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


any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays


musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads


bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads


oewn-Onopordum-n oewn-genus_Onopordum-n oewn-Onopordon-n oewn-genus_Onopordon-n

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


oewn-cotton_thistle-n oewn-woolly_thistle-n oewn-Scotch_thistle-n oewn-Onopordum_acanthium-n oewn-Onopordon_acanthium-n

biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America


genus of western African herbs or shrubs


a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers


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


shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum


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


any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera; often placed in genus Senecio


oewn-golden_groundsel-n oewn-golden_ragwort-n oewn-Packera_aurea-n oewn-Senecio_aureus-n

weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio


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


much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber


tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States


oewn-American_feverfew-n oewn-wild_quinine-n oewn-prairie_dock-n oewn-Parthenium_integrifolium-n

stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns


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


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


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


oewn-butterbur-n oewn-bog_rhubarb-n oewn-Petasites_hybridus-n oewn-Petasites_vulgaris-n

small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas


European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers


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


oewn-oxtongue-n oewn-bristly_oxtongue-n oewn-bitterweed-n oewn-bugloss-n oewn-Picris_echioides-n

widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States


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


any of various plants of the genus Pilosella


European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium


European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium


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


any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia


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


herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets


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


southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit


genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane


hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas


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


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


oewn-sheep_plant-n oewn-vegetable_sheep-n oewn-Raoulia_lutescens-n oewn-Raoulia_australis-n

perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage


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


coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of Rocky Mountains


plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico


coneflower of central to southwestern United States


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


oewn-Swan_River_everlasting-n oewn-rhodanthe-n oewn-Rhodanthe_manglesii-n oewn-Helipterum_manglesii-n

Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum


North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads


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


the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays


tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast


oewn-golden_glow-n oewn-double_gold-n oewn-hortensia-n oewn-Rudbeckia_laciniata_hortensia-n

very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads


genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads


branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers


small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia


low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala


genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia


annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs


small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region


any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads


a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron


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


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


stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves


bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower heads; southwestern United States; toxic to range livestock


oewn-ragwort-n oewn-tansy_ragwort-n oewn-ragweed-n oewn-benweed-n oewn-Senecio_jacobaea-n

widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity


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


Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers


oewn-black_salsify-n oewn-viper-ap-s_grass-n oewn-scorzonera-n oewn-Scorzonera_hispanica-n

perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots


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


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


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


oewn-silver_sage-n oewn-silver_sagebrush-n oewn-grey_sage-n oewn-gray_sage-n oewn-Seriphidium_canum-n oewn-Artemisia_cana-n

low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant


plants of western and northern European coasts


oewn-big_sagebrush-n oewn-blue_sage-n oewn-Seriphidium_tridentatum-n oewn-Artemisia_tridentata-n

aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves


genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves


European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye


North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers


oewn-milk_thistle-n oewn-lady-ap-s_thistle-n oewn-Our_Lady-ap-s_mild_thistle-n oewn-holy_thistle-n oewn-blessed_thistle-n oewn-Silybum_marianum-n

tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America


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


plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers


large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed


similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller


goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America


a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing


goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made


eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing


vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North America


western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers


a variety of goldenrod (solidago arguta var. bootii)


a variety of goldenrod (Solidago latissimifolia)


a variety of goldenrod (Solidago ohioensis)


a variety of goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)


a variety of goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)


a variety of goldenrod (Solidago altissima)


a variety of goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)


any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil


annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads


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


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


genus of shrubs and herbs of tropical and warm Americas


any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America


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


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


oewn-African_marigold-n oewn-big_marigold-n oewn-Aztec_marigold-n oewn-Tagetes_erecta-n

a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America


strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala


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


oewn-costmary-n oewn-alecost-n oewn-bible_leaf-n oewn-mint_geranium-n oewn-balsam_herb-n oewn-Tanacetum_balsamita-n oewn-Chrysanthemum_balsamita-n

tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum


densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area


oewn-painted_daisy-n oewn-pyrethrum-n oewn-Tanacetum_coccineum-n oewn-Chrysanthemum_coccineum-n

