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Plant Family:
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Acanthaceae (Acanthus¹)
Aceraceae (Maples)
Achariaceae
Achatocarpaceae
Actinideaceae (Kiwi-fruits)
Adoxaceae
Aextoxicaceae
Agavaceae (Agaves)
Aizoaceae (Ice Plants)
Akaniaceae
Alangiaceae
Alismataceae (Water Plantains)
Alliaceae (~Amaryllidaceae)
Aloeaceae (Aloes)
Alseuosmiaceae
Amaranthaceae (Amaranths)
Amaryllidaceae (Onions)
Amborellaceae
Anacardiaceae (Sumacs, Cashew)
Ancistrocladaceae
Anisoophylleaceae
Annonaceae (Custard-apples)
Anthemideae (Mayweeds)
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) (Carrots)
Apocynaceae (Dogbanes)
Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweeds)
Aquifoliaceae (Hollys)
Araceae (Arums)
Araliaceae (Ginsengs)
Araucariaceae (Araucarias)
Arecaceae (Palmae) (Palms)
Aristolochiaceae (Birthworts)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweeds)
Asphodelaceae (~Liliaceae)
Asphodelaceae (~Liliaceae)
Aspleniaceae (~Polypodiaceae)
Asteraceae (Sunflowers)
Asteroideae
Austrobaileyaceae
Balanopaceae
Balanophoraceae
Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-nots)
Barbeyaceae
Barclayaceae
Basellaceae (Madeira Vines)
Bataceae (Saltworts)
Baueraceae
Begoniaceae (Begonias)
Berberidaceae (Barberries)
Betulaceae (Birches, alders)
Bignoniaceae (Bignonias)
Bixaceae
Blechnaceae (~Polypodiaceae)
Bombacaceae (Kapok)
Boraginaceae (Borages)
Boraginoideae
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) (Mustards)
Bretschneideraceae
Bromeliaceae (Bromeliads)
Brunelliaceae
Bruniaceae
Bruniaceae
Brunoniaceae
Buddlejaceae
Burmanniaceae
Burseraceae
Butomaceae (Flowering-rushes)
Buxaceae (Boxwoods)
Byblidaceae
Cabombaceae (Water-Shields)
Cactaceae (Cactus)
Caesalpiniaceae (~Fabales)
Callitrichaceae (Water Starworts)
Calycanthaceae (Spicebushes)
Calyceraceae
Campanulaceae (Bellflowers)
Campanuloideae
Canellaceae
Cannabaceae (Hemps)
Cannaceae (Cannas)
Capparaceae (Capers)
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckles)
Cardiopteridaceae
Caricaceae (Papaya)
Caryocaraceae
Caryophyllaceae (Pinks)
Casurinaceae (She-oaks)
Cecropiaceae
Celastraceae (Bittersweets)
Centrolepidaceae
Cephalotaceae
Cephalotaxaceae (Plum-yews)
Ceratophyllaceae (Hornworts)
Cercidiphyllaceae
Cheiropleuriaceae
Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoots)
Chloranthaceae
Chrysobalanaceae
Cichorioideae
Circaeasteraceae
Cistaceae (Rock-roses)
Clethraceae (Clethras)
Clusiaceae (Guttiferae; including Hypericaceae)
Cneoraceae
Columelliaceae
Combretaceae (Combretum, Mangos)
Commelinaceae (Spiderworts)
Connaraceae
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glories)
Coriariaceae
Cornaceae (Dogwoods)
Corsiaceae
Corynocarpaceae
Costaceae
Crassulaceae (Stonecrops)
Crossosomataceae (Crossosomas)
Crypteroniaceae
Cucurbitaceae (Cucumbers, Gourds, Watermelon)
Cunoniaceae
Cupressaceae (incl. Taxodiaceae) (Cypresses)
Cuscutaceae (Dodders)
Cyanastraceae
Cyatheaceae (Cyatheaes)
Cycadaceae (Cycads)
Cyclanthaceae
Cymodoceaceae
Cyperaceae (Sedges)
Cyrillaceae
Daphniphyllaceae
Dasypogonaceae (~Xanthorrhoeaceae)
Datiscaceae (Durango-roots)
Davidsoniaceae
Degeneriaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae (~Polypodiaceae)
Dialypetalanthaceae
Diapensiaceae
Dichapetalaceae
Dicksoniaceae (Dicksonias)
Didiereaceae
Didymelaceae
Dilleniaceae (Killenias)
Dioncophyllaceae
Dioscoreaceae (Yams)
Dipentodontaceae
Dipsacaceae (Teasels)
Dipteridaceae
Dipterocarpaceae (Dipterocarps)
Donatiaceae
Doryanthaceae (~Agaveaceae)
Dracaenaceae (~Agaveaceae)
Droseraceae (Sundews and Vensu Flytrap)
Dryopteridaceae (~Polypodiaceae)
Duckeodendraceae
Ebenaceae (Ebonys, Persimmon)
Ehretioideae
Elaeagnaceae (Oleasters)
Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus¹)
Elatinaceae (Waterworts)
Empetraceae (Crowberries)
Epacridaceae
Ephedraceae (Mormon-teas)
Equisetaceae (Horsetails)
Eremolepidaceae
Ericaceae (Heaths, Heathers)
Eriocaulaceae (Pipeworts, Ladies Hat Pin)
Erythroxylaceae
Eucommiaceae
Eucryphiaceae
Euphorbiaceae (Spurges)
Eupomataceae
Eupteleaceae
Fabaceae = Pea Family
Fagaceae (Oaks)
Flacourtiaceae
Flagellariaceae
Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillos)
Frankeniaceae (Frankenias)
Fumariaceae (Bleeding-hearts)
Garryaceae (Silk-Tassels)
Geissolomataceae
Gentianaceae (Gentians)
Geosiridaceae
Geraniaceae (Geraniums)
Gesneriaceae (Gesnerias)
Ginkgoaceae (Ginkgo)
Gleicheniaceae
Globulariaceae (Globularias)
Gnetaceae (Gnetums)
Gomortegaceae
Goodeniaceae
Greyiaceae
Grossulariaceae (Gooseberries or Currants)
Grubbiaceae
Gunneraceae (Gunneras)
Gyrostemonaceae
Haemodoraceae
Haloragaceae (Water Milfoils)
Hamamelidaceae (Witch-Hazels)
Hanguanaceae
Heliconiaceae (Heliconias)
Heliotropioideae
Hernandiaceae
Himantandraceae
Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut, Buckeyes)
Hippocrateaceae
Hippuridaceae
Hoplestigmataceae
Huaceae
Hugoniaceae
Humiriaceae
Hyacinthaceae (~Amaryllidaceae)
Hydatellaceae
Hydnoraceae
Hydrangeaceae (Mock-oranges)
Hydrocharitaceae (Waterweeds)
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleafs)
Hydrostachyaceae
Hymnophyllopsidaceae
Hypoxidaceae
Icacinaceae
Idiospermaceae
Illiciaceae
Iridaceae (Irises)
Isoetaceae (Quillworts)
Ixonanthaceae
Joinvilleaceae
Juglandaceae (Walnuts)
Julianaceae
Juncaceae (Rushes)
Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grasses)
Krameriaceae (Ratans)
Lacistemataceae
Lactoridaceae
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (Mints)
Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabalas)
Lauraceae (Laurels)
Laxmanniaceae
Lecythidaceae (Brazil-Nuts)
Leeaceae
Leitneriaceae
Lemnaceae (Duckweeds)
Lennoaceae (Lennoas)
Lentibulariaceae (Bladderworts)
Liliaceae (Lilies)
Limnanthaceae (Meadow-foams)
Limnocharitacae (Water-poppies)
Linaceae (Flaxes)
Lissocarpaceae
Loasaceae
Lobelioideae (Lobeliaceae)
Loganiaceae (Loganias)
Lophosoriaceae
Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoes)
Lowiaceae
Lycopodiaceae (Club-mosses)
Lythraceae (Loosestrife)
Magnoliaceae (Magnolias)
Malesherbiaceae
Maloideae (Pomoideae)
Malpighiaceae (Malpighias)
Malvaceae (Mallows)
Marantaceae (Arrowroots)
Marattiaceae
Marcgraviaceae
Marsileaceae (Water-clovers)
Martyniaceae (Unicorn Plants)
Matoniaceae
Mayacaceae
Medusagynaceae
Medusandraceae
Melastomataceae (Melastomes)
Meliaceae (Mahoganys)
Melianthaceae (Melianthus¹)
Mendonciaceae
Menispermaceae (Moonseeds)
Menyanthaceae
Metaxyaceae
Mimosaceae (~Fabales)
Misodendraceae
Mitracstemonaceae
Molluginaceae (Carpet-weeds)
Monimiaceae
Monotropaceae (Indian Pipes)
Moraceae (Mulberrys)
Moringaceae
Musaceae (Bananas)
Myoporaceae (Myoporums)
Myricaceae (Bayberries)
Myristacaceae
Myrothamnaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrtaceae (Myrtles)
Najadaceae (Water-nymphs)
Nelumbonaceae (Water-Lotus¹)
Nepenthaceae (Old World Pitcher Plants)
Nephrolepidiaceae (~Polypodiaceae)
Neuradaceae
Nolanaceae (Nolana)
Nolinaceae (~Agavaceae)
Nyctaginaceae (Four O¹Clock)
Nymphaeaceae (Waterlilies)
Nyssaceae
Ochnaceae (Ochnas)
Olacaceae
Oleaceae (Olives)
Oliniaceae
Onagraceae (Evening-primroses)
Oncothecaceae
Ophioglossaceae (Grape-ferns)
Opiliaceae
Orchidaceae (Orchids)
Orobancaceae (Broomrapes)
Osmundaceae (Cinnamon Ferns)
Oxalidaeceae (Wood-sorrels)
Paeoniaceae (Peonys)
Pandaceae
Pandanaceae
Papaveraceae (Poppies)
Papilionoideae
Paracryphiaceae
Parnassioideae
Passifloraceae (Passion-flowers)
Pedaliaceae
Pellicieraceae (Mangroves)
Penaeaceae
Pentaphragmataceae
Pentaphylacaceae
Penthoroideae
Peridiscaceae
Petrosaviaceae
Philesiaceae (Lapageria)
Philydraceae
Phormiaceae (Phormiums)
Phytolaccaceae (Pokeberries)
Pinaceae (Pines)
Piperaceae (Peppers)
Pittosporaceae (Pittosporums)
Plagiogyriaceae
Plantaginaceae (Plantains)
Platanaceae (Sycamores)
Plumbaginaceae
Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses)
Podocarpaceae (Podocarps)
Podostemaceae
Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Polygalaceae (Milkworts)
Polygonaceae (Knotweeds)
Polypodiaceae (Common Ferns)
Pontederiaceae (Water-hyacinth)
Portulacaceae (Purslanes)
Posidoniaceae
Potamogetonaceae (Pondweeds)
Primulaceae (Primroses)
Proteaceae (Proteas)
Prunoideae (Drupoideae)
Psilotaceae (Whisk Ferns)
Pteridaceae (~Polypodiaceae)
Punicaceae (Pomegranates)
Pyrolaceae (Wintergreens)
Quiinaceae
Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesias)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercups)
Rapateaceae
Resedaceae (Mignonettes)
Restionaceae (Restios)
Retziaceae
Rhabdodendraceae
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorns)
Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove)
Rosaceae (Roses)
Rosoideae
Rubiaceae (Madders)
Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grasses)
Rutaceae (Citrus)
Sabiaceae
Saccifoliaceae
Salicaceae (Willows, Cottonwood, Quaking Aspen)
Salvadoraceae
Salviniaceae (Mosquito Ferns)
Santalaceae (Sandalwoods)
Sapindaceae (Soapberries)
Sapotaceae (Sapodillas)
Saraceniaceae (New World Pitcher-plants)
Sarcolaenaceae
Sargentodoxaceae
Saururaceae (Lizard-tails)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrages)
Saxifragoideae
Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzerias)
Schisandraceae
Schizaeaceae (Climbing Ferns)
Scrophulariaceae (Figworts)
Scyphostegiaceae
Scytopetalaceae
Selaginellaceae (Small Club-mosses)
Simaroubaceae
Simmondsiaceae (Jojobas)
Smilacaceae (Green-briers)
Solanaceae (Potatos, tomato, peppers)
Sonneratiaceae
Spaerospalaceae
Sparganiaceae (Bur-Reeds)
Sphenocleaceae
Spiraeoideae
Stachyuraceae
Stackhosiaceae
Staphyleaceae (Bladdernuts)
Stemonaceae
Sterculiaceae (Cacaoss)
Strelitziaceae (Bird-of-Paradises)
Stromatopteridaceae
Stylidiaceae
Styracaceae (Storaxes)
Surianaceae
Symplocaceae (Sweetleafs)
Taccaceae
Tamaricaceae (Tamarisks)
Taxaceae (Yews)
Tetracentraceae
Tetrameristaceae
Theaceae (Teas)
Theligonaceae
Theophrastaceae
Thurniaceae
Thymelaeaceae (Mezereums)
Tiliaceae (Linden)
Tovariaceae
Trapaceae
Tremandraceae
Trigoniaceae
Trimeniaceae
Triuridaceae
Trochodendraceae
Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtiums)
Turneraceae
Typhaceae (Cattails)
Ulmaceae (Elms)
Urticaceae (Nettles)
Valerianaceae (Valerians)
Velloziaceae
Verbenaceae (Vervains)
Violaceae (Violets)
Viscaceae (Common Mistletoes)
Vitaceae (Grapes)
Vochysiaceae
Welwitschiaceae (Welwitschia)
Winteraceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xantyhophyllaceae
Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grasses)
Zannichelliaceae (Horned-pondweeds)
Zingiberaceae (Gingers)
Zosteraceae (Eel-grasses)
Zygophyllaceae (Caltrops)
Plant Category:
All...
Aquatic Plant
Bamboo
Bulb
Cycad
Fern
Grass
Grass-like
Groundcover
Palm
Perennial
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Tropical
Vine
Country of Origin:
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Afghanistan (Asia)
Africa, Central (Africa)
Africa, East (Africa)
Africa, North (Africa)
Africa, West (Africa)
Andean Area (South America)
Argentina (South America)
Asia, Central (Asia)
Asia, East (Asia)
Asia, North
Asia, South (Asia)
Asia, Southeastern (Asia)
Asia, Southwestern (Asia)
Atlas Mountain Region (Africa)
Australia (Australasia)
Baja California (North America)
Balearic Islands (Mediterranean)
Balkan Penninsula (Europe)
Bengal (Asia)
Bhutan (Asia)
Bolivia (South America)
Brazil (South America)
Burma (Asia)
California (U.S.A.)
Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean)
Caspian Sea and Area (Asia)
Caucasus (Europe)
Central America (North America)
Channel Islands (North America)
Chile (South America)
China (Asia)
Circumboreal
Colombia (South America)
Corsica (Europe)
Costa Rica (North America)
Crete (Mediterranean
Cuba (North America)
East African Horn (Africa)
Ecuador (South America)
England (Europe)
Ethiopia (Africa)
Eurasia
Europe, Central (Europe)
Europe, East Central (Europe)
Europe, Eastern (Europe)
Europe, Northern (Europe)
Europe, Southeastern (Europe)
Europe, Southern (Europe)
Europe, Western (Europe)
Everglades, Florida (North America)
Formosa (Asia)
France (Europe)
French Guiana (South America)
Garden Origin
Great Plains (North America)
Greece (Europe)
Guadalupe Islands (North America)
Guatemala (North America)
Gulf of Mexico (North America)
Himalaya Mountain Region (Asia)
Honduras (North America)
India (Asia)
Indochina (Asia)
Indonesia (Asia)
Iran (Asia)
Israel (Asia)
Italy (Europe)
Jamaica (North America)
Japan (Asia)
Kenya (Africa)
Laos (Asia)
Lebanon (Asia)
Lord Howe Island (Australia)
Madagascar
Madeira Islands (Atlantic Ocean)
Malaysia (Asia)
Mediterranean (Europe)
Mexico (North America)
Middle Atlantic States (North America)
Middle East
Mississippi River and Basin (North America)
Morocco (Africa)
Nepal (Asia)
New Caledonia (Pacific Ocean)
New Zealand (Australasia)
Nile River and Basin (Africa)
Norfolk Island (New Zealand)
North America
North America, East Coast (North America)
Northeast (U.S.) (North America)
Northern Hemisphere
Norway (Europe)
Pacific and Mountain States (North America)
Pacific Islands
Pakistan (Asia)
Panama (North America)
Pantropical
Peru (South America)
Philippine Islands (Asia)
Polynesia (Pacific Ocean)
Portugal (Europe)
Prairie Provinces (North America)
Pyrenees Region (Europe)
Queensland (Australasia)
Rincon Mountains (North America)
Rocky Mountain Region (North America)
Russia
Siberia (Europe)
South Africa (Africa)
South America
Southeast US (North America)
Southern States (North America)
Southwest (U.S.) (North America)
Spain (Europe)
Sudan (Africa)
Swaziland (Africa)
Sweden (Europe)
Syria (Asia)
Taiwan (Asia)
Tasmania (Australasia)
Thailand (Asia)
Trinidad and Tobago (North America)
Tropical Africa
Tropical America
Tunisia (Africa)
Turkey (Asia)
Uruguay (South America)
Venezuela (South America)
Victoria (Australasia)
Viet Nam (Asia)
West Indies (North America)
Western Australia (Australasia)
Yugoslavia (Europe)
Yunnan Province (Asia)
Winter Hardiness:
All...
< 0 °F
<15° F
>32° F
0-10° F
10-15° F
15-20° F
20-25° F
25-30° F
30-32° F
Unknown
Exposure:
All...
Cool Sun/Light Shade
Full Sun
Light Shade/Part Sun
Shade
Sun or Shade
Irrigation Requirements:
All...
Aquatic
High Water Needs
Keep Wet
Low Water Needs
Medium Water Needs
No Irrigation required
Unknown
Width
Height
Color
Bloom Time
All...
<1 foot
1-2 feet
2-3 feet
2-4 feet
3-4 feet
3-5 feet
4-5 feet
4-6 feet
6-8 feet
6-12 feet
8-10 feet
8-12 feet
10-15 feet
10-20 feet
15-20 feet
15-25 feet
15-30 feet
15-40 feet
20-30 feet
20-40 feet
25-40 feet
30-40 feet
40-50 feet
Clumping
Running
Spreading
All...
Prostrate
<1 foot
1 foot
1-2 feet
1-3 feet
2-3 feet
2-4 feet
2-6 feet
3-4 feet
3-5 feet
4-5 feet
4-6 feet
4-8 feet
6-10 feet
6-8 feet
8-10 feet
8-12 feet
10-12 feet
10-16 feet
12-14 feet
12-16 feet
12-20 feet
15-20 feet
15-25 feet
20-30 feet
25-40 feet
40-50 feet
40-60 feet
60-80 feet
80-100 feet
100 feet plus
Climbing (Vine)
All...
Black
Blue
Blue White
Brown
Gray
Green
Green Blue
Green White
Green Yellow
Mixed
None
Orange
Orange Pink
Orange Red
Pink
Pink White
Purple
Red
Red Yellow
White
White Pink
White Red
Yellow
All...
Fall
Fall/Spring
Fall/Winter
Infrequent
Not Significant
Sporadic
Spring
Spring/Fall
Spring/Summer
Summer
Summer/Fall
Summer/Winter
Winter
Winter/Spring
Winter/Summer
Year-round
Evergreen
Known to be Poisonous
Silver/Gray Foliage
Red/Purple Foliage
Yellow/Chartreuse Foliage
Variegated Foliage
California Native Plant
Tolerates Drought
Tolerates Seaside Conditions
Resistant to Deer Predation
Fragrant Flowers
Good for Water Gardening
