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


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


any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter


miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers


small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado


genus of bog herbs of Arctic and northern temperate regions


any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup


plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green


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


small genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America and South America


any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles


slender delicate plant with wide roundish deeply lobed leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers; British Columbia to northern Oregon and west to Idaho and Montana


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


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


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


oewn-foamflower-n oewn-coolwart-n oewn-false_miterwort-n oewn-false_mitrewort-n oewn-Tiarella_cordifolia-n

stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant


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


oewn-pickaback_plant-n oewn-piggyback_plant-n oewn-youth-on-age-n oewn-Tolmiea_menziesii-n

vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk


in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry


a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to Northern Hemisphere


any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants


cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries


widely cultivated currant bearing edible black aromatic berries


garden currant bearing small white berries


a flowering shrub also known as flowering currant or red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum)


oewn-gooseberry-n oewn-gooseberry_bush-n oewn-Ribes_uva-crispa-n oewn-Ribes_grossularia-n

spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries


coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees


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


any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits


variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree


very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree


oewn-American_sycamore-n oewn-American_plane-n oewn-buttonwood-n oewn-Platanus_occidentalis-n

very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico


large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor


tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers


medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5


Polemoniaceae, Solanaceae, Boraginaceae, Labiatae, Lentibulariaceae, Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales


used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales


a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers


any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions


oewn-Jacob-ap-s_ladder-n oewn-Greek_valerian-n oewn-charity-n oewn-Polemonium_caeruleum-n oewn-Polemonium_van-bruntiae-n oewn-Polymonium_caeruleum_van-bruntiae-n

pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers


erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States


perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal


tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell


herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico


any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers


oewn-chickweed_phlox-n oewn-sand_phlox-n oewn-Phlox_bifida-n oewn-Phlox_stellaria-n

low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States


oewn-moss_pink-n oewn-mountain_phlox-n oewn-moss_phlox-n oewn-dwarf_phlox-n oewn-Phlox_subulata-n

low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover


a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States


oewn-ground_pink-n oewn-fringed_pink-n oewn-moss_pink-n oewn-Linanthus_dianthiflorus-n

low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers


small California annual with white flowers


widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales


any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated


oewn-bear-ap-s_breech-n oewn-bear-ap-s_breeches-n oewn-sea_holly-n oewn-Acanthus_mollis-n

widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers


tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face


a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae


tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center


trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales


any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae


oewn-cross_vine-n oewn-trumpet_flower-n oewn-quartervine-n oewn-quarter-vine-n oewn-Bignonia_capreolata-n

woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section


a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers


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


tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods


evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods


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


tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds


a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit


perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region


hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach


rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks


annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers


annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species


any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers


perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers


anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats


anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers


tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae


oewn-Spanish_elm-n oewn-Equador_laurel-n oewn-salmwood-n oewn-cypre-n oewn-princewood-n oewn-Cordia_alliodora-n

large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood


a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae


biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers


biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers


perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers


a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae


oewn-blueweed-n oewn-blue_devil-n oewn-blue_thistle-n oewn-viper-ap-s_bugloss-n oewn-Echium_vulgare-n

a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States


oewn-Hackelia-n oewn-genus_Hackelia-n oewn-Lappula-n oewn-genus_Lappula-n


Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing


any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing


annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia


European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands


perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment


perennial North American plant with greyish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment


a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels


smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud


small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers


small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers


a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae


any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers


perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas


European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America


plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit: morning glory, bindweed, sweet potato


genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs: bindweed


any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus


any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit


weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed


twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin


resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia


woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia


any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers


oewn-hedge_bindweed-n oewn-wild_morning-glory-n oewn-Calystegia_sepium-n oewn-Convolvulus_sepium-n

common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus


genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder


a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria


leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax


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


a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions


any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day


pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers


annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory


oewn-cypress_vine-n oewn-star-glory-n oewn-Indian_pink-n oewn-Ipomoea_quamoclit-n oewn-Quamoclit_pennata-n

tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere


pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers


pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh


oewn-wild_potato_vine-n oewn-wild_sweet_potato_vine-n oewn-man-of-the-earth-n oewn-manroot-n oewn-scammonyroot-n oewn-Ipomoea_panurata-n oewn-Ipomoea_fastigiata-n

tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato


annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States


a morning glory with long roots of western United States


a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas


annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers


large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales


any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia


large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers


genus of tropical perennial American herbs


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


large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants


a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex


epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers


tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia


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


genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas


tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage


genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage


any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers


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


any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers


herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers


shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers


east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated


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


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


South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers


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


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


any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers


any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum


oewn-Virginia_waterleaf-n oewn-Shawnee_salad-n oewn-shawny-n oewn-Indian_salad-n oewn-John-ap-s_cabbage-n oewn-Hydrophyllum_virginianum-n

showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States


oewn-yellow_bells-n oewn-California_yellow_bells-n oewn-whispering_bells-n oewn-Emmanthe_penduliflora-n

viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers


small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico


viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses


genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes


delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots


California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal


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


annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers


oewn-California_bluebell-n oewn-whitlavia-n oewn-Phacelia_minor-n oewn-Phacelia_whitlavia-n

desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes


hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers


straggling herbs of southwestern United States


straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila


oewn-Labiatae-n oewn-family_Labiatae-n oewn-Lamiaceae-n oewn-family_Lamiaceae-n oewn-mint_family-n

a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint, thyme, sage, rosemary


plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha


oewn-basil_thyme-n oewn-basil_balm-n oewn-mother_of_thyme-n oewn-Acinos_arvensis-n oewn-Satureja_acinos-n

fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America


any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache


erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States


much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel


erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers


any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover


low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States


upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe


low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa


perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound


oewn-black_horehound-n oewn-black_archangel-n oewn-fetid_horehound-n oewn-stinking_horehound-n oewn-Ballota_nigra-n

ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers


small genus of North American herbs: wood mints


American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers


a variety of wood mint with flowers light blue, pale purple or white with purple spots (Blephilia hirsuta)


a variety of wood mint with pink-purple flowers stacked to resemble a pagoda (Blephilia celiata)


perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America


mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe


oewn-large-flowered_calamint-n oewn-Calamintha_grandiflora-n oewn-Clinopodium_grandiflorum-n oewn-Satureja_grandiflora-n

aromatic herb with large pink flowers; native to southern and southeastern Europe, Anatolia, northern Iran


oewn-lesser_calamint-n oewn-field_balm-n oewn-Calamintha_nepeta-n oewn-Calamintha_nepeta_glantulosa-n oewn-Satureja_nepeta-n oewn-Satureja_calamintha_glandulosa-n

low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States


oewn-wild_basil-n oewn-cushion_calamint-n oewn-Clinopodium_vulgare-n oewn-Satureja_vulgaris-n

aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia


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


oewn-horse_balm-n oewn-horseweed-n oewn-stoneroot-n oewn-stone-root-n oewn-richweed-n oewn-stone_root-n oewn-Collinsonia_canadensis-n

erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States


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


any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers


oewn-country_borage-n oewn-Coleus_aromaticus-n oewn-Coleus_amboinicus-n oewn-Plectranthus_amboinicus-n

an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus


oewn-painted_nettle-n oewn-Joseph-ap-s_coat-n oewn-Coleus_blumei-n oewn-Solenostemon_blumei-n oewn-Solenostemon_scutellarioides-n

perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon


small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States


small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species


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


American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers


genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs


any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes


coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States


oewn-ground_ivy-n oewn-alehoof-n oewn-field_balm-n oewn-gill-over-the-ground-n oewn-runaway_robin-n oewn-Glechoma_hederaceae-n oewn-Nepeta_hederaceae-n

trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta


small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)


erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine


Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs


a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil


genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits


any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips


Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers


any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated


aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets


shrubby greyish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers


Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil


pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics


small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa


oewn-dagga-n oewn-Cape_dagga-n oewn-red_dagga-n oewn-wilde_dagga-n oewn-Leonotis_leonurus-n

relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco


pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States


genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls


bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers


oewn-Lepechinia-n oewn-genus_Lepechinia-n oewn-Sphacele-n oewn-genus_Sphacele-n

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae


California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers


a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States


aromatic perennial herb of United States


hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers


a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae


small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum


any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings


oewn-oregano-n oewn-marjoram-n oewn-pot_marjoram-n oewn-wild_marjoram-n oewn-winter_sweet-n oewn-Origanum_vulgare-n


oewn-sweet_marjoram-n oewn-knotted_marjoram-n oewn-Origanum_majorana-n oewn-Majorana_hortensis-n

aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe


oewn-dittany_of_crete-n oewn-cretan_dittany-n oewn-crete_dittany-n oewn-hop_marjoram-n oewn-winter_sweet-n oewn-Origanum_dictamnus-n


any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium


European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring


a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae


oewn-lemon_balm-n oewn-garden_balm-n oewn-sweet_balm-n oewn-bee_balm-n oewn-beebalm-n oewn-Melissa_officinalis-n

bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America


any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers


European mint naturalized in United States


a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America


oewn-bergamot_mint-n oewn-lemon_mint-n oewn-eau_de_cologne_mint-n oewn-Mentha_citrata-n

mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange


a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States


herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring


common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring


oewn-apple_mint-n oewn-applemint-n oewn-Mentha_rotundifolia-n oewn-Mentha_suaveolens-n

mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States


Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil


oil from European pennyroyal having an odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps


large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs


oewn-yerba_buena-n oewn-Micromeria_chamissonis-n oewn-Micromeria_douglasii-n oewn-Satureja_douglasii-n

trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally


dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions


small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated


aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped calyx


any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda


oewn-bee_balm-n oewn-beebalm-n oewn-bergamot_mint-n oewn-oswego_tea-n oewn-Monarda_didyma-n

perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads


tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico


an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico


perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls


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


fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers


hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats


any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum


annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs


plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage


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


any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage


a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers


any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers


oewn-false_dragonhead-n oewn-false_dragon_head-n oewn-obedient_plant-n oewn-Physostegia_virginiana-n

North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers


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


any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus


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


oewn-patchouli-n oewn-patchouly-n oewn-pachouli-n oewn-Pogostemon_cablin-n

small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes


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


decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America


oewn-Pycnanthemum-n oewn-genus_Pycnanthemum-n oewn-Koellia-n oewn-genus_Koellia-n


any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California


perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised


widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery


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


any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb


blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States


stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery


Texas sage having intensely blue flowers


sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation


silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers


shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb


tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands


aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental


California erect and sparsely branched perennial


an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin


oewn-wild_sage-n oewn-wild_clary-n oewn-vervain_sage-n oewn-Salvia_verbenaca-n

Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States


oewn-Satureja-n oewn-genus_Satureja-n oewn-Satureia-n oewn-genus_Satureia-n


any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees


erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere


erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe


an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps


a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised


oewn-blue_pimpernel-n oewn-blue_skullcap-n oewn-mad-dog_skullcap-n oewn-mad-dog_weed-n oewn-Scutellaria_lateriflora-n

an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic


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


foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome


perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in Northern Hemisphere


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


any of various plants of the genus Teucrium


subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America


European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots


Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats


European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America


any of various mints of the genus Thymus


common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine


aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States


genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls


any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers


oewn-black_sage-n oewn-wooly_blue_curls-n oewn-California_romero-n oewn-Trichostema_lanatum-n

an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico


oewn-turpentine_camphor_weed-n oewn-camphorweed-n oewn-vinegarweed-n oewn-Trichostema_lanceolatum-n


aromatic plant of the eastern United States


carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea


bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution


any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals


butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica


any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects


small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps


rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle to form traps; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs


in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae


in some classifications includes the unicorn plants


sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit


brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales


the family of plants of order Polemoniales


oewn-sesame-n oewn-benne-n oewn-benni-n oewn-benny-n oewn-Sesamum_indicum-n

East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil


in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants


oewn-common_unicorn_plant-n oewn-devil-ap-s_claw-n oewn-common_devil-ap-s_claw-n oewn-elephant-tusk-n oewn-proboscis_flower-n oewn-ram-ap-s_horn-n oewn-Proboscidea_louisianica-n

annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak


a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures


a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea


oewn-Scrophulariaceae-n oewn-family_Scrophulariaceae-n oewn-figwort_family-n oewn-foxglove_family-n

a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales


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


any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia


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


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


California plant with slender racemes of white flowers


southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation


perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers


genus of North American spring wildflowers


a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers


small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico


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


multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia


sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia


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


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


oewn-Castilleja-n oewn-genus_Castilleja-n oewn-Castilleia-n oewn-genus_Castilleia-n

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


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


most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers


wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers


hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico


plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers


oewn-shellflower-n oewn-shell-flower-n oewn-turtlehead-n oewn-snakehead-n oewn-snake-head-n oewn-Chelone_glabra-n

showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple


genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States


oewn-purple_chinese_houses-n oewn-innocense-n oewn-Collinsia_bicolor-n oewn-Collinsia_heterophylla-n

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


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


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


oewn-Culver-ap-s_root-n oewn-Culvers_root-n oewn-Culver-ap-s_physic-n oewn-Culvers_physic-n oewn-whorlywort-n oewn-Veronicastrum_virginicum-n

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


any of several plants of the genus Digitalis


oewn-common_foxglove-n oewn-fairy_bell-n oewn-fingerflower-n oewn-finger-flower-n oewn-fingerroot-n oewn-finger-root-n oewn-Digitalis_purpurea-n

tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock


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


North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers


oewn-toadflax-n oewn-butter-and-eggs-n oewn-wild_snapdragon-n oewn-devil-ap-s_flax-n oewn-Linaria_vulgaris-n

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


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


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


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


low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves


any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers


European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America


densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America


Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers


oewn-common_mullein-n oewn-great_mullein-n oewn-Aaron-ap-s_rod-n oewn-flannel_mullein-n oewn-woolly_mullein-n oewn-torch-n oewn-Verbascum_thapsus-n

tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches


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


European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America


plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers


erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America


European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers; sparsely naturalized in North America


Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers


plant of wet places in Eurasia and America


common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes


North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe


perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World


large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra


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


any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit


Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit


oewn-horse_nettle-n oewn-ball_nettle-n oewn-bull_nettle-n oewn-ball_nightshade-n oewn-Solanum_carolinense-n

coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States


hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato


oewn-bittersweet-n oewn-bittersweet_nightshade-n oewn-climbing_nightshade-n oewn-deadly_nightshade-n oewn-poisonous_nightshade-n oewn-woody_nightshade-n oewn-Solanum_dulcamara-n

poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America


oewn-trompillo-n oewn-white_horse_nettle-n oewn-prairie_berry-n oewn-purple_nightshade-n oewn-silverleaf_nightshade-n oewn-silver-leaved_nightshade-n oewn-silver-leaved_nettle-n oewn-Solanum_elaeagnifolium-n

weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America


woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries


erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes


copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue


oewn-eggplant-n oewn-aubergine-n oewn-brinjal-n oewn-eggplant_bush-n oewn-garden_egg-n oewn-mad_apple-n oewn-Solanum_melongena-n

hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable


oewn-black_nightshade-n oewn-common_nightshade-n oewn-poisonberry-n oewn-poison-berry-n oewn-Solanum_nigrum-n

Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible


oewn-garden_huckleberry-n oewn-wonderberry-n oewn-sunberry-n oewn-Solanum_nigrum_guineese-n oewn-Solanum_melanocerasum-n oewn-Solanum_burbankii-n

improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries


oewn-Jerusalem_cherry-n oewn-winter_cherry-n oewn-Madeira_winter_cherry-n oewn-Solanum_pseudocapsicum-n

small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit


small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges


North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers


oewn-potato-n oewn-white_potato-n oewn-white_potato_vine-n oewn-Solanum_tuberosum-n

annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous


vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers


oewn-potato_tree-n oewn-Brazilian_potato_tree-n oewn-Solanum_wrightii-n oewn-Solanum_macranthum-n

South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato


oewn-belladonna-n oewn-belladonna_plant-n oewn-deadly_nightshade-n oewn-Atropa_belladonna-n

perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine


small genus of tropical South American annuals


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


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


West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers


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


oewn-angel-ap-s_trumpet-n oewn-maikoa-n oewn-Brugmansia_arborea-n oewn-Datura_arborea-n

a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers


South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers


arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers


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


any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers


plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental


oewn-cayenne-n oewn-cayenne_pepper-n oewn-chili_pepper-n oewn-chilli_pepper-n oewn-long_pepper-n oewn-jalapeno-n oewn-Capsicum_annuum_longum-n

plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red


oewn-sweet_pepper-n oewn-bell_pepper-n oewn-pimento-n oewn-pimiento-n oewn-paprika-n oewn-sweet_pepper_plant-n oewn-Capsicum_annuum_grossum-n

plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers


plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits


plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers


oewn-tabasco_pepper-n oewn-hot_pepper-n oewn-tabasco_plant-n oewn-Capsicum_frutescens-n

plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce


genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs


West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day


West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night


South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato


any of several plants of the genus Datura


oewn-jimsonweed-n oewn-jimson_weed-n oewn-Jamestown_weed-n oewn-common_thorn_apple-n oewn-apple_of_Peru-n oewn-Datura_stramonium-n

intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits


genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs


Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic


oewn-henbane-n oewn-black_henbane-n oewn-stinking_nightshade-n oewn-Hyoscyamus_niger-n

poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine


poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine


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


any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries


oewn-common_matrimony_vine-n oewn-Duke_of_Argyll-ap-s_tea_tree-n oewn-Lycium_barbarum-n oewn-Lycium_halimifolium-n

deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China


spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries


oewn-Lycopersicon-n oewn-genus_Lycopersicon-n oewn-Lycopersicum-n oewn-genus_Lycopersicum-n


oewn-tomato-n oewn-love_apple-n oewn-tomato_plant-n oewn-Lycopersicon_esculentum-n

native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties


an Italian variety of cherry tomato that is shaped like a plum


a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae


a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers


the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic


coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry


American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage


aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs


South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers


tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves


tobacco plant of South America and Mexico


evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock


genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers


any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers


prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose


shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental


annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America


any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers


annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowers


herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers


hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple


any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers


decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk


oewn-Chinese_lantern_plant-n oewn-winter_cherry-n oewn-bladder_cherry-n oewn-Physalis_alkekengi-n

Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx


annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits


stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits


oewn-tomatillo-n oewn-jamberry-n oewn-Mexican_husk_tomato-n oewn-Physalis_ixocarpa-n

annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes


oewn-tomatillo-n oewn-miltomate-n oewn-purple_ground_cherry-n oewn-jamberry-n oewn-Physalis_philadelphica-n

Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes


found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries


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


weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit


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


Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat


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


genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids


oewn-chalice_vine-n oewn-trumpet_flower-n oewn-cupflower-n oewn-Solandra_guttata-n

Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat


oewn-marmalade_bush-n oewn-fire_bush-n oewn-fire-bush-n oewn-Streptosolen_jamesonii-n

evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant


oewn-Verbenaceae-n oewn-family_Verbenaceae-n oewn-verbena_family-n oewn-vervain_family-n

family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees


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


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


a genus of about 150 species of flowering shrub, commonly known as shrub verbenas or lantanas


used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia


a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground


a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific


a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae


an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida


small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak


tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood


hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding


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


any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice


oewn-caper_spurge-n oewn-myrtle_spurge-n oewn-mole_plant-n oewn-Euphorbia_lathyris-n

poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil


oewn-sun_spurge-n oewn-wartweed-n oewn-wartwort-n oewn-devil-ap-s_milk-n oewn-Euphorbia_helioscopia-n

not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun


an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States


African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches


oewn-wild_spurge-n oewn-flowering_spurge-n oewn-tramp-ap-s_spurge-n oewn-Euphorbia_corollata-n

common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts


oewn-snow-on-the-mountain-n oewn-snow-in-summer-n oewn-ghost_weed-n oewn-Euphorbia_marginata-n

annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk


Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States


tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America


oewn-poinsettia-n oewn-Christmas_star-n oewn-Christmas_flower-n oewn-lobster_plant-n oewn-Mexican_flameleaf-n oewn-painted_leaf-n oewn-Euphorbia_pulcherrima-n

tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers


oewn-Japanese_poinsettia-n oewn-mole_plant-n oewn-paint_leaf-n oewn-Euphorbia_heterophylla-n

showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru


oewn-fire-on-the-mountain-n oewn-painted_leaf-n oewn-Mexican_fire_plant-n oewn-Euphorbia_cyathophora-n

poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla


European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters


wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States


European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States


Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers


small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra


oewn-crown_of_thorns-n oewn-Christ_thorn-n oewn-Christ_plant-n oewn-Euphorbia_milii-n

somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts


an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves


a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae


tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil


tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil


viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action


aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense


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


grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant


a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae


oewn-herb_mercury-n oewn-herbs_mercury-n oewn-boys-and-girls-n oewn-Mercurialis_annua-n

Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic


European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers


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


oewn-castor-oil_plant-n oewn-castor_bean_plant-n oewn-palma_christi-n oewn-palma_christ-n oewn-Ricinus_communis-n

large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics


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


oewn-spurge_nettle-n oewn-tread-softly-n oewn-devil_nettle-n oewn-pica-pica-n oewn-Cnidoscolus_urens-n oewn-Jatropha_urens-n oewn-Jatropha_stimulosus-n


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


small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities


small genus of South American trees yielding latex

rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations


deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber


genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava


any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch


oewn-bitter_cassava-n oewn-manioc-n oewn-mandioc-n oewn-mandioca-n oewn-tapioca_plant-n oewn-gari-n oewn-Manihot_esculenta-n oewn-Manihot_utilissima-n

cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca


cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca


South American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed


large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles


oewn-tung_tree-n oewn-tung-n oewn-tung-oil_tree-n oewn-Aleurites_fordii-n

Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil


any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts


wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica


oewn-Jewbush-n oewn-Jew-bush-n oewn-Jew_bush-n oewn-redbird_cactus-n oewn-redbird_flower-n oewn-Pedilanthus_tithymaloides-n

low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties


seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble


a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales


tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees


any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers


greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties


a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves


oewn-Umbelliferae-n oewn-family_Umbelliferae-n oewn-Apiaceae-n oewn-family_Apiaceae-n oewn-carrot_family-n

plants having flowers in umbels: parsley, carrot, anise, caraway, celery, dill


any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae


any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley


European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten


aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning


biennial or perennial herbs of the Northern Hemisphere; have a taproot


any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels


a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally


European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island


chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia


aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads


coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America


widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked


oewn-celeriac-n oewn-celery_root-n oewn-knob_celery-n oewn-root_celery-n oewn-turnip-rooted_celery-n oewn-Apium_graveolens_rapaceum-n

grown for its thickened edible aromatic root


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


European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers


a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed


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


tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas


tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes


small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock


oewn-hemlock-n oewn-poison_hemlock-n oewn-poison_parsley-n oewn-California_fern-n oewn-Nebraska_fern-n oewn-winter_fern-n oewn-Conium_maculatum-n

large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous


a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae


a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts


small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs


oewn-coriander-n oewn-coriander_plant-n oewn-Chinese_parsley-n oewn-cilantro-n oewn-Coriandrum_sativum-n

Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley


dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds


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


perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions


deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant


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


oewn-sea_holly-n oewn-sea_holm-n oewn-sea_eryngium-n oewn-Eryngium_maritimum-n

European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac


coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master


oewn-rattlesnake_master-n oewn-rattlesnake-ap-s_master-n oewn-button_snakeroot-n oewn-Eryngium_yuccifolium-n

coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite


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


any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems


strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning


grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base


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


tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers


genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers


herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds


European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers


European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers


European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous


European poisonous herb with fibrous roots


a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips


a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root


European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation


biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip


annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves


parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip


native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery


a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers


sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers


sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers


sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers


a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots


any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage


a slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seeds


perennial of wet and marshy places in the Northern Hemisphere: water parsnips


stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia


large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe


an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root


oewn-Alexander-n oewn-Alexanders-n oewn-black_lovage-n oewn-horse_parsley-n oewn-Smyrnium_olusatrum-n

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb


a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia


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


a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers


hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resembles boxwood


deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries


oewn-red_osier-n oewn-red_osier_dogwood-n oewn-red_dogwood-n oewn-American_dogwood-n oewn-redbrush-n oewn-Cornus_stolonifera-n

common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers


shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel


shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit


oewn-common_European_dogwood-n oewn-red_dogwood-n oewn-blood-twig-n oewn-pedwood-n oewn-Cornus_sanguinea-n

