magnoliopsid genus

genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms

genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers

genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

a genus of dicotyledonous plants

deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees

one species: sweet fern

one species: corkwood

perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers

small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa

one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia

genus of tropical American woody vines

genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia

genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America

small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia

Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs

small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca

genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia

genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap

one species: oleander

deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers

pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees

genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody vines and small trees

evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap

genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers

genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and stems

periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials

birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe

wild ginger

a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers

very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers

chiefly Old World herbs

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae

genus of widely cultivated flowering Eurasian herbs with centrally depressed rounded tubers and rounded heart-shaped leaves

sea milkwort

aquatic herbs

loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive

genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels

evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia (New Zealand)

tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas

shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort

shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials

sea lavender

sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae

type genus of the Cucurbitaceae

climbing perennial herbs: bryony

a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons

cucumbers; muskmelons

exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber

bottle gourds

dishcloth gourds

Old World tropical vine

a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia

in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae

a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named

type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs

important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers

Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush

small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters

one species: Chilean nut

large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers

Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers

small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia

small genus of Australian shrubs

large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts

small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and Australia; some yield dyes

trees or shrubs; Madagascar to Australia

small genus of Australian shrubs or trees

Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs

small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia

Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs

small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers

genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales

type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet

genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers

small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America

genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets

genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia

type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella

genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana

genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana

genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians

genus of smooth slender North American herbs with showy flowers

genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa

genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China

evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits

deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree

genus of often spiny American shrubs and trees

forsythia

ash

shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine

genus of Old World shrubs: privet

widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan

small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region

genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs

genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region

genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel

genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel

type genus of the Juglandaceae

genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China

Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts

type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees

monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree

oleaster

chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils)

anchovy pear tree

brazil nut

loosestrife

type genus of the Myrtaceae

allspice tree

tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood

small South American shrubs or trees

used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)

a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family

guavas

tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves

a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere

tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds

large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous tetramerous flowers

chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers

coextensive with the family Punicaceae

type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs

usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs

deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood

small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut

a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax

false nettle

one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb

mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle

small genus of stingless herbs

low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage

an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae

hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae

hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae

type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries

yellowwood trees or shrubs

evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit

large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees

paper mulberry

large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc

type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions

large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit

a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States

an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia

the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans

type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers

shrubs or trees of warm regions

evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia

type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs

diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions

buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum

North American herbs of the buckwheat family

rhubarb

docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions

a genus of tropical shrub or tree

type genus of the Sapindaceae

small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe

tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot

longan

genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees

Chinese trees

tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries

a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia

type genus of the Buxaceae

evergreen perennial procumbent subshrubs or herbs

genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet

widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines

one species: trees and shrubs having flowers with acute or twisted petals and wingless fruit

one species: titi

crowberries

type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit

small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China

a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)

type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew

a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae

smoke trees

one species; often included in the genus Rhus

tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit

a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit

one species; an Australian evergreen sumac

deciduous or evergreen shrubs and shrubby trees of temperate and subtropical North America, South Africa, eastern Asia and northeastern Australia; usually limited to nonpoisonous sumacs (see genus Toxicodendron)

genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China

tropical trees having one-seeded fruit

in some classifications: comprising those members of the genus Rhus having foliage that is poisonous to the touch; of North America and northern South America

deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia

a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae

a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood

tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit

deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex

a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae

tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs

genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical

large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves

genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha

tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel)

type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf

deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees

deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America

pitcher plants

one species: California pitcher plant

genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America

pitcher plants

the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants

a genus of the family Droseraceae

one species: waterwheel plant

one species

insectivorous undershrubs of South Africa; in some classifications placed in the family Droseraceae

tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae

genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs: bindweed

woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia

climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed

genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder

genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes

morning glory

a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States

type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns

mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits

spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes

thorny Eurasian shrubs

a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees

the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes

woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils

type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs

large genus of small tropical usually succulent herbs

type genus of the Chloranthaceae

type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails

one species: yerba mansa

one species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places

genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed

small genus of South American evergreen vines

genus of perennial tropical African lianas

large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and Polynesia

genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World

succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical India and Africa and Malaysia

genus of foul-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from Africa to East India

genus of Old World tropical woody vines

genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers; supposedly having powers as an antidote

type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs

pawpaw

a genus of Malayan tree

genus of tropical trees

tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African

large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds

blue cohosh

herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia

evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia

perennial rhizomatous herbs

a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice

small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet

constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts

one species: katsura tree

evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries

small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves

Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs

aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America

used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera

avocado

a genus of sassafras

aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast

anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves

shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of angiosperm genera

tulip trees

climbing herbs

climbing plants or shrubs

type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits

the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies

spatterdocks

sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses

alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants

alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae

peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers

annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot

genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal

baneberry

annual or perennial herbs

perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regions

one species: rue anemone

columbine

a genus of Caltha

small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane

large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect herbs

small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers

plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium

large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of north temperate regions some poisonous

winter aconite

a genus of Helleborus

small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone

small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan

tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere

one species: giant buttercup

erect annual Eurasian herbs

includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers

widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue

small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane

perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers

shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage

evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand

large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae

a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)

genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood

a genus of Centrolobium

tropical American trees: tonka beans

genus of tropical American timber trees

Old World herbs: the sweet clovers

a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas

any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets

genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement

large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa

small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas

large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics

2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees

genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical and subtropical North and South America and India and West Africa

small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia

genus of tropical trees or shrubs

small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia

small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods

genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees

tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera

thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia

genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite

type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club

Old World woody vines

small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka

perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng

large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage

a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles

sandworts

mouse-eared chickweed

carnations and pinks

one species

Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers

low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves

one species: coral necklace

genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly

mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat-forming habit; most often placed in genus Arenaria: sandworts

low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and Arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having four-petaled rather than five-petaled flowers

low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts

perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions

mostly perennial Old World herbs

small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel

large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly

small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry

chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry

cow-cockles

a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus

a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus

genus of stemless South African succulents

South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight

carpetweeds

perennial succulents of South Africa

New Zealand spinach

large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs

genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera

annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa

genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed

genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia

genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs

used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera

small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs

goosefoot; pigweed

orach; saltbush

summer cypress

beets

a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae

a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae

glassworts

chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts

one species: greasewood

spinach

a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species

genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers

small genus of chiefly American herbs

ornamental tropical woody vines

four o'clocks

genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America

mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region

small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico

slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas

caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro

genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white

mainly globose cacti of southwestern United States and Mexico covered with many nodules; superficially resembling and formerly included in genus Mammillaria

globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil

large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States

small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti

genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti

large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles

genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America

small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti

genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers

tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit

two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal

large genus of cacti characterized chiefly by nipple-shaped protuberances or tubercles on their surface

genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean

small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America

low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America

large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears

genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers

large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits

South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti

mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night

small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits

type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed

a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates

a genus of evergreen climbers

small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America

a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America

genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs

large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers

genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes

genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers

small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia

small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes

genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs

tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees

tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs

tropical genus of small trees or shrubs

widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length

Old World genus of the family Cruciferae

a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and white flowers and long siliques

a genus of the family Cruciferae

one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant

a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis

annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress

horseradish

biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress

hoary alyssum

genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard

mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.

small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe

annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia

shepherd's purse

bittercress, bitter cress

usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus

Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers

a genus of the family Cruciferae

annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages

includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems

wall rocket

large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and Arctic regions

annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region

large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America

genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs

biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers

one species: tansy-leaved rocket

Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft

Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad

cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress

genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods

sweet alyssum

small genus of European herbs: honesty

genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan

genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals

aquatic herbs

small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods

chamois cress

radish

annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica

small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers

small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica

genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds

prince's plume

malheur wire lettuce

small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa

herbs of temperate regions: pennycress

small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America

closely related to and often included in genus Arabis

small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods

type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers

prickly poppies

tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus Macleaya

one species: greater celandine

annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa

one species: bush poppy

showy herbs of western North America

herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy

one species: golden cup

a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy

herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic

one species: creamcups

one species: matilija poppy

one species: bloodroot

one species: wind poppy

wood poppies

annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base

one species: climbing fumitory

North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers

perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil

genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum

annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America

genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers

herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers

comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae

small genus of Australian herbs grown for their flowers

a Spanish pellitory

a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting

a genus of hardy hairy latex-producing perennials of Mediterranean area

small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles

dog fennel

small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum

burdock

herbs and subshrubs: African daisy

comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum

small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs

large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions

lamb succory

usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon

large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers

genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Eupatorium

shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control

genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam

daisy

bur marigolds

genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters

mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads

genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath

oxeye

genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia

marigold

one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers

genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles

genus of Mediterranean thistles

safflower

genus of Mediterranean herbs: cupid's dart

knapweed; star thistle

small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile

genus of flowering herbs of western United States

in some classifications many plants usually assigned to the genus Chrysanthemum have been divided among other genera: e.g. Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Leucanthemum; Tanacetum

golden aster

genus of low branching shrubs of western North America

chicory

plume thistles

one species: blessed thistle

mistflower

common American weed or wildflower

genus of American plants widely cultivated for their flowers

used in some classification systems for some plants of genus Coreopsis

genus of tropical American plants cultivated for their colorful flowers

cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers

herbs of Australia and New Zealand

hawk's-beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere

artichoke; cardoon

genus of perennial tuberous plants of Mexico and Central America

one species: German ivy

comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum

South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers

genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane

small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs

genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles

perennial American herb

tropical African herbs

genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush

small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States

one species: North American herbs that resemble sunflowers

coarse herbs with whitish discoid flower heads and silky pappus

cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally

genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America

large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers

genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers

genus of small woolly herbs

genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers

genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap

genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies

small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers

large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres

large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America

sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North America and warm South America

genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants

genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep

genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia

small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature

genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds

genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers

large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus

oxeye

genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma

genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs

large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella

small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago

small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States

genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum

widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds

genus of Old World herbs or subshrubs: elecampane

small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae

small herbs closely related to chicory: dwarf dandelions

an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce

small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis

small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America

genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers

hawkbit

edelweiss

comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum

New Zealand edelweiss

genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots

genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants

one species: Texas star

one species: yellow ageratum

wildflowers of western North America

genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light

chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum

herbs and subshrubs of warm North America

large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America

genus of South American shrubs or lianas having large flower heads with feathery pappuses

genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes

large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers

a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers

genus of western African herbs or shrubs

genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum

genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio

small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers

cineraria

genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot

genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed

genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium

small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia

genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus

genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum

genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane

used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum

genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia

genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads

genus of xerophytic herbs and shrubs of South Africa and Australia; sometimes included in genus Helipterum

North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads

genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads

small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia

genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia

small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region

enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds

genus of narrow-leaved European herbs

small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters

woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia

genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves

tall North American perennial herbs

small genus of east African herbs

goldenrod

sow thistles

genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs growing in dense tufts

genus of shrubs and herbs of tropical and warm Americas

one species: stokes' aster

marigolds

a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum

an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions

genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States

genus of robust herbs of Mexico and Central America: Mexican sunflower

genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy

genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads

genus of herbs of southern United States

small genus comprising plants often included in genus Matricaria

genus of low creeping yellow-flowered perennial herbs of north temperate regions: coltsfoots; in some classifications includes species often placed in other genera especially Homogyne and Petasites

genus of South African herbs and shrubs cultivated as ornamentals

herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris

used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina

genus of New World tropical herbs or shrubs with terminal cymose heads of tubular flowers

coarse leafy perennial plants resembling sunflowers found especially in the western United States

coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles

genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to southwestern Asia

genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers

genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs

genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs

herbs and subshrubs: mallows

genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers

herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow

genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea

hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea

small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers

herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton

large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors

small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks

small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera

small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa

widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers

genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow

small genus of chiefly European herbs

genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera

small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows

one species: glade mallow

genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America

small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand

very small genus of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus

large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances

genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers

large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows

a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree

trees of chiefly South America

baobab; cream-of-tartar tree

tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers

a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae

one species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or Mexico

one species: balsa

tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees

type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae

small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America

one species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae

genus of tropical hardwood timber trees

type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics

Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)

large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts

genus of African shrubs or small trees

small genus of Asian trees or shrubs

flannelbush

genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another

small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses

genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers

genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs

small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees

cacao plants

small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves

deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood

a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand

widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia

a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees

small genus of tropical African shrubs

large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths

low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere

large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona

bearberry; manzanita

a genus containing only one species: spike heath

a genus allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce

one species

low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers

one species: leatherleaf

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae

small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus

widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs

deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries

erect evergreen shrubs: mountain laurel

evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions

one species: sand myrtle

American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs

one species: alpine azalea

evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya

deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia

sourwood

small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs

decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines

large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers

group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron

evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries

type genus of Diapensiaceae

evergreen herbs of southeastern United States

one species: pyxie; the eastern United States

evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern Asia: oconee bells

type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath

evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania

evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania

Australian heathlike shrubs

short-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions: wintergreen; shinleaf

a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions

small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia

one species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola

leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae

term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa

snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae

beeches

chestnuts; chinkapins

evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand

two species: golden chinkapins

tanbark oaks

beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa: southern beech

oaks

a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)

alders

mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae

deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae

deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae

deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae

enchanter's nightshade

large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas

type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries

tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers

deer grass

large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated

East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers

evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia

genus of tropical evergreen trees

tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often epiphytic; some stranglers

evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens

large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions

American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit

genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers

small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit

one species

type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas

type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts

small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa

widely distributed evergreen or semi-evergreen shrublets; America; Europe and North Africa to Asia Minor and central Asia

small evergreen subshrubs of North America

genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin

often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa

small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka

medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees

one species

small genus of South African shrubs or small trees

genus of tropical American and Asiatic spiny evergreen trees and shrubs

resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year

type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics

type genus of the Passifloraceae

Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket

genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia

small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil

large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions

a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions

a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand

a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry; grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands

small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana

small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia

mountain ebony, orchid tree

small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:

some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista

carobs

spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde

genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia

evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India

deciduous trees: honey locusts

small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods

small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees

small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees

one species: Dalmatian laburnum

small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications

genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia

widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa

American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides

very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut

very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods

small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa

genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs

twining perennial North American plants

genus of South African heathlike shrubs

large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae

small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar

genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod

genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak

erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions

herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics

large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees

a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut

a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers

deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States

small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus

2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered

genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas

chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs

yellowwoods

genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines

genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers

used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium

small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods

genus of Old World shrubs and herbs

large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa

small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia

large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom

large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers

indigo bush

genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods

genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines

genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers

beggarweed; tick trefoil

one species: Australian pea

genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma

genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers

small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue

genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush

chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom

small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America

small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America

genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean

sticky perennial Eurasian herbs

one species: salt tree

small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia

genus of herbs of north temperate regions

species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch

genus of Australian evergreen shrubs

genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes

genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches

genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers

one species: hyacinth bean

flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous

genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea

genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States

genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers

annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

herbs or shrubs: lupin

annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos

a genus of herbs that resemble clover

genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics

genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters

a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers

genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods

genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow

genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood

large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal

small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots

one species: shamrock pea

herbs of warm regions including most American beans

one species: chaparral pea

genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons

small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas

small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs

genus of tropical American trees: quira

genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora

one species: Indian beech

species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs

widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers

genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods

genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu

small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista

deciduous flowering trees and shrubs

small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood

small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees

cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria

one species: Spanish broom

genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines

genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush

genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas

genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas

one species: South American tree: tipu tree

Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs

genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse

widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs

genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus

one species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak

genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods

Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety pods; widely grown as an ornamental

large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses

genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit

North American deciduous trees or shrubs

flowering quince

coco plums

genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated

thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple

quince

mountain avens

Asiatic evergreen fruit trees

strawberries

avens

one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia

apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere

medlars

genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles

chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil

a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae

a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions

used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries

fruit trees native to the Old World: pears

large genus of brambles bearing berries

a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae

type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots

woodruff

medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark

shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World

coffee trees

large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark

annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers

large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and small trees

tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind

evergreen tropical American shrubs or small trees

creeping evergreen herbs of North America

small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves

small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United States and northern South America

tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees

genus of tropical African trees and shrubs

tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruit

chiefly east Asian shrubs

small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles

Chinese genus of 1 species: beauty bush

small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China

one species: twinflower

woodbine

deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China

elder; elderberry

genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot

deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree

east Asian flowering shrubs

type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel

annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean

annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand

geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated

geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions

type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi

genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense

genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products

genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi

water starworts

type genus of the Malpighiaceae

type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash

genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees

tropical American trees

deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka

cedar mahogany trees

small genus of Australian timber trees

African mahogany trees

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae

genus of African timber trees

tropical American mahogany trees

formerly included in genus Cedrela

genus of trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia and Australia

a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae

new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys

type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels

trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas

type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; senega; snakeroot

type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs

orange; lemon; lime; etc.

a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae

small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats

small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark

one species: trifoliate orange

deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash

type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark

small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras

wild mango

small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs

small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia

tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal

a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae

usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers

palo santo

small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America

xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States

annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions

a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows

a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars

parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia

small genus of Asiatic and American parasitic shrubs

small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants

quandong trees

small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs

type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species

genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers

one species

type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods

any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe

one species: Australian pitcher plant

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae

type genus of Hydrangeaceae; large genus of shrubs and some trees and vines with white or pink or blue flower clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

one species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

genus of ornamental mostly deciduous shrubs native to Asia and Central America; widespread in cultivation; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae

type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of Arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage

chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea

genus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with thick evergreen leaves; eastern Asia

genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan

genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers

one species

perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile

genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers

one species: leatherleaf saxifrage

small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America

genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals

genus of bog herbs of Arctic and northern temperate regions

small genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America and South America

genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America

small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers

one species: pickaback plant

genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore

type genus of the Polemoniaceae

bear's breeches

caricature plant

a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae

one species: cross vine

a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods

one species: desert willow

a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches

large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers

genus of tropical perennial American herbs

large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants

tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia

genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas

genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage

small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers

genus of tropical American shrubs

east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated

genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America

large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose

waterleaf

one species: yellow bells

small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico

genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes

American herbs with usually pinnatifid leaves and blue or purple or white flowers in scorpioid cymes

straggling herbs of southwestern United States

plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha

giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop

bugle

perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound

small genus of North American herbs: wood mints

calamint

wild basil

small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States

genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon

small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States

genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads

genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs

erect annual European herbs

ground ivy

small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)

Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs

genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits

lavender

small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa

genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae

small genus of herbs of the mint family

a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae

small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum

Old World aromatic herbs: horehound

a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae

mint plants

large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs

small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated

wild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm

catmint

basil

small genus of Asiatic herbs

large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves

genus of North American perennial herbs

large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus

genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil

small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers

American mountain mint

rosemary

large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage

savory

an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps

genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region

genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus

large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia

large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia

large genus of Old World mints: thyme

genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls

type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts

a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers

genus of North American spring wildflowers

small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia

large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowers

genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses

herbaceous perennials: shellflower

genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States

a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America

genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers

genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or Agalinis

semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies

genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon

large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America

genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves

widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell

type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet

belladonna

small genus of tropical South American annuals

genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits

includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets

chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers

genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs

tree tomato

thorn apple

genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs

genus of poisonous herbs: henbane

deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions

tomatoes

a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae

sturdy annual of Peru

American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage

genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers

annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America

ground cherries

herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs

small genus of herbs of the southern Andes having large showy flowers

Chilean herbs with orchid-like flowers

genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids

shrubby climbers of tropical America

one species: marmalade bush

type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs

small genus of tropical shrubs or trees

a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae

small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak

type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice

a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil

evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands

a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant

a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

small genus of South American trees yielding latex

genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava

candlenut

tropical American succulent shrubs

Mexican spurges

tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees

fool's parsley

dill

biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot

chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia

celery

a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with aromatic roots and palmate leaves and showy flowers

caraway

small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock

small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock

a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae

small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs

cumin

carrot

large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution

very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers

widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers

genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers

European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers

poisonous herbs: water dropworts

a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips

parsley

anise

chiefly American herbs: sanicle

a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots

genus including stone parsley

perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips

Alexanders

hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan

a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere

evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand

a large evergreen tree of South Africa

evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America

deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan

genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs

genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized

genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs