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Tradescantia virginiana

Common Spiderwort, Spider Lily, Virginia Spiderwort
Dark blue, 3-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. Dark blue, 3-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. Lavender blue, 3-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. Lavender blue, 3-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. Lavender blue, 3-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. Lavender blue, 3-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. Lavender blue, 3-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. Lavender blue, 3-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. Lavender blue, 3-petaled flowers; grassy foliage. Lavender blue, 3-petaled flowers; grassy foliage. Flower buds showing some blue color. Flower buds showing some blue color.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Tradescantia x andersoniana

Spiderwort
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Osprey' Tradescantia andersoniana 'Osprey' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Snow Cap' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Snow Cap' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Sweet Kate' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Sweet Kate' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Sweet Kate' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Sweet Kate' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Bilberry Ice' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Bilberry Ice' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Purple Rebel'' Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Purple Rebel''
30 Cultivars/Varieties

Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Purple Profusion'

Dayflower, Spiderwort, Trinity Flower
Tradescantia 'Purple Profusion' Tradescantia 'Purple Profusion' Tradescantis 'Purple Profusion' Tradescantis 'Purple Profusion' Tradescantia 'Purple Profusion' Tradescantia 'Purple Profusion'

Tradescantia zebrina

Inch Plant, Silver Inch Plant, Wandering Dude, Zebra Plant
Potted plant showing silver-striped leaves with purple underside Potted plant showing silver-striped leaves with purple underside Foliage, attractively striped, and small, rosy pink flowers Foliage, attractively striped, and small, rosy pink flowers Leafy shoot showing variegation. Leafy shoot showing variegation. Leafy shoots showing variegation. Leafy shoots showing variegation. Hand lifting a leaf to show purple underside. Hand lifting a leaf to show purple underside. Leafy shoots showing variegation. Leafy shoots showing variegation.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Tragia urens

Sandhill Noseburn, Southeastern Noseburn, Wavyleaf Noseburn
Plant in bloom (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Plant in bloom (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Small flowers (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Small flowers (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Front and back of leaves (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Front and back of leaves (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Hairy leaves and stem (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Hairy leaves and stem (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Capsule with hairs (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Capsule with hairs (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Side view of capsule (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Side view of capsule (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer

Tragopogon porrifolius

Common Salsify, Jack Go To Bed, Jerusalem Star, Oyster Plant, Purple Goat's Beard, Purple Salsify, Vegetable Oyster Plant
T. porrifolius T. porrifolius T. porrifolius T. porrifolius T. porrifolius T. porrifolius Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon porrifolius Tragopogon porrifolius

Tragopogon pratensis

Jack Go to Bed at Noon, Meadow Goat's Beard, Meadow Salsify, Noonday Flower, Noonflower, Noontide, Star of Jerusalem, Yellow Goat's Beard
Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis Tragopogon pratensis

Triadica sebifera

Chinese tallow tree, Popcorn Tree
Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera Triadica sebifera

Triantha racemosa

Coastal False Asphodel, Savanna Asphodel, Small Coastal False Asphodel, Southern Bog Asphodel
Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa Triantha racemosa

Tribulus terrestris

Goathead, Puncturevine
Form growing on a beach Form growing on a beach Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Flower detail Flower detail Immature fruit Immature fruit Hairy stem, leaves and fruit Hairy stem, leaves and fruit Compound leaves Compound leaves

Trichostema dichotomum

Blue Curls, Common Blue-curls, Forked Bluecurls
Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum

Tricyrtis formosana

Formosan Toad Lily, Toad Lily
Tricyrtis formosana Tricyrtis formosana Tricyrtis-formosana Tricyrtis-formosana Tricyrtis-formosana Tricyrtis-formosana Tricyrtis formosana Tricyrtis formosana Tricyrtis formosana Tricyrtis formosana Tricyrtis formosana Tricyrtis formosana
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Tricyrtis hirta

Hairy Toad Lily, Japanese Toad Lily, Toad Lily
Flower up close September Flower up close September Form Form Flowers Flowers Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Fruits Fruits Clasping leaves Clasping leaves
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Tricyrtis lasiocarpa

Amethyst Toad Lily, Japanese Toad Lily, Toad Lily
Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa Tricyrtis lasiocarpa

Tridens flavus

Grease Grass, Purpletop, Purple Top, Purpletop Tridens, Redtop, Redtop Tridens, Tall Redtop, Tall Redtop Tridens
Tridens flavus Tridens flavus Tridens flavus Tridens flavus Purplish spikelets (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Purplish spikelets (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Panicles of spikelets (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Panicles of spikelets (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall

Trifolium arvense

Hair-foot trefoil, Hare's-foot Clover, Oldfield Clover, Pussy clover, Rabbits-foot Clover, Stone Clover
Trifolium arvense Trifolium arvense T. arvense T. arvense T. arvense T. arvense T. arvense T. arvense Trifolium arvense Trifolium arvense Trifolium arvense Trifolium arvense

Trifolium carolinianum

Carolina Clover, Wild White Clover
Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum Trifolium carolinianum

Trifolium dubium

Lesser Hop Clover, Lesser Trefoil, Little Hop Clover, Suckling Clover, Yellow Shamrock, Yellow Suckling Clover
Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium

Trifolium hybridum

Alsike Clover
Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum Trifolium hybridum

Trifolium incarnatum

Crimson Clover
Field with red flowers. Field with red flowers. Red flowers in spikes rising above green foliage. Red flowers in spikes rising above green foliage. A single erect, dense, spike-like raceme of red flowers. A single erect, dense, spike-like raceme of red flowers. Close-up on a trifoliolate leaf with hairy petiole. Close-up on a trifoliolate leaf with hairy petiole. Erect brown raceme of dried legume fruits. Erect brown raceme of dried legume fruits. Trifoliolate leaves with hairy petioles & spike of red flowers. Trifoliolate leaves with hairy petioles & spike of red flowers.

Trifolium pratense

Cow Grass, Peavine Clover, Purple Clover, Red Clover
Mature plants in bloom Mature plants in bloom Flower Flower Trifolium pratense Trifolium pratense Trifolium pratense Trifolium pratense Trifolium pratense Trifolium pratense Trifolium pratense Trifolium pratense

Trifolium reflexum

Buffalo Clover
Trifolium reflexum Trifolium reflexum Trifolium reflexum Trifolium reflexum Trifolium reflexum Trifolium reflexum Trifolium reflexum Trifolium reflexum

Trifolium repens

Clover, Dutch Clover, Ladino Clover, Purple Dutch Clover, Shamrock, White Clover, White Sweet Clover
Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Leaves Leaves flowers, Union County, NC flowers, Union County, NC leaves, Union County, NC leaves, Union County, NC
1 Cultivar/Variety

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Bird's Foot, Fenugreek, Goat's Horn, Greek Clover, Greek Hay, Greek Hayseed
Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum Trigonella foenum-graecum

Trilisa paniculata

Deer Tongue, Hairy Chaffhead, Hairy Trilisa, Trilisa
Form in bloom Form in bloom Purple disc flowers with no rays Purple disc flowers with no rays Panicle of pinkish-purple flowers Panicle of pinkish-purple flowers Clusters of purple disc flowers (ray flowers are absent) Clusters of purple disc flowers (ray flowers are absent) Basal rosette of leaves Basal rosette of leaves close-up of purple disc flowers close-up of purple disc flowers

Trillium

Birthroot, Trillium, Trilliums, Wakerobin, Wake-robin
Trillium Form Trillium Form Close up of flower T. grandiflorum Close up of flower T. grandiflorum Mottled bracts and sessile flowers Mottled bracts and sessile flowers T. erectum flower T. erectum flower Sessile species (stemless) Sessile species (stemless) T. grandiflorum flowers T. grandiflorum flowers
18 Cultivars/Varieties

Trillium catesbaei

Bashful Trillium, Catesby's Trillium
T. catesbaei T. catesbaei T. catesbaei T. catesbaei Trillium catesbaei Trillium catesbaei stem and bracts stem and bracts Trillium catesbaei Trillium catesbaei Trillium catesbaei Trillium catesbaei

Trillium cernuum

Nodding Trillium, Northern Nodding Trillium, Whip-Poor-Will Flower
Flower Flower pink flower pink flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Fruit Fruit Native habitat Native habitat

Trillium cuneatum

Bloody Butcher, Hugher's Trillium, Large Toadshade, Little Sweet Betsy, Purple Toadshade, Sweet Betsy, Toad Trillium, Wedge-petal Trillium, Whippoorwill flower, Wood Trillium
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers with mottled bracts Flowers with mottled bracts Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum Trillium cuneatum

Trillium discolor

Discolor Toadshade, Mottled Trillium, Mottled Wakerobin, Pale Trillium, Pale Yellow Trillium, Small Yellow Toadshade, Toadshade
Form Form Flower and mottled bracts Flower and mottled bracts Flower Flower Flower, bracts and stem Flower, bracts and stem Leaves - August - Wake Co., NC Leaves - August - Wake Co., NC

Trillium erectum

Purple Trillium, Purple Wakerobin, Red Trillium, Red Wakerobin, Stinking Benjamin, Stinking Willie, Wake-robin, Wake Robin Trillium, Wet Dog Wakerobin
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Trillium erectum Trillium erectum Flower with bracts Flower with bracts Trillium erectum Trillium erectum
1 Cultivar/Variety

Trillium erectum var. album

White Erect Trillium, White Wakerobin
Flower Flower Flower Close-up (Great Smokey Mountains,NC) Flower Close-up (Great Smokey Mountains,NC) Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower

Trillium flexipes

Bent White Trillium, Declined Trillium, Drooping Trillium, Nodding Wakerobin, White Trillium
Flower and bracts Flower and bracts Close up of flower Close up of flower Red flower Red flower Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes

Trillium grandiflorum

Great White Trillium, Large-Flowered Trillium, Wake-robin, White Trillium, Wood Lily
Flowers Flowers Form Form Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum

Trillium ludovicianum

Louisiana Trillium, Louisiana Wakerobin
Native habitat Native habitat Flowers and bracts Flowers and bracts Mottled bracts and sessile flowers Mottled bracts and sessile flowers Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum Trillium ludovicianum

Trillium luteum

Yellow Toadshade, Yellow Trillium
Flowers with mottled bracts Flowers with mottled bracts Flower, stem, and bracts Flower, stem, and bracts Bracts with flower bud Bracts with flower bud Trillium luteum Trillium luteum Trillium luteum Trillium luteum Trillium luteum Trillium luteum

Trillium pusillum

Carolina Least Trillium, Dwarf Wakerobin, Dwarf White Flowering Trillum, Least Trillium
Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Flowers Flowers Native habitat var. virginianum Native habitat var. virginianum Flower and bracts of v. virginianum Flower and bracts of v. virginianum
1 Cultivar/Variety

Trillium recurvatum

Bloody Butcher, Prairie Trillium, Prairie Wake-robin, Toadshade, Wood Lily
Flower and bracts Flower and bracts Close up of flower Close up of flower Mottled bracts Mottled bracts Native habitat Native habitat Trillium recurvatum Trillium recurvatum Trillium recurvatum Trillium recurvatum

Trillium sessile

Red Trillum, Sessile Trillium, Toadshade Trillium, Toad Trillium, Wood Lily
T. sessile T. sessile T. sessile T. sessile T. sessile T. sessile Native habitat Native habitat Trillium sessile Trillium sessile Trillium sessile Trillium sessile

Trillium simile

Confusing Trillium, Jeweled Wakerobin, Similar Wake-Robin Toadshade, Sweet White Trillium, Sweet White Wake-robin,
Flower with bracts Flower with bracts Flowers Flowers Back of flower and sepals Back of flower and sepals Native habitat Native habitat

Trillium stamineum

Blue Ridge Trillium, Blue Ridge Wakerobin, Propeller Toadshade, Propeller Trillium, Twisted Trillium
Flower with bracts Flower with bracts Flower with bracts Flower with bracts Native habitat Native habitat

Trillium sulcatum

Barksdale's Trilliam, Furrowed Wake-robin, Southern Red Trillium
Native habitat Native habitat Close up of flower Close up of flower Bi-colored flower Bi-colored flower Bracts Bracts Bracts with flower bud Bracts with flower bud Trillium sulcatum Trillium sulcatum

Trillium undulatum

Painted Lady, Painted Trillium, Smiling Wake Robin, Striped Wake-robin
Form Form Flower Flower Flower and bracts Flower and bracts Flower Close-up (Great Smoky Mountains,NC) Flower Close-up (Great Smoky Mountains,NC) flower close-up, spring, Haywood County, NC flower close-up, spring, Haywood County, NC Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum

Trillium vaseyi

Sweet Beth, Sweet Trillium, Sweet Wakerobin, Vasey's Toadshade, Vasey's Trillium
Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Back of flower Back of flower Large bracts Large bracts Trillium vaseyi Trillium vaseyi

Trimezia

Apostle Plant, Apostle's Iris, Fan Iris, Poor Man's Orchid, Walking Iris
Houseplant view Houseplant view Trimezia Trimezia Neomarica Neomarica Trimezia Trimezia Trimezia gracilis in flower. Trimezia gracilis in flower. Trimezia Trimezia

Triodanis perfoliata subsp. biflora

Clasping bellflower, Clasping Bellwort, Clasping-leaved Venus' Looking-glass, Small Venus' Looking-glass, Venus Lookingglass
Violet flower (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Violet flower (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Side view of flower (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Side view of flower (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Flower and stem (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Flower and stem (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Side view flower bud (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Side view flower bud (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Stem and leaves (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Stem and leaves (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Stem and calyx (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Stem and calyx (Glenwood, Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer

Tripidium ravennae

Hardy Pampas Grass, Mvenra Grass, Northern Pampas Grass, Ravenna Grass
Erianthus ravennae Erianthus ravennae Erianthus ravennae Erianthus ravennae Form Form

Tripsacum dactyloides

Eastern Gamagrass, Fakahatchee grass, Gama Grass
A large grass flower spike with many stamens hanging from spike A large grass flower spike with many stamens hanging from spike A field of grass with large, broad leaves and long, thin flowers A field of grass with large, broad leaves and long, thin flowers