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Melaleuca citrina

Callistemon citrinus, Crimson Bottle Brush, Lemon Bottle Brush, Red Bottle Brush
Flowering branch Flowering branch Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Close up of end of the flower Close up of end of the flower Branch Branch Fruit Fruit
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Melaleuca linearis var. linearis

Erect Bottle Brush, Pine Paper Bark, Stiff Bottle Brush
Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus

Melaleuca viminalis

Callistemon viminalis, Creek Bottle Brush, Crimson Bottle Brush, Drooping Bottle Brush, Prickly Bottle Brush, Weeping Bottle Brush
Flowers Flowers Bark Bark Leaves Leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Melaleuca viminalis 'Red Cascade'

'Red Cascade' Weeping Bottle Brush, Weeping Bottlebrush

Melaleuca viminalis 'Woodlander's Hardy'

Hardy Red Bottlebrush, Weeping Bottlebrush, Woodlander's Hardy Red Bottlebrush

Melampodium cinereum

Hoary Blackfoot, Rock Daisy
Melampdium cinereum Melampdium cinereum

Melampodium divaricatum

Boton de Oro, Butter Daisy, Gold Medallion, Melampodium
Melampodium paludosum Melampodium paludosum Melampodium paludosum Melampodium paludosum Leaves & Flowers - Craven Co., NC Leaves & Flowers - Craven Co., NC
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Melampodium leucanthum

Arnica, Blackfoot Daisy, Melampodium, Plains Blackfoot, Rock Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum Melampodium leucanthum Melampodium leucanthum Melampodium leucanthum Form Form Full form in bloom Full form in bloom

Melampyrum lineare

Appalachian Cow-Wheat, Cow Wheat, Narrow Leaf Cow Wheat
Leafy shoot bearing a yellow and white tubular flower. Leafy shoot bearing a yellow and white tubular flower.

Melampyrum pratense

Cow Wheat
Form in August in Leningrad in Russia Form in August in Leningrad in Russia Flowers/Stem/Leaves in August in Thuringen in Germany Flowers/Stem/Leaves in August in Thuringen in Germany

Melia azedarach

Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaball Tree, Chinaberry, Chinaberry Tree, China Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Pride-of-India
close up of flowers close up of flowers flowers and fruits flowers and fruits form form Flowers Close-up Flowers Close-up Tree Growth Tree Growth Melia azedarach Melia azedarach
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Melica ciliata

Hairy Melic Grass, Silky-Spike Melic
Melica ciliata Melica ciliata

Melilotus officinalis

Ribbed Melilot, Yellow Melilot, Yellow Sweetclover
Racemes of yellow legume flowers & brown pods. Racemes of yellow legume flowers & brown pods. Racemes of yellow legume flowers Racemes of yellow legume flowers Shoot with ternate leaves & racemes of yellow legume flowers Shoot with ternate leaves & racemes of yellow legume flowers Leafy shoots with racemes of yellow legume flowers. Leafy shoots with racemes of yellow legume flowers. Leafy shoots with racemes of yellow legume flowers. Leafy shoots with racemes of yellow legume flowers. Trifoliolate leaf with obovate leaflets with denticulate margins Trifoliolate leaf with obovate leaflets with denticulate margins

Melissa officinalis

Balm, Balm Leaf, Balm Mint, Common Balm, Dropsywort, Honey Balm, Lemon Balm, Sweet Balm, Sweet Mary, Tea Balm
Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Flower and stem, shows fine hairs Flower and stem, shows fine hairs leaves, Wake County, NC leaves, Wake County, NC
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Melothria pendula

Creeping Cucumber, Guadeloupe Cucumber, Meloncito, Speckled Gourd, Squirting Cucumber
Melothria pendula, flower Melothria pendula, flower Form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Fruit Fruit

Menispermum canadense

Canada Moonseed, Canadian Moonseed, Common Moonseed, Yellow Parilla
A twining vine with unusually lobed leaves A twining vine with unusually lobed leaves

Mentha spicata

Garden Mint, Lamb Mint, Mint, Spearmint
Mentha spica flower Mentha spica flower Mentha spica flower Mentha spica flower Mentha spica plant Mentha spica plant Mentha spica leaves Mentha spica leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Mentha x piperita

Peppermint, Peppermints
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Ground cover Ground cover Flowers Flowers

Mertensia virginica

Blue and Pink Ladies, Bluebells, Chiming Bells, Eastern Bluebells, Kentucky Bluebells, Lungwort Oysterleaf, Mertensia, Roanoke Bells, Smooth Lungwort, Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip, Virginia Spiderwort
Mertensia virginia Mertensia virginia Mertensia virginica Mertensia virginica Mertensia virginia Mertensia virginia Flowers - February - Wake Co., NC Flowers - February - Wake Co., NC Form - February - Wake Co., NC Form - February - Wake Co., NC Leaves - February - Wake Co., NC Leaves - February - Wake Co., NC

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides November cones have spirally arranged scales November cones have spirally arranged scales Metasequoia glyptostroboides Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon' leaf, Buncombe Co. NC, early fall 'Ogon' leaf, Buncombe Co. NC, early fall Metasequoia glyptostroboides living fossil female globular cones Metasequoia glyptostroboides living fossil female globular cones
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Micranthes petiolaris

Cliff Saxifrage, Michaux's Saxifrage, Mountain Saxifrage
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower

Micranthes virginiensis

Early Saxifrage, Early Small-Flowered Saxifrage, Everlasting, Lungwort, Sweet Wilson, Virginia Saxifrage
Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis

Microbiota decussata

Cypress, Russian Arborvitae, Siberian Carpet Cypress, Siberian Cypress
form of the plant growing over rocks form of the plant growing over rocks Microbiota decussata Microbiota decussata Scale-like leaves Scale-like leaves Microbiota decussata Microbiota decussata Stems with a small brown cone Stems with a small brown cone
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Microsorum musifolium

Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern
Fern with undivided leaves with warty texture. Fern with undivided leaves with warty texture. close-up of fern with undivided leaves showing venation. close-up of fern with undivided leaves showing venation.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Microstegium vimineum

Asian Stiltgrass, Chinese Packing Grass, Flexible Sesagrass, Japanese Grass, Japanese Stiltgrass, Nepal Microstegium, Packing Grass, Stilt Grass, Vietnamese Stillgrass
Form Form Fruits forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Fruits forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Flowers (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Flowers (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Seeds forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Seeds forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Leaf attachment and stem (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Leaf attachment and stem (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Leaves Leaves

Miltoniopsis roezlii

Pansy Orchid
Miltoniopsis roezlii Miltoniopsis roezlii Botanical drawing Botanical drawing White orchid with a large lipe with yellow calluses White orchid with a large lipe with yellow calluses White orchid with a large lipe with yellow calluses White orchid with a large lipe with yellow calluses

Mimulus ringens

Allegheny monkey flower, Lavender Musk, Square-stemmed Monkey Flower.
Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens

Mimulus x hybridus

Monkey Flower
Mimulus x hybridus Mimulus x hybridus

Mirabilis jalapa

Four-o'clock, Marvel-of-Peru
Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis jalapa form, Cabarrus County, NC form, Cabarrus County, NC flower close-up, Cabarrus County, NC flower close-up, Cabarrus County, NC Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis jalapa

Miscanthus floridulus

Giant Miscanthus, Pacific Island Silvergrass, Tokiwa susuki
Form in August in Lianjiang, Taiwan Form in August in Lianjiang, Taiwan Leaves in September in Jiangxi, China Leaves in September in Jiangxi, China
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Miscanthus 'Purpurascens'

Autumn Flame, Flame Grass
Miscanthus 'Purpurascens' Miscanthus 'Purpurascens'
1 Cultivar/Variety

Miscanthus sinensis

Chinese Silvergrass, Chinese Silver Grass, Dwarf Maiden Grass, Eulalia, Japanese silver grass, Maidengrass, Maiden Grass, Susuki
Flowers -November - Wake Co., NC Flowers -November - Wake Co., NC Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Flowers - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Wake Co., NC Seed heads in January Seed heads in January Form in January Form in January M. 'Zebrinus' form with green leaves with yellow spots M. 'Zebrinus' form with green leaves with yellow spots
22 Cultivars/Varieties

Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret'

Cabaret Japanese Silver Grass, Cabaret Miscanthus, Eulalia
Variegated leaf detail Variegated leaf detail

Miscanthus sinensis 'Goliath'

Eulalia 'Goliath', Giant Maiden Grass, Goliath, Japanese silver grass 'Goliath', Maiden Grass 'Goliath'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Chinese Silver Grass "Morning Light', Eulalia 'Morning Light', Japanese Silver Grass 'Morning Light', Maiden Grass 'Morning Light', Morning Light Eulalia grass, Morning Light Miscanthus
Form Form Seedheads Seedheads

Miscanthus sinensis My Fair Maiden™ 'NCMS1'

Maidengrass, My Fair Maiden™ Maiden Grass
Flowers Flowers Form Form

Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder'

Silver Feather
Brown seed pod and white feathery stalks with individual seeds Brown seed pod and white feathery stalks with individual seeds

Misopates orontium

Lesser Snapdragon, Linearleaf Snapdragon, Weasel's Snout
Form Form Flower Flower Leaves Leaves

Mitchella repens

Partridgeberry, Partridge Berry, Partridge-berry, Twinberry
Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens Mitchella repens

Mitella diphylla

Bishop's Cap, Brewer's Cap, Miterwort, Two-leaf Miterwort
Form Form Leaf/Flower/Bud Leaf/Flower/Bud Flower - Closeup Flower - Closeup Leaf Leaf Fruit Fruit

Molinia caerulea

Indian Grass, Lavender Grass, Purple Moor Grass, Tall Purple Moor Grass
Form in July in cheshire in the United Kingdom Form in July in cheshire in the United Kingdom Flower closup in July in Cheshire in the United Kingdom Flower closup in July in Cheshire in the United Kingdom
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Mollugo verticillata

Carpetweed, Devil's Grip, Green Carpetweed, Indian Chickweed, Whorled Chickweed
Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata

Moluccella laevis

Bells of Ireland, Lady-in-the-Bathtub, Molucca Balm, Shell Flowers
Molucella laevis Molucella laevis Molucella laevis Molucella laevis

Momordica balsamina

Balsam Apple, Bitter Melon, Southern Balsamina
Form in June in uMkhanyakude in South Africa Form in June in uMkhanyakude in South Africa Flower in September in Gondola in Mozambique Flower in September in Gondola in Mozambique Fruit in September in uThungulu in South Africa Fruit in September in uThungulu in South Africa Seeds in September in uThungulu in South Africa Seeds in September in uThungulu in South Africa

Momordica charantia

Ampalaya, Balsam Pear, Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia, vine Momordica charantia, vine Momordica charantia, flower Momordica charantia, flower Momordica charantia, fruit Momordica charantia, fruit Momordica charantia, fruit Momordica charantia, fruit Momordica charantia, fruit Momordica charantia, fruit Momordica charantia, fruit Momordica charantia, fruit

Monarda

Beebalm, Bee balm, Bergamot, Horesemint, Oswego Tea
Close-up of pale pink flowers in a dense head-like cluster. Close-up of pale pink flowers in a dense head-like cluster. A clump of pink-flowered plants. A clump of pink-flowered plants. Red tubular flowers borne in terminal heads. Red tubular flowers borne in terminal heads. Close-up on honeybee on the flowers Close-up on honeybee on the flowers Leaves borne in the opposite decussate arrangement. Leaves borne in the opposite decussate arrangement. close-up of dense whorls of pink flowers. close-up of dense whorls of pink flowers.
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Monarda bradburyana

Bee Balm, Bradbury Beebalm, Eastern Beebalm, Sessile-leaved Monarda
A mounded plant with many clusters of pale pink flowers. A mounded plant with many clusters of pale pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pale pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pale pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pale pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pale pink flowers. Opposite decussate leaves and terminal flower cluster. Opposite decussate leaves and terminal flower cluster. Close-up of the clusters of pale pink flowers and foliage. Close-up of the clusters of pale pink flowers and foliage. Dense cluster of calyces that hold the nutlets. Dense cluster of calyces that hold the nutlets.

Monarda citriodora

Lemon Beebalm, Lemon Bergamot, Lemon Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Purple Horsemint
Erect plants with terminal clusters of flowers. Erect plants with terminal clusters of flowers. Clusters of pinkish purple flowers & showy bracts Clusters of pinkish purple flowers & showy bracts A clump of pink-flowered plants. A clump of pink-flowered plants. Close-up of the cluster of pink flowers. Close-up of the cluster of pink flowers. Close-up side view of the 2-lipped flower Close-up side view of the 2-lipped flower Close-up on lanceolate leaves with serrate margins. Close-up on lanceolate leaves with serrate margins.