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Agave

Agave, Century Plant
Agave ovatifolia March silver blue leaves Agave ovatifolia March silver blue leaves Flower stalk blooms once every 10-20 years Flower stalk blooms once every 10-20 years Plant form in Winter known as Whales Tongue Plant form in Winter known as Whales Tongue The Agave ovatifolia blooms every 10-20 years then dies The Agave ovatifolia blooms every 10-20 years then dies Queen Victoria's agave form Queen Victoria's agave form Flowering Flowering
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, Chiggerflower, Common Butterfly-weed, Indian Paintbrush, Milkweed, Pleurisy Root
Clusters of orange flowers. Clusters of orange flowers. Mix of milkweed plants (orange flowers) & white daisy flowers. Mix of milkweed plants (orange flowers) & white daisy flowers. Clusters of orange flower buds. Clusters of orange flower buds. Green flower buds and leaves. Green flower buds and leaves. Clusters of yellow milkweed flowers. Clusters of yellow milkweed flowers. close up on a cluster of pale orange flowers. close up on a cluster of pale orange flowers.

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 Form in October in Jawa Tenga, Indonesia Form in October in Jawa Tenga, Indonesia Trunk in October in Jawa Tenga, Indonesia Trunk in October in Jawa Tenga, Indonesia Branches in April in Goa, India Branches in April in Goa, India Leaves in October in Mohali, Punjab, India Leaves in October in Mohali, Punjab, India

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
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 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