oewn-Sphaerocarpus-n oewn-genus_Sphaerocarpus-n oewn-Sphaerocarpos-n oewn-genus_Sphaerocarpos-n

type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus


containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta


Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb


plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores


any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores


pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida


a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion

a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes


a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium


a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae


thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae


an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore


a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia


a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi


a gamete; used especially of lower plants


a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may germinate after a prolonged period


a chlamydospore that develops in the last stage of the life cycle of the rust fungus


one of the four asexual spores produced within a sporangium


an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella


the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust; once thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible


organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)


fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn


spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia


flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia


specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia


a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed


an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)


seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking vascular tissue and roots)


in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta


in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi


formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi


plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores


(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year


(botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season


(botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more


a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild


a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously


family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed


family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils


genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed


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


family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination


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


family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins


family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers


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


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


genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination


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


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


genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers


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


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


oewn-Gymnospermae-n oewn-class_Gymnospermae-n oewn-Gymnospermophyta-n oewn-division_Gymnospermophyta-n

plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida)


plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary


an ancestral fossil type from which modern gymnosperms are thought to have derived


oewn-Gnetopsida-n oewn-class_Gnetopsida-n oewn-Gnetophytina-n oewn-subdivision_Gnetophytina-n oewn-Gnetophyta-n

gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta)


chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms


plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum


type genus of the Gnetaceae; small trees or shrubs usually with climbing jointed stems and terminal spikes of flowers with orange-red seeds clustered in rough cones


small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour


ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae


a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers


a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea


type and sole genus of Ephedraceae: tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubby or creeping plants native to dry and inhospitable regions


jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds


in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae


curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old


oewn-Cycadopsida-n oewn-class_Cycadopsida-n oewn-Cycadophytina-n oewn-subdivision_Cycadophytina-n oewn-Cycadophyta-n oewn-subdivision_Cycadophyta-n

palmlike gymnosperms: includes the surviving order Cycadales and several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta)


primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms


any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves


ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids


type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves


dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago


southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage


a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias


genus of small evergreen tropical and subtropical American cycads


any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads


oewn-coontie-n oewn-Florida_arrowroot-n oewn-Seminole_bread-n oewn-Zamia_pumila-n

small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot


small genus of Mexican cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae


a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico


small genus of arborescent cycads of Mexico and Central America; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae


any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks


genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae


any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves


South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food


genus of large evergreen Australian cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae


any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia


large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales


fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous


a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous


extinct gymnosperms most of Carboniferous to Jurassic: seed ferns and allies


oewn-Cycadofilicales-n oewn-order_Cycadofilicales-n oewn-Lyginopteridales-n oewn-order_Lyginopteridales-n

fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns


oewn-Pteridospermae-n oewn-group_Pteridospermae-n oewn-Pteridospermaphyta-n oewn-group_Pteridospermaphyta-n

used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales


genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous


an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)


oewn-Coniferopsida-n oewn-class_Coniferopsida-n oewn-Coniferophytina-n oewn-subdivision_Coniferophytina-n oewn-Coniferophyta-n

cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period; most are substantial trees; includes the classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders Coniferales and Taxales (yews) and sometimes Ginkgoales as well as extinct orders such as Cordaitales (of the Carboniferous and Permian)


extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era


chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus


tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers


oewn-Pinopsida-n oewn-class_Pinopsida-n oewn-Pinophytina-n oewn-subdivision_Pinophytina-n

most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta


profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves


type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines


straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus


pine lumber with many knots; used especially for paneling and furniture


any of several low-growing pines of western North America


any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds


a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas


small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine


oewn-single-leaf-n oewn-single-leaf_pine-n oewn-single-leaf_pinyon-n oewn-Pinus_monophylla-n

pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine


two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast


very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range


five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum)


large two-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood


large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe


large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine


large three-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles longer than those of the northern pitch pine


oewn-stone_pine-n oewn-umbrella_pine-n oewn-European_nut_pine-n oewn-Pinus_pinea-n

medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds


oewn-Swiss_pine-n oewn-Swiss_stone_pine-n oewn-arolla_pine-n oewn-cembra_nut_tree-n oewn-Pinus_cembra-n

large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate


oewn-Swiss_mountain_pine-n oewn-mountain_pine-n oewn-dwarf_mountain_pine-n oewn-mugho_pine-n oewn-mugo_pine-n oewn-Pinus_mugo-n

low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two


small slow-growing pine of western United States similar to the bristlecone pine; chocolate brown bark in plates and short needles in bunches of 5; crown conic but becoming rough and twisted; oldest plant in the world growing to 5000 years in cold semidesert mountain tops


any of several five-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light grey bark when young; especially the eastern white pine


