flowering plant

tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk

flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside

a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

wild or uncultivated flowering plant

any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae

a flower that blooms in a particular way

any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers

perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles

small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America

Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark centers

any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate

a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains

commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium

any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances

any plant of the genus Nigella

any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone

any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers

any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental

South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix

low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens

any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers

mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone

low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers

loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe

plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

any plant of the genus Silene

European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort

any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers

tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color

viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers

any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena

trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico

a plant of the genus Mirabilis

any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon

a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers

succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States

similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America

small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm

small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America

evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California

showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower

pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America

plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots

perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum

any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers

any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers

any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers

biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus

any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes

long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America

any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region

perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens

any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania

any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers

annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers

yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America

considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers

any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers

Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea

any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage

tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum

any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers

bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color

wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California

herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings

any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas

western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays

Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers

any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes

valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting

any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers

an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers

any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated

any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada

rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals

South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental

any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand

any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere

any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage

any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center

fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine

herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona

common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers

any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas

any plant of the genus Eriophyllum

hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue rays

softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays

any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads

any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy

any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers

African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers

slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico

a plant of the genus Haplopappus

any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers

hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis

low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States

similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea

small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated

California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white

any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions

alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts

tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum

perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand

any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads

Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads

shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers

wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico

wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona

wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah

California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays

bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico

herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers

herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue

a wildflower of the genus Ratibida

any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones

plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States

American ragwort with yellow flowers

perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America

herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits

any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago

dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus

erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers

any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America

perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America

whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States

any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays

dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona

European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower

weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States

any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers

balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States

herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored rays; northwestern United States

any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers

any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads

biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning

annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers

any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals

common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers

any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers

small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age

fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys

a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground

any of various plants of the genus Centaurium

one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas

any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis

any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers

half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers

any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers

any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers

a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers

any plant of the genus Commelina

perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient

Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin

any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa

Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture

tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia

plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America

plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho

California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima

plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta

bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream-colored or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico

plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho

plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana

any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias

low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia

tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers

any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses

any plant of the genus Phacelia

a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon

a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers

any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip

any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts

white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California

small widely branching western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado

eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers

any plant of the genus Gerardia

common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America

plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip

plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward

erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming

mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California

stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah

low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah

low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems

plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona

mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California

fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah

erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona

one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California

plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado

whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon

wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico

any plant of the genus Veronica

any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers

any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers

a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots

a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers

European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers