fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets


oewn-jupati-n oewn-jupaty-n oewn-jupati_palm-n oewn-Raffia_taedigera-n

a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes


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


any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants


oewn-miniature_fan_palm-n oewn-bamboo_palm-n oewn-fern_rhapis-n oewn-Rhapis_excelsa-n

small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers


Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa


a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms


tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba


West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young


low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds


small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States


oewn-thatch_palm-n oewn-thatch_tree-n oewn-silver_thatch-n oewn-broom_palm-n oewn-Thrinax_parviflora-n

small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto


oewn-key_palm-n oewn-silvertop_palmetto-n oewn-silver_thatch-n oewn-Thrinax_microcarpa-n oewn-Thrinax_morrisii-n oewn-Thrinax_keyensis-n

small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba


coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae


cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds


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


any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally


oewn-English_plantain-n oewn-narrow-leaved_plantain-n oewn-ribgrass-n oewn-ribwort-n oewn-ripple-grass-n oewn-buckthorn-n oewn-Plantago_lanceolata-n

an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions


oewn-broad-leaved_plantain-n oewn-common_plantain-n oewn-white-man-ap-s_foot-n oewn-whiteman-ap-s_foot-n oewn-cart-track_plant-n oewn-Plantago_major-n

common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers


oewn-fleawort-n oewn-psyllium-n oewn-Spanish_psyllium-n oewn-Plantago_psyllium-n

plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative


North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves


North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves


coextensive with the family Polygonaceae


a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats


diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions


oewn-silver_lace_vine-n oewn-China_fleece_vine-n oewn-Russian_vine-n oewn-Polygonum_aubertii-n

twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia


buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum


a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour


oewn-prince-ap-s-feather-n oewn-princess_feather-n oewn-kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate-n oewn-prince-ap-s-plume-n oewn-Polygonum_orientale-n

annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America


North American herbs of the buckwheat family


any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers


late blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters


low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)


plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous


oewn-Himalayan_rhubarb-n oewn-Indian_rhubarb-n oewn-red-veined_pie_plant-n oewn-Rheum_australe-n oewn-Rheum_emodi-n


oewn-pie_plant-n oewn-garden_rhubarb-n oewn-Rheum_cultorum-n oewn-Rheum_rhabarbarum-n oewn-Rheum_rhaponticum-n

long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves


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


any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine


European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens


small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places


oewn-bitter_dock-n oewn-broad-leaved_dock-n oewn-yellow_dock-n oewn-Rumex_obtusifolius-n

European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America


low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves


oewn-Xyridales-n oewn-order_Xyridales-n oewn-Commelinales-n oewn-order_Commelinales-n


plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places


chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers


any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States


large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts


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


a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance


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


a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics


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


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


oewn-Spanish_moss-n oewn-old_man-ap-s_beard-n oewn-black_moss-n oewn-long_moss-n oewn-Tillandsia_usneoides-n

dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America


a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales


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


South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae


chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts


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


aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers


oewn-pickerelweed-n oewn-pickerel_weed-n oewn-wampee-n oewn-Pontederia_cordata-n

American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds


oewn-water_hyacinth-n oewn-water_orchid-n oewn-Eichhornia_crassipes-n oewn-Eichhornia_spesiosa-n

a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States


grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms


oewn-Naiadales-n oewn-order_Naiadales-n oewn-Alismales-n oewn-order_Alismales-n

an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants


oewn-Naiadaceae-n oewn-family_Naiadaceae-n oewn-Najadaceae-n oewn-family_Najadaceae-n oewn-naiad_family-n

monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers


oewn-Naias-n oewn-genus_Naias-n oewn-Najas-n oewn-genus_Najas-n


submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water


perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants


small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants


marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves


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


a variety of water plantain (Alisma gramineum)


a variety of water plantain (Alisma lanceolatum)


oewn-Hydrocharitaceae-n oewn-family_Hydrocharitaceae-n oewn-Hydrocharidaceae-n oewn-family_Hydrocharidaceae-n oewn-frogbit_family-n oewn-frog-ap-s-bit_family-n

simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed


European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers


a genus of aquatic plant, containing Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrilla)


submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways


American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches


oewn-Elodea-n oewn-genus_Elodea-n oewn-pondweed-n oewn-ditchmoss-n


North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe


aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria


small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants


oewn-tape_grass-n oewn-eelgrass-n oewn-wild_celery-n oewn-Vallisneria_spiralis-n

submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia


plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae


any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae


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


European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California


of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States


pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe


a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae


very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and Europe


oewn-Scheuchzeriaceae-n oewn-family_Scheuchzeriaceae-n oewn-Juncaginaceae-n oewn-family_Juncaginaceae-n oewn-arrow-grass_family-n

a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales


perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass


tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock


alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species


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


found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria


used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae


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


oewn-eelgrass-n oewn-grass_wrack-n oewn-sea_wrack-n oewn-Zostera_marina-n

submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts


in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae


a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens


large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses


any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses


European alpine rose with crimson flowers


low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers


Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers


prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe


shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses


large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids


oewn-sweetbrier-n oewn-sweetbriar-n oewn-brier-n oewn-briar-n oewn-eglantine-n oewn-Rosa_eglanteria-n

Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips


Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms


oewn-multiflora-n oewn-multiflora_rose-n oewn-Japanese_rose-n oewn-baby_rose-n oewn-Rosa_multiflora-n

vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock


rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers


any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers


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


a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers


erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats


fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils


North American deciduous trees or shrubs


oewn-Juneberry-n oewn-serviceberry-n oewn-service_tree-n oewn-shadbush-n oewn-shadblow-n

any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit


shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits


open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits


Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms


deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms


deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms


oewn-coco_plum-n oewn-coco_plum_tree-n oewn-cocoa_plum-n oewn-icaco-n oewn-Chrysobalanus_icaco-n

small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit


genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated


any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits


climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover


deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover


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


a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus


oewn-parsley_haw-n oewn-parsley-leaved_thorn-n oewn-Crataegus_apiifolia-n oewn-Crataegus_marshallii-n

southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves


common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries


oewn-blackthorn-n oewn-pear_haw-n oewn-pear_hawthorn-n oewn-Crataegus_calpodendron-n oewn-Crataegus_tomentosa-n

erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries


eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns


hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves


oewn-whitethorn-n oewn-English_hawthorn-n oewn-may-n oewn-Crataegus_laevigata-n oewn-Crataegus_oxycantha-n

thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America


European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America


oewn-red_haw-n oewn-downy_haw-n oewn-Crataegus_mollis-n oewn-Crataegus_coccinea_mollis-n

American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs


evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe


American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers


small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated


creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America


oewn-loquat-n oewn-loquat_tree-n oewn-Japanese_medlar-n oewn-Japanese_plum-n oewn-Eriobotrya_japonica-n

evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan


any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry


wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries


North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries


any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers


erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America


hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North America


oewn-water_avens-n oewn-Indian_chocolate-n oewn-purple_avens-n oewn-chocolate_root-n oewn-Geum_rivale-n

erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals


North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits


oewn-herb_bennet-n oewn-cloveroot-n oewn-clover-root-n oewn-wood_avens-n oewn-Geum_urbanum-n

hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally


avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers


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


oewn-toyon-n oewn-tollon-n oewn-Christmasberry-n oewn-Christmas_berry-n oewn-Heteromeles_arbutifolia-n oewn-Photinia_arbutifolia-n

ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia


apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere


any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits


wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus


native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits


any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit


any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms


oewn-Siberian_crab-n oewn-Siberian_crab_apple-n oewn-cherry_apple-n oewn-cherry_crab-n oewn-Malus_baccata-n

Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving


wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples


medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit


small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit


small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms


oewn-Iowa_crab-n oewn-Iowa_crab_apple-n oewn-prairie_crab-n oewn-western_crab_apple-n oewn-Malus_ioensis-n

wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers


derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms


small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples


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


chiefly perennial Northern Hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil


any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties


oewn-silverweed-n oewn-goose-tansy-n oewn-goose_grass-n oewn-Potentilla_anserina-n

low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States, Europe, Asia


a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae


oewn-salad_burnet-n oewn-burnet_bloodwort-n oewn-pimpernel-n oewn-Poterium_sanguisorba-n

European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads


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


any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone


oewn-Allegheny_plum-n oewn-Alleghany_plum-n oewn-sloe-n oewn-Prunus_alleghaniensis-n

wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh


oewn-American_red_plum-n oewn-August_plum-n oewn-goose_plum-n oewn-Prunus_americana-n

wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh


oewn-chickasaw_plum-n oewn-hog_plum-n oewn-hog_plum_bush-n oewn-Prunus_angustifolia-n

small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit


seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit


any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas


small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters


plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit


small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves


small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit


hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca


Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach


Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits


temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits


small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit


any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood


wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry


large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation


any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits


wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting


dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit


Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit


oewn-cherry_laurel-n oewn-laurel_cherry-n oewn-mock_orange-n oewn-wild_orange-n oewn-Prunus_caroliniana-n

small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States


oewn-cherry_plum-n oewn-myrobalan-n oewn-myrobalan_plum-n oewn-Prunus_cerasifera-n

small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit


rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit


any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice


any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice


oewn-marasca-n oewn-marasca_cherry-n oewn-maraschino_cherry-n oewn-Prunus_cerasus_marasca-n

Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur


small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made


used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus


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


any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts


oewn-almond-n oewn-sweet_almond-n oewn-Prunus_dulcis-n oewn-Prunus_amygdalus-n oewn-Amygdalus_communis-n

small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California


almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes


pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds


pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal


variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery


small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers


oewn-holly-leaved_cherry-n oewn-holly-leaf_cherry-n oewn-evergreen_cherry-n oewn-islay-n oewn-Prunus_ilicifolia-n

California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers


shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms


woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms


frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil


evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California)


any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds


oewn-hagberry_tree-n oewn-European_bird_cherry-n oewn-common_bird_cherry-n oewn-Prunus_padus-n

small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry


small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit


variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh


oewn-sand_cherry-n oewn-Prunus_pumila-n oewn-Prunus_pumilla_susquehanae-n oewn-Prunus_susquehanae-n oewn-Prunus_cuneata-n

small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit


small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor


oewn-black_cherry-n oewn-black_cherry_tree-n oewn-rum_cherry-n oewn-Prunus_serotina-n

large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit


any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms


oewn-oriental_cherry-n oewn-Japanese_cherry-n oewn-Japanese_flowering_cherry-n oewn-Prunus_serrulata-n

ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms


ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms


a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits


shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit


shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers


Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers


deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers


a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds


Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries


oewn-Pyracantha-n oewn-pyracanth-n oewn-fire_thorn-n oewn-firethorn-n

any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries


fruit trees native to the Old World: pears


Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties


wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork


any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits


oewn-lawyerbush-n oewn-lawyer_bush-n oewn-bush_lawyer-n oewn-Rubus_cissoides-n oewn-Rubus_australis-n

stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth


European trailing bramble with red berrylike fruits


bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle


the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries


stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States (Connecticut to Florida)


any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America


American blackberry with oblong black fruit


cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries


red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California


the common dewberry of eastern North America (Rubus flagellaris)


the bristly dewberry of eastern North America (Rubus hispidus)


creeping European bramble bearing dewberries


woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries


any of several raspberries bearing red fruit


oewn-wild_raspberry-n oewn-European_raspberry-n oewn-framboise-n oewn-Rubus_idaeus-n

the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange


oewn-black_raspberry-n oewn-blackcap-n oewn-blackcap_raspberry-n oewn-thimbleberry-n oewn-Rubus_occidentalis-n

raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit


large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large pinkish-orange berries


oewn-salmonberry-n oewn-salmon_berry-n oewn-thimbleberry-n oewn-Rubus_parviflorus-n

white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries


oewn-cloudberry-n oewn-dwarf_mulberry-n oewn-bakeapple-n oewn-baked-apple_berry-n oewn-salmonberry-n oewn-Rubus_chamaemorus-n

creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries


oewn-flowering_raspberry-n oewn-purple-flowering_raspberry-n oewn-Rubus_odoratus-n oewn-thimbleberry-n

shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit


raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits


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


any of various trees of the genus Sorbus


oewn-rowan-n oewn-rowan_tree-n oewn-European_mountain_ash-n oewn-Sorbus_aucuparia-n

Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits


decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree


an ash of the western coast of North America


oewn-service_tree-n oewn-sorb_apple-n oewn-sorb_apple_tree-n oewn-Sorbus_domestica-n

medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit


European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit


a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae


any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers


oewn-bridal_wreath-n oewn-bridal-wreath-n oewn-Saint_Peter-ap-s_wreath-n oewn-St._Peter-ap-s_wreath-n oewn-Spiraea_prunifolia-n

shrub having copious small white flowers in spring


an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary


widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry


any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae


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


perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient


Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin


creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing


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


shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World


evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries


any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans


shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee


oewn-robusta_coffee-n oewn-Rio_Nunez_coffee-n oewn-Coffea_robusta-n oewn-Coffea_canephora-n

native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust


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


any of several trees of the genus Cinchona


Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)


oewn-calisaya-n oewn-Cinchona_officinalis-n oewn-Cinchona_ledgeriana-n oewn-Cinchona_calisaya-n

Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark


small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark


oewn-cinchona-n oewn-cinchona_bark-n oewn-Peruvian_bark-n oewn-Jesuit-ap-s_bark-n

medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine


annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers


any of several plants of the genus Galium


oewn-sweet_woodruff-n oewn-waldmeister-n oewn-woodruff-n oewn-fragrant_bedstraw-n oewn-Galium_odoratum-n oewn-Asperula_odorata-n

Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula


North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental


oewn-yellow_bedstraw-n oewn-yellow_cleavers-n oewn-Our_Lady-ap-s_bedstraw-n oewn-Galium_verum-n

common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia


oewn-cleavers-n oewn-clivers-n oewn-goose_grass-n oewn-catchweed-n oewn-spring_cleavers-n oewn-Galium_aparine-n

annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia


oewn-wild_madder-n oewn-white_madder-n oewn-white_bedstraw-n oewn-infant-ap-s-breath-n oewn-false_baby-ap-s_breath-n oewn-Galium_mollugo-n

Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America


large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and small trees


any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers


oewn-cape_jasmine-n oewn-cape_jessamine-n oewn-Gardenia_jasminoides-n oewn-Gardenia_augusta-n

evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves


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


any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind


oewn-genipap_fruit-n oewn-jagua-n oewn-marmalade_box-n oewn-Genipa_Americana-n

tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit


evergreen tropical American shrubs or small trees


any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia


oewn-scarlet_bush-n oewn-scarlet_hamelia-n oewn-coloradillo-n oewn-Hamelia_patens-n oewn-Hamelia_erecta-n

handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil


creeping evergreen herbs of North America


oewn-partridgeberry-n oewn-boxberry-n oewn-twinberry-n oewn-Mitchella_repens-n

creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries


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


large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus


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


oewn-fever_tree-n oewn-Georgia_bark-n oewn-bitter-bark-n oewn-Pinckneya_pubens-n

ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever


tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees


oewn-lemonwood-n oewn-lemon-wood-n oewn-lemonwood_tree-n oewn-lemon-wood_tree-n oewn-Psychotria_capensis-n

South African evergreen having hard tough wood


hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods


genus of tropical African trees and shrubs


a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa


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


oewn-wild_medlar-n oewn-wild_medlar_tree-n oewn-medlar-n oewn-Vangueria_infausta-n

small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit


shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit


any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico


small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles


spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers


bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers


Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental


small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China


shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers


creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs


similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia


bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States


erect deciduous North American shrub with yellow-white flowers


deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls


twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America


climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States


twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America


shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America


an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas


a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States


a grey deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan


European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers


oewn-trumpet_honeysuckle-n oewn-coral_honeysuckle-n oewn-trumpet_flower-n oewn-trumpet_vine-n oewn-Lonicera_sempervirens-n

evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers


a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia


cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit


deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China


oewn-snowberry-n oewn-common_snowberry-n oewn-waxberry-n oewn-Symphoricarpos_alba-n

deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries


North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits


any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit


oewn-American_elder-n oewn-black_elderberry-n oewn-sweet_elder-n oewn-Sambucus_canadensis-n

common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies


shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies


dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor


oewn-bourtree-n oewn-black_elder-n oewn-common_elder-n oewn-elderberry-n oewn-European_elder-n oewn-Sambucus_nigra-n

a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies


oewn-American_red_elder-n oewn-red-berried_elder-n oewn-stinking_elder-n oewn-Sambucus_pubens-n

common North American shrub or small tree


genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot


oewn-feverroot-n oewn-horse_gentian-n oewn-tinker-ap-s_root-n oewn-wild_coffee-n oewn-Triostium_perfoliatum-n

coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers


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


oewn-cranberry_bush-n oewn-cranberry_tree-n oewn-American_cranberry_bush-n oewn-highbush_cranberry-n oewn-Viburnum_trilobum-n

deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries


oewn-wayfaring_tree-n oewn-twist_wood-n oewn-twistwood-n oewn-Viburnum_lantana-n

vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black


oewn-guelder_rose-n oewn-European_cranberrybush-n oewn-European_cranberry_bush-n oewn-crampbark-n oewn-cranberry_tree-n oewn-Viburnum_opulus-n

deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries


deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows


closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia


upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America


deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers


chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads


any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts


teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth


similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States


European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States


annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean


any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa


oewn-sweet_scabious-n oewn-pincushion_flower-n oewn-mournful_widow-n oewn-Scabiosa_atropurpurea-n

Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States


perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States


distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers


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


oewn-jewelweed-n oewn-lady-ap-s_earrings-n oewn-orange_balsam-n oewn-celandine-n oewn-touch-me-not-n oewn-Impatiens_capensis-n

North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil


an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae, Geraniaceae, Rutaceae, Malpighiaceae, Simaroubaceae, Meliaceae, Zygophyllaceae, Tropaeolaceae


any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae


genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills


any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium


common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers


tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America


geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers


oewn-herb_robert-n oewn-herbs_robert-n oewn-herb_roberts-n oewn-Geranium_robertianum-n

a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the Northern Hemisphere


geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters


western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots


geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated


any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers


oewn-fish_geranium-n oewn-bedding_geranium-n oewn-zonal_pelargonium-n oewn-Pelargonium_hortorum-n

an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers


oewn-ivy_geranium-n oewn-ivy-leaved_geranium-n oewn-hanging_geranium-n oewn-Pelargonium_peltatum-n

a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers


geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers


a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage


geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions


any of various plants of the genus Erodium


oewn-redstem_storksbill-n oewn-alfilaria-n oewn-alfileria-n oewn-filaree-n oewn-filaria-n oewn-clocks-n oewn-pin_grass-n oewn-pin_clover-n oewn-Erodium_cicutarium-n

European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage


oewn-musk_clover-n oewn-muskus_grass-n oewn-white-stemmed_filaree-n oewn-Erodium_moschatum-n

low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria


of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico


a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit


oewn-Erythroxylon-n oewn-genus_Erythroxylon-n oewn-Erythroxylum-n oewn-genus_Erythroxylum-n

a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae


a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine


a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine


resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees


any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense


fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense


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


small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers


tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes


genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense


tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense


East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense


genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products


small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised


tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh


aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume


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


fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium


any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia


Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture


oewn-barbados_cherry-n oewn-acerola-n oewn-Surinam_cherry-n oewn-West_Indian_cherry-n oewn-Malpighia_glabra-n

tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries


tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees


any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish


wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture


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


oewn-chinaberry-n oewn-chinaberry_tree-n oewn-China_tree-n oewn-Persian_lilac-n oewn-pride-of-India-n oewn-azederach-n oewn-azedarach-n oewn-Melia_azederach-n oewn-Melia_azedarach-n

tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree


genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees


oewn-neem-n oewn-neem_tree-n oewn-nim_tree-n oewn-margosa-n oewn-arishth-n oewn-Azadirachta_indica-n oewn-Melia_Azadirachta-n

large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia


seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products


tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes


East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood


hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools


oewn-African_scented_mahogany-n oewn-cedar_mahogany-n oewn-sapele_mahogany-n oewn-Entandrophragma_cylindricum-n

African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown


any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia


oewn-native_beech-n oewn-flindosa-n oewn-flindosy-n oewn-Flindersia_australis-n

tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc


Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison


African tree having hard heavy odorless wood


a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae


oewn-lanseh_tree-n oewn-langsat-n oewn-langset-n oewn-Lansium_domesticum-n

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry


tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany


oewn-true_mahogany-n oewn-Cuban_mahogany-n oewn-Dominican_mahogany-n oewn-Swietinia_mahogani-n


an important Central American mahogany tree


oewn-Philippine_mahogany-n oewn-Philippine_cedar-n oewn-kalantas-n oewn-Toona_calantas-n oewn-Cedrela_calantas-n

Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood


red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish


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


any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers


family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa


a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae


African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds


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


large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families


a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers


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


oewn-common_wood_sorrel-n oewn-cuckoo_bread-n oewn-shamrock-n oewn-Oxalis_acetosella-n

Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers


oewn-Bermuda_buttercup-n oewn-English-weed-n oewn-Oxalis_pes-caprae-n oewn-Oxalis_cernua-n

South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers


creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan


short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers


perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers


oewn-oca-n oewn-oka-n oewn-Oxalis_tuberosa-n oewn-Oxalis_crenata-n

South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers


trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas


East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit


East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit


trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres


type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort, senega, snakeroot


any of various plants of the genus Polygala


perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot


oewn-orange_milkwort-n oewn-yellow_milkwort-n oewn-candyweed-n oewn-yellow_bachelor-ap-s_button-n oewn-Polygala_lutea-n

bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers


oewn-flowering_wintergreen-n oewn-gaywings-n oewn-bird-on-the-wing-n oewn-fringed_polygala-n oewn-Polygala_paucifolia-n

common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals


oewn-Seneca_snakeroot-n oewn-Seneka_snakeroot-n oewn-senga_root-n oewn-senega_root-n oewn-senega_snakeroot-n oewn-Polygala_senega-n

eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots


dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin


small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation


a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent


type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs


European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy


any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds


fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork


oewn-sour_orange-n oewn-Seville_orange-n oewn-bitter_orange-n oewn-bitter_orange_tree-n oewn-bigarade-n oewn-marmalade_orange-n oewn-Citrus_aurantium-n

any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock


small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy


oewn-pomelo-n oewn-pomelo_tree-n oewn-pummelo-n oewn-shaddock-n oewn-Citrus_maxima-n oewn-Citrus_grandis-n oewn-Citrus_decumana-n

southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits


thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind


citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp


oewn-mandarin-n oewn-mandarin_orange-n oewn-mandarin_orange_tree-n oewn-Citrus_reticulata-n

shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia


a variety of mandarin orange, known in Telugu and Portugal as kamala kaya and in Australia as a mandarin


a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa


a variety of mandarin orange, known commonly as cold hardy mandarin, Christmas orange, or tangerine


probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges


oewn-temple_orange-n oewn-temple_orange_tree-n oewn-tangor-n oewn-king_orange-n oewn-Citrus_nobilis-n

large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida


oewn-tangelo-n oewn-tangelo_tree-n oewn-ugli_fruit-n oewn-Citrus_tangelo-n

hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida


oewn-rangpur-n oewn-rangpur_lime-n oewn-lemanderin-n oewn-Citrus_limonia-n

hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel


a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit


lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp


any of various related trees bearing limes


a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata


a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae


oewn-fraxinella-n oewn-dittany-n oewn-burning_bush-n oewn-gas_plant-n oewn-Dictamnus_alba-n

Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather


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


any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp


oewn-marumi-n oewn-marumi_kumquat-n oewn-round_kumquat-n oewn-Fortunella_japonica-n


oewn-nagami-n oewn-nagami_kumquat-n oewn-oval_kumquat-n oewn-Fortunella_margarita-n


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


deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark


oewn-trifoliate_orange-n oewn-trifoliata-n oewn-wild_orange-n oewn-Poncirus_trifoliata-n

small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges


deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash


any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches


oewn-toothache_tree-n oewn-sea_ash-n oewn-Zanthoxylum_americanum-n oewn-Zanthoxylum_fraxineum-n

small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America


oewn-Hercules-ap--club-n oewn-Hercules-ap--clubs-n oewn-Hercules-club-n oewn-Zanthoxylum_clava-herculis-n

densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies


West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood


chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit


any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste


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


tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack


medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits


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


any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus


deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution


oewn-wild_mango-n oewn-dika-n oewn-wild_mango_tree-n oewn-Irvingia_gabonensis-n

African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green wood that resists termites


small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs


small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs


small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia


oewn-Jamaica_quassia-n oewn-bitterwood-n oewn-Picrasma_excelsa-n oewn-Picrasma_excelsum-n

West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia


similar to the extract from Quassia amara


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


handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark


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


any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers


strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers


annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium


oewn-canarybird_flower-n oewn-canarybird_vine-n oewn-canary_creeper-n oewn-Tropaeolum_peregrinum-n

a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries


small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea


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


perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers


South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense


heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes


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


small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin


hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum


small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood


medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree


xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States


oewn-creosote_bush-n oewn-coville-n oewn-hediondilla-n oewn-Larrea_tridentata-n

desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers


acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush


annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions


tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed


two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus


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


any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix


any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture


large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark


oewn-silver_willow-n oewn-silky_willow-n oewn-Salix_alba_sericea-n oewn-Salix_sericea-n

North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying


European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry


Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches


low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America


willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental


oewn-Wisconsin_weeping_willow-n oewn-Salix_pendulina-n oewn-Salix_blanda-n oewn-Salix_pendulina_blanda-n

hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit


small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves


any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal


oewn-goat_willow-n oewn-florist-ap-s_willow-n oewn-pussy_willow-n oewn-Salix_caprea-n

much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves


oewn-peachleaf_willow-n oewn-peach-leaved_willow-n oewn-almond-leaves_willow-n oewn-Salix_amygdaloides-n

willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees


oewn-almond_willow-n oewn-black_Hollander-n oewn-Salix_triandra-n oewn-Salix_amygdalina-n

Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry


North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves


oewn-crack_willow-n oewn-brittle_willow-n oewn-snap_willow-n oewn-Salix_fragilis-n

large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken


slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America


widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves


Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs


shrubby willow of the western United States


common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves


North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes


European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States


oewn-purple_willow-n oewn-red_willow-n oewn-red_osier-n oewn-basket_willow-n oewn-purple_osier-n oewn-Salix_purpurea-n

Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin


small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed


small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated


small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)


oewn-dwarf_grey_willow-n oewn-dwarf_gray_willow-n oewn-sage_willow-n oewn-Salix_tristis-n

willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath


dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base


oewn-common_osier-n oewn-hemp_willow-n oewn-velvet_osier-n oewn-Salix_viminalis-n

willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry


a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the Northern Hemisphere; poplars


any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins


soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar


oewn-balsam_poplar-n oewn-hackmatack-n oewn-tacamahac-n oewn-Populus_balsamifera-n

poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves


oewn-white_poplar-n oewn-white_aspen-n oewn-abele-n oewn-aspen_poplar-n oewn-silver-leaved_poplar-n oewn-Populus_alba-n

a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces


large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere


distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches


any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed


a common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber


cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath


oewn-swamp_cottonwood-n oewn-black_cottonwood-n oewn-downy_poplar-n oewn-swamp_poplar-n oewn-Populus_heterophylla-n

North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood


any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind


Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa


oewn-Canadian_aspen-n oewn-bigtooth_aspen-n oewn-bigtoothed_aspen-n oewn-big-toothed_aspen-n oewn-large-toothed_aspen-n oewn-large_tooth_aspen-n oewn-Populus_grandidentata-n

aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America


order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots


chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit


parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia


parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests


close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork


small genus of Asiatic and American parasitic shrubs


parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull green olivelike fruits


small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants


woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers


oewn-Eucarya-n oewn-genus_Eucarya-n oewn-Fusanus-n oewn-genus_Fusanus-n


oewn-quandong-n oewn-quandang-n oewn-quandong_tree-n oewn-Eucarya_acuminata-n oewn-Fusanus_acuminatus-n

Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed


small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs


shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes


in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria


type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species


shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks


genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers


small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees


a genus containing the species Nuytsia floribunda, also known as the Western Australian Christmas tree (Nuytsia)


oewn-flame_tree-n oewn-fire_tree-n oewn-Christmas_tree-n oewn-Nuytsia_floribunda-n

a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses


in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae


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


Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas


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


American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe


the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant


an order of dicotyledonous plants, containing the families Anacardiaceae, Biebersteiniaceae, Burseraceae, Kirkiaceae, Meliaceae, Nitrariaceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae, and Simaroubaceae (Sapindales)


chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins


a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood


a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin


deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin


oewn-China_tree-n oewn-false_dogwood-n oewn-jaboncillo-n oewn-chinaberry-n oewn-Sapindus_saponaria-n

evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans


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


widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh


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


herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa


woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America


oewn-longan-n oewn-lungen-n oewn-longanberry-n oewn-Dimocarpus_longan-n oewn-Euphorbia_litchi-n oewn-Nephelium_longana-n

tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium


genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees


any of various tree of the genus Harpullia


fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building


Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood


oewn-litchi-n oewn-lichee-n oewn-litchi_tree-n oewn-Litchi_chinensis-n oewn-Nephelium_litchi-n

Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium


oewn-Melicoccus-n oewn-genus_Melicoccus-n oewn-Melicocca-n oewn-genus_Melicocca-n

tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries


oewn-Spanish_lime-n oewn-Spanish_lime_tree-n oewn-honey_berry-n oewn-mamoncillo-n oewn-genip-n oewn-ginep-n oewn-Melicocca_bijuga-n oewn-Melicocca_bijugatus-n

tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp


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


oewn-rambutan-n oewn-rambotan-n oewn-rambutan_tree-n oewn-Nephelium_lappaceum-n


oewn-pulasan-n oewn-pulassan-n oewn-pulasan_tree-n oewn-Nephelium_mutabile-n

East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan


widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees


large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures


very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks


evergreen perennial procumbent subshrubs or herbs


any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover


low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere


slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover


oewn-Celastraceae-n oewn-family_Celastraceae-n oewn-spindle-tree_family-n oewn-staff-tree_family-n

trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits


any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus


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


oewn-bittersweet-n oewn-American_bittersweet-n oewn-climbing_bittersweet-n oewn-false_bittersweet-n oewn-staff_vine-n oewn-waxwork-n oewn-shrubby_bittersweet-n oewn-Celastrus_scandens-n

twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds


oewn-Japanese_bittersweet-n oewn-Japan_bittersweet-n oewn-oriental_bittersweet-n oewn-Celastrus_orbiculatus-n oewn-Celastric_articulatus-n

ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America


widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines


any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries


small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit


bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China


deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds


upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas


broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties


oewn-Cyrilliaceae-n oewn-family_Cyrilliaceae-n oewn-cyrilla_family-n oewn-titi_family-n

shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia


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


oewn-cyrilla-n oewn-leatherwood-n oewn-white_titi-n oewn-Cyrilla_racemiflora-n

shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage


tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers


a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit


a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples


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


any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone


wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring


maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings


a common North American maple tree; five-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood


maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies


oewn-red_maple-n oewn-scarlet_maple-n oewn-swamp_maple-n oewn-Acer_rubrum-n

maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn


oewn-moosewood-n oewn-moose-wood-n oewn-striped_maple-n oewn-striped_dogwood-n oewn-goosefoot_maple-n oewn-Acer_pennsylvanicum-n

maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn


maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn


small maple of northwestern North America


small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn


small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets


shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge


a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties


oewn-sycamore-n oewn-great_maple-n oewn-scottish_maple-n oewn-Acer_pseudoplatanus-n

Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


common shade tree of eastern and central United States


maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature


small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn


leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan


ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties


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


any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges


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


dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental


oewn-bearberry-n oewn-possum_haw-n oewn-winterberry-n oewn-Ilex_decidua-n

deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States


oewn-inkberry-n oewn-gallberry-n oewn-gall-berry-n oewn-evergreen_winterberry-n oewn-Ilex_glabra-n

evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries


South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea


an evergreen shrub native along the south coastal US to southern Florida and Louisiana, also known as inkberry


an evergreen shrub also known as Gallberry, native to coastal areas in the US from Virginia to Texas


an evergreen shrub; a species of holly native to southeastern North America


a holly tree, also known as possumhaw or swamp holly


the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac


tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted


a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae


tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction


any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus


oewn-American_smokewood-n oewn-chittamwood-n oewn-Cotinus_americanus-n oewn-Cotinus_obovatus-n

shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke


Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke


one species; often included in the genus Rhus


small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus


tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit


large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit


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


small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts


a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine


oewn-mastic-n oewn-mastic_tree-n oewn-lentisk-n oewn-Pistacia_lentiscus-n

an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin


one species; an Australian evergreen sumac


evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood


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


a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)


sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits


oewn-smooth_sumac-n oewn-scarlet_sumac-n oewn-vinegar_tree-n oewn-Rhus_glabra-n

common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries


oewn-dwarf_sumac-n oewn-mountain_sumac-n oewn-black_sumac-n oewn-shining_sumac-n oewn-Rhus_copallina-n

common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries


evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits


oewn-staghorn_sumac-n oewn-velvet_sumac-n oewn-Virginian_sumac-n oewn-vinegar_tree-n oewn-Rhus_typhina-n

deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries


oewn-squawbush-n oewn-squaw-bush-n oewn-skunkbush-n oewn-Rhus_trilobata-n

deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit


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


oewn-aroeira_blanca-n oewn-Schinus_chichita-n oewn-Brazilian_pepper_tree-n oewn-Schinus_terebinthifolia-n


oewn-pepper_tree-n oewn-molle-n oewn-Peruvian_mastic_tree-n oewn-Schinus_molle-n

small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits


oewn-hog_plum-n oewn-yellow_mombin-n oewn-yellow_mombin_tree-n oewn-Spondias_mombin-n

tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit


oewn-mombin-n oewn-mombin_tree-n oewn-jocote-n oewn-Spondias_purpurea-n

common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit


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


oewn-poison_ash-n oewn-poison_dogwood-n oewn-poison_sumac-n oewn-Toxicodendron_vernix-n oewn-Rhus_vernix-n

smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil


oewn-poison_ivy-n oewn-markweed-n oewn-poison_mercury-n oewn-poison_oak-n oewn-Toxicodendron_radicans-n oewn-Rhus_radicans-n

climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact


poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact


oewn-eastern_poison_oak-n oewn-Toxicodendron_quercifolium-n oewn-Rhus_quercifolia-n oewn-Rhus_toxicodenedron-n

poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact


oewn-varnish_tree-n oewn-lacquer_tree-n oewn-Chinese_lacquer_tree-n oewn-Japanese_lacquer_tree-n oewn-Japanese_varnish_tree-n oewn-Japanese_sumac-n oewn-Toxicodendron_vernicifluum-n oewn-Rhus_verniciflua-n

small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained


trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule


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


tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds


the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut


a tall and often cultivated buckeye of the central United States


a buckeye with scaly grey bark that is found in the central United States


a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States


a shrub buckeye of southern United States


a buckeye marked by different colors or tints


a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone


a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae


trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae


fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon


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


tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork


hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys


oewn-marblewood-n oewn-marble-wood-n oewn-Andaman_marble-n oewn-Diospyros_kurzii-n

large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood


any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros


small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit


medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe


an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes


tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit


tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit


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


any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia


oewn-southern_buckthorn-n oewn-shittimwood-n oewn-shittim-n oewn-mock_orange-n oewn-Bumelia_lycioides-n

shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit


oewn-false_buckthorn-n oewn-chittamwood-n oewn-chittimwood-n oewn-shittimwood-n oewn-black_haw-n oewn-Bumelia_lanuginosa-n

deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico


a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae


tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs


evergreen tree of West Indies and Central America having edible purple fruit star-shaped in cross section and dark green leaves with golden silky undersides


oewn-satinleaf-n oewn-satin_leaf-n oewn-caimitillo-n oewn-damson_plum-n oewn-Chrysophyllum_oliviforme-n

tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit


genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical


oewn-balata-n oewn-balata_tree-n oewn-beefwood-n oewn-bully_tree-n oewn-Manilkara_bidentata-n

a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber


when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls


oewn-sapodilla-n oewn-sapodilla_tree-n oewn-Manilkara_zapota-n oewn-Achras_zapota-n

large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras


large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves


one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha of the getah taban merah or getah taban sutra variety (Palaquium gutta)


genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha


one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha of the getah soondie variety


tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel)


tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit


oewn-marmalade_tree-n oewn-mammee-n oewn-sapote-n oewn-Pouteria_zapota-n oewn-Calocarpum_zapota-n

tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum


a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales


type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf


small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye


deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit


oewn-Styracaceae-n oewn-family_Styracaceae-n oewn-storax_family-n oewn-styrax_family-n

a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales


a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax


deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees


any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage


styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species


deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America


any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers


oewn-silver-bell_tree-n oewn-silverbell_tree-n oewn-snowdrop_tree-n oewn-opossum_wood-n oewn-Halesia_carolina-n oewn-Halesia_tetraptera-n

medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas


plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals


plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae, Nepenthaceae, Droseraceae


a genus of pitcher plants, commonly known as trumpet pitchers (Sarracenia)


any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales


oewn-common_pitcher_plant-n oewn-huntsman-ap-s_cup-n oewn-huntsman-ap-s_cups-n oewn-Sarracenia_purpurea-n

perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland


(botany) a leaf that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer


yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood


oewn-huntsman-ap-s_horn-n oewn-huntsman-ap-s_horns-n oewn-yellow_trumpet-n oewn-yellow_pitcher_plant-n oewn-trumpets-n oewn-Sarracenia_flava-n

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids


marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below


genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America


any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps


a genus of pitcher plants commonly known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups (Nepenthes)


any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes


a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs


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


any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution


carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects


floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas


a genus of carnivorous plants containing Drosophyllum lusitanicum, also known as Portuguese sundew or dewy pine (Drosophyllum)


perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco


in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae


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


either of 2 species of the genus Roridula; South African viscid perennial low-growing woody shrubs


a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus


a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia


type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts


large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves


any of various plants of the genus Sedum


any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers


mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover


Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers


oewn-orpine-n oewn-orpin-n oewn-livelong-n oewn-live-forever-n oewn-Sedum_telephium-n

perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers


a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae


perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels


trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly Southern Hemisphere


a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae


Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration


sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae


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


any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea


deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads


deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States


deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue


deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters


deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads


one species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae


California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers


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


woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters


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


any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters


one genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae


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


any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions


large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes


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


climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan


a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae


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


any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga


tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange


rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe


tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers


saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America


plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America


small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe


oewn-strawberry_geranium-n oewn-strawberry_saxifrage-n oewn-mother-of-thousands-n oewn-Saxifraga_stolonifera-n oewn-Saxifraga_sarmentosam-n

eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons


any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers


North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers


mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover


a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming


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


any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms


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


plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America


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


any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium


aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States


oewn-Darmera-n oewn-genus_Darmera-n oewn-Peltiphyllum-n oewn-genus_Peltiphyllum-n

a genus containing Darmera peltata, or Indian rhubarb (Darmera, Peltiphyllum)


oewn-umbrella_plant-n oewn-Indian_rhubarb-n oewn-Darmera_peltata-n oewn-Peltiphyllum_peltatum-n

rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California


perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile


Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers


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


any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera


plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems


plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America


perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental


plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho


small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America


oewn-woodland_star-n oewn-Lithophragma_affine-n oewn-Lithophragma_affinis-n oewn-Tellima_affinis-n

California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima