oak_fern__oakfern__Gymnocarpium_dryopteris__Thelypteris_dryopteris bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
subtype: limestone_fern__limestonefern__northern_oak_fern__Gymnocarpium_robertianum yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere
subtype: ostrich_fern__ostrichfern__shuttlecock_fern__shuttlecockfern__fiddlehead__Matteuccia_struthiopteris__Pteretis_struthiopteris__Onoclea_struthiopteris tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
subtype: hart's-tongue_fern__hart's-tongue__Olfersia_cervina__Polybotrya_cervina__Polybotria_cervina tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya
subtype: sensitive_fern__sensitivefern__bead_fern__Onoclea_sensibilis beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes
subtype: Christmas_fern__canker_brake__dagger_fern__evergreen_wood_fern__Polystichum_acrostichoides North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
subtype: holly_fern__hollyfern any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
subtype: Braun's_holly_fern__prickly_shield_fern__Polystichum_braunii North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
subtype: northern_holly_fern__Polystichum_lonchitis evergreen European fern widely cultivated
subtype: western_holly_fern__westernhollyfern__Polystichum_scopulinum North American fern
subtype: leatherleaf_fern__leatherleaffern__leather_fern__leatherfern__tendayfern__Rumohra_adiantiformis__Polystichum_adiantiformis widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds
subtype: Tectaria_cicutaria__button_fern Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils
subtype: Indian_button_fern__Tectaria_macrodonta fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils
subtype: woodsia any fern of the genus Woodsia
subtype: rusty_woodsia__rustywoodsia__fragrant_woodsia__oblong_woodsia__Woodsia_ilvensis a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
subtype: Alpine_woodsia__northern_woodsia__flower-cup_fern__Woodsia_alpina slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori
subtype: smooth_woodsia__Woodsia_glabella rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia
subtype: oleander_fern__Oleandra_neriiformis__Oleandra_mollis tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia
subtype: sword_fern__swordfern any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed
subtype: Boston_fern__Nephrolepis_exaltata__Nephrolepis_exaltata_bostoniensis a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant
subtype: basket_fern__toothed_sword_fern__toothedswordfern__Nephrolepis_pectinata tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided grayish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil
subtype: leather_fern__leatherfern__goldenfern__Acrostichum_aureum stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
subtype: maidenhair_fern__maidenhair any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds
subtype: common_maidenhair__Venushair__Venus'-hair_fern__southern_maidenhair__Venus_maidenhair__Adiantum_capillus-veneris delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan
subtype: American_maidenhair_fern__five-fingered_maidenhair_fern__Adiantum_pedatum hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
subtype: Bermuda_maidenhair_fern__Bermuda_maidenhair__Adiantum_bellum delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
subtype: brittle_maidenhair_fern__brittle_maidenhair__brittlemaidenhair__Adiantum_tenerum tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated
subtype: Farley_maidenhair_fern__Farley_maidenhair__Barbados_maidenhair__glory_fern__gloryfern__adiantumtenerumfarleyense named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered
subtype: annual_fern__Jersey_fern__Anogramma_leptophylla small short-lived fern of Central and South America
subtype: lip_fern__lipfern any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semi-arid temperate or tropical regions
subtype: smooth_lip_fern__Alabama_lip_fern__Cheilanthes_alabamensis southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
subtype: wooly_lip_fern__woolylipfern__hairy_lip_fern__hairylipfern__Cheilanthes_lanosa small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly
subtype: southwestern_lip_fern__Cheilanthes_eatonii lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds
subtype: lace_fern__Cheilanthes_gracillima small tufted fern of northwestern America
subtype: bamboo_fern__Coniogramme_japonica fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds
subtype: rock_brake dwarf deciduous lithophytic ferns
subtype: American_rock_brake__American_parsley_fern__Cryptogramma_acrostichoides rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley
subtype: European_parsley_fern__mountain_parsley_fern__Cryptogramma_crispa fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley
subtype: hand_fern__Doryopteris_pedata tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds
subtype: cliff_brake__cliffbrake__rock_brake any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions
subtype: coffee_fern__Pellaea_andromedifolia evergreen fern of California and Baja California
subtype: purple_rock_brake__Pellaea_atropurpurea very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes
subtype: bird's-foot_fern__Pellaea_mucronata__Pellaea_ornithopus cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks
subtype: button_fern__Pellaea_rotundifolia fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets
subtype: Pityrogramma_argentea__silver_fern fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides
subtype: silver_fern__Pityrogramma_calomelanos tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides
subtype: golden_fern__Pityrogramma_calomelanos_aureoflava tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides
subtype: gold_fern__Pityrogramma_chrysophylla fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides
subtype: brake.fern any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
subtype: Pteris_cretica cultivated in many varieties as houseplants
subtype: spider_brake__spider_fern__Pteris_multifida Asiatic fern introduced in America
subtype: ribbon_fern__spider_fern__Pteris_serrulata fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
subtype: potato_fern__Marattia_salicina large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people
subtype: marsh_fern__marshfern__thelypterispalustri__Dryopteris_thelypteris fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions
subtype: snuffbox_fern__meadow_fern__Thelypteris_palustris_pubescens__Dryopteris_thelypteris_pubescens fern of northeastern North America
subtype: christella any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds
subtype: mountain_fern__Oreopteris_limbosperma__Dryopteris_oreopteris common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds
subtype: New_York_fern__Parathelypteris_novae-boracensis__Dryopteris_noveboracensis slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris
subtype: Massachusetts_fern__Parathelypteris_simulata__Thelypteris_simulata delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris
subtype: beech_fern__beechfern any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds
subtype: broad_beech_fern__broadbeechfern__southern_beech_fern__Phegopteris_hexagonoptera__Dryopteris_hexagonoptera__Thelypteris_hexagonoptera beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes
subtype: long_beech_fern__narrow_beech_fern__northern_beech_fern__Phegopteris_connectilis__Dryopteris_phegopteris__Thelypteris_phegopteris beech fern of North America and Eurasia
subtype: fern_ally pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida
subtype: whisk_fern__whiskfern chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots
subtype: skeleton_fork_fern__Psilotum_nudum pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia
subtype: horsetail perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
subtype: common_horsetail__field_horsetail__fieldhorsetail__Equisetum_arvense of Eurasia and Greenland and North America
subtype: swamp_horsetail__swamphorsetail__water_horsetail__Equisetum_fluviatile Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia
subtype: scouring_rush__rough_horsetail__roughhorsetail__Equisetum_hyemale__Equisetum_hyemale_robustum__Equisetum_robustum evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils
subtype: marsh_horsetail__marshhorsetail__Equisetum_palustre scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere
subtype: wood_horsetail__Equisetum_Sylvaticum Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America
subtype: variegated_horsetail__variegated_scouring_rush__Equisetum_variegatum northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe
subtype: club_moss__clubmoss__lycopod primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
subtype: shining_clubmoss__Lycopodium_lucidulum a variety of clubmoss
subtype: alpine_clubmoss__Lycopodium_alpinum a variety of clubmoss
subtype: fir_clubmoss__mountain_clubmoss__little_clubmoss__Lycopodium_selago of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir
subtype: ground_pine__Christmas_green any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches
subtype: running_pine__runningpine__lycopodiumclavitum a variety of clubmoss
subtype: ground_cedar__staghorn_moss__Lycopodium_complanatum a variety of clubmoss
subtype: ground_fir__princess_pine__tree_clubmoss__Lycopodium_obscurum a variety of clubmoss
subtype: foxtail_grass__foxtailgras__Lycopodium_alopecuroides ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States
subtype: spikemoss__spikemos__spikemos__littleclubmos any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
subtype: meadow_spikemoss__basket_spikemoss__Selaginella_apoda spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America
subtype: rock_spikemoss__dwarf_lycopod__dwarflycopod__Selaginella_rupestris tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America
subtype: desert_selaginella__Selaginella_eremophila prostrate spikemoss; California
subtype: resurrection_plant__rose_of_Jericho__Selaginella_lepidophylla densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
subtype: florida_selaginella__floridaselaginella__Selaginella_eatonii occurs widely in Florida
subtype: quillwort any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia
subtype: spermatophyte__phanerogam__seed_plant plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
subtype: seedling young plant or tree grown from a seed
subtype: balsam any seed plant yielding balsam
subtype: gymnosperm plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary
subtype: progymnosperm an ancestral fossil type from which modern gymnosperms are thought to have derived
subtype: welwitschia__Welwitschia_mirabilis curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
subtype: cycad any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves
subtype: Cycas_revoluta__sago_palm dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago
subtype: false_sago__falsesago__fern_palm__Cycas_circinalis southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage
subtype: zamia any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads
subtype: coontie__Florida_arrowroot__Seminole_bread__Zamia_pumila small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot
subtype: ceratozamia a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico
subtype: dioon any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks
subtype: encephalartos__encephalarto any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves
subtype: kaffir_bread__Encephalartos_caffer South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food
subtype: macrozamia any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia
subtype: Macrozamia_communis__burrawong large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales
subtype: burrawong__Macrozamia_spiralis large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales
subtype: seed_fern__pteridosperm an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)
subtype: angiosperm__flowering_plant__floweringplant plants having seeds in a closed ovary
subtype: angiocarp tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk
subtype: dicot__dicotyledon flowering plant with two cotyledons
subtype: jiqui__malpighiaobovata cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
subtype: barbados_cherry__acerola__Surinam_cherry__West_Indian_cherry__Malpighia_glabra tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
subtype: family_Cyrilliaceae__Cyrilliaceae__cyrilla_family__cyrillafamily__titi_family shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
subtype: monocot__liliopsid a monocotyledonous flowering plant
subtype: flower a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
subtype: bloomer a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
subtype: peony__paeony any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
subtype: lesser_celandine__pilewort__Ranunculus_ficaria perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
subtype: pheasant's-eye__Adonis_annua Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers
subtype: anemone__windflower any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
subtype: Alpine_anemone__mountain_anemone__Anemone_tetonensis silky-foliaged herb of Rocky Mts with bluish-white flowers
subtype: Canada_anemone__Anemone_Canadensis common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado
subtype: thimbleweed__Anemone_cylindrica a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles
subtype: longheaded_thimbleweed__Anemone_riparia thimbleweed of northern North America
subtype: Virginia_thimbleweed__Anemone_virginiana thimbleweed of central and eastern North America
subtype: Anemone_nemorosa__wood_anemone European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands
subtype: wood_anemone__snowdrop__Anemone_quinquefolia common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
subtype: snowdrop_anemone__snowdrop_windflower__Anemone_sylvestris Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers
subtype: rue_anemone__Anemonella_thalictroides woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
subtype: columbine__aquilege a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
subtype: meeting_house__meetinghouse__honeysuckle__aquilegiacanadensi columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
subtype: blue_columbine__Aquilegia_coerulia__Aquilegia_scopulorum_calcarea columbine of Rocky Mts having long-spurred blue flowers
subtype: granny's_bonnets__Aquilegia_vulgaris common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: rocket_larkspur__Consolida_ambigua__Delphinium_ajacis commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
subtype: delphinium any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
subtype: larkspur any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
subtype: nigella any plant of the genus Nigella
subtype: Nigella_damascena__love-in-a-mist European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers
subtype: fennel_flower__Nigella_hispanica nigella of Spain and southern France
subtype: black_caraway__blackcaraway__nutmeg_flower__Roman_coriander__Nigella_sativa herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway
subtype: spathiphyllum__peace_lily__peacelily__spathe_flower any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spite of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: calla_lily__callalily__calla__arum_lily__Zantedeschia_aethiopica South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
subtype: pink_calla__Zantedeschia_rehmanii calla having a rose-colored spathe
subtype: golden_calla any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes
subtype: sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plants usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
subtype: mountain_sandwort__mountain_starwort__mountain_daisy__Arenaria_groenlandica boreal or alpine sandwort
subtype: pine-barren_sandwort__longroot__Arenaria_caroliniana deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States
subtype: seabeach_sandwort__Arenaria_peploides perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers
subtype: rock_sandwort__Arenaria_stricta low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America
subtype: thyme-leaved_sandwort__Arenaria_serpyllifolia Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America
subtype: garden_pink__pink any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
subtype: sweet_William__Dianthus_barbatus Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers
subtype: clove_pink__clovepink__carnation__Dianthus_caryophyllus Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
subtype: china_pink__chinapink__rainbowpink__dianthuschinensi Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual
subtype: Japanese_pink__Dianthus_chinensis_heddewigii very free-flowering variety distinguished by jagged-edged petals
subtype: maiden_pink__Dianthus_deltoides low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers
subtype: cheddar_pink__cheddarpink__Diangus_gratianopolitanus mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers
subtype: button_pink__Dianthus_latifolius much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William
subtype: cottage_pink__cottagepink__grasspink__dianthusplumariu European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers
subtype: fringed_pink__fringedpink__dianthussupurbu Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins
subtype: baby's_breath__babies'-breath__babies'breath__Gypsophila_paniculata tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
subtype: lychnis__lychni__catchfly mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
subtype: ragged_robin__cuckoo_flower__Lychnis_flos-cuculi__Lychins_floscuculi common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
subtype: scarlet_lychnis__scarletlychni__maltese_cross__maltesecros__Lychins_chalcedonica Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
subtype: mullein_pink__mulleinpink__rose_campion__gardener's_delight__dusty_miller__dustymiller__lychniscoronaria an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
subtype: Moehringia_lateriflora__sandwort low-growing herb having clusters of small white-flowers 4-petaled flowers
subtype: Moehringia_mucosa__sandwort loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage studded with tiny starry 4-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe
subtype: soapwort__hedge_pink__hedgepink__bouncing_Bet__bouncing_Bess__Saponaria_officinalis plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
subtype: silene__campion__catchfly any plant of the genus Silene
subtype: moss_campion__Silene_acaulis tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America
subtype: wild_pink__Silene_caroliniana perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
subtype: red_campion__red_bird's_eye__Silene_dioica__Lychnis_dioica biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
subtype: white_campion__whitecampion__evening_lychnis__white_cockle__whitecockle__bladdercampion__Silene_latifolia__Lychnis_alba bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
subtype: fire_pink__Silene_virginica perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals
subtype: bladder_campion__Silene_uniflora__Silene_vulgaris perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx
subtype: cowherb__cow_cockle__cowcockle__Vaccaria_hispanica__Vaccaria_pyramidata__Saponaria_vaccaria European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
subtype: fig_marigold__figmarigold__pebbleplant any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
subtype: ice_plant__iceplant__icicle_plant__Mesembryanthemum_crystallinum Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice
subtype: globe_amaranth__globeamaranth__bachelor's_button__Gomphrena_globosa tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
subtype: scarlet_musk_flower__Nyctaginia_capitata viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers
subtype: umbrellawort a plant of the genus Mirabilis
subtype: four_o'clock any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon
subtype: common_four-o'clock__marvel-of-Peru__Mirabilis_jalapa__Mirabilis_uniflora common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon
subtype: California_four_o'clock__Mirabilis_laevis__Mirabilis_californica California four o'clock with purple-red flowers
subtype: sweet_four_o'clock__maravilla__Mirabilis_longiflora leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico
subtype: desert_four_o'clock__Colorado_four_o'clock__maravilla__Mirabilis_multiflora wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
subtype: mountain_four_o'clock__Mirabilis_oblongifolia leafy wildflower with lavender-pink flowers that open in the evening and remain through cool part of the next day; found in open woods or brush in mountains of southern Colorado to Arizona and into Mexico
subtype: portulaca a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
subtype: rose_moss__sun_plant__sunplant__Portulaca_grandiflora widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
subtype: Carolina_spring_beauty__Claytonia_caroliniana similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America
subtype: spring_beauty__Clatonia_lanceolata small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm
subtype: Virginia_spring_beauty__Claytonia_virginica small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America
subtype: Cheiranthus_cheiri__wallflower__Erysimum_cheiri perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum
subtype: prairie_rocket__prairierocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
subtype: wallflower any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers
subtype: Siberian_wall_flower__Erysimum_allionii__Cheiranthus_allionii showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
subtype: prairie_rocket.flower__prairierocket any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers
subtype: western_wall_flower__Erysimum_asperum__Cheiranthus_asperus__Erysimum_arkansanum biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
subtype: heliophila any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes
subtype: damask_violet__Dame's_violet__sweet_rocket__sweetrocket__Hesperis_matronalis long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
subtype: candytuft any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region
subtype: sweet_alyssum__sweetalyssum__sweet_alison__sweetalison__Lobularia_maritima perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens
subtype: Malcolm_stock__stock any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
subtype: Virginian_stock__Virginia_stock__Malcolmia_maritima erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania
subtype: gillyflower any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
subtype: brompton_stock__Matthiola_incana European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: schizopetalon__Schizopetalon_walkeri a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers
subtype: poppy annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
subtype: Papaver_alpinum__Iceland_poppy Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers
subtype: western_poppy__westernpoppy__Papaver_californicum showy annual of California with red flowers
subtype: Papaver_argemone__prickly_poppy__pricklypoppy annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit
subtype: Iceland_poppy__arctic_poppy__Papaver_nudicaule subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers
subtype: oriental_poppy__Papaver_orientale commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers
subtype: corn_poppy__field_poppy__Flanders_poppy__Papaver_rhoeas annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
subtype: opium_poppy__Papaver_somniferum southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium
subtype: greater_celandine__greatercelandine__celandine__swallow_wort__swallowwort__chelidoniummaju perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
subtype: California_poppy__Eschscholtzia_californica of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
subtype: golden_cup__Mexican_tulip_poppy__Hunnemania_fumariifolia native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage
subtype: plume_poppy__plumepoppy__bocconia__Macleaya_cordata herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
subtype: blue_poppy__Meconopsis_betonicifolia Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes
subtype: Welsh_poppy__Meconopsis_cambrica widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers
subtype: creamcups__creamcup__Platystemon_californicus California plant with small pale yellow flowers
subtype: wind_poppy__flaming_poppy__flamingpoppy__Stylomecon_heterophyllum__Papaver_heterophyllum California wild poppy with bright red flowers
subtype: celandine_poppy__wood_poppy__Stylophorum_diphyllum perennial here native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers
subtype: corydalis__corydali a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers
subtype: horn_poppy__horned_poppy__yellow_horned_poppy__sea_poppy__seapoppy__Glaucium_flavum yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
subtype: composite_plant__compositeplant__composite considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
subtype: compass_plant__compassplant__compass_flower__compassflower any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
subtype: prickly_lettuce__pricklylettuce__horse_thistle__horsethistle__Lactuca_serriola__Lactuca_scariola European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
subtype: rosinweed__Silphium_laciniatum North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers
subtype: wyethia__Wyethia_ovata low tufted white-woolly yellow-flowered herb of California
subtype: everlasting_flower__everlastingflower__everlasting any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
subtype: pink-and-white_everlasting__pink_paper_daisy__Acroclinium_roseum flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying
subtype: pearly_everlasting__cottonweed__Anaphalis_margaritacea American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts
subtype: cudweed any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
subtype: chafeweed__wood_cudweed__Gnaphalium_sylvaticum weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike
subtype: golden_everlasting__strawflower__yellow_paper_daisy__Helichrysum_bracteatum Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers
subtype: strawflower any of various plants of the genus Helipterum
subtype: cascade_everlasting__cascadeeverlasting__Ozothamnus_secundiflorus__Helichrysum_secundiflorum shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum
subtype: Swan_River_everlasting__rhodanthe__Rhodanthe_manglesii__Helipterum_manglesii Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
subtype: immortelle__Xeranthemum_annuum mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere
subtype: stinking_mayweed__mayweed__dog_fennel__dogfennel__stinking_chamomile__Anthemis_cotula widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs
subtype: yellow_chamomile__golden_marguerite__dyers'_chamomile__Anthemis_tinctoria Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
subtype: corn_chamomile__field_chamomile__corn_mayweed__Anthemis_arvensis European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
subtype: oxeye_daisy__Leucanthemum_maximum__Chrysanthemum_maximum similar to oxeye daisy
subtype: shasta_daisy__Leucanthemum_superbum__Chrysanthemum_maximum_maximum hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: Pyrenees_daisy__Leucanthemum_lacustre__Chrysanthemum_lacustre perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy
subtype: dusty_miller__dustymiller__silverlace__Tanacetum_ptarmiciflorum__Chrysanthemum_ptarmiciflorum shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: tansy__golden_buttons__scented_fern__scentedfern__tanacetumvulgare common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
subtype: crownbeard__crown_beard__crownbeard any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads
subtype: wingstem__golden_ironweed__yellow_ironweed__golden_honey_plant__Verbesina_alternifolia__Actinomeris_alternifolia perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States
subtype: cowpen_daisy__golden_crownbeard__golden_crown_beard__butter_daisy__Verbesina_encelioides__Ximenesia_encelioides coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico
subtype: gravelweed__Verbesina_helianthoides perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States
subtype: Virginia_crownbeard__frostweed__verbesinavirginica tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States
subtype: ageratum any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
subtype: common_ageratum__Ageratum_houstonianum small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms
subtype: Amberboa_moschata__sweet_sultan__sweetsultan__Centaurea_moschata Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
subtype: ammobium any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage
subtype: winged_everlasting__Ammobium_alatum Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems
subtype: African_daisy any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
subtype: blue-eyed_African_daisy__Arctotis_stoechadifolia__Arctotis_venusta bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color
subtype: aster any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
subtype: wood_aster any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods
subtype: heart-leaved_aster__Aster_cordifolius perennial wood aster of eastern North America
subtype: white_wood_aster__Aster_divaricatus rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers
subtype: large-leaved_aster__Aster_macrophyllus tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe
subtype: whorled_aster__whorledaster__Aster_acuminatus North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers
subtype: Aster_arenosus__heath_aster__heathaster common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads
subtype: bushy_aster__bushyaster__Aster_dumosus stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads
subtype: heath_aster__heathaster__Aster_ericoides__asterericoide common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers
subtype: white_prairie_aster__whiteprairieaster__Aster_falcatus perennial of western North America having white flowers
subtype: stiff_aster__stiffaster__Aster_linarifolius wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
subtype: goldilocks_aster__goldilocks__Aster_linosyris__asterlinosyri__Linosyris_vulgaris early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
subtype: New_England_aster__Aster_novae-angliae common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy
subtype: Michaelmas_daisy__New_York_aster__Aster_novi-belgii North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe
subtype: upland_white_aster__Aster_ptarmicoides tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers
subtype: Short's_aster__Aster_shortii perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers
subtype: sea_aster__seaaster__sea_starwort__seastarwort__astertripolium a common European salt-marsh aster
subtype: prairie_aster__prairieaster__Aster_turbinellis violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads
subtype: annual_salt-marsh_aster a variety of aster
subtype: aromatic_aster a variety of aster
subtype: arrow_leaved_aster a variety of aster
subtype: azure_aster__azureaster a variety of aster
subtype: bog_aster__bogaster a variety of aster
subtype: crooked-stemmed_aster__crookedstemmedaster a variety of aster
subtype: Eastern_silvery_aster a variety of aster
subtype: flat-topped_white_aster a variety of aster
subtype: late_purple_aster a variety of aster
subtype: panicled_aster a variety of aster
subtype: perennial_salt_marsh_aster a variety of aster
subtype: purple-stemmed_aster a variety of aster
subtype: rough-leaved_aster a variety of aster
subtype: rush_aster a variety of aster
subtype: Schreiber's_aster a variety of aster
subtype: small_white_aster__smallwhiteaster a variety of aster
subtype: smooth_aster a variety of aster
subtype: southern_aster a variety of aster
subtype: starved_aster__starvedaster__calico_aster a variety of aster
subtype: tradescant's_aster a variety of aster
subtype: wavy-leaved_aster a variety of aster
subtype: Western_silvery_aster a variety of aster
subtype: willow_aster a variety of aster
subtype: daisy any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
subtype: common_daisy__English_daisy__Bellis_perennis low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers
subtype: Swan_River_daisy__Brachycome_Iberidifolia western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
subtype: calendula any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes
subtype: common_marigold__pot_marigold__potmarigold__ruddles__ruddle__Scotch_marigold__Calendula_officinalis the common European annual marigold
subtype: China_aster__Callistephus_chinensis valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting
subtype: catananche any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers
subtype: blue_succory__cupid's_dart__cupid'sdart__Catananche_caerula south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays
subtype: bachelor's_button__cornflower__bluebottle__Centaurea_cyanus an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
subtype: sweet_sultan__sweetsultan__Centaurea_imperialis perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
subtype: chrysanthemum any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum; Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum; widely cultivated
subtype: corn_marigold__field_marigold__fieldmarigold__Chrysanthemum_segetum European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields
subtype: crown_daisy__crowndaisy__Chrysanthemum_coronarium shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers
subtype: tong_ho__chop-suey_greens__shun_giku__Chrysanthemum_coronarium_spatiosum grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Oriental cooking
subtype: florist's_chrysanthemum__florist'schrysanthemum__florists'_chrysanthemum__florists'chrysanthemum__mum__Dendranthema_grandifloruom__Chrysanthemum_morifolium of China
subtype: mistflower__ageratum__Conoclinium_coelestinum__Eupatorium_coelestinum rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
subtype: cosmos any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals
subtype: brass_buttons__Cotula_coronopifolia South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: billy_buttons__billybutton any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand
subtype: dahlia__Dahlia_pinnata any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
subtype: cape_marigold__sun_marigold__sunmarigold__star_of_the_veldt any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage
subtype: coneflower any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center
subtype: blue_daisy__blue_marguerite__Felicia_amelloides hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers
subtype: kingfisher_daisy__Felicia_bergeriana softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays
subtype: cotton_rose__cudweed any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
subtype: herba_impia__herbaimpia__Filago_germanica (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose
subtype: gazania any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers
subtype: treasure_flower__Gazania_rigens decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base
subtype: African_daisy.flower__africandaisy African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
subtype: Barberton_daisy__Transvaal_daisy__Gerbera_jamesonii widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays
subtype: sunflower__helianthus any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
subtype: swamp_sunflower__swampsunflower__Helianthus_angustifolius sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs
subtype: common_sunflower__mirasol__helianthusannuu annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America
subtype: giant_sunflower__tall_sunflower__Indian_potato__Helianthus_giganteus very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots
subtype: showy_sunflower__Helianthus_laetiflorus tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States
subtype: Maximilian's_sunflower__Helianthus_maximilianii tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers
subtype: prairie_sunflower__prairiesunflower__Helianthus_petiolaris similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States
subtype: Jerusalem_artichoke_sunflower__Jerusalem_artichoke__girasol__helianthustuberosu tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
subtype: tidytips__tidy_tips__Layia_platyglossa California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white
subtype: ox-eyed_daisy__oxeye_daisy__marguerite__moon_daisy__white_daisy__whitedaisy__Leucanthemum_vulgare__Chrysanthemum_leucanthemum tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: Texas_star__Lindheimera_texana Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads
subtype: yellow_ageratum__African_daisy__Lonas_inodora__Lonas_annua shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
subtype: cineraria__Pericallis_cruenta__Senecio_cruentus herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
subtype: florest's_cineraria__florest'scineraria__Pericallis_hybrida herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria
subtype: coneflower.flower any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones
subtype: black-eyed_Susan__Rudbeckia_hirta__Rudbeckia_serotina the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays
subtype: cutleaved_coneflower__cutleavedconeflower__Rudbeckia_laciniata tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast
subtype: golden_glow__double_gold__hortensia__Rudbeckia_laciniata_hortensia very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads
subtype: white-topped_aster herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits
subtype: narrow-leaved_white-topped_aster a variety of white-topped aster
subtype: stokes'_aster__stokes'aster__cornflower_aster__Stokesia_laevis erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers
subtype: marigold any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
subtype: African_marigold__big_marigold__bigmarigold__Aztec_marigold__Tagetes_erecta a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
subtype: French_marigold__Tagetes_patula strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala
subtype: painted_daisy__painteddaisy__pyrethrum__Tanacetum_coccineum__Chrysanthemum_coccineum spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: Mexican_sunflower__tithonia any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays
subtype: Easter_daisy__stemless_daisy__Townsendia_Exscapa dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona
subtype: ursinia any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers
subtype: xeranthemum any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers
subtype: zinnia__old_maid__oldmaid__old_maid_flower any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
subtype: white_zinnia__whitezinnia__Zinnia_acerosa subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico
subtype: little_golden_zinnia__Zinnia_grandiflora subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas
subtype: Mentzelia_livicaulis__blazing_star__blazingstar__mentzelialaevicauli biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
subtype: bartonia__Mentzelia_lindleyi annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers
subtype: orchid__orchidaceous_plant any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
subtype: orchis any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
subtype: male_orchis__early_purple_orchid__Orchis_mascula Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
subtype: Orchis_papilionaceae__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__butterflyorchi Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
subtype: showy_orchis__purple_orchis__purple-hooded_orchis__Orchis_spectabilis North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
subtype: aerides__aeride any orchid of the genus Aerides
subtype: angrecum any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
subtype: jewel_orchid__jewelorchid any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
subtype: puttyroot__adam-and-eve__Aplectrum_hyemale North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
subtype: arethusa any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
subtype: bog_rose__bogrose__wild_pink__dragon's_mouth__Arethusa_bulbosa a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada
subtype: bletia any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers
subtype: Bletilla_striata__Bletia_striata Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
subtype: brassavola any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7
subtype: Brassia_lawrenceana__spider_orchid South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
subtype: Brassia_verrucosa__spider_orchid Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
subtype: caladenia any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia
subtype: zebra_orchid__zebraorchid__Caladenia_cairnsiana orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia
subtype: calanthe any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise
subtype: grass_pink__grasspink__calopogonpulchellum__Calopogon_tuberosum an orchid
subtype: calypso__fairyslipper__Calypso_bulbosa rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
subtype: jumping_orchid__jumpingorchid__Catasetum_macrocarpum orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected
subtype: cattleya any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a hood-shaped three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
subtype: helleborine any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
subtype: red_helleborine__redhelleborine__Cephalanthera_rubra orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers
subtype: spreading_pogonia__spreadingpogonia__funnel-crest_rosebud_orchid__Cleistes_divaricata__Pogonia_divaricata orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
subtype: rosebud_orchid__rosebudorchid__Cleistes_rosea__Pogonia_rosea orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
subtype: satyr_orchid__satyrorchid__Coeloglossum_bracteatum orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
subtype: Coeloglossum_viride__frog_orchid orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple
subtype: coelogyne any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black
subtype: coral_root__coralroot a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor
subtype: spotted_coral_root__spottedcoralroot__Corallorhiza_maculata common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada
subtype: striped_coral_root__stripedcoralroot__Corallorhiza_striata nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico
subtype: early_coral_root__earlycoralroot__pale_coral_root__Corallorhiza_trifida plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska
subtype: helmetflower__helmet_orchid any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
subtype: swan_orchid__swanflower__swanneck any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
subtype: cymbid__cymbidium any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers
subtype: cypripedia a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
subtype: lady's_slipper__lady-slipper__ladies'_slipper__ladies'slipper__slipper_orchid__slipperorchid any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
subtype: moccasin_flower__nerveroot__Cypripedium_acaule once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
subtype: common_lady's-slipper__showy_lady's-slipper__showy_lady_slipper__Cypripedium_reginae__Cypripedium_album pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip
subtype: ram's-head_lady's_slipper__ram's-head__ram'shead__Cypripedium_arietinum orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head
subtype: yellow_lady's_slipper__yellow_lady-slipper__Cypripedium_calceolus__Cypripedium_parviflorum maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan
subtype: large_yellow_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_calceolus_pubescens plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers
subtype: California_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_californicum often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California
subtype: clustered_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_fasciculatum clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado
subtype: mountain_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_montanum leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming
subtype: marsh_orchid__marshorchid any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
subtype: common_spotted_orchid__Dactylorhiza_fuchsii__Dactylorhiza_maculata_fuchsii European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
subtype: dendrobium a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers
subtype: disa any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
subtype: phantom_orchid__phantomorchid__snow_orchid__Eburophyton_austinae waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
subtype: tulip_orchid__tuliporchid__Encyclia_citrina__Cattleya_citrina Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya
subtype: Encyclia_tampensis__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__epidendrumtampense orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
subtype: butterfly_orchis__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__epidendrumvenosum__Encyclia_venosa Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
subtype: epidendron any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum
subtype: helleborine.orchid any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
subtype: Epipactis_helleborine European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers
subtype: stream_orchid__chatterbox__giant_helleborine__gianthelleborine__Epipactis_gigantea orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
subtype: tongueflower orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue- or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base
subtype: rattlesnake_plantain__rattlesnakeplantain__helleborine any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
subtype: fragrant_orchid__Gymnadenia_conopsea European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs
subtype: short-spurred_fragrant_orchid__Gymnadenia_odoratissima similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
subtype: fringed_orchis__fringed_orchid__fringedorchid any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
subtype: white_fringed_orchis__white_fringed_orchid__whitefringedorchid__Habenaria_albiflora bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers
subtype: Habenaria_fimbriata__purple-fringed_orchid__purple-fringed_orchis North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers
subtype: Hooker's_orchid__Habenaria_hookeri a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
subtype: ragged_orchid__ragged_orchis__ragged-fringed_orchid__green_fringed_orchis__Habenaria_lacera fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate
subtype: prairie_orchid__prairieorchid__prairiewhitefringedorchi__Habenaria_leucophaea orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers
subtype: snowy_orchid__snowyorchid__Habenaria_nivea slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers
subtype: purple_fringeless_orchid__purple_fringeless_orchis__Habenaria_peramoena orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions
subtype: purple-fringed_orchid__purple-fringed_orchis__Habenaria_psycodes North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers
subtype: frog_orchid any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
subtype: rein_orchid__rein_orchis any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip
subtype: bog_rein_orchid__bog_candles__bogcandle__Habenaria_dilatata orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
subtype: elegant_Habenaria__Habenaria_elegans slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers
subtype: coastal_rein_orchid__Habenaria_greenei stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers
subtype: round-leaved_rein_orchid__Habenaria_orbiculata orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States
subtype: Alaska_rein_orchid__Habenaria_unalascensis similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
subtype: crested_coral_root__crestedcoralroot__Hexalectris_spicata orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States
subtype: Texas_purple_spike__Hexalectris_warnockii orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas
subtype: lizard_orchid__Himantoglossum_hircinum an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
subtype: laelia any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
subtype: liparis__lipari an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
subtype: twayblade an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
subtype: fen_orchid__fenorchid__fen_orchis__Liparis_loeselii small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
subtype: broad-leaved_twayblade__Listera_convallarioides small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America
subtype: lesser_twayblade__Listera_cordata orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland
subtype: Listera_ovata__twayblade orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia
subtype: green_adder's_mouth__greenadder'smouth__Malaxis-unifolia__Malaxis_ophioglossoides North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
subtype: masdevallia any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube
subtype: maxillaria any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers
subtype: pansy_orchid__pansyorchid any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers
subtype: odontoglossum any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
subtype: oncidium__dancing_lady_orchid__butterfly_plant__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
subtype: bee_orchid__beeorchid__ophrysapifera European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
subtype: Ophrys_insectifera__fly_orchid__flyorchid__Ophrys_muscifera European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
subtype: spider_orchid any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
subtype: early_spider_orchid__Ophrys_sphegodes spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
subtype: Venus'_slipper__Venus's_slipper__Venus's_shoe any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
subtype: phaius an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers
subtype: moth_orchid__moth_plant any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled gray and silver
subtype: butterfly_plant__Phalaenopsis_amabilis orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red
subtype: rattlesnake_orchid__rattlesnakeorchid any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
subtype: lesser_butterfly_orchid__Platanthera_bifolia__Habenaria_bifolia south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
subtype: greater_butterfly_orchid__greaterbutterflyorchid__Platanthera_chlorantha__Habenaria_chlorantha south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
subtype: prairie_white-fringed_orchid__prairiewhitefringedorchid__Platanthera_leucophea of central North America; a threatened species
subtype: tangle_orchid an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers
subtype: Indian_crocus any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing 1 or 2 solitary slender-stalked white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers
subtype: pleurothallis__pleurothalli any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers
subtype: pogonia any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower
subtype: butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
subtype: Psychopsis_krameriana__Oncidium_papilio_kramerianum orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
subtype: Psychopsis_papilio__Oncidium_papilio orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
subtype: helmet_orchid__greenhood any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
subtype: foxtail_orchid__foxtailorchid any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme
subtype: orange-blossom_orchid__Sarcochilus_falcatus diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
subtype: sobralia any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya
subtype: ladies'_tresses__ladies'tresse__lady's_tresses an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
subtype: screw_augur__screwaugur__Spiranthes_cernua an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America
subtype: hooded_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_romanzoffiana orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America
subtype: western_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_porrifolia similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States
subtype: European_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_spiralis European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers
subtype: stanhopea any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil
subtype: stelis any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers
subtype: fly_orchid__flyorchid any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insectlike hairy flowers on slender stalks
subtype: vanda any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
subtype: blue_orchid__Vanda_coerulea famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
subtype: vanilla.orchid any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
subtype: vanilla_orchid__vanillaorchid__Vanilla_planifolia climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
subtype: cyclamen__Cyclamen_purpurascens Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
subtype: sowbread__Cyclamen_hederifolium__Cyclamen_neopolitanum common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers
subtype: shortia any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers
subtype: oconee_bells__Shortia_galacifolia plant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall
subtype: centaury.flower any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
subtype: rosita__Centaurium_calycosum erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States
subtype: lesser_centaury__Centaurium_minus common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes
subtype: tufted_centaury__Centaurium_scilloides tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers
subtype: seaside_centaury__seasidecentaury a variety of centaury found at the seaside
subtype: broad_leaved_centaury a variety of centaury with broad leaves
subtype: slender_centaury__slendercentaury a slender variety of centaury
subtype: gentian any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
subtype: gentianella__Gentiana_acaulis low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers
subtype: bottle_gentian__closed_gentian__blind_gentian__blindgentian__Gentiana_andrewsii gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
subtype: explorer's_gentian__Gentiana_calycosa tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America
subtype: closed_gentian__blind_gentian__blindgentian__Gentiana_clausa similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
subtype: great_yellow_gentian__Gentiana_lutea robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers
subtype: marsh_gentian__marshgentian__calathian_violet__calathianviolet__Gentiana_pneumonanthe perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths
subtype: soapwort_gentian__Gentiana_saponaria erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort
subtype: striped_gentian__stripedgentian__Gentiana_villosa a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America
subtype: agueweed__ague_weed__five-flowered_gentian__stiff_gentian__stiffgentian__Gentianella_quinquefolia__Gentiana_quinquefolia gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
subtype: felwort__gentianella_amarella__gentianellaamarella gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas
subtype: fringed_gentian__fringedgentian any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana
subtype: Gentianopsis_crinita__Gentiana_crinita tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers
subtype: Gentianopsis_detonsa__Gentiana_detonsa medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-glue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution
subtype: Gentianopsid_procera__Gentiana_procera small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America
subtype: Gentianopsis_thermalis__Gentiana_thermalis small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park
subtype: tufted_gentian__Gentianopsis_holopetala__Gentiana_holopetala small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains
subtype: spurred_gentian any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes
subtype: begonia any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
subtype: fibrous-rooted_begonia any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots
subtype: tuberous_begonia any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots
subtype: hybrid_tuberous_begonia__Begonia_tuberhybrida any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
subtype: rhizomatous_begonia__rhizomatousbegonia any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes
subtype: Christmas_begonia__blooming-fool_begonia__Begonia_cheimantha hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
subtype: angel-wing_begonia__Begonia_cocchinea South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
subtype: grape-leaf_begonia__maple-leaf_begonia__Begonia_dregei tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
subtype: beefsteak_begonia__beefsteakbegonia__kidney_begonia__Begonia_erythrophylla__Begonia_feastii rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
subtype: star_begonia__star-leaf_begonia__Begonia_heracleifolia rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
subtype: rex_begonia__rexbegonia__king_begonia__painted-leaf_begonia__beefsteak_geranium__beefsteakgeranium__Begonia_rex any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
subtype: wax_begonia__waxbegonia__Begonia_semperflorens hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze- or black-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant
subtype: Socotra_begonia__Begonia_socotrana semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen
subtype: wandflower__Sparaxis_tricolor a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers
subtype: coral_drops__coraldrop__Bessera_elegans half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
subtype: Christmas_bells any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers
subtype: bellwort__merry_bells__merrybell__wild_oats any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
subtype: cornflower__strawflower__Uvularia_grandiflora plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
subtype: tuberose__Polianthes_tuberosa a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers
subtype: commelina any plant of the genus Commelina
subtype: scabious__scabiosa any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
subtype: sweet_scabious__pincushion_flower__mournful_widow__Scabiosa_atropurpurea Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States
subtype: field_scabious__Scabiosa_arvensis perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States
subtype: woodland_star__Lithophragma_affine__Lithophragma_affinis__Tellima_affinis California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima
subtype: achimenes__achimene__hot_water_plant__hotwaterplant any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
subtype: lace-flower_vine__Alsobia_dianthiflora__Episcia_dianthiflora low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
subtype: African_violet__Saintpaulia_ionantha tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
subtype: streptocarpus__streptocarpu any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses
subtype: Cape_primrose any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers
subtype: scorpionweed__scorpion_weed__phacelia any plant of the genus Phacelia
subtype: Phacelia_campanularia__California_bluebell annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers
subtype: California_bluebell__whitlavia__Phacelia_minor__Phacelia_whitlavia desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes
subtype: fiddleneck__Phacelia_tanacetifolia hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers
subtype: snapdragon a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
subtype: white_snapdragon__whitesnapdragon__Antirrhinum_coulterianum California plant with slender racemes of white flowers
subtype: yellow_twining_snapdragon__Antirrhinum_filipes southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation
subtype: Mediterranean_snapdragon__Antirrhinum_majus perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers
subtype: calceolaria__slipperwort any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
subtype: gerardia any plant of the genus Gerardia
subtype: toadflax__butter-and-eggs__wild_snapdragon__devil's_flax__devil'sflax__Linaria_vulgaris common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
subtype: blue_toadflax__old-field_toadflax__oldfieldtoadflax__Linaria_canadensis North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
subtype: veronica__speedwell any plant of the genus Veronica
subtype: field_speedwell__fieldspeedwell__Veronica_agrestis European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America
subtype: corn_speedwell__Veronica_arvensis erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America
subtype: germander_speedwell__bird's_eye__Veronica_chamaedrys Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers
subtype: common_speedwell__gypsyweed__veronicaofficinali common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes
subtype: purslane_speedwell__Veronica_peregrina North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe
subtype: thyme-leaved_speedwell__Veronica_serpyllifolia perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World
subtype: bush_violet__browallia any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
subtype: petunia any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
subtype: large_white_petunia__largewhitepetunia__Petunia_axillaris annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant buff-white flowers
subtype: violet-flowered_petunia__Petunia_integrifolia herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers
subtype: hybrid_petunia__Petunia_hybrida hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple
subtype: butterfly_flower__butterflyflower__poor_man's_orchid__schizanthus__schizanthu any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
subtype: verbena__vervain any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
subtype: valerian a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers
subtype: common_valerian__garden_heliotrope__Valeriana_officinalis tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally
subtype: red_valerian__redvalerian__French_honeysuckle__Centranthus_ruber European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
subtype: wildflower__wild_flower wild or uncultivated flowering plant
subtype: madderwort__rubiaceous_plant any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae
subtype: Indian_madder__munjeet__Rubia_cordifolia perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient
subtype: madder__Rubia_tinctorum Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
subtype: herbaceous_plant__herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
subtype: barrenwort__bishop's_hat__Epimedium_grandiflorum slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
subtype: mayapple__May_apple__wild_mandrake__Podophyllum_peltatum North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
subtype: buttercup__butterflower__crowfoot__goldcup__kingcup any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
subtype: meadow_buttercup__tall_buttercup__tall_crowfoot__tall_field_buttercup__Ranunculus_acris perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
subtype: common_buttercup__Ranunculus_bulbosus perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America
subtype: Mount_Cook_lily__mountain_lily__Ranunculus_lyalii showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
subtype: western_buttercup__westernbuttercup__Ranunculus_occidentalis perennial of western North America
subtype: creeping_buttercup__creeping_crowfoot__Ranunculus_repens perennial European herb with long creeping stolons
subtype: cursed_crowfoot__celery-leaved_buttercup__Ranunculus_sceleratus annual herb growing in marshy places
subtype: goldthread__golden_thread__Coptis_groenlandica__Coptis_trifolia_groenlandica low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
subtype: winter_aconite__Eranthis_hyemalis small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone
subtype: hepatica__liverleaf any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
subtype: goldenseal__golden_seal__yellow_root__turmeric_root__Hydrastis_Canadensis perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
subtype: false_rue_anemone__falserueanemone__false_rue__falserue__Isopyrum_biternatum slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
subtype: giant_buttercup__giantbuttercup__Laccopetalum_giganteum spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus
subtype: false_bugbane__falsebugbane__Trautvetteria_carolinensis tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers
subtype: globeflower__globe_flower__globeflower any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers
subtype: leguminous_plant__legume an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
subtype: peanut_vine__peanut__Arachis_hypogaea widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
subtype: chickpea_plant__chickpea__Egyptian_pea__Cicer_arietinum Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
subtype: guar__cluster_bean__clusterbean__Cyamopsis_tetragonolobus__Cyamopsis_psoraloides drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
subtype: soya__soy__soybean__soya_bean__soybean_plant__soybeanplant__soja__soja_bean__Glycine_max__glycinemax erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
subtype: wild_pea any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines
subtype: singletary_pea__Caley_pea__rough_pea__roughpea__wild_winterpea__Lathyrus_hirsutus week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop
subtype: beach_pea__beachpea__sea_pea__Lathyrus_maritimus__Lathyrus_japonicus wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
subtype: marsh_pea__marshpea__Lathyrus_palustris scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers
subtype: common_vetchling__meadow_pea__yellow_vetchling__Lathyrus_pratensis scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
subtype: pride_of_California__Lathyrus_splendens shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: Tangier_pea__Tangier_peavine__Lalthyrus_tingitanus North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers
subtype: lentil_plant__lentil__Lens_culinaris widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
subtype: horse_gram__horsegram__horse_grain__horsegrain__poor_man's_pulse__Macrotyloma_uniflorum__Dolichos_biflorus twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
subtype: locoweed__crazyweed__crazy_weed__crazyweed any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
subtype: purple_locoweed__purple_loco__Oxytropis_lambertii tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers
subtype: bean_plant__bean any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
subtype: carob_bean__carobbean__carob__algarroba_bean__algarrobabean__algarroba__locust_bean__locust_pod long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
subtype: soyabean__soy__soybean a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
subtype: common_bean_plant__common_bean__Phaseolus_vulgaris the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
subtype: frijol__kidney_bean__frijole the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)
subtype: green_bean.common_bean_plant__greenbean a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods
subtype: haricot a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans
subtype: wax_bean__waxbean a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod
subtype: Dutch_case-knife_bean__scarlet_runner__scarletrunner__scarlet_runner_bean__runner_bean__Phaseolus_coccineus__Phaseolus_multiflorus tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in G Britain
subtype: shell_bean_plant__shell_bean__shellbean a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod
subtype: lima_bean_plant__lima_bean__Phaseolus_limensis bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
subtype: sieva_bean__sievabean__butterbean__butter-bean_plant__lima_bean__Phaseolus_lunatus bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
subtype: tepary_bean__Phaseolus_acutifolius_latifolius twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans
subtype: broadbean__broad_bean__broadbean__broad-bean_plant__English_bean__European_bean__field_bean__fieldbean__Vicia_faba Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
subtype: horsebean__broad_bean__broadbean__fava_bean seed of the broad-bean plant
subtype: pea_plant__peaplant__pea a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
subtype: garden_pea_plant__garden_pea__common_pea__Pisum_sativum plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried
subtype: edible-pod_pea__edible-podded_pea__Pisum_sativum_macrocarpon a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea
subtype: sugar_pea__sugarpea__snow_pea variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods
subtype: snap_pea__sugar_snap_pea variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods
subtype: field-pea_plant__field_pea__fieldpea__Austrian_winter_pea__Pisum_sativum_arvense__Pisum_arvense variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage
subtype: sesbania any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pealike flowers
subtype: Colorado_River_hemp__Sesbania_exaltata tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage
subtype: vetch any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
subtype: tare.vetch any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
subtype: hairy_vetch__hairy_tare__hairytare__Vicia_villosa European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
subtype: tufted_vetch__bird_vetch__Calnada_pea__Vicia_cracca common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers
subtype: bitter_betch__Vicia_orobus European perennial toxic vetch
subtype: spring_vetch__Vicia_sativa herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building
subtype: bush_vetch__Vicia_sepium European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges
subtype: moth_bean__Vigna_aconitifolia__Phaseolus_aconitifolius East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and soil-conditioning; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
subtype: adzuki_bean__adsuki_bean__Vigna_angularis__Phaseolus_angularis bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
subtype: snailflower__snail_flower__snailflower__snail_bean__snailbean__corkscrew_flower__corkscrewflower__Vigna_caracalla__Phaseolus_caracalla__phaseoluscaracalla perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
subtype: mung_bean__mung__green_gram__greengram__golden_gram__Vigna_radiata__Phaseolus_aureus erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
subtype: cowpea_plant__cowpea__black-eyed_pea__Vigna_unguiculata__Vigna_sinensis sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
subtype: asparagus_bean__asparagusbean__yard-long_bean__Vigna_unguiculata_sesquipedalis__Vigna_sesquipedalis South American bean having very long succulent pods
subtype: clover__trefoil a plant of the genus Trifolium
subtype: alpine_clover__Trifolium_alpinum European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers
subtype: hop_clover__hopclover__shamrock__lesser_yellow_trefoil__Trifolium_dubium clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
subtype: crimson_clover__crimsonclover__Italian_clover__Trifolium_incarnatum southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage
subtype: red_clover__redclover__purpleclover__Trifolium_pratense erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover
subtype: Trifolium_reflexum__buffalo_clover__buffaloclover clover of western United States
subtype: white_clover__whiteclover__dutch_clover__dutchclover__shamrock__Trifolium_repens creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
subtype: buffalo_clover__buffaloclover__Trifolium_stoloniferum clover of western United States
subtype: Madagascar_periwinkle__periwinkle__rose_periwinkle__old_maid__oldmaid__Cape_periwinkle__red_periwinkle__redperiwinkle__cayenne_jasmine__cayennejasmine__Catharanthus_roseus__Vinca_rosea commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
subtype: aroid__arum any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
subtype: cuckoopint__lords-and-ladies__jack-in-the-pulpit__Arum_maculatum common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
subtype: black_calla__Arum_palaestinum ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
subtype: alocasia__elephant's_ear__elephant_ear any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
subtype: giant_taro__gianttaro__Alocasia_macrorrhiza large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental
subtype: amorphophallus any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
subtype: pungapung__telingo_potato__telingopotato__elephant_yam__Amorphophallus_paeonifolius__Amorphophallus_campanulatus putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
subtype: devil's_tongue__devil'stongue__snake_palm__snakepalm__umbrella_arum__Amorphophallus_rivieri foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
subtype: krubi__titan_arum__titanarum__Amorphophallus_titanum malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
subtype: jack-in-the-pulpit__Indian_turnip__wake-robin__Arisaema_triphyllum__Arisaema_atrorubens common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
subtype: green_dragon__greendragon__Arisaema_dracontium early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
subtype: friar's-cowl__friar'scowl__arisarumvulgare tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores
subtype: caladium any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red
subtype: Caladium_bicolor most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century
subtype: taro_plant__taro__dalo__dasheen__Colocasia_esculenta herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
subtype: dumb_cane__mother-in-law_plant__mother-in-law's_tongue__Dieffenbachia_sequine a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
subtype: dracontium any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves
subtype: dragon_arum__green_dragon__greendragon__Dracunculus_vulgaris European arum resembling the cuckoopint
subtype: nephthytis any plant of the genus Nephthytis
subtype: Nephthytis_afzelii tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves
subtype: yautia__tannia__spoonflower__malanga__Xanthosoma_sagittifolium__Xanthosoma_atrovirens tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes
subtype: Panax_ginseng__ginseng__nin-sin__ninsin__Panax_schinseng__Panax_pseudoginseng Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
subtype: American_ginseng__sang__Panax_quinquefolius North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
subtype: wild_ginger low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
subtype: Canada_ginger__black_snakeroot__Asarum_canadense deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States
subtype: Asarum_virginicum__heartleaf evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
subtype: asarabacca__Asarum_europaeum thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe
subtype: heartleaf__Asarum_shuttleworthii wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
subtype: caryophyllaceous_plant a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae
subtype: mouse-ear_chickweed__mouseearchickweed__mouse_eared_chickweed__mouseearedchickweed__mouse_ear__mouseear__clammy_chickweed__chickweed any of various plants related to the common chickweed
subtype: field_chickweed__fieldchickweed__field_mouse-ear__fieldmouseear__Cerastium_arvense densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
subtype: snow-in-summer__love-in-a-mist__Cerastium_tomentosum chickweed with hairy silver-gray leaves and rather large white flowers
subtype: Alpine_mouse-ear__Arctic_mouse-ear__Cerastium_alpinum widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe
subtype: drypis spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers
subtype: coral_necklace__coralnecklace__Illecebrum_verticullatum glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas
subtype: chickweed any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
subtype: common_chickweed__Stellaria_media a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens
subtype: greater_stitchwort__greaterstitchwort__stitchwort__starwort__Stellaria_holostea low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
subtype: New_Zealand_spinach__Tetragonia_tetragonioides__Tetragonia_expansa coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves
subtype: amaranth any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
subtype: Amaranthus_albus__tumbleweed__Amaranthus_graecizans bushy plant of western United States
subtype: love-lies-bleeding__velvet_flower__tassel_flower__Amaranthus_caudatus young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
subtype: gentleman's-cane__gentleman'scane__prince's-feather__prince's-plume__red_amaranth__redamaranth__purple_amaranth__Amaranthus_cruentus__Amaranthus_hybridus_hypochondriacus__Amaranthus_hybridus_erythrostachys tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
subtype: pigweed__Amaranthus_hypochondriacus leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China
subtype: thorny_amaranth__Amaranthus_spinosus erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes
subtype: red_fox__Celosia_argentea weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers
subtype: common_cockscomb__cockscomb__Celosia_cristata__Celosia_argentea_cristata garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers
subtype: cottonweed any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowers
subtype: goosefoot any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers
subtype: lamb's-quarters__pigweed__wild_spinach__Chenopodium_album common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
subtype: American_wormseed__Mexican_tea__Spanish_tea__wormseed__Chenopodium_ambrosioides rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
subtype: good-king-henry__allgood__fat_hen__fathen__wild_spinach__Chenopodium_bonus-henricus European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb
subtype: Jerusalem_oak__feather_geranium__feathergeranium__Mexican_tea__Chenopodium_botrys__Atriplex_mexicana Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
subtype: strawberry_blite__strawberry_pigweed__Indian_paint__Chenopodium_capitatum European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America
subtype: oak-leaved_goosefoot__oakleaf_goosefoot__oakleafgoosefoot__Chenopodium_glaucum annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white-hairy beneath; common as a weed in North America
subtype: sowbane__red_goosefoot__redgoosefoot__Chenopodium_hybridum herb considered fatal to swine
subtype: nettle-leaved_goosefoot__nettleleaf_goosefoot__Chenopodium_murale European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada
subtype: red_goosefoot__redgoosefoot__French_spinach__Chenopodium_rubrum common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States
subtype: stinking_goosefoot__Chenopodium_vulvaria European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America
subtype: orach__orache any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
subtype: garden_orache__mountain_spinach__Atriplex_hortensis Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America
subtype: halogeton__Halogeton_glomeratus a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content
subtype: Halogeton_souda__barilla Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
subtype: samphire__glasswort__Salicornia_europaea fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
subtype: pokeweed perennial of the genus Phytolacca
subtype: Indian_poke__Phytolacca_acinosa pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China
subtype: pigeon_berry__poke__garget__scoke__Phytolacca_americana tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
subtype: ombu__bella_sombra__bellasombra__phytolaccadioica fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves
subtype: purslane a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
subtype: common_purslane__pussley__pusly__verdolagas__Portulaca_oleracea weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan
subtype: rock_purslane a plant of the genus Calandrinia
subtype: Indian_lettuce a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves
subtype: broad-leaved_montia__Montia_cordifolia succulent plant with mostly basal leaves; stem bears 1 pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of 3-10 white flowers; western North America
subtype: blinks__blinking_chickweed__water_chickweed__Montia_lamprosperma small Indian lettuce of northern regions
subtype: toad_lily__Montia_chamissoi a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America
subtype: winter_purslane__miner's_lettuce__miner'slettuce__Cuban_spinach__Montia_perfoliata succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America
subtype: spiderflower__cleome any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
subtype: spider_flower__spider_plant__Cleome_hassleriana native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers
subtype: Rocky_Mountain_bee_plant__stinking_clover__Cleome_serrulata plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
subtype: clammyweed__Polanisia_graveolens__Polanisia_dodecandra strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
subtype: crucifer__cruciferous_plant__cruciferousplant any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
subtype: cress_plant__cress any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves
subtype: watercress any of several water-loving cresses
subtype: American_watercress__mountain_watercress__Cardamine_rotundifolia mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
subtype: common_watercress__Rorippa_nasturtium-aquaticum__Nasturtium_officinale perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere
subtype: marsh_cress__marshcres__yellow_watercress__Rorippa_islandica annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities
subtype: great_yellowcress__greatyellowcres__Rorippa_amphibia__Nasturtium_amphibium perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium
subtype: Arabidopsis_thaliana__mouse-ear_cress__mouseearcres a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described
subtype: Arabidopsis_lyrata a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana
subtype: rock_cress__rockcress__rockcres any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
subtype: Arabis_Canadensis__sicklepod North American rock cress having very long curved pods
subtype: Arabis_turrita__tower_cress__tower_mustard__towermustard European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis
subtype: tower_mustard__towermustard__tower_cress__Turritis_glabra__Arabis_glabra or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe
subtype: St._Barbara's_herb__winter_cress__scurvy_grass any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
subtype: Belle_Isle_cress__early_winter_cress__land_cress__American_cress__American_watercress__Barbarea_verna__Barbarea_praecox of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
subtype: bittercress__bittercres__bittercres any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
subtype: lady's_smock__cuckooflower__cuckoo_flower__meadow_cress__Cardamine_pratensis a bitter cress of Europe and America
subtype: coral-root_bittercress__coralroot__coralwort__cardaminebulbifera__Dentaria_bulbifera European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock
subtype: crinkleroot__pepperroot__toothwort__Cardamine_diphylla__Dentaria_diphylla North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
subtype: spring_cress__Cardamine_bulbosa small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America
subtype: purple_cress__Cardamine_douglasii small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers
subtype: common_scurvy_grass__scurvy_grass__Cochlearia_officinalis a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
subtype: common_garden_cress__garden_pepper_cress__pepper_grass__pepperwort__Lepidium_sativum annual herb used as salad green and garnish
subtype: garlic_mustard__hedge_garlic__hedgegarlic__sauce-alone__saucealone__jack-by-the-hedge__Alliaria_officinalis European herb that smells like garlic
subtype: alyssum__madwort any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
subtype: Anastatica_hierochuntica__rose_of_Jericho__resurrection_plant small gray Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
subtype: wild_cabbage__Brassica_oleracea wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe
subtype: cultivated_cabbage__cabbage__Brassica_oleracea any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
subtype: head_cabbage_plant__head_cabbage__Brassica_oleracea_capitata any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
subtype: savoy_cabbage__savoycabbage cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves
subtype: red_cabbage.head_cabbage_plant__redcabbage cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves
subtype: brussels_sprout__Brassica_oleracea_gemmifera plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages
subtype: Brassica_oleracea_botrytis__cauliflower a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
subtype: Brassica_oleracea_italica__broccoli plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
subtype: borecole__kale__kail__cole__colewort__Brassica_oleracea_acephala a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
subtype: collard variety of kale having smooth leaves
subtype: kohlrabi__Brassica_oleracea_gongylodes plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
subtype: turnip_plant any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots
subtype: Brassica_rapa__turnip__white_turnip__whiteturnip widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
subtype: rutabaga_plant__rutabaga__turnip_cabbage__swede__Swedish_turnip__Brassica_napus_napobrassica a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
subtype: Brassica_rapa_ruvo__broccoli_raab__broccoli_rabe plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
subtype: mustard any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
subtype: chinese_mustard__chinesemustard__indian_mustard__leaf_mustard__gai_choi__gaichoi__Brassica_juncea Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
subtype: black_mustard__blackmustard__Brassica_nigra widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
subtype: colza__rape__Brassica_napus Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
subtype: white_mustard__whitemustard__Brassica_hirta__Sinapis_alba Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil
subtype: field_mustard__fieldmustard__wild_mustard__charlock__chadlock__Brassica_kaber__Sinapis_arvensis weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields
subtype: Chinese_cabbage__celery_cabbage__napa__pe-tsai__Brassica_rapa_pekinensis plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
subtype: pakchoi__bok_choy__bokchoy__bok_choi__bokchoi__Chinese_white_cabbage__Brassica_rapa_chinensis Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
subtype: tendergreen__spinach_mustard__spinachmustard__Brassica_perviridis__Brassica_rapa_perviridis Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage
subtype: gold_of_pleasure__Camelina_sativa annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America
subtype: shepherd's_purse__shepherd's_pouch__Capsella_bursa-pastoris white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
subtype: radish_plant a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
subtype: Raphanus_sativus__radish Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
subtype: daikon__Japanese_radish__Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
subtype: malheur_wire_lettuce__Stephanomeria_malheurensis a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species
subtype: stonecress__stone_cress__stonecres any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats
subtype: horse_radish__horseradish__red_cole__redcole__Armoracia_rusticana coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
subtype: hoary_alison__hoaryalison__hoary_alyssum__hoaryalyssum__Berteroa_incana tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed
subtype: sea-rocket__searocket__Cakile_maritima salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage
subtype: sea_kale__seakale__sea_cole__seacole__Crambe_maritima perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs
subtype: tansy_mustard__Descurainia_pinnata North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy
subtype: wall_rocket__Diplotaxis_muralis__Diplotaxis_tenuifolia yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America
subtype: white_rocket__whiterocket__Diplotaxis_erucoides from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe
subtype: draba any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems; fruit is a dehiscent oblong or linear silique
subtype: whitlow_grass__whitlowgras__Draba_verna annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules
subtype: garden_rocket__rocket__roquette__rocket_salad__arugula__erucasativa__erucavesicariasativa erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
subtype: tansy-leaved_rocket__Hugueninia_tanacetifolia__Sisymbrium_tanacetifolia perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
subtype: woad any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
subtype: dyer's_woad__Isatis_tinctoria European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves
subtype: bladderpod any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
subtype: honesty__silverdollar__money_plant__moneyplant__satin_flower__satinflower__satinpod__Lunaria_annua southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
subtype: Physaria_bladderpod__bladderpod any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods
subtype: chamois_cress__chamoiscres__Pritzelago_alpina__Lepidium_alpina small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium
subtype: hedge_mustard__hedgemustard__Sisymbrium_officinale stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally
subtype: fringepod__lacepod annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles
subtype: bladderpod.herbaceous_plant annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella
subtype: prickly_poppy__pricklypoppy__argemone__white_thistle__whitethistle__devil's_fig__devil'sfig any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
subtype: Mexican_poppy__Argemone_mexicana annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico
subtype: bloodroot__puccoon__redroot__tetterwort__Sanguinaria_canadensis perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
subtype: fumitory__fumewort__fumeroot__Fumaria_officinalis delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
subtype: bleeding_heart__lyreflower__Dicentra_spectabilis garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
subtype: Dutchman's_breeches__Dicentra_cucullaria delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having double-spurred white flowers
subtype: squirrel_corn__Dicentra_canadensis American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn
subtype: achillea any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads
subtype: yarrow__milfoil__Achillea_millefolium ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
subtype: sneezeweed_yarrow__sneezewort__Achillea_ptarmica Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered
subtype: white_snakeroot__whitesnakeroot__white_sanicle__whitesanicle__Ageratina_altissima__Eupatorium_rugosum American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
subtype: pellitory-of-Spain__pellitory__Anacyclus_pyrethrum small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
subtype: andryala any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers
subtype: ladies'_tobacco__ladies'tobacco__lady's_tobacco__Antennaria_plantaginifolia North American perennial propagated by means of runners
subtype: cat's_foot__cat'sfoot__cat's_feet__cat'sfeet__pussytoes__pussytoe__Antennaria_dioica low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers
subtype: plantain-leaved_pussytoes a variety of pussytoes
subtype: field_pussytoes__fieldpussytoe a variety of pussytoes
subtype: solitary_pussytoes a variety of pussytoes
subtype: mountain_everlasting a variety of cat's foot
subtype: arnica.herbaceous_plant any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica
subtype: lamb_succory__dwarf_nipplewort__dwarfnipplewort__Arnoseris_minima small European herb with small yellow flowers
subtype: ayapana__Ayapana_triplinervis__Eupatorium_aya-pana low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
subtype: balsamroot a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots
subtype: Indian_plantain any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain
subtype: safflower__false_saffron__falsesaffron__Carthamus_tinctorius thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
subtype: chamomile__camomile__Chamaemelum_nobilis__Anthemis_nobilis Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
subtype: chaenactis any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers
subtype: chicory_plant__chicory__Cichorium_intybus perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
subtype: endive__witloof__Cichorium_endivia widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
subtype: coreopsis__coreopsi__tickseed__tickweed any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
subtype: giant_coreopsis__giantcoreopsi__Coreopsis_gigantea large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California
subtype: sea_dahlia__seadahlia__Coreopsis_maritima stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental developed from a Mexican wildflower
subtype: calliopsis__Coreopsis_tinctoria North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis
subtype: leopard's-bane__leopard'sbane__leopardbane any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads
subtype: globe_thistle__globethistle any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers
subtype: elephant's-foot any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America
subtype: Emilia_coccinea__tassel_flower__Emilia_javanica__Emilia_flammea__Cacalia_javanica__Cacalia_lutea tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia
subtype: tassel_flower__Emilia_sagitta tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers
subtype: hemp_agrimony__Eupatorium_cannabinum coarse European herb with palmately-divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads
subtype: dog_fennel__dogfennel__Eupatorium_capillifolium weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers
subtype: spotted_Joe-Pye_weed__Joe-Pye_weed__Eupatorium_maculatum North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads
subtype: boneset__agueweed__thoroughwort__Eupatorium_perfoliatum perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine
subtype: Joe-Pye_weed__purple_boneset__trumpet_weed__trumpetweed__marsh_milkweed__marshmilkweed__Eupatorium_purpureum North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
subtype: gumweed__gum_plant__gumplant__tarweed__rosinweed any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
subtype: Grindelia_robusta perennial gumweed of California and Baja California
subtype: curlycup_gumweed__Grindelia_squarrosa perennial gumweed of western and central North America
subtype: Haastia_pulvinaris__vegetable_sheep__vegetablesheep__sheep_plant__sheepplant cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs
subtype: sneezeweed any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing
subtype: autumn_sneezeweed__Helenium_autumnale North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers flowers
subtype: orange_sneezeweed__owlclaws__Helenium_hoopesii stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep
subtype: rosilla__Helenium_puberulum a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California
subtype: hawkweed any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
subtype: rattlesnake_weed__rattlesnakeweed__hieraciumvenosum a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky
subtype: mouse-ear_hawkweed__mouseearhawkweed__Pilosella_officinarum__Hieracium_pilocella European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium
subtype: alpine_coltsfoot__Homogyne_alpina__Tussilago_alpina rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago
subtype: inula any plant of the genus Inula
subtype: elecampane__Inula_helenium tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally
subtype: krigia any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia
subtype: dwarf_dandelion__dwarfdandelion__Krigia_dandelion__Krigia_bulbosa small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central and southeastern United States
subtype: lettuce.herbaceous_plant any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
subtype: garden_lettuce__common_lettuce__Lactuca_sativa annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
subtype: cos_lettuce__coslettuce__romaine_lettuce__romainelettuce__Lactuca_sativa_longifolia lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
subtype: head_lettuce__Lactuca_sativa_capitata distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball
subtype: leaf_lettuce__Lactuca_sativa_crispa distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head
subtype: stem_lettuce__celtuce__Lactuca_sativa_asparagina lettuce valued especially for its edible stems
subtype: leopard_plant__leopardplant any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage
subtype: tarweed any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America
subtype: melosa__Chile_tarweed__madia_oil_plant__madiaoilplant__Madia_sativa South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil
subtype: sweet_false_chamomile__sweetfalsechamomile__wild_chamomile__German_chamomile__Matricaria_recutita__Matricaria_chamomilla annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior
subtype: pineapple_weed__pineappleweed__rayless_chamomile__raylesschamomile__Matricaria_matricarioides annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States; northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers
subtype: rattlesnake_root__rattlesnakeroot a plant of the genus Nabalus
subtype: white_lettuce__whitelettuce__cankerweed__Nabalus_alba__Prenanthes_alba herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
subtype: lion's_foot__gall_of_the_earth__Nabalus_serpentarius__Prenanthes_serpentaria common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
subtype: butterweed any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packer; often placed in genus Senecio
subtype: golden_groundsel__golden_ragwort__Packera_aurea__Senecio_aureus weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
subtype: butterbur__bog_rhubarb__bogrhubarb__Petasites_hybridus__Petasites_vulgaris small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas
subtype: winter_heliotrope__sweet_coltsfoot__sweetcoltsfoot__Petasites_fragrans European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers
subtype: sweet_coltsfoot__sweetcoltsfoot__Petasites_sagitattus American sweet-scented herb
subtype: hawkweed.herbaceous_plant any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
subtype: stevia any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia
subtype: Prenanthes_purpurea__rattlesnake_root__rattlesnakeroot herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets
subtype: pteropogon__Pteropogon_humboltianum southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit
subtype: feabane_mullet__feabanemullet__fleabane__Pulicaria_dysenterica hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
subtype: sheep_plant__sheepplant__vegetable_sheep__vegetablesheep__Raoulia_lutescens__Raoulia_australis perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage
subtype: creeping_zinnia__Sanvitalia_procumbens low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala
subtype: costusroot__Saussurea_costus__Saussurea_lappa annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs
subtype: viper's_grass__viper'sgras__black_salsify__blacksalsify__scorzonera__Scorzonera_hispanica perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots
subtype: sawwort__Serratula_tinctoria European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye
subtype: milk_thistle__lady's_thistle__Our_Lady's_mild_thistle__holy_thistle__blessed_thistle__Silybum_marianum tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
subtype: stevia.herbaceous_plant any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America
subtype: alecost__costmary__bible_leaf__bibleleaf__mint_geranium__balsam_herb__Tanacetum_balsamita__Chrysanthemum_balsamita tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: camphor_dune_tansy__Tanacetum_camphoratum densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area
subtype: Dalmatian_pyrethrum__pyrethrum__Dalmatia_pyrethrum__Tanacetum_cinerariifolium__Chrysanthemum_cinerariifolium white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: feverfew__Tanacetum_parthenium__Chrysanthemum_parthenium bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: dandelion__blowball any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
subtype: common_dandelion__Taraxacum_ruderalia__Taraxacum_officinale Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine
subtype: Russian_dandelion__kok-saghyz__koksaghyz__kok-sagyz__koksagyz__Taraxacum_kok-saghyz perennial dandelion native to Kazakh Republic of Russia cultivated for its fleshy roots which have high rubber content
subtype: Tragopogon_porrifolius__salsify__oysterplant__vegetable_oyster__vegetableoyster Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
subtype: wild_vanilla__Trilisa_odoratissima perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla
subtype: scentless_camomile__scentlesscamomile__scentless_false_camomile__scentlessfalsecamomile__scentless_mayweed__scentless_hayweed__scentlesshayweed__corn_mayweed__Tripleurospermum_inodorum__Matricaria_inodorum ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
subtype: Tripleurospermum_oreades_tchihatchewii__turfing_daisy__turfingdaisy__Matricaria_oreades mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
subtype: turfing_daisy__turfingdaisy__Tripleurospermum_tchihatchewii__Matricaria_tchihatchewii low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
subtype: coltsfoot__Tussilago_farfara perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly
subtype: ironweed__vernonia any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue
subtype: loasa any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers
subtype: campanula__bellflower any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
subtype: harebell__bluebell__Campanula_rotundifolia perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
subtype: creeping_bellflower__Campanula_rapunculoides erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers
subtype: cup_and_saucer__cupandsaucer__Canterbury_bell__Campanula_medium European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers
subtype: southern_harebell__Campanula_divaricata bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers
subtype: tall_bellflower__Campanula_americana annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers
subtype: marsh_bellflower__marshbellflower__Campanula_aparinoides bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers
subtype: clustered_bellflower__clusteredbellflower__Campanula_glomerata bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers
subtype: peach_bells__peachbell__peachbell__willowbell__Campanula_persicifolia perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers
subtype: chimney_plant__chimneyplant__chimney_bellflower__chimneybellflower__campanulapyramidali bellflower of southeastern Europe
subtype: rampion_bellflower__rampionbellflower__rampion__campanularapunculu bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
subtype: throatwort__nettle-leaved_bellflower__Campanula_trachelium European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat
subtype: tussock_bellflower__tussockbellflower__spreading_bellflower__spreadingbellflower__Campanula_carpatica European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers
subtype: primrose__primula any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
subtype: English_primrose__Primula_vulgaris plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers
subtype: cowslip__paigle__Primula_veris early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
subtype: oxlip__paigle__Primula_elatior Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
subtype: Chinese_primrose__Primula_sinensis cultivated Asiatic primrose
subtype: Primula_auricula__auricula__bear's_ear yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated
subtype: polyanthus__Primula_polyantha florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
subtype: pimpernel any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
subtype: scarlet_pimpernel__scarletpimpernel__red_pimpernel__redpimpernel__poor_man's_weatherglass__Anagallis_arvensis herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
subtype: bog_pimpernel__bogpimpernel__Anagallis_tenella small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
subtype: sea_milkwort__seamilkwort__sea_trifoly__seatrifoly__black_saltwort__blacksaltwort__Glaux_maritima a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
subtype: loosestrife any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
subtype: gooseneck_loosestrife__gooseneckloosestrife__Lysimachia_clethroides_Duby a variety of the loosestrife herb
subtype: yellow_pimpernel__Lysimachia_nemorum trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers
subtype: fringed_loosestrife__fringedloosestrife__Lysimachia_ciliatum of North America
subtype: moneywort__creepingjenny__creeping_Charlie__Lysimachia_nummularia a loosestrife vine
subtype: yellow_loosestrife__garden_loosestrife__Lysimachia_vulgaris frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia
subtype: swamp_candles__swampcandle__lysimachiaterrestri North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places
subtype: whorled_loosestrife__whorledloosestrife__Lysimachia_quadrifolia common North American yellow-flowered plant
subtype: plumbago any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
subtype: gramineous_plant__graminaceous_plant cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and narrow long-bladed leaves
subtype: grass__gras narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
subtype: beach_grass__beachgras tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores
subtype: bunchgrass__bunch_grass__bunchgras any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
subtype: midgrass any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone
subtype: shortgrass any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
subtype: sword_grass__swordgras any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges
subtype: tallgrass__tallgras any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture
subtype: goat_grass__Aegilops_triuncalis European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
subtype: wheatgrass a grass of the genus Agropyron
subtype: crested_wheatgrass__crested_wheat_grass__crestedwheatgras__fairwaycrestedwheatgras__Agropyron_cristatum Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control
subtype: dog_grass__doggras__couch_grass__couchgras__quackgrass__quack_grass__quackgras__quickgras__witch_grass__witchgrass__Agropyron_repens European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
subtype: bearded_wheatgrass__Agropyron_subsecundum a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes
subtype: western_wheatgrass__bluestem_wheatgrass__Agropyron_smithii valuable forage grass of western United States
subtype: intermediate_wheatgrass__Agropyron_intermedium__Elymus_hispidus Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder
subtype: slender_wheatgrass__Agropyron_trachycaulum__Agropyron_pauciflorum__Elymus_trachycaulos North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop
subtype: bent_grass__bent__bentgrass__bentgras grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
subtype: velvet_bent_grass__velvet_bent__brown_bent__brownbent__Rhode_Island_bent__dog_bent__dogbent__Agrostis_canina common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
subtype: cloud_grass__cloudgras__Agrostis_nebulosa Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets
subtype: creeping_bent__creeping_bentgrass__Agrostis_palustris common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners
subtype: broom_grass__broomgras any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
subtype: broom_sedge__broomsedge__Andropogon_virginicus tall tufted grass of southeastern United States
subtype: broom_beard_grass__broombeardgras__prairiegras__wiregras__andropogonscopariu__Schizachyrium_scoparium handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn
subtype: tall_oat_grass__tall_meadow_grass__evergreen_grass__evergreengras__false_oat__falseoat__French_rye__Arrhenatherum_elatius coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage
subtype: brome__bromegrass any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
subtype: awnless_bromegrass__Bromus_inermis drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia
subtype: chess__ches__Bromus_secalinus weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
subtype: downy_brome__downybrome__downy_bromegrass__downy_cheat__downycheat__downy_chess__downyches__cheatgrass__drooping_brome__Bromus_tectorum annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
subtype: field_brome__fieldbrome__Bromus_arvensis annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia
subtype: Japanese_brome__Japanese_chess__Bromus_japonicus grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia
subtype: grama_grass__gramagras__grama__gramma__gramma_grass pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
subtype: blue_grama__Bouteloua_gracilis of western North America
subtype: black_grama__Bouteloua_eriopoda especially of western coastal regions of North America
subtype: buffalo_grass__buffalogras__Buchloe_dactyloides short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
subtype: reed_grass any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
subtype: feather_reed_grass__feathertop__Calamagrostis_acutiflora a variety of reed grass
subtype: Australian_reed_grass__Calamagrostic_quadriseta tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay
subtype: burgrass__bur_grass__burgras a grass of the genus Cenchrus
subtype: buffel_grass__Cenchrus_ciliaris__Pennisetum_cenchroides erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage
subtype: field_sandbur__fieldsandbur__sandbur__Cenchrus_tribuloides grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
subtype: finger_grass any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils
subtype: Rhodes_grass__Chloris_gayana perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions
subtype: creeping_windmill_grass__windmill_grass__star_grass__Chloris_truncata perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
subtype: pampas_grass__Cortaderia_selloana tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps
subtype: plumed_tussock__toe_toe__toetoe__Cortaderia_richardii__Arundo_richardii tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
subtype: Bermuda_grass__devil_grass__Bahama_grass__kweek__scutch_grass__star_grass__Cynodon_dactylon trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
subtype: giant_star_grass__Cynodon_plectostachyum perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay
subtype: orchard_grass__orchardgras__cocksfoot__cockspur__Dactylis_glomerata widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
subtype: crabgrass__crabgras__crabgras__fingergras grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
subtype: Egyptian_grass__crowfoot_grass__Dactyloctenium_aegypticum a creeping grass with spikes like fingers
subtype: smooth_crabgrass__Digitaria_ischaemum a weed
subtype: large_crabgrass__largecrabgras__hairy_finger_grass__Digitaria_sanguinalis a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States
subtype: lyme_grass a grass of the genus Elymus
subtype: giant_ryegrass__Elymus_condensatus__Leymus_condensatus stout perennial grass of western North America
subtype: sea_lyme_grass__European_dune_grass__Elymus_arenarius__Leymus_arenaria a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder
subtype: wild_rye any of several grasses of the genus Elymus
subtype: Canada_wild_rye__Elymus_canadensis North American wild rye
subtype: Elymus_caput-medusae__medusa's_head weedy rye grass having long bristling awns
subtype: love_grass__bay_grass__baygras any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion
subtype: teff_grass__teff__Eragrostis_tef__Eragrostic_abyssinica an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay
subtype: weeping_love_grass__African_love_grass__Eragrostis_curvula perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control
subtype: plume_grass__plumegras a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes
subtype: Ravenna_grass__wool_grass__Erianthus_ravennae grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass
subtype: meadow_fescue__fescue__fescue_grass__Festuca_elatior grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
subtype: sheep_fescue__sheepfescue__sheep's_fescue__sheep'sfescue__Festuca_ovina cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass
subtype: silver_grass of Australia and New Zealand
subtype: velvet_grass__Yorkshire_fog__Holcus_lanatus tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage
subtype: creeping_soft_grass__Holcus_mollis European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage
subtype: rye_grass__ryegras__ryegrass any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses
subtype: perennial_ryegrass__English_ryegrass__Lolium_perenne European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass
subtype: Italian_ryegrass__Italian_rye__Lolium_multiflorum European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure
subtype: bearded_darnel__beardeddarnel__darnel__tare__cheat__Lolium_temulentum weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
subtype: nimblewill__nimble_Will__Muhlenbergia_schreberi slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States
subtype: dallisgrass__dallisgras__dallisgras__Paspalum_dilatatum tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
subtype: Bahia_grass__Paspalum_notatum perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states
subtype: knotgrass__knotgras__paspalumdistichum low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
subtype: fountain_grass__Pennisetum_ruppelii__Pennisetum_setaceum tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia
subtype: feathertop_grass__feathertop__Pennistum_villosum northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles
subtype: reed_canary_grass__gardener's_garters__lady's_laces__ribbon_grass__Phalaris_arundinacea perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
subtype: canary_grass__birdseed_grass__Phalaris_canariensis Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
subtype: hardinggrass__Harding_grass__toowomba_canary_grass__Phalaris_aquatica__Phalaris_tuberosa perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
subtype: herd's_grass__timothy__Phleum_pratense grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay
subtype: blue_grass__bluegrass__bluegras any of various grasses of the genus Poa
subtype: Kentucky_bluegrass__Kentucky_blue__Kentucy_blue_grass__June_grass__Poa_pratensis valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures
subtype: meadowgrass__meadow_grass any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture
subtype: foxtail__foxtail_grass__foxtailgras grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
subtype: meadow_foxtail__Alopecurus_pratensis stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America
subtype: bristlegrass__bristle_grass__bristlegras grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
subtype: giant_foxtail__giantfoxtail two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States
subtype: yellow_bristlegrass__yellow_bristle_grass__yellow_foxtail__glaucous_bristlegrass__Setaria_glauca common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
subtype: green_bristlegrass__green_foxtail__greenfoxtail__rough_bristlegrass__bottlegrass__bottlegras__bottlegras__setariaviridi European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
subtype: foxtail_millet__foxtailmillet__Italian_millet__Hungarian_grass__Setaria_italica coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States
subtype: Siberian_millet__Setaria_italica_rubrofructa millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes
subtype: German_millet__golden_wonder_millet__Setaria_italica_stramineofructa millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes
subtype: manna_grass__mannagras__sweet_grass__sweetgras any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor
subtype: reed_meadow_grass__Glyceria_grandis a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America
subtype: wood_meadowgrass__Poa_nemoralis__Agrostis_alba slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia
subtype: munj__munja__Saccharum_bengalense__Saccharum_munja tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
subtype: bluestem__blue_stem__Andropogon_furcatus__Andropogon_gerardii tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
subtype: cordgrass__cordgras__cordgras any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
subtype: salt_reed_grass__Spartina_cynosuroides tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows
subtype: prairie_cordgrass__prairiecordgras__freshwater_cordgrass__slough_grass__Spartina_pectinmata North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns
subtype: dropseed a grass of the genus Sporobolus
subtype: smut_grass__blackseed__carpet_grass__Sporobolus_poiretii grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus
subtype: sand_dropseed__Sporobolus_cryptandrus erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America
subtype: rushgrass__rushgras grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles
subtype: St._Augustine_grass__Stenotaphrum_secundatum__buffalo_grass__buffalogras low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass
subtype: cereal_grass__cereal grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
subtype: oat annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
subtype: cereal_oat__Avena_sativa widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains
subtype: wild_oat_grass__wild_oat__Avena_fatua common in meadows and pastures
subtype: slender_wild_oat__Avena_barbata oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia
subtype: wild_red_oat__animated_oat__Avene_sterilis Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat
subtype: barley cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
subtype: common_barley__Hordeum_vulgare grass yielding grain used for for breakfast food, animal feed and in malt beverages
subtype: barley_grass__wall_barley__Hordeum_murinum European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows
subtype: squirreltail_barley__foxtail_barley__foxtailbarley__squirreltail_grass__Hordeum_jubatum barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia
subtype: little_barley__Hordeum_pusillum annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America
subtype: rice.cereal_grass annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
subtype: cultivated_rice__Oryza_sativa yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population
subtype: ricegrass__ricegras__ricegras any grass of the genus Oryzopsis
subtype: mountain_rice__silkgrass__silkgras__silkgras__indianmillet__Oryzopsis_hymenoides valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico
subtype: smilo_grass__smilogras__smilo__Oryzopsis_miliacea perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America
subtype: pearl_millet__pearlmillet__bulrush_millet__bulrushmillet__cattail_millet__cattailmillet__Pennisetum_glaucum__Pennisetum_Americanum tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer
subtype: Secale_cereale__rye hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
subtype: millet any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine
subtype: barnyard_grass__barn_grass__barn_millet__Echinochloa_crusgalli a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing
subtype: Japanese_millet__billion-dollar_grass__Japanese_barnyard_millet__sanwa_millet__sanwamillet__Echinochloa_frumentacea coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
subtype: yardgrass__yardgras__yardgras__wiregras__goosegras__Eleusine_indica coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
subtype: finger_millet__ragi__ragee__African_millet__coracan__corakan__kurakkan__Eleusine_coracana East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
subtype: panic_grass__panicgras any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder
subtype: old_witchgrass__witchgrass__witch_grass__old_witch_grass__oldwitchgras__tumblegras__panicumcapillare North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land
subtype: switch_grass__Panicum_virgatum grass of western America used for hay
subtype: broomcorn_millet__broomcornmillet__millet__hog_millet__hogmillet__Panicum_miliaceum extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage
subtype: Texas_millet__goose_grass__goosegras__Panicum_Texanum annual weedy grass used for hay
subtype: sorghum economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
subtype: great_millet__greatmillet__kaffir__kafir_corn__kafircorn__kaffir_corn__Sorghum_bicolor important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
subtype: grain_sorghum__grainsorghum any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain
subtype: durra__doura__dourah__Egyptian_corn__Indian_millet__Guinea_corn sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
subtype: feterita__federita__Sorghum_vulgare_caudatum a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains
subtype: hegari Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States
subtype: kaoliang sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)
subtype: milo_maize__milo small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains
subtype: shallu__Sorghum_vulgare_rosburghii sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India
subtype: sorgo__sorgho__sweet_sorghum__sweetsorghum__sugar_sorghum__sugarsorghum any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup
subtype: Johnson_grass__Aleppa_grass__means_grass__meansgras__evergreen_millet__evergreenmillet__Sorghum_halepense__Sorghum_halapense tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land
subtype: broomcorn__Sorghum_vulgare_technicum tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes
subtype: wheat__corn annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
subtype: Triticum_durum__durum__durum_wheat__durumwheat__hard_wheat__Triticum_turgidum__maccaroni_wheat__maccaroniwheat wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
subtype: soft_wheat wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals
subtype: common_wheat__Triticum_aestivum widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain
subtype: spelt__Triticum_spelta__Triticum_aestivum_spelta hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
subtype: emmer__starchwheat__two-grain_spelt__twograinspelt__Triticum_dicoccum hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed
subtype: wild_wheat__wild_emmer__Triticum_dicoccum_dicoccoides found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat
subtype: Indian_corn__corn__maize__Zea_mays tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
subtype: field_corn__fieldcorn corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
subtype: dent_corn__Zea_mays_indentata corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity
subtype: flint_corn__flintcorn__flint_maize__flintmaize__Yankee_corn__Zea_mays_indurata corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
subtype: soft_corn__flour_corn__flourcorn__squaw_corn__squawcorn__Zea_mays_amylacea corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch
subtype: sweet_corn_plant__sweet_corn__sweetcorn__sugar_corn__sugarcorn__green_corn__greencorn__Zea_mays_rugosa__Zea_saccharata corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable
subtype: Zea_mays_everta__popcorn corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
subtype: wild_rice__Zizania_aquatica perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food
subtype: zoysia any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia
subtype: Manila_grass__Japanese_carpet_grass__Zoysia_matrella lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States
subtype: Korean_lawn_grass__Japanese_lawn_grass__Zoysia_japonica lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States
subtype: mascarene_grass__mascarenegras__Korean_velvet_grass__Zoysia_tenuifolia Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass
subtype: Saccharum_officinarum__sugarcane__sugar_cane__sugarcane tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
subtype: noble_cane__noblecane sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content
subtype: reed.gramineous_plant tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
subtype: toetoe__toitoi__Arundo_conspicua__Chionochloa_conspicua used by Maoris for thatching
subtype: giant_reed__giantreed__Arundo_donax large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large gray-white feathery panicles
subtype: ditch_reed__ditchreed__common_reed__carrizo__Phragmites_communis tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
subtype: bamboo woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
subtype: common_bamboo__Bambusa_vulgaris extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain
subtype: giant_cane__giantcane__cane_reed__Arundinaria_gigantea tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
subtype: small_cane__smallcane__switch_cane__Arundinaria_tecta small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
subtype: giant_bamboo__giantbamboo__kyo-chiku__kyochiku__Dendrocalamus_giganteus immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks
subtype: fishpole_bamboo__gosan-chiku__gosanchiku__hotei-chiku__hoteichiku__Phyllostachys_aurea small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young
subtype: black_bamboo__blackbamboo__kuri-chiku__Phyllostachys_nigra small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
subtype: giant_timber_bamboo__madake__ku-chiku__Phyllostachys_bambusoides large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere
subtype: herbage__pasturage succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
subtype: bur_reed__burreed marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit
subtype: lobelia any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
subtype: cardinal_flower__Indian_pink__Lobelia_cardinalis North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers
subtype: Indian_tobacco__bladderpod__Lobelia_inflata North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
subtype: water_lobelia__waterlobelia__Lobelia_dortmanna erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water
subtype: great_lobelia__greatlobelia__blue_cardinal_flower__Lobelia_siphilitica tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers
subtype: okra_plant__okra__gumbo__lady's-finger__Abelmoschus_esculentus__Hibiscus_esculentus tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
subtype: vegetable any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
subtype: common_beet__beet__Beta_vulgaris biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
subtype: beetroot__Beta_vulgaris_rubra beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
subtype: chard_plant__chard__swisschard__spinach_beet__spinachbeet__leafbeet__Beta_vulgaris_cicla beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
subtype: mangold-wurzel__mangoldwurzel__mangel-wurzel__mangold__betavulgarisvulgari beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed
subtype: sugar_beet.common_beet__sugarbeet form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained
subtype: prickly-seeded_spinach__spinach__spinachplant__Spinacia_oleracea southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
subtype: artichoke_plant__artichokeplant__artichoke__globe_artichoke__globeartichoke__Cynara_scolymus Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
subtype: Cynara_cardunculus__cardoon southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
subtype: simple (archaic) any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
subtype: galax__galaxy__cold's_foot__wandflower__beetleweed__Galax_urceolata tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
subtype: wintergreen__pyrola any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
subtype: false_wintergreen__falsewintergreen__Pyrola_americana__Pyrola_rotundifolia_americana evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers
subtype: lesser_wintergreen__Pyrola_minor the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America
subtype: shinleaf__wild_lily_of_the_valley__Pyrola_elliptica North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
subtype: wild_lily_of_the_valley__Pyrola_rotundifolia evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds
subtype: pipsissewa__prince's_pine any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila
subtype: love-in-winter__western_prince's_pine__Chimaphila_umbellata__Chimaphila_corymbosa Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb
subtype: one-flowered_wintergreen__one-flowered_pyrola__Moneses_uniflora__Pyrola_uniflora delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola
subtype: American_columbo__columbo__deer's-ear__deer's-ears__pyramid_plant__pyramidplant__American_gentian any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of the United States Pacific states
subtype: green_gentian__greengentian__Frasera_speciosa__Swertia_speciosa tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia
subtype: marsh_felwort__marshfelwort__Swertia_perennia perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers
subtype: bloodwort any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
subtype: kangaroo_paw__kangaroo's-foot__kangaroo-foot_plant__Australian_sword_lily__Anigozanthus_manglesii sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
subtype: willowherb a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
subtype: fireweed__giant_willowherb__giantwillowherb__rosebay_willowherb__rosebaywillowherb__wickup__Epilobium_angustifolium tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
subtype: hairy_willowherb__hairywillowherb__codlins-and-cream__codlinsandcream__Epilobium_hirsutum plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America
subtype: evening_primrose__eveningprimrose any of several plants of the family Onagraceae
subtype: enchanter's_nightshade__enchanter'snightshade any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; northern hemisphere
subtype: Alpine_enchanter's_nightshade__Circaea_alpina an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade
subtype: Circaea_lutetiana tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers
subtype: common_evening_primrose__German_rampion__Oenothera_biennis a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
subtype: sundrops__Oenothera_fruticosa a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera
subtype: Missouri_primrose__Ozark_sundrops__Oenothera_macrocarpa evening-opening primrose of south central United States
subtype: canna any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
subtype: canna_lily__cannalily__Canna_generalis plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers
subtype: achira__indian_shot__arrowroot__cannaindica__cannaeduli canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
subtype: maranta any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves
subtype: American_arrowroot__arrowroot__obedienceplant__Maranta_arundinaceae white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
subtype: banana_tree__banana any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
subtype: dwarf_banana__dwarfbanana__Musa_acuminata low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit
subtype: Japanese_banana__Musa_basjoo Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan
subtype: plantain_tree__plantain__Musa_paradisiaca a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
subtype: edible_banana__Musa_paradisiaca_sapientum widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit
subtype: abaca__manilahemp__Musa_textilis Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
subtype: Abyssinian_banana__Ethiopian_banana__Ensete_ventricosum__Musa_ensete large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa
subtype: Strelitzia_reginae__bird_of_paradise ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird
subtype: ginger perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
subtype: common_ginger__Canton_ginger__stem_ginger__Zingiber_officinale tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger
subtype: galangal__Alpinia_galanga southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots
subtype: lesser_galangal__Alpinia_officinarum__Alpinia_officinalis Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring
subtype: red_ginger__redginger__Alpinia_purpurata an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands
subtype: shell_ginger__shellginger__shellflower__Alpinia_Zerumbet__Alpinia_speciosa__Languas_speciosa cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes
subtype: Curcuma_longa__turmeric__Curcuma_domestica widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
subtype: grains_of_paradise__Guinea_grains__Guinea_pepper__melagueta_pepper__melaguetapepper__Aframomum_melegueta West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
subtype: cardamom__cardamon__Elettaria_cardamomum rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
subtype: reseda any plant of the genus Reseda
subtype: mignonette__sweet_reseda__sweetreseda__Reseda_odorata Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance
subtype: dyer's_rocket__dyer's_mignonette__weld__Reseda_luteola European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America
subtype: viola any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
subtype: violet any of numerous low-growing small-flowered violas
subtype: American_dog_violet__Viola_conspersa violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
subtype: sweet_white_violet__sweetwhiteviolet__white_violet__whiteviolet__woodland_white_violet__Viola_blanda short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers
subtype: Canada_violet__tall_white_violet__white_violet__whiteviolet__Viola_canadensis tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and purple-streaked white flowers
subtype: dog_violet__dogviolet__heath_violet__heathviolet__Viola_canina Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet
subtype: two-eyed_violet__heartsease__Viola_ocellata violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
subtype: sweet_violet__sweetviolet__garden_violet__English_violet__Viola_odorata European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized
subtype: bird's-foot_violet__pansy_violet__pansyviolet__Johnny-jump-up__wood_violet__Viola_pedata common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
subtype: downy_yellow_violet__Viola_pubescens violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins
subtype: long-spurred_violet__Viola_rostrata violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
subtype: pale_violet__striped_violet__stripedviolet__cream_violet__creamviolet__violastriata leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple
subtype: hedge_violet__hedgeviolet__wood_violet__Viola_sylvatica__Viola_reichenbachiana common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
subtype: field_pansy__fieldpansy__heartsease__Viola_arvensis common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers
subtype: horned_violet__tufted_pansy__Viola_cornuta European viola with an unusually long corolla spur
subtype: Viola_tricolor_hortensis__pansy large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
subtype: wild_pansy__Johnny-jump-up__heartsease__love-in-idleness__pink_of_my_John__Viola_tricolor a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
subtype: false_nettle__falsenettle__bog_hemp__boghemp any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs
subtype: ramie__ramee__Chinese_silk_plant__China_grass__Boehmeria_nivea tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax
subtype: pellitory-of-the-wall__wall_pellitory__pellitory__Parietaria_difussa herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers
subtype: kniphofia__tritoma__flameflower a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
subtype: poker_plant__Kniphofia_uvaria clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers
subtype: red-hot_poker__redhotpoker__Kniphofia_praecox widely cultivated hybrid poker plant
subtype: edible_asparagus__asparagus__asparagu__Asparagus_officinales plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
subtype: asparagus_fern__asparagusfern__Asparagus_setaceous__Asparagus_plumosus a fernlike plant native to South Africa
subtype: aspidistra__cast-iron_plant__bar-room_plant__Aspidistra_elatio evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
subtype: climbing_onion__Bowiea_volubilis much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large above-ground bulbs
subtype: plantain_lily__day_lily__daylily any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover
subtype: herb_Paris__Paris_quadrifolia European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
subtype: pia__indianarrowroot__Tacca_leontopetaloides__Tacca_pinnatifida perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
subtype: flax plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
subtype: wild_senna__Senna_marilandica__Cassia_marilandica North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
subtype: kidney_vetch__Anthyllis_vulneraria perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders
subtype: crotalaria__rattlebox any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops
subtype: American_rattlebox__Crotalaria_sagitallis tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
subtype: Indian_rattlebox__Crotalaria_spectabilis erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India
subtype: prairie_mimosa__prairiemimosa__prickle-weed__prickleweed__Desmanthus_ilinoensis perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
subtype: goat_rue__goat's_rue__Galega_officinalis tall bushy European perennial grown for its masses of light-textured pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
subtype: Glycyrrhiza_glabra__licorice__liquorice deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
subtype: wild_licorice__wild_liquorice__American_licorice__American_liquorice__Glycyrrhiza_lepidota North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
subtype: winged_pea__asparagus_pea__asparaguspea__Lotus_tetragonolobus sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
subtype: medic__medick__trefoil any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
subtype: moon_trefoil__Medicago_arborea evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods
subtype: sickle_alfalfa__sickle_lucerne__sickle_medick__Medicago_falcata European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods
subtype: Calvary_clover__Medicago_intertexta__Medicago_echinus an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots
subtype: black_medick__blackmedick__hop_clover__hopclover__yellow_trefoil__nonesuch_clover__Medicago_lupulina prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
subtype: lucerne__alfalfa__Medicago_sativa important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
subtype: sainfoin__sanfoin__holy_clover__esparcet__Onobrychis_viciifolia__Onobrychis_viciaefolia Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
subtype: shamrock_pea__Parochetus_communis trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers
subtype: Indian_breadroot__breadroot__pomme_blanche__pommeblanche__pomme_de_prairie__Psoralea_esculenta densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots
subtype: bush_pea any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers
subtype: false_lupine__falselupine__golden_pea__yellow_pea__Thermopsis_macrophylla western United States bushy herb having yellow pealike flowers
subtype: Carolina_lupine__Thermopsis_villosa eastern United States bush pea
subtype: bird's_foot_trefoil__Trigonella_ornithopodioides Old World herb related to fenugreek
subtype: fenugreek__Greek_clover__Trigonella_foenumgraecum annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
subtype: plantain any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
subtype: English_plantain__narrow-leaved_plantain__ribgrass__ribwort__ripple-grass__buckthorn__Plantago_lanceolata an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
subtype: broad-leaved_plantain__common_plantain__white-man's_foot__whiteman'sfoot__whiteman's_foot__cart-track_plant__Plantago_major common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
subtype: Plantago_media__hoary_plantain__hoaryplantain widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers
subtype: fleawort__psyllium__Spanish_psyllium__Plantago_psyllium plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
subtype: rugel's_plantain__rugel'splantain__broad-leaved_plantain__Plantago_rugelii North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves
subtype: hoary_plantain__hoaryplantain__Plantago_virginica North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves
subtype: Polygonum_fagopyrum__buckwheat__Fagopyrum_esculentum or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
subtype: rhubarb_plant__rhubarbplant__rhubarb plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous
subtype: Himalayan_rhubarb__Indian_rhubarb__red-veined_pie_plant__Rheum_australe__Rheum_emodi Asian herb (Himalayas)
subtype: pie_plant__pieplant__garden_rhubarb__Rheum_cultorum__Rheum_rhabarbarum__Rheum_rhaponticum long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves
subtype: Chinese_rhubarb__Rheum_palmatum long used for laxative properties
subtype: sour_grass__dock__sorrel any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
subtype: sour_dock__garden_sorrel__Rumex_acetosa European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
subtype: sheep_sorrel__sheepsorrel__sheep's_sorrel__sheep'ssorrel__Rumex_acetosella small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places
subtype: bitter_dock__broad-leaved_dock__yellow_dock__Rumex_obtusifolius European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
subtype: garden_sorrel__French_sorrel__Rumex_scutatus low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves
subtype: spiderwort__dayflower any plant of the family Commelinaceae
subtype: St.-Bruno's-lily__Paradisea_liliastrum a variety of spiderwort
subtype: pineapple_plant__pineappleplant__pineapple__Ananas_comosus a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
subtype: agrimonia__agrimony a plant of the genus Agrimony having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
subtype: harvest-lice__harvestlice__Agrimonia_eupatoria erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats
subtype: fragrant_agrimony__Agrimonia_procera fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils
subtype: strawberry any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry
subtype: garden_strawberry__cultivated_strawberry__Fragaria_ananassa widely cultivated
subtype: wild_strawberry__wood_strawberry__Fragaria_vesca Europe
subtype: beach_strawberry__beachstrawberry__Chilean_strawberry__Fragaria_chiloensis wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries
subtype: Virginia_strawberry__scarlet_strawberry__scarletstrawberry__Fragaria_virginiana North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries
subtype: burnet_bloodwort__salad_burnet__saladburnet__Poterium_sanguisorba European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
subtype: bedstraw any of several plants of the genus Galium
subtype: fragrant_bedstraw__sweet_woodruff__sweetwoodruff__waldmeister__woodruff__Galium_odoratum__Asperula_odorata Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula
subtype: Northern_bedstraw__Northern_snow_bedstraw__Galium_boreale North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
subtype: yellow_bedstraw__yellow_cleavers__Our_Lady's_bedstraw__Galium_verum common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia
subtype: Galium_lanceolatum__wild_licorice bedstraw with sweetish roots
subtype: spring_cleavers__cleavers__clivers__cliver__goose_grass__goosegras__catchweed__Galium_aparine annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
subtype: wild_madder__white_madder__whitemadder__white_bedstraw__whitebedstraw__infant's-breath__false_baby's_breath__Galium_mollugo Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America
subtype: feverroot__horse_gentian__horsegentian__tinker's_root__wild_coffee__Triostium_perfoliatum coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers
subtype: teasel__teazel__teasle any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
subtype: common_teasel__Dipsacus_fullonum teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
subtype: fuller's_teasel__Dipsacus_sativus similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States
subtype: wild_teasel__Dipsacus_sylvestris European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: jewelweed__lady's_earrings__orange_balsam__celandine__touchmenot__Impatiens_capensis North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
subtype: geranium any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
subtype: cranesbill__crane's_bill__crane'sbill any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium
subtype: wild_geranium__spotted_cranesbill__spottedcranesbill__Geranium_maculatum common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers
subtype: meadow_cranesbill__Geranium_pratense tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America
subtype: Richardson's_geranium__Geranium_richardsonii geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers
subtype: herb_robert__herbs_robert__herbsrobert__herb_roberts__Geranium_robertianum a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere
subtype: sticky_geranium__Geranium_viscosissimum geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters
subtype: dove's_foot_geranium__Geranium_molle western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots
subtype: rose_geranium__sweet-scented_geranium__sweetscentedgeranium__Pelargonium_graveolens any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers
subtype: fish_geranium__bedding_geranium__beddinggeranium__zonal_pelargonium__zonalpelargonium__Pelargonium_hortorum an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers
subtype: ivy_geranium__ivygeranium__ivy-leaved_geranium__hanging_geranium__hanginggeranium__Pelargonium_peltatum a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers
subtype: apple_geranium__applegeranium__nutmet_geranium__Pelargonium_odoratissimum geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
subtype: lemon_geranium__lemongeranium__Pelargonium_limoneum a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage
subtype: storksbill__heron's_bill__heron'sbill any of various plants of the genus Erodium
subtype: redstem_storksbill__redstemstorksbill__alfilaria__alfileria__filaree__clocks__pin_grass__pingras__pin_clover__pinclover__Erodium_cicutarium European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
subtype: musk_clover__muskus_grass__white-stemmed_filaree__whitestemmedfilaree__Erodium_moschatum low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria
subtype: Texas_storksbill__Erodium_texanum of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: oxalis__sorrel__wood_sorrel any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
subtype: common_wood_sorrel__cuckoo_bread__shamrock__Oxalis_acetosella Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers
subtype: Bermuda_buttercup__English-weed__Oxalis_pes-caprae__Oxalis_cernua South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
subtype: creeping_oxalis__creeping_wood_sorrel__Oxalis_corniculata creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan
subtype: goatsfoot__goat's_foot__Oxalis_caprina short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
subtype: violet_wood_sorrel__Oxalis_violacea perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers
subtype: oca__oka__Oxalis_tuberosa__Oxalis_crenata South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
subtype: herb_of_grace__rue__rutagraveolen European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
subtype: fraxinella__dittany__burning_bush__burningbush__gas_plant__gasplant__Dictamnus_alba Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
subtype: nasturtium any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
subtype: garden_nasturtium__Indian_cress__Tropaeolum_majus strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers
subtype: bush_nasturtium__Tropaeolum_minus annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium
subtype: canarybird_flower__canarybird_vine__canary_creeper__Tropaeolum_peregrinum a climber having canary-colored flowers
subtype: carnivorous_plant__carnivorousplant plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals
subtype: pitcher_plant__pitcherplant any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales
subtype: common_pitcher_plant__huntsman's_cup__huntsman's_cups__Sarracenia_purpurea perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
subtype: hooded_pitcher_plant__Sarracenia_minor yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood
subtype: huntsman's_horn__huntsman's_horns__yellow_trumpet__yellow_pitcher_plant__trumpets__Sarracenia_flava pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids
subtype: California_pitcher_plant__Darlingtonia_californica marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
subtype: sun_pitcher__sunpitcher any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps
subtype: tropical_pitcher_plant any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes
subtype: sundew_plant__sundew__daily_dew__dailydew any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution
subtype: Venus's_flytrap__Venus's_flytraps__Dionaea_muscipula carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
subtype: waterwheel_plant__Aldrovanda_vesiculosa floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas
subtype: Drosophyllum_lusitanicum perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco
subtype: roridula either of 2 species of the genus Roridula; South African viscid perennial low-growing woody shrubs
subtype: bladderwort any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals
subtype: butterwort any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects
subtype: genlisea rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and trap-leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs
subtype: Australian_pitcher_plant__Cephalotus_follicularis carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia
subtype: sedum any of various plants of the genus Sedum
subtype: stonecrop any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers
subtype: wall_pepper__Sedum_acre mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover
subtype: rose-root__midsummer-men__midsummermen__Sedum_rosea Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers
subtype: orpine__orpin__livelong__live-forever__Sedum_telephium perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
subtype: saxifrage__breakstone__rockfoil any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
subtype: yellow_mountain_saxifrage__Saxifraga_aizoides tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
subtype: meadow_saxifrage__fair-maids-of-France__Saxifraga_granulata rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe
subtype: mossy_saxifrage__mossysaxifrage__Saxifraga_hypnoides tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers
subtype: western_saxifrage__westernsaxifrage__Saxifraga_occidentalis saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America
subtype: purple_saxifrage__Saxifraga_oppositifolia plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America
subtype: star_saxifrage__starry_saxifrage__Saxifraga_stellaris small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe
subtype: strawberry_geranium__strawberry_saxifrage__mother-of-thousands__Saxifraga_stolonifera__Saxifraga_sarmentosam eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons
subtype: astilbe any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
subtype: false_goatsbeard__falsegoatsbeard__Astilbe_biternata North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers
subtype: dwarf_astilbe__dwarfastilbe__Astilbe_chinensis_pumila mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover
subtype: Astilbe_japonica__spirea__spiraea a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming
subtype: bergenia any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms
subtype: umbrella_plant__Indian_rhubarb__Darmera_peltata__Peltiphyllum_peltatum rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the California Sierra Nevada
subtype: alumroot__alumbloom any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera
subtype: rock_geranium__Heuchera_americana plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems
subtype: poker_alumroot__pokeralumroot__poker_heuchera__pokerheuchera__Heuchera_cylindrica plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America
subtype: coralbells__Heuchera_sanguinea perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental
subtype: miterwort__mitrewort__bishop's_cap any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
subtype: fairy_cup__fairycup__Mitella_diphylla miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers
subtype: five-point_bishop's_cap__Mitella_pentandra small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado
subtype: suksdorfia any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles
subtype: violet_suksdorfia__Suksdorfia_violaceae slender delicate plant with wide roundish deeply lobed leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers; British Columbia to northern Oregon and west to Idaho and Montana
subtype: foamflower__coolwart__false_miterwort__falsemiterwort__false_mitrewort__falsemitrewort__Tiarella_cordifolia stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
subtype: pickaback_plant__pickabackplant__piggyback_plant__piggybackplant__youth-on-age__Tolmiea_menziesii vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk
subtype: polemonium any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to arctic regions
subtype: Jacob's_ladder__Greek_valerian__charity__Polemonium_caeruleum__Polemonium_van-bruntiae__Polymonium_caeruleum_van-bruntiae pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
subtype: Greek_valerian__Polemonium_reptans erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States
subtype: northern_Jacob's_ladder__Polemonium_boreale perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal
subtype: skunkweed__polemoniumviscosum tall sticky-leaved herb of the Rocky Mountains having an offensive smell
subtype: phlox any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers
subtype: chickweed_phlox__chickweedphlox__sand_phlox__Phlox_bifida__Phlox_stellaria low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States
subtype: moss_pink__mountain_phlox__moss_phlox__dwarf_phlox__dwarfphlox__Phlox_subulata low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
subtype: ground_pink__fringed_pink__fringedpink__mosspink__Linanthus_dianthiflorus low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
subtype: evening-snow__eveningsnow__linanthusdichotomu small California annual with white flowers
subtype: acanthus any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
subtype: bear's_breech__bear's_breeches__sea_holly__seaholly__Acanthus_mollis widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
subtype: tailwort__borage__Borago_officinalis hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
subtype: common_amsinckia__Amsinckia_intermedia annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers
subtype: large-flowered_fiddleneck__Amsinckia_grandiflora annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species
subtype: anchusa any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
subtype: bugloss__alkanet__anchusaofficinali perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
subtype: Anchusa_capensis__cape_forget-me-not anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats
subtype: cape_forget-me-not__Anchusa_riparia anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers
subtype: Chinese_forget-me-not__Cynoglossum_amabile biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
subtype: Cynoglossum_officinale__hound's-tongue__hound'stongue biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers
subtype: hound's-tongue__hound'stongue__Cynoglossum_virginaticum perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
subtype: blueweed__blue_devil__blue_thistle__viper's_bugloss__viper'sbuglos__Echium_vulgare a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: stickweed any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing
subtype: beggar's_lice__beggar_lice Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing
subtype: gromwell__Lithospermum_officinale European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands
subtype: puccoon__Lithospermum_caroliniense perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
subtype: hoary_puccoon__hoarypuccoon__paint_Indian__Lithospermum_canescens perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
subtype: Virginia_bluebell__Virginia_cowslip__Mertensia_virginica smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
subtype: garden_forget-me-not__Myosotis_sylvatica small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers
subtype: forget-me-not__mouse_ear__mouseear__Myosotis_scorpiodes__myosotisscorpiode small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
subtype: false_gromwell__falsegromwell any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers
subtype: comfrey perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
subtype: common_comfrey__boneset__Symphytum_officinale European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
subtype: gesneria any plant of the genus Gesneria
subtype: waterleaf any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
subtype: Virginia_waterleaf__Shawnee_salad__shawny__Indian_salad__John's_cabbage__Hydrophyllum_virginianum showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States
subtype: California_yellow_bells__yellow_bells__whispering_bells__Emmanthe_penduliflora viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
subtype: nemophila any plant of the genus Nemophila
subtype: Nemophila_maculata__five-spot California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal
subtype: baby_blue-eyes__Nemophila_menziesii delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots
subtype: fiesta_flower__Pholistoma_auritum__Nemophila_aurita straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila
subtype: basil_thyme__basil_balm__basilbalm__mother_of_thyme__Acinos_arvensis__Satureja_acinos fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
subtype: giant_hyssop__gianthyssop any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache
subtype: yellow_giant_hyssop__Agastache_nepetoides erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States
subtype: anise_hyssop__anisehyssop__Agastache_foeniculum much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel
subtype: Mexican_hyssop__Agastache_mexicana erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers
subtype: bugleweed__bugle any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
subtype: creeping_bugle__Ajuga_reptans low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States
subtype: erect_bugle__erectbugle__blue_bugle__Ajuga_genevensis upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe
subtype: pyramid_bugle__pyramidbugle__Ajuga_pyramidalis European evergreen carpeting perennial
subtype: yellow_bugle__ground_pine__Ajuga_chamaepitys low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa
subtype: black_horehound__blackhorehound__black_archangel__blackarchangel__fetid_horehound__fetidhorehound__stinking_horehound__Ballota_nigra ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
subtype: wood_mint American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers
subtype: hairy_wood_mint__Blephilia_hirsuta a variety of wood mint
subtype: downy_wood_mint__Blephilia_celiata a variety of wood mint
subtype: calamint perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America
subtype: common_calamint__Calamintha_sylvatica__Satureja_calamintha_officinalis mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe
subtype: large-flowered_calamint__Calamintha_grandiflora__Clinopodium_grandiflorum__Satureja_grandiflora aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran
subtype: lesser_calamint__field_balm__fieldbalm__calaminthanepeta__Calamintha_nepeta_glantulosa__Satureja_nepeta__Satureja_calamintha_glandulosa low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States
subtype: wild_basil__cushion_calamint__cushioncalamint__Clinopodium_vulgare__Satureja_vulgaris aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia
subtype: horse_balm__horsebalm__horseweed__stoneroot__richweed__stone_root__stoneroot__Collinsonia_canadensis erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
subtype: coleus__flame_nettle__flamenettle any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
subtype: country_borage__countryborage__Coleus_aromaticus__Coleus_amboinicus__Plectranthus_amboinicus an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus
subtype: painted_nettle__paintednettle__Joseph's_coat__Coleus_blumei__Solenostemon_blumei__Solenostemon_scutellarioides perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon
subtype: dragonhead__dragon's_head__Dracocephalum_parviflorum American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers
subtype: elsholtzia any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes
subtype: hemp_nettle__dead_nettle__Galeopsis_tetrahit coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
subtype: American_pennyroyal__pennyroyal__Hedeoma_pulegioides erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
subtype: Hyssopus_officinalis__hyssop a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
subtype: dead_nettle any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
subtype: white_dead_nettle__Lamium_album European dead nettle with white flowers
subtype: henbit__Lamium_amplexicaule Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
subtype: wilde_dagga__dagga__capedagga__red_dagga__reddagga__Leonotis_leonurus relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
subtype: lion's-ear__Leonotis_nepetaefolia__Leonotis_nepetifolia pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: motherwort__Leonurus_cardiaca bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers
subtype: Lycopus_virginicus__bugleweed a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
subtype: water_horehound__waterhorehound__Lycopus_americanus aromatic perennial herb of United States
subtype: gipsywort__gypsywort__Lycopus_europaeus hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers
subtype: origanum any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings
subtype: pot_marjoram__potmarjoram__oregano__wild_marjoram__winter_sweet__Origanum_vulgare aromatic Eurasian perennial
subtype: sweet_marjoram__sweetmarjoram__knotted_marjoram__knottedmarjoram__Origanum_majorana__Majorana_hortensis aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe
subtype: dittany_of_crete__cretan_dittany__crete_dittany__cretedittany__hop_marjoram__hopmarjoram__winter_sweet__Origanum_dictamnus dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
subtype: horehound.herbaceous_plant any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
subtype: common_horehound__white_horehound__whitehorehound__Marrubium_vulgare European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring
subtype: garden_balm__lemon_balm__lemonbalm__sweet_balm__sweetbalm__bee_balm__beebalm__Melissa_officinalis bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
subtype: mint any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
subtype: corn_mint__field_mint__fieldmint__Mentha_arvensis European mint naturalized in United States
subtype: watermint__water_mint__watermint__Mentha_aquatica a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America
subtype: lemon_mint__lemonmint__bergamotmint__eau_de_cologne_mint__Mentha_citrata mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange
subtype: Mentha_longifolia__horsemint a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States
subtype: Mentha_piperita__peppermint herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring
subtype: spearmint__Mentha_spicata common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring
subtype: apple_mint__applemint__Mentha_rotundifolia__Mentha_suaveolens mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States
subtype: pennyroyal__Mentha_pulegium Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil
subtype: yerba_buena__yerbabuena__Micromeria_chamissonis__Micromeria_douglasii__Satureja_douglasii trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally
subtype: Micromeria_juliana__savory dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
subtype: molucca_balm__moluccabalm__bells_of_Ireland__Molucella_laevis aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx
subtype: monarda__wild_bergamot any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
subtype: bergamot_mint__bee_balm__beebalm__beebalm__oswego_tea__Monarda_didyma perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
subtype: Monarda_punctata__horsemint tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico
subtype: bee_balm__beebalm__beebalm__Monarda_fistulosa perennial herb of North America
subtype: horsemint__lemon_mint__lemonmint__monardacitriodora an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico
subtype: plains_lemon_monarda__Monarda_pectinata annual of southern United States
subtype: basil_balm__basilbalm__Monarda_clinopodia perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls
subtype: mustang_mint__mustangmint__Monardella_lanceolata fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers
subtype: catmint__catnip__Nepeta_cataria hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
subtype: basil any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
subtype: common_basil__sweet_basil__Ocimum_basilicum annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs
subtype: beefsteak_plant__beefsteakplant__Perilla_frutescens_crispa plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
subtype: physostegia any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers
subtype: false_dragonhead__falsedragonhead__false_dragon_head__obedient_plant__Physostegia_virginiana North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers
subtype: self-heal__heal_all__Prunella_vulgaris decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
subtype: mountain_mint any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California
subtype: basil_mint__basilmint__Pycnanthemum_virginianum perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised
subtype: Rosmarinus_officinalis__rosemary widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
subtype: salvia__sage any of various plants of the genus Salvia; cosmopolitan
subtype: Salvia_azurea__blue_sage blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States
subtype: Salvia_clarea__clary_sage__clarysage stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery
subtype: mealy_sage__mealysage__blue_sage__Salvia_farinacea Texas sage having intensely blue flowers
subtype: blue_sage__Salvia_reflexa__Salvia_lancifolia sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation
subtype: purple_sage__chaparral_sage__chaparralsage__Salvia_leucophylla silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers
subtype: cancerweed__cancer_weed__Salvia_lyrata sage of eastern United States
subtype: common_sage__ramona__Salvia_officinalis shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
subtype: meadow_clary__Salvia_pratensis tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands
subtype: clary__salviasclarea aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in England as a potherb and widely as an ornamental
subtype: pitcher_sage__pitchersage__salviaspathacea California erect and sparsely branched perennial
subtype: wild_sage__wild_clary__vervain_sage__vervainsage__Salvia_verbenaca Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States
subtype: savory any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
subtype: summer_savory__Satureja_hortensis__Satureia_hortensis erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere
subtype: winter_savory__Satureja_montana__Satureia_montana erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe
subtype: blue_pimpernel__blue_skullcap__mad-dog_skullcap__maddogskullcap__mad-dog_weed__maddogweed__Scutellaria_lateriflora an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
subtype: hedge_nettle__hedgenettle__dead_nettle__Stachys_sylvatica foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
subtype: Stachys_palustris__hedge_nettle__hedgenettle perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere
subtype: thyme.herbaceous_plant any of various mints of the genus Thymus
subtype: common_thyme__Thymus_vulgaris common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine
subtype: wild_thyme__creeping_thyme__Thymus_serpyllum aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States
subtype: martynia__Martynia_annua sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit
subtype: sesame__benne__benni__benny__Sesamum_indicum East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
subtype: common_unicorn_plant__devil's_claw__devil'sclaw__common_devil's_claw__elephant-tusk__proboscis_flower__proboscisflower__ram's_horn__ram'shorn__Proboscidea_louisianica annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
subtype: sand_devil's_claw__Proboscidea_arenaria__Martynia_arenaria alternatively placed in genus Martynia
subtype: sweet_unicorn_plant__Proboscidea_fragrans__Martynia_fragrans a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea
subtype: Aureolaria_pedicularia__false_foxglove__falsefoxglove__Gerardia_pedicularia multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
subtype: false_foxglove__falsefoxglove__Aureolaria_virginica__Gerardia_virginica sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
subtype: foxglove__digitalis__digitali any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
subtype: common_foxglove__fairy_bell__fairybell__fingerflower__fingerroot__Digitalis_purpurea tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
subtype: yellow_foxglove__straw_foxglove__strawfoxglove__Digitalis_lutea European yellow-flowered foxglove
subtype: mullein__flannel_leaf__flannelleaf__velvet_plant any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
subtype: moth_mullein__Verbascum_blattaria European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
subtype: white_mullein__whitemullein__Verbascum_lychnitis densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America
subtype: purple_mullein__Verbascum_phoeniceum Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers
subtype: common_mullein__great_mullein__greatmullein__Aaron's_rod__flannel_mullein__flannelmullein__woolly_mullein__torch__Verbascum_thapsus tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
subtype: eggplant_bush__eggplant__aubergine__brinjal__gardenegg__mad_apple__Solanum_melongena hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
subtype: Atropa_belladonna__belladonna__deadly_nightshade perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
subtype: black_henbane__blackhenbane__henbane__stinking_nightshade__Hyoscyamus_niger poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
subtype: Egyptian_henbane__Hyoscyamus_muticus poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
subtype: tomato_plant__tomato__love_apple__Lycopersicon_esculentum native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
subtype: Lycopersicon_esculentum_cerasiforme__cherry_tomato plant bearing small red to yellow fruit
subtype: plum_tomato.Lycopersicon_esculentum_cerasiforme__plumtomato a kind of cherry tomato that has an oblong shape
subtype: mandrake__devil's_apples__Mandragora_officinarum a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
subtype: apple_of_Peru__shoo_fly__Nicandra_physaloides coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry
subtype: tobacco aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
subtype: flowering_tobacco__floweringtobacco__Jasmine_tobacco__Nicotiana_alata South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers
subtype: common_tobacco__Nicotiana_tabacum tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves
subtype: wild_tobacco__Indian_tobacco__Nicotiana_rustica tobacco plant of South America and Mexico
subtype: tree_tobacco__mustard_tree__mustardtree__Nicotiana_glauca evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock
subtype: cupflower__nierembergia any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers
subtype: whitecup__Nierembergia_repens__Nierembergia_rivularis prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose
subtype: tall_cupflower__Nierembergia_frutescens shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental
subtype: ground_cherry__husk_tomato any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
subtype: downy_ground_cherry__strawberry_tomato__Physalis_pubescens decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk
subtype: Chinese_lantern_plant__winter_cherry__bladder_cherry__bladdercherry__Physalis_alkekengi Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
subtype: cape_gooseberry__purple_ground_cherry__Physalis_peruviana annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
subtype: strawberry_tomato__dwarf_cape_gooseberry__Physalis_pruinosa stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits
subtype: tomatillo__jamberry__Mexican_husk_tomato__Physalis_ixocarpa annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes
subtype: miltomate__tomatillo__purple_ground_cherry__jamberry__Physalis_philadelphica Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
subtype: yellow_henbane__Physalis_viscosa found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries
subtype: salpiglossis any plant of the genus Salpiglossis
subtype: painted_tongue__paintedtongue__Salpiglossis_sinuata Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat
subtype: Scopolia_carniolica herb that is a source of scopolamine
subtype: herb_mercury__herbs_mercury__herbsmercury__boys-and-girls__Mercurialis_annua Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
subtype: dog's_mercury__dog'smercury__dog_mercury__dogmercury__Mercurialis_perennis European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers
subtype: spurge_nettle__tread-softly__treadsoftly__devil_nettle__devilnettle__pica-pica__Cnidoscolus_urens__Jatropha_urens__Jatropha_stimulosus a stinging herb of tropical America
subtype: umbellifer__umbelliferous_plant__umbelliferousplant any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
subtype: wild_parsley any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley
subtype: dill__Anethum_graveolens aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
subtype: angelique__angelica any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
subtype: garden_angelica__archangel__Angelica_Archangelica a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally
subtype: wild_angelica__Angelica_sylvestris European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island
subtype: beaked_parsley__chervil__Anthriscus_cereifolium aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
subtype: cow_parsley__cowparsley__wild_chervil__Anthriscus_sylvestris coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America
subtype: wild_celery__Apium_graveolens herb of Europe and temperate Asia
subtype: cultivated_celery__celery__Apium_graveolens_dulce widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
subtype: knob_celery__celeriac__celery_root__root_celery__turnip-rooted_celery__Apium_graveolens_rapaceum grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
subtype: astrantia__masterwort any plant of the genus Astrantia
subtype: greater_masterwort__greatermasterwort__Astrantia_major European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers
subtype: Carum_carvi__caraway a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
subtype: whorled_caraway a caraway with whorled leaves
subtype: Conopodium_denudatum__earthnut a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts
subtype: coriander_plant__corianderplant__coriander__Chinese_parsley__cilantro__Coriandrum_sativum Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
subtype: cumin__Cuminum_cyminum dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
subtype: cultivated_carrot__carrot__Daucus_carota_sativa perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
subtype: Eryngium_aquaticum__button_snakeroot coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
subtype: fennel any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
subtype: Foeniculum_vulgare__common_fennel strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning
subtype: Foeniculum_dulce__Florence_fennel__Foeniculum_vulgare_dulce grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base
subtype: cow_parsnip__cowparsnip__hogweed__Heracleum_sphondylium tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
subtype: Levisticum_officinale__lovage herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds
subtype: Myrrhis_odorata__sweet_cicely__sweetcicely European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers
subtype: Pastinaca_sativa__parsnip a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root
subtype: cultivated_parsnip European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation
subtype: wild_parsnip__madnep biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
subtype: Petroselinum_crispum__parsley annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves
subtype: Italian_parsley__flat-leaf_parsley__Petroselinum_crispum_neapolitanum a variety of parsley having flat leaves
subtype: Hamburg_parsley__turnip-rooted_parsley__Petroselinum_crispum_tuberosum parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip
subtype: anise_plant__aniseplant__anise__Pimpinella_anisum native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
subtype: sanicle__snakeroot a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
subtype: footsteps-of-spring__Sanicula_arctopoides sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers
subtype: purple_sanicle__Sanicula_bipinnatifida sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers
subtype: European_sanicle__Sanicula_Europaea sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers
subtype: moon_carrot__stone_parsley__stoneparsley any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage
subtype: stone_parsley__stoneparsley__Sison_amomum slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean having foliage like parsley and white flowers with aromatic seeds
subtype: Alexander__Alexanders__black_lovage__blacklovage__horse_parsley__horseparsley__Smyrnium_olusatrum European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
subtype: corn_salad a plant of the genus Valerianella
subtype: common_corn_salad__lamb's_lettuce__Valerianella_olitoria__Valerianella_locusta widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed
subtype: wort.herbaceous_plant usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'
subtype: peperomia any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage
subtype: watermelon_begonia__Peperomia_argyreia__Peperomia_sandersii grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America
subtype: yerba_mansa__yerbamansa__Anemopsis_californica stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone
subtype: asclepiad any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
subtype: milkweed__silkweed any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
subtype: white_milkweed__whitemilkweed__Asclepias_albicans tall herb with leafless waxy-white stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States
subtype: blood_flower__bloodflower__swallowwort__asclepiascurassavica tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
subtype: poke_milkweed__Asclepias_exaltata milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
subtype: swamp_milkweed__swampmilkweed__Asclepias_incarnata densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers
subtype: Mead's_milkweed__Asclepias_meadii__Asclepia_meadii milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
subtype: purple_silkweed__Asclepias_purpurascens perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers
subtype: showy_milkweed__showymilkweed__Asclepias_speciosa milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple-pink flowers
subtype: poison_milkweed__horsetail_milkweed__horsetailmilkweed__Asclepias_subverticillata milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
subtype: butterfly_weed__butterflyweed__orange_milkweed__orangemilkweed__chiggerflower__pleurisy_root__tuber_root__tuberroot__Indian_paintbrush__Asclepias_tuberosa erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
subtype: whorled_milkweed__whorledmilkweed__asclepiasverticillata milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers
subtype: stapelia__carrion_flower__carrionflower__starfish_flower any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers
subtype: Stapelias_asterias stapelia of Cape Province Africa having mostly dark red-brown flowers with flat starlike corollas
subtype: halophyte plant growing naturally in very salty soil
subtype: succulent a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
subtype: Hottentot_fig__Hottentot's_fig__sour_fig__Carpobrotus_edulis__Mesembryanthemum_edule low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
subtype: livingstone_daisy__livingstonedaisy__Dorotheanthus_bellidiformis low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals
subtype: lithops__living_stone__stoneface__stoneplant__stone_life_face__flowering_stone any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
subtype: living_granite__living_rock__stone_mimicry_plant__stonemimicryplant highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with gray-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa
subtype: cactus any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World
subtype: pitahaya_cactus__pitahaya__Acanthocereus_tetragonus__Acanthocereus_pentagonus cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
subtype: rattail_cactus__rat's-tail_cactus__Aporocactus_flagelliformis commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days
subtype: living_rock__Ariocarpus_fissuratus usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States
subtype: saguaro__sahuaro__Carnegiea_gigantea extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
subtype: night-blooming_cereus any of several cacti of the genus Cereus
subtype: coryphantha a cactus of the genus Coryphantha
subtype: echinocactus__barrel_cactus any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
subtype: hedgehog_cactus cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines
subtype: golden_barrel_cactus__Echinocactus_grusonii large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines
subtype: hedgehog_cereus cactus of the genus Echinocereus
subtype: rainbow_cactus a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico
subtype: epiphyllum__orchid_cactus any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
subtype: barrel_cactus a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
subtype: Easter_cactus__Hatiora_gaertneri__Schlumbergera_gaertneri spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera
subtype: night-blooming_Hylocereus_cactus__night-blooming_cereus any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
subtype: Lemaireocereus_chichipe__chichipe tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit
subtype: mezcal__mescal__peyote__Lophophora_williamsii a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
subtype: mammillaria any cactus of the genus Mammillaria
subtype: feather_ball__featherball__mammillariaplumosa a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico
subtype: garambulla_cactus__garambulla__Myrtillocactus_geometrizans arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit
subtype: Knowlton's_cactus__Pediocactus_knowltonii small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species
subtype: nopal any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears
subtype: prickly_pear_cactus__prickly_pear__pricklypear cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
subtype: Opuntia_lindheimeri__nopal cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
subtype: Opuntia_tuna__tuna tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica
subtype: Opuntia_cholla__cholla arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: mistletoe_cactus a plant of the genus Rhipsalis
subtype: Christmas_cactus__Schlumbergera_buckleyi__Schlumbergera_baridgesii epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
subtype: night-blooming_Selenicereus_cactus__night-blooming_cereus any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus
subtype: queen_of_the_night__Selenicereus_grandiflorus tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
subtype: crab_cactus__Thanksgiving_cactus__Zygocactus_truncatus__Schlumbergera_truncatus South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
subtype: aloe succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
subtype: cape_aloe__Aloe_ferox much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
subtype: burn_plant__Aloe_vera very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants
subtype: cultivar a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
subtype: cultivated_plant plants that are grown for their produce
subtype: weed any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
subtype: corn_cockle__corn_campion__crown-of-the-field__Agrostemma_githago European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America
subtype: knawel__knawe__Scleranthus_annuus widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers
subtype: corn_spurry__corn_spurrey__Spergula_arvensis small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers
subtype: sand_spurry__sea_spurry__seaspurry__Spergularia_rubra prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America
subtype: carpetweed__Indian_chickweed__Molluga_verticillata annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America
subtype: alligator_weed__alligatorweed__alligatorgras__Alternanthera_philoxeroides prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
subtype: yellow_rocket__rockcress__rockcres__rocketcres__barbareavulgari__Sisymbrium_barbarea noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
subtype: wormseed_mustard__Erysimum_cheiranthoides slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic
subtype: jointed_charlock__jointedcharlock__wild_radish__wild_rape__runch__Raphanus_raphanistrum Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits
subtype: pennycress any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi
subtype: field_pennycress__French_weed__fanweed__pennygras__mithridate_mustard__Thlaspi_arvense foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America
subtype: ragweed__ambrosia__bitterweed any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
subtype: common_ragweed__Ambrosia_artemisiifolia annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally
subtype: great_ragweed__greatragweed__Ambrosia_trifida a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately 3-cleft or 5-cleft
subtype: western_ragweed__westernragweed__perennial_ragweed__perennialragweed__Ambrosia_psilostachya coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: thistle any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
subtype: welted_thistle__Carduus_crispus European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of spiny-winged branches
subtype: musk_thistle__nodding_thistle__noddingthistle__Carduus_nutans Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar
subtype: carline_thistle__carlinethistle a thistle of the genus Carlina
subtype: stemless_carline_thistle__Carlina_acaulis stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe
subtype: common_carline_thistle__Carlina_vulgaris Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils
subtype: plume_thistle__plumethistle__plumed_thistle any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads
subtype: Canada_thistle__creeping_thistle__Cirsium_arvense European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed
subtype: woolly_thistle__Cirsium_flodmanii thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves
subtype: European_woolly_thistle__Cirsium_eriophorum woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula
subtype: brook_thistle__brookthistle__Cirsium_rivulare of central and southwestern Europe
subtype: bull_thistle__boar_thistle__spear_thistle__spearthistle__Cirsium_vulgare__Cirsium_lanceolatum European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States
subtype: field_thistle__fieldthistle__Cirsium_discolor stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower heads
subtype: melancholy_thistle__Cirsium_heterophylum__Cirsium_helenioides perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers
subtype: blessed_thistle__sweet_sultan__sweetsultan__Cnicus_benedictus annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers
subtype: cotton_thistle__woolly_thistle__Scotch_thistle__Onopordum_acanthium__Onopordon_acanthium biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
subtype: golden_thistle any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads
subtype: Spanish_oyster_plant__Scolymus_hispanicus a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron
subtype: Barnaby's_thistle__yellow_star-thistle__Centaurea_solstitialis European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
subtype: horseweed__Canadian_fleabane__fleabane__Conyza_canadensis__Erigeron_canadensis common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
subtype: Erechtites_hieracifolia__fireweed an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
subtype: king_devil__yellow_hawkweed__Hieracium_praealtum European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds
subtype: California_dandelion__cat's-ear__cat'sear__capeweed__gosmore__Hypochaeris_radicata European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears
subtype: bastard_feverfew__bastardfeverfew__Parthenium_hysterophorus tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States
subtype: bristly_oxtongue__bristlyoxtongue__bitterweed__bugloss__Picris_echioides widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: orange_hawkweed__Pilosella_aurantiaca__Hieracium_aurantiacum European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium
subtype: threadleaf_groundsel__Senecio_doublasii bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower heads; southwestern United States; toxic to range livestock
subtype: tansy_ragwort__tansyragwort__ragwort__ragweed__benweed__Senecio_jacobaea widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
subtype: groundsel__Senecio_vulgaris Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
subtype: cocklebur any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
subtype: nettle any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
subtype: stinging_nettle__Urtica_dioica perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs
subtype: Roman_nettle__Urtica_pipulifera annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers
subtype: wood_nettle__Laportea_canadensis American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles
subtype: richweed__clearweed__dead_nettle__Pilea_pumilla a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
subtype: artillery_plant__artilleryplant__Pilea_microphylla tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
subtype: friendship_plant__panamica__panamiga__Pilea_involucrata low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers
subtype: tumbleweed any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
subtype: wild_parsnip__madnep biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
subtype: evergreen_plant__evergreenplant__evergreen a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
subtype: deciduous_plant__deciduousplant a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season
subtype: vine weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
subtype: moonseed plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
subtype: common_moonseed__Canada_moonseed__yellow_parilla__Menispermum_canadense a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits
subtype: Carolina_moonseed__Cocculus_carolinus woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits
subtype: clematis any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
subtype: pine_hyacinth__Clematis_baldwinii__Viorna_baldwinii erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers
subtype: blue_jasmine__blue_jessamine__curly_clematis__marsh_clematis__Clematis_crispa climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
subtype: pipestem_clematis__Clematis_lasiantha clematis of California
subtype: curly-heads__Clematis_ochreleuca shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage
subtype: golden_clematis__Clematis_tangutica Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers
subtype: scarlet_clematis__Clematis_texensis woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers
subtype: Clematis_versicolor__leather_flower__leatherflower woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals
subtype: leather_flower__leatherflower__vase-fine__vase_vine__Clematis_viorna scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals
subtype: virgin's_bower__old_man's_beard__devil's_darning_needle__devil'sdarningneedle__Clematis_virginiana common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
subtype: traveler's_joy__traveller's_joy__old_man's_beard__Clematis_vitalba vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn
subtype: purple_clematis__purple_virgin's_bower__mountain_clematis__Clematis_verticillaris climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers
subtype: allamanda a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes
subtype: common_allamanda__golden_trumpet__Allamanda_cathartica vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers
subtype: Nepal_trumpet_flower__Easter_lily_vine__Beaumontia_grandiflora evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
subtype: star_jasmine__confederate_jasmine__confederatejasmine__Trachelospermum_jasminoides evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
subtype: English_ivy__ivy__common_ivy__Hedera_helix Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
subtype: birthwort__Aristolochia_clematitis creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
subtype: Dutchman's-pipe__pipe_vine__Aristolochia_macrophylla__Aristolochia_durior hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe
subtype: Virginia_snakeroot__Virginia_serpentaria__Virginia_serpentary__Aristolochia_serpentaria birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands
subtype: bougainvillea any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
subtype: paper_flower__paperflower__Bougainvillea_glabra Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously
subtype: Barbados_gooseberry__Barbados-gooseberry_vine__Pereskia_aculeata West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
subtype: climbing_corydalis__Corydalis_claviculata__Fumaria_claviculata annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers
subtype: climbing_fumitory__Allegheny_vine__Adlumia_fungosa__Fumaria_fungosa vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
subtype: German_ivy__Delairea_odorata__Senecio_milkanioides South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
subtype: wild_climbing_hempweed__climbing_hempweed__climbing_boneset__climbing_hemp-vine__Mikania_scandens herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees
subtype: yam_plant__yamplant__yam any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
subtype: white_yam__whiteyam__water_yam__wateryam__Dioscorea_alata grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
subtype: cinnamon_vine__Chinese_yam__Dioscorea_batata hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers
subtype: air_potato__airpotato__dioscoreabulbifera yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers
subtype: cush-cush__Dioscorea_trifida tropical American yam with small yellow-skinned edible tubers
subtype: tortoise_plant__elephant's-foot__Hottentot_bread_vine__Hottentot's_bread_vine__Dioscorea_elephantipes South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
subtype: wild_yam__Dioscorea_paniculata having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
subtype: black_bryony__blackbryony__black_bindweed__blackbindweed__Tamus_communis common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
subtype: gourd_vine__gourdvine__gourd any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
subtype: prairie_gourd_vine__prairiegourdvine__prairie_gourd__prairiegourd__Missouri_gourd__wild_pumpkin__buffalo_gourd__buffalogourd__calabazilla__cucurbitafoetidissima perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
subtype: melon_vine__melonvine__melon any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers
subtype: watermelon_vine__watermelon__Citrullus_vulgaris an African melon
subtype: sweet_melon_vine__sweetmelonvine__sweet_melon__muskmelon__cucumismelo any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
subtype: cantaloupe_vine__cantaloupe__cantaloup__Cucumis_melo_cantalupensis a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
subtype: winter_melon_vine__winter_melon__Persian_melon__honeydew_melon__Cucumis_melo_inodorus any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell
subtype: Cucumis_melo_reticulatus__net_melon__netmelon__netted_melon__nutmeg_melon a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh
subtype: cucumber_vine__cucumber__Cucumis_sativus a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
subtype: squirting_cucumber__squirtingcucumber__exploding_cucumber__explodingcucumber__touch-me-not__Ecballium_elaterium Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
subtype: bottle_gourd__calabash__Lagenaria_siceraria Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits
subtype: balsam_apple__Momordica_balsamina__momordicabalsamina a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
subtype: balsam_pear__Momordica_charantia tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit
subtype: squash_vine__squash any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
subtype: autumn_pumpkin__pumpkin__pumpkin_vine__pumpkinvine__Cucurbita_pepo a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
subtype: summer_squash_vine__summer_squash__Cucurbita_pepo_melopepo any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden
subtype: yellow_squash.summer_squash_vine__yellowsquash any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks
subtype: marrow_squash__marrow__vegetable_marrow__vegetablemarrow any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
subtype: courgette__zucchini marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
subtype: Italian_vegetable_marrow__cocozelle squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow
subtype: cymling__pattypan_squash squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white
subtype: spaghetti_squash.summer_squash_vine__spaghettisquash squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti
subtype: winter_squash_plant__winter_squash any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall
subtype: acorn_squash.winter_squash_plant__acornsquash squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges
subtype: hubbard_squash.winter_squash_plant__hubbardsquash__Cucurbita_maxima any of several winter squash plants producing large grayish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind
subtype: Cucurbita_maxima_turbaniformis__turban_squash squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem
subtype: buttercup_squash.Cucurbita_maxima_turbaniformis__buttercupsquash plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with grayish markings
subtype: Cucurbita_maxima__butternut_squash__butternutsquash plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and smooth thin rind
subtype: winter_crookneck__winter_crookneck_squash__Cucurbita_moschata any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks
subtype: Cucurbita_mixta__cushaw__Cucurbita_argyrosperma plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped gray and green and white warty rinds
subtype: bryony__briony a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
subtype: white_bryony__whitebryony__devil-s_turnip__devilsturnip__Bryonia_alba white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran
subtype: red_bryony__redbryony__wild_hop__Bryonia_dioica bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia
subtype: luffa__dishcloth_gourd__dishclothgourd__sponge_gourd__rag_gourd__raggourd__strainer_vine any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
subtype: loofah__vegetable_sponge__vegetablesponge__Luffa_cylindrica the bathroom loofah
subtype: angled_loofah__sing-kwa__Luffa_acutangula loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
subtype: bower_actinidia__boweractinidia__tara_vine__Actinidia_arguta high-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
subtype: Chinese_gooseberry__kiwi__kiwi_vine__Actinidia_chinensis__Actinidia_deliciosa climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
subtype: silvervine__silver_vine__Actinidia_polygama ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings
subtype: passionflower_vine__passionflowervine__passionflower any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit
subtype: purple_granadillo__granadilla__Passiflora_edulis Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit
subtype: sweet_granadilla__sweetgranadilla__Passiflora_ligularis considered best for fruit
subtype: giant_granadilla__giantgranadilla__granadilla__Passiflora_quadrangularis tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit
subtype: maypop__Passiflora_incarnata of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg
subtype: Jamaica_honeysuckle__yellow_granadilla__Passiflora_laurifolia West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit
subtype: banana_passion_fruit__Passiflora_mollissima cultivated for fruit
subtype: Passiflora_maliformis__sweet_calabash__sweetcalabash West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit
subtype: love-in-a-mist__running_pop__runningpop__wild_water_lemon__Passiflora_foetida tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed
subtype: hops twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes
subtype: common_hop__common_hops__bine__European_hop__Humulus_lupulus European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
subtype: American_hop__Humulus_americanus native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
subtype: Japanese_hop__Humulus_japonicus ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage
subtype: salsilla__Bomarea_edulis tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
subtype: Bomarea_salsilla__salsilla tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia
subtype: smilax__Asparagus_asparagoides fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
subtype: sarsaparilla.vine any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
subtype: rough_bindweed__roughbindweed__Smilax_aspera creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India
subtype: bullbrier__greenbrier__catbrier__horsebrier__brier__briar__Smilax_rotundifolia a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
subtype: yellow_jasmine__jellow_jessamine__Carolina_jasmine__evening_trumpet_flower__eveningtrumpetflower__Gelsemium_sempervirens poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
subtype: calabar-bean_vine__Physostigma_venenosum tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans
subtype: hog_peanut__hogpeanut__wild_peanut__Amphicarpaea_bracteata__Amphicarpa_bracteata vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
subtype: groundnut_vine__groundnutvine__groundnut__Indian_potato__potato_bean__wild_bean__Apios_americana__Apios_tuberosa a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
subtype: jack_bean__wonder_bean__giant_stock_bean__giantstockbean__Canavalia_ensiformis annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
subtype: sword_bean__swordbean__Canavalia_gladiata twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
subtype: Centrosema_virginianum__butterfly_pea__butterflypea large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
subtype: butterfly_pea__butterflypea__Clitoria_mariana large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
subtype: blue_pea__butterfly_pea__butterflypea__Clitoria_turnatea vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers
subtype: derris_root__tuba_root__Derris_elliptica woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
subtype: Australian_pea__Dipogon_lignosus__Dolichos_lignosus South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
subtype: Western_Australia_coral_pea__Hardenbergia_comnptoniana vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers
subtype: coral_pea__coralpea any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers
subtype: coral_vine__coralvine__Kennedia_coccinea prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania
subtype: running_postman__runningpostman__scarlet_runner__scarletrunner__Kennedia_prostrata hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
subtype: hyacinth_bean__bonavist__Indian_bean__Egyptian_bean__Lablab_purpureus__Dolichos_lablab perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
subtype: vetchling any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils
subtype: black_pea__blackpea__Lathyrus_niger perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
subtype: grass_vetch__grass_vetchling__grassvetchling__Lathyrus_nissolia annual European vetch with red flowers
subtype: grass_pea__grasspea__Indian_pea__khesari__Lathyrus_sativus European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere
subtype: spring_vetchling__spring_vetch__Lathyrus_vernus bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers
subtype: everlasting_pea any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus
subtype: broad-leaved_everlasting_pea__perennial_pea__perennialpea__Lathyrus_latifolius perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
subtype: narrow-leaved_everlasting_pea__flat_pea__Lathyrus_sylvestris European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure
subtype: sweet_pea__sweetpea__Lathyrus_odoratus climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
subtype: heath_pea__heathpea__earth-nut_pea__earthnutpea__earthnut_pea__tuberous_vetch__Lathyrus_tuberosus European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
subtype: Pachyrhizus_erosus__yam_bean__yambean Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils
subtype: yam_bean__yambean__potato_bean__Pachyrhizus_tuberosus twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
subtype: winged_bean__winged_pea__goa_bean__goabean__goa_bean_vine__Manila_bean__Psophocarpus_tetragonolobus tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
subtype: kudzu_vine__kudzuvine__kudzu__Pueraria_lobata fast-growing East Asian vine having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
subtype: wisteria__wistaria any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
subtype: Japanese_wistaria__Wisteria_floribunda having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue
subtype: Chinese_wistaria__Wisteria_chinensis having deep purple flowers
subtype: American_wistaria__Wisteria_frutescens an the eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers
subtype: silky_wisteria__silkywisteria__Wisteria_venusta a wisteria of China having white flowers
subtype: silver_lace_vine__China_fleece_vine__Russian_vine__Polygonum_aubertii twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia
subtype: partridgeberry__boxberry__twinberry__Mitchella_repens creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
subtype: soapberry_vine__soapberryvine tendril-climbing vine
subtype: heartseed__cardiospermumgrandiflorum herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa
subtype: balloon_vine__balloonvine__heartpea__Cardiospermum_halicacabum woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America
subtype: American_bittersweet__bittersweet__climbing_bittersweet__false_bittersweet__falsebittersweet__staff_vine__staffvine__waxwork__Celastrus_scandens twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
subtype: Japanese_bittersweet__Japan_bittersweet__oriental_bittersweet__Celastrus_orbiculatus__Celastric_articulatus ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
subtype: evergreen_bittersweet__evergreenbittersweet__Euonymus_fortunei_radicans__Euonymus_radicans_vegetus broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties
subtype: black-eyed_Susan_vine__black-eyed_Susan__Thunbergia_alata tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
subtype: cross_vine__crossvine__trumpet_flower__trumpetflower__quartervine__Bignonia_capreolata woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
subtype: convolvulus__convolvulu any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
subtype: Convolvulus_scammonia__scammony twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
subtype: bindweed any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
subtype: field_bindweed__fieldbindweed__wild_morning-glory__Convolvulus_arvensis weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
subtype: hedge_bindweed__hedgebindweed__wild_morning-glory__Calystegia_sepium__Convolvulus_sepium common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
subtype: silverweed any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers
subtype: dodder a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
subtype: love_vine__Cuscuta_gronovii leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax
subtype: dichondra__dichondramicrantha a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions
subtype: morning_glory__morningglory any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
subtype: Ipomoea_purpurea__common_morning_glory pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers
subtype: common_morning_glory__Ipomoea_tricolor annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory
subtype: cypress_vine__cypressvine__star-glory__Indian_pink__Ipomoea_quamoclit__Quamoclit_pennata tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere
subtype: moonflower__belle_de_nuit__Ipomoea_alba pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers
subtype: sweet_potato_vine__sweet_potato__sweetpotato__Ipomoea_batatas pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh
subtype: wild_potato_vine__wild_sweet_potato_vine__man-of-the-earth__manroot__Ipomoea_panurata__Ipomoea_fastigiata tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato
subtype: red_morning-glory__redmorningglory__staripomoea__ipomoeacoccinea annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States
subtype: man-of-the-earth__Ipomoea_leptophylla long-rooted morning glory of western United States
subtype: Ipomoea_orizabensis__scammony tropical American morning glory
subtype: railroad_vine__beach_morning_glory__beachmorningglory__Ipomoea_pes-caprae Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas
subtype: Japanese_morning_glory__Ipomoea_nil annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers
subtype: imperial_Japanese_morning_glory__Ipomoea_imperialis hybrid from Ipomoea nil
subtype: ground_ivy__alehoof__field_balm__fieldbalm__gillovertheground__runaway_robin__runawayrobin__Glechoma_hederaceae__Nepeta_hederaceae trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
subtype: potato_tree__Solanum_crispum hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato
subtype: Uruguay_potato_vine__Uruguay_potato__Solanum_commersonii South American potato vine
subtype: wild_potato__Solanum_jamesii erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream tubers resembling potatoes
subtype: Solanum_jasmoides__potato_vine copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
subtype: white_potato_vine__potato__white_potato__whitepotato__solanumtuberosum annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
subtype: potato_vine__giant_potato_creeper__Solanum_wendlandii vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
subtype: cock's_eggs__Salpichroa_organifolia__Salpichroa_rhomboidea weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
subtype: climber.vine a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
subtype: root_climber a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy
subtype: liana a woody climbing usually tropical plant
subtype: white_dipladenia__whitedipladenia__Mandevilla_boliviensis__Dipladenia_boliviensis shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats
subtype: Chilean_jasmine__Mandevilla_laxa woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers
subtype: golden_pothos__pothos__ivy_arum__ivyarum__Epipremnum_aureum__Scindapsus_aureus evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
subtype: monstera any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants
subtype: Monstera_deliciosa__ceriman tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor
subtype: philodendron often grown as a houseplant
subtype: pothos any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus
subtype: jade_vine__emerald_creeper__emeraldcreeper__Strongylodon_macrobotrys vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
subtype: cynancum any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods; roots formerly used as an emetic
subtype: grapevine__grape any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
subtype: fox_grape__foxgrape__Vitis_labrusca native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes
subtype: muscadine__Vitis_rotundifolia native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties
subtype: Vitis_vinifera__vinifera__vinifera_grape__common_grape_vine common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
subtype: Chardonnay__chardonnay_grape white wine grape
subtype: Pinot_grape__Pinot any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes
subtype: Pinot_noir.Pinot_grape__pinotnoir red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France
subtype: Pinot_blanc.Pinot_grape__pinotblanc white wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Chablis, France
subtype: Sauvignon_grape small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking
subtype: Cabernet_Sauvignon_grape superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California
subtype: Sauvignon_blanc.Vitis_vinifera__sauvignonblanc white wine grape grown in California
subtype: Merlot.Vitis_vinifera__merlot black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux
subtype: Muscadet.Vitis_vinifera__muscadet white grape grown especially in the Loire Valley in France
subtype: Riesling.Vitis_vinifera__riesling white grape grown in Europe and California
subtype: Zinfandel small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe
subtype: Chenin_blanc.Vitis_vinifera__cheninblanc white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France
subtype: malvasia used to make malmsey wine
subtype: muscat__muskat any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
subtype: Verdicchio.Vitis_vinifera__verdicchio a variety of white wine grape grown in Italy
subtype: Boston_ivy__Japanese_ivy__Parthenocissus_tricuspidata Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
subtype: Virginia_creeper__American_ivy__woodbine__Parthenocissus_quinquefolia common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
subtype: true_pepper__pepper_vine any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
subtype: Madagascar_pepper__pepper__common_pepper__black_pepper__blackpepper__white_pepper__whitepepper__Piper_nigrum climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in North Burma and Assam
subtype: Piper_longum__long_pepper slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas
subtype: betel_pepper__betelpepper__betel__Piper_betel Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
subtype: cubeb_vine__cubebvine__cubeb__Java_pepper__Piper_cubeba tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits
subtype: cruel_plant__Araujia_sericofera robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
subtype: hoya any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers
subtype: honey_plant__honeyplant a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey
subtype: wax_plant__waxplant__Hoya_carnosa succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers
subtype: silk_vine__Periploca_graeca deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
subtype: soma__haoma__Sarcostemma_acidum leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink
subtype: negro_vine__negrovine__Vincetoxicum_hirsutum__Vincetoxicum_negrum twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers
subtype: creeper any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
subtype: woody_plant__woodyplant__ligneous_plant a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
subtype: geophyte a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms
subtype: desert_plant__xerophyte__xerophytic_plant__xerophile__xerophilousplant plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
subtype: mesophyte__mesophyticplant land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte
subtype: aquatic_plant__aquaticplant__water_plant__waterplant__hydrophyte__hydrophytic_plant__hydrophyticplant a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
subtype: tuberous_plant plant growing from a tuber
subtype: bulbous_plant__bulbousplant plant growing from a bulb
subtype: cormous_plant__cormousplant plant growing from a corm
subtype: psilophyte any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant
subtype: psilophyton any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton
subtype: poisonous_plant__poisonousplant a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
subtype: air_plant__airplant__epiphyte__aerophyte__epiphytic_plant__epiphyticplant plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
subtype: rock_plant plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden
subtype: autophyte__autophyticplant__autotroph__autotrophic_organism__autotrophicorganism plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
subtype: myrmecophyte plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it
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