oewn-American_white_pine-n oewn-eastern_white_pine-n oewn-weymouth_pine-n oewn-Pinus_strobus-n

tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree


oewn-western_white_pine-n oewn-silver_pine-n oewn-mountain_pine-n oewn-Pinus_monticola-n

tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is grey-brown with rectangular plates when mature


medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature


western North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-grey furrowed bark


small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine


oewn-ponderosa-n oewn-ponderosa_pine-n oewn-western_yellow_pine-n oewn-bull_pine-n oewn-Pinus_ponderosa-n

common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature


oewn-Jeffrey_pine-n oewn-Jeffrey-ap-s_pine-n oewn-black_pine-n oewn-Pinus_jeffreyi-n

tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine


oewn-shore_pine-n oewn-lodgepole-n oewn-lodgepole_pine-n oewn-spruce_pine-n oewn-Pinus_contorta-n

shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares


tall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head


slender medium-sized two-needled pine of eastern North America; with yellow-green needles and scaly grey to red-brown fissured bark


any of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine


oewn-longleaf_pine-n oewn-pitch_pine-n oewn-southern_yellow_pine-n oewn-Georgia_pine-n oewn-Pinus_palustris-n

large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree


oewn-shortleaf_pine-n oewn-short-leaf_pine-n oewn-shortleaf_yellow_pine-n oewn-Pinus_echinata-n

large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature


pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark


oewn-Scotch_pine-n oewn-Scots_pine-n oewn-Scotch_fir-n oewn-Pinus_sylvestris-n

medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark


oewn-scrub_pine-n oewn-Virginia_pine-n oewn-Jersey_pine-n oewn-Pinus_virginiana-n

common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2


tall California pine with long needles in bunches of 3, a dense crown, and dark brown deeply fissured bark


small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old


oewn-table-mountain_pine-n oewn-prickly_pine-n oewn-hickory_pine-n oewn-Pinus_pungens-n

a small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales


medium-sized three-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone


pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental


large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog


oewn-Torrey_pine-n oewn-Torrey-ap-s_pine-n oewn-soledad_pine-n oewn-grey-leaf_pine-n oewn-sabine_pine-n oewn-Pinus_torreyana-n

medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones


any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves


oewn-American_larch-n oewn-tamarack-n oewn-black_larch-n oewn-Larix_laricina-n

medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark


oewn-western_larch-n oewn-western_tamarack-n oewn-Oregon_larch-n oewn-Larix_occidentalis-n

tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree


medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis


tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales


medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation


Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves


any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas


any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath


oewn-amabilis_fir-n oewn-white_fir-n oewn-Pacific_silver_fir-n oewn-red_silver_fir-n oewn-Christmas_tree-n oewn-Abies_amabilis-n

medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed


tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark


oewn-white_fir-n oewn-Colorado_fir-n oewn-California_white_fir-n oewn-Abies_concolor-n oewn-Abies_lowiana-n

medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood


oewn-balsam_fir-n oewn-balm_of_Gilead-n oewn-Canada_balsam-n oewn-Abies_balsamea-n

medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees


small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves


oewn-lowland_fir-n oewn-lowland_white_fir-n oewn-giant_fir-n oewn-grand_fir-n oewn-Abies_grandis-n

lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves


medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown


oewn-Santa_Lucia_fir-n oewn-bristlecone_fir-n oewn-Abies_bracteata-n oewn-Abies_venusta-n

a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines


durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests


fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees


wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils


cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height


oewn-deodar-n oewn-deodar_cedar-n oewn-Himalayan_cedar-n oewn-Cedrus_deodara-n

tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber


tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental


a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)


light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork


tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones


medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches


tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes


medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones


small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood


tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce


a large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight


evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets


oewn-Colorado_spruce-n oewn-Colorado_blue_spruce-n oewn-silver_spruce-n oewn-Picea_pungens-n

tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward


oewn-red_spruce-n oewn-eastern_spruce-n oewn-yellow_spruce-n oewn-Picea_rubens-n

medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood


an evergreen tree, could refer to any one of a genus of conifers named Tsuga


soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock


oewn-eastern_hemlock-n oewn-Canadian_hemlock-n oewn-spruce_pine-n oewn-Tsuga_canadensis-n

common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood


medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales


large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock


oewn-western_hemlock-n oewn-Pacific_hemlock-n oewn-west_coast_hemlock-n oewn-Tsuga_heterophylla-n

tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree


douglas fir; closely related to genera Larix and Cathaya


tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles


oewn-green_douglas_fir-n oewn-douglas_spruce-n oewn-douglas_pine-n oewn-douglas_hemlock-n oewn-Oregon_fir-n oewn-Oregon_pine-n oewn-Pseudotsuga_menziesii-n

lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones


douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long


one species; related to Pseudotsuga and Larix


Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955; not yet cultivated elsewhere


any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars


any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones


wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus


small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress


rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress


rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species


Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage


relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage


tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting


oewn-Mexican_cypress-n oewn-cedar_of_Goa-n oewn-Portuguese_cypress-n oewn-Cupressus_lusitanica-n

tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa


tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches


evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves that curve inward


one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus


a small South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage


evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines


Australian cypress pine having globular cones


oewn-black_cypress_pine-n oewn-red_cypress_pine-n oewn-Callitris_endlicheri-n oewn-Callitris_calcarata-n

Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin


small tree or shrub of southern Australia


Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark


tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus


oewn-incense_cedar-n oewn-red_cedar-n oewn-Calocedrus_decurrens-n oewn-Libocedrus_decurrens-n

tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark


oewn-southern_white_cedar-n oewn-coast_white_cedar-n oewn-Atlantic_white_cedar-n oewn-white_cypress-n oewn-white_cedar-n oewn-Chamaecyparis_thyoides-n

slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae


oewn-Oregon_cedar-n oewn-Port_Orford_cedar-n oewn-Lawson-ap-s_cypress-n oewn-Lawson-ap-s_cedar-n oewn-Chamaecyparis_lawsoniana-n

large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet


oewn-yellow_cypress-n oewn-yellow_cedar-n oewn-Nootka_cypress-n oewn-Alaska_cedar-n oewn-Chamaecyparis_nootkatensis-n

tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament


oewn-Japanese_cedar-n oewn-Japan_cedar-n oewn-sugi-n oewn-Cryptomeria_japonica-n

tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood


berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper


any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils


oewn-eastern_red_cedar-n oewn-red_cedar-n oewn-red_juniper-n oewn-Juniperus_virginiana-n

small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles


ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper


tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood


juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar


densely branching shrub or small tree having pungent blue berries used to flavor gin; widespread in Northern Hemisphere; only conifer on coasts of Iceland and Greenland


a procumbent variety of the common juniper


low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter


small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets


any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood


New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress


evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka


coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems


genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms; 1 extant species: dawn redwood of China; variously classified as member of Pinaceae or Taxodiaceae


large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China


redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate family Taxodiaceae


the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees


lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats


giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae


oewn-giant_sequoia-n oewn-big_tree-n oewn-Sierra_redwood-n oewn-Sequoiadendron_giganteum-n oewn-Sequoia_gigantea-n oewn-Sequoia_Wellingtonia-n

extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism


Mexico's most famous tree; a giant specimen of Montezuma cypress more than 2,000 years old with a girth of 165 feet at Santa Maria del Tule

some say the Tule tree is the world's largest single biomass


oewn-sandarac-n oewn-sandarac_tree-n oewn-Tetraclinis_articulata-n oewn-Callitris_quadrivalvis-n

large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes


a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes


durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)


any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis


oewn-western_red_cedar-n oewn-red_cedar-n oewn-canoe_cedar-n oewn-Thuja_plicata-n

large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States


oewn-American_arborvitae-n oewn-northern_white_cedar-n oewn-white_cedar-n oewn-Thuja_occidentalis-n

small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets


Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus


one species; has close similarity to genus Thuja


slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental


tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae


newly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long extinct; Australia; genus and species names not yet assigned


any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds


large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts


evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific


very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine


Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law


pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood


any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin


white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis


tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood


oewn-amboina_pine-n oewn-amboyna_pine-n oewn-Agathis_dammara-n oewn-Agathis_alba-n

native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin


oewn-dundathu_pine-n oewn-queensland_kauri-n oewn-smooth_bark_kauri-n oewn-Agathis_robusta-n

Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer


New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and scaly reddish-brown bark


the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)


any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals


California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor


oewn-stinking_cedar-n oewn-stinking_yew-n oewn-Torrey_tree-n oewn-Torreya_taxifolia-n

rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed


Australasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leaves


small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand


any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract


any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood


any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood


the yellow wood of any of various yellowwood trees


gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves


evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae


any evergreen in the Southern Hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed


West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves


large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure


South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown


erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark grey bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves


low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains


valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves


dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus


evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines


oewn-kahikatea-n oewn-New_Zealand_Dacryberry-n oewn-New_Zealand_white_pine-n oewn-Dacrycarpus_dacrydioides-n oewn-Podocarpus_dacrydioides-n

