#class_Dicotyledones__Dicotyledones__Dicotyledonae__class_Dicotyledonae__Magnoliopsida__class_Magnoliopsida comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae supertype: #class__clas (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders member of: #class_Angiospermae member: #monocot_family__monocotfamily__liliopsid_family__liliopsidfamily family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed member: #dicot_family__dicotfamily__magnoliopsid_family family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination member: #dicot_genus__dicotgenu__magnoliopsidgenu genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination member: #dicot__dicotyledon flowering plant with two cotyledons member: #subclass_Magnoliidae__Magnoliidae__ranalian_complex a group of families or trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder member: #magnoliid_dicot_family__magnoliiddicotfamily family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms member: #magnoliid_dicot_genus__magnoliiddicotgenu genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms member: #order_Ranales__Ranales__Ranunculales__order_Ranunculales herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae member: #family_Annonaceae__Annonaceae__custard-apple_family__custardapplefamily chiefly tropical trees or shrubs member: #genus_Annona__Annona type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs member: #custard_apple_tree__custardappletree__custard_apple__custardapple any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp member: #genus_Asimina__Asimina pawpaw member: #papaw_tree__papawtree__pawpaw__papaw__Asimina_triloba small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit member: #genus_Cananga__Cananga__Canangium__genus_Canangium a genus of Malayan tree member: #ylang-ylang__ilang-ilang__Cananga_odorata evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental member: #genus_Oxandra__Oxandra genus of tropical trees member: #genus_Xylopia__Xylopia tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African member: #Guinea_pepper__negro_pepper__negropepper__Xylopia_aethiopica tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine member: #family_Berberidaceae__Berberidaceae__barberry_family shrubs or herbs member: #genus_Berberis__Berberis large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds member: #barberry any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries member: #genus_Caulophyllum__Caulophyllum blue cohosh member: #blue_cohosh__blueberry_root__blueberryroot__papooseroot__papoose_root__papooseroot__squawroot__squawroot__caulophyllumthalictrioide__Caulophyllum_thalictroides tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally member: #genus_Epimedium__Epimedium herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia member: #barrenwort__bishop's_hat__Epimedium_grandiflorum slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover member: #genus_Mahonia__Mahonia evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia member: #genus_Podophyllum__Podophyllum perennial rhizomatous herbs member: #mayapple__May_apple__wild_mandrake__Podophyllum_peltatum North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit member: #family_Calycanthaceae__Calycanthaceae__calycanthus_family__calycanthusfamily__strawberry-shrub_family shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia member: #genus_Calycanthus__Calycanthus a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice member: #allspice.shrub deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States member: #genus_Chimonanthus__Chimonanthus small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet member: #Japan_allspice__Japanese_allspice__winter_sweet__Chimonanthus_praecox deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers member: #family_Ceratophyllaceae__Ceratophyllaceae coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts member: #genus_Ceratophyllum__Ceratophyllum constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts member: #hornwort.aquatic_plant any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams member: #family_Cercidiphyllaceae__Cercidiphyllaceae 1 genus member: #genus_Cercidiphyllum__Cercidiphyllum 1 species: katsura tree member: #katsura_tree__katsuratree__Cercidiphyllum_japonicum rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn member: #family_Lardizabalaceae__Lardizabalaceae__lardizabala_family__lardizabalafamily thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit member: #genus_Lardizabala__Lardizabala evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries member: #family_Lauraceae__Lauraceae__laurel_family a family of Lauraceae member: #laurel any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family member: #genus_Laurus__Laurus small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves member: #true_laurel__bay__bay_laurel__baylaurel__bay_tree__baytree__Laurus_nobilis small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors member: #genus_Cinnamomum__Cinnamomum Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs member: #camphor_tree__camphortree__cinnamomumcamphora large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor member: #Ceylon_cinnamon_tree__cinnamon__Ceylon_cinnamon__Cinnamomum_zeylanicum tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon member: #Cinnamomum_cassia__cassia__cassia-bark_tree Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon member: #Saigon_cinnamon__Cinnamomum_loureirii tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally member: #genus_Lindera__Lindera aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America member: #American_spicebush__spicebush__spice_bush__spicebush__Benjamin_bush__Lindera_benzoin__Benzoin_odoriferum deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries member: #genus_Benzoin__Benzoin used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera member: #genus_Persea__Persea avocado member: #avocado_tree__avocadotree__Persea_Americana tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits member: #laurel-tree__red_bay__redbay__Persea_borbonia small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood member: #genus_Sassafras a genus of Sassafras member: #sassafras_tree__sassafrastree__sassafras__sassafra__Sassafras_albidum yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America member: #genus_Umbellularia__Umbellularia aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast member: #California_laurel__California_bay_tree__Oregon_myrtle__pepperwood__spice_tree__spicetree__sassafras_laurel__sassafraslaurel__California_olive__mountain_laurel__Umbellularia_californica Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood member: #family_Magnoliaceae__Magnoliaceae__magnolia_family subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia member: #genus_Illicium__Illicium anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves member: #anise_tree__anisetree any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium member: #purple_anise__Illicium_floridanum small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States member: #Illicium_anisatum__star_anise small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant member: #star_anise__Chinese_anise__Illicium_verum small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative member: #genus_Magnolia shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of angiosperm genera member: #magnolia any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms member: #genus_manglietia__genusmanglietia a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China member: #genus_Liriodendron__Liriodendron tulip trees member: #tulip_tree__tuliptree__tulip_poplar__tulippoplar__yellow_poplar__canary_whitewood__Liriodendron_tulipifera tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work member: #family_Menispermaceae__Menispermaceae__moonseed_family herbaceous or woody climbers member: #genus_Menispermum__Menispermum climbing herbs member: #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 member: #moonseed plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds member: #genus_Cocculus__Cocculus climbing plants or shrubs member: #Carolina_moonseed__Cocculus_carolinus woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits member: #family_Myristicaceae__Myristicaceae__nutmeg_family family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds member: #genus_Myristica__Myristica type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits member: #nutmeg_tree__nutmeg__Myristica_fragrans East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace member: #family_Nymphaeaceae__Nymphaeaceae__water-lily_family dicot aquatic plants member: #water_lily__waterlily an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae member: #genus_Nymphaea__Nymphaea the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies member: #fragrant_water_lily__water_nymph__waternymph__pond_lily__Nymphaea_odorata a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions member: #European_white_lily__Nymphaea_alba a water lily with white flowers member: #Nymphaea_lotus__lotus__lotu__white_lotus__whitelotu__Egyptian_water_lily__white_lily__whitelily white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians member: #genus_Nuphar__Nuphar spatterdocks member: #spatterdock__cow_lily__cowlily__yellow_pond_lily__Nuphar_advena common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water member: #yellow_water_lily__Nuphar_lutea a water lily with yellow flowers member: #subfamily_Nelumbonaceae__Nelumbonaceae in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo member: #genus_Nelumbo__Nelumbo sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses member: #American_lotus__water_chinquapin__waterchinquapin__yanquapin__Nelumbo_lutea water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds member: #subfamily_Cabombaceae__Cabombaceae__water-shield_family in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia member: #genus_Cabomba__Cabomba alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants member: #fanwort__water-shield__watershield__Cabomba_caroliniana common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers member: #genus_Brasenia__Brasenia alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae member: #water-shield__watershield__Brasenia_schreberi__water-target__watertarget aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums member: #family_Paeoniaceae__Paeoniaceae__peony_family__peonyfamily perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America member: #genus_Paeonia__Paeonia peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers member: #peony__paeony any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers member: #family_Ranunculaceae__Ranunculaceae__buttercup_family__buttercupfamily__crowfoot_family a family of Ranunculaceae member: #genus_Ranunculus__Ranunculus annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot member: #buttercup__butterflower__crowfoot__goldcup__kingcup any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus member: #water_crowfoot__watercrowfoot__water_buttercup__waterbuttercup__Ranunculus_aquatilis plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America member: #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 member: #lesser_spearwort__Ranunculus_flammula semi-aquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves; naturalized in New Zealand member: #sagebrush_buttercup__sagebrushbuttercup__Ranunculus_glaberrimus small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America member: #greater_spearwort__greaterspearwort__Ranunculus_lingua semi-aquatic European crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves member: #genus_Aconitum__Aconitum genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere member: #aconite any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers member: #genus_Actaea__Actaea baneberry member: #cohosh__baneberry__herb_Christopher a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries member: #genus_Adonis__Adonis annual or perennial herbs member: #pheasant's-eye__Adonis_annua Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers member: #genus_Anemone perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regions member: #anemone__windflower any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves member: #genus_Anemonella__Anemonella 1 species: rue anemone member: #rue_anemone__Anemonella_thalictroides woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate member: #genus_Aquilegia columbine member: #columbine__aquilege a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains member: #meeting_house__meetinghouse__honeysuckle__aquilegiacanadensi columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers member: #blue_columbine__Aquilegia_coerulia__Aquilegia_scopulorum_calcarea columbine of Rocky Mts having long-spurred blue flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Caltha__Caltha a genus of Caltha member: #marsh_marigold__marshmarigold__kingcup__meadow_bright__May_blob__cowslip__water_dragon__waterdragon__calthapalustri swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups member: #genus_Cimicifuga__Cimicifuga small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane member: #bugbane a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects member: #genus_Clematis large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect herbs member: #clematis any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers member: #genus_Coptis__Coptis small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers member: #goldthread__golden_thread__Coptis_groenlandica__Coptis_trifolia_groenlandica low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers member: #genus_Consolida__Consolida plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium member: #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 member: #genus_Delphinium large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of north temperate regions some poisonous member: #delphinium any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances member: #genus_Eranthis__Eranthis winter aconite member: #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 member: #genus_Helleborus__Helleborus a genus of Helleborus member: #hellebore any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus member: #genus_Hepatica small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone member: #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 member: #genus_Hydrastis__Hydrastis small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan member: #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 member: #genus_Isopyrum__Isopyrum tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere member: #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 member: #genus_Laccopetalum__Laccopetalum 1 species: giant buttercup member: #giant_buttercup__giantbuttercup__Laccopetalum_giganteum spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus member: #genus_Nigella erect annual Eurasian herbs member: #nigella any plant of the genus Nigella member: #genus_Pulsatilla__Pulsatilla includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers member: #pasqueflower__pasque_flower any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone member: #genus_Thalictrum__Thalictrum widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue member: #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 member: #genus_Trautvetteria__Trautvetteria small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane member: #false_bugbane__falsebugbane__Trautvetteria_carolinensis tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers member: #genus_Trollius__Trollius perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers member: #globeflower__globe_flower__globeflower any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers member: #family_Winteraceae__Winteraceae__winter's_bark_family small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae member: #genus_Drimys__Drimys shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage member: #winter's_bark_tree__winter's_bark__Drimys_winteri South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood member: #genus_Pseudowintera__Pseudowintera__Wintera__genus_Wintera evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand member: #pepper_shrub__Pseudowintera_colorata__Wintera_colorata evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits member: #order_Myricales__Myricales coextensive with the family Myricaceae member: #family_Myricaceae__Myricaceae__wax-myrtle_family constituting the order Myricales member: #genus_Myrica__Myrica deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees member: #sweet_gale__sweetgale__Scotch_gale__Myrica_gale bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves member: #wax_myrtle__waxmyrtle any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries member: #genus_Comptonia__Comptonia 1 species: sweet fern member: #sweet_fern__sweetfern__Comptonia_peregrina__Comptonia_asplenifolia deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers member: #family_Leitneriaceae__Leitneriaceae__corkwood_family coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order member: #genus_Leitneria__Leitneria 1 species: corkwood member: #corkwood_tree__corkwood__Leitneria_floridana very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood member: #order_Aristolochiales__Aristolochiales order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary member: #family_Aristolochiaceae__Aristolochiaceae__birthwort_family__birthwortfamily family of birthworts (including wild ginger) member: #genus_Aristolochia__Aristolochia birthworts; dutchman's pipe member: #birthwort__Aristolochia_clematitis creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America member: #genus_Asarum__Asarum wild ginger member: #wild_ginger low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes member: #heartleaf__Asarum_shuttleworthii wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama member: #family_Rafflesiaceae__Rafflesiaceae a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales member: #family_Hydnoracea__Hydnoracea a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants member: #subclass_Caryophyllidae__Caryophyllidae a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder member: #caryophylloid_dicot_family__caryophylloiddicotfamily family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers member: #caryophylloid_dicot_genus__caryophylloiddicotgenu genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers member: #order_Caryophyllales__Caryophyllales__Chenopodiales__order-Chenopodiales corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae member: #family_Caryophyllaceae__Caryophyllaceae__carnation_family__carnationfamily__pink_family large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) member: #caryophyllaceous_plant a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae member: #genus_Agrostemma__Agrostemma a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles member: #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 member: #Arenaria__genus_Arenaria sandworts member: #sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plants usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens member: #genus_Cerastium__Cerastium mouse-eared chickweed member: #mouse-ear_chickweed__mouseearchickweed__mouse_eared_chickweed__mouseearedchickweed__mouse_ear__mouseear__clammy_chickweed__chickweed any of various plants related to the common chickweed member: #genus_Dianthus__Dianthus carnations and pinks member: #garden_pink__pink any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers member: #genus_Drypis 1 species member: #drypis spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers member: #genus_Gypsophila__Gypsophila Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers member: #baby's_breath__babies'-breath__babies'breath__Gypsophila_paniculata tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers member: #genus_Hernaria__Hernaria low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves member: #rupturewort__Hernaria_glabra common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures member: #genus_Illecebrum__Illecebrum 1 species: coral necklace member: #coral_necklace__coralnecklace__Illecebrum_verticullatum glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas member: #genus_Lychnis genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly member: #lychnis__lychni__catchfly mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone member: #genus_Minuartia__Minuartia mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat-forming habit; most often placed in genus Arenaria: sandworts member: #genus_Moehringia__Moehringia low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having 4- rather than 5-petaled flowers member: #Moehringia_lateriflora__sandwort low-growing herb having clusters of small white-flowers 4-petaled flowers member: #Moehringia_mucosa__sandwort loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage studded with tiny starry 4-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe member: #genus_Paronychia__Paronychia low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts member: #whitlowwort any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fingernail) member: #genus_Petrocoptis__Petrocoptis perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis member: #genus_Sagina__Sagina small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions member: #pearlwort__pearlweed any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls member: #genus_Saponaria__Saponaria mostly perennial Old World herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Scleranthus__Scleranthus small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel member: #knawel__knawe__Scleranthus_annuus widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers member: #genus_Silene large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly member: #silene__campion__catchfly any plant of the genus Silene member: #moss_campion__Silene_acaulis tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America member: #wild_pink__Silene_caroliniana perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters member: #red_campion__red_bird's_eye__Silene_dioica__Lychnis_dioica biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis member: #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 member: #fire_pink__Silene_virginica perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals member: #genus_Spergula__Spergula small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry member: #corn_spurry__corn_spurrey__Spergula_arvensis small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers member: #genus_Spergularia__Spergularia chiefly maritimes Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry member: #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 member: #genus_Stellaria__Stellaria common chickweed; stitchwort member: #chickweed any of various plants of the genus Stellaria member: #genus_Vaccaria__Vaccaria cow-cockles member: #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 member: #family_Aizoaceae__Aizoaceae__Tetragoniaceae__family_Tetragoniaceae__carpetweed_family succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds member: #genus_Carpobrotus__Carpobrotus a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus member: #Hottentot_fig__Hottentot's_fig__sour_fig__Carpobrotus_edulis__Mesembryanthemum_edule low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp member: #genus_Dorotheanthus__Dorotheanthus a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus member: #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 member: #genus_Lithops genus of stemless South African succulents member: #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 member: #genus_Mesembryanthemum__Mesembryanthemum South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight member: #fig_marigold__figmarigold__pebbleplant any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers member: #genus_Molluga__Molluga carpetweeds member: #carpetweed__Indian_chickweed__Molluga_verticillata annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America member: #genus_Pleiospilos__Pleiospilos perennial succulents of South Africa member: #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 member: #genus_Tetragonia__Tetragonia New Zealand spinach member: #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 member: #family_Amaranthaceae__Amaranthaceae__amaranth_family cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs member: #genus_Amaranthus__Amaranthus large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs member: #amaranth any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food member: #thorny_amaranth__Amaranthus_spinosus erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes member: #genus_Alternanthera__Alternanthera genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera member: #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 member: #genus_Celosia__Celosia annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa member: #red_fox__Celosia_argentea weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers member: #genus_Froelichia__Froelichia genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed member: #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 member: #genus_Gomphrena__Gomphrena genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia member: #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 member: #genus_Iresine__Iresine genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs member: #bloodleaf any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage member: #genus_Telanthera__Telanthera used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera member: #family_Batidaceae__Batidaceae__saltwort_family family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts member: #genus_Batis__Batis small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs member: #Batis_maritima__saltwort low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves member: #family_Chenopodiaceae__Chenopodiaceae__goosefoot_family__goosefootfamily includes spinach and beets member: #genus_Chenopodium__Chenopodium goosefoot; pigweed member: #goosefoot any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers member: #genus_Atriplex__Atriplex orach; saltbush member: #orach__orache any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes member: #saltbush any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil member: #genus_Bassia__Bassia__Kochia__genus_Kochia summer cypress member: #summer_cypress__burning_bush__burningbush__firebush__belvedere__Bassia_scoparia__Kochia_scoparia densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn member: #genus_Cycloloma__Cycloloma a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae member: #winged_pigweed__tumbleweed__Cycloloma_atriplicifolium bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds member: #genus_Halogeton a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae member: #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 member: #Halogeton_souda__barilla Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate member: #genus_Salicornia__Salicornia glassworts member: #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 member: #genus_Salsola__Salsola chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts member: #genus_Sarcobatus__Sarcobatus 1 species: greasewood member: #black_greasewood__blackgreasewood__greasewood__Sarcobatus_vermiculatus low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America member: #genus_Spinacia__Spinacia spinach member: #prickly-seeded_spinach__spinach__spinachplant__Spinacia_oleracea southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves member: #family_Nyctaginaceae__Nyctaginaceae__Allioniaceae__family_Allioniaceae__four-o'clock_family a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales member: #genus_Nyctaginia__Nyctaginia a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species member: #scarlet_musk_flower__Nyctaginia_capitata viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers member: #genus_Abronia__Abronia genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers member: #sand_verbena any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena member: #genus_Allionia__Allionia small genus of chiefly American herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Bougainvillea__Bougainvillaea__genus_Bougainvillaea ornamental tropical woody vines member: #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 member: #genus_Mirabilis__Mirabilis four o'clocks member: #umbrellawort a plant of the genus Mirabilis member: #four_o'clock any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon member: #California_four_o'clock__Mirabilis_laevis__Mirabilis_californica California four o'clock with purple-red flowers member: #genus_Pisonia__Pisonia genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America member: #cockspur__Pisonia_aculeata small spiny West Indian tree member: #family_Phytolaccaceae__Phytolaccaceae__pokeweed_family chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca; Agdestis; Ercilla; Rivina; Trichostigma member: #genus_Phytolacca__Phytolacca type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed member: #pokeweed perennial of the genus Phytolacca member: #genus_Agdestis__Agdestis a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates member: #genus_Ercilla__Ercilla a genus of evergreen climbers member: #genus_Rivina__Rivina small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America member: #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 member: #genus_Trichostigma__Trichostigma a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America member: #family_Portulacaceae__Portulacaceae__purslane_family family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas member: #genus_Portulaca genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs member: #portulaca a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Calandrinia__Calandrinia large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers member: #rock_purslane a plant of the genus Calandrinia member: #red_maids__redmaid__redmaid__calandriniaciliata succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States member: #genus_Claytonia__Claytonia genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes member: #Carolina_spring_beauty__Claytonia_caroliniana similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Lewisia__Lewisia genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Montia__Montia small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia member: #Indian_lettuce a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves member: #genus_Spraguea__Spraguea small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes member: #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 member: #genus_Talinum__Talinum genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs member: #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 member: #narrow-leaved_flame_flower__Talinum_augustissimum similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States member: #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 member: #rock_pink__Talinum_calycinum pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States member: #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 member: #order_Opuntiales__Opuntiales coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses member: #family_Cactaceae__Cactaceae__cactus_family constituting the order Opuntiales member: #cactus any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World member: #genus_Acanthocereus__Acanthocereus mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region member: #genus_Aporocactus__Aporocactus small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico member: #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 member: #genus_Ariocarpus__Ariocarpus slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas member: #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 member: #genus_Carnegiea__Carnegiea caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro member: #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 member: #genus_Cereus__Cereus genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white member: #night-blooming_cereus any of several cacti of the genus Cereus member: #genus_Coryphantha mainly globose cacti of southwestern United States and Mexico covered with many nodules; superficially resembling and formerly included in genus Mammillaria member: #coryphantha a cactus of the genus Coryphantha member: #genus_Echinocactus globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil member: #echinocactus__barrel_cactus any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil member: #genus_Echinocereus__Echinocereus large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States member: #hedgehog_cereus cactus of the genus Echinocereus member: #rainbow_cactus a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico member: #genus_Epiphyllum small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti member: #epiphyllum__orchid_cactus any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers member: #genus_Ferocactus__Ferocactus genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti member: #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 member: #genus_Gymnocalycium__Gymnocalycium large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles member: #genus_Harrisia__Harrisia genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America member: #genus_Hatiora__Hatiora small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti member: #Easter_cactus__Hatiora_gaertneri__Schlumbergera_gaertneri spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera member: #genus_Hylocereus__Hylocereus genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers member: #night-blooming_Hylocereus_cactus__night-blooming_cereus any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus member: #genus_Lemaireocereus__Lemaireocereus tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit member: #Lemaireocereus_chichipe__chichipe tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit member: #genus_Lophophora__Lophophora two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal member: #mezcal__mescal__peyote__Lophophora_williamsii a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons member: #genus_Mammillaria large genus of cacti characterized chiefly by nipple-shaped protuberances or tubercles on their surface member: #mammillaria any cactus of the genus Mammillaria member: #genus_Melocactus__Melocactus genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean member: #genus_Myrtillocactus__Myrtillocactus small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America member: #garambulla_cactus__garambulla__Myrtillocactus_geometrizans arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit member: #genus_Pediocactus__Pediocactus low-growing cacti of the American Great Plains member: #Knowlton's_cactus__Pediocactus_knowltonii small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species member: #genus_Nopalea__Nopalea a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers member: #nopal any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears member: #genus_Opuntia__Opuntia large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears member: #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 member: #Opuntia_cholla__cholla arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico member: #genus_Pereskia__Pereskia__Peireskia__genus_Peireskia genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Rhipsalis__Rhipsalis large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits member: #mistletoe_cactus a plant of the genus Rhipsalis member: #genus_Schlumbergera__Schlumbergera South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti member: #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 member: #genus_Selenicereus__Selenicereus mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night member: #night-blooming_Selenicereus_cactus__night-blooming_cereus any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus member: #genus_Zygocactus__Zygocactus small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits member: #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 member: #subclass_Asteridae__Asteridae a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder member: #asterid_dicot_family__asteriddicotfamily family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs member: #asterid_dicot_genus__asteriddicotgenu genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs member: #order_Campanulales__Campanulales an order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae member: #family_Compositae__Compositae__Asteraceae__family_Asteraceae__aster_family__asterfamily plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia member: #composite_plant__compositeplant__composite considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Achillea perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil member: #achillea any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads member: #genus_Ageratina__Ageratina annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America member: #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 member: #genus_Ageratum genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers member: #ageratum any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers member: #genus_Amberboa__Amberboa herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers member: #Amberboa_moschata__sweet_sultan__sweetsultan__Centaurea_moschata Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea member: #genus_Ambrosia comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae member: #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 member: #family_Ambrosiaceae__Ambrosiaceae in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds member: #genus_Ammobium small genus of Australian herbs grown for their flowers member: #ammobium any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage member: #genus_Anacyclus__Anacyclus Spanish pellitory member: #pellitory-of-Spain__pellitory__Anacyclus_pyrethrum small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache member: #genus_Anaphalis__Anaphalis genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting member: #pearly_everlasting__cottonweed__Anaphalis_margaritacea American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts member: #genus_Andryala genus of hardy hairy latex-producing perennials of Mediterranean area member: #andryala any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers member: #genus_Antennaria__Antennaria small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles member: #ladies'_tobacco__ladies'tobacco__lady's_tobacco__Antennaria_plantaginifolia North American perennial propagated by means of runners member: #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 member: #genus_Anthemis__Anthemis dog fennel member: #stinking_mayweed__mayweed__dog_fennel__dogfennel__stinking_chamomile__Anthemis_cotula widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs member: #yellow_chamomile__golden_marguerite__dyers'_chamomile__Anthemis_tinctoria Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America member: #corn_chamomile__field_chamomile__corn_mayweed__Anthemis_arvensis European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America member: #genus_Antheropeas__Antheropeas small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum member: #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 member: #genus_Arctium__Arctium burdock member: #burdock__clotbur any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs member: #genus_Arctotis__Arctotis herbs and subshrubs: African daisy member: #African_daisy any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Argyranthemum__Argyranthemum comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum member: #marguerite_daisy__marguerite__Paris_daisy__Chrysanthemum_frutescens__Argyranthemum_frutescens perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum member: #genus_Argyroxiphium__Argyroxiphium small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs member: #silversword__Argyroxiphium_sandwicense low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem member: #genus_Arnica large genus of herbs of north temperate and arctic regions member: #arnica.herbaceous_plant any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Arnoseris__Arnoseris lamb succory member: #lamb_succory__dwarf_nipplewort__dwarfnipplewort__Arnoseris_minima small European herb with small yellow flowers member: #genus_Artemisia usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon member: #artemisia any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or grayish foliage member: #mugwort any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia member: #southernwood__Artemisia_abrotanum shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer member: #common_wormwood__absinthe__old_man__lad's_love__lad'slove__Artemisia_absinthium aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe member: #sweet_wormwood__sweetwormwood__Artemisia_annua wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran member: #California_sagebrush__California_sage__Artemisia_californica low ashy-gray California shrub member: #field_wormwood__fieldwormwood__Artemisia_campestris European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties member: #sand_sage__silvery_wormwood__silverywormwood__Artemisia_filifolia silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands member: #wormwood_sage__prairie_sagewort__prairiesagewort__Artemisia_frigida silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets member: #Roman_wormwood__Artemis_pontica European wormwood; minor source of absinthe member: #bud_brush__budbrush__bud_sagebrush__budsagebrush__Artemis_spinescens half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States member: #beach_wormwood__beachwormwood__dusty_miller__dustymiller__oldwoman__Artemisia_stelleriana herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant member: #wormwood any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium member: #sagebrush__sage_brush any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium member: #genus_Aster large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers member: #aster any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers member: #genus_Ayapana genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Eupatorium member: #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 member: #genus_Baccharis__Baccharis shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control member: #groundsel_tree__groundseltree__groundsel_bush__groundselbush__consumption_weed__consumptionweed__cotton-seed_tree__Baccharis_halimifolia a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts member: #mule_fat__Baccharis_viminea California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer member: #coyote_brush__coyote_bush__chaparral_broom__chaparralbroom__kidney_wort__Baccharis_pilularis widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle member: #genus_Balsamorhiza__Balsamorhiza genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam member: #balsamroot a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots member: #genus_Bellis__Bellis daisy member: #daisy any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl member: #genus_Bidens__Bidens bur marigolds member: #bur_marigold__burmarigold__burr_marigold__beggar-ticks__beggar's-ticks__sticktight any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing member: #genus_Boltonia__Boltonia genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters member: #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 member: #genus_Brachycome__Brachycome mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads member: #Swan_River_daisy__Brachycome_Iberidifolia western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays member: #Brickellia__genus_Brickelia genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath member: #genus_Buphthalmum__Buphthalmum oxeye member: #oxeye.wildflower Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers member: #genus_Cacalia__Cacalia genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia member: #Indian_plantain any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain member: #genus_Calendula marigold member: #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 member: #genus_Callistephus__Callistephus 1 species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers member: #China_aster__Callistephus_chinensis valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting member: #thistle any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves member: #genus_Carduus__Carduus genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles member: #welted_thistle__Carduus_crispus European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of spiny-winged branches member: #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 member: #genus_Carlina__Carlina genus of Mediterranean thistles member: #carline_thistle__carlinethistle a thistle of the genus Carlina member: #genus_Carthamus__Carthamus safflower member: #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 member: #genus_Catananche genus of Mediterranean herbs: cupid's dart member: #catananche any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers member: #genus_Centaurea__Centaurea knapweed; star thistle member: #centaury any plant of the genus Centaurea member: #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 member: #sweet_sultan__sweetsultan__Centaurea_imperialis perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers member: #genus_Chamaemelum__Chamaemelum small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile member: #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 member: #genus_Chaenactis genus of flowering herbs of western United States member: #chaenactis any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers member: #genus_Chrysanthemum in some classifications many plants usually assigned to the genus Chrysanthemum have been divided among other genera: e.g. Argyranthemum; 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western North America member: #rabbit_brush__rabbit_bush__Chrysothamnus_nauseosus pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by Navajo Indians member: #genus_Cichorium__Cichorium chicory member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Cirsium__Cirsium plume thistles member: #plume_thistle__plumethistle__plumed_thistle any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads member: #genus_Cnicus__Cnicus 1 species: blessed thistle member: #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 member: #genus_Conoclinium__Conoclinium mistflower member: #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 member: #genus_Conyza__Conyza common American weed or wildflower member: #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 member: #genus_Coreopsis genus of American plants widely cultivated for their flowers member: #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 member: #subgenus_Calliopsis used in some classification systems for some plants of genus Coreopsis member: #genus_Cosmos genus of tropical American plants cultivated for their colorful flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Cotula__Cotula cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers member: #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 member: #genus_Craspedia__Craspedia herbs of Australia and New Zealand member: #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 member: #genus_Crepis__Crepis hawk's beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere member: #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 member: #genus_Cynara__Cynara artichoke; cardoon member: #artichoke_plant__artichokeplant__artichoke__globe_artichoke__globeartichoke__Cynara_scolymus Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head member: #Cynara_cardunculus__cardoon southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots member: #genus_Dahlia genus of perennial tuberous-rooted plants of Mexico and Central America member: #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 member: #genus_Delairea__Delairea 1 species: German ivy member: #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 member: #genus_Dendranthema__Dendranthema comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum member: #genus_Dimorphotheca__Dimorphotheca South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Doronicum__Doronicum genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane member: #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 member: #genus_Echinacea__Echinacea small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Echinops__Echinops genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles member: #globe_thistle__globethistle any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers member: #genus_Elephantopus__Elephantopus perennial American herb member: #elephant's-foot any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America member: #genus_Emilia__Emilia tropical African herbs member: #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 member: #tassel_flower__Emilia_sagitta tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers member: #genus_Encelia__Encelia genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush member: #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 member: #genus_Enceliopsis__Enceliopsis small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States member: #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 member: #genus_Engelmannia one species: North American herbs that resemble sunflowers member: #engelmannia common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers member: #genus_Erechtites coarse herbs with whitish discoid flower heads and silky pappus member: #Erechtites_hieracifolia__fireweed an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers member: #genus_Erigeron__Erigeron cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally member: #fleabane any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas member: #genus_Eriophyllum__Eriophyllum genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America member: #woolly_sunflower any plant of the genus Eriophyllum member: #genus_Eupatorium__Eupatorium large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers member: #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 member: #boneset__agueweed__thoroughwort__Eupatorium_perfoliatum perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine member: #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 member: #genus_Felicia__Felicia genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers member: #blue_daisy__blue_marguerite__Felicia_amelloides hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers member: #kingfisher_daisy__Felicia_bergeriana softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays member: #genus_Filago genus of small woolly herbs member: #cotton_rose__cudweed any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads member: #genus_Gaillardia genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Gazania genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap member: #gazania any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers member: #genus_Gerbera__Gerbera genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies member: #African_daisy.flower__africandaisy African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers member: #Barberton_daisy__Transvaal_daisy__Gerbera_jamesonii widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays member: #genus_Gerea__Gerea small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Gnaphalium__Gnaphalium large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres member: #cudweed any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color member: #genus_Grindelia__Grindelia large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America member: #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 member: #genus_Gutierrezia__Gutierrezia sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North America and warm South America member: #matchweed__matchbush any of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches member: #rabbitweed__snakeweed__broom_snakeweed__broomsnakeweed__broom_snakeroot__broomsnakeroot__turpentine_weed__Gutierrezia_sarothrae low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads member: #broomweed__Gutierrezia_texana annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers member: #genus_Gynura__Gynura genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants member: #purple_velvet_plant__velvet_plant__royal_velvet_plant__Gynura_aurantiaca Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs member: #genus_Haastia__Haastia genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep member: #Haastia_pulvinaris__vegetable_sheep__vegetablesheep__sheep_plant__sheepplant cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs member: #genus_Haplopappus__Haplopappus genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia member: #goldenbush.wildflower a plant of the genus Haplopappus member: #camphor_daisy__camphordaisy__Haplopappus_phyllocephalus annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers member: #yellow_spiny_daisy__Haplopappus_spinulosus slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads member: #genus_Hazardia__Hazardia small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature member: #hoary_golden_bush__Hazardia_cana western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple member: #genus_Helenium__Helenium genus of American herbs with yellow-rayed flowers: sneezeweeds member: #sneezeweed any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing member: #genus_Helianthus genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers member: #sunflower__helianthus any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays member: #genus_Helichrysum__Helichrysum large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus member: #genus_Heliopsis oxeye member: #heliopsis__heliopsi__oxeye any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers member: #genus_Helipterum__Helipterum genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially Pteropogon and Hyalosperma member: #strawflower any of various plants of the genus Helipterum member: #genus_Heterotheca__Heterotheca genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Hieracium__Hieracium large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella member: #hawkweed any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion member: #king_devil__yellow_hawkweed__Hieracium_praealtum European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds member: #genus_Homogyne__Homogyne small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago member: #alpine_coltsfoot__Homogyne_alpina__Tussilago_alpina rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago member: #genus_Hulsea__Hulsea small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; United States Pacific NW member: #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 member: #dwarf_hulsea__dwarfhulsea__Hulsea_nana similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea member: #genus_Hyalosperma__Hyalosperma genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum member: #genus_Hypochaeris__Hypochaeris__Hypochoeris__genus_Hypochoeris widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds member: #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 member: #genus_Inula genus of Old World herbs or subshrubs: elecampane member: #inula any plant of the genus Inula member: #genus_Iva small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae member: #marsh_elder__marshelder__iva any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America member: #genus_Krigia small herbs closely related to chicory: dwarf dandelions member: #krigia any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia member: #genus_Lactuca__Lactuca an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce member: #lettuce.herbaceous_plant any of various plants of the genus Lactuca member: #garden_lettuce__common_lettuce__Lactuca_sativa annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown member: #cos_lettuce__coslettuce__romaine_lettuce__romainelettuce__Lactuca_sativa_longifolia lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves member: #head_lettuce__Lactuca_sativa_capitata distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball member: #genus_Lagenophera__Lagenophera small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis member: #genus_Lasthenia__Lasthenia small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America member: #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 member: #genus_Layia__Layia genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers member: #tidytips__tidy_tips__Layia_platyglossa California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white member: #genus_Leontodon__Leontodon hawkbit member: #hawkbit any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions member: #genus_Leontopodium__Leontopodium edelweiss member: #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 member: #genus_Leucanthemum__Leucanthemum comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum member: #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 member: #oxeye_daisy__Leucanthemum_maximum__Chrysanthemum_maximum similar to oxeye daisy member: #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 member: #Pyrenees_daisy__Leucanthemum_lacustre__Chrysanthemum_lacustre perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy member: #genus_Leucogenes__Leucogenes New Zealand edelweiss member: #genus_Liatris__Liatris genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots member: #blazing_star__blazingstar__buttonsnakeroot__snakeroot any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads member: #genus_Ligularia__Ligularia genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants member: #leopard_plant__leopardplant any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage member: #genus_Lindheimera__Lindheimera 1 species: Texas star member: #Texas_star__Lindheimera_texana Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads member: #genus_Lonas__Lonas 1 species: yellow ageratum member: #yellow_ageratum__African_daisy__Lonas_inodora__Lonas_annua shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers member: #genus_Machaeranthera__Machaeranthera wildflowers of western North America member: #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 member: #sticky_aster__Machaeranthera_bigelovii wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona member: #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 member: #genus_Madia__Madia genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light member: #tarweed any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America member: #common_madia__common_tarweed__Madia_elegans California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays member: #genus_Matricaria__Matricaria chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Melampodium__Melampodium herbs and subshrubs of warm North America member: #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 member: #genus_Mikania__Mikania large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America member: #wild_climbing_hempweed__climbing_hempweed__climbing_boneset__climbing_hemp-vine__Mikania_scandens herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees member: #genus_Mutisia genus of South American shrubs or lianas having large flower heads with feathery pappuses member: #mutisia any of various plants of the genus Mutisia member: #genus_Nabalus__Nabalus genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes member: #rattlesnake_root__rattlesnakeroot a plant of the genus Nabalus member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Olearia__Olearia large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers member: #daisybush__daisy_bush__daisybush any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays member: #genus_Onopordum__Onopordum__Onopordon__genus_Onopordon a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers member: #cotton_thistle__woolly_thistle__Scotch_thistle__Onopordum_acanthium__Onopordon_acanthium biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America member: #genus_Othonna genus of western African herbs or shrubs member: #othonna a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers member: #genus_Ozothamnus__Ozothamnus genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum member: #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 member: #genus_Packera__Packera genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio member: #butterweed any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packer; often placed in genus Senecio member: #genus_Parthenium__Parthenium small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers member: #guayule__Parthenium_argentatum much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber member: #bastard_feverfew__bastardfeverfew__Parthenium_hysterophorus tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States member: #American_feverfew__wild_quinine__prairie_dock__prairiedock__Parthenium_integrifolium stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns member: #genus_Pericallis__Pericallis cineraria member: #cineraria__Pericallis_cruenta__Senecio_cruentus herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Petasites__Petasites genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot member: #butterbur__bog_rhubarb__bogrhubarb__Petasites_hybridus__Petasites_vulgaris small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas member: #winter_heliotrope__sweet_coltsfoot__sweetcoltsfoot__Petasites_fragrans European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers member: #sweet_coltsfoot__sweetcoltsfoot__Petasites_sagitattus American sweet-scented herb member: #genus_Picris__Picris genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed member: #bristly_oxtongue__bristlyoxtongue__bitterweed__bugloss__Picris_echioides widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States member: #genus_Pilosella__Pilosella genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium member: #hawkweed.herbaceous_plant any of various plants of the genus Pilosella member: #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 member: #genus_Piqueria__Piqueria small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia member: #stevia any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia member: #genus_Prenanthes__Prenanthes genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus member: #Prenanthes_purpurea__rattlesnake_root__rattlesnakeroot herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets member: #genus_Pteropogon genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum member: #pteropogon__Pteropogon_humboltianum southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit member: #genus_Pulicaria__Pulicaria genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane member: #feabane_mullet__feabanemullet__fleabane__Pulicaria_dysenterica hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas member: #genus_Pyrethrum__Pyrethrum used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum member: #genus_Raoulia__Raoulia genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia member: #sheep_plant__sheepplant__vegetable_sheep__vegetablesheep__Raoulia_lutescens__Raoulia_australis perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage member: #genus_Ratibida__Ratibida genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads member: #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 member: #long-head_coneflower__prairie_coneflower__prairieconeflower__Ratibida_columnifera plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico member: #prairie_coneflower__prairieconeflower__Ratibida_tagetes coneflower of central to southwestern United States member: #genus_Rhodanthe genus of xerophytic herbs and shrubs of South Africa and Australia; sometimes included in genus Helipterum member: #Swan_River_everlasting__rhodanthe__Rhodanthe_manglesii__Helipterum_manglesii Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum member: #genus_Rudbeckia__Rudbeckia North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads member: #coneflower.flower any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones member: #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 member: #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 member: #golden_glow__double_gold__hortensia__Rudbeckia_laciniata_hortensia very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads member: #genus_Santolina__Santolina genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads member: #lavender_cotton__Santolina_chamaecyparissus branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers member: #genus_Sanvitalia__Sanvitalia small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia member: #creeping_zinnia__Sanvitalia_procumbens low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala member: #genus_Saussurea__Saussurea genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia member: #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 member: #genus_Scolymus__Scolymus small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region member: #golden_thistle any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads member: #genus_Senecio__Senecio enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds member: #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 member: #Senecio_cineraria__dusty_miller__dustymiller__cinerariamaritima stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria member: #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 member: #ragwort__butterweed__Senecio_glabellus American ragwort with yellow flowers member: #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 member: #groundsel__Senecio_vulgaris Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers member: #genus_Scorzonera genus of narrow-leaved European herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Sericocarpus__Sericocarpus small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters member: #white-topped_aster herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits member: #genus_Seriphidium__Seriphidium woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or gray and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia member: #silver_sage__silver_sagebrush__gray_sage__Seriphidium_canum__Artemisia_cana low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant member: #sea_wormwood__seawormwood__Seriphidium_maritimum__Artemisia_maritima plants of western and northern European coasts member: #big_sagebrush__bigsagebrush__blue_sage__Seriphidium_tridentatum__Artemisia_tridentata aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves member: #genus_Serratula__Serratula genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves member: #sawwort__Serratula_tinctoria European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye member: #genus_Silphium__Silphium tall North American perennial herbs member: #rosinweed__Silphium_laciniatum North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers member: #genus_Silybum__Silybum small genus of east African herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Solidago__Solidago goldenrod member: #goldenrod any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago member: #genus_Sonchus__Sonchus sow thistles member: #sow_thistle__sowthistle__milk_thistle any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil member: #genus_Stenotus__Stenotus genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs growing in dense tufts member: #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 member: #genus_Stevia genus of shrubs and herbs of tropical and warm Americas member: #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 member: #genus_Stokesia__Stokesia 1 species: stokes' aster member: #stokes'_aster__stokes'aster__cornflower_aster__Stokesia_laevis erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers member: #Tageteste__genus_Tagetes marigolds member: #marigold any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers member: #genus_Tanacetum__Tanacetum a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum member: #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 member: #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 member: #camphor_dune_tansy__Tanacetum_camphoratum densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Taraxacum__Taraxacum an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions member: #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 member: #genus_Tetraneuris__Tetraneuris genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Tithonia genus of robust herbs of Mexico and Central America: Mexican sunflower member: #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 member: #genus_Townsendia__Townsendia genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy member: #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 member: #genus_Tragopogon__Tragopogon genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads member: #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 member: #meadow_salsify__goatsbeard__shepherd's_clock__Tragopogon_pratensis weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States member: #genus_Trilisa__Trilisa genus of herbs of southern United States member: #wild_vanilla__Trilisa_odoratissima perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla member: #genus_Tripleurospermum__Tripleurospermum small genus comprising plants often included in genus Matricaria member: #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 member: #Tripleurospermum_oreades_tchihatchewii__turfing_daisy__turfingdaisy__Matricaria_oreades mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria member: #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 member: #genus_Tussilago__Tussilago genus of low creeping yellow-flowered perennial herbs of north temperate regions: coltsfoots; in some classifications includes species often placed in other genera especially Homogyne and Petasites member: #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 member: #genus_Ursinia genus of South African herbs and shrubs cultivated as ornamentals member: #ursinia any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers member: #genus_Verbesina__Verbesina herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris member: #crownbeard__crown_beard__crownbeard any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads member: #genus_Actinomeris__Actinomeris used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina member: #genus_Vernonia genus of New World tropical herbs or shrubs with terminal cymose heads of tubular flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Wyethia coarse leafy perennial plants resembling sunflowers found especially in the United States member: #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 member: #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 member: #wyethia__Wyethia_ovata low tufted white-woolly yellow-flowered herb of California member: #genus_Xanthium__Xanthium coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles member: #cocklebur any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs member: #genus_Xeranthemum genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to southwestern Asia member: #xeranthemum any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers member: #immortelle__Xeranthemum_annuum mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere member: #genus_Zinnia genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers member: #zinnia__old_maid__oldmaid__old_maid_flower any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads member: #family_Campanulaceae__Campanulaceae__bellflower_family family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae member: #genus_Campanula large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers member: #campanula__bellflower any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers member: #genus_Lobelia in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae member: #lobelia any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia member: #family_Cucurbitaceae__Cucurbitaceae__gourd_family__gourdfamily a family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) member: #gourd_vine__gourdvine__gourd any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds member: #genus_Cucurbita__Cucurbita type genus of the Cucurbitaceae member: #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 member: #squash_vine__squash any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #buttercup_squash.Cucurbita_maxima_turbaniformis__buttercupsquash plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with grayish markings member: #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 member: #genus_Bryonia climbing perennial herbs: bryony member: #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 member: #genus_Citrullus__Citrullus a dicot genus of the family cucurbitaceae including watermelons member: #watermelon_vine__watermelon__Citrullus_vulgaris an African melon member: #genus_Cucumis__Cucumis cucumbers; muskmelons member: #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 member: #cucumber_vine__cucumber__Cucumis_sativus a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit member: #genus_Ecballium__Ecballium exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber member: #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 member: #genus_Lagenaria__Lagenaria bottle gourds member: #bottle_gourd__calabash__Lagenaria_siceraria Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits member: #genus_Luffa dishcloth gourds member: #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 member: #genus_Momordica__Momordica Old World tropical vine member: #balsam_apple__Momordica_balsamina__momordicabalsamina a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit member: #balsam_pear__Momordica_charantia tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit member: #family_Goodeniaceae__Goodeniaceae__Goodenia_family a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China member: #Goodenia a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia member: #family_Lobeliaceae__Lobeliaceae__lobelia_family__lobeliafamily not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae member: #order_Rubiales__Rubiales an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary member: #family_Rubiaceae__Rubiaceae__madder_family widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry member: #madderwort__rubiaceous_plant any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae member: #genus_Rubia__Rubia type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots member: #Indian_madder__munjeet__Rubia_cordifolia perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient member: #genus_Asperula__Asperula woodruff member: #woodruff any plant of the genus Asperula member: #genus_Calycophyllum__Calycophyllum medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark member: #dagame__lemonwood_tree__lemonwoodtree__Calycophyllum_candidissimum source of a tough elastic wood member: #genus_Chiococca__Chiococca shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World member: #blolly__West_Indian_snowberry__Chiococca_alba evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries member: #genus_Coffea__Coffea coffee trees member: #coffee_tree__coffee any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans member: #genus_Cinchona__genus_Chinchona large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark member: #cinchona__chinchona any of several trees of the genus Cinchona member: #Cartagena_bark__Cinchona_cordifolia__Cinchona_lancifolia Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark) member: #Cinchona_calisaya__calisaya__Cinchona_officinalis__Cinchona_ledgeriana Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark member: #cinchona_tree__Cinchona_pubescens small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark member: #genus_Galium__Galium annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers member: #bedstraw any of several plants of the genus Galium member: #genus_Gardenia large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and small trees member: #gardenia any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers member: #genus_Genipa tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind member: #genipa any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind member: #genipap_fruit__genipapfruit__jagua__marmalade_box__marmaladebox__Genipa_Americana tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit member: #genus_Hamelia evergreen tropical American shrubs or small trees member: #hamelia any of several free-flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia member: #genus_Mitchella__Mitchella creeping evergreen herbs of North America member: #partridgeberry__boxberry__twinberry__Mitchella_repens creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries member: #genus_Nauclea__Nauclea small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves member: #opepe__Nauclea_diderrichii__Sarcocephalus_diderrichii large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus member: #genus_Pinckneya__Pinckneya small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United States and northern South America member: #Georgia_bark__fever_tree__fevertree__bitterbark__Pinckneya_pubens ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever member: #genus_Psychotria__Psychotria tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees member: #lemonwood_tree__lemonwoodtree__lemonwood__psychotriacapensi South African evergreen having hard tough wood member: #genus_Sarcocephalus__Sarcocephalus genus of tropical African trees and shrubs member: #negro_peach__negropeach__Sarcocephalus_latifolius__Sarcocephalus_esculentus stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa member: #genus_Vangueria__Vangueria tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruit member: #wild_medlar_tree__wild_medlar__medlar__Vangueria_infausta small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit member: #Spanish_tamarind__Vangueria_madagascariensis shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit member: #family_Caprifoliaceae__Caprifoliaceae__honeysuckle_family__honeysucklefamily shrubs and small trees and woody vines member: #common_snowberry__snowberry__waxberry__Symphoricarpos_alba deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries member: #genus_Abelia chiefly east Asian shrubs member: #abelia any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico member: #genus_Diervilla__Diervilla small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles member: #Diervilla_lonicera__bush_honeysuckle spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green-yellow flowers member: #Diervilla_sessilifolia__bush_honeysuckle bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers member: #genus_Leycesteria__Leycesteria small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China member: #Himalaya_honeysuckle__Leycesteria_formosa shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers member: #genus_Linnaea__Linnaea 1 species: twinflower member: #twinflower__Linnaea_borealis creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs member: #American_twinflower__Linnaea_borealis_americana similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia member: #genus_Lonicera__Lonicera woodbine member: #honeysuckle shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera member: #white_honeysuckle__whitehoneysuckle__Lonicera_albiflora bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States member: #American_fly_honeysuckle__fly_honeysuckle__flyhoneysuckle__Lonicera_canadensis erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers member: #Italian_honeysuckle__Italian_woodbine__Lonicera_caprifolium deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls member: #Lonicera_dioica__yellow_honeysuckle twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America member: #yellow_honeysuckle__Lonicera_flava climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States member: #hairy_honeysuckle__hairyhoneysuckle__Lonicera_hirsuta twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America member: #twinberry__Lonicera_involucrata shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America member: #Japanese_honeysuckle__Lonicera_japonica an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas member: #Hall's_honeysuckle__Lonicera_japonica_halliana a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States member: #woodbine__Lonicera_periclymenum European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers member: #trumpet_honeysuckle__trumpethoneysuckle__coral_honeysuckle__coralhoneysuckle__trumpet_flower__trumpetflower__trumpet_vine__trumpetvine__Lonicera_sempervirens evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers member: #bush_honeysuckle__Tartarian_honeysuckle__Lonicera_tatarica a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia member: #European_fly_honeysuckle__European_honeysuckle__Lonicera_xylosteum cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit member: #genus_Symphoricarpos__Symphoricarpos deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China member: #coralberry__Indian_currant__Symphoricarpos_orbiculatus North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits member: #genus_Sambucus__Sambucus elder; elderberry member: #elderberry_bush__elder any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit member: #blue_elder__blue_elderberry__Sambucus_caerulea shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies member: #dwarf_elder__danewort__Sambucus_ebulus dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor member: #genus_Triostium__Triostium genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot member: #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 member: #genus_Viburnum__Viburnum deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree member: #American_cranberry_bush__cranberry_bush__cranberrybush__cranberry_tree__cranberrytree__highbush_cranberry__Viburnum_trilobum deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries member: #wayfaring_tree__wayfaringtree__twistwood__Viburnum_lantana vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black member: #guelder_rose__guelderrose__European_cranberrybush__European_cranberry_bush__crampbark__cranberrytree__Viburnum_opulus deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries member: #southern_arrow_wood__arrow_wood__arrowwood__Viburnum_dentatum deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows member: #arrow_wood__arrowwood__Viburnum_recognitum closely related to southern arrow wood; the eastern United States Maine to Ohio and Georgia member: #black_haw__blackhaw__Viburnum_prunifolium upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America member: #genus_Weigela east Asian flowering shrubs member: #weigela__Weigela_florida deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers member: #family_Dipsacaceae__Dipsacaceae chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads member: #genus_Dipsacus__Dipsacus type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel member: #teasel__teazel__teasle any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts member: #genus_Scabiosa annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean member: #scabious__scabiosa any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa member: #family_Valerianaceae__Valerianaceae__valerian_family genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor member: #genus_Valeriana__Valeriana genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs member: #valerian a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers member: #genus_Valerianella__Valerianella genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized member: #corn_salad a plant of the genus Valerianella member: #genus_Centranthus__Centranthus genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs member: #red_valerian__redvalerian__French_honeysuckle__Centranthus_ruber European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers member: #order_Polemoniales__Polemoniales Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales member: #family_Polemoniaceae__Polemoniaceae__phlox_family__phloxfamily a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers member: #genus_Polemonium type genus of the Polemoniaceae member: #polemonium any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to arctic regions member: #genus_Phlox herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico member: #phlox any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers member: #chickweed_phlox__chickweedphlox__sand_phlox__Phlox_bifida__Phlox_stellaria low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States member: #genus_Linanthus__Linanthus a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States member: #ground_pink__fringed_pink__fringedpink__mosspink__Linanthus_dianthiflorus low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers member: #evening-snow__eveningsnow__linanthusdichotomu small California annual with white flowers member: #family_Acanthaceae__Acanthaceae__acanthus_family widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales member: #genus_Acanthus bear's breeches member: #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 member: #genus_Graptophyllum__Graptophyllum caricature plant member: #caricature_plant__Graptophyllum_pictum tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face member: #genus_Thunbergia__Thunbergia a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae member: #black-eyed_Susan_vine__black-eyed_Susan__Thunbergia_alata tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center member: #family_Bignoniaceae__Bignoniaceae trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales member: #bignoniad any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae member: #genus_Bignonia__Bignonia 1 species: cross vine member: #cross_vine__crossvine__trumpet_flower__trumpetflower__quartervine__Bignonia_capreolata woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section member: #genus_Catalpa a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods member: #catalpa__Indian_bean tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods member: #genus_Chilopsis__Chilopsis one species: desert willow member: #desert_willow__Chilopsis_linearis evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods member: #genus_Crescentia__Crescentia a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches member: #calabash_tree__calabash__Crescentia_cujete tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds member: #family_Boraginaceae__Boraginaceae__borage_family a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit member: #genus_Borago__Borago perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region member: #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 member: #genus_Amsinckia__Amsinckia rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks member: #common_amsinckia__Amsinckia_intermedia annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers member: #large-flowered_fiddleneck__Amsinckia_grandiflora annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species member: #genus_Anchusa rough-hairy Old World herbs member: #anchusa any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers member: #genus_Cordia__Cordia tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae member: #Equador_laurel__Spanish_elm__salmwood__cypre__princewood__Cordia_alliodora large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood member: #princewood__Spanish_elm__Cordia_gerascanthus tropical American timber tree member: #genus_Cynoglossum__Cynoglossum a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae member: #Chinese_forget-me-not__Cynoglossum_amabile biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers member: #Cynoglossum_officinale__hound's-tongue__hound'stongue biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers member: #hound's-tongue__hound'stongue__Cynoglossum_virginaticum perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers member: #genus_Echium__Echium a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae member: #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 member: #genus_Hackelia__Hackelia__Lappula__genus_Lappula stickweed; beggar's lice member: #beggar's_lice__beggar_lice Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing member: #genus_Lithospermum__Lithospermum annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia member: #gromwell__Lithospermum_officinale European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands member: #puccoon__Lithospermum_caroliniense perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment member: #hoary_puccoon__hoarypuccoon__paint_Indian__Lithospermum_canescens perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment member: #genus_Mertensia__Mertensia a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels member: #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 member: #genus_Myosotis__Myosotis forget-me-nots; scorpion grass member: #garden_forget-me-not__Myosotis_sylvatica small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers member: #forget-me-not__mouse_ear__mouseear__Myosotis_scorpiodes__myosotisscorpiode small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers member: #genus_Onosmodium__Onosmodium a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae member: #false_gromwell__falsegromwell any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers member: #genus_Symphytum__Symphytum comfrey member: #comfrey perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas member: #family_Convolvulaceae__Convolvulaceae__morning-glory_family__morninggloryfamily morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit member: #genus_Convolvulus genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs: bindweed member: #convolvulus__convolvulu any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus member: #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 member: #bindweed any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit member: #genus_Argyreia__Argyreia woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia member: #silverweed any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers member: #genus_Calystegia__Calystegia climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed member: #hedge_bindweed__hedgebindweed__wild_morning-glory__Calystegia_sepium__Convolvulus_sepium common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus member: #genus_Cuscuta__Cuscuta genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder member: #dodder a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria member: #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 member: #genus_Dichondra genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes member: #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 member: #genus_Ipomoea__Ipomoea morning glory member: #morning_glory__morningglory any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day member: #family_Gesneriaceae__Gesneriaceae__gesneria_family large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales member: #gesneriad any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia member: #genus_Gesneria large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers member: #gesneria any plant of the genus Gesneria member: #genus_Achimenes genus of tropical perennial American herbs member: #achimenes__achimene__hot_water_plant__hotwaterplant any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias member: #genus_Aeschynanthus large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants member: #aeschynanthus__aeschynanthu a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex member: #genus_Alsobia__Alsobia tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia member: #lace-flower_vine__Alsobia_dianthiflora__Episcia_dianthiflora low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia member: #genus_Columnea genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas member: #columnea tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage member: #genus_Episcia genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage member: #episcia any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers member: #genus_Gloxinia small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers member: #Canterbury_bell__Gloxinia_perennis herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers member: #gloxinia any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers member: #genus_Kohleria genus of tropical American shrubs member: #kohleria shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers member: #genus_Saintpaulia__Saintpaulia east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated member: #African_violet__Saintpaulia_ionantha tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers member: #genus_Sinningia__Sinningia genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America member: #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 member: #genus_Streptocarpus large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose member: #streptocarpus__streptocarpu any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses member: #Cape_primrose any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers member: #family_Hydrophyllaceae__Hydrophyllaceae__waterleaf_family__waterleaffamily perennial woodland herbs member: #genus_Hydrophyllum__Hydrophyllum waterleaf member: #waterleaf any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum member: #genus_Emmanthe__Emmanthe 1 species: yellow bells member: #California_yellow_bells__yellow_bells__whispering_bells__Emmanthe_penduliflora viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers member: #genus_Eriodictyon__Eriodictyon small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico member: #yerba_santa__yerbasanta__Eriodictyon_californicum viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to Deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses member: #genus_Nemophila genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes member: #nemophila any plant of the genus Nemophila member: #baby_blue-eyes__Nemophila_menziesii delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots member: #genus_Phacelia American herbs with usually pinnatifid leaves and blue or purple or white flowers in scorpioid cymes member: #scorpionweed__scorpion_weed__phacelia any plant of the genus Phacelia member: #genus_Pholistoma__Pholistoma straggling herbs of southwestern United States member: #fiesta_flower__Pholistoma_auritum__Nemophila_aurita straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila member: #family_Labiatae__Labiatae__Lamiaceae__family_Lamiaceae__mint_family the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary member: #genus_Acinos__Acinos plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha member: #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 member: #genus_Agastache__Agastache giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop member: #giant_hyssop__gianthyssop any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache member: #genus_Ajuga__Ajuga bugle member: #bugleweed__bugle any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover member: #genus_Ballota__Ballota perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound member: #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 member: #genus_Blephilia__Blephilia small genus of North American herbs: wood mints member: #wood_mint American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers member: #hairy_wood_mint__Blephilia_hirsuta a variety of wood mint member: #downy_wood_mint__Blephilia_celiata a variety of wood mint member: #genus_Calamintha__Calamintha calamint member: #calamint perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America member: #genus_Clinopodium__Clinopodium wild basil member: #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 member: #genus_Collinsonia__Collinsonia small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States member: #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 member: #genus_Coleus genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon member: #coleus__flame_nettle__flamenettle any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers member: #genus_Conradina__Conradina small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States member: #Apalachicola_rosemary__Conradina_glabra small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species member: #genus_Dracocephalum__Dracocephalum genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads member: #dragonhead__dragon's_head__Dracocephalum_parviflorum American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers member: #genus_Elsholtzia genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs member: #elsholtzia any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes member: #genus_Galeopsis__Galeopsis erect annual European herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Glechoma__Glechoma ground ivy member: #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 member: #genus_Hedeoma__Hedeoma small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal) member: #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 member: #genus_Hyssopus__Hyssopus Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs member: #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 member: #genus_Lamium__Lamium genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits member: #dead_nettle any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips member: #white_dead_nettle__Lamium_album European dead nettle with white flowers member: #henbit__Lamium_amplexicaule Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers member: #genus_Lavandula__Lavandula lavender member: #lavender any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated member: #genus_Leonotis__Leonotis small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa member: #wilde_dagga__dagga__capedagga__red_dagga__reddagga__Leonotis_leonurus relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco member: #lion's-ear__Leonotis_nepetaefolia__Leonotis_nepetifolia pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States member: #genus_Leonurus__Leonurus genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and flowers in whorls member: #motherwort__Leonurus_cardiaca bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers member: #genus_Lepechinia__Lepechinia__Sphacele__genus_Sphacele a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae member: #Lepechinia_calycina__pitcher_sage__pitchersage__sphacelecalycina California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers member: #genus_Lycopus__Lycopus small genus of herbs of the mint family member: #Lycopus_virginicus__bugleweed a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States member: #water_horehound__waterhorehound__Lycopus_americanus aromatic perennial herb of United States member: #gipsywort__gypsywort__Lycopus_europaeus hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers member: #genus_Origanum a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae member: #origanum any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings member: #pot_marjoram__potmarjoram__oregano__wild_marjoram__winter_sweet__Origanum_vulgare aromatic Eurasian perennial member: #sweet_marjoram__sweetmarjoram__knotted_marjoram__knottedmarjoram__Origanum_majorana__Majorana_hortensis aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe member: #dittany_of_crete__cretan_dittany__crete_dittany__cretedittany__hop_marjoram__hopmarjoram__winter_sweet__Origanum_dictamnus dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete member: #genus_Majorana__Majorana small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum member: #genus_Marrubium__Marrubium Old World aromatic herbs: horehound member: #horehound.herbaceous_plant any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium member: #genus_Melissa__Melissa a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae member: #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 member: #genus_Mentha__Mentha mint plants member: #mint any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers member: #genus_Micromeria__Micromeria large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs member: #yerba_buena__yerbabuena__Micromeria_chamissonis__Micromeria_douglasii__Satureja_douglasii trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally member: #Micromeria_juliana__savory dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions member: #genus_Molucella__Molucella small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated member: #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 member: #genus_Monarda wild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm member: #monarda__wild_bergamot any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda member: #genus_Monardella__Monardella a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States member: #mustang_mint__mustangmint__Monardella_lanceolata fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers member: #genus_Nepeta__Nepeta catmint member: #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 member: #genus_Ocimum__Ocimum basil member: #basil any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum member: #genus_Perilla__Perilla small genus of Asiatic herbs member: #beefsteak_plant__beefsteakplant__Perilla_frutescens_crispa plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage member: #genus_Phlomis large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves member: #phlomis any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage member: #Jerusalem_sage__Phlomis_fruticosa a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers member: #genus_Physostegia genus of North American perennial herbs member: #physostegia any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers member: #genus_Plectranthus large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus member: #plectranthus any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus member: #genus_Pogostemon__Pogostemon genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil member: #Pogostemon_cablin__patchouli__patchouly__pachouli small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes member: #Prunella__genus_Prunella small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers member: #self-heal__heal_all__Prunella_vulgaris decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America member: #genus_Pycnanthemum__Pycnanthemum__Koellia__genus_Koellia American mountain mint member: #mountain_mint any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California member: #genus_Rosmarinus__Rosmarinus rosemary member: #Rosmarinus_officinalis__rosemary widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery member: #genus_Salvia large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage member: #salvia__sage any of various plants of the genus Salvia; cosmopolitan member: #genus_Satureja__Satureja__Satureia__genus_Satureia savory member: #savory any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees member: #genus_Scutellaria__Scutellaria skullcap; helmet flower member: #genus_Sideritis__Sideritis genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region member: #genus_Solenostemon__Solenostemon genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus member: #genus_Stachys__Stachys large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia member: #hedge_nettle__hedgenettle__dead_nettle__Stachys_sylvatica foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome member: #Stachys_palustris__hedge_nettle__hedgenettle perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere member: #genus_Teucrium__Teucrium large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia member: #germander any of various plants of the genus Teucrium member: #genus_Thymus__Thymus large genus of Old World mints: thyme member: #thyme.herbaceous_plant any of various mints of the genus Thymus member: #genus_Trichostema__Trichostema genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls member: #blue_curls any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers member: #black_sage__blacksage__wooly_blue_curls__California_romero__Trichostema_lanatum aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico member: #family_Lentibulariaceae__Lentibulariaceae__bladderwort_family__bladderwortfamily carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea member: #genus_Utricularia__Utricularia bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution member: #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 member: #genus_Pinguicula__Pinguicula butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica member: #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 member: #genus_Genlisea small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps member: #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 member: #family_Martyniaceae__Martyniaceae in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae member: #family_Orobanchaceae__Orobanchaceae__broomrape_family__broomrapefamily brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales member: #family_Pedaliaceae__Pedaliaceae__sesame_family the family of plants of order Polemoniales member: #genus_Martynia in some classifications includes the unicorn plants member: #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 member: #genus_Sesamum__Sesamum tropical African and Indian herbs member: #sesame__benne__benni__benny__Sesamum_indicum East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil member: #genus_Proboscidea__Proboscidea in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants member: #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 member: #sand_devil's_claw__Proboscidea_arenaria__Martynia_arenaria alternatively placed in genus Martynia member: #sweet_unicorn_plant__Proboscidea_fragrans__Martynia_fragrans a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea member: #family_Scrophulariaceae__Scrophulariaceae__figwort_family__figwortfamily__foxglove_family a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales member: #genus_Scrophularia__Scrophularia type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts member: #figwort any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia member: #genus_Antirrhinum__Antirrhinum a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers member: #snapdragon a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon member: #genus_Besseya__Besseya genus of North American spring wildflowers member: #kitten-tails a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers member: #genus_Aureolaria__Aureolaria small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Calceolaria large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowers member: #calceolaria__slipperwort any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip member: #genus_Castilleja__Castilleja__Castilleia__genus_Castilleia genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses member: #Indian_paintbrush__painted_cup any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts member: #genus_Chelone__Chelone herbaceous perennials: shellflower member: #shellflower__turtlehead__snakehead__Chelone_glabra showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple member: #genus_Collinsia__Collinsia genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States member: #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 member: #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 member: #blue-eyed_Mary__Collinsia_verna Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers member: #Culver's_root__Culvers_root__Culver's_physic__Culvers_physic__whorlywort__Veronicastrum_virginicum a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America member: #genus_Digitalis genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers member: #foxglove__digitalis__digitali any of several plants of the genus Digitalis member: #genus_Gerardia genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or Agalinis member: #gerardia any plant of the genus Gerardia member: #genus_Agalinis__Agalinis semi-parasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies member: #genus_Linaria__Linaria genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon member: #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 member: #genus_Penstemon__Penstemon large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America member: #golden-beard_penstemon__Penstemon_barbatus plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip member: #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 member: #red_shrubby_penstemon__redshrubbypenstemon__redwood_penstemon__redwoodpenstemon low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California member: #Platte_River_penstemon__Penstemon_cyananthus erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming member: #Davidson's_penstemon__Penstemon_davidsonii mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California member: #hot-rock_penstemon__Penstemon_deustus stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; Washington State to Wyoming and south to California and Utah member: #Jones'_penstemon__Penstemon_dolius low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #Parry's_penstemon__Penstemon_parryi erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona member: #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 member: #Rydberg's_penstemon__Penstemon_rydbergii plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Verbascum__Verbascum genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves member: #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 member: #genus_Veronica widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell member: #veronica__speedwell any plant of the genus Veronica member: #field_speedwell__fieldspeedwell__Veronica_agrestis European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America member: #American_brooklime__brooklime__Veronica_americana plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers member: #European_brooklime__brooklime__Veronica_beccabunga European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America member: #water_speedwell__waterspeedwell__Veronica_michauxii__Veronica_anagallis-aquatica plant of wet places in Eurasia and America member: #family_Solanaceae__Solanaceae__potato_family large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum; Atropa; Brugmansia; Capsicum; Datura; Hyoscyamus; Lycopersicon; Nicotiana; Petunia; Physalis; Solandra member: #genus_Solanum__Solanum type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet member: #nightshade any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit member: #potato_tree__Solanum_crispum hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato member: #Uruguay_potato_vine__Uruguay_potato__Solanum_commersonii South American potato vine member: #bittersweet_nightshade__bittersweetnightshade__bittersweet__climbing_nightshade__deadly_nightshade__poisonous_nightshade__poisonousnightshade__woody_nightshade__woodynightshade__Solanum_dulcamara poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America member: #wild_potato__Solanum_jamesii erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream tubers resembling potatoes member: #Solanum_jasmoides__potato_vine copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue member: #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 member: #naranjilla__Solanum_quitoense small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges member: #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 member: #potato_vine__giant_potato_creeper__Solanum_wendlandii vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers member: #Brazilian_potato_tree__potato_tree__Solanum_wrightii__Solanum_macranthum South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato member: #genus_Atropa__Atropa belladonna member: #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 member: #genus_Browallia small genus of tropical South American annuals member: #bush_violet__browallia any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers member: #genus_Brunfelsia__Brunfelsia genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits member: #lady-of-the-night__Brunfelsia_americana West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers member: #genus_Brugmansia__Brugmansia includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets member: #maikoa__angel's_trumpet__angel'strumpet__Brugmansia_arborea__Datura_arborea South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers member: #angel's_trumpet__angel'strumpet__Brugmansia_suaveolens__Datura_suaveolens South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers member: #genus_Capsicum chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers member: #capsicum_pepper_plant__capsicum__pepper any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers member: #cone_pepper__Capsicum_annuum_conoides plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental member: #chili_pepper__chilipepper__cayenne__cayenne_pepper__cayennepepper__chilli_pepper__long_pepper__jalapeno__Capsicum_annuum_longum plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red member: #sweet_pepper_plant__sweet_pepper__sweetpepper__bell_pepper__pimento__pimiento__paprika__Capsicum_annuum_grossum plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers member: #cherry_pepper__Capsicum_annuum_cerasiforme plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits member: #bird_pepper__Capsicum_frutescens_baccatum__Capsicum_baccatum plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers member: #tabasco_pepper__tabascopepper__hot_pepper__hotpepper__tabasco_plant__tabascoplant__Capsicum_frutescens plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce member: #genus_Cestrum__Cestrum genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs member: #day_jessamine__dayjessamine__Cestrum_diurnum West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day member: #night_jasmine__nightjasmine__night_jessamine__nightjessamine__Cestrum_nocturnum West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night member: #genus_Cyphomandra__Cyphomandra tree tomato member: #tree_tomato__tamarillo South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor member: #genus_Datura__Datura thorn apple member: #thorn_apple__thornapple any of several plants of the genus Datura member: #genus_Fabiana__Fabiana genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs member: #pichi__Fabiana_imbricata Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic member: #genus_Hyoscyamus__Hyoscyamus genus of poisonous herbs: henbane member: #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 member: #Egyptian_henbane__Hyoscyamus_muticus poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine member: #genus_Lycium__Lycium deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions member: #matrimony_vine__matrimonyvine__boxthorn any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries member: #Christmasberry__Christmas_berry__Lycium_carolinianum spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries member: #genus_Lycopersicon__Lycopersicon__Lycopersicum__genus_Lycopersicum tomatoes member: #Lycopersicon_esculentum_cerasiforme__cherry_tomato plant bearing small red to yellow fruit member: #genus_Mandragora__Mandragora a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae member: #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 member: #genus_Nicandra__Nicandra sturdy annual of Peru member: #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 member: #genus_Nicotiana__Nicotiana American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage member: #tobacco aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs member: #genus_Nierembergia genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers member: #cupflower__nierembergia any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers member: #whitecup__Nierembergia_repens__Nierembergia_rivularis prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose member: #tall_cupflower__Nierembergia_frutescens shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental member: #genus_Petunia annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America member: #petunia any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers member: #genus_Physalis__Physalis ground cherries member: #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 member: #cape_gooseberry__purple_ground_cherry__Physalis_peruviana annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits member: #genus_Salpichroa__Salpichroa herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs member: #cock's_eggs__Salpichroa_organifolia__Salpichroa_rhomboidea weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit member: #genus_Salpiglossis small genus of herbs of the southern Andes having large showy flowers member: #salpiglossis any plant of the genus Salpiglossis member: #genus_Schizanthus Chilean herbs with orchidlike flowers member: #butterfly_flower__butterflyflower__poor_man's_orchid__schizanthus__schizanthu any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers member: #genus_Scopolia__Scopolia genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids member: #Scopolia_carniolica herb that is a source of scopolamine member: #genus_Solandra__Solandra shrubby climbers of tropical America member: #chalice_vine__chalicevine__trumpet_flower__trumpetflower__cupflower__Solandra_guttata Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat member: #genus_Streptosolen__Streptosolen 1 species: marmalade bush member: #marmalade_bush__marmaladebush__firebush__Streptosolen_jamesonii evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant member: #family_Verbenaceae__Verbenaceae__verbena_family__verbenafamily__vervain_family__vervainfamily family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees member: #genus_Verbena type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs member: #verbena__vervain any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers member: #lantana a flowering shrub member: #genus_Avicennia__Avicennia small genus of tropical shrubs or trees member: #Avicennia_marina__black_mangrove__blackmangrove a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground member: #white_mangrove__whitemangrove__Avicennia_officinalis a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific member: #family_Avicenniaceae__Avicenniaceae used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia member: #genus_Aegiceras__Aegiceras a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae member: #black_mangrove__blackmangrove__Aegiceras_majus an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida member: #genus_Tectona__Tectona small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak member: #Tectona_grandis__teak tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood member: #order_Primulales__Primulales Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae member: #family_Primulaceae__Primulaceae__primrose_family a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere member: #genus_Primula very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers member: #primrose__primula any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads member: #genus_Anagallis__Anagallis chiefly Old World herbs member: #pimpernel any of several plants of the genus Anagallis member: #genus_Centunculus__Centunculus a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae member: #chaffweed__bastard_pimpernel__bastardpimpernel__false_pimpernel__falsepimpernel weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves member: #genus_Cyclamen genus of widely cultivated flowering Eurasian herbs with centrally depressed rounded tubers and rounded heart-shaped leaves member: #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 member: #sowbread__Cyclamen_hederifolium__Cyclamen_neopolitanum common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers member: #genus_Glaux__Glaux sea milkwort member: #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 member: #genus_Hottonia__Hottonia aquatic herbs member: #featherfoil a plant of the genus Hottonia member: #genus_Lysimachia__Lysimachia loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive member: #loosestrife any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia member: #genus_Samolus__Samolus genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels member: #water_pimpernel__waterpimpernel a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus member: #family_Myrsinaceae__Myrsinaceae__myrsine_family__myrsinefamily family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida member: #genus_Myrsine__Myrsine evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia: New Zealand member: #genus_Ardisia__Ardisia tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas member: #spiceberry__coralberry__Ardisia_crenata shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India member: #marlberry__Ardisia_escallonoides__Ardisia_paniculata tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries member: #order_Plumbaginales__Plumbaginales coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales member: #family_Plumbaginaceae__Plumbaginaceae__leadwort_family__sea-lavender_family perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas member: #genus_Plumbago shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort member: #plumbago any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago member: #leadwort__Plumbago_europaea plant with lead-blue flowers member: #genus_Armeria__Armeria shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials member: #thrift any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers member: #genus_Limonium__Limonium sea lavender member: #sea_lavender__sealavender__marsh_rosemary__marshrosemary__statice any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of whit or mauve flowers member: #family_Theophrastaceae__Theophrastaceae family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae member: #genus_Jacquinia__Jacquinia sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae member: #bracelet_wood__Jacquinia_armillaris small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets member: #barbasco__joewood__Jacquinia_keyensis West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood member: #subclass_Rosidae__Rosidae a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae member: #rosid_dicot_family__rosiddicotfamily a family of dicotyledonous plants member: #rosid_dicot_genus__rosiddicotgenu a genus of dicotyledonous plants member: #order_Umbellales__Umbellales plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs) member: #family_Araliaceae__Araliaceae__ivy_family__ivyfamily mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera member: #genus_Aralia type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club member: #aralia any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers member: #American_angelica_tree__devil's_walking_stick__devil'swalkingstick__Hercules'-club__Aralia_spinosa small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States member: #wild_sarsaparilla__false_sarsaparilla__falsesarsaparilla__wild_sarsparilla__Aralia_nudicaulis common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America member: #American_spikenard__petty_morel__life-of-man__Aralia_racemosa unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico member: #bristly_sarsaparilla__bristlysarsaparilla__bristlysarsparilla__dwarf_elder__Aralia_hispida bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark member: #Japanese_angelica_tree__Aralia_elata deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States member: #genus_Hedera__Hedera Old World woody vines member: #English_ivy__ivy__common_ivy__Hedera_helix Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits member: #genus_Meryta__Meryta small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka member: #Meryta_sinclairii__puka small round-headed New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers member: #genus_Panax__Panax perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng member: #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 member: #American_ginseng__sang__Panax_quinquefolius North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng member: #genus_Schefflera__Schefflera large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage member: #umbrella_tree__Schefflera_actinophylla__Brassaia_actinophylla erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves member: #family_Umbelliferae__Umbelliferae__Apiaceae__family_Apiaceae__carrot_family plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill member: #umbellifer__umbelliferous_plant__umbelliferousplant any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae member: #genus_Aethusa__Aethusa fool's parsley member: #fool's_parsley__lesser_hemlock__Aethusa_cynapium European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten member: #genus_Anethum__Anethum dill member: #genus_Anthriscus__Anthriscus chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia member: #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 member: #cow_parsley__cowparsley__wild_chervil__Anthriscus_sylvestris coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America member: #genus_Apium__Apium celery member: #wild_celery__Apium_graveolens herb of Europe and temperate Asia member: #genus_Astrantia a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with aromatic roots and palmate leaves and showy flowers member: #astrantia__masterwort any plant of the genus Astrantia member: #genus_Carum__Carum caraway member: #Carum_carvi__caraway a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed member: #genus_Cicuta__Cicuta small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock member: #water_hemlock__waterhemlock__Cicuta_verosa tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas member: #spotted_cowbane__spotted_hemlock__spotted_water_hemlock__spottedwaterhemlock tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes member: #genus_Conium__Conium small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock member: #poison_hemlock__hemlock__poison_parsley__California_fern__Nebraska_fern__winter_fern__Conium_maculatum large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous member: #genus_Conopodium__Conopodium a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae member: #Conopodium_denudatum__earthnut a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts member: #genus_Cuminum__Cuminum cumin member: #genus_Daucus__Daucus carrot member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Eryngium__Eryngium large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution member: #eryngo__eringo any plant of the genus Eryngium member: #sea_holly__seaholly__sea_holm__seaholm__sea_eryngium__seaeryngium__Eryngium_maritimum European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac member: #Eryngium_aquaticum__button_snakeroot coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master member: #rattlesnake_master__rattlesnakemaster__rattlesnake's_master__rattlesnake'smaster__button_snakeroot__Eryngium_yuccifolium coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite member: #genus_Foeniculum__Foeniculum very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers member: #fennel any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems member: #genus_Heracleum__Heracleum widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers member: #cow_parsnip__cowparsnip__hogweed__Heracleum_sphondylium tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers member: #genus_Levisticum__Levisticum genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers member: #Levisticum_officinale__lovage herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds member: #genus_Myrrhis__Myrrhis European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers member: #Myrrhis_odorata__sweet_cicely__sweetcicely European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers member: #Oenanthe__genus_Oenanthe poisonous herbs: water dropworts member: #hemlock_water_dropwort__hemlockwaterdropwort__water_dropwort__waterdropwort__Oenanthe_crocata European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous member: #water_fennel__waterfennel__Oenanthe_aquatica European poisonous herb with fibrous roots member: #genus_Petroselinum__Petroselinum parsley member: #Petroselinum_crispum__parsley annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves member: #genus_Pimpinella__Pimpinella anise member: #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 member: #genus_Sanicula__Sanicula chiefly American herbs: sanicle member: #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 member: #genus_Seseli__Seseli a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots member: #moon_carrot__stone_parsley__stoneparsley any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage member: #genus_Sison__Sison genus including stone parsley member: #stone_parsley__stoneparsley__Sison_amomum slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean having foliage like parsley and white flowers with aromatic seeds member: #genus_Sium__Sium perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips member: #water_parsnip__waterparsnip__Sium_suave stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia member: #greater_water_parsnip__greaterwaterparsnip__Sium_latifolium large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe member: #skirret__Sium_sisarum an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root member: #genus_Smyrnium__Smyrnium Alexanders member: #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 member: #family_Cornaceae__Cornaceae__dogwood_family__dogwoodfamily a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia; Helwingia member: #genus_Aucuba__Aucuba hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan member: #genus_Cornus__Cornus a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere member: #dogwood_tree__dogwoodtree__cornel a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers member: #genus_Corokia__Corokia evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand member: #genus_Curtisia__Curtisia a large evergreen tree of South Africa member: #genus_Griselinia__Griselinia evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America member: #puka__Griselinia_lucida South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers member: #kapuka__Griselinia_littoralis small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental member: #genus_Helwingia__genushelwingia__Helwingia deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan member: #order_Myrtales__Myrtales__Thymelaeales__order_Thymelaeales Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae member: #family_Combretaceae__Combretaceae__combretum_family__combretumfamily a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales member: #dhawa__dhava an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum member: #genus_Combretum type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees member: #combretum any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers member: #hiccup_nut__hiccough_nut__Combretum_bracteosum ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber member: #Combretum_appiculatum__bush_willow small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers member: #bush_willow__Combretum_erythrophyllum small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks member: #genus_Conocarpus__Conocarpus monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree member: #genus_Laguncularia__Laguncularia a genus of Laguncularia member: #Laguncularia_racemosa__white_mangrove__whitemangrove shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin member: #family_Elaeagnaceae__Elaeagnaceae__oleaster_family shrubs or small trees often armed member: #genus_Elaeagnus__Elaeagnus oleaster member: #oleaster any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits member: #family_Haloragidaceae__Haloragidaceae__Haloragaceae__family_Haloragaceae__water-milfoil_family__watermilfoilfamily a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales member: #genus_Myriophyllum__Myriophyllum chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils) member: #water_milfoil__watermilfoil an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers member: #family_Lecythidaceae__Lecythidaceae large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins member: #genus_Grias__Grias anchovy pear tree member: #anchovy_pear_tree__anchovy_pear__anchovypear__Grias_cauliflora West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango member: #genus_Bertholletia__Bertholletia brazil nut member: #brazil_nut__brazil-nut_tree__Bertholletia_excelsa tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts member: #family_Lythraceae__Lythraceae__loosestrife_family__loosestrifefamily herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers member: #genus_Lythrum__Lythrum loosestrife member: #loosestrife.subshrub any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum member: #purple_loosestrife__spiked_loosestrife__Lythrum_salicaria marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States member: #grass_poly__grasspoly__hyssop_loosestrife__Lythrum_hyssopifolia annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas member: #genus_Lagerstroemia__Lagerstroemia shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers member: #crape_myrtle__crapemyrtle__crepe_myrtle__crepemyrtle__crepe_flower__crepeflower__Lagerstroemia_indica ornamental E. Indian shrub commonly planted in southern United States member: #Queen's_crape_myrtle__pride-of-India__Lagerstroemia_speciosa native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers member: #family_Myrtaceae__Myrtaceae__myrtle_family trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil member: #myrtaceous_tree trees and shrubs member: #genus_Myrtus__Myrtus type genus of the Myrtaceae member: #common_myrtle__Myrtus_communis European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries member: #genus_Pimenta__Pimenta allspice tree member: #Jamaica_bayberry__bayberry__bay-rum_tree__bayrumtree__wild_cinnamon__Pimenta_acris West Indian tree; source of bay rum member: #allspice_tree__allspice__pimento_tree__pimentotree__pimentadioica aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries member: #genus_Eugenia__Eugenia tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood member: #Eugenia_corynantha__sour_cherry Australian tree with sour red fruit member: #Eugenia_dicrana__nakedwood tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood member: #pitanga__Surinam_cherry__Eugenia_uniflora Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida member: #rose-apple_tree__rose_apple__jambosa__Eugenia_jambos tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit member: #genus_Feijoa small South American shrubs or trees member: #feijoa_bush__feijoa South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit member: #genus_Jambos__Jambos used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos) member: #genus_Myrciaria__Myrciaria__Myrcia a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family member: #jaboticaba_tree__jaboticaba__Myrciaria_cauliflora small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches member: #genus_Psidium__Psidium guavas member: #true_guava__guava__guava_bush__guavabush__Psidium_guajava small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit member: #yellow_cattley_guava__guava__strawberry_guava__Psidium_littorale small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit member: #genus_Eucalyptus tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves member: #eucalyptus_tree__eucalyptus__eucalypt a tree of the genus Eucalyptus member: #genus_Syzygium__Syzygium a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere member: #clove_tree__clovetree__clove__Syzygium_aromaticum__Eugenia_aromaticum__Eugenia_caryophyllatum moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves member: #family_Nyssaceae__Nyssaceae__sour-gum_family__tupelo_family a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees member: #genus_Nyssa__Nyssa tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds member: #tupelo_tree__tupelo any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America member: #family_Onagraceae__Onagraceae__evening-primrose_family a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales member: #genus_Circaea__Circaea enchanter's nightshade member: #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 member: #genus_Epilobium__Epilobium large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas member: #willowherb a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs member: #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 member: #California_fuchsia__humming_bird's_trumpet__Epilobium_canum_canum__Zauschneria_californica shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers member: #genus_Fuchsia large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous tetramerous flowers member: #fuchsia any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti member: #genus_Oenothera__Oenothera chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers member: #evening_primrose__eveningprimrose any of several plants of the family Onagraceae member: #family_Punicaceae__Punicaceae 1 species: pomegranates member: #genus_Punica__Punica coextensive with the family Punicaceae member: #pomegranate_tree__pomegranatetree__pomegranate__punicagranatum shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit member: #family_Rhizophoraceae__Rhizophoraceae__mangrove_family trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts member: #genus_Rhizophora__Rhizophora type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs member: #mangrove__Rhizophora_mangle a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building member: #family_Thymelaeaceae__Thymelaeaceae__daphne_family family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa member: #genus_Daphne usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs member: #daphne any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers member: #genus_Dirca__Dirca deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood member: #leatherwood__moosewood__ropebark__Dirca_palustris deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers member: #family_Trapaceae__Trapaceae family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae member: #genus_Trapa__Trapa small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut member: #water_chestnut_plant__water_chestnut__waterchestnut__caltrop a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits member: #family_Melastomataceae__Melastomataceae__Melastomaceae__family_Melastomaceae__meadow-beauty_family a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals member: #genus_Melastoma__Melastoma type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries member: #genus_Medinilla__Medinilla tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers member: #Medinilla_magnifica a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines member: #genus_Rhexia__Rhexia deer grass member: #deer_grass__meadow_beauty any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America member: #order_Rosales__Rosales in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae member: #family_Connaraceae__Connaraceae__zebrawood_family__zebrawoodfamily mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae member: #genus_Connarus__Connarus large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae member: #Connarus_guianensis tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork member: #family_Leguminosae__Leguminosae__Fabaceae__family_Fabaceae__legume_family__pea_family__peafamily a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae member: #leguminous_plant__legume an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae member: #genus_Arachis__Arachis a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut) member: #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 member: #genus_Brya__Brya genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood member: #genus_Centrolobium__Centrolobium a genus of Centrolobium member: #arariba__Centrolobium_robustum Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood member: #genus_Coumarouna__Coumarouna__Dipteryx__genus_Dipteryx tropical American trees: tonka beans member: #tonka_bean_tree__tonka_bean__tonkabean__Coumarouna_odorata__Dipteryx_odorata tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring member: #genus_Hymenaea__Hymenaea genus of tropical American timber trees member: #Hymenaea_courbaril__courbaril West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood member: #genus_Melilotus Old World herbs: the sweet clovers member: #melilotus__melilotu__melilot__sweet_clover__sweetclover erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement member: #genus_Swainsona__Swainsona genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas member: #darling_pea__poison_bush either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep member: #genus_Trifolium__Trifolium any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets member: #clover__trefoil a plant of the genus Trifolium member: #family_Mimosaceae__Mimosaceae family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae member: #subfamily_Mimosoideae__Mimosoideae alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae member: #genus_Mimosa genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement member: #mimosa.shrub any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves member: #Mimosa_sensitiva__sensitive_plant__sensitiveplant semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch member: #sensitive_plant__sensitiveplant__touch-me-not__shame_plant__shameplant__live-and-die__humble_plant__action_plant__Mimosa_pudica prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled member: #genus_Acacia large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa member: #acacia any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia member: #shittah_tree__shittahtree__shittah source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia member: #black_wattle__blackwattle__Acacia_auriculiformis Australian tree that yields tanning materials member: #gidgee__stinking_wattle__Acacia_cambegei scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms member: #Acacia_catechu__catechu__Jerusalem_thorn East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu member: #silver_wattle__mimosa__Acacia_dealbata evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers member: #huisache__cassie__mimosa_bush__sweet_wattle__sweetwattle__sweet_acacia__sweetacacia__scented_wattle__scentedwattle__flame_tree__flametree__Acacia_farnesiana tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery member: #lightwood__Acacia_melanoxylon tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber member: #golden_wattle__Acacia_pycnantha shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental member: #Acacia_xanthophloea__fever_tree__fevertree African tree supposed to mark healthful regions member: #genus_Adenanthera__Adenanthera small genus of trees of Tropical Asia and Pacific areas member: #coralwood__red_sandalwood__redsandalwood__Barbados_pride__peacock_flower_fence__Adenanthera_pavonina East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental member: #genus_Albizia__genus_Albizzia large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics member: #albizzia__albizia any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia member: #genus_Anadenanthera__Anadenanthera 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees member: #Anadenanthera_colubrina__Piptadenia_macrocarpa Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia member: #genus_Calliandra genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical and subtropical North and South America and India and West Africa member: #calliandra any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers member: #genus_Enterolobium__Enterolobium small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia member: #conacaste__elephant's_ear__Enterolobium_cyclocarpa tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber member: #genus_Inga genus of tropical trees or shrubs member: #inga any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals member: #ice-cream_bean__icecreambean__Inga_edulis ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America member: #guama__Inga_laurina tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations member: #genus_Leucaena__Leucaena small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia member: #lead_tree__white_popinac__whitepopinac__Leucaena_glauca__Leucaena_leucocephala low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods member: #genus_Lysiloma__Lysiloma small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods member: #wild_tamarind__Lysiloma_latisiliqua__Lysiloma_bahamensis a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods member: #Lysiloma_sabicu__sabicu West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value member: #genus_Parkia__Parkia genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees member: #nitta_tree__nittatree any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp member: #genus_Piptadenia__Piptadenia tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera member: #genus_Pithecellobium__Pithecellobium__Pithecolobium__genus_Pithecolobium thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia member: #manila_tamarind__camachile__huamachil__wild_tamarind__Pithecellobium_dulce common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum member: #cat's-claw__cat'sclaw__catclaw__black_bead__blackbead__Pithecellodium_unguis-cati erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida member: #genus_Prosopis__Prosopis genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite member: #mesquite__mesquit any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods member: #genus_Physostigma__Physostigma African woody vines: calabar beans member: #calabar-bean_vine__Physostigma_venenosum tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans member: #family_Caesalpiniaceae__Caesalpiniaceae spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae member: #subfamily_Caesalpinioideae__Caesalpinioideae alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae member: #genus_Caesalpinia__Caesalpinia small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana member: #Caesalpinia_bonduc__bonduc__bonduc_tree__Caesalpinia_bonducella tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries member: #Caesalpinia_coriaria__divi-divi small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin member: #Mysore_thorn__Caesalpinia_decapetala__Caesalpinia_sepiaria spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers member: #peachwood__brazilwood__pernambuco_wood__Caesalpinia_echinata tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry member: #brazilian_ironwood__brazilianironwood__Caesalpinia_ferrea thornless tree yielding heavy wood member: #poinciana__bird_of_paradise__Caesalpinia_gilliesii__Poinciana_gilliesii a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana member: #pride_of_barbados__paradise_flower__flamboyant_tree__Caesalpinia_pulcherrima__Poinciana_pulcherrima tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana member: #subgenus_Poinciana__Poinciana small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications member: #genus_Acrocarpus__Acrocarpus small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia member: #shingle_tree__shingletree__Acrocarpus_fraxinifolius East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes member: #genus_Bauhinia__Bauhinia mountain ebony, orchid tree member: #Bauhinia_monandra__butterfly_flower__butterflyflower shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers member: #mountain_ebony__orchid_tree__Bauhinia_variegata small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood member: #genus_Brachystegia__Brachystegia small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black: member: #msasa__Brachystegia_speciformis small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers member: #genus_Cassia some Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista member: #cassia any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods member: #genus_Ceratonia__Ceratonia carobs member: #carob_bean_tree__carob__carob_tree__carobtree__algarroba__Ceratonia_siliqua evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob member: #genus_Cercidium__Cercidium spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde member: #genus_Chamaecrista__Chamaecrista genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia member: #partridge_pea__partridgepea__sensitive_pea__sensitivepea__wild_sensitive_plant__Chamaecrista_fasciculata__Cassia_fasciculata tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia member: #genus_Delonix__Delonix evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India member: #royal_poinciana__royalpoinciana__flamboyant__flame_tree__flametree__peacock_flower__peacockflower__Delonix_regia__Poinciana_regia showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana member: #genus_Gleditsia__Gleditsia deciduous trees: honey locusts member: #water_locust__waterlocust__swamplocust__gleditsiaaquatica honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood member: #honey_locust__honeylocust__gleditsiatriacantho tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World member: #genus_Gymnocladus__Gymnocladus small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods member: #Kentucky_coffee_tree__bonduc__chicot__Gymnocladus_dioica handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute member: #genus_Haematoxylum__Haematoxylum__Haematoxylon__genus_Haematoxylon small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees member: #logwood_tree__logwoodtree__logwood__campeachy__bloodwood_tree__bloodwoodtree__Haematoxylum_campechianum spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye member: #genus_Parkinsonia__Parkinsonia small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees member: #Jerusalem_thorn__horsebean__Parkinsonia_aculeata large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States member: #palo_verde__Parkinsonia_florida__Cercidium_floridum densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium member: #genus_Petteria__Petteria 1 species: Dalmatian laburnum member: #Dalmatian_laburnum__Petteria_ramentacea__Cytisus_ramentaceus erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus member: #genus_Senna genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia member: #senna any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally member: #wild_senna__Senna_marilandica__Cassia_marilandica North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia member: #sicklepod__Senna_obtusifolia__Cassia_tora cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia member: #locust_tree__locust any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae member: #genus_Tamarindus__Tamarindus widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa member: #tamarind_tree__tamarind__tamarindo__Tamarindus_indica long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp member: #Papilionaceae__family_Papilionacea leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae member: #subfamily_Papilionoideae__Papilionoideae alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae member: #genus_Amorpha American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides member: #amorpha any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers member: #genus_Amphicarpaea__Amphicarpaea__Amphicarpa__genus_Amphicarpa very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut member: #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 member: #genus_Anagyris__Anagyris very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods member: #stinking_bean_trefoil__bean_trefoil__Anagyris_foetida shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed member: #genus_Andira__Andira small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa member: #angelim__andelmin any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira member: #cabbage_bark__cabbagebark__cabbage-bark_tree__cabbage_tree__cabbagetree__andirainermi tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic member: #genus_Anthyllis__Anthyllis genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs member: #Jupiter's_beard__silverbush__Anthyllis_barba-jovis silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Apios__Apios twining perennial North American plants member: #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 member: #genus_Aspalathus__Aspalathus genus of South African heathlike shrubs member: #rooibos__Aspalathus_linearis__Aspalathus_cedcarbergensis South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea member: #genus_Astragalus__Astragalus large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae member: #milk_vetch any of various plants of the genus Astragalus member: #genus_Baphia__Baphia small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar member: #camwood__African_sandalwood__Baphia_nitida small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye member: #genus_Baptisia__Baptisia genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod member: #wild_indigo__false_indigo__falseindigo any of several plants of the genus Baptisia member: #genus_Butea__Butea genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak member: #dhak__dak__palas__pala__Butea_frondosa__Butea_monosperma East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye member: #genus_Cajanus__Cajanus erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions member: #pigeon-pea_plant__pigeon_pea__cajan_pea__cajanpea__catjang_pea__catjangpea__red_gram__redgram__dhal__dahl__Cajanus_cajan tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics member: #genus_Canavalia__Canavalia herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Caragana large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees member: #pea_tree__peatree__caragana any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod member: #genus_Castanospermum__Castanospermum a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut member: #Moreton_Bay_chestnut__Australia_chestnut Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood member: #genus_Centrosema__Centrosema a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Cercis__Cercis deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States member: #Judas_tree__love_tree__Circis_siliquastrum small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers member: #genus_Chamaecytisus__Chamaecytisus small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus member: #tagasaste__Chamaecytisus_palmensis__Cytesis_proliferus shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder member: #genus_Chordospartium__Chordospartium 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered member: #weeping_tree_broom small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent 2-seeded pods member: #genus_Chorizema__Chorizema genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas member: #flame_pea__flamepea any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia member: #genus_Cicer__Cicer chick-pea plant; Asiatic herbs member: #genus_Cladrastis__Cladrastis yellowwoods member: #Kentucky_yellowwood__gopherwood__Cladrastis_lutea__Cladrastis_kentukea__yellowwood small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye member: #genus_Clianthus genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines member: #glory_pea__glorypea__clianthus__clianthu any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pealike red flowers in drooping racemes member: #genus_Clitoria__Clitoria genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers member: #butterfly_pea__butterflypea__Clitoria_mariana large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers member: #genus_Codariocalyx__Codariocalyx used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium member: #telegraph_plant__semaphore_plant__semaphoreplant__Codariocalyx_motorius__Desmodium_motorium__Desmodium_gyrans erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine member: #genus_Colutea__Colutea small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods member: #bladder_senna__bladdersenna__Colutea_arborescens yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food member: #genus_Coronilla genus of Old World shrubs and herbs member: #coronilla any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long-spiked axillary heads or umbels member: #axseed__crown_vetch__crownvetch__Coronilla_varia European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods member: #genus_Crotalaria large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa member: #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 member: #American_rattlebox__Crotalaria_sagitallis tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle member: #Indian_rattlebox__Crotalaria_spectabilis erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India member: #genus_Cyamopsis__Cyamopsis small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia member: #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 member: #genus_Cytisus__Cytisus large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom member: #white_broom__whitebroom__white_Spanish_broom__Cytisus_albus__Cytisus_multiflorus low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers member: #common_broom__Scotch_broom__green_broom__greenbroom__Cytisus_scoparius deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers member: #broom.shrub any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers member: #genus_Dalbergia__Dalbergia large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers member: #Indian_blackwood__East_Indian_rosewood__East_India_rosewood__Indian_rosewood__Dalbergia_latifolia East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood member: #Dalbergia_sissoo__sissoo__sissu__sisham East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties member: #kingwood_tree__kingwood__Dalbergia_cearensis Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood member: #Brazilian_rosewood__caviuna_wood__caviunawood__Dalbergia_nigra an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black member: #cocobolo__Dalbergia_retusa a valuable timber tree of tropical South America member: #genus_Dalea__Dalea indigo bush member: #Dalea_spinosa__smoke_tree__smoketree grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor member: #genus_Daviesia__Daviesia genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods member: #shrub__bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches member: #genus_Derris genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines member: #derris any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons member: #derris_root__tuba_root__Derris_elliptica woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone member: #genus_Desmanthus__Desmanthus genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers member: #prairie_mimosa__prairiemimosa__prickle-weed__prickleweed__Desmanthus_ilinoensis perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers member: #genus_Desmodium__Desmodium beggarweed; tick trefoil member: #tick_trefoil__beggar_lice__beggar's_lice any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments member: #genus_Dipogon__Dipogon 1 species: Australian pea member: #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 member: #genus_Dolichos__Dolichos genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma member: #genus_Erythrina genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers member: #coral_tree__coraltree__erythrina any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental member: #genus_Galega__Galega small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue member: #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 member: #genus_Gastrolobium genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush member: #poison_bush__poison_pea__gastrolobium any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods member: #genus_Genista__Genista chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom member: #broom_tree__broomtree__needle_furze__petty_whin__pettywhin__Genista_anglica prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe member: #Spanish_gorse__Spanish_broom__Genista_hispanica erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers member: #woodwaxen__dyer's_greenweed__dyer's-broom__dyeweed__greenweed__whin__woadwaxen__Genista_tinctoria small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental member: #genus_Geoffroea__Geoffroea small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America member: #chanar__chanal__Geoffroea_decorticans thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries member: #genus_Gliricidia small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America member: #gliricidia any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous member: #genus_Glycine__Glycine genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean member: #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 member: #genus_Glycyrrhiza__Glycyrrhiza sticky perennial Eurasian herbs member: #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 member: #wild_licorice__wild_liquorice__American_licorice__American_liquorice__Glycyrrhiza_lepidota North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties member: #genus_Halimodendron__Halimodendron 1 species: salt tree member: #salt_tree__Halimodendron_halodendron__Halimodendron_argenteum spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms member: #genus_Hardenbergia__Hardenbergia small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia member: #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 member: #genus_Hedysarum__Hedysarum genus of herbs of north temperate regions member: #sweet_vetch__sweetvetch__Hedysarum_boreale perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints member: #French_honeysuckle__sulla__Hedysarum_coronarium perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop member: #genus_Hippocrepis__Hippocrepis species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch member: #genus_Hovea genus of Australian evergreen shrubs member: #hovea__purple_pea any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets member: #genus_Indigofera__Indigofera genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes member: #indigo_plant__indigo__Indigofera_tinctoria deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye member: #genus_Jacksonia__Jacksonia genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches member: #genus_Kennedia__Kennedia__Kennedya__genus_Kennedya genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers member: #coral_pea__coralpea any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers member: #genus_Lablab__Lablab 1 species: hyacinth bean member: #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 member: #genus_Laburnum__Laburnum flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous member: #Scotch_laburnum__Alpine_golden_chain__Laburnum_alpinum an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum member: #common_laburnum__golden_chain__golden_rain__Laburnum_anagyroides an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations member: #genus_Lathyrus__Lathyrus genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea member: #vetchling any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils member: #everlasting_pea any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus member: #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 member: #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 member: #black_pea__blackpea__Lathyrus_niger perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying member: #grass_vetch__grass_vetchling__grassvetchling__Lathyrus_nissolia annual European vetch with red flowers member: #sweet_pea__sweetpea__Lathyrus_odoratus climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers member: #marsh_pea__marshpea__Lathyrus_palustris scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers member: #common_vetchling__meadow_pea__yellow_vetchling__Lathyrus_pratensis scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage member: #grass_pea__grasspea__Indian_pea__khesari__Lathyrus_sativus European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere member: #pride_of_California__Lathyrus_splendens shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental member: #narrow-leaved_everlasting_pea__flat_pea__Lathyrus_sylvestris European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure member: #Tangier_pea__Tangier_peavine__Lalthyrus_tingitanus North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers member: #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 member: #spring_vetchling__spring_vetch__Lathyrus_vernus bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers member: #genus_Lespedeza genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States member: #bush_clover__lespedeza shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States member: #bicolor_lespediza__bicolorlespediza__ezo-yama-hagi__Lespedeza_bicolor Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed member: #japanese_clover__japan_clover__japanclover__jap_clover__japclover__Lespedeza_striata an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States member: #Korean_lespedeza__Lespedeza_stipulacea annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions member: #sericea_lespedeza__sericealespedeza__Lespedeza_sericea__Lespedeza_cuneata perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land member: #genus_Lens__Lens genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils member: #genus_Lonchocarpus__Lonchocarpus genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers member: #cube.plant any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone member: #genus_Lotus__Lotus annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs member: #bird's_foot_clover__bird's_foot_trefoil__babies'_slippers__bacon_and_eggs__Lotus_corniculatus European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America member: #genus_Lupinus__Lupinus herbs or shrubs: lupin member: #lupine__lupin any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers member: #tree_lupine__Lupinus_arboreus evergreen shrub of United States Pacific coast having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia member: #wild_lupine__sundial_lupine__sundiallupine__Indian_beet__old-maid's_bonnet__Lupinus_perennis stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers member: #genus_Macrotyloma__Macrotyloma annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos member: #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 member: #genus_Millettia genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics member: #millettia any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood member: #genus_Mucuna__Stizolobium__genus_Stizolobium genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters member: #mucuna any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres member: #genus_Myroxylon__Myroxylon a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers member: #tolu_tree__tolu_balsam_tree__Myroxylon_balsamum__Myroxylon_toluiferum medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork member: #Peruvian_balsam__Myroxylon_pereirae__Myroxylon_balsamum_pereirae tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam member: #genus_Onobrychis__Onobrychis genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods member: #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 member: #genus_Ononis__Ononis genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow member: #Ononis_repens__restharrow European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners member: #restharrow__Ononis_spinosa Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots member: #genus_Ormosia__Ormosia genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood member: #necklace_tree a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads member: #bead_tree__jumby_bean__jumbybean__jumby_tree__jumbytree__Ormosia_monosperma small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots member: #jumby_bead__jumbybead__jumbie_bead__Ormosia_coarctata West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds member: #genus_Oxytropis__Oxytropis large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pealike corolla with a clawed petal member: #locoweed__crazyweed__crazy_weed__crazyweed any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock member: #genus_Pachyrhizus__Pachyrhizus small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots member: #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 member: #yam_bean__yambean__potato_bean__Pachyrhizus_tuberosus twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots member: #genus_Parochetus__Parochetus 1 species: shamrock pea member: #shamrock_pea__Parochetus_communis trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers member: #genus_Phaseolus__Phaseolus herbs of warm regions including most American beans member: #common_bean_plant__common_bean__Phaseolus_vulgaris the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods member: #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) member: #green_bean.common_bean_plant__greenbean a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods member: #wax_bean__waxbean a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod member: #lima_bean_plant__lima_bean__Phaseolus_limensis bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds member: #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 member: #tepary_bean__Phaseolus_acutifolius_latifolius twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans member: #genus_Pickeringia__Pickeringia 1 species: chaparral pea member: #chaparral_pea__chaparralpea__stingaree-bush__stingareebush__Pickeringia_montana spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California member: #genus_Piscidia__Piscidia genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons member: #Jamaica_dogwood__fish_fuddle__Piscidia_piscipula__Piscidia_erythrina small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons member: #genus_Pisum__Pisum small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas member: #pea_plant__peaplant__pea a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds member: #garden_pea_plant__garden_pea__common_pea__Pisum_sativum plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried member: #genus_Platylobium__Platylobium small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs member: #flat_pea__Platylobium_formosum evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pealike flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania member: #common_flat_pea__native_holly__Playlobium_obtusangulum low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods member: #genus_Platymiscium__Platymiscium genus of tropical American trees: quira member: #quira any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber member: #genus_Podalyria__Podalyria genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora member: #genus_Pongamia__Pongamia 1 species: Indian beech member: #Indian_beech__Pongamia_glabra evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree member: #genus_Psophocarpus__Psophocarpus species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Psoralea__Psoralea widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers member: #Indian_breadroot__breadroot__pomme_blanche__pommeblanche__pomme_de_prairie__Psoralea_esculenta densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots member: #genus_Pterocarpus__Pterocarpus genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods member: #bloodwood_tree__bloodwoodtree__kiaat__Pterocarpus_angolensis deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood member: #padauk__padouk__amboyna__Pterocarpus_indicus tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain member: #Burma_padauk__Burmese_rosewood__Pterocarpus_macrocarpus tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany member: #kino__Pterocarpus_marsupium East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning member: #red_sandalwood__redsandalwood__red_sanders__red_sanderswood__redsanderswood__red_saunders__Pterocarpus_santalinus tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood member: #genus_Pueraria__Pueraria genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu member: #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 member: #genus_Retama__Retama small genus of mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista member: #retem__raetam__juniper_bush__juniperbush__juniper__Retama_raetam__Genista_raetam desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista member: #genus_Robinia__Robinia deciduous flowering trees and shrubs member: #bristly_locust__bristlylocust__rose_acacia__moss_locust__Robinia_hispida large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers member: #yellow_locust__black_locust__blacklocust__robiniapseudoacacia large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions member: #clammy_locust__Robinia_viscosa small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds member: #genus_Sabinea__Sabinea small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood member: #carib_wood__caribwood__Sabinea_carinalis small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges member: #genus_Sesbania small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees member: #sesbania any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pealike flowers member: #scarlet_wisteria_tree__vegetable_hummingbird__vegetablehummingbird__Sesbania_grandiflora soft-wooded tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies member: #genus_Sophora__Sophora cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria member: #Japanese_pagoda_tree__Chinese_scholartree__Chinese_scholar_tree__Sophora_japonica__Sophora_sinensis handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan member: #mescal_bean__coral_bean__coralbean__frijolito__frijolillo__Sophora_secundiflora shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans member: #kowhai__Sophora_tetraptera shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood member: #genus_Spartium__Spartium 1 species: Spanish broom member: #Spanish_broom__weaver's_broom__Spartium_junceum tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California member: #genus_Strongylodon__Strongylodon genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines member: #jade_vine__emerald_creeper__emeraldcreeper__Strongylodon_macrobotrys vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws member: #genus_Templetonia__Templetonia genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush member: #coral_bush__coralbush__flame_bush__flamebush__Templetonia_retusa Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers member: #genus_Tephrosia__Tephrosia genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas member: #hoary_pea__hoarypea a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods member: #genus_Thermopsis__Thermopsis genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas member: #bush_pea any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers member: #genus_Tipuana__Tipuana 1 species: South American tree: tipu tree member: #tipu_tree__tipu__yellow_jacaranda__pride_of_Bolivia semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental member: #genus_Trigonella__Trigonella Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs member: #bird's_foot_trefoil__Trigonella_ornithopodioides Old World herb related to fenugreek member: #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 member: #genus_Ulex__Ulex genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse member: #Irish_gorse__gorse__furze__whin__Ulex_europaeus very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe member: #genus_Vicia__Vicia widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs member: #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 member: #tare.vetch any of several weedy vetches grown for forage member: #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 member: #hairy_vetch__hairy_tare__hairytare__Vicia_villosa European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops member: #genus_Vigna__Vigna genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus member: #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 member: #adzuki_bean__adsuki_bean__Vigna_angularis__Phaseolus_angularis bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #asparagus_bean__asparagusbean__yard-long_bean__Vigna_unguiculata_sesquipedalis__Vigna_sesquipedalis South American bean having very long succulent pods member: #genus_Viminaria__Viminaria 1 species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak member: #swamp_oak__swampoak__Viminaria_juncea__Viminaria_denudata Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers member: #genus_Virgilia__Virgilia genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods member: #Virgilia_capensis__keurboom__Virgilia_oroboides tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers member: #keurboom__Virgilia_divaricata fast-growing round-headed tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental member: #genus_Wisteria Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety pods; widely grown as an ornamental member: #wisteria__wistaria any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria member: #wild_pea any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines member: #bean_plant__bean any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods member: #family_Rosaceae__Rosaceae__rose_family a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens member: #genus_Rosa__Rosa large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses member: #rose any of many plants of the genus Rosa member: #genus_Agrimonia genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit member: #agrimonia__agrimony a plant of the genus Agrimony having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers member: #genus_Amelanchier__Amelanchier North American deciduous trees or shrubs member: #Juneberry__serviceberry__service_tree__servicetree__shadbush__shadblow any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit member: #genus_Chaenomeles__Chaenomeles flowering quince member: #flowering_quince__floweringquince Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms member: #genus_Chrysobalanus__Chrysobalanus coco plums member: #coco_plum_tree__coco_plum__cocoa_plum__cocoaplum__icaco__Chrysobalanus_icaco small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit member: #genus_Cotoneaster genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated member: #cotoneaster any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits member: #genus_Crataegus__Crataegus thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple member: #hawthorn__haw a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus member: #parsley_haw__parsley-leaved_thorn__Crataegus_apiifolia__Crataegus_marshallii southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves member: #scarlet_haw__scarlethaw__Crataegus_biltmoreana common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries member: #pear_haw__blackthorn__pear_hawthorn__Crataegus_calpodendron__Crataegus_tomentosa erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries member: #cockspur_thorn__cockspur_hawthorn__Crataegus_crus-galli eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns member: #mayhaw__summer_haw__Crataegus_aestivalis hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves member: #whitethorn__English_hawthorn__may__crataeguslaevigata__Crataegus_oxycantha thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America member: #English_hawthorn__Crataegus_monogyna European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America member: #downy_haw__downyhaw__red_haw__Crataegus_mollis__Crataegus_coccinea_mollis American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs member: #genus_Cydonia__Cydonia quince member: #quince_bush__quince__Cydonia_oblonga small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated member: #genus_Dryas__Dryas mountain avens member: #mountain_avens__Dryas_octopetala creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America member: #genus_Eriobotrya__Eriobotrya Asiatic evergreen fruit trees member: #loquat_tree__loquat__Japanese_medlar__Japanese_plum__Eriobotrya_japonica evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan member: #genus_Fragaria__Fragaria strawberries member: #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 member: #garden_strawberry__cultivated_strawberry__Fragaria_ananassa widely cultivated member: #wild_strawberry__wood_strawberry__Fragaria_vesca Europe member: #beach_strawberry__beachstrawberry__Chilean_strawberry__Fragaria_chiloensis wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries member: #Virginia_strawberry__scarlet_strawberry__scarletstrawberry__Fragaria_virginiana North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries member: #genus_Geum__Geum avens member: #avens__aven any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers member: #genus_Heteromeles__Heteromeles 1 species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia member: #toyon__tollon__Christmasberry__Christmas_berry__Heteromeles_arbutifolia__Photinia_arbutifolia ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of United States Pacific coast having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia member: #genus_Malus__Malus apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere member: #apple_tree__appletree any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits member: #orchard_apple_tree__orchardappletree__apple__Malus_pumila native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits member: #Siberian_crab_apple__Siberian_crab__cherry_apple__cherry_crab__Malus_baccata Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving member: #wild_crab__Malus_sylvestris wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples member: #American_crab_apple__garland_crab__garlandcrab__maluscoronaria medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit member: #genus_Mespilus__Mespilus medlars member: #medlar_tree__medlar__Mespilus_germanica small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples member: #genus_Photinia__Photinia genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles member: #genus_Potentilla__Potentilla chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil member: #five-finger__cinquefoil any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties member: #genus_Poterium__Poterium a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae member: #burnet_bloodwort__salad_burnet__saladburnet__Poterium_sanguisorba European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads member: #genus_Prunus__Prunus a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions member: #plum_tree__plum any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone member: #plumcot_tree__plumcottree__plumcot hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca member: #apricot_tree__apricottree__apricot Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach member: #common_apricot__Prunus_armeniaca temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits member: #purple_apricot__black_apricot__blackapricot__Prunus_dasycarpa small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit member: #cherry_tree__cherry any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood member: #Western_sand_cherry__Rocky_Mountains_cherry__Prunus_besseyi dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit member: #mock_orange__mockorange__cherry_laurel__laurel_cherry__wild_orange__wildorange__Prunus_caroliniana small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States member: #almond_tree any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts member: #cherry_laurel__laurel_cherry__Prunus_laurocerasus frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil member: #hagberry_tree__European_bird_cherry__common_bird_cherry__Prunus_padus small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry member: #peach_tree__peachtree__peach__Prunus_persica cultivated in temperate regions member: #nectarine_tree__nectarinetree__nectarine__Prunus_persica_nectarina variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh member: #sand_cherry__Prunus_pumila__Prunus_pumilla_susquehanae__Prunus_susquehanae__Prunus_cuneata small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit member: #blackthorn__sloe__Prunus_spinosa a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits member: #chokecherry_tree__chokecherrytree__chokecherry__Prunus_virginiana a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds member: #family_Amygdalaceae__Amygdalaceae used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus member: #genus_Amygdalus__Amygdalus used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus member: #genus_Pyracantha Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries member: #Pyracantha__pyracanth__fire_thorn any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries member: #genus_Pyrus__Pyrus fruit trees native to the Old World: pears member: #pear_tree__pear__Pyrus_communis Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties member: #genus_Rubus__Rubus large genus of brambles bearing berries member: #bramble_bush__bramblebush any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits member: #dewberry_bush__dewberry__running_blackberry__runningblackberry any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America member: #genus_Sorbus__Sorbus a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves member: #mountain_ash any of various trees of the genus Sorbus member: #genus_Spiraea__Spiraea a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae member: #spirea__spiraea any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers member: #family_Cephalotaceae__Cephalotaceae a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus member: #genus_Cephalotus__Cephalotus one species: Australian pitcher plant member: #Australian_pitcher_plant__Cephalotus_follicularis carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia member: #family_Crassulaceae__Crassulaceae__stonecrop_family__stonecropfamily succulent shrubs and herbs member: #genus_Crassula__Crassula type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts member: #genus_Sedum large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves member: #sedum any of various plants of the genus Sedum member: #stonecrop any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers member: #wall_pepper__Sedum_acre mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover member: #rose-root__midsummer-men__midsummermen__Sedum_rosea Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers member: #orpine__orpin__livelong__live-forever__Sedum_telephium perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers member: #genus_Aeonium__Aeonium a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae member: #pinwheel__Aeonium_haworthii perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels member: #family_Cunoniaceae__Cunoniaceae__cunonia_family__cunoniafamily trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere member: #genus_Ceratopetalum__Ceratopetalum a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae member: #Christmas_bush__Christmas_tree__Ceratopetalum_gummiferum Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration member: #family_Hydrangeaceae__Hydrangeaceae__hydrangea_family__hydrangeafamily sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae member: #genus_Hydrangea type genus of Hydrangeaceae; large genus of shrubs and some trees and vines with white or pink or blue flower clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae member: #hydrangea any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea member: #Hydrangea_anomala__climbing_hydrangea deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads member: #wild_hydrangea__Hydrangea_arborescens deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States member: #hortensia__Hydrangea_macrophylla_hortensis deciduous shrub bearing round-headed flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue member: #fall-blooming_hydrangea__Hydrangea_paniculata deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters member: #Hydrangea_petiolaris__climbing_hydrangea deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads member: #genus_Carpenteria 1 species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae member: #carpenteria__Carpenteria_californica California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers member: #genus_Decumaria__Decumaria small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae member: #decumary__Decumaria_barbata__Decumaria_barbara woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters member: #genus_Deutzia genus of ornamental mostly deciduous shrubs native to Asia and Central America; widespread in cultivation; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae member: #deutzia any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters member: #subfamily_Philadelphaceae__Philadelphaceae 1 genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae member: #genus_Philadelphus mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae member: #philadelphus any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions member: #syringa__mock_orange__mockorange__Philadelphus_coronarius large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes member: #genus_Schizophragma__Schizophragma small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae member: #climbing_hydrangea__Schizophragma_hydrangeoides climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan member: #family_Saxifragaceae__Saxifragaceae__saxifrage_family__saxifragefamily a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae member: #genus_Saxifraga__Saxifraga type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage member: #saxifrage__breakstone__rockfoil any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga member: #yellow_mountain_saxifrage__Saxifraga_aizoides tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange member: #meadow_saxifrage__fair-maids-of-France__Saxifraga_granulata rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe member: #mossy_saxifrage__mossysaxifrage__Saxifraga_hypnoides tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers member: #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 member: #purple_saxifrage__Saxifraga_oppositifolia plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America member: #star_saxifrage__starry_saxifrage__Saxifraga_stellaris small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe member: #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 member: #genus_Astilbe chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea member: #astilbe any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers member: #genus_Bergenia genus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with thick evergreen leaves; eastern Asia member: #bergenia any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms member: #genus_Boykinia__Boykinia genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan member: #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 member: #genus_Chrysosplenium__Chrysosplenium genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers member: #golden_saxifrage__golden_spleen any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium member: #water_carpet__watercarpet__water_mat__watermat__Chrysosplenium_americanum aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States member: #genus_Darmera__Darmera__Peltiphyllum__genus_Peltiphyllum 1 species member: #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 member: #genus_Francoa__Francoa perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile member: #bridal_wreath__Francoa_ramosa Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers member: #genus_Heuchera__Heuchera genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers member: #alumroot__alumbloom any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera member: #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 member: #coralbells__Heuchera_sanguinea perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental member: #genus_Leptarrhena__Leptarrhena 1 species: leatherleaf saxifrage member: #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 member: #genus_Lithophragma__Lithophragma small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Mitella__Mitella genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals member: #miterwort__mitrewort__bishop's_cap any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Parnassia genus of bog herbs of arctic and northern temperate regions member: #parnassia__grass-of-Parnassus any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup member: #bog_star__bogstar__parnassiapalustri plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green member: #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 member: #genus_Suksdorfia small genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America and South America member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Tellima__Tellima genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America member: #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 member: #genus_Tiarella__Tiarella small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers member: #foamflower__coolwart__false_miterwort__falsemiterwort__false_mitrewort__falsemitrewort__Tiarella_cordifolia stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant member: #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 member: #genus_Tolmiea__Tolmiea 1 species: pickaback plant member: #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 member: #family_Grossulariaceae__Grossulariaceae__gooseberry_family in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry member: #genus_Ribes__Ribes a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere member: #currant_bush__currantbush__currant any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants member: #garden_current__red_currant__Ribes_rubrum cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries member: #European_black_currant__black_currant__blackcurrant__Ribes_nigrum widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries member: #white_currant__whitecurrant__Ribes_sativum garden currant bearing small white berries member: #winter_currant__Ribes_sanguineum a flowering shrub member: #gooseberry_bush__gooseberry__Ribes_uva-crispa__Ribes_grossularia spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries member: #family_Platanaceae__Platanaceae__plane-tree_family coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees member: #genus_Platanus__Platanus genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore member: #plane_tree__planetree__sycamore__platan any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits member: #London_plane__Platanus_acerifolia very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree member: #American_sycamore__American_plane__buttonwood__Platanus_occidentalis very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico member: #oriental_plane__Platanus_orientalis large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor member: #California_sycamore__Platanus_racemosa tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers member: #Arizona_sycamore__Platanus_wrightii medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5 member: #order_Geraniales__Geraniales an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae member: #family_Balsaminaceae__Balsaminaceae__balsam_family distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers member: #genus_Impatiens annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand member: #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 member: #family_Geraniaceae__Geraniaceae__geranium_family chiefly herbaceous plants member: #geranium any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae member: #genus_Geranium genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills member: #cranesbill__crane's_bill__crane'sbill any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium member: #genus_Pelargonium__Pelargonium geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated member: #rose_geranium__sweet-scented_geranium__sweetscentedgeranium__Pelargonium_graveolens any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers member: #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 member: #ivy_geranium__ivygeranium__ivy-leaved_geranium__hanging_geranium__hanginggeranium__Pelargonium_peltatum a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers member: #apple_geranium__applegeranium__nutmet_geranium__Pelargonium_odoratissimum geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers member: #lemon_geranium__lemongeranium__Pelargonium_limoneum a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage member: #genus_Erodium__Erodium geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions member: #storksbill__heron's_bill__heron'sbill any of various plants of the genus Erodium member: #family_Erythroxylaceae__Erythroxylaceae a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit member: #family_Burseraceae__Burseraceae__torchwood_family__torchwoodfamily resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees member: #incense_tree__incensetree any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense member: #genus_Bursera__Bursera type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi member: #elephant_tree__Bursera_microphylla small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers member: #gumbo-limbo__gumbolimbo__Bursera_simaruba tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes member: #genus_Boswellia__Boswellia genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India member: #Boswellia_carteri tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense member: #salai__Boswellia_serrata East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense member: #genus_Commiphora__Commiphora genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products member: #balm_of_gilead__Commiphora_meccanensis small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised member: #myrrh_tree__myrrhtree__Commiphora_myrrha tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh member: #genus_Protium__Protium genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi member: #Protium_heptaphyllum tropical American tree member: #Protium_guianense tropical American tree member: #family_Callitrichaceae__Callitrichaceae dicot aquatic herbs member: #genus_Callitriche__Callitriche water starworts member: #water_starwort__waterstarwort any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia member: #family_Malpighiaceae__Malpighiaceae tropical shrubs or trees member: #genus_Malpighia__Malpighia type genus of the Malpighiaceae member: #jiqui__malpighiaobovata cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture member: #family_Meliaceae__Meliaceae__mahogany_family tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees member: #mahogany_tree__mahogany any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish member: #genus_Melia__Melia type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash member: #chinaberry_tree__chinaberry__China_tree__Persian_lilac__pride-of-India__azederach__azedarach__Melia_azederach__Melia_azedarach tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree member: #genus_Azadirachta__Azadirachta genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees member: #neem_tree__neem__nim_tree__nimtree__margosa__arishth__Azadirachta_indica__Melia_Azadirachta large semi-evergreen tree of East India; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia member: #genus_Cedrela__Cedrela tropical American trees member: #Spanish_cedar_tree__Spanish_cedar__Cedrela_odorata tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes member: #genus_Chloroxylon__Chloroxylon deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka member: #satinwood_tree__satinwoodtree__satinwood__chloroxylonswietenia East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; member: #genus_Entandrophragma__Entandrophragma cedar mahogany trees member: #African_scented_mahogany__cedar_mahogany__cedarmahogany__sapele_mahogany__Entandrophragma_cylindricum African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown member: #genus_Flindersia__Flindersia small genus of Australian timber trees member: #silver_ash any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia member: #genus_Khaya__Khaya African mahogany trees member: #African_mahogany African tree having hard heavy odorless wood member: #genus_Lansium a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae member: #lanseh_tree__langsat__langset__Lansium_domesticum East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry member: #genus_Lovoa__Lovoa genus of African timber trees member: #African_walnut__Lovoa_klaineana tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany member: #genus_Swietinia__Swietinia tropical American mahogany trees member: #true_mahogany__Cuban_mahogany__Dominican_mahogany__Swietinia_mahogani mahogany tree of West Indies member: #genus_Toona__Toona formerly included in genus Cedrela member: #Philippine_cedar__Philippine_mahogany__kalantas__Toona_calantas__Cedrela_calantas Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood member: #genus_Turreae genus of trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia and Australia member: #turreae any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers member: #family_Lepidobotryaceae__Lepidobotryaceae family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa member: #genus_Lepidobotrys a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae member: #lepidobotrys African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds member: #genus_Ruptiliocarpon__Ruptiliocarpon new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys member: #Ruptiliocarpon_caracolito__caracolito large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families member: #family_Oxalidaceae__Oxalidaceae__wood-sorrel_family a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers member: #genus_Oxalis type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels member: #oxalis__sorrel__wood_sorrel any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis member: #genus_Averrhoa__Averrhoa trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas member: #family_Polygalaceae__Polygalaceae__milkwort_family trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres member: #genus_Polygala__Polygala type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot member: #milkwort any of various plants of the genus Polygala member: #family_Rutaceae__Rutaceae__rue_family__ruefamily a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent member: #genus_Ruta__Ruta type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs member: #herb_of_grace__rue__rutagraveolen European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy member: #genus_Citrus orange; lemon; lime; etc. member: #citrus_tree__citrus any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds member: #orange_tree__orange any citrus tree bearing oranges member: #pomelo_tree__pomelo__pummelo__Citrus_maxima__Citrus_grandis__Citrus_decumana southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits member: #Citrus_paradisi__grapefruit citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp member: #mandarin_orange_tree__mandarin__mandarin_orange__Citrus_reticulata shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia member: #Citrus_tangelo__tangelo__tangelotree__ugli_fruit hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida member: #rangpur_lime__rangpurlime__rangpur__lemanderin__Citrus_limonia hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel member: #lemon_tree__lemontree__lemon__Citrus_limon a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit member: #lime_tree__lime__Citrus_aurantifolia any of various related trees bearing limes member: #genus_Citroncirus__Citroncirus a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata member: #citrange_tree__citrange__Citroncirus_webberi more aromatic and acidic than oranges member: #genus_Dictamnus__Dictamnus a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae member: #genus_Fortunella__Fortunella small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats member: #kumquat_tree__kumquattree__kumquat__cumquat any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp member: #marumi_kumquat__marumi__round_kumquat__roundkumquat__Fortunella_japonica shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats member: #genus_Phellodendron__Phellodendron small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark member: #cork_tree__Phellodendron_amurense deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark member: #genus_Poncirus__Poncirus 1 species: trifoliate orange member: #trifoliate_orange__trifoliata__wild_orange__wildorange__Poncirus_trifoliata small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges member: #genus_Zanthoxylum__Zanthoxylum deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash member: #prickly_ash__pricklyash any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches member: #toothache_tree__toothachetree__sea_ash__seaash__Zanthoxylum_americanum__Zanthoxylum_fraxineum small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America member: #Hercules'-club__Hercules'-clubs__Hercules-club__Zanthoxylum_clava-herculis densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies member: #family_Simaroubaceae__Simaroubaceae__quassia_family__quassiafamily chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit member: #bitterwood_tree any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste member: #genus_Simarouba__Simarouba type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark member: #marupa__Simarouba_amara tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack member: #paradise_tree__bitterwood__Simarouba_glauca medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits member: #genus_Ailanthus small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras member: #ailanthus__ailanthu any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus member: #tree_of_heaven__tree_of_the_gods__Ailanthus_altissima deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution member: #genus_Irvingia__Irvingia wild mango member: #wild_mango_tree__wild_mango__dika__Irvingia_gabonensis African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood member: #genus_Kirkia__Kirkia small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs member: #Kirkia_wilmsii__pepper_tree small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs member: #genus_Picrasma__Picrasma small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia member: #Picrasma_excelsa__Jamaica_quassia__bitterwood__Picrasma_excelsum West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia member: #genus_Quassia tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal member: #bitterwood__quassia__Quassia_amara handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark member: #family_Tropaeolaceae__Tropaeolaceae__naturtium_family__naturtiumfamily coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum member: #genus_Tropaeolum__Tropaeolum a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae member: #nasturtium any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers member: #family_Zygophyllaceae__Zygophyllaceae__bean-caper_family small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea member: #genus_Zygophyllum__Zygophyllum usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers member: #Syrian_bean_caper__bean_caper__Zygophyllum_fabago perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers member: #genus_Bulnesia__Bulnesia palo santo member: #palo_santo__Bulnesia_sarmienti South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense member: #genus_Guaiacum__Guaiacum small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America member: #Guaiacum_officinale__lignum_vitae small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin member: #bastard_lignum_vitae__Guaiacum_sanctum small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood member: #genus_Larrea__Larrea xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States member: #creosote_bush__coville__hediondilla__Larrea_tridentata desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers member: #genus_Tribulus__Tribulus annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions member: #caltrop__devil's_weed__devil'sweed__Tribulus_terestris tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed member: #family_Euphorbiaceae__Euphorbiaceae__spurge_family a family of plants of order Geraniales member: #genus_Euphorbia__Euphorbia type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice member: #spurge any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice member: #caper_spurge__caperspurge__myrtle_spurge__mole_plant__Euphorbia_lathyris poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil member: #sun_spurge__sunspurge__wartweed__wartwort__devil's_milk__devil'smilk__euphorbiahelioscopia not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun member: #petty_spurge__pettyspurge__devil's_milk__devil'smilk__euphorbiapeplu an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States member: #medusa's_head__Euphorbia_medusae__Euphorbia_caput-medusae African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches member: #wild_spurge__flowering_spurge__floweringspurge__tramp's_spurge__tramp'sspurge__Euphorbia_corollata common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts member: #snow-on-the-mountain__snow-in-summer__ghost_weed__ghostweed__Euphorbia_marginata annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk member: #cypress_spurge__cypressspurge__Euphorbia_cyparissias Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States member: #leafy_spurge__leafyspurge__wolf's_milk__Euphorbia_esula tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America member: #hairy_spurge__hairyspurge__Euphorbia_hirsuta much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America member: #poinsettia__Christmas_star__Christmas_flower__lobster_plant__lobsterplant__Mexican_flameleaf__painted_leaf__paintedleaf__Euphorbia_pulcherrima tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers member: #Japanese_poinsettia__mole_plant__paint_leaf__paintleaf__Euphorbia_heterophylla showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru member: #fire-on-the-mountain__painted_leaf__paintedleaf__Mexican_fire_plant__Euphorbia_cyathophora poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla member: #wood_spurge__Euphorbia_amygdaloides European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters member: #Euphorbia_antisyphilitica__candelilla wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States member: #dwarf_spurge__dwarfspurge__Euphorbia_exigua European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States member: #scarlet_plume__scarletplume__Euphorbia_fulgens Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers member: #naboom__cactus_euphorbia__Euphorbia_ingens small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra member: #Christ_thorn__crown_of_thorns__Christ_plant__Euphorbia_milii somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts member: #toothed_spurge__toothedspurge__Euphorbia_dentata an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves member: #genus_Acalypha__Acalypha a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae member: #three-seeded_mercury__Acalypha_virginica weedy herb of eastern North America member: #genus_Croton tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil member: #Croton_tiglium__croton tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil member: #cascarilla__Croton_eluteria West Indian shrub with aromatic bark member: #genus_Codiaeum__Codiaeum evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands member: #croton__Codiaeum_variegatum grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant member: #genus_Mercurialis__Mercurialis a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae member: #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 member: #dog's_mercury__dog'smercury__dog_mercury__dogmercury__Mercurialis_perennis European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers member: #genus_Ricinus__Ricinus a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant member: #castor-oil_plant__castor_bean_plant__palma_christi__palmachristi__palma_christ__palmachrist__ricinuscommuni large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics member: #genus_Cnidoscolus__Cnidoscolus a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae member: #spurge_nettle__tread-softly__treadsoftly__devil_nettle__devilnettle__pica-pica__Cnidoscolus_urens__Jatropha_urens__Jatropha_stimulosus a stinging herb of tropical America member: #genus_Jatropha__Jatropha a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae member: #physic_nut__Jatropha_curcus small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities member: #genus_Hevea__Hevea small genus of South American trees yielding latex member: #genus_Manihot__Manihot genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava member: #casava__cassava any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch member: #genus_Aleurites__Aleurites candlenut member: #varnish_tree__varnishtree__Aleurites_moluccana large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles member: #tung_tree__tung__tung-oil_tree__Aleurites_fordii Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil member: #genus_Pedilanthus__Pedilanthus tropical American succulent shrubs member: #slipper_spurge__slipperspurge__slipper_plant__slipperplant any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts member: #genus_Sebastiana__Sebastiana Mexican spurges member: #order_Proteales__Proteales coextensive with the family Proteaceae member: #family_Proteaceae__Proteaceae__protea_family large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales member: #Bartle_Frere__genus_Bartle-Frere__green_dinosaur__greendinosaur a living fossil or so-called "green dinosaur": genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named member: #genus_Protea type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs member: #protea any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones member: #honeypot__king_protea__Protea_cynaroides South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes member: #Protea_mellifera__honeyflower Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously member: #genus_Banksia important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers member: #banksia any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds member: #genus_Conospermum__Conospermum Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush member: #smoke_bush__smokebush any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers member: #genus_Embothrium__Embothrium small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters member: #Chilean_firebush__Chilean_flameflower__Embothrium_coccineum grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes member: #genus_Guevina__Guevina 1 species: Chilean nut member: #Chilean_nut__Chile_nut__Chile_hazel__Chilean_hazelnut__Guevina_heterophylla__Guevina_avellana Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut member: #genus_Grevillea large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers member: #grevillea any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea member: #silk_oak any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering member: #silver_oak__Grevillela_parallela small slender tree with usually entire gray-green pendulous leaves and white or cream flowers; northern Australia member: #silky_oak__silkyoak__Grevillea_robusta medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia member: #genus_Hakea__Hakea Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers member: #cushion_flower__cushionflower__pincushion_hakea__Hakea_laurina tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia member: #needlewood__needle_wood__Hakea_leucoptera large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia member: #needlebush__needle_bush__Hakea_lissosperma shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia member: #genus_Knightia__Knightia small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia member: #rewa-rewa__New-Zealand_honeysuckle slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber member: #genus_Lambertia__Lambertia small genus of Australian shrubs member: #honeyflower__mountain_devil__Lambertia_formosa erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar member: #genus_Leucadendron__Leucadendron large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts member: #silver_tree__Leucadendron_argenteum small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage member: #genus_Lomatia small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and Australia; some yield dyes member: #lomatia any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers member: #genus_Macadamia trees or shrubs; madagascar to Australia member: #macadamia_tree__macadamiatree__macadamia any tree of the genus Macadamia member: #Macadamia_integrifolia medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers member: #macadamia_nut_tree__macadamianuttree__macadamia_nut__macadamianut__Macadamia_ternifolia small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts member: #Queensland_nut__Macadamia_tetraphylla bushy tree with pink to purple flowers member: #genus_Orites__Orites small genus of Australian shrubs or trees member: #Orites_excelsa__prickly_ash__pricklyash Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers member: #genus_Persoonia__Persoonia Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs member: #geebung any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits member: #genus_Stenocarpus__Stenocarpus small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia member: #wheel_tree__wheeltree__firewheel_tree__firewheeltree__Stenocarpus_sinuatus eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers member: #scrub_beefwood__scrubbeefwood__beefwood__Stenocarpus_salignus tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood member: #genus_Telopea__Telopea Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs member: #Telopea_Oreades__waratah tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes member: #waratah__Telopea_speciosissima straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes member: #genus_Xylomelum__Xylomelum small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers member: #native_pear__woody_pear__woodypear__Xylomelum_pyriforme tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp member: #order_Casuarinales__Casuarinales order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae member: #family_Casuarinaceae__Casuarinaceae 1 genus: Casuarina member: #genus_Casuarina genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales member: #casuarina any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood member: #she-oak__sheoak any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina member: #beefwood any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork member: #Australian_pine__Casuarina_equisetfolia common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood member: #order_Diapensiales__Diapensiales used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae member: #order_Gentianales__Gentianales an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae member: #family_Apocynaceae__Apocynaceae__dogbane_family__dogbanefamily chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs member: #genus_Apocynum__Apocynum perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers member: #dogbane any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root member: #genus_Acocanthera__Acocanthera__Acokanthera__genus_Acokanthera small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa member: #poison_arrow_plant__winter_sweet__Acocanthera_oblongifolia__Acocanthera_spectabilis medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits member: #bushman's_poison__bushman'spoison__ordeal_tree__Acocanthera_oppositifolia__Acocanthera_venenata evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa member: #genus_Adenium__Adenium 1 species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia member: #impala_lily__mock_azalia__desert_rose__kudu_lily__Adenium_obesum__Adenium_multiflorum South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics member: #genus_Allamanda genus of tropical American woody vines member: #allamanda a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes member: #genus_Alstonia__Alstonia genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia member: #dita_bark__dita__devil_tree__deviltree__Alstonia_scholaris evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally member: #genus_Amsonia__Amsonia genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America member: #blue_star__Amsonia_tabernaemontana subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes member: #genus_Beaumontia__Beaumontia small genus of evergreen woody vines; East India and Asia member: #Nepal_trumpet_flower__Easter_lily_vine__Beaumontia_grandiflora evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers member: #genus_Carissa Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs member: #carissa a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits member: #genus_Catharanthus__Catharanthus small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca member: #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 member: #genus_Holarrhena__Holarrhena genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia member: #ivory_tree__ivorytree__conessi__kurchi__kurchee__Holarrhena_pubescens__Holarrhena_antidysenterica tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea member: #genus_Mandevilla__Mandevilla__Dipladenia__genus_Dipladenia genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap member: #white_dipladenia__whitedipladenia__Mandevilla_boliviensis__Dipladenia_boliviensis shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats member: #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 member: #genus_Nerium__Nerium 1 species: oleander member: #Nerium_oleander__oleander__rose_bay an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions member: #genus_Plumeria__Plumeria__Plumiera deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers member: #frangipani__frangipanni any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers member: #genus_Rauwolfia__genus_Rauvolfia pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees member: #rauvolfia__rauwolfia any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives member: #genus_Strophanthus genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody vines and small trees member: #strophanthus any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and few-flowered corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds member: #genus_Tabernaemontana__Tabernaemontana evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap member: #crape_jasmine__crapejasmine__crepe_jasmine__crepejasmine__crepe_gardenia__crepegardenia__pinwheel_flower__East_Indian_rosebay__Adam's_apple__Nero's_crown__coffee_rose__Tabernaemontana_divaricate tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand member: #genus_Thevetia__Thevetia genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers member: #yellow_oleander__Thevetia_peruviana__Thevetia_neriifolia tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous member: #genus_Trachelospermum__Trachelospermum genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and stems member: #star_jasmine__confederate_jasmine__confederatejasmine__Trachelospermum_jasminoides evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers member: #genus_Vinca__Vinca periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials member: #periwinkle chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers member: #family_Gentianaceae__Gentianaceae__gentian_family__gentianfamily chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals member: #genus_Centaurium__Centaurium genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers member: #centaury.flower any of various plants of the genus Centaurium member: #genus_Eustoma__Eustoma small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America member: #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 member: #genus_Exacum__Exacum genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets member: #Persian_violet__Exacum_affine perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers member: #genus_Frasera__Frasera genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Gentiana__Gentiana type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella member: #great_yellow_gentian__Gentiana_lutea robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers member: #marsh_gentian__marshgentian__calathian_violet__calathianviolet__Gentiana_pneumonanthe perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths member: #gentian any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis member: #genus_Gentianella__Gentianella genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana member: #agueweed__ague_weed__five-flowered_gentian__stiff_gentian__stiffgentian__Gentianella_quinquefolia__Gentiana_quinquefolia gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers member: #felwort__gentianella_amarella__gentianellaamarella gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas member: #genus_Gentianopsis__Gentianopsis genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana member: #fringed_gentian__fringedgentian any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana member: #Gentianopsid_procera__Gentiana_procera small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America member: #genus_Halenia__Halenia genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians member: #spurred_gentian any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes member: #genus_Sabbatia genus of smooth slender North American herbs with showy flowers member: #sabbatia any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes member: #genus_Swertia__Swertia genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa member: #marsh_felwort__marshfelwort__Swertia_perennia perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers member: #family_Salvadoraceae__Salvadoraceae__Salvadora_family a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals member: #genus_Salvadora__Salvadora genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China member: #toothbrush_tree__mustard_tree__mustardtree__Salvadora_persica glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt member: #family_Oleaceae__Oleaceae__olive_family__olivefamily trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac member: #genus_Olea__Olea evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits member: #olive_tree__olivetree a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit member: #European_olive_tree__olive__Olea_europaea evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits member: #black_maire__blackmaire__Olea_cunninghamii northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood member: #white_maire__whitemaire__Olea_lanceolata small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit member: #genus_Chionanthus__Chionanthus deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree member: #fringe_tree any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus member: #genus_Forestiera genus of often spiny American shrubs and trees member: #forestiera any plant of the genus Forestiera member: #genus_Forsythia forsythia member: #forsythia any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers member: #genus_Fraxinus__Fraxinus ash member: #ash_tree__ashtree__ash any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus member: #genus_Jasminum__Jasminum shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine member: #jasmine any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia member: #genus_Ligustrum__Ligustrum genus of Old World shrubs: privet member: #privet any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges member: #genus_Osmanthus__Osmanthus widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan member: #devilwood__American_olive__Osmanthus_americanus small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits member: #genus_Phillyrea__Phillyrea small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region member: #mock_privet evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits member: #genus_Syringa__Syringa genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs member: #lilac any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers member: #family_Menyanthaceae__Menyanthaceae__buckbean_family a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales member: #genus_Menyanthes__Menyanthes the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans member: #water_shamrock__watershamrock__buckbean__bogbean__bog_myrtle__bogmyrtle__marsh_trefoil__marshtrefoil__Menyanthes_trifoliata perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface member: #family_Loganiaceae__Loganiaceae a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales member: #genus_Logania__Logania type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers member: #genus_Buddleia shrubs or trees of warm regions member: #butterfly_bush__butterflybush__buddleia tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers member: #genus_Gelsemium__genusgelsemium__Gelsemium evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia member: #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 member: #family_Asclepiadaceae__Asclepiadaceae__milkweed_family widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice member: #asclepiad any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae member: #genus_Asclepias__Asclepias genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed member: #milkweed__silkweed any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts member: #genus_Araujia__Araujia small genus of South American evergreen vines member: #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 member: #genus_Cynancum genus of perennial tropical African lianas member: #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 member: #genus_Hoya large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and Polynesia member: #hoya any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers member: #genus_Periploca__Periploca genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World member: #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 member: #genus_Sarcostemma__Sarcostemma succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical India and Africa and Malaysia member: #soma__haoma__Sarcostemma_acidum leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink member: #genus_Stapelia genus of evil-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from Africa to East India member: #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 member: #Stapelias_asterias stapelia of Cape Province Africa having mostly dark red-brown flowers with flat starlike corollas member: #genus_Stephanotis genus of Old World tropical woody vines member: #stephanotis__stephanoti any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers member: #Madagascar_jasmine__waxflower__Stephanotis_floribunda twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions member: #genus_Vincetoxicum__Vincetoxicum genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers; supposedly having powers as an antidote member: #negro_vine__negrovine__Vincetoxicum_hirsutum__Vincetoxicum_negrum twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers member: #order_Oleales__Oleales coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales member: #subclass_Hamamelidae__Hamamelidae a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder member: #hamamelid_dicot_family__hamameliddicotfamily family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins member: #hamamelid_dicot_genus__hamameliddicotgenu genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins member: #order_Fagales__Fagales an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae member: #family_Fagaceae__Fagaceae__beech_family__beechfamily chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus member: #genus_Fagus__Fagus beeches member: #beech_tree__beechtree__beech any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions member: #common_beech__European_beech__Fagus_sylvatica large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America member: #copper_beech__purple_beech__Fagus_sylvatica_atropunicea__Fagus_purpurea__Fagus_sylvatica_purpurea variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves member: #American_beech__white_beech__red_beech__redbeech__Fagus_grandifolia__Fagus_americana North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts member: #weeping_beech__weepingbeech__Fagus_pendula__Fagus_sylvatica_pendula variety of European beech with pendulous limbs member: #Japanese_beech a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood member: #genus_Castanea__Castanea chestnuts; chinkapins member: #chestnut_tree__chestnut any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur member: #American_chestnut__American_sweet_chestnut__Castanea_dentata large tree found from Maine to Alabama member: #Chinese_chestnut__Castanea_mollissima a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China member: #Japanese_chestnut__Castanea_crenata a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk member: #Allegheny_chinkapin__eastern_chinquapin__easternchinquapin__chinquapin__dwarf_chestnut__dwarfchestnut__Castanea_pumila shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts member: #Ozark_chinkapin__Ozark_chinquapin__chinquapin__Castanea_ozarkensis shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States member: #genus_Castanopsis__Castanopsis evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand member: #oak_chestnut__oakchestnut a tree of the genus Castanopsis member: #genus_Chrysolepis__Chrysolepis two species: golden chinkapins member: #giant_chinkapin__giantchinkapin__golden_chinkapin__Chrysolepis_chrysophylla__Castanea_chrysophylla__Castanopsis_chrysophylla small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts member: #dwarf_golden_chinkapin__Chrysolepis_sempervirens evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California member: #genus_Lithocarpus__Lithocarpus tanbark oaks member: #tanbark_oak__tanbarkoak__Lithocarpus_densiflorus evergreen oak of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark member: #genus_Nothofagus__Nothofagus beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa: southern beech member: #southern_beech__evergreen_beech__evergreenbeech any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves member: #Coigue__Nothofagus_dombeyi Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching member: #New-Zealand_beech any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber member: #silver_beech__Nothofagus_menziesii New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark member: #roble_beech__roblebeech__Nothofagus_obliqua tall deciduous South American tree member: #rauli_beech__raulibeech__Nothofagus_procera large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber member: #black_beech__blackbeech__Nothofagus_solanderi New Zealand forest tree member: #hard_beech__Nothofagus_truncata tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood member: #genus_Quercus__Quercus oaks member: #oak_tree__oaktree__oak a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns" member: #Japanese_oak__Quercus_mongolica__Quercus_grosseserrata oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan member: #huckleberry_oak__huckleberryoak__Quercus_vaccinifolia a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry member: #family_Betulaceae__Betulaceae__birch_family__birchfamily monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) member: #genus_Betula__Betula a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches) member: #birch_tree__birchtree__birch any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark member: #yellow_birch__Betula_alleghaniensis__Betula_leutea tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark member: #American_white_birch__paper_birch__paperbirch__canoe_birch__canoebirch__Betula_cordifolia__Betula_papyrifera small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes member: #American_gray_birch__gray_birch__Betula_populifolia medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree member: #silver_birch__common_birch__European_white_birch__Betula_pendula European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches member: #downy_birch__downybirch__white_birch__whitebirch__Betula_pubescens European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches member: #black_birch__river_birch__red_birch__redbirch__Betula_nigra birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark member: #sweet_birch__cherry_birch__black_birch__Betula_lenta common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture member: #Yukon_white_birch__Betula_neoalaskana Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark member: #swamp_birch__water_birch__mountain_birch__Western_paper_birch__Western_birch__Betula_fontinalis birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark member: #Newfoundland_dwarf_birch__American_dwarf_birch__Betula_glandulosa small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland member: #genus_Alnus__Alnus alders member: #alder_tree__aldertree__alder north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood member: #common_alder__European_black_alder__Alnus_glutinosa__Alnus_vulgaris medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath member: #gray_alder__Alnus_incana native to Europe but introduced in America member: #seaside_alder__seasidealder__Alnus_maritima shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood member: #white_alder__whitealder__mountain_alder__Alnus_rhombifolia tree of western United States member: #red_alder__redalder__Oregon_alder__Alnus_rubra large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture member: #speckled_alder__Alnus_rugosa common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down member: #smooth_alder__hazel_alder__hazelalder__Alnus_serrulata common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark member: #Alnus_veridis__green_alder__greenalder shrub of mountainous areas of Europe member: #green_alder__greenalder__Alnus_veridis_crispa__Alnus_crispa North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts member: #subfamily_Carpinaceae__Carpinaceae__family_Carpinaceae used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus; Ostryopsis; and Ostryopsis member: #genus_Carpinus__Carpinus mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae member: #hornbeam any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus member: #European_hornbeam__Carpinus_betulus medium-sized Old World tree with smooth gray bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn member: #American_hornbeam__Carpinus_caroliniana tree or large shrub with gray bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn member: #genus_Ostrya__Ostrya deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae member: #hop_hornbeam__hophornbeam any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops member: #Old_World_hop_hornbeam__Ostrya_carpinifolia medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor member: #Eastern_hop_hornbeam__ironwood__ironwood_tree__Ostrya_virginiana medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America member: #genus_Ostryopsis__Ostryopsis deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae member: #subfamily_Corylaceae__Corylaceae__family_Corylaceae used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus member: #genus_Corylus__Corylus deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae member: #hazelnut_tree__hazelnut__hazel any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk member: #group_Amentiferae__Amentiferae used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins member: #genus_Hamamelidanthum__Hamamelidanthum genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region member: #genus_Hamamelidoxylon__Hamamelidoxylon genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel member: #genus_Hamamelites__Hamamelites genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel member: #family_Hamamelidaceae__Hamamelidaceae__witch-hazel_family__witchhazelfamily comprises genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; other small genera member: #genus_Hamamelis__Hamamelis deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel member: #wych_hazel__witch_hazel any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion member: #genus_Corylopsis__Corylopsis small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia member: #winter_hazel__flowering_hazel__floweringhazel any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves member: #genus_Fothergilla small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States member: #fothergilla__witch_alder__witchalder any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains member: #genus_Liquidambar sweet gum member: #liquidambar any tree of the genus Liquidambar member: #American_sweet_gum__sweet_gum__sweetgum__sweet_gum_tree__sweetgumtree__bilsted__red_gum__redgum__Liquidambar_styraciflua a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap member: #genus_Parrotia__Parrotia 1 species: irontree member: #irontree__ironwood__ironwood_tree a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape member: #genus_Parrotiopsis__Parrotiopsis 1 species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains member: #order_Juglandales__Juglandales coextensive with the family Juglandaceae member: #family_Juglandaceae__Juglandaceae__walnut_family trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans member: #genus_Juglans__Juglans type genus of the Juglandaceae member: #walnut_tree__walnut any of various trees of the genus Juglans member: #California_black_walnut__Juglans_californica medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts member: #butternut_tree__butternuttree__butternut__white_walnut__whitewalnut__juglanscinerea North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye member: #black_walnut_tree__black_walnut__blackwalnut__black_hickory__blackhickory__Juglans_nigra North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut member: #English_walnut_tree__English_walnut__Circassian_walnut__Persian_walnut__Juglans_regia Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated member: #English_walnut nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking member: #genus_Carya__Carya genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China member: #hickory_tree__hickorytree__hickory American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts member: #water_hickory__waterhickory__bitter_pecan__water_bitternut__waterbitternut__Carya_aquatica hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts member: #pignut_hickory__pignut__brown_hickory__brownhickory__black_hickory__blackhickory__Carya_glabra an American hickory tree having bitter nuts member: #bitternut_hickory__bitternuthickory__bitternut__bitter_hickory__bitter_pignut__swamp_hickory__swamphickory__Carya_cordiformis hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts member: #pecan_tree__pecantree__pecan__Carya_illinoensis__Carya_illinoinsis tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts member: #big_shellbark_hickory__bigshellbarkhickory__big_shellbark__bigshellbark__big_shagbark__bigshagbark__king_nut__king_nut_hickory__Carya_laciniosa hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut member: #nutmeg_hickory__Carya_myristicaeformis__Carya_myristiciformis hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts member: #shagbark_hickory__shagbark__shellbark__shellbark_hickory__shellbarkhickory__Carya_ovata North American hickory having loose gray shaggy bark and edible nuts member: #mockernut_hickory__mockernuthickory__mockernut__black_hickory__blackhickory__white-heart_hickory__whitehearthickory__big-bud_hickory__bigbudhickory__Carya_tomentosa smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut member: #genus_Pterocarya__Pterocarya Asiatic nut trees: wingnuts member: #wingnut any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia member: #subclass_Dilleniidae__Dilleniidae a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder member: #dilleniid_dicot_family__dilleniiddicotfamily family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs member: #dilleniid_dicot_genus__dilleniiddicotgenu genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs member: #order_Rhoeadales__Rhoeadales__Papaverales__order_Papaverales an order of dicotyledonous plants member: #family_Capparidaceae__Capparidaceae__caper_family__caperfamily a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis; Cleome; Crateva; Polanisia member: #genus_Capparis__Capparis tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees member: #caper any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis member: #genus_Cleome tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs member: #spiderflower__cleome any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers member: #genus_Crateva__Crateva tropical genus of small trees or shrubs member: #genus_Polanisia__Polanisia widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length member: #clammyweed__Polanisia_graveolens__Polanisia_dodecandra strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs member: #family_Cruciferae__Cruciferae__Brassicaceae__family_Brassicaceae__mustard_family__mustardfamily plants with four-petaled flowers member: #crucifer__cruciferous_plant__cruciferousplant any of various plants of the family Cruciferae member: #cress_plant__cress any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves member: #watercress any of several water-loving cresses member: #genus_Aethionema__Aethionema Old World genus of the family Cruciferae member: #stonecress__stone_cress__stonecres any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats member: #genus_Alliaria__Alliaria a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and whit flowers and long siliques member: #garlic_mustard__hedge_garlic__hedgegarlic__sauce-alone__saucealone__jack-by-the-hedge__Alliaria_officinalis European herb that smells like garlic member: #genus_Alyssum__Alyssum a genus of the family Cruciferae member: #alyssum__madwort any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers member: #genus_Arabidopsis__Arabidopsis a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis member: #genus_Arabis__Arabis annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress member: #rock_cress__rockcress__rockcres any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis member: #Arabis_Canadensis__sicklepod North American rock cress having very long curved pods member: #Arabis_turrita__tower_cress__tower_mustard__towermustard European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis member: #genus_Armoracia__Armoracia horseradish member: #horse_radish__horseradish__red_cole__redcole__Armoracia_rusticana coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root member: #genus_Barbarea__Barbarea biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress member: #St._Barbara's_herb__winter_cress__scurvy_grass any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad member: #genus_Berteroa__Berteroa hoary alyssum member: #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 member: #genus_Biscutella__Biscutella genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard member: #buckler_mustard__bucklermustard__Biscutalla_laevigata plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers member: #genus_Brassica__Brassica mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. member: #wild_cabbage__Brassica_oleracea wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe member: #cultivated_cabbage__cabbage__Brassica_oleracea any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers member: #Brassica_oleracea_italica__broccoli plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds member: #borecole__kale__kail__cole__colewort__Brassica_oleracea_acephala a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head member: #kohlrabi__Brassica_oleracea_gongylodes plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem member: #Brassica_rapa__turnip__white_turnip__whiteturnip widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root member: #rutabaga_plant__rutabaga__turnip_cabbage__swede__Swedish_turnip__Brassica_napus_napobrassica a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root member: #Brassica_rapa_ruvo__broccoli_raab__broccoli_rabe plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots member: #mustard any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica member: #chinese_mustard__chinesemustard__indian_mustard__leaf_mustard__gai_choi__gaichoi__Brassica_juncea Asiatic mustard used as a potherb member: #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 member: #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 member: #tendergreen__spinach_mustard__spinachmustard__Brassica_perviridis__Brassica_rapa_perviridis Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage member: #black_mustard__blackmustard__Brassica_nigra widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard member: #colza__rape__Brassica_napus Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop member: #genus_Cakile__Cakile small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe member: #sea-rocket__searocket__Cakile_maritima salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage member: #genus_Camelina__Camelina annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia member: #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 member: #genus_Capsella__Capsella shepherd's purse member: #shepherd's_purse__shepherd's_pouch__Capsella_bursa-pastoris white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed member: #genus_Cardamine__Cardamine bittercress, bitter cress member: #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 member: #genus_Dentaria__Dentaria usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus member: #genus_Cheiranthus__Cheiranthus Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers member: #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 member: #prairie_rocket__prairierocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers member: #genus_Cochlearia__Cochlearia a genus of the family Cruciferae member: #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 member: #genus_Crambe__Crambe annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages member: #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 member: #genus_Descurainia__Descurainia includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems member: #tansy_mustard__Descurainia_pinnata North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy member: #genus_Diplotaxis__Diplotaxis wall rocket member: #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 member: #white_rocket__whiterocket__Diplotaxis_erucoides from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe member: #genus_Draba large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and arctic regions member: #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 member: #genus_Eruca__Eruca annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region member: #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 member: #genus_Erysimum__Erysimum large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America member: #wallflower any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers member: #prairie_rocket.flower__prairierocket any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers member: #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 member: #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 member: #wormseed_mustard__Erysimum_cheiranthoides slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic member: #genus_Heliophila genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs member: #heliophila any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes member: #genus_Hesperis__Hesperis biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers member: #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 member: #genus_Iberis__Iberis Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft member: #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 member: #genus_Isatis__Isatis Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad member: #woad any of several herbs of the genus Isatis member: #dyer's_woad__Isatis_tinctoria European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves member: #genus_Lepidium__Lepidium cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress member: #common_garden_cress__garden_pepper_cress__pepper_grass__pepperwort__Lepidium_sativum annual herb used as salad green and garnish member: #genus_Lesquerella__Lesquerella genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods member: #bladderpod any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods member: #genus_Lobularia__Lobularia sweet alyssum member: #sweet_alyssum__sweetalyssum__sweet_alison__sweetalison__Lobularia_maritima perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens member: #genus_Lunaria__Lunaria small genus of European herbs: honesty member: #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 member: #genus_Malcolmia__Malcolmia genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan member: #Malcolm_stock__stock any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia member: #genus_Matthiola__Matthiola genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals member: #gillyflower any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers member: #brompton_stock__Matthiola_incana European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental member: #genus_Nasturtium__Nasturtium aquatic herbs member: #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 member: #genus_Physaria__Physaria small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods member: #Physaria_bladderpod__bladderpod any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods member: #genus_Pritzelago__Pritzelago chamois cress member: #Raphanus__genus_raphanus radish member: #radish_plant a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root member: #jointed_charlock__jointedcharlock__wild_radish__wild_rape__runch__Raphanus_raphanistrum Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits member: #Raphanus_sativus__radish Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw member: #genus_Rorippa__Rorippa annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Schizopetalon small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers member: #schizopetalon__Schizopetalon_walkeri a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers member: #genus_Sinapis__Sinapis small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica member: #genus_Sisymbrium genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds member: #hedge_mustard__hedgemustard__Sisymbrium_officinale stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally member: #genus_Stanleya__Stanleya prince's plume member: #desert_plume__prince's-plume__Stanleya_pinnata__Cleome_pinnata perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome member: #genus_Stephanomeria__Stephanomeria malheur wire lettuce member: #malheur_wire_lettuce__Stephanomeria_malheurensis a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species member: #genus_Subularia__Subularia small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa member: #awlwort__Subularia_aquatica small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal member: #genus_Thlaspi__Thlaspi herbs of temperate regions: pennycress member: #pennycress any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi member: #field_pennycress__French_weed__fanweed__pennygras__mithridate_mustard__Thlaspi_arvense foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America member: #genus_Thysanocarpus__Thysanocarpus small genus of herbs of upland regions of North American Pacific coast member: #fringepod__lacepod annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles member: #genus_Turritis__Turritis closely related to and often included in genus Arabis member: #tower_mustard__towermustard__tower_cress__Turritis_glabra__Arabis_glabra or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe member: #genus_Vesicaria__Vesicaria small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods member: #bladderpod.herbaceous_plant annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella member: #family_Papaveraceae__Papaveraceae__poppy_family__poppyfamily herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits member: #poppy annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers member: #genus_Papaver__Papaver type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers member: #Papaver_alpinum__Iceland_poppy Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers member: #western_poppy__westernpoppy__Papaver_californicum showy annual of California with red flowers member: #Papaver_argemone__prickly_poppy__pricklypoppy annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit member: #Iceland_poppy__arctic_poppy__Papaver_nudicaule subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers member: #oriental_poppy__Papaver_orientale commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers member: #corn_poppy__field_poppy__Flanders_poppy__Papaver_rhoeas annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated member: #opium_poppy__Papaver_somniferum southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium member: #genus_Argemone prickly poppies member: #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 member: #genus_Bocconia tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus Macleaya member: #bocconia__tree_celandine__Bocconia_frutescens small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers member: #genus_Chelidonium__Chelidonium 1 species: greater celandine member: #greater_celandine__greatercelandine__celandine__swallow_wort__swallowwort__chelidoniummaju perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers member: #genus_Corydalis__Corydalis annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa member: #corydalis__corydali a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers member: #climbing_corydalis__Corydalis_claviculata__Fumaria_claviculata annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers member: #genus_Dendromecon__Dendromecon 1 species: bush poppy member: #bush_poppy__tree_poppy evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers member: #genus_Eschscholtzia__Eschscholtzia showy herbs of western North America member: #California_poppy__Eschscholtzia_californica of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers member: #genus_Glaucium__Glaucium herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy member: #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 member: #Hunnemannia__genus_Hunnemania 1 species: golden cup member: #golden_cup__Mexican_tulip_poppy__Hunnemania_fumariifolia native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage member: #genus_Macleaya__Macleaya East Asian perennial herbs: plume poppy member: #plume_poppy__plumepoppy__bocconia__Macleaya_cordata herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers member: #genus_Meconopsis__Meconopsis herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic member: #blue_poppy__Meconopsis_betonicifolia Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes member: #Welsh_poppy__Meconopsis_cambrica widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers member: #genus_Platystemon__Platystemon 1 species: creamcups member: #creamcups__creamcup__Platystemon_californicus California plant with small pale yellow flowers member: #genus_Romneya__Romneya 1 species: matilija poppy member: #matilija_poppy__California_tree_poppy__Romneya_coulteri tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers member: #genus_Sanguinaria__Sanguinaria 1 species: bloodroot member: #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 member: #genus_Stylomecon__Stylomecon 1 species: wind poppy member: #genus_Stylophorum__Stylophorum wood poppies member: #celandine_poppy__wood_poppy__Stylophorum_diphyllum perennial here native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers member: #family_Fumariaceae__Fumariaceae__fumitory_family erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn member: #genus_Fumaria__Fumaria annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base member: #fumitory__fumewort__fumeroot__Fumaria_officinalis delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally member: #genus_Adlumia__Adlumia 1 species: climbing fumitory member: #genus_Dicentra__Dicentra North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers member: #bleeding_heart__lyreflower__Dicentra_spectabilis garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers member: #Dutchman's_breeches__Dicentra_cucullaria delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having double-spurred white flowers member: #order_Malvales__Malvales Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae member: #family_Malvaceae__Malvaceae__mallow_family herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra member: #genus_Malva__Malva herbs and subshrubs: mallows member: #musk_mallow__mus_rose__musrose__Malva_moschata erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States member: #common_mallow__Malva_neglecta annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States member: #tall_mallow__high_mallow__cheese__cheeseflower__Malva_sylvestris erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States member: #mallow any of various plants of the family Malvaceae member: #genus_Abelmoschus__Abelmoschus genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers member: #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 member: #abelmosk__musk_mallow__Abelmoschus_moschatus__Hibiscus_moschatus bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus member: #genus_Abutilon__Abutilon herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; indian mallow member: #genus_Alcea__Alcea genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Althea member: #hollyhock any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers member: #rose_mallow__Alcea_rosea__Althea_rosea plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock member: #genus_Althaea hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Alcea member: #althea__althaea__hollyhock any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea member: #marsh_mallow__marshmallow__white_mallow__whitemallow__Althea_officinalis European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers member: #genus_Callirhoe__Callirhoe small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers member: #poppy_mallow__poppymallow a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer member: #genus_Gossypium__Gossypium herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton member: #cotton_plant__cotton erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers member: #genus_Hibiscus large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors member: #hibiscus any plant of the genus Hibiscus member: #genus_Hoheria__Hoheria small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks member: #lacebark__ribbonwood__houhere__Hoheria_populnea small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage member: #genus_Iliamna__Iliamna small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera member: #wild_hollyhock__Iliamna_remota__Sphaeralcea_remota a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea member: #mountain_hollyhock__Iliamna_ruvularis__Iliamna_acerifolia perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers member: #genus_Kosteletzya__Kosteletzya small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa member: #seashore_mallow any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus member: #genus_Lavatera__Lavatera widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers member: #tree_mallow__velvetleaf__Lavatera_arborea arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States member: #genus_Malacothamnus__Malacothamnus genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow member: #chaparral_mallow__chaparralmallow__Malacothamnus_fasciculatus__Sphaeralcea_fasciculata shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea member: #genus_Malope small genus of chiefly European herbs member: #malope__Malope_trifida western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts member: #genus_Malvastrum__Malvastrum genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera member: #genus_Malvaviscus__Malvaviscus small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows member: #waxmallow__wax_mallow__waxmallow__sleeping_hibiscus any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers member: #genus_Napaea__Napaea 1 species: glade mallow member: #glade_mallow__glademallow__Napaea_dioica tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States member: #genus_Pavonia genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America member: #pavonia any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers member: #genus_Plagianthus__Plagianthus small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand member: #ribbon_tree__ribbonwood__Plagianthus_regius__Plagianthus_betulinus deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton member: #genus_Radyera__Radyera very small species of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus member: #bush_hibiscus__Radyera_farragei__Hibiscus_farragei southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus member: #genus_Sida__Sida large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances member: #Virginia_mallow__Sida_hermaphrodita tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers member: #Queensland_hemp__jellyleaf__Sida_rhombifolia herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed member: #Indian_mallow__Sida_spinosa tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States member: #genus_Sidalcea__Sidalcea genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers member: #checkerbloom__wild_hollyhock__Sidalcea_malviflora perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated member: #genus_Sphaeralcea__Sphaeralcea large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows member: #globe_mallow__globemallow__falsemallow genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits member: #genus_Thespesia__Thespesia small genus of tropical trees: Portia tree member: #portia_tree__bendy_tree__bendytree__seaside_mahoe__seasidemahoe__Thespesia_populnea pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds member: #family_Bombacaceae__Bombacaceae tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds member: #genus_Bombax__Bombax trees of chiefly South America member: #red_silk-cotton_tree__simal__Bombax_ceiba__Bombax_malabarica East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok member: #genus_Adansonia__Adansonia baobab; cream-of-tartar tree member: #cream-of-tartar_tree__sour_gourd__Adansonia_gregorii Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd member: #baobab__monkey-bread_tree__Adansonia_digitata African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread member: #genus_Ceiba__Ceiba tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers member: #genus_Durio__Durio a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae member: #durian_tree__durian__durion__Durio_zibethinus tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind member: #genus_Montezuma 1 species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or Mexico member: #Montezuma evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae member: #genus_Ochroma__Ochroma 1 species: balsa member: #balsa__Ochroma_lagopus forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts member: #genus_Pseudobombax__Pseudobombax tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees member: #shaving-brush_tree__shavingbrushtree__Pseudobombax_ellipticum tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear member: #family_Elaeocarpaceae__Elaeocarpaceae__elaeocarpus_family__elaeocarpusfamily genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae member: #genus_Elaeocarpus__Elaeocarpus type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae member: #silver_quandong_tree__quandong__quandong_tree__Brisbane_quandong__blue_fig__Elaeocarpus_grandis Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit member: #genus_Aristotelia__Aristotelia small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America member: #makomako__New_Zealand_wine_berry__wineberry__Aristotelia_serrata__Aristotelia_racemosa graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine member: #genus_Muntingia__Muntingia 1 species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae member: #Jamaican_cherry__calabur_tree__calaburtree__silkwood__Muntingia_calabura a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves member: #genus_Sloanea__Sloanea genus of tropical hardwood timber trees member: #breakax__breakaxe__Sloanea_jamaicensis West Indian timber tree having very hard wood member: #family_Sterculiaceae__Sterculiaceae__sterculia_family__sterculiafamily a large family of plants of order Malvales member: #genus_Sterculia type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics member: #sterculia any tree of the genus Sterculia member: #genus_Brachychiton__Brachychiton Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks) member: #bottletree an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton member: #genus_Cola__Cola large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts member: #kola_nut_tree__kola__kola_nut__goora_nut__gooranut__Cola_acuminata tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract member: #genus_Dombeya genus of African shrubs or small trees member: #dombeya any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves member: #genus_Firmiana__Firmiana small genus of Asian trees or shrubs member: #Chinese_parasol_tree__Chinese_parasol__Japanese_varnish_tree__phoenix_tree__phoenixtree__firmianasimplex deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods member: #genus_Fremontodendron__Fremontodendron__Fremontia__genus_Fremontia flannelbush member: #flannelbush__flannel_bush__flannelbush__California_beauty any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers member: #genus_Helicteres__Helicteres genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another member: #screw_tree__screwtree a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres member: #genus_Heritiera__Heritiera__Terrietia__genus_Terrietia small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses member: #genus_Hermannia__Hermannia genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers member: #honey_bell__honeybell__honeybells__Hermannia_verticillata__Mahernia_verticillata African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs member: #genus_Pterospermum__Pterospermum genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs member: #mayeng__maple-leaved_bayur__Pterospermum_acerifolium Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree member: #genus_Tarrietia__Tarrietia small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees member: #Tarrietia_argyrodendron__silver_tree Australian timber tree member: #genus_Theobroma__Theobroma cacao plants member: #Theobroma_cacao__theobromacacao__cacao__cacao_tree__cacaotree__chocolate_tree__chocolatetree tropical American tree producing cacao beans member: #genus_Triplochiton__Triplochiton small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves member: #obechi__obeche__arere__samba__Triplochiton_scleroxcylon large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood member: #family_Tiliaceae__Tiliaceae__linden_family chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia; Corchorus; Entelea; Grewia; Sparmannia member: #genus_Tilia__Tilia deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-gray bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood member: #linden_tree__linden__basswood__lime__lime_tree any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber member: #genus_Entelea__Entelea a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand member: #genus_Corchorus__Corchorus widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia member: #corchorus__corchoru any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute member: #genus_Grewia__Grewia a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees member: #phalsa__Grewia_asiatica drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets member: #genus_Sparmannia__Sparmannia small genus of tropical African shrubs member: #African_hemp__Sparmannia_africana large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers member: #order_Ericales__Ericales Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae member: #family_Clethraceae__Clethraceae__white-alder_family__whitealderfamily coextensive with the genus Clethra member: #genus_Clethra__Clethra type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet member: #family_Diapensiaceae__Diapensiaceae__diapensia_family__diapensiafamily north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales member: #genus_Diapensia type genus of Diapensiaceae member: #diapensia any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia member: #genus_Galax evergreen herbs of southeastern United States member: #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 member: #genus_Pyxidanthera__Pyxidanthera 1 species: pyxie; the eastern United States member: #pyxie__pixie__pixy__Pyxidanthera_barbulata creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas member: #genus_Shortia evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern Asia: oconee bells member: #shortia any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers member: #family_Epacridaceae__Epacridaceae__epacris_family__epacrisfamily Australasian shrubs or small trees member: #Australian_heath any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region member: #genus_Epacris type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath member: #epacris__epacri any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers member: #genus_Astroloma__Astroloma evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania member: #native_cranberry__groundberry__cranberryheath__Astroloma_humifusum__Styphelia_humifusum small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia member: #genus_Richea__Richea evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania member: #Richea_dracophylla__Australian_grass_tree stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers member: #tree_heath__grass_tree__grasstree__Richea_pandanifolia gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long member: #genus_Styphelia__Styphelia Australian heathlike shrubs member: #pink_fivecorner__Styphelia_triflora heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit member: #family_Lennoaceae__Lennoaceae family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico member: #family_Pyrolaceae__Pyrolaceae__wintergreen_family__wintergreenfamily evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola; Chimaphila; Moneses; Orthilia member: #genus_Pyrola short-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions: wintergreen; shinleaf member: #wintergreen__pyrola any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola member: #genus_Orthilia__Orthilia a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions member: #genus_Chimaphila__Chimaphila small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia member: #pipsissewa__prince's_pine any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila member: #genus_Moneses__Moneses 1 species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola member: #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 member: #family_Monotropaceae__Monotropaceae used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes member: #genus_Monotropa__Monotropa leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Hypopitys__Hypopitys term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa member: #genus_Sarcodes__Sarcodes snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae member: #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 member: #order_Parietales__Parietales__Hypericales__order_Hypericales a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae member: #family_Loasaceae__Loasaceae__loasa_family__loasafamily family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia member: #genus_Loasa genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs member: #loasa any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers member: #genus_Mentzelia__Mentzelia genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs member: #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 member: #bartonia__Mentzelia_lindleyi annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers member: #family_Begoniaceae__Begoniaceae__begonia_family__begoniafamily monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America member: #genus_Begonia large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated member: #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 member: #family_Dilleniaceae__Dilleniaceae chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia; Hibbertia member: #genus_Dillenia East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers member: #dillenia any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves member: #genus_Hibbertia__Hibbertia evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia member: #guinea_gold_vine__guinea_flower any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers member: #family_Guttiferae__Guttiferae__Clusiaceae__family_Clusiaceae__St_John's_wort_family widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber member: #genus_Calophyllum__Calophyllum genus of tropical evergreen trees member: #poon any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood member: #Calophyllum_calaba__calaba__Santa_Maria_tree West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice member: #Maria__Calophyllum_longifolium valuable timber tree of Panama member: #laurelwood__lancewood_tree__lancewoodtree__calophyllumcandidissimum tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood member: #Alexandrian_laurel__Calophyllum_inophyllum East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia member: #genus_Clusia tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often epiphytic; some stranglers member: #clusia an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers member: #wild_fig__Clusia_flava a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit member: #waxflower__Clusia_insignis epiphytic clusia of British Guiana member: #pitch_apple__strangler_fig__stranglerfig__Clusia_rosea__Clusia_major a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers member: #genus_Garcinia__Garcinia evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens member: #mangosteen_tree__mangosteen__Garcinia_mangostana East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit member: #gamboge_tree__gambogetree__Garcinia_hanburyi__Garcinia_cambogia__Garcinia_gummi-gutta low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered member: #genus_Hypericum__Hypericum large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and arctic or high altitudes and desert regions member: #St_John's_wort any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil member: #genus_Mammea__Mammea American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit member: #mammee_tree__mammee_apple__mammee__mamey__mammeaamericana tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind member: #genus_Mesua__Mesua genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers member: #rose_chestnut__ironwood__ironwood_tree__Mesua_ferrea handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties member: #family_Hypericaceae__Hypericaceae used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae member: #family_Actinidiaceae__Actinidiaceae tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines member: #genus_Actinidia__Actinidia small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit member: #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 member: #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 member: #silvervine__silver_vine__Actinidia_polygama ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings member: #family_Canellaceae__Canellaceae__canella_family__canellafamily 1 genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies member: #genus_Canella 1 species member: #wild_cinnamon__white_cinnamon_tree__Canella_winterana__Canella-alba large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes member: #family_Caricaceae__Caricaceae__papaya_family trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves member: #genus_Carica__Carica type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas member: #Carica_papaya__papaya__papaia__pawpaw__papaya_tree__melon_tree__melontree tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit member: #family_Caryocaraceae__Caryocaraceae small genus of tropical South American trees member: #genus_Caryocar__Caryocar type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts member: #souari_tree__souari__souari_nut__Caryocar_nuciferum large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil member: #family_Cistaceae__Cistaceae__rockrose_family shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean member: #genus_Cistus__Cistus small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa member: #rockrose__rock_rose small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage member: #genus_Helianthemum widely distributed evergreen or semi-evergreen shrublets; America; Europe and North Africa to Asia Minor and central Asia member: #helianthemum__sunrose__sunrose any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions member: #genus_Hudsonia__Hudsonia small evergreen subshrubs of North America member: #false_heather__falseheather__golden_heather__Hudsonia_ericoides North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers member: #beach_heather__beachheather__poverty_grass__povertygras__Hudsonia_tomentosa small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America member: #family_Dipterocarpaceae__Dipterocarpaceae chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins member: #dipterocarp tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae member: #genus_Shorea__Shorea genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin member: #red_lauan_tree__redlauantree__red_lauan__redlauan__Shorea_teysmanniana valuable Philippine timber tree member: #family_Flacourtiaceae__Flacourtiaceae__flacourtia_family chiefly tropical trees and shrubs member: #genus_Flacourtia__Flacourtia often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa member: #governor's_plum__governor_plum__Madagascar_plum__ramontchi__batokopalm__Flacourtia_indica small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums member: #genus_Dovyalis__Dovyalis small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka member: #kei_apple_bush__keiapplebush__kei_apple__keiapple__Dovyalis_caffra vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits member: #ketembilla_tree__ketembilla__kitembilla__kitambilla__Ceylon_gooseberry__Dovyalis_hebecarpa small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India member: #genus_Hydnocarpus__Hydnocarpus__Taraktagenos__genus_Taraktagenos__Taraktogenos__genus_Taraktogenos medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees member: #chaulmoogra_tree__chaulmoogratree__chaulmoogra__chaulmugra__Hydnocarpus_kurzii__Taraktagenos_kurzii__Taraktogenos_kurzii East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy member: #Hydnocarpus_laurifolia__Hydnocarpus_wightiana leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely-hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil member: #genus_Idesia 1 species member: #idesia__Idesia_polycarpa deciduous round-headed Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries member: #genus_Kiggelaria__Kiggelaria small genus of South African shrubs or small trees member: #wild_peach__Kiggelaria_africana large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage member: #genus_Xylosma genus of tropical American and Asiatic spiny evergreen trees and shrubs member: #xylosma__Xylosma_congestum shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China member: #family_Fouquieriaceae__Fouquieriaceae small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States member: #genus_Fouquieria__Fouquieria resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year member: #ocotillo__coachwhip__Jacob's_staff__vine_cactus__Fouquieria_splendens desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers member: #boojum_tree__cirio__Fouquieria_columnaris__Idria_columnaris candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers member: #family_Ochnaceae__Ochnaceae__ochna_family__ochnafamily family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves member: #genus_Ochna__Ochna type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics member: #bird's-eye_bush__Ochna_serrulata shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals member: #family_Passifloraceae__Passifloraceae__passionflower_family__passionflowerfamily tropical woody tendril-climbing vines member: #genus_Passiflora__Passiflora type genus of the Passifloraceae member: #passionflower_vine__passionflowervine__passionflower any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit member: #family_Resedaceae__Resedaceae__mignonette_family mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette member: #genus_Reseda Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket member: #reseda any plant of the genus Reseda member: #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 member: #dyer's_rocket__dyer's_mignonette__weld__Reseda_luteola European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America member: #family_Tamaricaceae__Tamaricaceae__tamarisk_family family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes) member: #genus_Tamarix__Tamarix genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia member: #tamarisk any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil member: #genus_Myricaria__Myricaria small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil member: #false_tamarisk__falsetamarisk__German_tamarisk__Myricaria_germanica Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk member: #family_Violaceae__Violaceae__violet_family a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola; Hybanthus; Hymenanthera; Melicytus member: #genus_Viola__Viola large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions member: #viola any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola member: #genus_Hybanthus__Hybanthus a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions member: #genus_Hymenanthera__Hymenanthera a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand member: #genus_Melicytus__Melicytus a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry; grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands member: #family_Theaceae__Theaceae__tea_family__teafamily a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales member: #genus_Camellia tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees member: #camellia__camelia any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers member: #Camellia_sinensis__tea a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers" member: #order_Guttiferales__Guttiferales used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales member: #order_Santalales__Santalales order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots member: #family_Santalaceae__Santalaceae__sandalwood_family chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit member: #genus_Santalum__Santalum parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia member: #sandalwood_tree__true_sandalwood__Santalum_album parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect-repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests member: #genus_Buckleya small genus of Asiatic and American parasitic shrubs member: #buckleya__Buckleya_distichophylla parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits member: #genus_Comandra__Comandra small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants member: #bastard_toadflax__bastardtoadflax__Comandra_pallida woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery-looking leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers member: #genus_Eucarya__Eucarya__Fusanus__genus_Fusanus quandong trees member: #quandong_tree__quandong__quandang__Eucarya_acuminata__Fusanus_acuminatus Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed member: #genus_Pyrularia__Pyrularia small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs member: #rabbitwood__buffalo_nut__Pyrularia_pubera shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes member: #family_Loranthaceae__Loranthaceae__mistletoe_family__mistletoefamily in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria member: #genus_Loranthus__Loranthus type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species member: #mistletoe__Loranthus_europaeus shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks member: #genus_Arceuthobium__Arceuthobium genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers member: #Arceuthobium_pusillum__American_mistletoe small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees member: #genus_Nuytsia__Nuytsia one species member: #flame_tree__flametree__fire_tree__Christmas_tree__Nuytsia_floribunda a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses member: #family_Viscaceae__Viscaceae__mistletoe_family__mistletoefamily in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae member: #genus_Viscum__Viscum type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods member: #Old_World_mistletoe__mistletoe__Viscum_album Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas member: #genus_Phoradendron__Phoradendron any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe member: #false_mistletoe__falsemistletoe__mistletoe American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe member: #order_Urticales__Urticales an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae member: #family_Urticaceae__Urticaceae__nettle_family a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs member: #genus_Urtica__Urtica a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax member: #stinging_nettle__Urtica_dioica perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs member: #Roman_nettle__Urtica_pipulifera annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers member: #genus_Boehmeria__Boehmeria false nettle member: #false_nettle__falsenettle__bog_hemp__boghemp any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs member: #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 member: #genus_Helxine__Helxine__Soleirolia__genus_Soleirolia 1 species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb member: #baby's_tears__baby_tears__Helxine_soleirolia__Soleirolia_soleirolii prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves member: #genus_Laportea__Laportea mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle member: #wood_nettle__Laportea_canadensis American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles member: #Australian_nettle_tree__Australian_nettle any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea member: #genus_Parietaria__Parietaria small genus of stingless herbs member: #pellitory-of-the-wall__wall_pellitory__pellitory__Parietaria_difussa herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers member: #genus_Pilea__Pilea low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage member: #richweed__clearweed__dead_nettle__Pilea_pumilla a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves member: #artillery_plant__artilleryplant__Pilea_microphylla tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively member: #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 member: #genus_Pipturus__Pipturus an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae member: #Queensland_grass-cloth_plant__Pipturus_argenteus Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth member: #Pipturus_albidus Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made member: #family_Cannabidaceae__Cannabidaceae__hemp_family 2 genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs: genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae member: #genus_Cannabis hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae member: #cannabis__hemp any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs member: #genus_Humulus__Humulus hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae member: #hops twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes member: #family_Moraceae__Moraceae__mulberry_family trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis member: #genus_Morus__Morus type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries member: #mulberry_tree__mulberry any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry member: #genus_Maclura__Maclura yellowwood trees or shrubs member: #genus_Artocarpus__Artocarpus evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit member: #breadfruit_tree__breadfruit__Artocarpus_communis__Artocarpus_altilis native to Pacific Islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread member: #jackfruit_tree__jackfruittree__jackfruit__Artocarpus_heterophyllus East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds member: #marang_tree__marang__Artocarpus_odoratissima Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit member: #genus_Ficus__Ficus large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees member: #fig_tree__figtree any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature member: #golden_fig__Florida_strangler_fig__strangler_fig__stranglerfig__wild_fig__Ficus_aurea a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas member: #sycamore_fig__sycamore__mulberry_fig__Ficus_sycomorus thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the Biblical sycamore member: #genus_Broussonetia__Broussonetia paper mulberry member: #paper_mulberry__papermulberry__Broussonetia_papyrifera shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries member: #family_Cecropiaceae__Cecropiaceae in some classifications included in family Moraceae member: #genus_Cecropia__Cecropia large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc member: #trumpetwood__trumpettree__snakewood__Cecropia_peltata tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems member: #family_Ulmaceae__Ulmaceae__elm_family__elmfamily a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema member: #genus_Ulmus__Ulmus type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions member: #elm_tree__elmtree__elm any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees member: #winged_elm__wing_elm__Ulmus_alata North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections member: #American_elm__white_elm__whiteelm__water_elm__waterelm__rock_elm__Ulmus_americana large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America member: #smooth-leaved_elm__European_field_elm__Ulmus_carpinifolia European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental member: #cedar_elm__cedarelm__Ulmus_crassifolia elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches member: #witch_elm__witchelm__wych_elm__Ulmus_glabra Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree member: #Dutch_elm__Ulmus_hollandica any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall member: #Huntingdon_elm__Ulmus_hollandica_vegetata erect vigorous hybrid ornamental member: #water_elm__waterelm__Ulmus_laevis Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment member: #Chinese_elm__Ulmus_parvifolia small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges member: #English_elm__European_elm__Ulmus_procera broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere member: #Siberian_elm__Chinewse_elm__dwarf_elm__dwarfelm__Ulmus_pumila fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament member: #slippery_elm__red_elm__redelm__Ulmus_rubra North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood member: #Jersey_elm__guernsey_elm__wheately_elm__Ulmus_sarniensis__Ulmus_campestris_sarniensis__Ulmus_campestris_wheatleyi a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves member: #September_elm__red_elm__redelm__Ulmus_serotina autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States member: #rock_elm__Ulmus_thomasii tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America member: #genus_Celtis__Celtis large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit member: #nettle_tree__hackberry any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits member: #European_hackberry__Mediterranean_hackberry__Celtis_australis bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe member: #American_hackberry__Celtis_occidentalis large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries member: #Celtis_laevigata__sugarberry deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood member: #genus_Planera__Planera a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States member: #genus_Trema__Trema an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia member: #order_Plantaginales__Plantaginales coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae member: #family_Plantaginaceae__Plantaginaceae__plantain_family cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds member: #genus_Plantago__Plantago type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs member: #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 member: #order_Polygonales__Polygonales coextensive with the family Polygonaceae, member: #family_Polygonaceae__Polygonaceae__buckwheat_family__buckwheatfamily a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats member: #genus_Polygonum__Polygonum diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions member: #silver_lace_vine__China_fleece_vine__Russian_vine__Polygonum_aubertii twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia member: #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 member: #prince's-feather__princess_feather__kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate__prince's-plume__Polygonum_orientale annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America member: #genus_Fagopyrum__Fagopyrum buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum member: #genus_Eriogonum North American herbs of the buckwheat family member: #eriogonum any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers member: #genus_Rheum__Rheum rhubarb member: #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 member: #Himalayan_rhubarb__Indian_rhubarb__red-veined_pie_plant__Rheum_australe__Rheum_emodi Asian herb (Himalayas) member: #genus_Rumex__Rumex docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions member: #sour_grass__dock__sorrel any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine member: #order_Salicales__Salicales coextensive with the family Salicaceae member: #family_Salicaceae__Salicaceae__willow_family two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus member: #genus_Salix__Salix a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows member: #willow_tree__willow any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix member: #osier any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture member: #white_willow__whitewillow__huntingdonwillow__Salix_alba large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark member: #silver_willow__silky_willow__silkywillow__salixalbasericea__Salix_sericea North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying member: #golden_willow__Salix_alba_vitellina__Salix_vitellina European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry member: #cricket-bat_willow__cricketbatwillow__Salix_alba_caerulea Eurasian willow tree having grayish leaves and ascending branches member: #arctic_willow__Salix_arctica low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America member: #Babylonian_weeping_willow__weeping_willow__weepingwillow__Salix_babylonica willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental member: #Wisconsin_weeping_willow__Salix_pendulina__Salix_blanda__Salix_pendulina_blanda hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit member: #pussy_willow__pussywillow__Salix_discolor small willow of eastern North America having grayish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves member: #sallow any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal member: #goat_willow__florist's_willow__florist'swillow__pussy_willow__pussywillow__Salix_caprea much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves member: #peachleaf_willow__peachleafwillow__peach-leaved_willow__almond-leaves_willow__Salix_amygdaloides willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees member: #almond_willow__black_Hollander__Salix_triandra__Salix_amygdalina Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry member: #hoary_willow__hoarywillow__sage_willow__Salix_candida North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves member: #crack_willow__crackwillow__brittle_willow__brittlewillow__snap_willow__Salix_fragilis large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken member: #prairie_willow__prairiewillow__Salix_humilis slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America member: #dwarf_willow__dwarfwillow__Salix_herbacea widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves member: #gray_willow__Salix_cinerea Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs member: #arroyo_willow__Salix_lasiolepis shrubby willow of the western United States member: #shining_willow__shiningwillow__Salix_lucida common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves member: #swamp_willow__swampwillow__black_willow__blackwillow__Salix_nigra North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes member: #bay_willow__baywillow__laurel_willow__Salix_pentandra European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States member: #purple_willow__red_willow__redwillow__red_osier__redosier__basket_willow__purple_osier__Salix_purpurea Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin member: #balsam_willow__Salix_pyrifolia small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed member: #creeping_willow__Salix_repens small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated member: #Sitka_willow__silky_willow__silkywillow__salixsitchensi small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon) member: #dwarf_gray_willow__sage_willow__Salix_tristis willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath member: #bearberry_willow__bearberrywillow__Salix_uva-ursi dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base member: #common_osier__hemp_willow__velvet_osier__Salix_viminalis willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry member: #genus_Populus__Populus a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars member: #poplar_tree__poplar any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins member: #order_Sapindales__Sapindales an order od dicotyledonous plants member: #family_Sapindaceae__Sapindaceae__soapberry_family__soapberryfamily chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins member: #genus_Sapindus__Sapindus type genus of the Sapindaceae member: #soapberry_tree__soapberrytree__soapberry a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin member: #wild_China_tree__Sapindus_drumondii__Sapindus_marginatus deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin member: #China_tree__false_dogwood__falsedogwood__jaboncillo__chinaberry__Sapindus_saponaria evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans member: #genus_Blighia__Blighia small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe member: #akee_tree__akee__Blighia_sapida widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by Captain Bligh of HMS Bounty member: #genus_Cardiospermum__Cardiospermum tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot member: #soapberry_vine__soapberryvine tendril-climbing vine member: #genus_Dimocarpus__Dimocarpus longan member: #Dimocarpus_longan__longan__lungen__longanberry__euphorialitchi__Nephelium_longana tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium member: #genus_Harpullia genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees member: #harpullia any of various tree of the genus Harpullia member: #genus_Litchi Chinese trees member: #Nephelium_litchi__litchi__lichee__litchi_tree__Litchi_chinensis Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium member: #genus_Melicoccus__Melicoccus__Melicocca__genus_Melicocca tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries member: #Spanish_lime_tree__Spanish_lime__honey_berry__honeyberry__mamoncillo__genip__ginep__Melicocca_bijuga__Melicocca_bijugatus tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp member: #genus_Nephelium__Nephelium a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia member: #rambutan_tree__rambutan__rambotan__Nephelium_lappaceum Malayan tree bearing spiny red fruit member: #pulasan_tree__pulasantree__pulasan__pulassan__Nephelium_mutabile East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan member: #family_Buxaceae__Buxaceae__box_family__boxfamily widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees member: #genus_Buxus__Buxus type genus of the Buxaceae member: #boxwood__box evergreen shrubs or small trees member: #genus_Pachysandra evergreen perennial procumbent subshrubs or herbs member: #pachysandra any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover member: #family_Celastraceae__Celastraceae__spindle-tree_family__staff-tree_family trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits member: #genus_Celastrus__Celastrus type genus of the Celastraceae: bittersweet and shrubby bittersweet; woody vines and shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia member: #staff_tree__stafftree any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Euonymus__Euonymus widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines member: #spindle_tree__spindletree__spindleberry__spindleberry_tree any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries member: #wahoo__burning_bush__burningbush__Euonymus_atropurpureus deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds member: #strawberry_bush__wahoo__Euonymus_americanus upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas member: #evergreen_bittersweet__evergreenbittersweet__Euonymus_fortunei_radicans__Euonymus_radicans_vegetus broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties member: #family_Cyrilliaceae__Cyrilliaceae__cyrilla_family__cyrillafamily__titi_family shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia member: #genus_Cyrilla 1 species: trees and shrubs having flowers with acute or twisted petals and wingless fruit member: #cyrilla__leatherwood__white_titi__whitetiti__Cyrilla_racemiflora shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage member: #genus_Cliftonia__Cliftonia 1 species: titi member: #titi__buckwheat_tree__buckwheattree__Cliftonia_monophylla tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers member: #family_Empetraceae__Empetraceae__crowberry_family__crowberryfamily heathlike shrubs member: #genus_Empetrum__Empetrum crowberries member: #crowberry a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit member: #family_Aceraceae__Aceraceae__maple_family__maplefamily a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples member: #genus_Acer__Acer type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit member: #maple any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone member: #genus_Dipteronia__Dipteronia small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China member: #family_Aquifoliaceae__Aquifoliaceae__holly_family__hollyfamily widely distributed shrubs and trees member: #genus_Ilex__Ilex a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies) member: #holly any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges member: #Chinese_holly__Ilex_cornuta dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental member: #family_Anacardiaceae__Anacardiaceae__sumac_family__sumacfamily the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac member: #genus_Anacardium__Anacardium type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew member: #cashew_tree__cashew__Anacardium_occidentale tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted member: #genus_Astronium__Astronium a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae member: #goncalo_alves__goncaloalve__Astronium_fraxinifolium tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction member: #genus_Cotinus__Cotinus smoke trees member: #smoke_tree__smoketree__smoke_bush__smokebush any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus member: #genus_Malosma__Malosma one species; often included in the genus Rhus member: #laurel_sumac__Malosma_laurina__Rhus_laurina small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus member: #genus_Mangifera__Mangifera tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit member: #mango_tree__mangotree__mango__Mangifera_indica large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit member: #genus_Pistacia__Pistacia a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit member: #pistachio_tree__pistachiotree__pistachio__Pistacia_vera small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts member: #terebinth__Pistacia_terebinthus a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine member: #genus_Rhodosphaera__Rhodosphaera 1 species; an Australian evergreen sumac member: #Australian_sumac__Rhodosphaera_rhodanthema__Rhus_rhodanthema evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood member: #genus_Rhus__Rhus deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron) member: #sumach__sumac__shumac a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus) member: #genus_Schinus__Schinus genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China member: #aroeira_blanca__aroeirablanca__Schinus_chichita small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil member: #pepper_tree__molle__Peruvian_mastic_tree__Schinus_molle small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits member: #Brazilian_pepper_tree__Schinus_terebinthifolius small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen member: #genus_Spondias__Spondias tropical trees having one-seeded fruit member: #yellow_mombin_tree__hog_plum__hogplum__yellow_mombin__Spondias_mombin tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit member: #mombin_tree__mombin__jocote__Spondias_purpurea common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit member: #genus_Toxicodendron__Toxicodendron in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America member: #poison_ash__poison_dogwood__poison_sumac__Toxicodendron_vernix__Rhus_vernix smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil member: #markweed__poison_ivy__poison_mercury__poison_oak__Toxicodendron_radicans__Rhus_radicans climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact member: #western_poison_oak__Toxicodendron_diversilobum__Rhus_diversiloba poisonous shrub of the North American Pacific coast causing a rash on contact member: #eastern_poison_oak__Toxicodendron_quercifolium__Rhus_quercifolia__Rhus_toxicodenedron poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact member: #Japanese_varnish_tree__varnish_tree__varnishtree__lacquertree__Chinese_lacquer_tree__Japanese_lacquer_tree__Japanese_sumac__Toxicodendron_vernicifluum__Rhus_verniciflua small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained member: #family_Hippocastanaceae__Hippocastanaceae__horse-chestnut_family trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule member: #genus_Aesculus__Aesculus deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia member: #Aesculus_hippocastanum__horse_chestnut__horsechestnut__buckeye tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds member: #family_Staphylaceae__Staphylaceae__bladdernut_family a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone member: #genus_Staphylea__Staphylea a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae member: #order_Ebenales__Ebenales trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae member: #family_Ebenaceae__Ebenaceae__ebony_family__ebonyfamily fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon member: #genus_Diospyros__Diospyros a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood member: #Diospyros_ebenum__ebony tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork member: #Andaman_marble__marblewood__Diospyros_kurzii large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood member: #persimmon_tree__persimmontree__persimmon any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros member: #Japanese_persimmon__kaki__Diospyros_kaki small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit member: #American_persimmon__possumwood__Diospyros_virginiana medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe member: #family_Sapotaceae__Sapotaceae__sapodilla_family__sapodillafamily tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit member: #genus_Achras__Achras tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit member: #genus_Bumelia__Bumelia deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex member: #buckthorn any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia member: #genus_Calocarpum__Calocarpum a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae member: #genus_Chrysophyllum__Chrysophyllum tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs member: #star_apple__caimito__Chrysophyllum_cainito evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides member: #genus_Manilkara__Manilkara genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical member: #genus_Palaquium__Palaquium large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves member: #Palaquium_gutta__gutta-percha_tree East Indian tree yielding gutta-percha member: #genus_Payena__Payena genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha member: #gutta-percha_tree East Indian tree yielding gutta-percha member: #genus_Pouteria__Pouteria tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel) member: #canistel_tree__canistel__Pouteria_campechiana_nervosa tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit member: #marmalade_tree__marmaladetree__mammee__sapote__Pouteria_zapota__Calocarpum_zapota tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum member: #family_Symplocaceae__Symplocaceae__sweetleaf_family__sweetleaffamily a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales member: #genus_Symplocus__Symplocus type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf member: #sweetleaf__Symplocus_tinctoria small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye member: #family_Styracaceae__Styracaceae__storax_family__styrax_family a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales member: #genus_Styrax deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees member: #styrax any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage member: #genus_Halesia__Halesia deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America member: #silver_bell any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers member: #order_Sarraceniales__Sarraceniales plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae member: #family_Sarraceniaceae__Sarraceniaceae__pitcher-plant_family__pitcherplantfamily insectivorous plants member: #genus_Sarracenia__Sarracenia pitcher plants member: #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 member: #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 member: #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 member: #genus_Darlingtonia__Darlingtonia one species: California pitcher plant member: #California_pitcher_plant__Darlingtonia_californica marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below member: #genus_Heliamphora__Heliamphora genus of pitcher plants of Guiana Highlands of South America member: #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 member: #pitcher_plant__pitcherplant any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales member: #family_Nepenthaceae__Nepenthaceae coextensive with the genus Nepenthes member: #genus_Nepenthes__Nepenthes pitcher plants member: #tropical_pitcher_plant any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes member: #family_Droseraceae__Droseraceae__sundew_family a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs member: #genus_Drosera__Drosera the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants member: #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 member: #genus_Dionaea__Dionaea a genus of the family Droseraceae member: #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 member: #genus_Aldrovanda__Aldrovanda one species: waterwheel plant member: #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 member: #genus_Drosophyllum__Drosophyllum 1 species member: #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 member: #family_Roridulaceae__Roridulaceae in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae member: #genus_Roridula insectivorous undershrubs of South Africa; in some classifications placed in the family Droseraceae member: #roridula either of 2 species of the genus Roridula; South African viscid perennial low-growing woody shrubs member: #order_Scrophulariales__Scrophulariales used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales member: #order_Rhamnales__Rhamnales an order of dicotyledonous plants member: #family_Rhamnaceae__Rhamnaceae__buckthorn_family__buckthornfamily trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value member: #genus_Rhamnus__Rhamnus type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns member: #buckthorn.shrub a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments member: #genus_Colubrina__Colubrina mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits member: #nakedwood any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood member: #genus_Ziziphus__Ziziphus spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes member: #jujube_bush__jujube__Christ's-thorn__Jerusalem_thorn__Ziziphus_jujuba spiny tree having dark red edible fruits member: #lotus_tree__lotustree__Ziziphus_lotus shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region member: #genus_Paliurus__Paliurus thorny Eurasian shrubs member: #Christ's-thorn__Jerusalem_thorn__Paliurus_spina-christi thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit member: #genus_Pomaderris__Pomaderris a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees member: #hazel_tree__hazeltree__hazel__Pomaderris_apetala Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts member: #family_Vitaceae__Vitaceae__Vitidaceae__grapevine_family__grapevinefamily a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales member: #genus_Vitis__Vitis the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes member: #grapevine__grape any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries member: #fox_grape__foxgrape__Vitis_labrusca native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes member: #muscadine__Vitis_rotundifolia native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties member: #Vitis_vinifera__vinifera__vinifera_grape__common_grape_vine common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes member: #genus_Parthenocissus__Parthenocissus woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils member: #Boston_ivy__Japanese_ivy__Parthenocissus_tricuspidata Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries member: #Virginia_creeper__American_ivy__woodbine__Parthenocissus_quinquefolia common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit member: #order_Piperales__Piperales Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae member: #family_Piperaceae__Piperaceae__pepper_family tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets member: #genus_Piper__Piper type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs member: #true_pepper__pepper_vine any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper member: #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 member: #Piper_longum__long_pepper slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas member: #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 member: #cubeb_vine__cubebvine__cubeb__Java_pepper__Piper_cubeba tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits member: #genus_Peperomia large genus of small tropical usually succulent herbs: radiator plants member: #peperomia any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage member: #family_Chloranthaceae__Chloranthaceae small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees member: #genus_Chloranthus__Chloranthus type genus of the Chloranthaceae member: #family_Saururaceae__Saururaceae__lizard's-tail_family family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus; Anemopsis; Houttuynia member: #genus_Saururus__Saururus type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails member: #lizard's-tail__swamp_lily__swamplily__water_dragon__waterdragon__saururuscernuu North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers member: #genus_Anemopsis__Anemopsis 1 species: yerba mansa member: #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 member: #genus_Houttuynia__Houttuynia 1 species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places
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