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Abronia fragrans

Fragrant Sand Verbena, Fragrant Sand-verbena, Fragrant Verbena, Fragrent White Sand Verbena, Heart's Delight, Prairie Snowball, Sand Verbena, Snowball Sand Verbena, Snowball Verbena, Sweet Sand-verbena, Wild Lantana
Flower closeup Flower closeup Form Form Closed buds Closed buds Leaf and flower Leaf and flower Flower Flower

Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae

Japanese Laceleaf Maple, Laceleaf Japanese maple, Spiderleaf Maple, Threadleaf Maple
Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. Dissectum Acer palmatum var. Dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. dissectum Acer palmatum var. Dissectum Acer palmatum var. Dissectum
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Achillea filipendulina

Fernleaf Yarrow, Soldiers Woundwort
Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina close up of flower Achillea filipendulina close up of flower Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Achillea tomentosa

Woolly Yarrow
Achillea tometosa Achillea tometosa leaves leaves flower close up flower close up Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa Achillea tomentosa
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Adiantum pedatum

Common Maidenhair, Northern Maidenhair, Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum, multiple Adiantum pedatum, multiple Adiantum pedatum, fronds Adiantum pedatum, fronds Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum Leaves Leaves Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori Close-up of underside of leaflet showing sori
1 Cultivar/Variety

Agapanthus

African Lily, Lily of the Nile
Agapanthus Agapanthus Agapanthus Agapanthus Agapanthus africanus Agapanthus africanus Agapanthus africanus Agapanthus africanus Mature agapanthus in bloom Mature agapanthus in bloom Agapanthus africanus Agapanthus africanus
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Agastache 'Acapulco Orange'

'Acapulco Orange' Giant Hyssop, Giant Hyssop, Orange Hummingbird Mint
Form Form Flowers Flowers Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers

Agastache 'Red Happiness'

Giant Hyssop, Hummingbird Mint, 'Red Happiness' Giant Hyssop
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Bee on flower Bee on flower Leaves Leaves

Agastache rupestris

Giant Hyssop, Hummingbird's Mint, Hyssop, Licorice Mint Hyssop, Mexican Giant Hyssop, Mexican Hyssop, Sunset Hyssop, Threadleaf Giant Hyssop
Form Form Form Form With Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird With Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird inflorescence inflorescence Flower Flower Flower close up Flower close up

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 rigid dark green lines with white lines and sharp spines rigid dark green lines with white lines and sharp spines
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

Agave salmiana

Century Plant, Green Maguey, Pulque Agave
Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form 'Green Giant' form 'Green Giant' form Flower Flower Form Form

Agrostis hyemalis

Tickle Grass, Winter Bentgrass
Form Form Stem with leaf and sheath Stem with leaf and sheath Seedheads Seedheads clusters of small flowers clusters of small flowers

Ajuga pyramidalis

Bugleweed, Carpetweed, Pyramidal Ajuga, Pyramidal Bugle
Flower Flower Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Closeup of leaves Closeup of leaves Red/purple leaves Red/purple leaves Growing in the grass Growing in the grass
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip'

Chocolate Chip Bugleweed
Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' Flower Flower Form Form

Allium

Onion, Ornamental Onions
Allium Allium Allium Allium Alllium Alllium flower head with dark purple star like flowers flower head with dark purple star like flowers Yellow flowers of A. flavum and purple flowers of A. carinatum Yellow flowers of A. flavum and purple flowers of A. carinatum Allium Plant Allium Plant
17 Cultivars/Varieties

Allium aflatunense

Ornamental Onion, Persian Onion
Form Form Flowers Flowers Native habitat Native habitat Flower and stem Flower and stem Flower bud Flower bud Flower Flower
1 Cultivar/Variety

Allium caeruleum

Blue Globe Onion, Ornamental Onion
Flowers Flowers habitat habitat Form and leaves Form and leaves Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Allium cernuum

Allegheny Onion, Lady's Leek, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion, Wild Onion
Form Form Flowers and buds Flowers and buds Allium cernuum Allium cernuum Leaves Leaves Fruits Fruits Allium cernuum Allium cernuum
1 Cultivar/Variety

Allium cristophii

Ornamental Onion, Persian Onion, Star of Persia
Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Dried flowers Dried flowers Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower

Allium karataviense

Ornamental Onion, Turkistan Onion
Flower form Flower form Leaves and emerging flower bud Leaves and emerging flower bud Leaves Leaves Native habitat Native habitat Allium karataviense Allium karataviense Allium karataviense Allium karataviense
1 Cultivar/Variety

Allium neapolitanum

Daffodil Garlic, False Garlic, Flowering Onion, Guernsey star-of-Bethlehem, Naples Garlic, Naples Onion, Neapolitan Garlic, White Garlic, Wood Garlic
Flower Flower Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Flower Flower Flower Flower

Allium oreophilum

Ornamental Onion, Pink Lily Leek
Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Growing in a pot Growing in a pot Fruits forming Fruits forming Allium oreophilum Allium oreophilum

Allium schoenoprasum

Chives, Flowering Onion, Wild Chives
Form Form Flower buds Flower buds Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Allium schoenoprasum Allium schoenoprasum Allium schoenoprasum Allium schoenoprasum

Allium tuberosum

Garlic Chives, Wild Leek
Flowers w/Moth - Wake Co., NC Flowers w/Moth - Wake Co., NC Flowers opening - Wake Co., NC Flowers opening - Wake Co., NC Flowers & Stems - Summer - Wake Co., NC Flowers & Stems - Summer - Wake Co., NC Garlic chives have seed head containing small, black, shiny seed Garlic chives have seed head containing small, black, shiny seed Allium tuberosum Allium tuberosum habit, fall, Iredell County, NC habit, fall, Iredell County, NC

Amaryllis belladonna

Amaryllis Lily, August Lily, Belladonna Lily, Jersey Lily, March Lily, Naked Lady, Resurrection Lily
Pink trumpet-shaped flowers on a single stem Pink trumpet-shaped flowers on a single stem Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Clumps of strap-like green leaves Clumps of strap-like green leaves

Amsonia ciliata

Blue Milkweed, Bluestar, Blue Star, Creeping Bluestar, Downy Amsonia, Downy Blue Star, Fringe Blue Star, Sandhills Bluestar
Flowers and leaves in spring in Moore County Flowers and leaves in spring in Moore County Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers, leaves, and form in the spring in Moore County Flowers, leaves, and form in the spring in Moore County Leaves Leaves Amsonia ciliata in the fall in Moore County Amsonia ciliata in the fall in Moore County Form of var. tenuifolia Form of var. tenuifolia
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Amsonia hubrichtii

Arkansas Amsonia, Blue Star, Blue Star Amsonia, Hubricht's Amsonia, Threadleaf Blue Star
habit, Wake County, NC habit, Wake County, NC Amsonia hubrechtii Amsonia hubrechtii Amsonia hubrichtii Amsonia hubrichtii Amsonia hubrechtii Amsonia hubrechtii Amsonia hubrechtii Amsonia hubrechtii Amsonia hubrichtii Fall color Amsonia hubrichtii Fall color
1 Cultivar/Variety

Anemone blanda

Anemones, Balkan Anemone, Grecian Windflower, Winter Windflower
Flowers Flowers Stem, Leaves and fruit Stem, Leaves and fruit Leaves Leaves Buds Buds Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower

Anemone hortensis 'St Bavo'

Anemones, Windflower

Antennaria neglecta

Field Pussytoes, Prairie Everlasting
blooms, Union County, NC blooms, Union County, NC form, late spring, Union County, NC form, late spring, Union County, NC form, spring, Union County, NC form, spring, Union County, NC Antennaria Neglecta Antennaria Neglecta Antennaria neglecta Antennaria neglecta Antennaria neglecta Antennaria neglecta

Anthericum liliago

St. Bernard's Lily
Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago Anthericum liliago
1 Cultivar/Variety

Aquilegia chrysantha

Canary Columbine, Golden Columbine, Southwestern Yellow Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha Aquilegia chrysantha Form Form Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Flower bud and leaves Flower bud and leaves Side view of flower Side view of flower
1 Cultivar/Variety

Aquilegia scopulorum

Rock Columbine, Utah Columbine
Growing among the rocks Growing among the rocks Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Side view of flower Side view of flower Leaves Leaves

Aquilegia viridiflora

Columbine, Green Columbine
'Chocolate Soldier' Full Form 'Chocolate Soldier' Full Form 'Chocolate Soldier' flowers 'Chocolate Soldier' flowers 'Chocolate Soldier' brown flowers 'Chocolate Soldier' brown flowers
1 Cultivar/Variety

Arabis caucasica

Caucasian Rockcress, Garden Rock Cross, Rock Cross, Wall Rock Cross
Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Arctotis

African Daisy
Pink-orange daisy flowers. Pink-orange daisy flowers. Group of hybrids planted in the ground Group of hybrids planted in the ground Pink daisy flowers above silvery foliage. Pink daisy flowers above silvery foliage. Pale orange daisy flowers. Pale orange daisy flowers. Pale pink daisy flowers and silvery foliage Pale pink daisy flowers and silvery foliage Orange daisy flowers. Orange daisy flowers.

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Blue-eyed African Daisy, Blue Eyed Daisy, Cape Daisy, South African Daisy, White Arctotis
Flower Flower flower and form flower and form Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower

Armeria maritima

Cliff Rose, Common Thrift, Cushion Pink, Maritime Thrift, Sea Pink, Sea Thrift
Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima flower Armeria maritima flower Armeria maritima Armeria maritima
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Arnica montana

Arnica Root, Leopard's-Bane, Mountain arnica, Mountain Snuff, Mountain Tobacco, Wolfbane
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Natural Form Natural Form Arnica acaulis Arnica acaulis Arnica montana Arnica montana

Artemisia dracunculus

Dragon Plant, Dragon Sagewort, Estragon, Herbaceous Sagewort, Pinon Wormwood, Silky Wormwood, Tarragon, Wild Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Powis Castle Artemisia, Powis Castle Sage, Wormwood
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Artemisia stelleriana

Beach Wormwood, Dusty Miller, Dusty Miller Sagewort, Hoary Mugwort, Oldwoman
Gray pinnatifid leaves on erect shoots. Gray pinnatifid leaves on erect shoots.

Arum palaestinum

Black Calla, Black Calla Lily, Solomon's Lily, Wild Arum, Wild Calla
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Close up of flower Close up of flower Immature fruit Immature fruit Fruit Fruit

Asarum virginicum

Heart-Leaf Ginger, Virginia Heartleaf, Viriginia Ginger, Wild Ginger
Small colony of plants with variegated leaves. Small colony of plants with variegated leaves. Funnel- or bell-shaped, dark purple flowers with white freckles. Funnel- or bell-shaped, dark purple flowers with white freckles. Plant with variegated leaves & brownish flowers at ground level Plant with variegated leaves & brownish flowers at ground level Small colony of plants with variegated leaves. Small colony of plants with variegated leaves. Fingers holding smooth, heart- to kidney-shaped leaf. Fingers holding smooth, heart- to kidney-shaped leaf. Ruler held next to more-or-less cylindrical flower tube. Ruler held next to more-or-less cylindrical flower tube.

Asclepias quadrifolia

Four-Leaved Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed
Flowers Flowers Flower Flower leaves leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves leaves leaves

Asplenium trichomanes

Brightgreen Spleenwort, Dense Spleenwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Mountain Spleenwort, Toothed Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes

Athyrium asplenioides

Southern Lady Fern
Form Form Form Form Frond Frond Leaves and stem Leaves and stem grouping grouping Reproductive sori Reproductive sori