New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood


oewn-rimu-n oewn-imou_pine-n oewn-red_pine-n oewn-Dacrydium_cupressinum-n


New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes


sickle pines: dioecious evergreen tropical trees and shrubs having sickle-shaped leaves; similar to Dacrycarpus in habit; Malaysia and Philippines to New Guinea and New Caledonia


small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia


a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for the rare parasite yew


dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium


oewn-tarwood-n oewn-tar-wood-n oewn-New_Zealand_mountain_pine-n oewn-Halocarpus_bidwilli-n oewn-Dacrydium_bidwilli-n


genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium


timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood


Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium


about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile


low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand


2 species of small evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania


small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches


small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia including India and Philippines and New Guinea


medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan


rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides


mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus


oewn-miro-n oewn-black_pine-n oewn-Prumnopitys_ferruginea-n oewn-Podocarpus_ferruginea-n

New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry


oewn-matai-n oewn-black_pine-n oewn-Prumnopitys_taxifolia-n oewn-Podocarpus_spicata-n


small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America


oewn-Saxe-gothea-n oewn-Saxegothea-n oewn-genus_Saxe-gothea-n oewn-genus_Saxegothea-n


small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile


a genus of conifers containing Sundacarpus amarus (Sundacarpus)


a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland


family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae


type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae; Japanese umbrella pines


tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs


oewn-Taxopsida-n oewn-class_Taxopsida-n oewn-Taxophytina-n oewn-subdivision_Taxophytina-n

yews: in some systems classified as a class (Taxopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Taxophytina) used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta


coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews


sometimes classified as member of order Taxales


any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves


wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows


predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world


oewn-Pacific_yew-n oewn-California_yew-n oewn-western_yew-n oewn-Taxus_brevifolia-n

small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood


shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States


small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves


a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew


large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii


a genus containing Pseudotaxus chienii, or the white-berry yew (Pseudotaxus)


yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries


oewn-Ginkgopsida-n oewn-class_Ginkgopsida-n oewn-Ginkgophytina-n oewn-class_Ginkgophytina-n oewn-subdivision_Ginkgophytina-n oewn-subdivision_Ginkgophyta-n

ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class and in others as a subdivision; used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta


coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales


constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms


oewn-ginkgo-n oewn-gingko-n oewn-maidenhair_tree-n oewn-Ginkgo_biloba-n

deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree


used in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermae


oewn-Angiospermae-n oewn-class_Angiospermae-n oewn-Magnoliophyta-n oewn-division_Magnoliophyta-n oewn-Anthophyta-n oewn-division_Anthophyta-n

comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)


tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk


oewn-Dicotyledones-n oewn-class_Dicotyledones-n oewn-Dicotyledonae-n oewn-class_Dicotyledonae-n oewn-Magnoliopsida-n oewn-class_Magnoliopsida-n

comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive), Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot), and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae, Rosidae, Asteridae


oewn-dicot-n oewn-dicotyledon-n oewn-magnoliopsid-n oewn-exogen-n

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


a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder


oewn-Monocotyledones-n oewn-class_Monocotyledones-n oewn-Monocotyledonae-n oewn-class_Monocotyledonae-n oewn-Liliopsida-n oewn-class_Liliopsida-n

comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae, and Liliidae


oewn-monocot-n oewn-monocotyledon-n oewn-liliopsid-n oewn-endogen-n

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


one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs


one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae, Araceae, Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae


one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae, Gramineae, Bromeliaceae, and Zingiberaceae


reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts


a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)


a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms


a flower that blooms in a particular way


a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae


the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk


small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower


the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk


the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias


the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant


a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)


the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction


the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma


the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne


the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle


a sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower


(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma


an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbelliferae


the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil


a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil


a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel


a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity


the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle


the organ that bears the ovules of a flower


a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization


basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined


central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac


minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters


a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk


a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk


a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus


a completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex


a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass


a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination


(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination


(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule


that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form


arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary


where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary


ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa


where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary


where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only


with ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary


with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary


where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary


protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants


nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants


small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual


cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts


the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree


a partition or wall especially in an ovary


the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts


a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar


a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa


the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary


outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape


the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking


a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses


a capsule divided into two cells or compartments


the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant


narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae


short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants


(botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule


a root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host


a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development


(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium


the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds


the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations


the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations


the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores


a plant structure that produces megaspores


in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia


the male gametophyte produced by a microspore


smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte


a plant structure that produces microspores


in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia


larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte


primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops


a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell

anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical


cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops

a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell


a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms


hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry


hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads


the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil


seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil


seed of candlenut tree; source of oil used in varnishes


the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)


part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored


one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower


a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids


a modified leaf that is part of a flower


(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth


(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower


(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green


(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx


persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry


oewn-epicalyx-n oewn-false_calyx-n oewn-calycle-n oewn-calyculus-n

a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus


oewn-perianth-n oewn-chlamys-n oewn-floral_envelope-n oewn-perigone-n oewn-perigonium-n

collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils


calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions


pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle


oewn-Ranales-n oewn-order_Ranales-n oewn-Ranunculales-n oewn-order_Ranunculales-n

herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae, Annonaceae, Berberidaceae, Magnoliaceae, Menispermaceae, Myristicaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Lardizabalaceae, Lauraceae, Calycanthaceae, Ceratophyllaceae, Cercidiphyllaceae


type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs


any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp


small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit


tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit


oewn-soursop-n oewn-prickly_custard_apple-n oewn-soursop_tree-n oewn-Annona_muricata-n

small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit


oewn-bullock-ap-s_heart-n oewn-bullock-ap-s_heart_tree-n oewn-bullock_heart-n oewn-Annona_reticulata-n

small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit


tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds


small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock


oewn-pawpaw-n oewn-papaw-n oewn-papaw_tree-n oewn-Asimina_triloba-n

small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit


oewn-Cananga-n oewn-genus_Cananga-n oewn-Canangium-n oewn-genus_Canangium-n


evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental


oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery


source of most of the lancewood of commerce


durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools


tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African


tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine


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


any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries


deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries


upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries


compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges


oewn-blue_cohosh-n oewn-blueberry_root-n oewn-papooseroot-n oewn-papoose_root-n oewn-squawroot-n oewn-squaw_root-n oewn-Caulophyllum_thalictrioides-n oewn-Caulophyllum_thalictroides-n

tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally


herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia


slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover


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


oewn-Oregon_grape-n oewn-Oregon_holly_grape-n oewn-hollygrape-n oewn-mountain_grape-n oewn-holly-leaves_barberry-n oewn-Mahonia_aquifolium-n

ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries


small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries


oewn-mayapple-n oewn-May_apple-n oewn-wild_mandrake-n oewn-Podophyllum_peltatum-n

North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit


edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant


oewn-Calycanthaceae-n oewn-family_Calycanthaceae-n oewn-calycanthus_family-n oewn-strawberry-shrub_family-n

shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia


a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice


deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States


oewn-Carolina_allspice-n oewn-strawberry_shrub-n oewn-strawberry_bush-n oewn-sweet_shrub-n oewn-Calycanthus_floridus-n

hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers


straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers


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


oewn-Japan_allspice-n oewn-Japanese_allspice-n oewn-winter_sweet-n oewn-Chimonanthus_praecox-n

deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers


coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts


constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts


any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams


rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn


thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit


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


any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family


small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves


oewn-true_laurel-n oewn-bay-n oewn-bay_laurel-n oewn-bay_tree-n oewn-Laurus_nobilis-n

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors


Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs


large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor


oewn-cinnamon-n oewn-Ceylon_cinnamon-n oewn-Ceylon_cinnamon_tree-n oewn-Cinnamomum_zeylanicum-n

tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon


Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon


aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark


tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally


aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative


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


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


oewn-spicebush-n oewn-spice_bush-n oewn-American_spicebush-n oewn-Benjamin_bush-n oewn-Lindera_benzoin-n oewn-Benzoin_odoriferum-n

deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries


tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits


small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood


yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America


oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant


aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast


oewn-California_laurel-n oewn-California_bay_tree-n oewn-Oregon_myrtle-n oewn-pepperwood-n oewn-spice_tree-n oewn-sassafras_laurel-n oewn-California_olive-n oewn-mountain_laurel-n oewn-Umbellularia_californica-n

Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood


subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia


anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves


any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium


small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States


small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant


small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative


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


any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms


dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine


oewn-southern_magnolia-n oewn-evergreen_magnolia-n oewn-large-flowering_magnolia-n oewn-bull_bay-n oewn-Magnolia_grandiflora-n

evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers


oewn-umbrella_tree-n oewn-umbrella_magnolia-n oewn-elkwood-n oewn-elk-wood-n oewn-Magnolia_tripetala-n

small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches


small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips


American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber


large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base


large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America


deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States


oewn-sweet_bay-n oewn-swamp_bay-n oewn-swamp_laurel-n oewn-Magnolia_virginiana-n

shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States


a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China


oewn-tulip_tree-n oewn-tulip_poplar-n oewn-yellow_poplar-n oewn-canary_whitewood-n oewn-Liriodendron_tulipifera-n

tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work


oewn-tulipwood-n oewn-true_tulipwood-n oewn-whitewood-n oewn-white_poplar-n oewn-yellow_poplar-n

light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer


plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds


oewn-common_moonseed-n oewn-Canada_moonseed-n oewn-yellow_parilla-n oewn-Menispermum_canadense-n

a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits


woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits


family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds


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


East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace


an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae


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


oewn-water_nymph-n oewn-fragrant_water_lily-n oewn-pond_lily-n oewn-Nymphaea_odorata-n

a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions


oewn-lotus-n oewn-white_lotus-n oewn-Egyptian_water_lily-n oewn-white_lily-n oewn-Nymphaea_lotus-n

white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians


blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians


blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia


oewn-spatterdock-n oewn-cow_lily-n oewn-yellow_pond_lily-n oewn-Nuphar_advena-n

common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water


of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may form obstructive mats in streams


in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo


sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses


oewn-lotus-n oewn-Indian_lotus-n oewn-sacred_lotus-n oewn-Nelumbo_nucifera-n

native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers


oewn-water_chinquapin-n oewn-American_lotus-n oewn-yanquapin-n oewn-Nelumbo_lutea-n

water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds


in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia


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


common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers


alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae


aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums


perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America


peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers


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


oewn-Ranunculaceae-n oewn-family_Ranunculaceae-n oewn-buttercup_family-n oewn-crowfoot_family-n


annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot


oewn-buttercup-n oewn-butterflower-n oewn-butter-flower-n oewn-crowfoot-n oewn-goldcup-n oewn-kingcup-n

any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus


oewn-meadow_buttercup-n oewn-tall_buttercup-n oewn-tall_crowfoot-n oewn-tall_field_buttercup-n oewn-Ranunculus_acris-n

perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America


plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America


perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America


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


semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears; naturalized in New Zealand


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


semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears


showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand


perennial European herb with long creeping stolons


genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of Northern Hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal


any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers


oewn-monkshood-n oewn-helmetflower-n oewn-helmet_flower-n oewn-Aconitum_napellus-n

a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite


oewn-wolfsbane-n oewn-wolfbane-n oewn-wolf-ap-s_bane-n oewn-Aconitum_lycoctonum-n

poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock


a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries


a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea


oewn-red_baneberry-n oewn-redberry-n oewn-red-berry-n oewn-snakeberry-n oewn-Actaea_rubra-n

North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries


oewn-white_baneberry-n oewn-white_cohosh-n oewn-white_bead-n oewn-doll-ap-s_eyes-n oewn-Actaea_alba-n

North American herb with white poisonous berries


Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark centers


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


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


silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers


common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado


a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles


European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands


common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers


Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers


thimbleweed of central and eastern North America


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


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


columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers


columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers


common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States


oewn-marsh_marigold-n oewn-kingcup-n oewn-meadow_bright-n oewn-May_blob-n oewn-cowslip-n oewn-water_dragon-n oewn-Caltha_palustris-n

swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups


small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane


a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects


bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers


oewn-black_cohosh-n oewn-black_snakeroot-n oewn-rattle-top-n oewn-Cimicifuga_racemosa-n

North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia


bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers


large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect herbs


any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers


erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers


oewn-blue_jasmine-n oewn-blue_jessamine-n oewn-curly_clematis-n oewn-marsh_clematis-n oewn-Clematis_crispa-n

climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers


shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage


Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers


woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers


woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals


oewn-leather_flower-n oewn-vase-fine-n oewn-vase_vine-n oewn-Clematis_viorna-n

scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals


oewn-virgin-ap-s_bower-n oewn-old_man-ap-s_beard-n oewn-devil-ap-s_darning_needle-n oewn-Clematis_virginiana-n

common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers


oewn-traveler-ap-s_joy-n oewn-traveller-ap-s_joy-n oewn-old_man-ap-s_beard-n oewn-Clematis_vitalba-n

vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn


oewn-purple_clematis-n oewn-purple_virgin-ap-s_bower-n oewn-mountain_clematis-n oewn-Clematis_verticillaris-n

climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers


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


oewn-goldthread-n oewn-golden_thread-n oewn-Coptis_groenlandica-n oewn-Coptis_trifolia_groenlandica-n

low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers


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


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


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


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


any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium


small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone


any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus


oewn-stinking_hellebore-n oewn-bear-ap-s_foot-n oewn-setterwort-n oewn-Helleborus_foetidus-n

digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally


oewn-Christmas_rose-n oewn-winter_rose-n oewn-black_hellebore-n oewn-Helleborus_niger-n

European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers


slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green


deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers


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


any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions


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


oewn-goldenseal-n oewn-golden_seal-n oewn-yellow_root-n oewn-turmeric_root-n oewn-Hydrastis_Canadensis-n

perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves


tufted perennial herbs of Northern Hemisphere


slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue


spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus


European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers


oewn-black_caraway-n oewn-nutmeg_flower-n oewn-Roman_coriander-n oewn-Nigella_sativa-n

herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway


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


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


oewn-American_pasqueflower-n oewn-Eastern_pasque_flower-n oewn-wild_crocus-n oewn-lion-ap-s_beard-n oewn-prairie_anemone-n oewn-blue_tulip-n oewn-American_pulsatilla-n oewn-Pulsatilla_patens-n oewn-Anemone_ludoviciana-n

short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia


A herbaceous plant species of western North America (Anemone occidentalis, Pulsatilla occidentalis)


European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers


widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue


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


small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane


tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers


perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers


any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers


small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae


shrubs and trees of Southern Hemisphere having aromatic foliage


South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood


oewn-Pseudowintera-n oewn-genus_Pseudowintera-n oewn-Wintera-n oewn-genus_Wintera-n

evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand


evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits


deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees


bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves


any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries


evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles


oewn-bayberry-n oewn-candleberry-n oewn-swamp_candleberry-n oewn-waxberry-n oewn-Myrica_pensylvanica-n

deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries


a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles


deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers


coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order


very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood


grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems


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


oewn-bulrush-n oewn-bullrush-n oewn-common_rush-n oewn-soft_rush-n oewn-Juncus_effusus-n

tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America


low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan


rush of the Pacific coast of North America


any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood


handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork


mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae


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


tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork


oewn-Leguminosae-n oewn-family_Leguminosae-n oewn-Fabaceae-n oewn-family_Fabaceae-n oewn-legume_family-n oewn-pea_family-n

a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae, Papilionaceae


an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae


the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case


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


widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground


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


West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony


wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets


Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood


oewn-Coumarouna-n oewn-genus_Coumarouna-n oewn-Dipteryx-n oewn-genus_Dipteryx-n


oewn-tonka_bean-n oewn-tonka_bean_tree-n oewn-Coumarouna_odorata-n oewn-Dipteryx_odorata-n

tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring


fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla


West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood


erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement


biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop


a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas


either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep


erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers


shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers


any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets


European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers


oewn-hop_clover-n oewn-shamrock-n oewn-lesser_yellow_trefoil-n oewn-Trifolium_dubium-n

clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock


southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage


erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover


oewn-white_clover-n oewn-dutch_clover-n oewn-shamrock-n oewn-Trifolium_repens-n

creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage


family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae


alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae


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


any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves


semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch


oewn-sensitive_plant-n oewn-touch-me-not-n oewn-shame_plant-n oewn-live-and-die-n oewn-humble_plant-n oewn-action_plant-n oewn-Mimosa_pudica-n

prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled


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


any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia


source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia


wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle


any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle


Australian tree that yields tanning materials


scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms


East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu


extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally


evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers


oewn-huisache-n oewn-cassie-n oewn-mimosa_bush-n oewn-sweet_wattle-n oewn-sweet_acacia-n oewn-scented_wattle-n oewn-flame_tree-n oewn-Acacia_farnesiana-n

tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery


tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber


shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental


African tree supposed to mark healthful regions


small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas


oewn-coralwood-n oewn-coral-wood-n oewn-red_sandalwood-n oewn-Barbados_pride-n oewn-peacock_flower_fence-n oewn-Adenanthera_pavonina-n

East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental


large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics


any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia


attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens


oewn-siris-n oewn-siris_tree-n oewn-Albizia_lebbeck-n oewn-Albizzia_lebbeck-n

large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind


oewn-rain_tree-n oewn-saman-n oewn-monkeypod-n oewn-monkey_pod-n oewn-zaman-n oewn-zamang-n oewn-Albizia_saman-n

large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle


2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees


Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia


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


any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers


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


tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber


any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals


ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America


tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations


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


oewn-lead_tree-n oewn-white_popinac-n oewn-Leucaena_glauca-n oewn-Leucaena_leucocephala-n

low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods


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


a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods


West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value


the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany


genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees


any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp


tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens


tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera


oewn-Pithecellobium-n oewn-genus_Pithecellobium-n oewn-Pithecolobium-n oewn-genus_Pithecolobium-n

thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia


oewn-manila_tamarind-n oewn-camachile-n oewn-huamachil-n oewn-wild_tamarind-n oewn-Pithecellobium_dulce-n

common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum


oewn-cat-ap-s-claw-n oewn-catclaw-n oewn-black_bead-n oewn-Pithecellobium_unguis-cati-n

erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida


genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite


any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar


thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets


mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela


oewn-screw_bean-n oewn-screwbean-n oewn-tornillo-n oewn-screwbean_mesquite-n oewn-Prosopis_pubescens-n

shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods


spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed


chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs


perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers


any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root


oewn-common_dogbane-n oewn-spreading_dogbane-n oewn-rheumatism_weed-n oewn-Apocynum_androsaemifolium-n

North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints


Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints


North American plant similar to common dogbane


oewn-Acocanthera-n oewn-genus_Acocanthera-n oewn-Acokanthera-n oewn-genus_Acokanthera-n

