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Ceropegia woodii

Bushman's Pipe, Chain of Hearts, Chinese Lantern, Necklace Vine, Rosary Vine, String of Hearts, Sweetheart Vine
Fingers lifting the small heart-shaped leaves. Fingers lifting the small heart-shaped leaves. Potted vining plant trained on a heart-shaped trellis. Potted vining plant trained on a heart-shaped trellis. Strangely shaped flowers Strangely shaped flowers
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Crassula perforata

Necklace Vine, Pagoda Plant, Stacked Crassula, String of Buttons
Potted succulent plant with opposite triangular sessile leaves. Potted succulent plant with opposite triangular sessile leaves. Trailing succulent plant with sessile leaves. Trailing succulent plant with sessile leaves. Trailing succulent plant with sessile leaves. Trailing succulent plant with sessile leaves. Cluster of small, pink, star-shaped flowers. Cluster of small, pink, star-shaped flowers. Close-up of fleshy, opposite, sessile, triangular leaves. Close-up of fleshy, opposite, sessile, triangular leaves.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Curio radicans

Banana Vine, Creeping Berry, Necklace Plant, String of Bananas, String of Fishhooks
green, thick, fleshy, banana-shaped leaves green, thick, fleshy, banana-shaped leaves Potted plant with succulent. Leaves like little green bananas. Potted plant with succulent. Leaves like little green bananas. Stems with banana-shaped leaves sprawled over other plants. Stems with banana-shaped leaves sprawled over other plants. Close-up of banana-shaped succulent leaves. Close-up of banana-shaped succulent leaves.

Curio repens

Blue Chalksticks, Blue Chalk Sticks, Blue Toes, Snake Ragwort
Low-growing mat of chalky blue succulent foliage. Low-growing mat of chalky blue succulent foliage. Close-up of heads of flowers with orange protruding stigmas. Close-up of heads of flowers with orange protruding stigmas.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Diodia virginiana

Buttonweed, Large Buttonweed, Poor Joe, Virginia Buttonweed
Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Diodia virginiana Flower and leaves Flower and leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Euphorbia myrsinites

Blue Spurge, Broad-Leaved Glaucous Spurge, Creeping Spurge, Donkeytail, Myrtle Euphorbia, Myrtle Spurge
Form in October in Davidson County, Tennessee Form in October in Davidson County, Tennessee Form with yellow cupped flowers on the tips in April in Cr Form with yellow cupped flowers on the tips in April in Cr Form with flower buds & pink flowers in May in Abruzzo, Italy Form with flower buds & pink flowers in May in Abruzzo, Italy Bluish sharp pointed leaves in August in Macedonia, Greece Bluish sharp pointed leaves in August in Macedonia, Greece Greenish round fruits in June in Tessaly, Greece Greenish round fruits in June in Tessaly, Greece

Euphorbia serpens

Creeping Spurge, Matted Sandmat, Prostrate Spurge, Round-leafed Spurge
leaves leaves Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Chamaesyce serpens Chamaesyce serpens

Geranium procurrens

Spreading Cranesbill, Trailing Cranesbill, Trailing Geranium
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower detail Flower detail Leaves Leaves As a ground cover As a ground cover
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Hydrocotyle umbellata

Dollarweed, Many-flowered Marsh-pennywort, Manyflower Marsh-pennywort, Marsh Pennywort, Marsh Water-pennywort, Moneyplant, Money Plant, Navelwort, Umbrella Pennyroyal, Water Pennywort
Whole Plant Whole Plant Leaf and Flower Leaf and Flower

Hypericum hypericoides subsp. multicaule

Decumbent St. Andrew's Cross, Low St. John's-wort, Multi-stem St. Andrew's-cross, Reclining St. Andrew's Cross, Straggling St. John's-wort
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flower detail Flower detail Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Stem and leaves Stem and leaves Capsules forming Capsules forming

Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii

Sargent Juniper, Sargent's Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii'
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Juniperus conferta 'Blue Lagoon'

Blue Lagoon Juniper
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Lagoon' Juniperus conferta 'Blue Lagoon'

Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist'

Silver Mist Shore Juniper
Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist' Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist' Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist' Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist'

Kummerowia striata

Common Lespedeza, Japanese Bush-clover, Japanese Clover, Lespedeza
Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Plant Plant Form Form Stem, leaves Stem, leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup

Lysimachia congestiflora

Creeping Loosestrife, Dense-Flowered Loosestrife, Flax Star, Golden Globes Loosestrife, Goldilocks
Form Form Form Form Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Medicago lupulina

Black Clover, Black Medick, Black Nonesuch, Hop Clover, Trefoil, Yellow Trefoil
Whole Plant Pulled Out of the Ground Whole Plant Pulled Out of the Ground Flowers Flowers Flower Flower Profile Profile Seeds Seeds Botanical Illustration Botanical Illustration

Mollugo verticillata

Carpetweed, Devil's Grip, Green Carpetweed, Indian Chickweed, Whorled Chickweed
Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata Mollugo verticillata

Opuntia drummondii

Cockspur Prickly-Pear, Creeping Cactus, Dune Prickly-Pear, Sand-bur Prickly-Pear
Form - Ft. Macon State park - June - Craven Co., NC Form - Ft. Macon State park - June - Craven Co., NC Cactus with yellow flowers, red fruits, and spiny pads Cactus with yellow flowers, red fruits, and spiny pads

Orbea variegata

Carrion Cactus, Carrion Flower, Starfish Cactus, Starfish Flower, Toad Cactus, Toad Plant, Toad Spotted Cactus
Flower Flower Flower close up Flower close up Form Form Opening flower Opening flower Flower Flower Form Form

Procris repens

Polynesian Ivy, Rainbow Vine, Satin Creeper, Satin Pellionia, Trailing, Trailing Watermelon Begonia, Wavy Watermelon Begonia
Potted plant with creeping stem and mottled leaves. Form Potted plant with creeping stem and mottled leaves. Form

Tribulus terrestris

Goathead, Puncturevine
Form growing on a beach Form growing on a beach Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Flower detail Flower detail Immature fruit Immature fruit Hairy stem, leaves and fruit Hairy stem, leaves and fruit Compound leaves Compound leaves