monocot genus

genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes

type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves

sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae

climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen

tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix

genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm

large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants

tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials

tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area

small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves

water arum

small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro

water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants

evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants

small genus of tropical American cormous herbs

tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum

small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas

skunk cabbage

tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves

small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs

one species of aquatic plant: golden club

small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs

any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves

one species: water lettuce

evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil

evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia

one species: skunk cabbage

epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage

tropical American tuberous perennials

calla lily

minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root

minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots

minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond

minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa

type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere

epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes

genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque

genus of delicate Asiatic orchids

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae

genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan

genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers

small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia

genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids

genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids

terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia

large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids

terrestrial orchids of North America

one species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia

genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences

large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties

small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids

terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia

terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid

large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids

genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions

small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids

genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids

genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera

genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum

genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa

large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia

genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids

comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips

comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae

large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum

large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States

genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers

small genus of Australian orchids

genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers

small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long

small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia

genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria

chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae

small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region

large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes

genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate

genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe

large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan

large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum

large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes

genus of tropical American orchids

large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera

large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America

a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia

horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium

genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids

genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia

genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific

genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers

herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres

small genus of Australian orchids

small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan

large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America

small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone

epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium

genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific

genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia

diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia

comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape

genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers

genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla

genus of tropical American orchids

large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids

genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids

genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America

small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America

genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia

large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds

type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a three-angled or three-winged perianth

goat grass

perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass

annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds

tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions

any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds

a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae

forage grasses

buffalo grass

reed grass

a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs

tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass

tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass

creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa

a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae

crab grass; finger grass

annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions

annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands

tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye)

annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics

genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs

a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae

manna grass

a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America

annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley

genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus

darnel; ryegrass

a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia

rice

rice grass

panic grass

a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions

a genus of Old World grasses

a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers

grasses native to temperate regions

reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions

chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions

tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane

overlaps the genus Andropogon

cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye

annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses

annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum

grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands

cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass)

lawn grasses

annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions

corn

wild rice

lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions

tall tender clumping bamboos

North American bamboo

giant clump-forming bamboos

medium and large bamboos

type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions

large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges

cotton grass

rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs

sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths

type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines)

reed maces; cattails

type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions

type genus of family Haemodoraceae

genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae

type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lily-like herbs of New World tropics

herbs of tropical America

type genus of the Musaceae: bananas

Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas

small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae

woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae

tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger

tropical Asiatic perennial herbs

cardamom

Central and South American feather palms

a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees

unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America

palmyra

distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest

fishtail palms

wax palms

coconut palms

slow-growing tropical fan palms

a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees

large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia

oil palms

a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America

a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die

monotypic genus of palms of Australasia

palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm

latanier palm

a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa

feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes

genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan

a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms

American dwarf fan palms

one species: saw palmetto

small to medium-sized fan palms

chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers

type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears

spiderworts

a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)

the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx

large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses

small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers

type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs

pickerelweed

water hyacinth; water orchid

mud plantains

sole genus of the family Naiadaceae

small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants

genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers

frogbit

one species

American frogbit

submerged freshwater perennials

small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants

eelgrass; eel grass

a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae

perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass

horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae

(or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants

large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africa

gladiolas

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

chiefly North American grasslike herbs

deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa

type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa

large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae

genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies

bulbous flowering plants of tropical America

Old World perennial bulbous herbs

a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family

small plants that resemble amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass

type genus of Liliaceae

small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae

genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae

small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus

large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae

genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae

genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae

one species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae

one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae

large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae

genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae

small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae

genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae

small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs

small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs

genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs

perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily

fritillary

Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs

chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae

sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily

east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae

robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae

sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus

small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae

genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae

bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae

small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae

genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

deciduous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae

sometimes placed in Smilacaceae

sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley

sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae

sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf

sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley

sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae

genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States

genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers

type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae

Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants

Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae

perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico

genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae

Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae

tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae

a weed