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This is a partial list of garden plants,
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
s that can be cultivated in garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is ''control''. The garden can incorporate bot ...
s in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...
, listed alphabetically by genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
.
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* '' Abelia'' * '' Abeliophyllum'' ( white forsythia) * '' Abelmoschus'' (okra
Okra (, ), ''Abelmoschus esculentus'', known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers, is a flowering plant in the Malvaceae, mallow family native to East Africa. Cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions aro ...
)
* ''Abies
Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus ''Abies'' () in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. The genu ...
'' (fir
Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus ''Abies'' () in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. The genu ...
)
* '' Abroma''
* '' Abromeitiella'' (obsolete)
* '' Abronia'' ( sand verbena)
* '' Abrus''
* '' Abutilon''
* ''Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Austral ...
'' (wattle)
* '' Acaena''
* '' Acalypha''
* ''Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...
''
* '' Acanthodium''
* '' Acantholimon''
* '' Acanthopale''
* '' Acanthophoenix''
* '' Acanthus''
* '' Acca''
* '' Acer'' (maple)
* ''Achariaceae
Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified in Flac ...
''
* '' Achillea'' (yarrow
''Achillea millefolium'', commonly known as yarrow () or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor.
The plan ...
)
* '' Achimenantha'' (hybrid genus)
* '' Achimenes''
* '' Acinos'' ( calamint)
* '' Aciphylla''
* '' Acmena''
* '' Acoelorraphe'' (saw palm)
* '' Acokanthera''
* ''Aconitum
''Aconitum'' (), also known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, devil's helmet, or blue rocket, is a genus of over 250 species of flowering plants belonging to the family (biology), family Ranunculaceae. These herbaceous perennial ...
'' ( aconite, monkshood)
* '' Acorus''
* '' Acradenia''
* '' Acrocomia''
* '' Actaea'' ( baneberry)
* ''Actinidia
''Actinidia'' is a genus of woody and, with a few exceptions, dioecious plants native to temperate eastern Asia, occurring throughout most of China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan, and extending north to southern areas of Russian Far East and south ...
'' (kiwifruit
Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi), or Chinese gooseberry, is the edible berry (botany), berry of several species of woody vines in the genus ''Actinidia''. The most common cultivar group of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa, ...
)
* '' Ada'' orchid genus
* '' Adansonia''
* '' Adenandra''
* '' Adenanthos''
* '' Adenia''
* '' Adenium''
* '' Adenocarpus''
* '' Adenophora''
* '' Adenostoma''
* '' Adiantum'' ( maidenhair fern)
* '' Adlumia''
* ''Adonis
In Greek mythology, Adonis (; ) was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone. He was considered to be the ideal of male beauty in classical antiquity.
The myth goes that Adonis was gored by a wild boar during a hunting trip ...
''
* '' Adromischus''
* ''Aechmea
''Aechmea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae (subfamily Bromelioideae). The name comes from the Greek ''aichme'', meaning "spear". Suggested pronunciations include and . ''Aechmea'' comprises eight subgenera and aro ...
''
* '' Aegopodium''
* '' Aeonium''
* '' Aerangis'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Aerides'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Aeschynanthus
''Aeschynanthus'' is a genus of about 150 species of evergreen subtropics, subtropical and tropics, tropical plants in the family (biology), family Gesneriaceae. They are usually trailing epiphytes with brightly colored flowers that are pollinate ...
''
* ''Aesculus
The genus ''Aesculus'' ( or ), with notable species including buckeye and horse chestnut, comprises 13–19 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. They are trees and shrubs native plant, native to the temperateness, temperat ...
''
* '' Aethionema''
* '' Afgekia''
* ''Agapanthus
''Agapanthus'' () is a genus of plants, the only one in the subfamily Agapanthoideae of the family Amaryllidaceae. The family is in the monocot order Asparagales. The name is derived .
Some species of ''Agapanthus'' are commonly known as lily o ...
''
* ''Agapetes
''Agapetes'' (Gk. ἀγαπητός (agapetos) = 'beloved') is a semi-climbing shrub genus native to the Himalayas, grown as an ornamental for its attractive pendulous bunches of red tubular flowers blooming over a long period. It is mostly grow ...
''
* '' Agastache''
* '' Agathis''
* '' Agathosma''
* ''Agave
''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the arid regions of the Americas. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large Rosette (botany), rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves.
Many plan ...
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* ''Ageratum
''Ageratum'' () (whiteweed in the US) is a genus of 40 to 60 tropical and warm temperate flowering annuals and perennials from the family (biology), family Asteraceae, tribe (biology), tribe Eupatorieae. Most species are native plant, native t ...
''
* '' Aglaia''
* '' Aglaomorpha''
* '' Aglaonema''
* '' Agonis''
* '' Agrimonia''
* '' Agrostemma'' ( corn cockle)
* ''Agrostis
''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a Genetically modified organis ...
''
* '' Aichryson''
* ''Ailanthus
''Ailanthus'' (; derived from ''ailanto,'' an Ambonese Malay, Ambonese word probably meaning "tree of the gods" or "tree of heaven") is a genus of trees belonging to the family Simaroubaceae, in the order Sapindales (formerly Rutales or Geranial ...
'' (tree of heaven
''Ailanthus altissima'' ( ), commonly known as tree of heaven or ailanthus tree, is a deciduous tree in the quassia family. It is native to northeast and central China, and Taiwan. Unlike other members of the genus ''Ailanthus'', it is found ...
, etc.)
* '' Aiphanes''
* '' Aira'' (hair grass)
* '' Ajania''
* '' Ajuga'' ( bugleweed)
* '' Akebia''
* '' Alangium''
* ''Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
''
* '' Albizia'' ( silk tree)
* '' Albuca''
* '' Alcea'' (hollyhock
''Alcea'' is a genus of over 80 species of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, commonly known as the hollyhocks. They are native to Asia and Europe. The single species of hollyhock from the Americas, the Iliamna rivularis, streamban ...
)
* ''Alchemilla
''Alchemilla'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae, with the common name lady's mantle applied generically as well as specifically to ''Alchemilla mollis'' when referred to as a garden plant. The plant used as a herb ...
''
* '' Aldrovanda''
* '' Aleurites''
* × ''Aliceara'' (hybrid genus)
* '' Alisma'' ( water plantain)
* '' Alkanna''
* '' Allagoptera''
* '' Allamanda''
* ''Allium
''Allium'' is a large genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants with around 1000 accepted species, making ''Allium'' the largest genus in the family Amaryllidaceae and among the largest plant genera in the world. Many of the species are edible, ...
'' (onion
An onion (''Allium cepa'' , from Latin ), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus '' Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classifie ...
)
* ''Allocasuarina
''Allocasuarina'', commonly known as sheoak or she-oak, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Allocasuarina'' are trees or shrubs with soft, pendulous, green branchlets, th ...
''
* ''Allosyncarpia
''Allosyncarpia ternata'', commonly known as ''an-binik'', is a species of rainforest trees constituting part of the botany, botanical family (biology), family Myrtaceae and included in the eucalypts group. The only species in its genus, it was S ...
''
* ''Alloxylon
''Alloxylon'' is a genus of four species in the family Proteaceae of mainly small to medium-sized trees. They are native to the eastern coast of Australia, with one species, '' A. brachycarpum'' found in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. The genu ...
''
* '' Alluaudia''
* ''Alnus
Alders are trees of the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus includes about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species ext ...
'' (alder
Alders are trees of the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus includes about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species ex ...
)
* '' Alocasia''
* ''Aloe
''Aloe'' (; also written ''Aloë'') is a genus containing over 650 species of flowering plant, flowering succulent plant, succulent plants.WFO (2022): Aloe L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000001341. Acc ...
''
* '' Aloinopsis''
* '' Alonsoa''
* '' Alopecurus'' (foxtail grass)
* '' Aloysia''
* '' Alphitonia''
* '' Alpinia'' (ginger lily)
* '' Alsobia''
* '' Alstonia''
* ''Alstroemeria
''Alstroemeria'' (), commonly called the Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. They are all native to South America, although some have become naturalized in the United States, Mexi ...
''
* ''Alternanthera
''Alternanthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a widespread genus with most species occurring in the tropics, tropical Americas,Sánchez-Del Pino, I., et al. (2012)Molecular phylogenetics of ''Alternanthera'' ...
''
* '' Althaea''
* '' Alyogyne''
* ''Alyssum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
''
* '' Alyxia''
* '' Amaranthus''
* '' Amarcrinum'' (hybrid genus)
* '' Amarygia'' (hybrid genus)
* '' Amaryllis''
* '' Amberboa''
* ''Amelanchier
''Amelanchier'' ( ), also known as shadbush, shadwood or shadblow, serviceberry or sarvisberry (or just sarvis), juneberry, saskatoon, sugarplum, wild-plum or chuckley pear,A Digital Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador Vascular Plants/ref> is a ...
''
* '' Amesiella''
* '' Amherstia''
* '' Amicia''
* '' Ammi''
* '' Ammobium''
* '' Amorpha''
* '' Amorphophallus''
* '' Ampelopsis''
* ''Amsonia
''Amsonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Apocynum, dogbane family, Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1788. It is native primarily to North America with one species in East Asia and another in the eastern Mediterranean. It was ...
''
* '' Anacampseros''
* '' Anacardium''
* '' Anacyclus''
* ''Anagallis
''Anagallis'' is a formerly recognized genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Primulaceae. It had about 20–25 species, commonly called pimpernels. Molecular phylogenetics, Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that ''Anagal ...
'' ( pimpernel)
* '' Ananas'' (pineapple
The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a Tropical vegetation, tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been culti ...
)
* '' Anaphalis''
* '' Anchusa''
* '' Andersonia''
* '' Andira''
* '' Androlepis''
* '' Andromeda''
* '' Andropogon''
* ''Androsace
''Androsace'', commonly known as rock jasmine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Primulaceae, second only to ''Primula'' in the number of species. It is predominantly Arctic–alpine, with many species in the Himalay ...
''
* '' Anemone'' (windflower)
* '' Anemonella''
* '' Anemonopsis''
* '' Anemopaegma''
* '' Anethum'' (dill
Dill (''Anethum graveolens'') is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is native to North Africa, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula; it is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring ...
)
* ''Angelica
''Angelica'' is a genus of about 90 species of tall Biennial plant, biennial and Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous, herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as ...
''
* '' Angelonia''
* '' Angiopteris''
* '' Angophora''
* '' Angraecum'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Anguloa'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Angulocaste'' (a hybrid orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Anigozanthos''
* '' Anisacanthus''
* '' Anisodontea''
* '' Annona''
* '' Anoda''
* '' Anomatheca'' (See '' Freesia'')
* '' Anopterus''
* '' Anredera''
* '' Antennaria''
* ''Anthemis
''Anthemis'' is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the family (biology), family Asteraceae, closely related to ''Chamaemelum'', and like that genus, known by the common name chamomile; some species are also called dog-fennel or mayweed. ''An ...
''
* '' Anthericum''
* '' Anthocleista''
* '' Anthotroche''
* '' Anthriscus''
* '' Anthurium''
* ''Anthyllis
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous plant, herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread a ...
''
* '' Antidesma''
* '' Antigonon''
* ''Antirrhinum
''Antirrhinum'' is a genus of plants in the Plantaginaceae family, commonly known as dragon flowers or snapdragons because of the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. They ...
'' (snapdragon)
* '' Apera''
* '' Aphelandra''
* '' Aphyllanthes''
* '' Apium''
* '' Apocynum''
* '' Aponogeton''
* '' Apophyllum''
* '' Apodytes''
* '' Aponogeton''
* '' Aporocactus''
* '' Aporoheliocereus'' (hybrid genus)
* '' Aprevalia''
* ''Aptenia'', synonym of '' Mesembryanthemum''
* '' Aquilegia'' ( columbine)
* ''Arabis
''Arabis'' ,''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 or rockcress, is a genus of flowering plants, within the family Brassicaceae.
Description
The species are herbaceous, annual or perennial plants, growing to 10–80 cm tall, usu ...
'' (rock cress)
* ''Arachis
''Arachis'' is a genus of about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the family (Fabaceae), native to South America, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade of the Dalbergieae. At ...
''
* '' Arachniodes''
* '' Arachnis'' ( scorpion orchid) (orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Araeococcus''
* '' Araiostegia''
* '' Aralia''
* ''Araucaria
''Araucaria'' (; original pronunciation: .ɾawˈka. ɾja is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous they were glo ...
'' (monkey-puzzle)
* '' Araujia''
* ''Arbutus
''Arbutus'' is a genus of 12 accepted speciesAct. Bot. Mex no.99 Pátzcuaro abr. 2012.''Arbutus bicolor''/ref> of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands a ...
'' ( madrone)
* '' Archidendron''
* '' Archontophoenix'' ( king palm)
* '' Arctium''
* '' Arctostaphylos'' ( bearberry, manzanita)
* '' Arctotheca''
* '' Arctotis'' ( African daisy)
* '' Ardisia''
* ''Areca
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of Arecaceae, palms in the family (biology), family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines and Malaysia, India, and across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ' ...
''
* '' Arenaria'' (sandwort)
* '' Arenga''
* '' Argemone'' ( prickly poppy)
* ''Argyranthemum
''Argyranthemum'' (marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus ''Chrysanthemum''.
The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, ...
''
* '' Argyreia''
* '' Argyroderma''
* '' Ariocarpus''
* '' Arisaema''
* '' Arisarum''
* '' Aristea''
* '' Aristolochia''
* '' Aristotelia''
* '' Armeria''
* '' Armoracia ''
* '' Arnebia''
* ''Arnica
''Arnica'' is a genus of perennial plant, perennial, herbaceous plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The genus name ''Arnica'' may be derived from the Greek language, Greek ''wikt:arni, arni'', "lamb", in reference to the plants' soft, h ...
''
* '' Aronia'' ( chokeberry)
* ''Arrabidaea'', see '' Bignonia magnifica''
* '' Arrhenatherum'' ( oat grass)
* '' Artanema''
* '' Artabotrys''
* '' Artemisia'' ( mugwort, sagebrush
Sagebrush is the common name of several woody and herbaceous species of plants in the genus ''Artemisia (plant), Artemisia''. The best-known sagebrush is the shrub ''Artemisia tridentata''. Sagebrush is native to the western half of North Amer ...
, wormwood)
* '' Arthrocereus''
* '' Arthropodium''
* '' Artocarpus''
* '' Arum''
* ''Aruncus
''Aruncus'' is a genus of clump-forming herbaceous perennial plants in the family Rosaceae. Botanical opinion of the number of species differs, with from one to four species accepted. They are closely related to the genera ''Filipendula'' and ' ...
''
* '' Arundina''
* '' Arundinaria''
* '' Arundo''
* '' Asarina''
* ''Asarum
''Asarum'' is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger.
''Asarum'' is from Greek ἄσαρον, a name for '' Asarum europaeum''.
Description
''Asarum'' is a genus of low-growing herbs distri ...
'' (wild ginger)
* '' Asclepias'' ( milkweed, silkweed)
* × ''Ascocenda'' (hybrid genus) (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Ascocentrum'' an orchid genus
* '' Asimina''
* ''Asparagus
Asparagus (''Asparagus officinalis'') is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus ''Asparagus (genus), Asparagus'' native to Eurasia. Widely cultivated as a vegetable crop, its young shoots are used as a spring vegetable.
Description ...
''
* ''Asperula
''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia
Australasi ...
'' ( woodruff)
* '' Asphodeline''
* '' Asphodelus'' ( asphodel)
* '' Aspidistra''
* '' Asplenium''
* '' Astelia''
* '' Aster''
* ''Asteranthera
''Asteranthera'' is a monotypic plant genus in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the humid temperate forests of Argentina and Chile. The sole species in the genus, ''Asteranthera ovata'', is an evergreen scrambling vine
A vine is any plan ...
''
* '' Astilbe''
* '' Astilboides''
* ''Astragalus
Astragalus may refer to:
* ''Astragalus'' (plant), a large genus of herbs and small shrubs
*Astragalus (bone)
The talus (; Latin for ankle or ankle bone; : tali), talus bone, astragalus (), or ankle bone is one of the group of foot bones known ...
'' ( milk vetch)
* '' Astrantia''
* '' Astrophytum''
* '' Asystasia''
* '' Atalaya''
* '' Athamanta''
* '' Atherosperma''
* '' Athrotaxis''
* '' Athyrium''
* ''Atriplex
''Atriplex'' () is a plant genus of about 250 species, known by the common names of saltbush and orache (; also spelled orach). It belongs to the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae ''s.l.''.
The genus is quite variable and ...
''
* '' Attalea''
* '' Aubrieta''
* '' Aucuba''
* '' Aulax''
* '' Auranticarpa''
* '' Aurinia''
* '' Austrocedrus''
* ''Austrocylindropuntia
''Austrocylindropuntia'' is a genus of cactus, cacti (family (biology), family Cactaceae) with 11 recognized species, which were once included in the genus ''Opuntia''. Some are native to South America. Species
External links
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''
* '' Austrostipa''
* ''Averrhoa
''Averrhoa'' is a genus of trees in the family Oxalidaceae. It includes five species native to Java, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Vietnam. The genus is named after Averroes, a 12th-century astronomer and philosopher from Muslim S ...
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* ''Avicennia
''Avicennia'' is a genus of flowering plants currently placed in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. It contains mangrove trees, which occur in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas and are characterized by its "pencil roots", which ar ...
''
* '' Azadirachta''
* ''Azalea
Azaleas ( ) are flowering shrubs in the genus ''Rhododendron'', particularly the former sections ''Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi, Tsutsusi'' (evergreen) and ''Pentanthera'' (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate ...
''
* '' Azara''
* '' Azolla'' (aquatic ferns)
* '' Azorella''
* '' Azorina''
* '' Aztekium''
* '' Azetura''
B
* '' Babiana'' * '' Baccharis'' * ''Backhousia
''Backhousia'' is a genus of thirteen currently known species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. All the currently known species are endemic to Australia in the rainforests and seasonally dry forests of Queensland, New South Wales and ...
''
* ''Bacopa
''Bacopa'' is a genus of 60 aquatic plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is commonly known as waterhyssop (or water hyssop, though this is more misleading as ''Bacopa'' is not very closely related to hyssop but simply has a somewh ...
'' ( water hyssop)
* '' Bactris''
* '' Baeckea''
* '' Baikiaea''
* '' Baileya''
* '' Ballota''
* '' Balsamorhiza'' ( balsam root)
* '' Bambusa'' (bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in th ...
)
* ''Banksia
''Banksia'' is a genus of around 170 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and woody fruiting "cones" and head ...
''
* '' Baptisia'' an orchid genus
* ''Barbarea
''Barbarea'' (winter cress or yellow rocket) is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in southern Europe and southwes ...
'' (yellow rocket or winter cress)
* '' Barkeria'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Barleria''
* '' Barklya'' (gold blossom tree)
* '' Barnadesia''
* '' Barringtonia''
* '' Bartlettina''
* '' Basselinia''
* '' Bassia''
* '' Bauera''
* '' Bauhinia''
* '' Baumea''
* × ''Beallara'' an orchid hybrid genus
* '' Beaucarnea''
* '' Beaufortia''
* '' Beaumontia''
* '' Beccariella''
* '' Bedfordia''
* ''Begonia
''Begonia'' is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown ...
''
* '' Belamcanda''
* '' Bellevalia''
* '' Bellis'' ( daisy)
* '' Bellium''
* '' Berberidopsis''
* '' Berberis'' ( barberry)
* '' Berchemia''
* '' Bergenia''
* '' Bergerocactus''
* '' Berkheya''
* '' Berlandiera''
* '' Berrya''
* '' Bertolonia''
* '' Berzelia''
* '' Beschorneria''
* '' Bessera''
* ''Beta
Beta (, ; uppercase , lowercase , or cursive ; or ) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of 2. In Ancient Greek, beta represented the voiced bilabial plosive . In Modern Greek, it represe ...
'' (beet
The beetroot (British English) or beet (North American English) is the taproot portion of a '' Beta vulgaris'' subsp. ''vulgaris'' plant in the Conditiva Group. The plant is a root vegetable also known as the table beet, garden beet, dinner ...
)
* '' Betula'' (birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...
)
* '' Biarum''
* '' Bidens''
* ''Bignonia
''Bignonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. Its genus and family were named after Jean-Paul Bignon by his protégé Joseph Pitton de Tournefort in 1694, and the genus was established as part of modern botanical nomen ...
''
* '' Bikkia''
* '' Billardiera''
* '' Billbergia''
* '' Bischofia''
* '' Bismarckia''
* '' Bixa''
* '' Blandfordia''
* '' Blechnum'' ( hard fern)
* '' Bletilla'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Blighia''
* '' Bloomeria''
* '' Blossfeldia''
* '' Bocconia''
* '' Boenninghausenia''
* '' Bolax''
* '' Bolbitis''
* '' Bollea'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Boltonia''
* '' Bolusanthus''
* '' Bomarea''
* '' Bombax''
* '' Bongardia''
* '' Boophone''
* '' Borago''
* '' Borassodendron''
* '' Borassus''
* '' Boronia''
* '' Bosea''
* '' Bossiaea''
* '' Bothriochloa''
* ''Bougainvillea
''Bougainvillea'' ( , ) is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the family, Nyctaginaceae. They are native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Argentina. There are between 4 and 22 species in the genus. The i ...
''
* ''Bouteloua
''Bouteloua'' is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass.
Description
''Bouteloua'' includes both annual and perennial grasses, which frequently form stolons. Species have an inflo ...
''
* '' Bouvardia''
* ''Bowenia
The genus ''Bowenia'' includes two extant taxa, living and two fossil species of cycads in the family Stangeriaceae, sometimes placed in their own family Boweniaceae. They are entirely restricted to Australia.
Description
The chromosome count i ...
''
* '' Bowiea''
* '' Bowkeria''
* '' Boykinia''
* '' Brabejum''
* '' Brachychiton''
* '' Brachyglottis''
* '' Brachylaena''
* ''Brachypodium
''Brachypodium'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Africa, Eurasia, and Latin America. The genus is classified in its own tribe Brachypodieae.
Flimsy upright stems form tussocks. Flowers appear in compact spi ...
''
* '' Brachyscome''
* '' Brachysema''
* '' Brachystelma''
* '' Bracteantha''
* '' Brahea'' ( hesper palm)
* '' Brassavola'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Brassaia'' (octopus tree)
* '' Brassia'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Brassica'' ( mustard, cabbage
Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of '' Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.& ...
)
* × ''Brassidium'' (hybrid orchids)
* × ''Brassocattleya'' (hybrid orchids)
* × ''Brassolaeliocattleya'' (trigeneric hybrid orchids)
* '' Breynia''
* '' Brillantaisia''
* '' Brimeura''
* '' Briza'' ( quaking grass)
* ''Brodiaea
''Brodiaea'' , also known by the common name cluster-lilies, is a monocot genus of flowering plants.
One school of thought places the genus in the family , while another school of thought places it in the subfamily Brodiaeoideae of the family ...
''
* '' Bromelia''
* '' Broughtonia'' an orchid genus
* ''Broussonetia
''Broussonetia'' is a genus of four species (including one hybrid species) of trees in the family Moraceae, native to eastern Asia. These four species have high-quality fiber which consist of more than 90% of cellulose. They are traditionally ap ...
''
* '' Browallia''
* '' Brownea''
* '' Browningia''
* '' Bruckenthalia''
* ''Brugmansia
''Brugmansia'' is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae. They are woody trees or shrubs, with pendulous flowers, and have no spines on their fruit. Their large, fragrant flowers give them their common n ...
''
* '' Brunfelsia''
* '' Brunia''
* '' Brunnera''
* '' Brunsvigia''
* '' Brya''
* '' Buchloe''
* '' Buckinghamia''
* ''Buddleja
''Buddleja'' (; ''Buddleia''; also historically given as ''Buddlea'') is a genus comprising over 140 species of flowering plants endemicity, endemic to Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The generic name bestowed by Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus posthu ...
''
* '' Buglossoides''
* '' Bulbine''
* '' Bulbinella''
* '' Bulbocodium''
* ''Bulbophyllum
''Bulbophyllum'' is a genus of mostly Epiphyte, epiphytic and Lithophyte, lithophytic orchids in the Family (biology), family Orchidaceae. It is the largest genus in the orchid family and one of the List of the largest genera of flowering plants, ...
'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Bulnesia''
* '' Bunchosia''
* '' Buphthalmum''
* '' Bupleurum''
* '' Burchardia''
* '' Burchellia''
* × ''Burrageara'' an orchid hybrid genus
* '' Burretiokentia''
* ''Bursaria
''Bursaria'' is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae and is endemic to Australia. They are shrubs or slender trees, often with spiny branches and have Leaf#Divisions of the blade, simple leaves, relatively s ...
''
* '' Bursera''
* '' Burtonia''
* '' Butea''
* '' Butia''
* '' Butomus''
* ''Buxus
''Buxus'' is a genus of about seventy species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include box and boxwood.
The boxes are native to western and southern Europe, southwest, southern and eastern Asia, Africa, Madagascar, northernmost So ...
'' ( boxwood)
* '' Byrsonima''
* '' Bystropogon''
C
* '' Cabomba'' * '' Cadia'' * '' Caesalpinia'' ( dwarf poinciana, Pride of Barbados) * '' Caladium'' * '' Calamagrostis'' ( reed grass, smallweed) * '' Calamintha'' ( calamint) * '' Calamus'' * '' Calandrinia'' * '' Calanthe'' an orchid genus * '' Calathea'' * '' Calceolaria'' ( slipperwort) * ''Calendula
''Calendula'' () is a genus of about 15–20 species''Calendula''.
Flora of China.
'' ( pot marigold)
* '' Calibanus''
* '' Calibrachoa''
* '' Calla''
* '' Calliandra''
* '' Callianthemum''
* '' Callicarpa'' ( beauty berry)
* '' Callicoma'' (black wattle)
* '' Callirhoe'' ( poppy mallow)
* '' Callisia''
* '' Callistemon'' ( bottlebrush)
* '' Callistephus'' ( Chinese aster)
* '' Callitriche'' ( water starwort)
* '' Callitris'' ( cypress pine)
* '' Calluna'' ( heather)
* '' Calocedrus'' ( incense cedar)
* '' Calochone''
* '' Calochortus''
* '' Calodendrum'' ( cape chestnut)
* '' Calomeria''
* '' Calophaca''
* '' Calophyllum''
* '' Calopyxis''
* '' Caloscordum''
* '' Calothamnus''
* '' Calotropis''
* '' Calpurnia''
* '' Caltha'' ( kingcup, marsh marigold)
* '' Calycanthus''
* '' Calymmanthium''
* '' Calypso'' (an Flora of China.
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Calytrix'' (starflower)
* '' Camassia'' ( quamash)
* ''Camellia
''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas in East Asia, eastern and South Asia, southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are ...
''
* '' Camoensia''
* ''Campanula
''Campanula'' () is the type genus of the Campanulaceae family (biology), family of flowering plants. ''Campanula'' are commonly known as bellflowers and take both their common and scientific names from the bell-shaped flowers—''campanula'' i ...
'' (bellflower)
* '' Campsis'' ( trumpet vine)
* '' Campylotropis'' (See '' Lespedeza'')
* '' Cananga'' ( ylang ylang)
* '' Canarina''
* '' Canistrum''
* '' Canna''
* '' Cantua''
* '' Capparis''
* ''Capsicum
''Capsicum'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the Solanum, nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit, which are generally known as "peppers" or "capsicum". Chili peppers grow on five s ...
'' (pepper)
* '' Caragana'' ( peashrub)
* '' Caralluma''
* '' Cardamine'' ( bittercress)
* '' Cardiocrinum''
* '' Cardiospermum''
* '' Cardwellia''
* ''Carex
''Carex'' is a vast genus of over 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family (biology), family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of ge ...
'' ( sedge)
* '' Carissa''
* '' Carlina''
* '' Carludovica''
* '' Carmichaelia''
* '' Carnegiea'' (saguaro
The saguaro ( , ; ''Carnegiea gigantea'') is a tree-like cactus species in the monotypic genus ''Carnegiea'' that can grow to be over tall. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and the Whipple Mountains ...
)
* '' Carpentaria''
* '' Carphalea''
* ''Carpinus
Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the plant genus ''Carpinus'' in the family Betulaceae. Its species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Common names
The common English name ''hornbeam'' derives from the hard ...
'' (hornbeam
Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the plant genus ''Carpinus'' in the family Betulaceae. Its species occur across much of the temperateness, temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Common names
The common English name ''hornbeam'' derives ...
)
* '' Carpobrotus''
* '' Carthamus'' (safflower
Safflower (''Carthamus tinctorius'') is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant in the family Asteraceae. It is one of the world's oldest crops; today, it is commercially cultivated for vegetable oil extracted from the seeds. ...
)
* '' Carum'' (caraway
Caraway, also known as meridian fennel and Persian cumin (''Carum carvi''), is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, and North Africa.
Etymology
The etymology of "caraway" is unclear. Caraway has been ...
)
* '' Carya'' (hickory
Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus ''Carya'', which includes 19 species accepted by ''Plants of the World Online''.
Seven species are native to southeast Asia in China, Indochina, and northeastern India (Assam), and twelve ...
, pecan
The pecan ( , , ; ''Carya illinoinensis'') is a species of hickory native to the Southern United States and northern Mexico in the region of the Mississippi River.
The tree is cultivated for its seed primarily in the U.S. states of Georgia ( ...
)
* ''Caryopteris
''Caryopteris'' (bluebeard; ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae (formerly often placed in the family Verbenaceae). They are native to east Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia).Germplasm Resources Information Network''Caryopt ...
''
* '' Caryota'' ( fishtail palm)
* '' Cassia'' ( shower tree)
* '' Cassinia''
* ''Cassiope
''Cassiope'' is a genus of 18 small shrubby species in the family Ericaceae. It is the sole genus in the subfamily Cassiopoideae. They are native to the Arctic and north temperate montane regions. The genus is named after Cassiopeia of Greek ...
''
* '' Cassipourea''
* '' Castanea'' (chestnut
The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Description
...
)
* ''Castanopsis
''Castanopsis'', commonly called chinquapin or chinkapin, is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the beech family, Fagaceae. The genus contains about 140 species, which are today restricted to tropical and subtropical eastern Asia. The Engli ...
''
* '' Castanospermum'' ( black bean)
* '' Casuarina'' ( sheoak)
* '' Catalpa'' ( Indian bean)
* '' Catananche''
* '' Catasetum'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Catha'' ( khat tree)
* '' Catharanthus'' (Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
periwinkle)
* '' Catopsis''
* ''Cattleya
''Cattleya'' () is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina. The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals.
Description
Epiphyte, Epiphytic or terrestrial orchids with cylindrical rhizome from which the fleshy noodle-like roots ...
'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* '' Caulophyllum''
* '' Cautleya''
* ''Cavendishia
''Cavendishia'' is a genus of about 100 species of woody perennial plants, many of which are epiphyte, epiphytic. The genus is native to tropical South America and Central America.
Species
References
Germplasm Resources Information Netwo ...
''
* '' Ceanothus'' ( California-lilac)
* '' Cedrela'' ( toon)
* '' Cedronella''
* ''Cedrus
''Cedrus'', with the common English name cedar, is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae (subfamily Abietoideae). They are native to the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitud ...
'' ( cedar)
* ''Ceiba
''Ceiba'' is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical areas of the Americas (from Mexico and the Caribbean to northern Argentina) and tropical West Africa. Some species can grow to tall ...
'' ( kapok)
* '' Celastrus'' (staff-vine)
* '' Celmisia'' (New Zealand daisy, New Zealand aster)
* ''Celosia
''Celosia'' ( ) is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Its species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by fasciation, cockscombs. The plants are well known in E ...
'' (cockscomb)
* ''Celtis
''Celtis'' is a genus of about 60–70 species of deciduous trees, commonly known as hackberries or nettle trees, in the hemp family Cannabaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Description
''Celtis'' species are generally medium-sized tree ...
'' ( hackberry)
* ''Centaurea
''Centaurea'' () is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding ...
''
* '' Centaurium''
* '' Centradenia''
* '' Centranthus'' ( valerian)
* '' Cephalaria''
* '' Cephalocereus''
* '' Cephalophyllum''
* '' Cephalotaxus'' (plum-yew)
* '' Ceraria''
* '' Cerastium''
* '' Ceratonia'' (St. John's bread, carob bean)
* '' Ceratopetalum'' ( coachwood)
* ''Ceratophyllum
''Ceratophyllum'' is a cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of flowering plants commonly found in ponds, marshes, and quiet streams in tropical and in temperate regions. It is the only extant taxon, extant genus in the family Ceratophyll ...
''
* '' Ceratopteris''
* '' Ceratostigma''
* '' Ceratozamia''
* '' Cerbera'' ( sea mango)
* ''Cercidiphyllum
''Cercidiphyllum'' is a genus containing two species of plants, both commonly called katsura. They are the sole members of the monotypic family (biology), family Cercidiphyllaceae. The genus is native plant, native to Japan and China and unrelate ...
''
* '' Cercis'' ( Judas tree, redbud)
* '' Cercocarpus''
* '' Cereus''
* '' Ceropegia''
* '' Cestrum''
* '' Chadsia''
* '' Chaenomeles'' ( flowering quince)
* '' Chaenorhinum'' ( dwarf snapdragon)
* '' Chaerophyllum''
* '' Chamaecyparis'' (false cypress
''Chamaecyparis'', common names cypress or false cypress (to distinguish it from related cypresses), is a genus of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to eastern Asia (Japan and Taiwan) and to the western and eastern margins of t ...
)
* ''Chamaecytisus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 43 species which range from the Canary Islands and Morocco through mainland Europe to western Siberia, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus, Anatolia, and the easter ...
''
* '' Chamaedaphne''
* '' Chamaedorea''
* '' Chamaelirium''
* '' Chamaemelum'' (chamomile
Chamomile (American English) or camomile (British English; see spelling differences) ( or ) is the common name for several plants of the family Asteraceae. Two of the species, '' Matricaria chamomilla'' and '' Chamaemelum nobile'', are commo ...
)
* '' Chamaerops''
* '' Chamelaucium'' (wax flower)
* '' Chasmanthe''
* '' Chasmanthium''
* '' Cheilanthes''
* '' Cheiridopsis''
* '' Chelidonium''
* '' Chelone'' ( turtlehead)
* '' Chiastophyllum''
* '' Chiliotrichum''
* '' Chilopsis'' ( desert willow)
* '' Chimaphila''
* '' Chimonanthus'' ( wintersweet)
* '' Chimonobambusa''
* '' Chionanthus'' ( fringe tree)
* '' Chionochloa''
* '' Chirita''
* '' Chlidanthus''
* '' Choisya''
* '' Chonemorpha'' ( Frangipani vine)
* '' Choricarpia'' ( brush turpentine)
* '' Chorisia'' ( floss silk tree)
* '' Chorizema''
* '' Chrysalidocarpus''
* '' Chrysanthemoides''
* ''Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums ( ), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants in the Asteraceae family. They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia, and the center of diversity is in China. Co ...
''
* '' Chrysobalanus''
* '' Chrysogonum''
* '' Chrysolepis''
* '' Chrysophyllum'' ( star apple)
* '' Chrysothemis''
* '' Chusquea''
* '' Cibotium''
* ''Cicerbita
''Cicerbita'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Asia and Europe. They are known commonly as blue sow thistles.
''
* ''Cichorium
''Cichorium'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus includes two cultivated species commonly known as chicory or endive, plus several wild species.chicory, 
* ''Cycnoches'' an orchid genus
* ''Cydista'', synonym of ''
* ''Dischidia''
* ''Discocactus''
* ''Disocactus''
* ''Disporopsis''
* ''Disporum'' (Disporum, fairy-bells)
* ''Dissotis''
* ''Distictis''
* ''Distylium''
* ''Dizygotheca''
* ''Docynia''
* ''Dodecatheon'' (shooting stars, American cowslip), now Primula sect. Dodecatheon, ''Primula'' sect. ''Dodecatheon''
* ''Dodonaea'' (hop bush)
* ''Dolichandrone''
* ''Dombeya''
* ''Doodia'' (hacksaw fern, Doodia media, rasp fern)
* ''Doronicum'' (leopard's bane)
* ''Dorotheanthus'' (ice plant, Livingstone daisy)
* ''Dorstenia''
* ''Doryanthes'' (spear lily)
* ''Doryopteris''
* ''Dovyalis''
* ''Draba'' (whitlow grass)
* ''Dracaena (plant), Dracaena''
* ''Dracocephalum''
* ''Dracophyllum''
* ''Dracula (plant), Dracula'' (an
endive
Endive () is a leaf vegetable belonging to the genus ''Cichorium'', which includes several similar bitter-leafed vegetables. Species include ''Cichorium endivia'' (also called endive), ''Cichorium pumilum'' (also called wild endive), and ''Cicho ...
)
* '' Cimicifuga'' (bugbane)
* ''Cinnamomum
''Cinnamomum'' is a genus of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The species of ''Cinnamomum'' have aromatic oils in their leaves and bark. The genus contains approximately 234 species, distributed in ...
'' ( camphor laurel)
* '' Cionura''
* '' Cirsium''
* ''Cissus
''Cissus'' is a genus of approximately 350 species of lianas (Woody plant, woody vines) in the grape family (Vitaceae). They have a cosmopolitan distribution, though the majority are to be found in the tropics.
Decription
Extrafloral nectaries ...
''
* '' Cistus'' ( rock rose, sun rose)
* '' Citharexylum'' (fiddlewood)
* '' Citrofortunella'' (hybrid)
* ''Citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes.
''Citrus'' is nativ ...
'' ( lime, lemon
The lemon (''Citrus'' × ''limon'') is a species of small evergreen tree in the ''Citrus'' genus of the flowering plant family Rutaceae. A true lemon is a hybrid of the citron and the bitter orange. Its origins are uncertain, but some ...
)
* '' Cladanthus''
* '' Cladrastis''
* '' Clarkia''
* '' Claytonia''
* '' Cleistocactus''
* ''Clematis
''Clematis'' is a genus of about 380 species within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Their garden hybrids and cultivars have been popular among gardeners, beginning with ''Clematis'' 'Jackmanii', a garden staple since 1862; more cultivars ...
''
* '' Cleome'' (spider flower)
* '' Clerodendrum''
* '' Clethra'' ( summersweet)
* '' Cleyera''
* ''Clianthus''
* ''Clintonia''
* ''Clitoria''
* ''Clivia''
* ''Clusia''
* ''Clytostoma''
* ''Cobaea''
* ''Coccoloba'' (sea grape)
* ''Coccothrinax'' (thatch palm)
* ''Cocculus''
* ''Cochlioda'' an orchid genus – synonym of ''Oncidium''
* ''Cochlospermum'' (buttercup tree, Maximiliana)
* ''Cocos (plant), Cocos'' (coconut)
* ''Codiaeum'' (croton)
* ''Codonanthe''
* ''Codonopsis''
* ''Coelia''
* ''Coelogyne'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Coffea'' (coffee tree)
* ''Coix''
* ''Colchicum'' (Colchicum, autumn crocus, meadow saffron)
* ''Coleonema''
* ''Colletia''
* ''Collinsia''
* ''Collomia''
* ''Colocasia'' (taro)
* ''Colquhounia''
* ''Columnea''
* ''Colutea'' (bladder senna)
* ''Coluteocarpus''
* ''Colvillea''
* ''Combretum''
* ''Comesperma''
* ''Commelina'' (day flower, spiderwort, widow's tears)
* ''Commersonia''
* ''Commidendrum''
* ''Commiphora''
* ''Comptonella''
* ''Comptonia (plant), Comptonia'' (Sweetfern)
* ''Conandron''
* ''Congea''
* ''Conicosia''
* ''Coniogramme''
* ''Conoclinium'' (Conoclinium, mistflower)
* ''Conophytum''
* ''Conospermum''
* ''Conostylis''
* ''Conradina''
* ''Consolida'' (larkspur)
* ''Convallaria'' (lily-of-the-valley)
* ''Convolvulus'' (bindweed, morning glory)
* ''Copernicia'' (caranda palm, Copernicia prunifera, wax palm)
* ''Copiapoa'' syn. ''Pilocopiapoa''
* ''Coprosma''
* ''Coptis'' (Coptis, goldthread)
* ''Cordia'' (bird lime tree)
* ''Cordyline''
* ''Coreopsis'' (Coreopsis, tickseed)
* ''Coriandrum'' (coriander cilantro)
* ''Coriaria''
* ''Dogwood, Cornus'' (dogwood, cornel)
* ''Corokia''
* ''Coronilla''
* ''Correa (plant), Correa''
* ''Corryocactus''
* ''Cortaderia'' (Cortaderia, pampas grass, tussock grass)
* ''Cortusa''
* ''Corybas (plant), Corybas'' (Corybas (plant), helmet orchid)
* ''Corydalis''
* ''Corylopsis'' (Corylopsis, winter-hazel)
* ''Corylus'' (hazel, Corylus maxima, filbert)
* ''Corymbia''
* ''Corynocarpus''
* ''Corypha''
* ''Coryphantha''
* ''Cosmos (plant), Cosmos''
* ''Costus''
* ''Cotinus'' (smoke bush)
* ''Cotoneaster''
* ''Cotula'' (Cotula coronopifolia, brass buttons)
* ''Cotyledon''
* ''Couroupita'' (cannonball tree)
* ''Crambe''
* ''Craspedia (plant), Craspedia''
* ''Crassula''
* ''+ Crataegomespilus'' (graft chimera)
* ''Crataegus'' (hawthorn)
* × Crataemespilus, × ''Crataemespilus'' (hybrid)
* ''Crepis''
* ''Crescentia'' (calabash)
* ''Crinodendron''
* ''Crinum''
* ''Crocosmia'' (Crocosmia, falling stars, montbretia)
* ''Crocus''
* ''Crossandra'' (firecracker flower)
* ''Crotalaria'' (rattlepod)
* ''Croton (plant), Croton''
* ''Crowea''
* ''Cryptanthus'' (earth stars)
* ''Cryptbergia'' (hybrid)
* ''Cryptocarya''
* ''Cryptocoryne'' (water trumpet)
* ''Cryptomeria'' (sugi, Japanese cedar)
* ''Cryptostegia'' (Indian rubber vine)
* ''Cryptotaenia''
* ''Ctenanthe''
* ''Cucumis''
* ''Cucurbita''
* ''Cuminum''
* ''Cunila''
* ''Cunninghamia'' (China-fir)
* ''Cunonia''
* ''Cupaniopsis'' (tuckeroo)
* ''Cuphea''
* ''Cupressus'' (cypress)
* ''Cuprocyparis'' (hybrid)
* ''Curcuma''
* ''Cussonia''
* ''Cyananthus'' (trailing bellflower)
* ''Cyanotis''
* ''Cyathea'' (tree fern)
* ''Cyathodes''
* ''Cybistax''
* ''Cycas'' (cycad, Cycas revoluta, sago palm)
* ''Cyclamen''
* ''Cycnoches'' an orchid genus
* ''Cydista'', synonym of ''Bignonia
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''
* ''quince, Cydonia'' (quince)
* ''Cylindropuntia''
* ''Cymbalaria'' (ivy-leaved toadflax)
* ''Cymbidium'' (an orchid
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genus)
* ''Cymbopogon''
* ''Cynara''
* ''Cynodon''
* ''Cynoglossum'' (hound's tongue)
* ''Cypella''
* ''Cyperus''
* ''Cyphomandra'' (tree tomato)
* ''Cyphostemma''
* ''Cypripedium'' (lady's slipper; an orchid
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genus)
* ''Cyrilla''
* ''Cyrtanthus'' (fire lily)
* ''Cyrtomium''
* ''Cyrtostachys''
* ''Cystopteris'' (bladder fern)
* ''Cytisus'' (broom (shrub), broom)
D
* ''Daboecia'' * ''Dacrydium'' * ''Dactylis'' * ''Dactylorhiza'' (marsh orchid) * ''Dahlia'' * ''Dalea'' (indigo bush) * ''Dalechampia'' * ''Damasonium'' * ''Dampiera'' * ''Danae (plant), Danae'' * ''Daphne (plant), Daphne'' * ''Daphniphyllum'' * ''Darlingia'' * ''Darmera'' syn. ''Peltiphyllum'' * ''Darwinia (plant), Darwinia'' (Darwinia citriodora, lemon scented myrtle) * ''Dasylirion'' * ''Datura'' * ''Davallia'' (Davallia canariensis, hare's foot fern) * ''Davidia (plant), Davidia'' * ''Daviesia'' * ''Decaisnea'' * × Degarmoara, × ''Degarmoara'' (a hybridorchid
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genus)
* ''Decarya''
* ''Decumaria''
* ''Deinanthe''
* ''Delairea''
* ''Delonix''
* ''Delosperma''
* ''Delphinium''
* ''Dendranthema''
* ''Dendrobium'' (an orchid
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genus)
* ''Dendrocalamus''
* ''Dendrochilum'' (an orchid
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genus)
* ''Dendromecon'' (tree poppy)
* ''Denmoza''
* ''Dennstaedtia'' (Dennstaedtia, Hayscented fern or Cup fern)
* ''Deppea''
* ''Derris''
* ''Derwentia (plant), Derwentia''
* ''Deschampsia'' (hair grass)
* ''Desfontainia''
* ''Desmodium''
* ''Deuterocohnia'' syn. '' Abromeitiella''
* ''Deutzia''
* ''Dianella (plant), Dianella'' (flax lily)
* ''Dianthus'' (carnation, pink (flower), pink)
* ''Diascia (plant), Diascia'' (Diascia (plant), twinspur)
* ''Dicentra'' (Dicentra, bleeding heart)
* ''Dichelostemma''
* ''Dichondra''
* ''Dichorisandra''
* ''Dichroa''
* ''Dicksonia''
* ''Dicliptera''
* ''Dictamnus'' (burning bush, dittany)
* ''Dictyosperma'' (princess palm)
* ''Didymochlaena''
* ''Dieffenbachia'' (dumb cane, mother-in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia, tuftroot)
* ''Dierama'' (Dierama, African harebell, Dierama pendulum, angel's fishing rod, Dierama, wand flower)
* ''Diervilla'' (Diervilla, bush honeysuckle)
* ''Dietes''
* ''Digitalis'' (foxglove)
* ''Dillenia''
* ''Dillwynia''
* ''Dimorphotheca'' (Dimorphotheca, African daisy)
* ''Venus flytrap, Dionaea'' (Venus flytrap)
* ''Dionysia (plant), Dionysia''
* ''Dioon''
* ''Dioscorea'' syns. ''Rajania'', ''Tamus'', ''Testudinaria''(yam (vegetable), yam)
* ''Diospyros'' (ebony, persimmon)
* ''Dipcadi''
* ''Dipelta''
* ''Diphylleia (plant), Diphylleia''
* ''Diplarrhena'' (Diplarrena moraea, butterfly flag)
* ''Diplazium''
* ''Diplocyclos''
* ''Diploglottis''
* ''Diplolaena''
* ''Dipsacus'' (teasel)
* ''Dipteris''
* ''Dipteronia''
* ''Dipteryx''
* ''Dirca'' (leatherwood)
* ''Disa (plant), Disa'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Disanthus''
* ''Discaria''
* ''Dischidia''
* ''Discocactus''
* ''Disocactus''
* ''Disporopsis''
* ''Disporum'' (Disporum, fairy-bells)
* ''Dissotis''
* ''Distictis''
* ''Distylium''
* ''Dizygotheca''
* ''Docynia''
* ''Dodecatheon'' (shooting stars, American cowslip), now Primula sect. Dodecatheon, ''Primula'' sect. ''Dodecatheon''
* ''Dodonaea'' (hop bush)
* ''Dolichandrone''
* ''Dombeya''
* ''Doodia'' (hacksaw fern, Doodia media, rasp fern)
* ''Doronicum'' (leopard's bane)
* ''Dorotheanthus'' (ice plant, Livingstone daisy)
* ''Dorstenia''
* ''Doryanthes'' (spear lily)
* ''Doryopteris''
* ''Dovyalis''
* ''Draba'' (whitlow grass)
* ''Dracaena (plant), Dracaena''
* ''Dracocephalum''
* ''Dracophyllum''
* ''Dracula (plant), Dracula'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Dracunculus (plant), Dracunculus''
* ''Drimys''
* ''Drosanthemum''
* ''Drosera'' (sundew)
* ''Dryandra''
* ''Dryas (plant), Dryas'' (Dryas (plant), mountain avens)
* ''Drynaria''
* ''Dryopteris'' (buckler fern, shield fern, wood fern)
* ''Duboisia''
* ''Duchesnea'' (Indian strawberry, mock strawberry)
* ''Dudleya''
* ''Duranta''
* ''Duvalia''
* ''Dyckia''
* ''Dymondia''
* ''Dypsis'' syn. '' Chrysalidocarpus'', ''Neodypsis''
E
* ''Ebracteola'' * ''Ecballium'' * ''Eccremocarpus'' * ''Echeveria'' * ''Echidnopsis'' * ''Echinacea'' (coneflower) * ''Echinocactus'' * ''Echinocereus'' * ''Echinops'' (globe thistle) * ''Echinopsis'' * ''Echium'' * ''Edgeworthia'' * ''Edithcolea'' * ''Edraianthus'' * ''Egeria (plant), Egeria'' * ''Ehretia'' * ''Eichhornia'' (water hyacinth) * ''Elaeagnus'' * ''Elaeis'' (Elaeis guineensis, oil palm) * ''Elaeocarpus'' * ''Elatostema'' * ''Eleocharis'' (spike rush) * ''Elettaria'' * ''Eleutherococcus'' * ''Elodea'' (pondweed) * ''Elsholtzia'' * ''Elymus (plant), Elymus'' (wild rye) * ''Embothrium'' * ''Emilia (plant), Emilia'' (tasselflower) * ''Emmenopterys'' * ''Encelia'' * ''Encephalartos'' (Kaffir bread) * ''Encyclia'' (anorchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Enkianthus''
* ''Ensete''
* ''Eomecon'' (snow poppy)
* ''Epacris''
* ''Ephedra (genus), Ephedra'' (Ephedra (genus), ephedra)
* ''Epidendrum'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Epigaea''
* ''Epilobium''
* ''Epimedium'' (barrenwort)
* ''Epipactis'' (helleborine, an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Epiphyllum'' (orchid cactus)
* ''Episcia'' (flame violet)
* ''Epithelantha''
* ''Equisetum'' (horsetail)
* ''Eragrostis'' (love grass)
* ''Eranthemum''
* ''Eranthis'' (winter aconite)
* ''Ercilla (plant), Ercilla''
* ''Eremophila (plant), Eremophila'' (emu bush)
* ''Eremurus''
* ''Erica (plant), Erica'' (Ericaceae, heath/heather)
* ''Erigeron'' (fleabane)
* ''Erinacea''
* ''Erinus''
* ''Eriobotrya''
* ''Eriogonum''
* ''Eriophorum'' (cotton grass)
* ''Eriophyllum''
* ''Eriostemon'' (waxflower)
* ''Eritrichium''
* ''Erodium''
* ''Eryngium'' (eryngo, Eryngium maritimum, sea holly)
* ''Erysimum'' (wallflower)
* ''Erythrina'' (coral tree)
* ''Erythronium''
* ''Escallonia''
* ''Eschscholzia'' (California poppy)
* ''Escobaria''
* ''Espostoa''
* ''Etlingera''
* ''Eucalyptus'' (gum tree, ironbark)
* ''Eucharis (plant), Eucharis''
* ''Eucomis''
* ''Eucommia''
* ''Eucryphia''
* ''Eulophia'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Euonymus''
* ''Eupatorium''
* ''Euphorbia'' (spurge)
* ''Euptelea''
* ''Eurya''
* ''Euryale ferox''
* ''Euryops''
* ''Eustoma''
* ''Evolvulus''
* ''Exacum''
* ''Exochorda''
F
* ''Fabiana (plant), Fabiana'' * ''beech, Fagus'' (beech) * ''Fallopia'' * ''Farfugium'' * ''Fargesia'' * ''Fascicularia'' * × Fatshedera, × ''Fatshedera'' (hybrid genus) * ''Fatsia'' * ''Faucaria'' * ''Felicia (plant), Felicia'' (Felicia (plant), blue daisy) * ''Fendlera'' * ''Fenestraria'' * ''Ferocactus'' * ''Ferraria'' * ''Ferula'' (giant fennel) * ''Festuca'' (fescue) * ''Fibigia'' * ''Ficus'' (fig) * ''Ficus pumila'' * ''Filipendula'' * ''Firmiana'' * ''Fittonia'' * ''Fitzroya'' * ''Fockea'' * ''Foeniculum'' (fennel) * ''Fontanesia'' * ''Forsythia'' * ''Kumquat, Fortunella'' (kumquat) * ''Fothergilla'' * ''Fouquieria'' * ''Fragaria'' (strawberry) * ''Frailea'' * ''Francoa'' * ''Frangipani'' * ''Franklinia'' * ''Fraxinus'' (ash tree, ash) * '' Freesia'' * ''Fremontodendron'' * ''Fritillaria'' (fritillary) * ''Fuchsia'' * ''Furcraea''
G
* ''Gagea'' * ''Gaillardia'' * ''Galanthus'' (snowdrop) * ''Galax urceolata, Galax'' * ''Galega'' * ''Galium'' (bedstraw) * ''Galtonia'' * ''Gardenia'' * ''Garrya'' * ''Gasteria'' * ''Gaultheria'' * ''Gaura'' * ''Gaylussacia'' (huckleberry) * ''Gazania'' * ''Geissorhiza'' * ''Gelsemium'' * ''Genista'' * ''Gentiana'' (gentian) * ''Gentianopsis'' * ''Geranium'' (cranesbill, not same as ''Pelargonium'') * ''Gerbera'' * ''Gesneria'' * ''Geum (plant), Geum'' (Geum, avens) * ''Gevuina'' * ''Gibbaeum'' * ''Gilia'' * ''Gillenia'' * ''Ginkgo biloba, Ginkgo'' * ''Gladiolus'' * ''Glaucidium (plant), Glaucidium'' * ''Glaucium'' * ''Gleditsia'' (honey locust) * ''Globba'' * ''Globularia'' (globe daisy) * ''Gloriosa (plant), Gloriosa'' * ''Glottiphyllum'' * ''Gloxinia (genus), Gloxinia'' * ''Glyceria'' * ''Glycyrrhiza'' * ''Gomphocarpus'' * ''Gomphrena'' * ''Goniolimon'' * ''Goodyera'' (jewel orchid) * ''Gordonia (plant), Gordonia'' * ''Graptopetalum'' * ''Graptophyllum'' * ''Graptoveria'' (hybrid genus) * ''Grevillea'' * ''Grewia'' * ''Greyia'' * ''Grindelia'' * ''Griselinia'' * ''Gunnera'' (Gunnera manicata, dinosaur food) * ''Guzmania'' * ''Gymnocalycium'' * ''Gymnocarpium'' * ''Gymnocladus'' * ''Gynandriris'' * ''Gynura'' * ''Gypsophila''H
* ''Haageocereus'' * ''Haastia'' * ''Habenaria'' (anorchid
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genus)
* ''Haberlea''
* ''Habranthus''
* ''Haemanthus'' (blood lily)
* ''Hakea''
* ''Hakonechloa''
* ''Halesia'' (silverbell)
* ''Halimiocistus'' (hybrid genus)
* ''Halimium''
* ''Halimodendron''
* ''Hamamelis'' (witch-hazel)
* ''Haplopappus''
* ''Hardenbergia'' (coral pea)
* ''Harrisia (plant), Harrisia''
* ''Hatiora''
* ''Haworthia''
* ''Hebe (plant), Hebe''
* ''Hechtia''
* ''Hedera'' (ivy)
* ''Hedychium''
* ''Hedyotis'' (bluets)
* ''Hedysarum''
* ''Hedyscepe'' (umbrella palm)
* ''Helenium'' (sneezeweed)
* ''Helianthemum'' ( rock rose)
* ''Helianthus'' (sunflower)
* ''Helichrysum''
* ''Heliconia''
* ''Helictotrichon''
* ''Heliocereus''
* ''Heliophila''
* ''Heliopsis'' (ox eye)
* ''Heliotropium'' (heliotrope)
* ''Helleborus'' (hellebore)
* ''Heloniopsis''
* ''Hemerocallis'' (daylily)
* ''Hemigraphis''
* ''Hepatica''
* ''Heptacodium''
* ''Heracleum (plant), Heracleum''
* ''Herbertia (plant), Herbertia''
* ''Hereroa''
* ''Hermannia''
* ''Hermodactylus''
* ''Hesperaloe''
* ''Hesperantha''
* ''Hesperis''
* ''Hesperocallis''
* ''Heterocentron''
* ''Heterotheca''
* ''Heuchera'' (Heuchera, coral flower)
* × Heucherella, × ''Heucherella'' (hybrid genus)
* ''Hibbertia''
* ''Hibiscus'' (Hibiscus syriacus, rose of Sharon)
* ''Hieracium'' (hawkweed)
* ''Himalayacalamus''
* ''Hippeastrum'' (amaryllis)
* ''Hippocrepis''
* ''Hippophae''
* ''Hohenbergia''
* ''Hohenbergiopsis''
* ''Hoheria''
* ''Holboellia''
* ''Holcus''
* ''Holmskioldia''
* ''Holodiscus''
* ''Homalocladium'' (ribbon bush)
* ''Homeria''
* ''Hoodia''
* ''Hordeum'' (barley)
* ''Horminum''
* ''Hosta'' (plantain lily)
* ''Hottonia''
* ''Houttuynia''
* ''Hovea''
* ''Hovenia''
* ''Howea'' (Howea belmoreana, sentry palm)
* ''Hoya (plant), Hoya'' (wax flower)
* ''Huernia''
* ''Humulus'' (hops)
* ''Hunnemannia''
* ''Huntleya'' an orchid genus
* ''Hyacinthella''
* ''Hyacinthoides''
* ''hyacinth (plant), Hyacinthus'' (hyacinth (plant), hyacinth)
* ''Hydrangea''
* ''Hydrastis'' (goldenseal)
* ''Hydrocharis'' (frogbit)
* ''Hydrocleys''
* ''Hydrocotyle'' (Hydrocotyle umbellata, pennywort)
* ''Hygrophila (plant), Hygrophila''
* ''Hylocereus''
* ''Hylomecon''
* ''Hymenocallis''
* ''Hymenosporum''
* ''Hyophorbe'' (bottle palm)
* ''Hyoscyamus'' (henbane)
* ''Hypericum'' (St. John's wort, Hypericum calycinum, rose of Sharon)
* ''Hyphaene'' (doum palm)
* ''Hypocalymma''
* ''Hypoestes''
* ''Hypoxis'' (starflower)
* ''Hypsela (plant), Hypsela''
* ''Hyssopus (plant), Hyssopus'' (hyssop)
I
* ''Iberis'' (candytuft) * ''Ibervillea'' * ''Idesia polycarpa, Idesia'' * ''Ilex'' (holly) * ''Illicium'' * ''Impatiens'' (Impatiens, balsam) * ''Imperata'' * ''Incarvillea'' * ''Indigofera'' * ''Inula'' * ''Iochroma'' * ''Ipheion'' * ''Ipomoea'' (morning glory) * ''Ipomopsis'' * ''Iresine'' * ''Iris (plant), Iris'' * ''Isatis'' * ''Isoplexis'' * ''Isopyrum'' * ''Itea (plant), Itea'' * ''Ixia'' (corn lily) * ''Ixiolirion'' * ''Ixora''J
* ''Jaborosa'' * ''Jacaranda'' * ''Jacquemontia'' * ''Jamesia'' * ''Jasione'' * ''Jasminum'' (jasmine, jessamine) * ''Jatropha'' * ''Jeffersonia'' * ''Jovellana'' * ''Jovibarba'' * ''Juanulloa'' * ''Jubaea'' (Chilean wine palm) * ''walnut, Juglans'' (walnut) * ''Juncus'' (Juncaceae, rush) * ''Juniperus'' (juniper) * ''Justicia (plant), Justicia''K
* ''Kadsura'' * ''Kaempferia'' * ''Kalanchoe'' * ''Kalimeris'' * ''Kalmia'' (mountain laurel) * ''Kalmiopsis'' * ''Kalopanax'' * ''Kelseya'' * ''Kerria (plant), Kerria'' * ''Kigelia'' (Kigelia, sausage tree) * ''Kirengeshoma'' * ''Kitaibela'' * ''Kleinia'' * ''Knautia'' * ''Knightia (plant), Knightia'' * ''Kniphofia'' * ''Koeleria'' (junegrass) * ''Koelreuteria'' (golden rain tree) * ''Kohleria'' * ''Kolkwitzia'' (beautybush) * ''Kosteletzkya'' * ''Kunzea''L
* ''Lablab'' * ''Laburnocytisus'' * ''Laburnum'' (laburnum) * ''Laccospadix'' * ''Lachenalia'' (Cape cowslip) * ''Laelia'' (anorchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* × Laeliocattleya, × ''Laeliocattleya'' (hybrid orchid genus)
* ''Lagarosiphon''
* ''Lagenophora''
* ''Lagerstroemia''
* ''Lagunaria''
* ''Lagurus (plant), Lagurus''
* ''Lamarckia''
* ''Lambertia''
* ''Lamium'' (deadnettle)
* ''Lampranthus''
* ''Lantana'' (shrub verbena)
* ''Lapageria''
* ''Lardizabala''
* ''Larix'' (larch)
* ''Larrea'' (creosote bush)
* ''Latania'' (Latan palm)
* ''Lathraea''
* ''Lathyrus''
* ''Laurelia''
* ''Laurus''
* ''Lavandula'' (lavender)
* ''Lavatera'' (Lavatera, mallow)
* ''Lawsonia (plant), Lawsonia''
* ''Layia''
* ''Ledebouria''
* ''Ledodendron'' (hybrid genus)
* ''Ledum''
* ''Leea''
* ''Legousia''
* ''Leiophyllum''
* ''Leipoldtia''
* ''Leitneria''
* ''Lemboglossum''
* ''Lenophyllum''
* ''Leonotis''
* ''Leontice''
* ''Leontopodium'' (edelweiss)
* ''Lepidozamia''
* ''Leptinella''
* ''Lechenaultia''
* '' Lespedeza'' (bush clover)
* ''Leucadendron''
* ''Leucanthemella''
* ''Leucanthemopsis''
* ''Leucanthemum''
* ''Leuchtenbergia''
* ''Leucocoryne''
* ''Leucogenes''
* ''Leucojum'' (Snowflake (plant), snowflake)
* ''Leucophyllum''
* ''Leucophyta''
* ''Leucopogon''
* ''Leucoraoulia'' (hybrid genus)
* ''Leucospermum'' (pincushion)
* ''Leucothoe (plant), Leucothoe''
* ''Lewisia''
* ''Leycesteria''
* ''Leymus''
* ''Liatris''
* ''Libertia''
* ''Libocedrus''
* ''Ligularia''
* ''Ligustrum'' (privet)
* ''Lilium'' (lily)
* ''Limnanthes''
* ''Limnocharis''
* ''Limonium'' (sea lavender)
* ''Linanthus''
* ''Linaria'' (toadflax)
* ''Lindelofia''
* ''Lindera''
* ''Lindheimera'' (star daisy)
* ''Linnaea'' (twinflower)
* ''Linospadix''
* ''Linum'' (flax)
* ''Liquidambar'' (sweetgum)
* ''Liriodendron'' (tulip tree)
* ''Liriope (plant), Liriope'' (lilyturf)
* ''Lithocarpus''
* ''Lithodora''
* ''Lithophragma''
* ''Lithops''
* ''Littonia''
* ''Livistona''
* ''Loasa''
* ''Lobelia''
* ''Lobularia (plant), Lobularia'' (sweet alyssum)
* ''Lodoicea'' (coco de mer)
* ''Loiseleuria''
* ''Lomandra'' (mat rush)
* ''Lomatia''
* ''Lomatium''
* ''Lomatophyllum''
* ''Lonicera'' (honeysuckle)
* ''Lopezia''
* ''Lophomyrtus''
* ''Lophospermum''
* ''Lophostemon''
* ''Loropetalum''
* ''Lotus (genus), Lotus''
* ''Luculia''
* ''Ludwigia (plant), Ludwigia''
* ''Luma (plant), Luma''
* ''Lunaria''
* ''Lupinus'' (lupin)
* ''Luzula'' (woodrush)
* ''Lycaste'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Lychnis'' (campion)
* ''Lycium''
* ''Lycopodium'' (club moss)
* ''Lycoris (plant), Lycoris''
* ''Lygodium'' (climbing fern)
* ''Lyonia (plant), Lyonia''
* ''Lyonothamnus''
* ''Lysichiton'' (yellow skunk cabbage)
* ''Lysiloma''
* ''Lysimachia''
* ''Lythrum'' (loosestrife)
M
* ''Maackia'' * ''Macfadyena'' * ''Machaeranthera'' * ''Mackaya'' * ''Macleania'' * ''Macleaya'' * ''Maclura'' * ''Macropidia'' * ''Macrozamia'' * ''Magnolia'' * ''Mahonia'' * ''Maianthemum'' (May lily) * ''Maihuenia'' * ''Malcolmia'' * ''Malephora'' * ''Malope'' * ''Malpighia'' * ''Malus'' (apple, crabapple) * ''Malva'' (Malva, mallow) * ''Malvastrum'' * ''Malvaviscus'' * ''Mammillaria'' * ''Mandevilla'' * ''Mandragora (genus), Mandragora'' (mandrake) * ''Manettia'' * ''Manglietia'' * ''Maranta (plant), Maranta'' * ''Margyricarpus'' * ''Marrubium'' (horehound) * ''Marsilea'' (pepperwort) * ''Masdevallia'' (anorchid
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genus)
* ''Matteuccia''
* ''Matthiola'' (Matthiola, stock)
* ''Maurandella''
* ''Maurandya''
* ''Maxillaria'' (an orchid
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genus)
* ''Maytenus''
* ''Mazus''
* ''Meconopsis''
* ''Medicago'' (alfalfa)
* ''Medinilla''
* ''Meehania''
* ''Megacodon''
* ''Megaskepasma''
* ''Melaleuca'' (paperbark)
* ''Melasphaerula''
* ''Melastoma''
* ''Chinaberry, Melia''
* ''Melianthus''
* ''Melica'' (melic)
* ''Melicytus''
* ''Melinis''
* ''Meliosma''
* ''Melissa (plant), Melissa'' (Melissa (plant), balm)
* ''Melittis'' (Melittis, bastard balm)
* ''Melocactus''
* ''Menispermum'' (moonseed)
* ''Mentha'' (mint)
* ''Mentzelia'' (starflower)
* ''Menyanthes''
* ''Menziesia''
* ''Merendera''
* ''Merremia''
* ''Mertensia''
* ''Mespilus''
* ''Metasequoia'' (dawn redwood)
* ''Metrosideros''
* ''Meum''
* ''Mexicoa''
* ''Michauxia''
* ''Michelia''
* ''Microbiota (plant), Microbiota''
* ''Microcachrys''
* ''Microlepia''
* ''Micromeria''
* ''Mikania''
* ''Milium (plant), Milium''
* ''Milla''
* ''Millettia''
* ''Miltonia'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Miltoniopsis'' (pansy orchid)
* ''Mimetes''
* ''Mimosa'' (mimosa, or sensitive plant)
* ''Mimulus'' (monkey flower)
* ''Mirabilis (plant), Mirabilis''
* ''Miscanthus''
* ''Mitchella'' (Mitchella, partridge berry)
* ''Mitella''
* ''Mitraria''
* ''Molinia''
* ''Moltkia (plant), Moltkia''
* ''Moluccella''
* ''Monadenium''
* ''Monanthes''
* ''Monarda'' (bee balm)
* ''Monardella''
* ''Monstera''
* ''Moraea''
* ''Morina''
* ''Morisia''
* ''Morus (plant), Morus'' (mulberry)
* ''Mucuna''
* ''Muehlenbeckia''
* ''Mukdenia''
* ''Musa (Musaceae), Musa'' (banana, Plantain (true), plantain)
* ''Muscari'' (grape hyacinth)
* ''Mussaenda''
* ''Mutisia''
* ''Myoporum''
* ''Myosotidium''
* ''Myosotis'' (forget-me-not)
* ''Myrica''
* ''Myriophyllum'' (Myriophyllum, milfoil)
* ''Myrrhis'' (Cicely, sweet cicely)
* ''Myrsine''
* ''Myrteola''
* ''Myrtillocactus''
* ''Myrtus'' (myrtle)
N
* ''Nandina'' (heavenly bamboo) * ''Narcissus (plant), Narcissus'' (daffodil) * ''Nasturtium (crucifer), Nasturtium'' (watercress) * ''Nautilocalyx'' * ''Nectaroscordum'' * ''Neillia'' * ''Nelumbo'' (lotus) * ''Nematanthus'' * ''Nemesia (plant), Nemesia'' * ''Nemopanthus'' (Nemopanthus, mountain holly) * ''Nemophila'' * ''Neobuxbaumia'' * ''Neolitsea'' * ''Neolloydia'' * ''Neomarica'' * ''Eriosyce, Neoporteria'' * ''Neoregelia'' * ''Nepenthes'' (pitcher plant) * ''Nepeta'' (catmint) * ''Nephrolepis'' * ''Nerine'' * ''Nerium'' (oleander) * ''Nertera'' * ''Nicandra'' * ''Nicotiana'' (tobacco) * ''Nidularium'' * ''Nierembergia'' * ''Nigella'' * ''Nipponanthemum'' * ''Nolana'' * ''Nomocharis'' * ''Nopalxochia'' * ''Nothofagus'' (southern beech) * ''Notholirion'' * ''Nothoscordum'' (false garlic) * ''Notospartium'' * ''Nuphar'' (spatterdock) * ''Nymania'' * ''Nymphaea'' (Nymphaeaceae, waterlily) * ''Nymphoides'' (floating heart) * ''Tupelo (tree), Nyssa'' (Tupelo (tree), tupelo)O
* ''Obregonia'' * ''Ochagavia'' * ''Ochna'' * ''Ocimum'' * × Odontioda, × ''Odontioda'' (hybrid orchid genus) * × Odontocidium, × ''Odontocidium'' (hybrid orchid genus) * ''Odontoglossum'' (anorchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Odontonema''
* × Odontonia, × ''Odontonia'' (hybrid orchid genus)
* ''Oemleria''
* ''Oenanthe (plant), Oenanthe'' (water dropwort)
* ''Oenothera'' (evening primrose, sundrops)
* ''Olea'' (olive)
* ''Olearia'' (Olearia, daisy bush)
* ''Olneya''
* ''Olsynium''
* ''Omphalodes'' (navelwort)
* ''Omphalogramma''
* ''Oncidium'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Onoclea''
* ''Ononis'' (restharrow)
* ''Onopordum''
* ''Onosma''
* ''Oophytum''
* ''Ophiopogon'' (lilyturf)
* ''Ophrys'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Oplismenus''
* ''Opuntia'' (opuntia, prickly pears, Cylindropuntia, chollas and many other cactus species)
* ''Orbea (plant), Orbea''
* ''Orbeopsis''
* ''Orchis'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Oreocereus''
* ''Origanum'' (marjoram, oregano)
* ''Orixa (plant), Orixa''
* ''Ornithogalum''
* ''Orontium'' (golden club)
* ''Orostachys''
* ''Oroya''
* ''Ortegocactus''
* ''Orthophytum''
* ''Orthrosanthus''
* ''Orychophragmus''
* ''Oryza'' (rice)
* ''Osbeckia''
* ''Osmanthus''
* ''Osmunda'' (royal fern)
* ''Osteomeles''
* ''Osteospermum''
* ''Ostrowskia'' (giant bellflower)
* ''Ostrya''
* ''Othonna''
* ''Ourisia''
* ''Oxalis'' (shamrock, sorrel)
* ''Oxydendrum''
* ''Oxypetalum''
* ''Ozothamnus''
P
* ''Pachistima'' * ''Pachycereus'' * ''Pachycormus (plant), Pachycormus'' * ''Pachycymbium'' * ''Pachyphragma'' * ''Pachyphytum'' * ''Pachypodium'' * ''Pachysandra'' * ''Pachystachys'' * ''Pachystegia'' * ''Pachystima'' * ''Pachyveria'' (hybrid genus) * ''peony, Paeonia'' (peony) * ''Paliurus'' * ''Pamianthe'' * ''Panax'' (ginseng) * ''Pancratium (plant), Pancratium'' (Pancratium maritimum, sea lily) * ''Pandanus'' (screw pine) * ''Pandorea'' * ''Panicum'' * ''Pansy '' * ''Papaver'' (poppy) * ''Paphiopedilum'' (slipper orchid) * ''Paradisea'' (paradise lily) * ''Parahebe'' * ''Paraquilegia'' * ''Parkinsonia'' * ''Parnassia'' * ''Parochetus'' * ''Parodia'' * ''Paronychia (plant), Paronychia'' * ''Parrotia'' * ''Parrotiopsis'' * ''Parthenocissus'' * ''Passiflora'' (granadilla, passionflower) * ''Patersonia'' * ''Patrinia'' * ''Paulownia'' * ''Paurotis palm, Paurotis'' * ''Pavonia (plant), Pavonia'' * ''Pedilanthus'' * ''Pediocactus'' * ''Pelargonium'' (geranium) * ''Pellaea (plant), Pellaea'' * ''Peltandra'' (arrow arum) * ''Peltoboykinia'' * ''Peltophorum'' * ''Peniocereus'' * ''Pennisetum'' * ''Penstemon'' * ''Pentachondra'' * ''Pentaglottis'' * ''Pentas'' * ''Peperomia'' * ''Peraphyllum'' * ''Pereskia'' * ''Perezia (plant), Perezia'' * ''Pericallis'' * ''Perilla'' * ''Periploca (plant), Periploca'' * ''Salvia subg. Perovskia, Perovskia'' (now included in ''Salvia'') * ''Gaultheria, Pernettya'' (now included in ''Gaultheria'') * ''Persea'' * ''Persicaria'' (fleeceflower, knotweed) * ''Petasites'' (butterbur, sweet coltsfoot) * ''Petrea'' * ''Petrocosmea'' * ''Petrophile'' * ''Petrophytum'' * ''Petrorhagia'' * ''Petroselinum'' (parsley) * ''Petteria'' * ''Petunia'' * ''Phacelia'' * ''Phaedranassa'' (queen lily) * ''Phaius'' (anorchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Phalaenopsis'' (moth orchid)
* ''Phalaris''
* ''Phebalium''
* ''Phegopteris'' (beech fern)
* ''Phellodendron'' (Phellodendron, cork tree)
* ''Philadelphus'' (mock orange)
* ''Philageria'' (hybrid genus)
* ''Philesia''
* ''Phillyrea''
* ''Philodendron''
* ''Phlebodium''
* ''Phlomis''
* ''Phlox''
* ''Phoenix (plant), Phoenix'' (date palm)
* ''Phormium''
* ''Photinia''
* ''Phragmipedium'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Phragmites'' (reed)
* ''Phuopsis''
* ''Phygelius''
* ''Phylica'' (Cape myrtle)
* × Phylliopsis, × ''Phylliopsis'' (hybrid genus)
* ''Phyllocladus'' (toatoa)
* ''Phyllodoce (plant), Phyllodoce''
* ''Phyllostachys''
* ''Phyllothamnus'' (hybrid genus)
* ''Physalis'' (ground cherry)
* ''Physaria'' (Lesquerella, bladderpod)
* ''Physocarpus''
* ''Physoplexis''
* ''Physostegia''
* ''Phyteuma''
* ''Phytolacca'' (pokeweed)
* ''Picea'' (spruce)
* ''Picrasma''
* ''Pieris (plant), Pieris''
* ''Pilea''
* ''Pileostegia''
* ''Pilosella''
* ''Pilosocereus''
* ''Pimelea''
* ''Pimpinella''
* ''Pinanga''
* ''Pinckneya''
* ''Pinellia''
* ''Pinguicula'' (butterwort)
* ''Pinus'' (pine)
* ''Piper (plant), Piper'' (pepper)
* ''Piptanthus''
* ''Pisonia''
* ''Pistacia'' (pistachio)
* ''Pistia''
* ''Pitcairnia''
* ''Pithecellobium''
* ''Pittosporum''
* ''Pityrogramma''
* ''Plantago'' (Plantain (cooking), plantain)
* ''Platanus'' (plane tree, sycamore)
* ''Platycarya''
* ''Platycerium'' (staghorn fern)
* ''Platycladus'' (Chinese arborvitae)
* ''Platycodon'' (balloon flower)
* ''Platystemon'' (Platystemon, creamcups)
* ''Plectranthus'' an orchid genus
* ''Pleioblastus''
* ''Pleione (plant), Pleione'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Pleiospilos'' (Pleiospilos nelii, living granite)
* ''Pleurothallis'' (an orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Plumeria'' (frangipani)
* ''Poa''
* ''Podalyria''
* ''Podocarpus''
* ''Podophyllum'' (mayapple)
* ''Podranea''
* ''Polemonium'' (Polemonium, jacob's ladder, abscess root)
* ''Polianthes''
* ''Poliothyrsis''
* ''Polygala'' (milkwort, seneca (plant), seneca, snakeroot)
* ''Polygonatum''
* ''Polygonum'' (knotweed, knotgrass)
* ''Polypodium''
* ''Polyscias''
* ''Polystichum''
* ''Poncirus''
* ''Pongamia''
* ''Pontederia'' (pickerel weed)
* ''Populus'' (aspen, Populus, poplar, Populus sect. Aegiros, cottonwood)
* ''Porana''
* ''Portea''
* ''Portulaca'' (purslane, Moss-rose Purslane, moss rose)
* ''Portulacaria''
* ''Posoqueria''
* ''Potamogeton''
* ''Potentilla'' (cinquefoil)
* ''Pothos (plant), Pothos''
* × Potinara, × ''Potinara'' (hybrid orchid genus)
* ''Pratia''
* ''Primula'' (Primula, primrose)
* ''Prinsepia''
* ''Pritchardia''
* ''Proboscidea (plant), Proboscidea'' (unicorn plant)
* ''Promenaea'' an orchid genus
* ''Prosopis'' (mesquite)
* ''Prostanthera'' (mint bush)
* ''Protea''
* ''Prumnopitys''
* ''Prunella (plant), Prunella'' (self-heal)
* ''Prunus'' (almond, apricot, cherry, peach, plum)
* ''Pseuderanthemum''
* ''Pseudocydonia''
* ''Pseudolarix'' (Pseudolarix amabilis, golden-larch)
* ''Pseudopanax''
* ''Pseudosasa''
* ''Pseudotsuga'' (douglas-fir)
* ''Pseudowintera''
* ''Psilotum''
* ''Psychopsis'' (butterfly orchid)
* ''Psylliostachys'' (statice)
* ''Ptelea''
* ''Pteris'' (brake (fern), brake, table fern)
* ''Pterocactus''
* ''Pterocarya'' (wingnut)
* ''Pteroceltis''
* ''Pterocephalus''
* ''Pterodiscus (plant), Pterodiscus''
* ''Pterostyrax''
* ''Ptilotus''
* ''Ptychosperma''
* ''Pueraria''
* ''Pulmonaria'' (lungwort)
* ''Pulsatilla''
* ''Pultenaea''
* ''Punica'' (pomegranate)
* ''Purshia''
* ''Puschkinia''
* ''Putoria''
* ''Puya (plant), Puya''
* ''Pycnanthemum''
* ''Pycnostachys''
* ''Pyracantha'' (firethorn)
* ''Pyrola'' (wintergreen)
* ''Pyrostegia''
* ''Pyrrosia''
* ''Pyrus'' (pear)
Q
* ''Quamoclit'' * ''Quaqua'' * ''Quercus'' (oak) * ''Quesnelia'' * ''Quisqualis'' * ''Quince''R
* ''Ramonda (plant), Ramonda'' * ''Ranunculus'' (buttercup, crowfoot (plant), crowfoot) * ''Ranzania (plant), Ranzania'' * ''Raoulia'' * ''Raphia (palm), Raphia'' (raffia) * ''Ratibida'' * ''Ravenala'' (traveler's tree) * ''Rebutia'' * ''Rehderodendron'' * ''Rehmannia'' * ''Reineckea'' * ''Reinwardtia'' * ''Reseda (plant), Reseda'' (Mignonette) * ''Retama'' * ''Rhamnus (plant), Rhamnus'' * ''Rhaphidophora'' * ''Rhaphiolepis'' * ''Rhapidophyllum'' (needle palm) * ''Rhapis'' (lady palm) * ''Rheum (plant), Rheum'' (rhubarb) * ''Rhexia'' * ''Rhipsalis'' * ''Rhodanthe'' (strawflower) * ''Rhodanthemum'' * ''Rhodiola'' * ''Rhodochiton'' * ''Rhododendron'' * ''Rhodohypoxis'' * ''Rhodophiala'' * ''Rhodothamnus'' * ''Rhodotypos'' * ''Rhoeo'' * ''Rhoicissus'' * ''Rhombophyllum'' * ''Rhus'' (sumac) * ''Rhynchelytrum'' * ''Rhynchostylis'' (anorchid
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genus)
* ''Ribes'' (Ribes, currant)
* ''Richea''
* ''Ricinus'' (castor-oil plant)
* ''Rigidella''
* ''Robinia''
* ''Rodgersia''
* ''Rodriguezia'' an orchid genus
* ''Rohdea''
* ''Romanzoffia''
* ''Matilija poppy, Romneya'' (Matilija poppy, tree poppy)
* ''Romulea''
* ''Rondeletia (plant), Rondeletia''
* ''Rosa'' (rose)
* ''Roscoea''
* ''Rosmarinus'' (rosemary)
* ''Rossioglossum'' an orchid genus
* ''Rothmannia''
* ''Roystonea'' (royal palm)
* ''Rubus'' (raspberry)
* ''Rudbeckia'' (coneflower)
* ''Ruellia''
* ''Rumex'' (dock (plant), dock)
* ''Rumohra''
* ''Rupicapnos''
* ''Ruschia''
* ''Ruscus''
* ''Russelia''
* ''Ruta'' (rue)
S
* ''Sabal'' (Sabal palmetto, palmetto) * ''Saccharum'' (plume grass, sugar cane) * ''Sadleria'' * ''Sagina'' (pearlwort) * ''Sagittaria'' (arrowhead) * ''Salix'' (willow) * ''Salpiglossis'' * ''Salvia'' (Salvia, sage) * ''Salvinia'' * ''Sambucus'' (elderberry, elder) * ''Sanchezia'' * ''Sandersonia'' * ''Sanguinaria'' (bloodroot) * ''Sanguisorba'' (burnet) * ''Sanicula'' * ''Sansevieria'' * ''Santolina'' * ''Sanvitalia'' (creeping zinnia) * ''Sapindus'' * ''Sapium'' (tallow tree) * ''Saponaria'' (soapwort) * ''Sarcocapnos'' * ''Sarcocaulon'' * ''Sarcococca'' * ''Saritaea'', see '' Bignonia magnifica'' * ''Sarmienta'' * ''Sarracenia'' (pitcher plant) * ''Sasa (plant), Sasa'' * ''Sassafras'' * ''Satureja'' (Satureja, savory) * ''Sauromatum'' * ''Saxegothaea'' * ''Saxifraga'' (saxifrage) * ''Scabiosa'' (scabious plant) * ''Scadoxus'' (blood lily) * ''Scaevola (plant), Scaevola'' * ''Schefflera'' * ''Schima'' * ''Schinus'' * ''Schisandra'' * ''Schizachyrium'' * ''Schizanthus'' * ''Schizopetalon'' * ''Schizophragma'' * ''Schizostylis'' * ''Schlumbergera'' * ''Schoenoplectus'' * ''Schomburgkia'' an orchid genus * ''Schotia'' * ''Schwantesia'' * ''Sciadopitys'' * ''Scilla'' (including the former genus ''Scilla sect. Chionodoxa, Chionodoxa'') * ''Scindapsus'' * ''Scirpoides'' * ''Sclerocactus'' * ''Scoliopus'' * ''Scopolia'' * ''Scrophularia'' (figwort) * ''Scutellaria'' * ''Securinega'' * ''Sedum'' (stonecrop) * ''Selaginella'' * ''Selago'' * ''Selenicereus'' * ''Selinum'' * ''Semele'' * ''Semiaquilegia'' * ''Semiarundinaria'' * ''Sempervivum'' (hens and chicks) * ''Senecio'' (ragwort) * ''Senna (herb), Senna'' * ''Sequoia (genus), Sequoia'' (coast redwood) * ''Sequoiadendron'' (giant sequoia) * ''Seriphidium'' * ''Serissa'' * ''Serruria'' * ''Sesbania'' * ''Sesleria'' * ''Setaria'' * ''Shepherdia'' * ''Shibataea'' * ''Shortia'' * ''Sibiraea'' * ''Sidalcea'' * ''Sideritis'' * ''Silene'' (campion) * ''Silphium (genus), Silphium'' * ''Silybum'' * ''Simmondsia'' (jojoba) * ''Sinningia'' * ''Sinofranchetia'' * ''Sinojackia'' * ''Sinowilsonia'' * ''Sisyrinchium'' * ''Skimmia'' * ''Smilacina'' * ''Smilax'' * ''Smithiantha'' * ''Smyrnium'' * ''Sobralia'' an orchid genus * ''Solandra'' * ''Solanum'' (potato, nightshade) * ''Soldanella'' (snowbell) * ''Soleirolia'' * ''Solenopsis (plant), Solenopsis'' * ''Solenostemon'' * ''Solidago'' (goldenrod) * ''Solidaster'' (supposedly hybrid genus; see ''Solidago'') * ''Sollya'' * ''Sonerila'' * ''Sophora'' * × Sophrolaeliocattleya, × ''Sophrolaeliocattleya'' (trigeneric hybrid orchid) * ''Sophronitis'' (anorchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Sorbaria''
* ''Sorbus'' (rowan, whitebeam)
* ''Sorghastrum''
* ''Sparaxis''
* ''Sparganium'' (bur-reed)
* ''Sparrmannia''
* ''Spartina'' (cord grass)
* ''Spartium'' (broom (shrub), broom)
* ''Spathiphyllum''
* ''Spathodea''
* ''Sphaeralcea''
* ''Spigelia''
* ''Spiraea'' (spirea)
* ''Sprianthes'' (an orchid
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genus)
* ''Sporobolus''
* ''Sprekelia''
* ''Stachys'' (betony)
* ''Stachyurus''
* ''Stangeria''
* ''Stanhopea'' (an orchid
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genus)
* ''Stapelia''
* ''Stapelianthus''
* ''Staphylea'' (Staphylea, bladdernut)
* ''Stauntonia''
* ''Stenanthium''
* ''Stenocactus''
* ''Stenocarpus''
* ''Stenocereus''
* ''Stenomesson''
* ''Stenotaphrum''
* ''Stenotus (plant), Stenotus''
* ''Stephanandra''
* ''Stephanocereus''
* ''Stephanotis''
* ''Sternbergia''
* ''Stigmaphyllon''
* ''Stipa''
* ''Stokesia (plant), Stokesia''
* ''Stomatium''
* ''Stratiotes''
* ''Strelitzia'' (Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise)
* ''Streptocarpus'' (Cape primrose)
* ''Streptosolen''
* ''Strobilanthes''
* ''Stromanthe''
* ''Strombocactus''
* ''Strongylodon''
* ''Stewartia, Stuartia''
* ''Triggerplant, Stylidium''
* ''Stylophorum''
* ''Styphelia''
* ''Styrax''
* ''Succisa''
* ''Sulcorebutia''
* ''Sutera''
* ''Sutherlandia''
* ''Swainsona''
* ''Swainsonia''
* ''Syagrus (plant), Syagrus''
* ''Sycoparrotia'' (hybrid genus)
* ''Sycopsis''
* ''Symphoricarpos'' (snowberry)
* ''Symphyandra''
* ''Symphytum'' (comfrey)
* ''Symplocos''
* ''Synadenium''
* ''Syneilesis''
* ''Syngonium''
* ''Synthyris''
* ''Syringa'' (lilac)
* ''Syzygium'' (Syzygium jambos, rose apple)
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* ''Tabebuia'' * ''Tabernaemontana'' * ''Tacca'' * ''Tagetes'' (tagetes, Mexican or French marigold) * ''Talinum'' (fameflower) * ''Tamarix'' (tamarisk) * ''Tanacetum'' (tansy) * ''Tanakaea'' * ''Tapeinochilos'' * ''Taxodium'' (bald cypress) * ''Taxus'' (yew) * ''Tecoma (plant), Tecoma'' * ''Tecomanthe'' * ''Tecomaria'' * ''Tecophilaea'' * ''Telekia'' * ''Telephium'' * ''Tellima'' * ''Telopea (plant), Telopea'' (waratah) * ''Templetonia'' * ''Terminalia (plant), Terminalia'' * ''Ternstroemia'' * ''Tetracentron'' * ''Tetradium'' (bee tree) * ''Tetranema'' * ''Tetraneuris'' * ''Tetrapanax'' * ''Tetrastigma'' * ''Tetratheca'' * ''Teucrium'' * ''Thalia (plant), Thalia'' * ''Thalictrum'' * ''Thelesperma'' * ''Thelocactus'' * ''Thelypteris'' * ''Thermopsis'' * ''Thespesia'' * ''Thevetia'' * ''Thlaspi'' * ''Thrinax'' (thatch palm) * ''Thryptomene'' (heath myrtle) * ''Thuja'' (thuja, arborvitae) * ''Thujopsis'' (Thujopsis, hiba) * ''Thunbergia'' * ''Thymophylla'' * ''thyme, Thymus'' (thyme) * ''Tiarella'' * ''Tibouchina'' * ''Tigridia'' * ''Tilia'' (linden) * ''Tillandsia'' (air plant, Spanish moss) * ''Tipuana'' * ''Titanopsis'' * ''Tithonia'' (Mexican sunflower) * ''Todea'' * ''Tolmiea'' * ''Tolpis'' * ''Toona'' * ''Torenia'' * ''Torreya'' (nutmeg yew) * ''Tovara'' * ''Townsendia (plant), Townsendia'' * ''Trachelium (plant), Trachelium'' ** ''Trachelium caeruleum'' (blue throatwort) * ''Trachelospermum'' * ''Trachycarpus'' (chusan palm) * ''Trachymene'' * ''Tradescantia'' (spiderwort) * ''Trapa'' (water caltrop) * ''Trichodiadema'' * ''Trichosanthes'' * ''Tricyrtis'' (toad lily) * ''Trientalis'' * ''Trifolium'' (clover) * ''Trillium'' * ''Tripetaleia'' * ''Tripterygium'' * ''Triteleia'' (triplet lily) * ''Tritonia (plant), Tritonia'' * ''Trochodendron'' * ''Trollius'' (globeflower) * ''Tropaeolum'' (nasturtium (popular name), nasturtium) * ''Tsuga'' (hemlock) * ''Tsusiophyllum'' * ''Tuberaria'' * ''Tulbaghia'' * ''Tulipa'' (tulip) * ''Tweedia'' * ''Tylecodon'' * ''Typha'' (cattail)U
* ''Uebelmannia'' * ''Ugni'' * ''Ulex'' (gorse) * ''Ulmus'' (elm) * ''Umbellularia'' * ''Uncinia'' * ''Uniola'' * ''Urceolina'' * ''Urginea'' * ''Ursinia'' * ''Utricularia'' (bladderwort) * ''Uvularia'' (merrybells, bellwort)V
* ''Valeriana'' (garden valerian) * ''Vallea'' * ''Vancouveria'' * ''Vanda'' (anorchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
* ''Vanilla'' an orchid genus
* ''Veitchia''
* ''Vellozia''
* ''Veltheimia''
* ''Veratrum''
* ''Verbascum'' (mullein)
* ''Verbena''
* ''Vernonia'' (ironweed)
* ''Veronica (plant), Veronica'' (speedwell)
* ''Veronicastrum''
* ''Verticordia''
* ''Vestia (plant), Vestia''
* ''Viburnum''
* ''Victoria (plant), Victoria'' (giant waterlily)
* ''Vigna'' (cowpea and various beans)
* ''Viguiera''
* ''Vinca'' (Vinca, periwinkle)
* ''Viola (plant), Viola'' (Pansy violet, pansy, violet)
* ''Virgilia (plant), Virgilia''
* ''Viscaria''
* ''Vitaliana''
* ''Vitex''
* ''Vitis'' (grape)
* ''Vriesea''
W
* ''Wachendorfia'' * ''Wahlenbergia'' * ''Waldsteinia'' * ''Washingtonia'' * ''Watsonia (plant), Watsonia'' * ''Weberocereus'' * ''Wedelia'' * ''Weigela'' * ''Weingartia'' * ''Weldenia'' * ''Welwitschia'' * ''Westringia'' * ''Widdringtonia'' * ''Wigandia'' * ''Parodia, Wigginsia'' * ''Wikstroemia'' * ''Wilsonaria'' (hybrid orchid genus) * ''Wisteria'' * ''Wittrockia'' * ''Wolffia'' * ''Woodsia'' * ''Woodwardia'' (chain fern) * ''Worsleya'' * ''Wulfenia''X
* ''Xanthoceras'' * ''Xanthorhiza'' * ''Xanthosoma'' * ''Xeranthemum'' * ''Xerophyllum (plant), Xerophyllum'' * ''Xylosma''Y
* ''Yucca'' * ''Yushania''Z
* ''Zaluzianskya'' * ''Zamia'' * ''Zamioculcas'' * ''Zantedeschia'' (Zantedeschia aethiopica, calla lily) * ''Zanthoxylum'' * ''Zauschneria'' * ''Zea (plant), Zea'' (maize) * ''Zelkova'' * ''Zenobia (plant), Zenobia'' * ''Zephyranthes'' * ''Zigadenus'' * ''Zinnia'' * ''Zizania'' (wild rice) * ''Zygopetalum'' (anorchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
genus)
See also
* List of culinary fruits * List of foods * List of vegetables * List of leaf vegetables * Lists of plants {{Americas topic, List of garden plants in Lists of plants, Garden Garden plants, Gardening lists, Plants