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Woodwardia

Woodwardia viginica sori in chain pattern Woodwardia viginica sori in chain pattern Woodwardia areolata netted vein patter Woodwardia areolata netted vein patter Form in November in New Hanover County, North Carolina Form in November in New Hanover County, North Carolina Frond in November Jingzhi, China Frond in November Jingzhi, China

Woodwardia areolata

Netted Chain Fern
A group pinnatisect fronds emerging from leaf litter. A group pinnatisect fronds emerging from leaf litter. Close-up of frond showing subopposite pinnatisect divisions. Close-up of frond showing subopposite pinnatisect divisions. Woodland path with both sides covered with ferns. Woodland path with both sides covered with ferns. Stand of erect, coarsely pinnatisect fronds in a woodland. Stand of erect, coarsely pinnatisect fronds in a woodland. Close-up showing veins surrounding islands of green tissue. Close-up showing veins surrounding islands of green tissue. Tip of frond showing subopposite pinnatisect divisions. Tip of frond showing subopposite pinnatisect divisions.

Woodwardia virginica

Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica Form Form

Xanthium strumarium

Clotbur, Cocklebur, Common Cocklebur, Donkeybur, Donkey Burr, Heartleaf, Rough Cocklebur, Woolgarie Bur
Form Form Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Flowers Flowers Fruit- burs Fruit- burs Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Xanthium strumarium Xanthium strumarium

Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Chinese Flowering Chesnut, Flowering Yellowhorn Tree, Goldenhorn, Popcorn Shrub, Shiny Leaf Yellowhorn, Yellowhorn
Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Brook-feather, Parsley-leaved Yellowroot, Scurvyroot, Shrub Yellowroot, Yellowroot, Yellow wort
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers Flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Everlasting Daisy, Everlasting Flower, Everlasting Gold, Paper Daisy, Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum Xerochrysum bracteatum Xerochrysum bracteatum Xerochrysum bracteatum Xerochrysum bracteatum Xerochrysum bracteatum Helichrysum bracteatum Helichrysum bracteatum Helichrysum bracteatum Helichrysum bracteatum Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Dargan Hill Monarch' Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Dargan Hill Monarch'
8 Cultivars/Varieties

x Fatshedera lizei

Bush Ivy, Fatshedera, Tree Ivy
Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Flowers Flowers Form as groundcover Form as groundcover x Fatshedera lizei x Fatshedera lizei Leaves of 'Annemieke', also known as 'Lemon Lime' form Leaves of 'Annemieke', also known as 'Lemon Lime' form x Fatshedera lizei x Fatshedera lizei
2 Cultivars/Varieties

x Gordlinia grandiflora

Mountain Gordlinia
X Gordlinia grandiflora X Gordlinia grandiflora Form - Mecklenburg Co., NC Form - Mecklenburg Co., NC Form with Flowers - Mecklenburg Co., NC Form with Flowers - Mecklenburg Co., NC Fall Color- Mecklenburg Co. Fall Color- Mecklenburg Co. X Gordlinia grandiflora X Gordlinia grandiflora x Gordlinia grandiflora x Gordlinia grandiflora
1 Cultivar/Variety

x Gordlinia grandiflora 'Sweet Tea'

Mountain Gordlinia, 'Sweet Tea' Mountain Gordlinia
Large bloom Large bloom

x Hesperotropsis leylandii

Leyland Cypress
× Cupressocyparis leylandii × Cupressocyparis leylandii × Cupressocyparis leylandii × Cupressocyparis leylandii × Cupressocyparis leylandii × Cupressocyparis leylandii X Cupressocyparis leylandii X Cupressocyparis leylandii X Cupressocyparis leylandii X Cupressocyparis leylandii X Cupressocyparis leylandii X Cupressocyparis leylandii
16 Cultivars/Varieties

x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Reco'

Leyland Cypress Reco, Shorty Leyland Cypress
x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Reco' x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Reco' x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Reco' x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Reco' x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Reco' x Hesperotropsis leylandii 'Reco'

x Heucherella

Foamy Bells
Mass planting with erect racemes of pink flowers. Mass planting with erect racemes of pink flowers. Erect raceme of small pink flowers on a red stalk Erect raceme of small pink flowers on a red stalk Lime green leaves with reddish central blotch along veins. Lime green leaves with reddish central blotch along veins. Coppery, butterscotch foliage. Coppery, butterscotch foliage. Rounded cushion of green, lobed leaves with red blotches. Rounded cushion of green, lobed leaves with red blotches. Chartreuse foliage & red blotch over main veins. White flowers. Chartreuse foliage & red blotch over main veins. White flowers.
29 Cultivars/Varieties

x Triticosecale

Triticale
field of triticale grass with spikes of grain. field of triticale grass with spikes of grain. triticale grass with spikes of grain. triticale grass with spikes of grain. triticale grass with spikes of grain. Hand holding one spike. triticale grass with spikes of grain. Hand holding one spike. Close-up on a spike of grain. Close-up on a spike of grain.

Xyris torta

Slender Yelloweyed Grass, Yellow-eyed Grass
X. torta X. torta X. torta X. torta Xyris torta Xyris torta Xyris torta Xyris torta

Youngia japonica

Asiatic, Asiatic Hawksbeard, Crepis Japonica, Hawksbeard, Oriental False Hawksbeard, Oriental Hawksbeard
Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Seeds Seeds Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Youngia japonica (L.) DC. Youngia japonica (L.) DC.

Yucca aloifolia

Aloe Yucca, Dagger Plant, Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger
Cluster of spiky plants with terminal panicles of white flowers Cluster of spiky plants with terminal panicles of white flowers A terminal cluster of pendulous, white flowers. A terminal cluster of pendulous, white flowers. A rosette of stiff, pointed leaves. A rosette of stiff, pointed leaves. Purplish ellipsoid berries hanging from dried stalks. Purplish ellipsoid berries hanging from dried stalks. A cluster of ripening fruits on a terminal panicle. A cluster of ripening fruits on a terminal panicle. A rosette of stiff, pointed leaves with white margins A rosette of stiff, pointed leaves with white margins
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Yucca filamentosa

Adam's Needle Yucca, Curlyleaf Yucca, Spoonleaf Yucca
Two rosette plants producing erect panicles of white flowers. Two rosette plants producing erect panicles of white flowers. White, 6-tepal flowers, pendulous, in large panicles. White, 6-tepal flowers, pendulous, in large panicles. Rosette plant with large, erect inflorescence of white flowers. Rosette plant with large, erect inflorescence of white flowers. A group of rosette plants with filamentous margins. A group of rosette plants with filamentous margins. Close up of the rosette showing filamentous margins. Close up of the rosette showing filamentous margins. Rosettes with leaves covered in snow. Rosettes with leaves covered in snow.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Yucca flaccida

Adam's Needle, Flaccid Leaf Yucca, Floppy Yucca, Weakleaf Yucca
Rosette clump of soft leaves & towering panicle of white flowers Rosette clump of soft leaves & towering panicle of white flowers Close-up of 6 white tepals, 6 stamens, & green, superior ovary. Close-up of 6 white tepals, 6 stamens, & green, superior ovary. Close-up of a moth with white wings & white fluff on its head. Close-up of a moth with white wings & white fluff on its head. Rosette plants. Strappy leaves with central yellow stripe. Rosette plants. Strappy leaves with central yellow stripe. potted nursery stock. Leaves with golden central stripe. potted nursery stock. Leaves with golden central stripe. Clumps of rosette plants with flaccid leaves. Clumps of rosette plants with flaccid leaves.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Yucca gigantea

Giant Yucca, Soft-tip Yucca, Spineless Yucca
Woody-trunked yucca with tuft of lanceolate leaves Woody-trunked yucca with tuft of lanceolate leaves Woody-trunked yucca with tuft of lanceolate leaves Woody-trunked yucca with tuft of lanceolate leaves Enlarged, flared stem base. Enlarged, flared stem base. Potted plant, as sold in nurseries, with many head of leaves Potted plant, as sold in nurseries, with many head of leaves Potted plant, as sold in nurseries, with many head of leaves Potted plant, as sold in nurseries, with many head of leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Yucca glauca

Great Plains Yucca, Narrowleaf Yucca, Plains Yucca, Small Soapweed, Soapweed Yucca
Rosette of spiky leaves with terminal raceme of white flowers. Rosette of spiky leaves with terminal raceme of white flowers. Close-up of the white, waxy flowers that face downward. Close-up of the white, waxy flowers that face downward. Rosette of narrow, slightly glaucous, pointed leaves. Rosette of narrow, slightly glaucous, pointed leaves. Rosette of narrow, slightly glaucous, pointed leaves. Rosette of narrow, slightly glaucous, pointed leaves. Rosette of spiky leaves with terminal raceme of white flowers. Rosette of spiky leaves with terminal raceme of white flowers. Close-up of white, waxy flowers facing downward. Close-up of white, waxy flowers facing downward.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Yucca gloriosa

Mound Lily Yucca, Spanish Dagger, Spanish Dagger Yucca
Rosette with stiff leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers Rosette with stiff leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers Rosette with stiff leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers Rosette with stiff leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers Close-up of white, waxy, pendulous flower. Close-up of white, waxy, pendulous flower. Close-up on a black leathery pod. Close-up on a black leathery pod. Group of rosettes of stiff leaves & old inflorescences. Group of rosettes of stiff leaves & old inflorescences. Rosette with stiff leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Rosette with stiff leaves & erect panicle of flower buds.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis

Curved-Leaved Spanish-Dagger, Curve-leaf Yucca, Curveleaf Yucca, Pendulous Yucca, Weeping Yucca
Rosettes with lax leaves & erect panicles of white waxy flowers Rosettes with lax leaves & erect panicles of white waxy flowers Rosettes with lax leaves Rosettes with lax leaves Caulescent rosette with snow-covered leaves. Caulescent rosette with snow-covered leaves. Potted rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Potted rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of flower buds. Rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers Rosette with lax leaves & erect panicle of white waxy flowers

Yucca rostrata

Adam's Yucca, Beaked Blue Yucca, Beaked Yucca, Big Bend Yucca, Silver Yucca
Single trunk covered by dead leaves; rosette of bluegreen leaves Single trunk covered by dead leaves; rosette of bluegreen leaves Trunk covered by dead leaves; rosette of blue-green leaves Trunk covered by dead leaves; rosette of blue-green leaves Terminal, dense panicle of waxy, white flowers. Terminal, dense panicle of waxy, white flowers. Spherical tuft of silvery blue, narrow leaves. Spherical tuft of silvery blue, narrow leaves. Spherical tuft of silvery blue, narrow leaves. Spherical tuft of silvery blue, narrow leaves. Terminal, dense panicles of waxy, white flowers. Terminal, dense panicles of waxy, white flowers.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Zabelia tyaihyoni

Fragrant Abelia, Korean Abelia
Zabelia tyaihyoni Zabelia tyaihyoni Zabelia tyaihyoni Zabelia tyaihyoni Zabelia tyaihyoni Zabelia tyaihyoni Abelia mosanensis winter Abelia mosanensis winter Zabelia tyaihyoni form Zabelia tyaihyoni form Zabelia tyaihyoni Zabelia tyaihyoni
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Zamia

Cardboard Palm, Chigua, Cycad, Cycads, Fern Palm
small plant with stiff, broad leaflets. small plant with stiff, broad leaflets. Pinnate leaf with stiff, broad leaflets. Pinnate leaf with stiff, broad leaflets. Upright cone looking like a corn cob. Upright cone looking like a corn cob. Rosette plant with fern like leaves. Rosette plant with fern like leaves. Clump of pinnate leaves emerging in all directions. Clump of pinnate leaves emerging in all directions. Potted plant with cluster of fern-like, pinnate leaves. Potted plant with cluster of fern-like, pinnate leaves.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Zamia furfuracea

Cardboard Cycad, Cardboard Plant, Cardboard Sago, Jamaican Sago, Mexican Cycad
Cluster of stiff, fern-like, pinnate leaves. Cluster of stiff, fern-like, pinnate leaves. Potted plant with cluster of stiff, fern-like, pinnate leaves. Potted plant with cluster of stiff, fern-like, pinnate leaves. Potted plant with cluster of stiff, fern-like, pinnate leaves. Potted plant with cluster of stiff, fern-like, pinnate leaves. Female cone Female cone Cone with tip broken off to reveal bright red, large seeds. Cone with tip broken off to reveal bright red, large seeds. Plant with cluster of stiff, fern-like, pinnate leaves. Plant with cluster of stiff, fern-like, pinnate leaves.

Zamia integrifolia

Coontie, Florida Arrowroot
Fern-like clumps of low plants used as groundcover. Fern-like clumps of low plants used as groundcover. Leaf closeup showing narrow, smooth leaflets. Leaf closeup showing narrow, smooth leaflets. Fern-like plant in a pot. Leaves are pinnate. Fern-like plant in a pot. Leaves are pinnate. Cone emerging and surrounded by the leaves. Cone emerging and surrounded by the leaves. Erect, corn-cob-like cones. Erect, corn-cob-like cones. Mass of pinnate leaves emerging from ground level Mass of pinnate leaves emerging from ground level
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Aroid Palm, Emerald Palm, Eternity Plant, Zanzibar Gem, Zuzu Plant, ZZ Plant
Potted plant with shiny, pinnate leaves like a Zamia cycad. Potted plant with shiny, pinnate leaves like a Zamia cycad. Pinnate leaf with shiny, broad leaflets. Pinnate leaf with shiny, broad leaflets. Close-up of shiny broad leaflets. Close-up of shiny broad leaflets. Spathe & spadix. Inset shows magnified spadix & tiny flowers. Spathe & spadix. Inset shows magnified spadix & tiny flowers. Spathe & spadix on a short stalk among the petiole bases. Spathe & spadix on a short stalk among the petiole bases. Close-up of midsection of pinnate leaf showing leaflets. Close-up of midsection of pinnate leaf showing leaflets.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Zamioculcas zamiifolia Raven™ 'Dowon'

Jet-Black Raven, Raven™ ZZ
Pinnate, shiny leaves are dark green, almost black. Pinnate, shiny leaves are dark green, almost black. Close-up of the middle part of a pinnate leaf. Leaflets shiny. Close-up of the middle part of a pinnate leaf. Leaflets shiny. Close-up on a single shiny leaflet with an entire margin. Close-up on a single shiny leaflet with an entire margin. Close-up of the fleshy, erect petioles that store water. Close-up of the fleshy, erect petioles that store water. Shiny, pinnate, dark green almost black leaves. Shiny, pinnate, dark green almost black leaves. New leaves emerge lime green and darken as they age. New leaves emerge lime green and darken as they age.

Zantedeschia

Calla Lily
Zantedeschia Zantedeschia Spotted leaves with trumpet-like spathe curling around a spadix Spotted leaves with trumpet-like spathe curling around a spadix Zantedeschia Zantedeschia Zantedeschia albomaculata Zantedeschia albomaculata Zantedeschia Zantedeschia Zantedeschia - full plant Zantedeschia - full plant
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Zantedeschia aethiopica

African Lily, Altar Lily, Arum Lily, Brosimun aethiopica, Calla aethiopica, Calla Lily, Egyptian Lily, Florist's Calla, Garden Calla, Lily Of The Nile, Pig Lily, Trumpet Lily, White Arum Lily
Full grown clumping form Full grown clumping form Arrow-head shaped leaves. Arrow-head shaped leaves. White spathe and yellow spadix flower. White spathe and yellow spadix flower. Form Form Wavy leaf margins. Wavy leaf margins. Leaves arise from rhizomes. Leaves arise from rhizomes.
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Zantedeschia pentlandii

Mapoch Lily
Zantedeschia pentlandii Zantedeschia pentlandii Zantedeschia pentlandii 'Captain Odeon' Zantedeschia pentlandii 'Captain Odeon' Zantedeschia pentlandii 'Le Chique' Zantedeschia pentlandii 'Le Chique' Zantedeschia pentlandii 'Le Chique' Zantedeschia pentlandii 'Le Chique'
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Hercules Club, Pepperbark, Prickly Ash, Southern Prickly-ash, Southern Toothache Tree, Tickle Tongue, Toothache Tree
Form Form Close up bark Close up bark Flower Flower Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Bark Bark Leaves Leaves

Zanthoxylum simulans

Chinese-Pepper, Flatspine Prickly Ash, Szechuan Pepper
Zanthoxylum simulans Zanthoxylum simulans Form in the fall Form in the fall Zanthoxylum simulans Leaves Zanthoxylum simulans Leaves Close up of pinnately compound leaves Close up of pinnately compound leaves Leaves and bark Leaves and bark

Zea mays

Corn, Indian corn, Maize
Zea mays Zea mays Zea mays convar. saccharata cob Zea mays convar. saccharata cob Zea mays cvs Zea mays cvs Zea mays seeds Zea mays seeds Zea mays silk Zea mays silk Zea mays stamens Zea mays stamens
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Zelkova schneideriana

Chinese Zelkova, Schneider Zelkova
Zelkova schneideriana Zelkova schneideriana Zelkova schneideriana Zelkova schneideriana Zelkova schneideriana foliage Zelkova schneideriana foliage Zelkova schneideriana tree Zelkova schneideriana tree Zelkova schneideriana alternate leaf Zelkova schneideriana alternate leaf Leaves Leaves

Zelkova serrata

Japanese Zelkova
Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata form Zelkova serrata form Zelkova serrata 'Variegata' Zelkova serrata 'Variegata' 'Green Vase' Form 'Green Vase' Form 'Wireless' Form 'Wireless' Form Fall Color Form Fall Color Form
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Zenobia pulverulenta

Dusty Zenobia, Honey-cups, Zenobia
Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta 'Raspberry' Zenobia pulverulenta 'Raspberry' Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia pulverulenta
1 Cultivar/Variety

Zephyranthes

Atamasco Lily, Fairy Lily, Rainflower, Rain Lily, Zephyr Lily
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Plant Plant Form Form Flowers Flowers
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Zephyranthes atamasco

Atamasca Lily, Common Atamasco-lily, Fairy Lily, Rain Lily, Zephyr Lily
Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Plant Plant Flowers Flowers Naturalized Naturalized Flower bud Flower bud

Zephyranthes candida

Autumn Rain-lily, Fairy Lily, Peruvian Swamp-lily, Rain Lily, Zephyr Flower
Zephyranthes candida Zephyranthes candida White flower in Moore County in the summer White flower in Moore County in the summer Form in mass Form in mass Zephyranthes candida Zephyranthes candida Zephyranthes - candida Zephyranthes - candida Flower Flower

Zephyranthes drummondii

Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily, Giant rain lily, Hill Country Rain Lily, Praire Lily, Prairie Lily, Rain Lily
Naturalized Naturalized Flowers Flowers Form Form Stem Stem Fruit Fruit Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Zephyranthes formosissima

Aztec Lily, Jacobean Lily, St. James Lily
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Zigadenus glaberrimus

Camas, Large Death Camus, Large-flowered Zigadenus, Sandbog Deathcamas, Snakeroot
Zigadenus glaberrimus Zigadenus glaberrimus Flower cluster Flower cluster Zigadenus glaberrimus Zigadenus glaberrimus Zigadenus glaberrimus Zigadenus glaberrimus Zigadenus glaberrimus Zigadenus glaberrimus Zigadenus glaberrimus Zigadenus glaberrimus

Zingiber

Ginger Root
Form of Z. officinale Form of Z. officinale Flower of Z. macradenium Flower of Z. macradenium Flower of Z. spectabile Flower of Z. spectabile Flower of Z. officinale Flower of Z. officinale Growth from a rhizome Growth from a rhizome Rhizome of Z officinale Rhizome of Z officinale
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Zingiber mioga

Japanese Ginger, Myoga Ginger
Form Form Flower Flower Edible flower buds Edible flower buds Stem and leaves Stem and leaves
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Zingiber officinale

Canton, Canton Ginger, Common Ginger, Cooking Ginger, Ginger, Stem Ginger, True Ginger
Ginger Rhizomes Ginger Rhizomes Zingiber officinale stem and leaves Zingiber officinale stem and leaves Zingiber officinale Plant Zingiber officinale Plant Zingiber officinale leaf Zingiber officinale leaf Zingiber officinale flower Zingiber officinale flower Zingiber officinale Flower closeup Zingiber officinale Flower closeup