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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

Acalypha gracilens

Shortsalk Copperleaf, Slender Copperleaf, Slender Threeseed Mercury, Three-seeded Mercury
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Close up of leaves Close up of leaves Form Form Drawing from 1913 Drawing from 1913

Acalypha rhomboidea

Common Three-Seed Mercury, Copperleaf, Rhomboid Mercury, Virginia Three-Seed Mercury
Leaf close up Leaf close up Form Form Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers Stem Stem Leaves in dappled sunlight Leaves in dappled sunlight

Acalypha virginica

Virginia Copperleaf, Virginia Threeseed Mercury
Form Form Form Form Leaves Leaves Stem and flowers Stem and flowers Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves

Acer floridanum

Florida Maple, Hammock Maple, Southern Sugar Maple
Form Form Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Acer barbatum Acer barbatum Fall color Fall color Spring flowers Spring flowers Acer barbatum Acer barbatum

Acer leucoderme

Chalk Maple, Whitebarked Maple
Acer leucoderme Acer leucoderme Color illustration of the technical details of Acer leucoderme. Color illustration of the technical details of Acer leucoderme. Acer leucoderme (Chalk Maple) Acer leucoderme (Chalk Maple) Acer leucoderme habit Acer leucoderme habit Acer leucoderme Acer leucoderme Acer_leucoderme Acer_leucoderme

Acer nigrum

Black Maple
Acer nigrum Acer nigrum Color illustration of the technical details of Acer nigrum. Color illustration of the technical details of Acer nigrum. Acer nigrum Acer nigrum Acer nigrum Acer nigrum Acer nigrum Acer nigrum Acer nigrum Acer nigrum

Acer pensylvanicum

Goosefoot Maple, Moosewood, Snakebark Maple, Striped Maple, Whistlewood
Form Form Illustration of all the details of this species. Illustration of all the details of this species. Fall form Fall form Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers Samaras Samaras
1 Cultivar/Variety

Acer rubrum

Carolina Maple, Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple
Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Illustration of all the details of this species. Illustration of all the details of this species. Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Acer rubrum
15 Cultivars/Varieties

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

Acer saccharum

Hard Maple, Leucoderme, Northern Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple
form form Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. fall leaves fall leaves Fruit Fruit bark bark Male flowers Male flowers
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Acer spicatum

Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum Acer spicatum Acer spicatum Acer spicatum Acer spicatum seed leaves Acer spicatum seed leaves Acer spicatum tree Acer spicatum tree Acer spicatum Acer spicatum Acer spicatum Acer spicatum

Aconitum uncinatum

Appalachian Blue Monkshood, Blue Rocket, Devil's Helmet, Eastern Blue Monkshood, Eastern Monkshood, Monkshood, Southern Blue Monkshood, Wild Monkshood, Wolf's Bane
Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum Aconitum uncinatum

Actaea

Baneberry, Bugbane, Cohosh, Coralberry, Doll's-Eyes, Snakeberry, White Cohosh
White flowers in a raceme of A. simplex White flowers in a raceme of A. simplex Actaea spp. Actaea spp. Actaea pachypoda leaves and flower Actaea pachypoda leaves and flower A. spicata flower and leaves A. spicata flower and leaves A. rubra flower A. rubra flower A. rubra red fleshy berries A. rubra red fleshy berries
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Actaea pachypoda

Baneberry, Doll's Eyes, Dolls-eyes, Necklace Weed, Toadroot, White Baneberry, White Beads, White-beads, White Cohosh
Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda
1 Cultivar/Variety

Actaea podocarpa

American Bugbane, Black Snakeroot, Bugbane, Mountain Bugbane
Form Form Form Form Flower detail Flower detail Close up of flower Close up of flower Inflorescence Inflorescence Leaf detail Leaf detail

Actaea racemosa

Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot, Bugbane, Common Black Cohosh, Fairy Candles
Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa Close up of flower Close up of flower Seed head Seed head
1 Cultivar/Variety

Adiantum

close-up of water droplets on water-repellent foliage close-up of water droplets on water-repellent foliage Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow. Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow. Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow. Fern frond with stipe indicated by a label and arrow. Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori. Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori. Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Southern Maidenhair Fern, Venus'-hair Fern, Venus Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus vereris Adiantum capillus vereris Adiantum capillus vereris habit Adiantum capillus vereris habit Adiantum capillus vereris Adiantum capillus vereris Adiantum capillus-veneris Adiantum capillus-veneris Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori. Close-up of underside margin of leaflet showing sori. Adiantum capillus-veneris Adiantum capillus-veneris
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Adiantum pedatum

Common Maidenhair, Northern Maidenhair, Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum, multiple Adiantum pedatum, multiple Adiantum pedatum, fronds Adiantum pedatum, fronds Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum Leaves Leaves Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori
1 Cultivar/Variety

Aesculus flava

Big Buckeye, Sweet Buckeye, Yellow Buckeye
Tree in full bloom Tree in full bloom Flowers Flowers Fruits (capsules) Fruits (capsules) Capsules and seeds Capsules and seeds Tree in September Tree in September Form Form

Aesculus pavia

Firecracker Plant, Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye
Form in bloom Form in bloom Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Form - Spring - Wake Co., NC Form - Spring - Wake Co., NC Aesculus pavia Aesculus pavia Aesculus pavia Aesculus pavia Fruit Fruit
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Aesculus sylvatica

Dwarf Buckeye, Painted Buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus sylvatica Form Form Spring leaves Spring leaves Close up of flower Close up of flower Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Fruit and seed Fruit and seed

Agalinis purpurea

Gerardia, Purple False Foxglove, Purple Gerardia, Slender False Foxglove
Form Form Flowers and stem Flowers and stem Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Fruit Fruit

Agalinis tenuifolia

Common False Foxglove, Gerardia, Slender Agalinis, Slender-leaved False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Form growing along a pond with pinkish flowers Form growing along a pond with pinkish flowers Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia sprawling plant with narrow leaves and pink flowers. sprawling plant with narrow leaves and pink flowers. ruler next to the leaves to show they are <3 mm wide. ruler next to the leaves to show they are <3 mm wide.

Agarista populifolia

Coast Leucothoe, Fetterbush, Florida Doghobble, Florida Leucothoe
Agarista populifolia leaves Agarista populifolia leaves Agarista populifolia Agarista populifolia Agarista populifolia 'Tyler's Treasure' Agarista populifolia 'Tyler's Treasure' Flower Flower Leaf Leaf Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Agave virginica

American Agave, American Aloe, Decidious Agave, Eastern Agave, False Aloe
Entire plant showing a basal rosette of spear like green leaves Entire plant showing a basal rosette of spear like green leaves Thin long green flowering stem Thin long green flowering stem Young plant showing green long leaves in a bunch Young plant showing green long leaves in a bunch Inflorescence on a flowering stem Inflorescence on a flowering stem thin, long green flower base with conspicuous anthers at the top thin, long green flower base with conspicuous anthers at the top Closeup of the flower Closeup of the flower
1 Cultivar/Variety

Ageratina altissima

Fall Poison, Richweed, Tremetol, White Sanicle, White Snakeroot
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Eupatorium rugosum Eupatorium rugosum Tiny white flowers in dense clusters and heads. Tiny white flowers in dense clusters and heads.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Ageratina aromatica

Lesser Snakeroot, Small-leaf White Snakeroot, Wild Hoarhound
Flowers Flowers Form Form Disc flowers Disc flowers Flower buds Flower buds Opposite leaves and stem Opposite leaves and stem Stem and leaf attachment Stem and leaf attachment

Aletris aurea

Colicroot, Golden Colicroot, Golden Unicorn Root, Miller's Maid, Star Grass, Yellow Colic Root
Flowers Flowers Native habitat Native habitat Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Flower Flower

Aletris farinosa

Colic-Root, Northern White Colic-root, True Unicorn Root, White Colicroot, White Stargrass
Aletris farinosa Aletris farinosa White flowers with orange stamens White flowers with orange stamens Along a roadside. Along a roadside. Basal rosette of leaves Basal rosette of leaves In a meadow. In a meadow. Rosette of green leaves Rosette of green leaves

Aletris lutea

Yellow Colicroot, Yellow Colic-root
Flowers Flowers Flower with butterfly Flower with butterfly Flower and stem Flower and stem Native habitat Native habitat Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit

Allium canadense

Meadow Garlic, Wild Garlic, Wild Onion
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Allium canadense Allium canadense Bud Bud Blooms and bulbheads Blooms and bulbheads Blooms and bulbheads Blooms and bulbheads

Allium cernuum

Allegheny Onion, Lady's Leek, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion, Wild Onion
Form Form Flowers and buds Flowers and buds Allium cernuum Allium cernuum Leaves Leaves Fruits Fruits Allium cernuum Allium cernuum

Allium cuthbertii

Cuthbert's Onion, Striped Garlic
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower closeup Flower closeup Flower bud Flower bud Stem Stem Bulb Bulb

Allium tricoccum

Ramps, Ramson, Spring Onion, Wild Leek
In a woodland setting. In a woodland setting. Wide, flat blade shaped leaves Wide, flat blade shaped leaves Flowers Flowers Reddish stem and bulb. Reddish stem and bulb. Clumping form Clumping form Ramp and Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) woodland setting. Ramp and Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) woodland setting.

Alnus serrulata

Alder, Hazel Alder, Smooth Alder, Tag Alder
Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata Leaves Leaves Female cones in the winter. Female cones in the winter. Form Form

Amaranthus retroflexus

Careless Weed, Common Amaranth, Common Tumbleweed, Pigweed, Pigweed Amaranth, Red Root Amaranth, Red-Root Amaranth, Redroot Amaranth, Red Root Pigweed, Red-Root Pigweed, Redroot Pigweed, Rough Pigweed, Wild Beet Amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus rettoflexus Amaranthus rettoflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus

Amelanchier

Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Juneberry, Saskatoon, Serviceberry, Shadblow, Shadbush, Sugarplum
Close up of flower and leaves. Close up of flower and leaves. Flowers Flowers Mature and immature fruits. Mature and immature fruits. Amelanchier alnifolia Amelanchier alnifolia Leaf blade Leaf blade Fall color Fall color
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Amelanchier arborea

Alabama Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Juneberries, Serviceberry, Service-tree, Shadblow, Shadbush
Form in the spring, flowers appear before the leaves. Form in the spring, flowers appear before the leaves. Flowers close up Flowers close up Multistemmed trunks Multistemmed trunks Gray fissured mature bark. Gray fissured mature bark. Flower buds just before bloom. Flower buds just before bloom. Amelanchier arborea flowers far away Amelanchier arborea flowers far away
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Amelanchier canadensis

Canadian Serviceberry, Eastern Serviceberry, Juneberry, Serviceberry, Shadblow serviceberry, Shadbush, Shadbush Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis Close up of flower Close up of flower Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis Fruit Fruit Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier canadensis
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Amelanchier laevis

Allegheny Serviceberry, Coastal Plain Serviceberry, June Berry, Smooth-leaved serviceberry, Smooth Shadbush
Form Form Flowers Flowers Bark Bark Form in fall Form in fall Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Amelanchier obovalis

Coastal Plain Serviceberry, Coastal Serviceberry, Shadbush
Native habitat Native habitat Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers

Amelanchier spicata

Dwarf Serviceberry, Dwarf Shadbush
Form Form Branch Branch Close up of flower Close up of flower Fruit Fruit Leaves and immature fruits Leaves and immature fruits Buds Buds

Amianthium muscitoxicum

Crow Poison, Fly Poison, Stagger Grass
Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Form Form Flower Flower Form Form

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

Amorpha herbacea

Clusterspike False Indigo, Dwarf Indigo Bush, Leadplant
Amorpha herbacea Amorpha herbacea Amorpha herbacea Amorpha herbacea Amorpha herbacea Amorpha herbacea leaves leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves

Ampelaster carolinianus

Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus Ampelaster carolinianus Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Aster carolinianus Aster carolinianus Multiple flowers Multiple flowers On a Trellis On a Trellis Ampelaster carolinianus Ampelaster carolinianus