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


oewn-winter_sweet-n oewn-poison_arrow_plant-n oewn-Acocanthera_oblongifolia-n oewn-Acocanthera_spectabilis-n

medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits


oewn-bushman-ap-s_poison-n oewn-ordeal_tree-n oewn-Acocanthera_oppositifolia-n oewn-Acocanthera_venenata-n


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


oewn-impala_lily-n oewn-mock_azalia-n oewn-desert_rose-n oewn-kudu_lily-n oewn-Adenium_obesum-n oewn-Adenium_multiflorum-n

South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics


a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes


vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers


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


oewn-dita-n oewn-dita_bark-n oewn-devil_tree-n oewn-Alstonia_scholaris-n

evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally


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


subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes


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


evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers


Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs


a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits


South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging


oewn-natal_plum-n oewn-amatungulu-n oewn-Carissa_macrocarpa-n oewn-Carissa_grandiflora-n

very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves


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


oewn-periwinkle-n oewn-rose_periwinkle-n oewn-Madagascar_periwinkle-n oewn-old_maid-n oewn-Cape_periwinkle-n oewn-red_periwinkle-n oewn-cayenne_jasmine-n oewn-Catharanthus_roseus-n oewn-Vinca_rosea-n

commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers


genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia


oewn-ivory_tree-n oewn-conessi-n oewn-kurchi-n oewn-kurchee-n oewn-Holarrhena_pubescens-n oewn-Holarrhena_antidysenterica-n

tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea


oewn-Mandevilla-n oewn-genus_Mandevilla-n oewn-Dipladenia-n oewn-genus_Dipladenia-n

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


shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats


woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers


an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions


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


any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers


frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens


tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers


pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees


any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives


East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents


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


any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds


evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap


oewn-crape_jasmine-n oewn-crepe_jasmine-n oewn-crepe_gardenia-n oewn-pinwheel_flower-n oewn-East_Indian_rosebay-n oewn-Adam-ap-s_apple-n oewn-Nero-ap-s_crown-n oewn-coffee_rose-n oewn-Tabernaemontana_divaricate-n

tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand


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


tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous


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


evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers


periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials


chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers


widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers


plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes


anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron


any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe


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


starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root


oewn-cuckoopint-n oewn-lords-and-ladies-n oewn-jack-in-the-pulpit-n oewn-Arum_maculatum-n

common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum


ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe


sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae


used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae


oewn-sweet_flag-n oewn-calamus-n oewn-sweet_calamus-n oewn-myrtle_flag-n oewn-flagroot-n oewn-Acorus_calamus-n

perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots


the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally


carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume


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


erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves


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


any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries


large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental


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


oewn-pungapung-n oewn-telingo_potato-n oewn-elephant_yam-n oewn-Amorphophallus_paeonifolius-n oewn-Amorphophallus_campanulatus-n

putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber


oewn-devil-ap-s_tongue-n oewn-snake_palm-n oewn-umbrella_arum-n oewn-Amorphophallus_rivieri-n

foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix


malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet


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


any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers


oewn-flamingo_flower-n oewn-flamingo_plant-n oewn-Anthurium_andraeanum-n oewn-Anthurium_scherzerianum-n

commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix


tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials


oewn-jack-in-the-pulpit-n oewn-Indian_turnip-n oewn-wake-robin-n oewn-Arisaema_triphyllum-n oewn-Arisaema_atrorubens-n

common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries


early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix


tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area


tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe: native to the Mediterranean, Canaries and Azores


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


any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red


most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century


plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries


small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro


oewn-taro-n oewn-taro_plant-n oewn-dalo-n oewn-dasheen-n oewn-Colocasia_esculenta-n

herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves


oewn-taro-n oewn-cocoyam-n oewn-dasheen-n oewn-eddo-n

edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants


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


any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia


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


oewn-dumb_cane-n oewn-mother-in-law_plant-n oewn-mother-in-law-ap-s_tongue-n oewn-Dieffenbachia_sequine-n

an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name


small genus of tropical American cormous herbs


any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves


tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum


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


oewn-golden_pothos-n oewn-pothos-n oewn-ivy_arum-n oewn-Epipremnum_aureum-n oewn-Scindapsus_aureus-n

evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage


oewn-Lysichiton-n oewn-genus_Lysichiton-n oewn-Lysichitum-n oewn-genus_Lysichitum-n


clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe


tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves


any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants


tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor


small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs


tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves


one species of aquatic plant: golden club


aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers


small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs


an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America


perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries


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


oewn-pistia-n oewn-water_lettuce-n oewn-water_cabbage-n oewn-Pistia_stratiotes-n oewn-Pistia_stratoites-n

pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes


evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil


any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus


evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia


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


oewn-skunk_cabbage-n oewn-polecat_weed-n oewn-foetid_pothos-n oewn-Symplocarpus_foetidus-n

deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe


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