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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

Arundo donax

Giant Reed, Giant Reed Grass, Spanish reed
Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Form Form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Coix lacryma-jobi

Adley Millet, Chinese Pearl Barley, Christ's Tears, Coix Millet, Coixseed, Coix Seed, Job's Tears, Tear Grass, Yi Yi
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves leaves leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cucurbita argyrosperma

Cushaw Squash, Gourd, Silver Seed Squash, Winter Squash
Form in August in Sahuayo de Morelos, Mich., México Form in August in Sahuayo de Morelos, Mich., México Leaves in June in Bronx, Newyork Leaves in June in Bronx, Newyork Flower and leaf in September in Culiacán, Sin., México Flower and leaf in September in Culiacán, Sin., México Fruit in September in Flagstaff, Arizona Fruit in September in Flagstaff, Arizona

Cucurbita maxima

Autumn Squash, Buttercup Squash, Hubbard Squash, Marrow, Pumpkin, Squash, Turban Gourd, Winter Squash
Large, green kabocha squash piled at a market Large, green kabocha squash piled at a market Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cucurbita moschata

Butternut Squash, Calabasa, Calabaza, Crookneck Squash, Squash, Winter Squash
Butternut squash Butternut squash Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Acorn squash plant Acorn squash plant Acorn squash Acorn squash Long Island cheese squash Long Island cheese squash Cucurbita moschata Cucurbita moschata
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cucurbita pepo

Acorn Squash, Courgette, Ornamental Gourd, Patty Pan Squash, Pumpkin, Spaghetti Squash, Squash, Summer Squash, Winter Squash, Zucchini
Petit pan squash Petit pan squash Cucurbita pepo Cucurbita pepo Large, orange pumpkins piled at a market Large, orange pumpkins piled at a market Zucchini Plant Top View Zucchini Plant Top View Mature plant Mature plant Zucchini Plant Zucchini Plant
1 Cultivar/Variety

Eleutherococcus henryi

Henry-Aralia, Henry's Finger Aralia, Siberian Ginseng, Wu Kia P'i
Compound leaves Compound leaves leaves leaves leaves and berries leaves and berries leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Hydrangea paniculata

Panicle Hydrangea, Peegee Hydrangea
2 large shrubs with terminal, conical panicles of white flowers. 2 large shrubs with terminal, conical panicles of white flowers. Conical panicles of white flowers Conical panicles of white flowers Conical panicles of flowers aging to pink. Conical panicles of flowers aging to pink. Shrub with terminal conical panicles of white flowers. Shrub with terminal conical panicles of white flowers. Shrub with terminal conical panicles of white flowers. Shrub with terminal conical panicles of white flowers. Clusters of papery brown dried flowers. Clusters of papery brown dried flowers.
23 Cultivars/Varieties

Hydrangea serrata

Blood-on-the-Snow, Mountain Hydrangea, Sawtooth Hydrangea, Tea of Heaven
Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' bud and leaf Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' bud and leaf Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' plant form Hydrangea serrata 'Annie's Blue' plant form Hydrangea serrata 'Intermedia' Hydrangea serrata 'Intermedia'
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Nolina nelsonii

Blue Nolina, Nelson's Beargrass, Nelson's Blue Beargrass
Full Form Full Form Young Form Young Form Leaves Leaves In Winter In Winter Form under Sun Form under Sun Form Form

Paspalum notatum

Bahiagrass, Common Bahia
Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves Leaves Leaf blade detail Leaf blade detail Typical Y-shaped inflorescence. Typical Y-shaped inflorescence. Double spike inflorescence Double spike inflorescence Spikelets Spikelets
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Symphytum officinale

Black wort, Boneset, Bruise wort, Comfrey, Common Comfrey, Consound, Cultivated Comfrey, Knitbone, Quaker Comfrey, Slippery-Root, True Comfrey
Plant Plant Flowers Flowers Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale

Tripidium ravennae

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

Ulmus rubra

Grey Elm, Red Elm, Slippery Elm, Soft Elm
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