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


oewn-pyrethrum-n oewn-Dalmatian_pyrethrum-n oewn-Dalmatia_pyrethrum-n oewn-Tanacetum_cinerariifolium-n oewn-Chrysanthemum_cinerariifolium-n

white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum


made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants


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


bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum


oewn-dusty_miller-n oewn-silver-lace-n oewn-silver_lace-n oewn-Tanacetum_ptarmiciflorum-n oewn-Chrysanthemum_ptarmiciflorum-n

shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum


oewn-tansy-n oewn-golden_buttons-n oewn-scented_fern-n oewn-Tanacetum_vulgare-n

common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally


an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions


any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls


Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine


oewn-Russian_dandelion-n oewn-kok-saghyz-n oewn-kok-sagyz-n oewn-Taraxacum_kok-saghyz-n

perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content


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


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


oewn-old_man_of_the_mountain-n oewn-alpine_sunflower-n oewn-Tetraneuris_grandiflora-n oewn-Hymenoxys_grandiflora-n

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


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


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


genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy


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


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


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


oewn-salsify-n oewn-oyster_plant-n oewn-vegetable_oyster-n oewn-Tragopogon_porrifolius-n

Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States


oewn-meadow_salsify-n oewn-goatsbeard-n oewn-shepherd-ap-s_clock-n oewn-Tragopogon_pratensis-n

weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States


genus of herbs of southern United States


perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla


small genus comprising plants often included in genus Matricaria


oewn-scentless_camomile-n oewn-scentless_false_camomile-n oewn-scentless_mayweed-n oewn-scentless_hayweed-n oewn-corn_mayweed-n oewn-Tripleurospermum_inodorum-n oewn-Matricaria_inodorum-n

ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria


mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria


low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria


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


perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly


genus of South African herbs and shrubs cultivated as ornamentals


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


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


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


any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads


oewn-wingstem-n oewn-golden_ironweed-n oewn-yellow_ironweed-n oewn-golden_honey_plant-n oewn-Verbesina_alternifolia-n oewn-Actinomeris_alternifolia-n

perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States


oewn-cowpen_daisy-n oewn-golden_crownbeard-n oewn-golden_crown_beard-n oewn-butter_daisy-n oewn-Verbesina_encelioides-n oewn-Ximenesia_encelioides-n

coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico


perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States


oewn-Virginia_crownbeard-n oewn-frostweed-n oewn-frost-weed-n oewn-Verbesina_virginica-n

tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States


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


any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue


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


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


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


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


oewn-cocklebur-n oewn-cockle-bur-n oewn-cockleburr-n oewn-cockle-burr-n

any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs


genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to southwestern Asia


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


mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere


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


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


subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico


subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas


family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia


genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs


any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers


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


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


annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers


small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall


a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple


family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae


large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers


any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers


perennial of Northern Hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers


erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers


European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers


bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers


annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers


bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers


bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers


oewn-peach_bells-n oewn-peach_bell-n oewn-willow_bell-n oewn-Campanula_persicifolia-n

perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers


bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad


European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat


European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers


order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae


enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers


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


type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the Northern Hemisphere


any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes


Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike


Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip


oewn-showy_orchis-n oewn-purple_orchis-n oewn-purple-hooded_orchis-n oewn-Orchis_spectabilis-n

North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood


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


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


any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers


any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining


a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae, containing the single species Aplectrum hyemale (Aplectrum)


North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers


genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan


any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers


oewn-bog_rose-n oewn-wild_pink-n oewn-dragon-ap-s_mouth-n oewn-Arethusa_bulbosa-n

a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada


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


any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers


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


Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia


a solid bulblike enlargement of the stem of some orchids


genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids


any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7


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


South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers


Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts


terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia


any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia


orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia


large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids


any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise


one species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia


rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf


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


orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected


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


any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known


small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids


any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera


orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers


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


oewn-spreading_pogonia-n oewn-funnel-crest_rosebud_orchid-n oewn-Cleistes_divaricata-n oewn-Pogonia_divaricata-n

orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia


orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia


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


orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers


orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple


large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids


any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black


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


a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor


common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada


nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico


plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska


small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids


any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process


genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids


oewn-swan_orchid-n oewn-swanflower-n oewn-swan-flower-n oewn-swanneck-n oewn-swan-neck-n

any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan


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


any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers


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


a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium


oewn-lady-ap-s_slipper-n oewn-lady-ap-s-slipper-n oewn-lady-slipper-n oewn-lady_slipper-n oewn-ladies-ap-_slipper-n oewn-slipper_orchid-n

any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden


once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America


oewn-common_lady-ap-s-slipper-n oewn-showy_lady-ap-s-slipper-n oewn-showy_lady_slipper-n oewn-Cypripedium_reginae-n oewn-Cypripedium_album-n

pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip


orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head


oewn-yellow_lady-ap-s_slipper-n oewn-yellow_lady-slipper-n oewn-Cypripedium_calceolus-n oewn-Cypripedium_parviflorum-n

maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan


plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers


often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California


clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado


leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming


genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa


any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region


European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple


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


a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers


genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids


any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions


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


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


a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae


waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho


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


Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya


orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum


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Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip


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


any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum


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


any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis


European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers


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orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf


small genus of Australian orchids, mostly purple (Glossodia)


orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base


genus of small orchids of the Northern Hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers


any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme


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


small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia


European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs


similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs


genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria


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


any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip


any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria


any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip


orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America


bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers


slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers


North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers


stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers


a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal


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fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated


orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers


slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers


orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States


orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions


North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers


similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado


a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae, comprising ten known species of fully myco-heterotrophic orchids (Hexalectris)


orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States


orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas


small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region


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


any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors


genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate


an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes


an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves


small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers


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


small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America


orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland


orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia


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


North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals


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


any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube


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


any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers


genus of tropical American orchids formed by 9 epiphyte species and 8 natural hybrids, inhabitants of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Miltonia)


any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers


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


any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors


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


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any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants


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


European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color


European orchid whose flowers resemble flies


any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys


spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip


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


any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips


genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids


an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers


genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia


any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver


orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red


genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific


any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail


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


herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and Southern Hemispheres


south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria


south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria


of central North America; a threatened species


small genus of Australian orchids, containing Plectorrhiza brevilabris, Plectorrhiza erecta, and Plectorrhiza tridentata (Plectorrhiza)


an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers


small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan


any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks


large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America


any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers


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


any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower


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


any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids


orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium


orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium


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


any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood


genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia


any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme


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


diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip


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


genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers


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


genus of about 125 tropical American orchids, and one of the two genera of the subtype Sobraliinae (Sobralia)


any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya


large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids


an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers


an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America


orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America


similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana; western United States


European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers


genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids


any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil


genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America


any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers


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


any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks


genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia


any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes


famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers


large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds


any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers


a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America


a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings


family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers


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


any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots


grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh


hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers


yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers


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South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark


thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot


having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders


tropical American yam with small yellow edible tubers


a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes


common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries


Primulaceae, Theophrastaceae, Myrsinaceae, and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae


a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere


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


any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads


plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers


early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers


Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel


yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated


florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose


any of several plants of the genus Anagallis


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herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather


small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers


a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae


weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves


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


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


common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers


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a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers


a genus of aquatic herbs, comprising hottonia palustris and hottonia inflata (Hottonia)


a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers


featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers


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


any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia


trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers


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frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia


North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places


common North American yellow-flowered plant


genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels


a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus


family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida


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


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


shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India


tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries


coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales


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perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas


shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort


any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago


a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers


shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials


any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers


tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover


any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers


family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae


small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets


West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood


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the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals, bamboo, reeds, sugar cane


cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves


narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay


tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores


any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States


any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone


any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains


any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges


any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture


a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka


succulent herbaceous vegetation of pastureland


European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock


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


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Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control


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European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed


a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes


valuable forage grass of western United States


Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder


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North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop


annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in Northern Hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)


grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens


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common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves


Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets


common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners


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


stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America


grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes


tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions


any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making


tall tufted grass of southeastern United States


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coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage


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


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large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles


annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')


widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains


oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia


Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat


a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae


any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions


drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia


weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat


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annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean


annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia


grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia


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pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America


a pasture grass of western North America


a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America)


short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)


any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate Northern Hemisphere


tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay


a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs


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grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs


erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage


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


any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils


perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions


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perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill


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


tall perennial grass of Pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps


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tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads


creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa


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trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India


perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay


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


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widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass


a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae


a creeping grass with spikes like fingers


grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns


a weed, a low-growing, summer annual grass that spreads by seed and from rooting of the lowest joints of the stems (Digitaria ischaemum)


a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States


annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions


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a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing


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coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States


annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands


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coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere


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East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient


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


any of several grasses of the genus Elymus


stout perennial grass of western North America


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a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder


weedy rye grass having long bristling awns


annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics


any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion


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an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay


perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control


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


a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes


grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass


a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae


oewn-fescue-n oewn-fescue_grass-n oewn-meadow_fescue-n oewn-Festuca_elatior-n

grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns


cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass


any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor


a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America


a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America


tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage


European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage


annual to perennial grasses of temperate Northern Hemisphere and South America: barley


cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain


grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages


European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows


oewn-squirreltail_barley-n oewn-foxtail_barley-n oewn-squirreltail_grass-n oewn-Hordeum_jubatum-n

barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia


annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America


genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus


any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses


European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass


European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure


oewn-darnel-n oewn-tare-n oewn-bearded_darnel-n oewn-cheat-n oewn-Lolium_temulentum-n

weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous


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


slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States


annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper


yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population


oewn-mountain_rice-n oewn-silkgrass-n oewn-silk_grass-n oewn-Indian_millet-n oewn-Oryzopsis_hymenoides-n

valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico


perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America


any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder


oewn-witchgrass-n oewn-witch_grass-n oewn-old_witchgrass-n oewn-old_witch_grass-n oewn-tumble_grass-n oewn-Panicum_capillare-n

North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land


extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage


a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions


oewn-dallisgrass-n oewn-dallis_grass-n oewn-paspalum-n oewn-Paspalum_dilatatum-n

tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States


perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States


low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems


oewn-pearl_millet-n oewn-bulrush_millet-n oewn-cattail_millet-n oewn-Pennisetum_glaucum-n oewn-Pennisetum_Americanum-n

tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer


tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia


northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles


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


oewn-reed_canary_grass-n oewn-gardener-ap-s_garters-n oewn-lady-ap-s_laces-n oewn-ribbon_grass-n oewn-Phalaris_arundinacea-n

perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America


Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds


oewn-hardinggrass-n oewn-Harding_grass-n oewn-toowomba_canary_grass-n oewn-Phalaris_aquatica-n oewn-Phalaris_tuberosa-n

perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass


grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay


reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions


oewn-ditch_reed-n oewn-common_reed-n oewn-carrizo-n oewn-Phragmites_communis-n

tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts


chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions


any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture


oewn-Kentucky_bluegrass-n oewn-Kentucky_blue-n oewn-Kentucy_blue_grass-n oewn-June_grass-n oewn-Poa_pratensis-n

valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures


slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia


tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane


tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar


juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice


sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content


oewn-munj-n oewn-munja-n oewn-Saccharum_bengalense-n oewn-Saccharum_munja-n

tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets


oewn-broom_beard_grass-n oewn-prairie_grass-n oewn-wire_grass-n oewn-Andropogon_scoparius-n oewn-Schizachyrium_scoparium-n

handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn


oewn-bluestem-n oewn-blue_stem-n oewn-Andropogon_furcatus-n oewn-Andropogon_gerardii-n

tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States


cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye


hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement


annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses


grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet


two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States


oewn-yellow_bristlegrass-n oewn-yellow_bristle_grass-n oewn-yellow_foxtail-n oewn-glaucous_bristlegrass-n oewn-Setaria_glauca-n

common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas


oewn-green_bristlegrass-n oewn-green_foxtail-n oewn-rough_bristlegrass-n oewn-bottle-grass-n oewn-bottle_grass-n oewn-Setaria_viridis-n

European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed


oewn-foxtail_millet-n oewn-Italian_millet-n oewn-Hungarian_grass-n oewn-Setaria_italica-n

coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States


millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes


millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes


any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine


a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane


the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes


stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles


tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites


annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum


economically important Old World tropical cereal grass


oewn-great_millet-n oewn-kaffir-n oewn-kafir_corn-n oewn-kaffir_corn-n oewn-Sorghum_bicolor-n

important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves


any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain


oewn-durra-n oewn-doura-n oewn-dourah-n oewn-Egyptian_corn-n oewn-Indian_millet-n oewn-Guinea_corn-n

sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa


a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains


Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States


sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)


small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains


sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India


oewn-sorgo-n oewn-sorgho-n oewn-sweet_sorghum-n oewn-sugar_sorghum-n

any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup


oewn-Johnson_grass-n oewn-Aleppo_grass-n oewn-means_grass-n oewn-evergreen_millet-n oewn-Sorghum_halepense-n

tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land


tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes


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


any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders


tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows


oewn-prairie_cordgrass-n oewn-freshwater_cordgrass-n oewn-slough_grass-n oewn-Spartina_pectinmata-n

North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns


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


oewn-smut_grass-n oewn-blackseed-n oewn-carpet_grass-n oewn-Sporobolus_poiretii-n

grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus


erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America


grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles


low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass


wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas


grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet


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


annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains


oewn-durum-n oewn-durum_wheat-n oewn-hard_wheat-n oewn-Triticum_durum-n oewn-Triticum_turgidum-n oewn-macaroni_wheat-n

wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America


wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals


widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain


hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed


oewn-emmer-n oewn-starch_wheat-n oewn-two-grain_spelt-n oewn-Triticum_dicoccum-n

hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed


found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat


oewn-corn-n oewn-maize-n oewn-Indian_corn-n oewn-Zea_mays-n

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times


(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)


corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain


the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal


oewn-sweet_corn-n oewn-sugar_corn-n oewn-green_corn-n oewn-sweet_corn_plant-n oewn-Zea_mays_rugosa-n oewn-Zea_saccharata-n

a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating


corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity


oewn-flint_corn-n oewn-flint_maize-n oewn-Yankee_corn-n oewn-Zea_mays_indurata-n

corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm


oewn-soft_corn-n oewn-flour_corn-n oewn-squaw_corn-n oewn-Zea_mays_amylacea-n

corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch


corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat


each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn


perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food


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


any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia


lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States


lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States


Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass


woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture


the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles


extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain


tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets


small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States


immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks


oewn-fishpole_bamboo-n oewn-gosan-chiku-n oewn-hotei-chiku-n oewn-Phyllostachys_aurea-n

small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young


small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black


oewn-giant_timber_bamboo-n oewn-madake-n oewn-ku-chiku-n oewn-Phyllostachys_bambusoides-n

large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere


bulrush, chufa, cotton grass, papyrus, umbrella plant


grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers


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


African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves


oewn-chufa-n oewn-yellow_nutgrass-n oewn-earth_almond-n oewn-ground_almond-n oewn-rush_nut-n oewn-Cyperus_esculentus-n

European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots


oewn-papyrus-n oewn-Egyptian_paper_reed-n oewn-Egyptian_paper_rush-n oewn-paper_rush-n oewn-paper_plant-n oewn-Cyperus_papyrus-n

tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times


oewn-nutgrass-n oewn-nut_grass-n oewn-nutsedge-n oewn-nut_sedge-n oewn-Cyperus_rotundus-n

a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers


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


European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla


tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan


any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes


having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes


widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems


sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets


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


Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers


oewn-needle_spike_rush-n oewn-needle_rush-n oewn-slender_spike_rush-n oewn-hair_grass-n oewn-Eleocharis_acicularis-n

fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums


families Typhaceae, Sparganiaceae, Pandanaceae


family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus


type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines)


any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves


fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)


perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves


tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes


oewn-cat-ap-s-tail-n oewn-bullrush-n oewn-bulrush-n oewn-nailrod-n oewn-reed_mace-n oewn-reedmace-n oewn-Typha_latifolia-n

tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa


oewn-lesser_bullrush-n oewn-narrow-leaf_cattail-n oewn-narrow-leaved_reedmace-n oewn-soft_flag-n oewn-Typha_angustifolia-n

reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia


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


marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit


dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn


a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)


any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds


any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds


oewn-pumpkin-n oewn-pumpkin_vine-n oewn-autumn_pumpkin-n oewn-Cucurbita_pepo-n

a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes


any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits


any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden


any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks


any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh


marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small


squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow


squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white


squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti


any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall


squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges


any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind


squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem


plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings


plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind


any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks


plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds


oewn-prairie_gourd-n oewn-prairie_gourd_vine-n oewn-Missouri_gourd-n oewn-wild_pumpkin-n oewn-buffalo_gourd-n oewn-calabazilla-n oewn-Cucurbita_foetidissima-n

perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit


small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant


a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties


white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran


bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; found in Europe, North Africa, western Asia


a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons


any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons, watermelons, cantaloupes, cucumbers


oewn-sweet_melon-n oewn-muskmelon-n oewn-sweet_melon_vine-n oewn-Cucumis_melo-n

any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell


oewn-cantaloupe-n oewn-cantaloup-n oewn-cantaloupe_vine-n oewn-cantaloup_vine-n oewn-Cucumis_melo_cantalupensis-n

a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh


oewn-winter_melon-n oewn-Persian_melon-n oewn-honeydew_melon-n oewn-winter_melon_vine-n oewn-Cucumis_melo_inodorus-n

any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell


oewn-net_melon-n oewn-netted_melon-n oewn-nutmeg_melon-n oewn-Cucumis_melo_reticulatus-n

a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh


a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit


oewn-squirting_cucumber-n oewn-exploding_cucumber-n oewn-touch-me-not-n oewn-Ecballium_elaterium-n

Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched


Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits


oewn-luffa-n oewn-dishcloth_gourd-n oewn-sponge_gourd-n oewn-rag_gourd-n oewn-strainer_vine-n

any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge


the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit


loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics


oewn-loofa-n oewn-loofah-n oewn-luffa-n oewn-loufah_sponge-n

the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit


tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit


a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China


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


not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae


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


any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia


North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers


North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic


erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water


tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers


Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae


herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows, cotton, okra


any of various plants of the family Malvaceae


erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States


annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States


oewn-tall_mallow-n oewn-high_mallow-n oewn-cheese-n oewn-cheeseflower-n oewn-Malva_sylvestris-n

erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States


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


oewn-okra-n oewn-gumbo-n oewn-okra_plant-n oewn-lady-ap-s-finger-n oewn-Abelmoschus_esculentus-n oewn-Hibiscus_esculentus-n

tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant


oewn-abelmosk-n oewn-musk_mallow-n oewn-Abelmoschus_moschatus-n oewn-Hibiscus_moschatus-n

bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus


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


an ornamental plant of the genus Abutilon having leaves that resemble maple leaves


oewn-velvetleaf-n oewn-velvet-leaf-n oewn-velvetweed-n oewn-Indian_mallow-n oewn-butter-print-n oewn-China_jute-n oewn-Abutilon_theophrasti-n

tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States


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


any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers


plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock


hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea


any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea


European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers


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


a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer


perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers


hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers


densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters


herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton


erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers


East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms


small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers


Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons


native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton


fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton


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


oewn-kenaf-n oewn-kanaf-n oewn-deccan_hemp-n oewn-bimli-n oewn-bimli_hemp-n oewn-Indian_hemp-n oewn-Bombay_hemp-n oewn-Hibiscus_cannabinus-n

valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus


oewn-Cuban_bast-n oewn-blue_mahoe-n oewn-mahoe-n oewn-majagua-n oewn-mahagua-n oewn-Hibiscus_elatus-n

erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks


oewn-rose_mallow-n oewn-swamp_mallow-n oewn-common_rose_mallow-n oewn-swamp_rose_mallow-n oewn-Hibiscus_moscheutos-n

showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers


oewn-cotton_rose-n oewn-Confederate_rose-n oewn-Confederate_rose_mallow-n oewn-Hibiscus_mutabilis-n

Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States


oewn-China_rose-n oewn-Chinese_hibiscus-n oewn-Rose_of_China-n oewn-shoeblack_plant-n oewn-shoe_black-n oewn-Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis-n

large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers


oewn-roselle-n oewn-rozelle-n oewn-sorrel-n oewn-red_sorrel-n oewn-Jamaica_sorrel-n oewn-Hibiscus_sabdariffa-n

East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber


Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe


oewn-mahoe-n oewn-majagua-n oewn-mahagua-n oewn-balibago-n oewn-purau-n oewn-Hibiscus_tiliaceus-n

shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament


oewn-flower-of-an-hour-n oewn-flowers-of-an-hour-n oewn-bladder_ketmia-n oewn-black-eyed_Susan-n oewn-Hibiscus_trionum-n

annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America


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


oewn-lacebark-n oewn-ribbonwood-n oewn-houhere-n oewn-Hoheria_populnea-n

small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage


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


a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers


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


any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus


subshrub of southeastern United States to New York


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


oewn-tree_mallow-n oewn-velvetleaf-n oewn-velvet-leaf-n oewn-Lavatera_arborea-n

arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States


genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow


shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts


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


an American plant of the genus Malvastrum


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


any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers


tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States


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


any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers


small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand


oewn-ribbon_tree-n oewn-ribbonwood-n oewn-Plagianthus_regius-n oewn-Plagianthus_betulinus-n

deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton


a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber


very small genus of shrubs of Southern Hemisphere: bush hibiscus


southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


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


tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers


herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed


tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States


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


perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated


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


genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits


oewn-prairie_mallow-n oewn-red_false_mallow-n oewn-Sphaeralcea_coccinea-n oewn-Malvastrum_coccineum-n

false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum


a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree


any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood


the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees


oewn-portia_tree-n oewn-bendy_tree-n oewn-seaside_mahoe-n oewn-Thespesia_populnea-n

pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds


tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds


oewn-red_silk-cotton_tree-n oewn-simal-n oewn-Bombax_ceiba-n oewn-Bombax_malabarica-n

East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok


Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd


African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread


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


oewn-kapok-n oewn-ceiba_tree-n oewn-silk-cotton_tree-n oewn-white_silk-cotton_tree-n oewn-Bombay_ceiba-n oewn-God_tree-n oewn-Ceiba_pentandra-n

massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae


oewn-durian-n oewn-durion-n oewn-durian_tree-n oewn-Durio_zibethinus-n

tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind


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


evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae


forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts


strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats


tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees


tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear


genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae


oewn-quandong-n oewn-quandong_tree-n oewn-Brisbane_quandong-n oewn-silver_quandong_tree-n oewn-blue_fig-n oewn-Elaeocarpus_grandis-n

Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree


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


oewn-makomako-n oewn-New_Zealand_wine_berry-n oewn-wineberry-n oewn-Aristotelia_serrata-n oewn-Aristotelia_racemosa-n

graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine


one species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae


oewn-Jamaican_cherry-n oewn-calabur_tree-n oewn-calabura-n oewn-silk_wood-n oewn-silkwood-n oewn-Muntingia_calabura-n

a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and fleshy edible fruit; a bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves


oewn-breakax-n oewn-breakaxe-n oewn-break-axe-n oewn-Sloanea_jamaicensis-n

West Indian timber tree having very hard wood


a large family of plants of order Malvales


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


large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk


large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food


Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)


an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton


oewn-flame_tree-n oewn-flame_durrajong-n oewn-Brachychiton_acerifolius-n oewn-Sterculia_acerifolia-n

south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers


north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves


widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle


oewn-Queensland_bottletree-n oewn-narrow-leaved_bottletree-n oewn-Brachychiton_rupestris-n oewn-Sterculia_rupestris-n

large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia


large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts