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Abies alba

Common Silver Fir, European Silver Fir, Silver Fir
Abies alba mature tree Abies alba mature tree Abies alba cones Abies alba cones Abies alba branch Abies alba branch Abies alba cone Abies alba cone Abies alba bark Abies alba bark Sapling Sapling
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Abies amabilis

Amabilis fir, Cascades fir, Pacific silver fir, Red Fir, White fir
Form Form Top of foliage Top of foliage Underside of foliage Underside of foliage Branch with reddish hairs and stomal bands on needles Branch with reddish hairs and stomal bands on needles Cones Cones Bark Bark

Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis

Canaan Fir, West Virginia Balsam Fir
Form Form Leaves Leaves Cones Cones

Abies concolor 'Compacta'

Compact White Fir
Compact white form Compact white form Abies concolor 'Compacta' Abies concolor 'Compacta' Abies concolor 'Compacta' needles Abies concolor 'Compacta' needles Abies alba 'compacta' Branch with new growth Abies alba 'compacta' Branch with new growth Abies concolor 'Compacta' White Fir form Abies concolor 'Compacta' White Fir form Close up of needles Close up of needles

Abies fraseri

Fraser Fir, Mountain Balsam, She-Balsam, Southern Balsam
Abies fraseri tree Abies fraseri tree Abies fraseri cones Abies fraseri cones Abies fraseri macro Abies fraseri macro Abies fraseri needles Abies fraseri needles Abies fraseri mature tree Abies fraseri mature tree
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Abies koreana

Abeto Coreano, Korean Fir, Kusang Namu, Sapin Coréen
Form Form Cones Cones Abies koreana macro Abies koreana macro Form Form Abies koreana Abies koreana Cones Cones
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Acca sellowiana

Feijoa, Guava, Guavasteen, Pineapple Guava
Acca sellowiana 'NCSU Hardy' Acca sellowiana 'NCSU Hardy' Acca sellowiana 'NCSU Hardy' Acca sellowiana 'NCSU Hardy' 'Kawatiri' leaves 'Kawatiri' leaves 'Nazemetz' form 'Nazemetz' form Nazemetz' leaves Nazemetz' leaves Fruits Fruits
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Acer griseum

Paper Bark Maple, Paperbark Maple
Young tree form. Young tree form. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Form and hints of fall color. Form and hints of fall color. Fall color Fall color Trifolate compound leaves Trifolate compound leaves Acer griseum Acer griseum

Acer saccharinum

River Maple, Silverleaf Maple, Silver Maple, Swamp Maple, Water Maple, White Maple
From From Illustration of all the details of this species. Illustration of all the details of this species. Foliage Foliage New foliage New foliage Older bark Older bark Samaras (fruits) Samaras (fruits)
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Achillea millefolium

Common Yarrow, Devil's Nettle, Dog Daisy, Milfoil, Soldier's Woundwort, Thousandleaf, Westen Yarrow, Yarrow
White flowers of the species White flowers of the species Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Close up of the species leaves Close up of the species leaves Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Achillea tomentosa

Woolly Yarrow
Achillea tometosa Achillea tometosa leaves leaves flower close up flower close up Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa

Chinese Gooseberry, Kiwifruit, Kiwi Fruit, Smooth-Skinned Kiwifruit, Yangtao
Back of leaf Back of leaf Form Form Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Leaf Leaf
28 Cultivars/Varieties

Adenium

Desert Rose, Dwarf Bottle Tree, Elephant's Foot
Form Form Small plant with thick trunk in a decorative ceramic pot. Small plant with thick trunk in a decorative ceramic pot. Form Form Flower Flower Form Form Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Adenium obesum

Desert Azalea, Desert Rose, Impala Lily, Mock Azalea, Sabi Star
Form in a pot Form in a pot Pink Flowers Pink Flowers Flowers of 'Dark Red' Flowers of 'Dark Red' Leaves Leaves Form Form In pot In pot

Aechmea

Aechmea, Silver Vase Plant, Urn Plant, Vase Plant
Form Form A. bromeliifolia Form in a pot A. bromeliifolia Form in a pot A. gamosepala growing in pots A. gamosepala growing in pots A. angustifolia form A. angustifolia form Flowers Flowers A. recurvata flower and leaves A. recurvata flower and leaves
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Aechmea chantinii

Amazonian Zebra Plant, Queen of the Aechmeas, Queen of the Bromeliads
Erect inflorescence with showy red bracts. Erect inflorescence with showy red bracts. Vase-shaped rosette of reddish leaves w/ white transverse bands. Vase-shaped rosette of reddish leaves w/ white transverse bands. Form in a pot with variegated ;eaves Form in a pot with variegated ;eaves Form in a pot with a reddish bloom Form in a pot with a reddish bloom
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Aechmea fasciata

Silver Vase Bromeliad, Silver Vase Plant, Urn Plant
Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence. Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence. Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence. Silver-banded foliage and a cone-like pink inflorescence. Pink, cone-like inflorescence & blue flower buds Pink, cone-like inflorescence & blue flower buds
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Aesculus parviflora

Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parvaflora Aesculus parvaflora Form (upper right) with hostas, Buncombe Co. NC, early fall Form (upper right) with hostas, Buncombe Co. NC, early fall Aesculus parviflora Aesculus parviflora Aesculus parvaflora Aesculus parvaflora Aesculus parviflora Aesculus parviflora Aesculus parviflora Aesculus parviflora
1 Cultivar/Variety

Agastache 'Blue Fortune'

Anise Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Pollinator on flower Pollinator on flower Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Seed head Seed head Emerging spring growth Emerging spring growth

Agastache 'Firebird'

'Firebird' Giant Hyssop, Giant Hyssop
Form of multiple plants in September in Potomac, Maryland Form of multiple plants in September in Potomac, Maryland

Agastache rupestris

Giant Hyssop, Hummingbird's Mint, Hyssop, Licorice Mint Hyssop, Mexican Giant Hyssop, Mexican Hyssop, Sunset Hyssop, Threadleaf Giant Hyssop
Form Form Form Form With Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird With Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird inflorescence inflorescence Flower Flower Flower close up Flower close up

Agave

Agave, Century Plant
Agave ovatifolia March silver blue leaves Agave ovatifolia March silver blue leaves Flower stalk blooms once every 10-20 years Flower stalk blooms once every 10-20 years Plant form in Winter known as Whales Tongue Plant form in Winter known as Whales Tongue The Agave ovatifolia blooms every 10-20 years then dies The Agave ovatifolia blooms every 10-20 years then dies Queen Victoria's agave form Queen Victoria's agave form rigid dark green lines with white lines and sharp spines rigid dark green lines with white lines and sharp spines
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Agave americana

American Aloe, American Century Plant, Century Plant, Maguey, Mexican Soap Plant
cameron art museum wilmington nc skdavdison cameron art museum wilmington nc skdavdison form form Long flowerstak with flowers with the sky in the background Long flowerstak with flowers with the sky in the background Leaves with yellow edges Leaves with yellow edges Agave americana Agave americana Flower cluster branches along a stalk with sky for backdrop Flower cluster branches along a stalk with sky for backdrop
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Agave parryi

Artichoke Agave, Mescal Agave, Parry's Agave
Form of the plant with leaves in a rosette Form of the plant with leaves in a rosette Flower Flower Tall flowering stalk Tall flowering stalk Close up the leaves in a rosette form Close up the leaves in a rosette form Large flower stalk after which the parent plant will die. Large flower stalk after which the parent plant will die. Grouping Grouping
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Agave salmiana

Century Plant, Green Maguey, Pulque Agave
Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form 'Green Giant' form 'Green Giant' form Flower Flower Form Form

Aglaonema

Chinese Evergreen, Golden Evergreen, Philippine Evergreen, Poison Dart Plant
variegated, dark green to light green to silver leaves variegated, dark green to light green to silver leaves glossy, broad, lance-shaped, pink, green, and red leaves glossy, broad, lance-shaped, pink, green, and red leaves Potted specimen of a plant with variegated foliage. Potted specimen of a plant with variegated foliage. Form Form Aglaonema nitidum Aglaonema nitidum Aglaonema nitidum Aglaonema nitidum
44 Cultivars/Varieties

Ajania pacifica

Gold and Silver Chrysanthemum, Pacific chrysanthemum, Silver and gold chrysanthemum
Ajania pacifica Ajania pacifica Ajania pacifica Ajania pacifica Ajania pacifica Ajania pacifica Flowers and buds Flowers and buds Form Form Flower Flower
1 Cultivar/Variety

Ajuga reptans

Ajuga, Blue Bugle, Bugleherb, Bugleweed, Bugle Weed, Carpet Bugle
Ground cover with erect spikes of lavender blue flowers. Ground cover with erect spikes of lavender blue flowers. A newly planted rosette of dark glossy foliage A newly planted rosette of dark glossy foliage Close-up of a clear-wing moth visiting a spike of purple flowers Close-up of a clear-wing moth visiting a spike of purple flowers two erect spikes of blue flowers with white-lined lower lips two erect spikes of blue flowers with white-lined lower lips Rosettes of cream and green foliage; young leaves pink. Rosettes of cream and green foliage; young leaves pink. Ground cover with bronzy leaves & erect spikes of blue flowers. Ground cover with bronzy leaves & erect spikes of blue flowers.
18 Cultivars/Varieties

Allium giganteum

Giant Ornamental Onion, Ornamental Onion
Plant Plant Allium giganteum Allium giganteum Allium giganteum Allium giganteum Close-up of flowers Close-up of flowers Flowers Flowers Fruits Fruits

Allium oreophilum

Ornamental Onion, Pink Lily Leek
Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Growing in a pot Growing in a pot Fruits forming Fruits forming Allium oreophilum Allium oreophilum

Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon

Hard Neck Garlic, Hard-neck Garlic, Hardneck Garlic, Serpent Garlic
Growing in the garden Growing in the garden Bulb Bulb Plants with scapes Plants with scapes Tray of harvested garlic with roots and leaves attached. Tray of harvested garlic with roots and leaves attached. A plate of garlic bulbs. A plate of garlic bulbs.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Allium vineale

Crow Garlic, Field Garlic, Onion Grass, Stag's Garlic, Wild Garlic, Wild Onion
Purplish flowers (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Purplish flowers (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Bulbils (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Bulbils (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Inflorescence (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Inflorescence (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Bulbils (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Bulbils (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Bulbils (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Bulbils (Guilford County, NC)-Late Spring Allium vineale Allium vineale

Alocasia

Alocasia, Elephant's-Ear, Taro
Hand holding potted plant with heart-shaped leaves & white veins Hand holding potted plant with heart-shaped leaves & white veins Large, erect, arrowhead-shaped leaves protruding above a hedge Large, erect, arrowhead-shaped leaves protruding above a hedge Hand holding potted plant with narrow leaves & lobed margins Hand holding potted plant with narrow leaves & lobed margins Rounded, heart-shaped leaves with dark green veins. Rounded, heart-shaped leaves with dark green veins. Hear-shaped leaves with wavy margins & purple undersides. Hear-shaped leaves with wavy margins & purple undersides. Arrow-head shaped leaves with white veins. Arrow-head shaped leaves with white veins.
16 Cultivars/Varieties

Alocasia sarawakensis 'Yucatan Princess'

Elephant Ear, Yucatan Princess

Alocasia x mortfontanensis

African Mask, Amazon Elephant's Ear, Amazonica, Amazonica Alocasia
Dark metallic green leaves with white veins. Dark metallic green leaves with white veins. Dark metallic green leaves with white veins. Dark metallic green leaves with white veins. 'Polly' growing in a pot 'Polly' growing in a pot
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Aloe

Aloe
basal rosette form, lance shaped leaves, lined with teeth basal rosette form, lance shaped leaves, lined with teeth Form Form potted plant with rosette of red speckled leaves & red flowers potted plant with rosette of red speckled leaves & red flowers Close up Close up Plant with offsets Plant with offsets Aloe gel from stem Aloe gel from stem
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Aloe vera

Aloe, Aloe Vera, Barbados Aloe, Medicinal Aloe, Medicine Plant, True Aloe
Form of leaves in a rosette Form of leaves in a rosette Form in pot getting ready to bloom Form in pot getting ready to bloom Fom in a pot with gray-green thick succulent leaves Fom in a pot with gray-green thick succulent leaves Leaves with toothed margins Leaves with toothed margins Plants with many yellowish tubular flowers Plants with many yellowish tubular flowers Reddish orange tubular flowers on a spike Reddish orange tubular flowers on a spike

Ammobium alatum

Winged Everlasting
Flower close up Flower close up Ammobium alata Ammobium alata Wooly leaves with winged stems. Wooly leaves with winged stems. Upright form, often found along roadsides. Upright form, often found along roadsides. Winged stem Winged stem Flowers Flowers
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Amorpha canescens

False indigo, Lead Plant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring
flower and leaves flower and leaves Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower flower and leaves flower and leaves Amorpha canescens Amorpha canescens

Amorpha fruticosa

Bastard Indigo, False Indigo, Indigo Bush, Indigo Bush Amorpha
Amorpha fruticosa Amorpha fruticosa Amorpha fruticosa Amorpha fruticosa Amorpha fruiticosa Amorpha fruiticosa Amorpha fruiticosa Amorpha fruiticosa Amorpha fruiticosa Amorpha fruiticosa Amorpha fruiticosa Amorpha fruiticosa
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Amsinckia

Fiddlenecks, Tarweed Fiddleneck
Amsinckia intermedia Amsinckia intermedia Amsickia menziesii Amsickia menziesii Amsinckia Menziesii Amsinckia Menziesii Amsinckia Menziesii Amsinckia Menziesii Yellow trumpet-shaped flower with orange markings Yellow trumpet-shaped flower with orange markings Burr opened to reveal 4 green nutlets Burr opened to reveal 4 green nutlets

Ananas comosus

Ananas, Pina, Pineapple
Two rosettes in a clay pot producing small pineapples. Two rosettes in a clay pot producing small pineapples. grayish-green leaves with marginal yellowish-white stripes grayish-green leaves with marginal yellowish-white stripes Terminal spike of flowers; vegetative shoots at the base & apex Terminal spike of flowers; vegetative shoots at the base & apex Rosette of green leaves with rosy cast & rose- margins. Rosette of green leaves with rosy cast & rose- margins. Close-up of leaf with serrate margin & pink marginal variegation Close-up of leaf with serrate margin & pink marginal variegation bright pink bracteate spike of purple flowers. bright pink bracteate spike of purple flowers.
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Anatherum ternarium

Bluestem, Broomsedge, Broomstraw, Bunchgrass, Silver Bluestem, Splitbeard Bluestem, Split Bluestem
Andropogon ternarius Andropogon ternarius Summer leaves Summer leaves Form Form Andropogon ternarius Andropogon ternarius Fall color Fall color Leaves Leaves

Anatherum virginicum

Beard Grass, Bluestem, Broomsedge, Broomstraw, Old-field Broomstraw
Stand of brown grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Stand of brown grass with white fluffy inflorescences. A single inflorescence with white, silky spikelets. A single inflorescence with white, silky spikelets. Close-up, labeled photo of a floret & associated structures. Close-up, labeled photo of a floret & associated structures. Tufted grass with glaucous stems Tufted grass with glaucous stems

Anisodontea capensis 'Slightly Strawberry'

Anisodontea Strawberry, Hybrid Cape Mallow, Slightly Strawberry Cape Mallow
Anisodontea capensis 'Slightly Strawberry' Anisodontea capensis 'Slightly Strawberry' Anisodontea 'Slightly Strawberry' Anisodontea 'Slightly Strawberry'

Antennaria dioica

Catsfoot, Mountain Everlasting, Pussytoes, Stoloniferous pussytoes
Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica
1 Cultivar/Variety

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Everlasting, Ladies' Tabacco, Mouse Ear, Plantain-Leaved Everlasting, Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes, Plantain Pussytoes, Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Form in the spring in Moore County Form in the spring in Moore County

Antennaria solitaria

Pussy-Toes, Singlehead Pussytoes, Solitary Pussytoes, Southern Singlehead Pussytoes
Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria
1 Cultivar/Variety