oewn-mistletoe_fig-n oewn-mistletoe_rubber_plant-n oewn-Ficus_diversifolia-n oewn-Ficus_deltoidea-n

shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe


oewn-Port_Jackson_fig-n oewn-rusty_rig-n oewn-little-leaf_fig-n oewn-Botany_Bay_fig-n oewn-Ficus_rubiginosa-n

Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood


oewn-sycamore-n oewn-sycamore_fig-n oewn-mulberry_fig-n oewn-Ficus_sycomorus-n

thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the biblical sycamore


shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries


in some classifications included in family Moraceae


large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc


oewn-trumpetwood-n oewn-trumpet-wood-n oewn-trumpet_tree-n oewn-snake_wood-n oewn-imbauba-n oewn-Cecropia_peltata-n

tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems


a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema


type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions


any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees


hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture


North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections


oewn-American_elm-n oewn-white_elm-n oewn-water_elm-n oewn-rock_elm-n oewn-Ulmus_americana-n

large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America


European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental


elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches


Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree


any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall


erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree


Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment


small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges


broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere


oewn-Siberian_elm-n oewn-Chinese_elm-n oewn-dwarf_elm-n oewn-Ulmus_pumila-n

fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament


North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood


oewn-Jersey_elm-n oewn-guernsey_elm-n oewn-wheately_elm-n oewn-Ulmus_sarniensis-n oewn-Ulmus_campestris_sarniensis-n oewn-Ulmus_campestris_wheatleyi-n

a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves


autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States


tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America


large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit


any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits


bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe


large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries


deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood


a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States


an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia


one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae, Alliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae, Orchidaceae,  Trilliaceae


an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae


large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs


any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae


large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes


oewn-iris-n oewn-flag-n oewn-fleur-de-lis-n oewn-sword_lily-n

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals


any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)


any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)


any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb


fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines


low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States


bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers


oewn-Florentine_iris-n oewn-orris-n oewn-Iris_germanica_florentina-n oewn-Iris_florentina-n

German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome


oewn-stinking_iris-n oewn-gladdon-n oewn-gladdon_iris-n oewn-stinking_gladwyn-n oewn-roast_beef_plant-n oewn-Iris_foetidissima-n

iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa


a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe


iris native to Japan having large showy flowers


iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica


European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers


bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers


oewn-yellow_iris-n oewn-yellow_flag-n oewn-yellow_water_flag-n oewn-Iris_pseudacorus-n

common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated


bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers


low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers


a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally


similar to blue flag; the eastern United States


bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow


bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers


the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)


a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, commonly known as the blackberry lily, the leopard flower or the leopard lily (Belamcanda)


garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry


a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms (Crocus)


any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated


Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food


cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africa


any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers


oewn-gladiolus-n oewn-gladiola-n oewn-glad-n oewn-sword_lily-n

any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated


a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising a number of cormous plants native to South Africa (Ixia)


any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowers; widely cultivated


plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers


deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa


a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers


snowdrop, narcissus, daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae


bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers


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


amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers


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


tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America


tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia


genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies


any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia


spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa


bulbous flowering plants of tropical America


amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers


bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters


any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown


widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers


often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil


a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter


a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family


Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower


in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae


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


any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa, Australia, southern Asia, North America


includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae, Aloeaceae, Alstroemeriaceae, Aphyllanthaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Colchicaceae, Convallariaceae, Hemerocallidaceae, Hostaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Melanthiaceae, Ruscaceae, Smilacaceae, Tecophilaeacea, Xanthorrhoeaceae


plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber


any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers


oewn-Canada_lily-n oewn-wild_yellow_lily-n oewn-meadow_lily-n oewn-wild_meadow_lily-n oewn-Lilium_canadense-n

common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown


oewn-Madonna_lily-n oewn-white_lily-n oewn-Annunciation_lily-n oewn-Lent_lily-n oewn-Lilium_candidum-n

lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers


oewn-tiger_lily-n oewn-leopard_lily-n oewn-pine_lily-n oewn-Lilium_catesbaei-n

lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals


lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers


oewn-tiger_lily-n oewn-devil_lily-n oewn-kentan-n oewn-Lilium_lancifolium-n

east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals


oewn-Easter_lily-n oewn-Bermuda_lily-n oewn-white_trumpet_lily-n oewn-Lilium_longiflorum-n

tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring


orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States


lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia


lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots


lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers


lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers


lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers


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


any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers


oewn-African_lily-n oewn-African_tulip-n oewn-blue_African_lily-n oewn-Agapanthus_africanus-n

African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers


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


any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa


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


oewn-colicroot-n oewn-colic_root-n oewn-crow_corn-n oewn-star_grass-n oewn-unicorn_root-n

any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic


colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States


colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States


one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium


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


bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor


any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild


a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado


oewn-wild_leek-n oewn-Levant_garlic-n oewn-kurrat-n oewn-Allium_ampeloprasum-n

coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized


oewn-Canada_garlic-n oewn-meadow_leek-n oewn-rose_leek-n oewn-Allium_canadense-n


bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb


oewn-shallot-n oewn-eschalot-n oewn-multiplier_onion-n oewn-Allium_cepa_aggregatum-n oewn-Allium_ascalonicum-n

type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning


oewn-tree_onion-n oewn-Egyptian_onion-n oewn-top_onion-n oewn-Allium_cepa_viviparum-n

type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers


oewn-nodding_onion-n oewn-nodding_wild_onion-n oewn-lady-ap-s_leek-n oewn-Allium_cernuum-n

widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers


Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions


onion with white to deep red tunic; California


plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum


oewn-daffodil_garlic-n oewn-flowering_onion-n oewn-Naples_garlic-n oewn-Allium_neopolitanum-n


leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran


bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves


oewn-sand_leek-n oewn-giant_garlic-n oewn-Spanish_garlic-n oewn-rocambole-n oewn-Allium_scorodoprasum-n

European leek cultivated and used like leeks


oewn-chives-n oewn-chive-n oewn-cive-n oewn-schnittlaugh-n oewn-Allium_schoenoprasum-n

perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning


North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers


oewn-crow_garlic-n oewn-false_garlic-n oewn-field_garlic-n oewn-stag-ap-s_garlic-n oewn-wild_garlic-n oewn-Allium_vineale-n


oewn-wild_garlic-n oewn-wood_garlic-n oewn-Ramsons-n oewn-Allium_ursinum-n


oewn-garlic_chive-n oewn-Chinese_chive-n oewn-Oriental_garlic-n oewn-Allium_tuberosum-n

a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum


European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangular


one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted


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


succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa


much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves


very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants


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


oewn-kniphofia-n oewn-tritoma-n oewn-flame_flower-n oewn-flame-flower-n oewn-flameflower-n

a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers


clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers


one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae


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


any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers


an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily-like flowers


one species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae


all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae


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


southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers


plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America


one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes


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


one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus


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


plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable


fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae, it is a subfamily of the monocot family Xanthorrhoeaceae in the order Asparagales (Asphodelaceae)


any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers


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


asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight


asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers


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


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


oewn-aspidistra-n oewn-cast-iron_plant-n oewn-bar-room_plant-n oewn-Aspidistra_elatio-n

evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant


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


half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers


small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs


any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers


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


California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers


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


much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs


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


any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium


brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California


large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs


any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico


any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers


any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears


globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California


globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California


globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley


small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana


mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico


mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges


mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California


perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico


oewn-Camassia-n oewn-genus_Camassia-n oewn-Quamassia-n oewn-genus_Quamassia-n

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


oewn-camas-n oewn-camass-n oewn-quamash-n oewn-camosh-n oewn-camash-n

any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America


plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America


camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains


eastern camas; eastern and central North America


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


perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated


oewn-white_dogtooth_violet-n oewn-white_dog-ap-s-tooth_violet-n oewn-blonde_lilian-n oewn-Erythronium_albidum-n

North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors


oewn-yellow_adder-ap-s_tongue-n oewn-trout_lily-n oewn-amberbell-n oewn-Erythronium_americanum-n

eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors


sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties


California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged


dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers


perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States


any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers


oewn-mission_bells-n oewn-rice-grain_fritillary-n oewn-Fritillaria_affinis-n oewn-Fritillaria_lanceolata-n oewn-Fritillaria_mutica-n

herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers


herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green


a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields


Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem


California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually tinged with green


oewn-snake-ap-s_head_fritillary-n oewn-guinea-hen_flower-n oewn-checkered_daffodil-n oewn-leper_lily-n oewn-Fritillaria_meleagris-n

Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental


California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers


California herb with pinkish purple flowers


western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers


any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower


Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base


any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have egg-shaped variously colored flowers


any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa


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


oewn-autumn_crocus-n oewn-meadow_saffron-n oewn-naked_lady-n oewn-Colchicum_autumnale-n

bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe


sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily


oewn-gloriosa-n oewn-glory_lily-n oewn-climbing_lily-n oewn-creeping_lily-n oewn-Gloriosa_superba-n

any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis


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


any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day


oewn-Hostaceae-n oewn-family_Hostaceae-n oewn-Funkaceae-n oewn-family_Funkaceae-n

one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta


oewn-Hosta-n oewn-genus_Hosta-n oewn-Funka-n oewn-genus_Funka-n

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


any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover


one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted


sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus


widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers


hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb


oewn-summer_hyacinth-n oewn-cape_hyacinth-n oewn-Hyacinthus_candicans-n oewn-Galtonia_candicans-n

southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers


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


oewn-wild_hyacinth-n oewn-wood_hyacinth-n oewn-bluebell-n oewn-harebell-n oewn-Hyacinthoides_nonscripta-n oewn-Scilla_nonscripta-n


sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae, common name Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum)


any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers


oewn-starflower-n oewn-sleepy_dick-n oewn-summer_snowflake-n oewn-Ornithogalum_umbellatum-n

common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States


Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots


South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers


sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae, common name grape hyacinth (Muscari)


any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes


prolific species having particularly beautiful dark blue flowers


large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers


sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae


an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers


European scilla with small blue or purple flowers


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


a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers


false asphodel having spikes of white flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe


Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae


oewn-sea_squill-n oewn-sea_onion-n oewn-squill-n oewn-Urginea_maritima-n

having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties


bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant


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


shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris, Narthecium, Veratrum


bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae


either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions


of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal


of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina


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


perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes


oewn-white_hellebore-n oewn-American_hellebore-n oewn-Indian_poke-n oewn-bugbane-n oewn-Veratrum_viride-n

North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted


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


plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted, comprising three subfamilies: Asphodeloideae, Hemerocallidoideae and Xanthorrhoeoideae (Xanthorrhoeaceae)


grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae


any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins


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


any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous


plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers


plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals


a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas


plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals


small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae


deciduous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae


any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower


trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers


a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States


oewn-purple_trillium-n oewn-red_trillium-n oewn-birthroot-n oewn-Trillium_erectum-n

trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth


oewn-red_trillium-n oewn-toadshade-n oewn-sessile_trillium-n oewn-Trillium_sessile-n

trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor


sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae


European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted, commonly known as greenbriars


any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves


dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent


oewn-bullbrier-n oewn-greenbrier-n oewn-catbrier-n oewn-horse_brier-n oewn-horse-brier-n oewn-brier-n oewn-briar-n oewn-Smilax_rotundifolia-n

a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries


creeping or climbing evergreen having spiny zigzag stems with shiny leaves and racemes of pale-green flowers; Canary Islands to southern Europe and Ethiopia and India


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted


sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley


low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries


sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae


any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries


plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by a cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon


common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits


plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana


sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf


Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover


sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley


small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers


small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan


sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae


any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum having paired drooping yellowish-green flowers and a thick rootstock with scars shaped like Solomon's seal


North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers


one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae, it has since been split, with members found to belong to the autumn crocus family and the lily family


genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States


any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers


plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried


genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers


oewn-pia-n oewn-Indian_arrowroot-n oewn-Tacca_leontopetaloides-n oewn-Tacca_pinnatifida-n

perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch


oewn-Agavaceae-n oewn-family_Agavaceae-n oewn-agave_family-n oewn-sisal_family-n

chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae


tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber


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


widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies


Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope


Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine


Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal


Mexican plant used especially for making tequila


hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants


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


shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii


elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand


oewn-Dracenaceae-n oewn-subfamily_Dracenaceae-n oewn-Dracaenaceae-n oewn-subfamily_Dracaenaceae-n

one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae


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


an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage


tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood


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


stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico


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


a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers


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


grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber


plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green


stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant


strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage


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


any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America


a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers


tall yucca of the southwestern United States and Mexico having a woody stem and stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers


a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers


arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers


oewn-soapweed-n oewn-soap-weed-n oewn-soap_tree-n oewn-Yucca_elata-n

tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States


oewn-Adam-ap-s_needle-n oewn-Adam-ap-s_needle-and-thread-n oewn-spoonleaf_yucca-n oewn-needle_palm-n oewn-Yucca_filamentosa-n

yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages


yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers


yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves


yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers


yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers


a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales


the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans


oewn-water_shamrock-n oewn-buckbean-n oewn-bogbean-n oewn-bog_myrtle-n oewn-marsh_trefoil-n oewn-Menyanthes_trifoliata-n

perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface


a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales


type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers


tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers


evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia


oewn-yellow_jasmine-n oewn-yellow_jessamine-n oewn-Carolina_jasmine-n oewn-evening_trumpet_flower-n oewn-Gelsemium_sempervirens-n

poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers


a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves


plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem


tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans


dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft


used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma


spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae


alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae


small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana


oewn-bonduc-n oewn-bonduc_tree-n oewn-Caesalpinia_bonduc-n oewn-Caesalpinia_bonducella-n

tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries


small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin


twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin


spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers


oewn-brazilwood-n oewn-peachwood-n oewn-peach-wood-n oewn-pernambuco_wood-n oewn-Caesalpinia_echinata-n

tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry


heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods


oewn-bird_of_paradise-n oewn-poinciana-n oewn-Caesalpinia_gilliesii-n oewn-Poinciana_gilliesii-n

a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana


oewn-pride_of_barbados-n oewn-paradise_flower-n oewn-flamboyant_tree-n oewn-Caesalpinia_pulcherrima-n oewn-Poinciana_pulcherrima-n

tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana


small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia


East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes


shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple


small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood


small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:


small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers


some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista


any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods


oewn-golden_shower_tree-n oewn-drumstick_tree-n oewn-purging_cassia-n oewn-pudding_pipe_tree-n oewn-canafistola-n oewn-canafistula-n oewn-Cassia_fistula-n

deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia


oewn-pink_shower-n oewn-pink_shower_tree-n oewn-horse_cassia-n oewn-Cassia_grandis-n

tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental


deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream-colored to orange and red


East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine


oewn-carob-n oewn-carob_tree-n oewn-carob_bean_tree-n oewn-algarroba-n oewn-Ceratonia_siliqua-n

evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob


oewn-carob-n oewn-carob_bean-n oewn-algarroba_bean-n oewn-algarroba-n oewn-locust_bean-n oewn-locust_pod-n

long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute


spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde


a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves


genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia


oewn-partridge_pea-n oewn-sensitive_pea-n oewn-wild_sensitive_plant-n oewn-Chamaecrista_fasciculata-n oewn-Cassia_fasciculata-n

tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia


evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India


oewn-royal_poinciana-n oewn-flamboyant-n oewn-flame_tree-n oewn-peacock_flower-n oewn-Delonix_regia-n oewn-Poinciana_regia-n

showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana


any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae


hardwood from any of various locust trees


honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood


tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World


small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods


oewn-Kentucky_coffee_tree-n oewn-bonduc-n oewn-chicot-n oewn-Gymnocladus_dioica-n

handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute


oewn-Haematoxylum-n oewn-genus_Haematoxylum-n oewn-Haematoxylon-n oewn-genus_Haematoxylon-n

small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees


oewn-logwood-n oewn-logwood_tree-n oewn-campeachy-n oewn-bloodwood_tree-n oewn-Haematoxylum_campechianum-n

spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye


very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye


small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees


large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States


densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium


erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus


small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications


genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia


any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally


oewn-ringworm_bush-n oewn-ringworm_shrub-n oewn-ringworm_cassia-n oewn-Senna_alata-n oewn-Cassia_alata-n

tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia


oewn-avaram-n oewn-tanner-ap-s_cassia-n oewn-Senna_auriculata-n oewn-Cassia_auriculata-n

evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia


oewn-Alexandria_senna-n oewn-Alexandrian_senna-n oewn-true_senna-n oewn-tinnevelly_senna-n oewn-Indian_senna-n oewn-Senna_alexandrina-n oewn-Cassia_acutifolia-n oewn-Cassia_augustifolia-n

erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia


North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia


cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia


oewn-coffee_senna-n oewn-mogdad_coffee-n oewn-styptic_weed-n oewn-stinking_weed-n oewn-Senna_occidentalis-n oewn-Cassia_occidentalis-n

very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia


widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa


oewn-tamarind-n oewn-tamarind_tree-n oewn-tamarindo-n oewn-Tamarindus_indica-n

long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp


leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae


alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae


American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides


any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers


shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore


an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers


dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers


oewn-Amphicarpaea-n oewn-genus_Amphicarpaea-n oewn-Amphicarpa-n oewn-genus_Amphicarpa-n

very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut


oewn-hog_peanut-n oewn-wild_peanut-n oewn-Amphicarpaea_bracteata-n oewn-Amphicarpa_bracteata-n

vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts


very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods


shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed


small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa


any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira


oewn-cabbage_bark-n oewn-cabbage-bark_tree-n oewn-cabbage_tree-n oewn-Andira_inermis-n

tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic


oewn-Jupiter-ap-s_beard-n oewn-silverbush-n oewn-silver-bush-n oewn-Anthyllis_barba-jovis-n

silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers


perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders


oewn-groundnut-n oewn-groundnut_vine-n oewn-Indian_potato-n oewn-potato_bean-n oewn-wild_bean-n oewn-Apios_americana-n oewn-Apios_tuberosa-n

a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans


South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea


large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae


any of various plants of the genus Astragalus


perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America


perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers


small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar


small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye


genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod


any of several plants of the genus Baptisia


wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers


erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States


oewn-indigo_broom-n oewn-horsefly_weed-n oewn-rattle_weed-n oewn-Baptisia_tinctoria-n

much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida


genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak


oewn-dhak-n oewn-dak-n oewn-palas-n oewn-Butea_frondosa-n oewn-Butea_monosperma-n

East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye


erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions


oewn-pigeon_pea-n oewn-pigeon-pea_plant-n oewn-cajan_pea-n oewn-catjang_pea-n oewn-red_gram-n oewn-dhal-n oewn-dahl-n oewn-Cajanus_cajan-n

tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics


herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics


oewn-jack_bean-n oewn-wonder_bean-n oewn-giant_stock_bean-n oewn-Canavalia_ensiformis-n

annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage


twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food


large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees


any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod


large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges


shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China


a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut


Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood


a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers


large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers


deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States


small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers


small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood


shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets


small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus


shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder


2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered


small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent two-seeded pods


genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas


any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia


oewn-chickpea-n oewn-chickpea_plant-n oewn-Egyptian_pea-n oewn-Cicer_arietinum-n

Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds


oewn-Kentucky_yellowwood-n oewn-gopherwood-n oewn-Cladrastis_lutea-n oewn-Cladrastis_kentukea-n

small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye


genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines


any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes


oewn-desert_pea-n oewn-Sturt_pea-n oewn-Sturt-ap-s_desert_pea-n oewn-Clianthus_formosus-n oewn-Clianthus_speciosus-n

sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia


evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand


genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers


large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers


vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers


used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium


oewn-telegraph_plant-n oewn-semaphore_plant-n oewn-Codariocalyx_motorius-n oewn-Desmodium_motorium-n oewn-Desmodium_gyrans-n

erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine


small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods


yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food


any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels


European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods


large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa


any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops


tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle


erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India


small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia


oewn-guar-n oewn-cluster_bean-n oewn-Cyamopsis_tetragonolobus-n oewn-Cyamopsis_psoraloides-n

drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material


large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom


any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers


oewn-white_broom-n oewn-white_Spanish_broom-n oewn-Cytisus_albus-n oewn-Cytisus_multiflorus-n

low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers


oewn-common_broom-n oewn-Scotch_broom-n oewn-green_broom-n oewn-Cytisus_scoparius-n

deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers


oewn-witches-ap-_broom-n oewn-witch_broom-n oewn-hexenbesen-n oewn-staghead-n

an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance


large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers


any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black


hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork


oewn-Indian_blackwood-n oewn-East_Indian_rosewood-n oewn-East_India_rosewood-n oewn-Indian_rosewood-n oewn-Dalbergia_latifolia-n

East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood


oewn-sissoo-n oewn-sissu-n oewn-sisham-n oewn-Dalbergia_sissoo-n

East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties


Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood


handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork


oewn-Brazilian_rosewood-n oewn-caviuna_wood-n oewn-jacaranda-n oewn-Dalbergia_nigra-n

an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black


Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood


a valuable timber tree of tropical South America


dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinets


any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood


very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees


greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor


genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods


any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia


genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines


any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons


woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone


genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers


perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers


any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments


West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil


South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos


genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma


genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers


any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental


small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles


deciduous shrub having racemes of deep red flowers and black-spotted red seeds


oewn-ceibo-n oewn-crybaby_tree-n oewn-cry-baby_tree-n oewn-common_coral_tree-n oewn-Erythrina_crista-galli-n

small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered


small semi-evergreen tree of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds


small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds


prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood


small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue


tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally


genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush


any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods


chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom


oewn-broom_tree-n oewn-needle_furze-n oewn-petty_whin-n oewn-Genista_anglica-n

prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe


erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers


oewn-woodwaxen-n oewn-dyer-ap-s_greenweed-n oewn-dyer-ap-s-broom-n oewn-dyeweed-n oewn-greenweed-n oewn-whin-n oewn-woadwaxen-n oewn-Genista_tinctoria-n

small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental


small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America


thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries


small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America


any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous


genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean


oewn-soy-n oewn-soya-n oewn-soybean-n oewn-soya_bean-n oewn-soybean_plant-n oewn-soja-n oewn-soja_bean-n oewn-Glycine_max-n

erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia


a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food


deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots


oewn-wild_licorice-n oewn-wild_liquorice-n oewn-American_licorice-n oewn-American_liquorice-n oewn-Glycyrrhiza_lepidota-n

North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties


root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines


spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms


small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia


vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers


genus of herbs of north temperate regions


perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints


perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop


species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch


European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints


any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets


genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes


deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye


shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye


genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches


oewn-Kennedia-n oewn-genus_Kennedia-n oewn-Kennedya-n oewn-genus_Kennedya-n

genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers


any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers


prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania


hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers


oewn-hyacinth_bean-n oewn-bonavist-n oewn-Indian_bean-n oewn-Egyptian_bean-n oewn-Lablab_purpureus-n oewn-Dolichos_lablab-n

perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos


flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous


an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum


oewn-common_laburnum-n oewn-golden_chain-n oewn-golden_rain-n oewn-Laburnum_anagyroides-n

an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations


genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea


any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils


any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines


oewn-singletary_pea-n oewn-Caley_pea-n oewn-rough_pea-n oewn-wild_winterpea-n oewn-Lathyrus_hirsutus-n

a weak-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop


any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus


perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America


oewn-beach_pea-n oewn-sea_pea-n oewn-Lathyrus_maritimus-n oewn-Lathyrus_japonicus-n

wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder


perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying


climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers


scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers


oewn-common_vetchling-n oewn-meadow_pea-n oewn-yellow_vetchling-n oewn-Lathyrus_pratensis-n

scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage


oewn-grass_pea-n oewn-Indian_pea-n oewn-khesari-n oewn-Lathyrus_sativus-n

European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere


shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental


European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure


North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers


oewn-heath_pea-n oewn-earth-nut_pea-n oewn-earthnut_pea-n oewn-tuberous_vetch-n oewn-Lathyrus_tuberosus-n

European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey


bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers


genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States


shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States


Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of feed for wild birds


oewn-japanese_clover-n oewn-japan_clover-n oewn-jap_clover-n oewn-Lespedeza_striata-n

an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States


annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions


perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land


genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils


widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder


genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers


any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone


oewn-prairie_bird-ap-s-foot_trefoil-n oewn-compass_plant-n oewn-prairie_lotus-n oewn-prairie_trefoil-n oewn-Lotus_americanus-n

North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers


low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States


oewn-bird-ap-s_foot_trefoil-n oewn-bird-ap-s_foot_clover-n oewn-babies-ap-_slippers-n oewn-bacon_and_eggs-n oewn-Lotus_corniculatus-n

European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America


sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod


any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers


oewn-white_lupine-n oewn-field_lupine-n oewn-wolf_bean-n oewn-Egyptian_lupine-n oewn-Lupinus_albus-n

white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia


yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage


oewn-wild_lupine-n oewn-sundial_lupine-n oewn-Indian_beet-n oewn-old-maid-ap-s_bonnet-n oewn-Lupinus_perennis-n

stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers


oewn-bluebonnet-n oewn-buffalo_clover-n oewn-Texas_bluebonnet-n oewn-Lupinus_subcarnosus-n

low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States


closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)


annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos


oewn-horse_gram-n oewn-horse_grain-n oewn-poor_man-ap-s_pulse-n oewn-Macrotyloma_uniflorum-n oewn-Dolichos_biflorus-n

twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos


any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves


evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods


oewn-sickle_alfalfa-n oewn-sickle_lucerne-n oewn-sickle_medick-n oewn-Medicago_falcata-n

European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods


an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots


oewn-black_medick-n oewn-hop_clover-n oewn-yellow_trefoil-n oewn-nonesuch_clover-n oewn-Medicago_lupulina-n

prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America


important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop


genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics


any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood


genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters


any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres


oewn-cowage-n oewn-velvet_bean-n oewn-Bengal_bean-n oewn-Benghal_bean-n oewn-Florida_bean-n oewn-Mucuna_pruriens_utilis-n oewn-Mucuna_deeringiana-n oewn-Mucuna_aterrima-n oewn-Stizolobium_deeringiana-n

the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey


a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers


oewn-tolu_tree-n oewn-tolu_balsam_tree-n oewn-Myroxylon_balsamum-n oewn-Myroxylon_toluiferum-n

medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork


tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam


aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups


dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases


genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods


oewn-sainfoin-n oewn-sanfoin-n oewn-holy_clover-n oewn-esparcet-n oewn-Onobrychis_viciifolia-n oewn-Onobrychis_viciaefolia-n

Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain


genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow


European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners


Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots


genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood


a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads


oewn-bead_tree-n oewn-jumby_bean-n oewn-jumby_tree-n oewn-Ormosia_monosperma-n

small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots


West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds


large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal


any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock


tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers


any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass


small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots


Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils


twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots


trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers


herbs of warm regions including most American beans


any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods


a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports


a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis


the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods


the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)


a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods


a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans


a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod


oewn-scarlet_runner-n oewn-scarlet_runner_bean-n oewn-Dutch_case-knife_bean-n oewn-runner_bean-n oewn-Phaseolus_coccineus-n oewn-Phaseolus_multiflorus-n

tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain


a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod


bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds


oewn-sieva_bean-n oewn-butter_bean-n oewn-butter-bean_plant-n oewn-lima_bean-n oewn-Phaseolus_lunatus-n

bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds


twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans


spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California


genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons


oewn-Jamaica_dogwood-n oewn-fish_fuddle-n oewn-Piscidia_piscipula-n oewn-Piscidia_erythrina-n

small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons


small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas


a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds


oewn-garden_pea-n oewn-garden_pea_plant-n oewn-common_pea-n oewn-Pisum_sativum-n

plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried


the flattened to cylindric inflated multi-seeded fruit of the common pea plant


a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea


variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods


variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods


oewn-field_pea-n oewn-field-pea_plant-n oewn-Austrian_winter_pea-n oewn-Pisum_sativum_arvense-n oewn-Pisum_arvense-n

variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage


small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs


evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania


low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods


any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber


large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens


large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers


genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora


evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree


species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs


oewn-winged_bean-n oewn-winged_pea-n oewn-goa_bean-n oewn-goa_bean_vine-n oewn-Manila_bean-n oewn-Psophocarpus_tetragonolobus-n

a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers


oewn-breadroot-n oewn-Indian_breadroot-n oewn-pomme_blanche-n oewn-pomme_de_prairie-n oewn-Psoralea_esculenta-n

densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots


genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods


deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood


oewn-padauk-n oewn-padouk-n oewn-amboyna-n oewn-Pterocarpus_indicus-n

tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain


mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus


tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany


East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning


reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc


oewn-red_sandalwood-n oewn-red_sanders-n oewn-red_sanderswood-n oewn-red_saunders-n oewn-Pterocarpus_santalinus-n

tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood


hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork


fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States


small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista


oewn-retem-n oewn-raetam-n oewn-juniper_bush-n oewn-juniper-n oewn-Retama_raetam-n oewn-Genista_raetam-n

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista


oewn-bristly_locust-n oewn-rose_acacia-n oewn-moss_locust-n oewn-Robinia_hispida-n

large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers


large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions


strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay


small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds


small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood


small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges


small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees


any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers


tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage


a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies


cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria


oewn-Japanese_pagoda_tree-n oewn-Chinese_scholartree-n oewn-Chinese_scholar_tree-n oewn-Sophora_japonica-n oewn-Sophora_sinensis-n

handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan


oewn-mescal_bean-n oewn-coral_bean-n oewn-frijolito-n oewn-frijolillo-n oewn-Sophora_secundiflora-n

shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans


shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood


tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California


genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines


vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws


genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush


Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers


genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas


a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods


oewn-catgut-n oewn-goat-ap-s_rue-n oewn-wild_sweet_pea-n oewn-Tephrosia_virginiana-n

perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone


genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas


any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers


oewn-false_lupine-n oewn-golden_pea-n oewn-yellow_pea-n oewn-Thermopsis_macrophylla-n

western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like flowers


one species: South American tree: tipu tree


oewn-tipu-n oewn-tipu_tree-n oewn-yellow_jacaranda-n oewn-pride_of_Bolivia-n

semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental


Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs


annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry


oewn-gorse-n oewn-furze-n oewn-whin-n oewn-Irish_gorse-n oewn-Ulex_europaeus-n

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe


widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs


any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants


any of several weedy vetches grown for forage


oewn-tufted_vetch-n oewn-bird_vetch-n oewn-Calnada_pea-n oewn-Vicia_cracca-n

common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers


oewn-broad_bean-n oewn-broad-bean-n oewn-broad-bean_plant-n oewn-English_bean-n oewn-European_bean-n oewn-field_bean-n oewn-Vicia_faba-n

Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder


herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building


European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges


European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops


genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus


East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


oewn-adzuki_bean-n oewn-adsuki_bean-n oewn-Vigna_angularis-n oewn-Phaseolus_angularis-n

bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds


oewn-snailflower-n oewn-snail-flower-n oewn-snail_flower-n oewn-snail_bean-n oewn-corkscrew_flower-n oewn-Vigna_caracalla-n oewn-Phaseolus_caracalla-n

perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


oewn-mung-n oewn-mung_bean-n oewn-mung_bean_plant-n oewn-Vigna_radiata-n oewn-Phaseolus_aureus-n

erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


oewn-mung-n oewn-mung_bean-n oewn-green_gram-n oewn-golden_gram-n oewn-moong-n oewn-mash_bean-n oewn-munggo-n oewn-monggo-n oewn-green_soy-n oewn-green_bean-n

seed of the mung bean plant; used for food


oewn-cowpea-n oewn-cowpea_plant-n oewn-black-eyed_pea-n oewn-Vigna_unguiculata-n oewn-Vigna_sinensis-n

sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure


oewn-asparagus_bean-n oewn-yard-long_bean-n oewn-Vigna_unguiculata_sesquipedalis-n oewn-Vigna_sesquipedalis-n

South American bean having very long succulent pods


one species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak


Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers


genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods


tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers


fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental


Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety pods; widely grown as an ornamental


any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria


having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue


an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers


a wisteria of China having white flowers


coextensive with the family Palmae: palms


oewn-Palmae-n oewn-family_Palmae-n oewn-Palmaceae-n oewn-family_Palmaceae-n oewn-Arecaceae-n oewn-family_Arecaceae-n oewn-palm_family-n

chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves


any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago


palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves


palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves


any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves


Central and South American feather palms


tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber


oewn-grugru-n oewn-gri-gri-n oewn-grugru_palm-n oewn-macamba-n oewn-Acrocomia_aculeata-n

tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts


any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts


southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)


a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees


oewn-sugar_palm-n oewn-gomuti-n oewn-gomuti_palm-n oewn-Arenga_pinnata-n

Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago


unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America


oewn-piassava_palm-n oewn-pissaba_palm-n oewn-Bahia_piassava-n oewn-bahia_coquilla-n oewn-Attalea_funifera-n

Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes


nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory


oewn-palmyra-n oewn-palmyra_palm-n oewn-toddy_palm-n oewn-wine_palm-n oewn-lontar-n oewn-longar_palm-n oewn-Borassus_flabellifer-n

tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms


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


any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes


climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes


tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia


attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage


oewn-wine_palm-n oewn-jaggery_palm-n oewn-kitul-n oewn-kittul-n oewn-kitul_tree-n oewn-toddy_palm-n oewn-Caryota_urens-n

fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles


oewn-coconut-n oewn-coconut_palm-n oewn-coco_palm-n oewn-coco-n oewn-cocoa_palm-n oewn-coconut_tree-n oewn-Cocos_nucifera-n

tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics


stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut


oewn-carnauba-n oewn-carnauba_palm-n oewn-wax_palm-n oewn-Copernicia_prunifera-n oewn-Copernicia_cerifera-n

Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax


hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes


oewn-caranday-n oewn-caranda-n oewn-caranda_palm-n oewn-wax_palm-n oewn-Copernicia_australis-n oewn-Copernicia_alba-n

South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax


a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees


any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts


large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia


large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers


fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region


tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper


pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils


a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America


Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young


fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia


Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young


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


Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji


oewn-Nipa-n oewn-genus_Nipa-n oewn-Nypa-n oewn-genus_Nypa-n


any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds


palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm


oewn-babassu-n oewn-babassu_palm-n oewn-coco_de_macao-n oewn-Orbignya_phalerata-n oewn-Orbignya_spesiosa-n oewn-Orbignya_martiana-n

tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil


tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts


semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making


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


tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit


small genus of South American feather palms


oewn-ivory_palm-n oewn-ivory-nut_palm-n oewn-ivory_plant-n oewn-Phytelephas_macrocarpa-n

a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts


nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons


oewn-Raffia-n oewn-genus_Raffia-n oewn-Raphia-n oewn-genus_Raphia-n

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


a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks