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Cirsium

Cirsium, Plume Thistle
Cirsium canovirens Cirsium canovirens Cirsium brevistylum Cirsium brevistylum Cirsium arvense Cirsium arvense Cirsium Cirsium Cirsium undulatum Cirsium undulatum Cirsium occidentale candidissimum Cirsium occidentale candidissimum

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Ebolo, Fireweed, Gbolo, Hawksbeard velvetplant, Okinawa Spinach, Redflower Ragleaf, Redflower Ragweed, Thickhead
Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides Crassocephalum crepidioides

Cryptotaenia japonica

Chervil, Japanese Honewort, Japanese Parsley, Japanese Wild Chervil, Japanese Wild Parsley, Mitsu-ba, Mountain Celery, Stone Parsley
Cryptotaenia japonica Cryptotaenia japonica Cryptotaenia japonica Cryptotaenia japonica cryptotaenia japonica cryptotaenia japonica cryptotaenia japonica cryptotaenia japonica cryptotaenia japonica cryptotaenia japonica cryptotaenia japonica cryptotaenia japonica

Curcuma longa

Common Turmeric, Turmeric
Herbaceous plant with broad leaves like those of banana. Herbaceous plant with broad leaves like those of banana. Erect unbranched stalk with white bracts & yellow flowers. Erect unbranched stalk with white bracts & yellow flowers. Rhizomes on a table; one is cut to show orange interior. Rhizomes on a table; one is cut to show orange interior.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Gnaphalium

Cudweed, Cud Weed, Jersey Cudweed
G, norvegicum habit G, norvegicum habit Flowers of G. affine Flowers of G. affine G. affine flowers G. affine flowers Wooly leaves of G. sandwicensium Wooly leaves of G. sandwicensium G. uliginosum form G. uliginosum form Gnaphalium uliginosum close up Gnaphalium uliginosum close up

Levisticum officinale

Bladder seed, Garden Lovage, Lovage, Maggi plant
Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale Levisticum officinale

Lobelia spicata

Pale-spiked Lobelia, Spiked Lobelia
Form in June in Warren County, New Jersey Form in June in Warren County, New Jersey Flowers in June in Warren County, New Jersey Flowers in June in Warren County, New Jersey Leaves and stem in September in Crawford County, Michigan Leaves and stem in September in Crawford County, Michigan Seed heads in September in Crawford County, Michigan Seed heads in September in Crawford County, Michigan

Medicago polymorpha

Burclover, Bur Medick, California Burclover, Toothed Burclover, Toothed Medick
Plant spreading along the ground Plant spreading along the ground Compound leaves and small yellow 2-lipped flowers Compound leaves and small yellow 2-lipped flowers Yellow 2-lipped flower Yellow 2-lipped flower Yellow 2-lipped flower in a cluster Yellow 2-lipped flower in a cluster Reddish stem with fruits covered in burrs. Reddish stem with fruits covered in burrs. This shows the coiled nature of the fruit with burrs This shows the coiled nature of the fruit with burrs

Melampyrum pratense

Cow Wheat
Form in August in Leningrad in Russia Form in August in Leningrad in Russia Flowers/Stem/Leaves in August in Thuringen in Germany Flowers/Stem/Leaves in August in Thuringen in Germany

Melissa officinalis

Balm, Balm Leaf, Balm Mint, Common Balm, Dropsywort, Honey Balm, Lemon Balm, Sweet Balm, Sweet Mary, Tea Balm
Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Melissa officinalis Flower and stem, shows fine hairs Flower and stem, shows fine hairs leaves, Wake County, NC leaves, Wake County, NC
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Mentha spicata

Garden Mint, Lamb Mint, Mint, Spearmint
Mentha spica flower Mentha spica flower Mentha spica flower Mentha spica flower Mentha spica plant Mentha spica plant Mentha spica leaves Mentha spica leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Monarda

Beebalm, Bee balm, Bergamot, Horesemint, Oswego Tea
Close-up of pale pink flowers in a dense head-like cluster. Close-up of pale pink flowers in a dense head-like cluster. A clump of pink-flowered plants. A clump of pink-flowered plants. Red tubular flowers borne in terminal heads. Red tubular flowers borne in terminal heads. Close-up on honeybee on the flowers Close-up on honeybee on the flowers Leaves borne in the opposite decussate arrangement. Leaves borne in the opposite decussate arrangement. close-up of dense whorls of pink flowers. close-up of dense whorls of pink flowers.
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Nepeta

Catmint, Catnip
Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Leaves with scalloped edges and fuzzy texture Leaves with scalloped edges and fuzzy texture Nepeta Nepeta Nepeta Nepeta Nepeta Nepeta Form Form
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum

African Blue Basil

Origanum

Oregano
upright stems with small opposite leaves. upright stems with small opposite leaves. masses of tiny pink flowers. masses of tiny pink flowers. Close up of a cluster of tiny pink flowers Close up of a cluster of tiny pink flowers arching inflorescences with pink flowers between large bracts arching inflorescences with pink flowers between large bracts arching inflorescences with pink flowers between large bracts arching inflorescences with pink flowers between large bracts Terminal clusters of pink, tubular, 2-lipped flowers. Terminal clusters of pink, tubular, 2-lipped flowers.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Origanum majorana

Knotted Marjoram, Marjoram, Pot Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram
Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves on the square stems- opposite Leaves on the square stems- opposite
1 Cultivar/Variety

Origanum vulgare

English Marjoram, Oregano, Winter sweet
low, mat-forming plant with opposite, roundish leaves low, mat-forming plant with opposite, roundish leaves Clusters of tiny pink flowers. Clusters of tiny pink flowers. Cluster of tiny pink flowers. Cluster of tiny pink flowers. Clusters of tiny white flowers Clusters of tiny white flowers low, mat-forming plant with opposite, roundish leaves low, mat-forming plant with opposite, roundish leaves Foliage and tiny white flowers in clusters. Foliage and tiny white flowers in clusters.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Sabulina michauxii

Michauxii 's Stitchwort, Rock Sandwort
Sabulina michauxii Sabulina michauxii Sabulina michauxii Sabulina michauxii

Sabulina verna

Moss Sandwort
1 Cultivar/Variety

Salvia elegans

Pineapple Sage
Spike of red, 2-lipped flowers. Spike of red, 2-lipped flowers. Spike of red, 2-lipped flowers visited by a hummingbird Spike of red, 2-lipped flowers visited by a hummingbird Spike of red, 2-lipped flowers. Spike of red, 2-lipped flowers. Cernuous spike with red buds. Cernuous spike with red buds. Leafy shoots with opposite, ovate leaves. Leafy shoots with opposite, ovate leaves. Leafy shoots with opposite, ovate leaves. Leafy shoots with opposite, ovate leaves.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Salvia rosmarinus

Rosemary
close-up of three, pale blue, 2-lipped flowers. close-up of three, pale blue, 2-lipped flowers. Leafy branch with small pale blue flowers. Leafy branch with small pale blue flowers. Low border with upright branches and needle leaves. Low border with upright branches and needle leaves. Upright plant with needle leaves in a red ceramic pot. Upright plant with needle leaves in a red ceramic pot. Low retaining wall with rosemary cascading over it. Low retaining wall with rosemary cascading over it. close-up on shoot with many small 2-lipped flowers. close-up on shoot with many small 2-lipped flowers.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Satureja hortensis

Cimbru, Savory, Summer Savory
Satureja hortensis Satureja hortensis

Streptopus amplexifolius

Clasping twistedstalk, Claspleaf twistedstalk, Scoot berries, Scootberry, Twistedstalk, Twisted Stalk, Watermelon berry, White Mandarin, White twisted-stalk, Wild Cucumber
Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius

Stylosanthes biflora

Endbeak Pencilflower, Pencil Flower, Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora Stylosanthes biflora

Thymus

Thyme
Thyme ssp. groundcover in summer in Moore County Thyme ssp. groundcover in summer in Moore County Thymus praecox Thymus praecox Thyme_(Thymus_vulgaris) flowers Thyme_(Thymus_vulgaris) flowers Thyme in a container Thyme in a container Thyme Bundle Thyme Bundle Thymus pseudolanguinosus (Woolly Thyme) between stones Thymus pseudolanguinosus (Woolly Thyme) between stones
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Thymus x citriodorus

Lemon Thyme
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower detail Flower detail Leaves Leaves Leaf detail Leaf detail Small compact plant with small, white-edged leaves. Small compact plant with small, white-edged leaves. Compact plant covered with tiny, pinkish flowers Compact plant covered with tiny, pinkish flowers
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Withania somnifera

Ashwagandha, Ashwagandha, Vedic, Indian Ginseng, Indian Winter Cherry, Poison Gooseberry, Winter Cherry
Fruit Fruit Form Form Flower bud Flower bud Leaf Leaf Flowers and hairy stems. Flowers and hairy stems. Form Form