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Agave

Agave, Century Plant
Queen Victoria's agave form Queen Victoria's agave form Flowering Flowering Form Form Fruits Fruits Flowers close up Flowers close up Form Form
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Agave americana

American Aloe, American Century Plant, Century Plant, Maguey, Mexican Soap Plant
cameron art museum wilmington nc skdavdison cameron art museum wilmington nc skdavdison form form Long flowerstak with flowers with the sky in the background Long flowerstak with flowers with the sky in the background Leaves with yellow edges Leaves with yellow edges Agave americana Agave americana Flower cluster branches along a stalk with sky for backdrop Flower cluster branches along a stalk with sky for backdrop
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Apocynum cannabinum

Amy Root, Dogbane, Hemp Dogbane, Indian Hemp, Prairie Dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Leaves Leaves Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Seeds Seeds

Asclepias incarnata

Marsh Milkweed, Swamp Butterfly Weed, Swamp Milkweed
Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Asclepias incarnata Asclepias incarnata
1 Cultivar/Variety

Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed
Form in bloom (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Form in bloom (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flower close-up (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flower close-up (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Side view of flower (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Side view of flower (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Leaves and flower clusters (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Leaves and flower clusters (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flower cluster (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flower cluster (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer Flowers Flowers

Asclepias tuberosa

Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Chieger Flower, Chiggerflower, Common Butterfly-weed, Indian Paintbrush, Milkweed, Pleurisy Root
Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa buds and leaves (in spring in Moore county) buds and leaves (in spring in Moore county) flowers (summer in Moore county) flowers (summer in Moore county) close up of flower (in summer in Moore county) close up of flower (in summer in Moore county)

Bambusa multiplex

Chinese Dwarf Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo, Oriental Hedge
Bambusa multiplex dense form and leaves Bambusa multiplex dense form and leaves Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex Bambusa multiplex
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Bombax ceiba

Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cottontree
Bombax ceiba Bombax ceiba

Broussonetia papyrifera

Paper Mullberry, Tapa Cloth Tree
Broussonetia papyrifera Broussonetia papyrifera Broussonetia papyrifera Broussonetia papyrifera Fruit and Leaves On Tree Fruit and Leaves On Tree Fruit and Leaf Fruit and Leaf Leaves Leaves

Crotalaria juncea

Bombay Hemp, Sunn Hemp
Close-up of yellow flowers against a blue sky. Close-up of yellow flowers against a blue sky. Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves Dried legume pod on a plant with unifoliate leaves. Dried legume pod on a plant with unifoliate leaves. Hand cradling open legume and a cluster of dark seeds. Hand cradling open legume and a cluster of dark seeds. Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Dracaena trifasciata

Golden Birds Nest, Good Luck Plant, Mother-in-law's Tongue, Snake Plant
Houseplant view Houseplant view Houseplant view Houseplant view Form Form Form Form Sansevieria trifasciata Sansevieria trifasciata Form, leaves, flowers Form, leaves, flowers
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Gossypium hirsutum

Mexican Cotton, Upland Cotton
Flowers Flowers Form Form Fruit Fruit The cotton The cotton Leaves Leaves Branches and cotton Branches and cotton
1 Cultivar/Variety

Gossypium thurberi

Arizona Wild Cotton, Desert Cotton, Mt. Lemmon Cotton, Thurber's Cotton
Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves Flower detail Flower detail Fall leaf color Fall leaf color Fruits in Dec. Fruits in Dec. Fruits in Nov. Fruits in Nov. Three lobed leaf Three lobed leaf

Humulus lupulus

Common Hops, European Hops, Hops
3-lobed leaves and fruits 3-lobed leaves and fruits Airy inflorescences of small, green, male flowers Airy inflorescences of small, green, male flowers Stigmas protruding from clusters of green flowers. Stigmas protruding from clusters of green flowers. Clusters of cone-like female infructescences Clusters of cone-like female infructescences brown, papery, cone-like infructescences brown, papery, cone-like infructescences Lime-green, lobed leaves. Lime-green, lobed leaves.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Leymus arenarius

Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wile Rye, European Dune Grass, Lyme Grass, Sand Ryegrass, Sea Lyme Grass
Elymus arenarius Elymus arenarius Elymus arenarius Elymus arenarius Growing on the dunes Growing on the dunes Flower spike in May Flower spike in May Blue-green grass growing on a mulched slope Blue-green grass growing on a mulched slope
1 Cultivar/Variety

Linum usitatissimum

Common Flax, Flax, Linseed
Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flowers Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flowers Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Field of airy foliage and pale blue flowers Field of airy foliage and pale blue flowers A mass of small, globose, dry, brown capsules. A mass of small, globose, dry, brown capsules.

Muhlenbergia sericea

Dune Hairgrass, Gulf Hairawn Muhle, Gulf Muhly Grass, Purple Muhly, Sweetgrass, Sweet Grass
Form in bloom Form in bloom Form Form Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Native habitat Native habitat

Musa basjoo

Basjoo Banana Tree, Hardy Banana, Hardy Fiber Banana, Japanese Banana, Japanese Fiber Banana, Sichuan Hardy Banana
Form Form Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Flowers Flowers Fruit Fruit Musa Basjoo Musa Basjoo

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

Phormium tenax

New Zealand Flax
Leaves Leaves Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Leaf Blade Leaf Blade
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Sabal palmetto

Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Palmetto, Palmetto
Form (Edgewater, FL)-Mid Winter Form (Edgewater, FL)-Mid Winter Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto Form - March 6 - Mecklenburg Co., NC Form - March 6 - Mecklenburg Co., NC

Saccharum officinarum

Sugar Cane
In bloom In bloom Whole Plant Whole Plant Leaves Leaves Stem Stem

Spartium junceum

Rush Broom, Spanish Broom, Weaver's Broom
Yellow, pea-like flowers Yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers

Thuja plicata

Giant Arborvitae, Western Redcedar, Western Red-cedar
Form Form Form Form Bark Bark Leaves Leaves Leaf detail Leaf detail Seed Cones Seed Cones
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Tilia americana

American Basswood, American Linden, Basswood, Bee Tree, Carolina Basswood, Lime Tree, Linden, White Basswood, White Wood
Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Tilia americana Dried brown drupes hanging from stalk with a fused bract. Dried brown drupes hanging from stalk with a fused bract.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Tilia cordata

Little-Leaf Linden, Littleleaf Linden, Small Leaf Lime Tree, Small-Leaved Lime
Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata Tilia cordata
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Tilia platyphyllos

Bigleaf Linden, Broad-leaved Lime, Largeleaf Linden, Large Leaved Lime, Large Leaved Linden
Mature Tree Mature Tree branch attachment branch attachment flowers flowers Fruit and Leaves Fruit and Leaves Mature Tree Mature Tree Tilia platyphyllos Tilia platyphyllos
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Urtica dioica

Common Nettle, Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica Urtica dioica Urtica dioica Urtica dioica Urtica dioica Urtica dioica Urtica dioica Urtica dioica Singing hairs Singing hairs Dentate leaf margin. Dentate leaf margin.

Yucca aloifolia

Aloe Yucca, Dagger Plant, Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger
Flowers Flowers Form Form Trunks Trunks Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Fruits Fruits
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Yucca filamentosa

Adam's Needle Yucca, Curlyleaf Yucca, Spoonleaf Yucca
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers Flowers flower closeup flower closeup Fruit Fruit In the spring, form. In the spring, form. Yucca filimentosa leaves in the spring in Moore County Yucca filimentosa leaves in the spring in Moore County
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Yucca glauca

Beargrass, Great Plains Yucca, Narrowleaf Yucca, Plains Yucca, Small Soapweed, Soapweed Yucca, Spanish Bayonet
Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yucca glauca
1 Cultivar/Variety