European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers


oewn-bunchberry-n oewn-dwarf_cornel-n oewn-crackerberry-n oewn-pudding_berry-n oewn-Cornus_canadensis-n

creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska


deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit


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


evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America


South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers


small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental


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


genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor


genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs


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


tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally


genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized


oewn-common_corn_salad-n oewn-lamb-ap-s_lettuce-n oewn-Valerianella_olitoria-n oewn-Valerianella_locusta-n

widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed


genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs


European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers


tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas


terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns


type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns


any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves


any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks


large stout fern of extreme western Europe


large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds


large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas


any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters


oewn-royal_fern-n oewn-royal_osmund-n oewn-king_fern-n oewn-ditch_fern-n oewn-French_bracken-n oewn-Osmunda_regalis-n

large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds


North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds


oewn-cinnamon_fern-n oewn-fiddlehead-n oewn-fiddlehead_fern-n oewn-Osmunda_cinnamonea-n

New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible


including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea


oewn-crape_fern-n oewn-Prince-of-Wales_fern-n oewn-Prince-of-Wales_feather-n oewn-Prince-of-Wales_plume-n oewn-Leptopteris_superba-n oewn-Todea_superba-n

New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea


a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae


fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa


type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern


rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts


genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America


fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs


any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining


delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds


oewn-climbing_maidenhair-n oewn-climbing_maidenhair_fern-n oewn-snake_fern-n oewn-Lygodium_microphyllum-n

tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida


sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds


a family of heterosporous aquatic and semi-aquatic ferns, commonly known as the pepperwort family or the water-clover family (Marsileaceae)


a genus of water-clover ferns (Marsilea)


any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets


oewn-nardoo-n oewn-nardo-n oewn-common_nardoo-n oewn-Marsilea_drummondii-n


water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves


European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps


one species of aquatic or semiaquatic fern


small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil


a family of water ferns containing the two genera Azolla and Salvinia (Salviniaceae)


type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns


used in some classifications for the genus Azolla


a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae


oewn-mosquito_fern-n oewn-floating_fern-n oewn-Carolina_pond_fern-n oewn-Azolla_caroliniana-n

small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe


coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae


a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution


the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae


ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue


epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America


a fern of the genus Botrychium having a fertile frond bearing small grapelike clusters of spore cases


European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds


American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle


one species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia


Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds


a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass


the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast


a mass of fungal tissue that has spore-bearing structures embedded in it or on it


any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein


plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids


plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis


saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants


family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews


any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface


large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders


parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia


genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries


fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks


genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores


used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae


family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales


fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses


a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid


a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium


any of various fungi of the family Hypocreaceae


a variety of mushroom pimple (Hypomyces lactifluorum)


a variety of mushroom pimple (Hypomyces luteovirens)


family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores


type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata


the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria


fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores


order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped apothecium


a fungus family of order Helotiales, generally found in tropical areas, with 117 genera and 826 species in the family (Helotiaceae)


a fungus family of order Helotiales, with many species in the family being plant pathogens (Sclerotiniaceae)


large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens


any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants


an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)


a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs


genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles


oewn-earthball-n oewn-false_truffle-n oewn-puffball-n oewn-hard-skinned_puffball-n

any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles


an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts


an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel


an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity


oewn-Tulostomaceae-n oewn-family_Tulostomaceae-n oewn-Tulostomataceae-n oewn-family_Tulostomataceae-n


oewn-Tulostoma-n oewn-genus_Tulostoma-n oewn-Tulestoma-n oewn-genus_Tulestoma-n


mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball


an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)


a family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round subterranean sporophores


any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle


a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers


a large whitish Rhizopogon that becomes greyish brown in maturity


a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae


a fungus with a round yellow to orange fruiting body that is found on the surface of the ground or partially buried; has a distinctive sterile column extending into the spore-bearing tissue


oewn-Zygomycota-n oewn-subdivision_Zygomycota-n oewn-Zygomycotina-n oewn-subdivision_Zygomycotina-n

division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores


class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota


large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products


type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop


a genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids


any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus


fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes


coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae


mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects


type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects


any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc


a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists


oewn-Myxomycota-n oewn-division_Myxomycota-n oewn-Gymnomycota-n oewn-division_Gymnomycota-n

slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista


the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota


oewn-true_slime_mold-n oewn-acellular_slime_mold-n oewn-plasmodial_slime_mold-n oewn-myxomycete-n


cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in kingdom Protoctista


differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle


genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation


any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium


a large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems


oewn-Mastigomycota-n oewn-subdivision_Mastigomycota-n oewn-Mastigomycotina-n oewn-subdivision_Mastigomycotina-n

fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota


nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists


a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants


simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes


an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum


a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales


fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes


a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales


a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae


simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites


fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers


aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains


a fungus that attacks living fish and tadpoles and spawn causing white fungus disease: a coating of white hyphae on especially peripheral parts (as fins)


parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil


order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae


any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons


fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves


fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco


fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants


type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts


fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia


fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores


fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings


destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants


causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits


fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes


family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants


type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds


a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants


a family of ascomycetous fungus containing 10 genera and 57 species


a variety of Sarcosomataceae (Plectania nannfeldtii)


a variety of Sarcosomataceae (Galiella rufa)


a variety of Sarcosomataceae (Sarcosoma globosum)


a variety of Sarcosomataceae (Chorioactis geaster)


a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae that is dark brown on the outside with blackish areas and black on the inside, and which resembles a deep cup


a variety of Sarcosomataceae (Urnula hiemalis)


small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps


family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple


type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles


any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe


any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral


comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi


category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes


any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.


a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete


a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete


category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia


a fungus family of the division Lichenes


type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens


any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food


any of several Old World partially crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals


any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil


a fungus family of division Lichenes of which most are lichenized with green algae, although some are lichenicolous, growing on other lichens (Roccellaceae)


chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens


a source of the dye archil and of litmus


a fungus family of division Lichenes containing lichenized fungi (Pertusariaceae)


crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus


fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria


widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus


greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees


lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus


shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus


lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus


any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair


a family of lichens, containing reindeer moss and cup lichens (Cladoniaceae)


type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia


oewn-reindeer_moss-n oewn-reindeer_lichen-n oewn-arctic_moss-n oewn-Cladonia_rangiferina-n

an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans


the largest family of lichen-forming fungi (Parmeliaceae)


type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens


any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made


foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes


lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol


the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants


an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia


a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes


special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales


true fungi, eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms, distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina, Zygomycotina, Ascomycotina, Basidiomycotina, Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi)


category used in some classifications: coextensive with division Eumycota


any of numerous fungi of the division Eumycota


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large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known


form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota


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comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi


large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota


category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and Hymenomycetes


category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts


any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota


any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium


used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms, toadstools, agarics, bracket fungi


typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota


a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside


large family including many familiar mushrooms


type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species


mushrooms and related fleshy fungi (including toadstools, puffballs, morels, coral fungi, etc.)


common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)


common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)


coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and a broad white cap


common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce


a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae


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edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe


a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice


genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions


widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric


agaric often confused with the death cup


poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills


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extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills


yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched


a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles


widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma


a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet


an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound


mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body


a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap


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a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent


genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae


used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus


having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured


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common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores


large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species


chiefly small mushrooms with white spores


a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium


agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan


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edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood


genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood


a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk


a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast


a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard


a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk


a fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk


one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan


a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks


a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age


large genus of fungi with stout stems and white spores and neither annulus nor volva; brittle caps of red or purple or yellow or green or blue; differs from genus Lactarius in lacking milky juice


used in some classification systems for the genus Russula


sometimes included in family Agaricaceae


genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae


a gilled fungus with a long stalk and a yellow slimy cap from which fragments of the broken veil hang; gills are initially white but become dark brown as spores are released


a gilled fungus with a large slimy purple or olive cap; gills become purple with age; the stalk is long and richly decorated with pieces of the white sheath that extends up to a ring


a large gilled fungus with a broad cap and a long stalk; the cap is dark brown; the white gills turn dark purplish brown with age; edible and choice


an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum


any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus


a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales, containing the pink-spored terrestrial gilled mushrooms (Entolomataceae)


agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous)


a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan


an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring


a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk


a genus of fungus belonging to the family Lepiotaceae


a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings'


agarics with white spores that includes several edible and poisonous mushrooms: parasol mushrooms


edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn


an agaric with greyish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red


an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk