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Abies lasiocarpa
Alpine Fir
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Mountain Balsam Fir
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Pino Real Blanco de las Sierras
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Rocky Mountain Fir
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Subalpine Fir
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Western Balsam Fir
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White Balsam Fir
1 Cultivar
Abies nordmanniana
Caucasian Fir
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Nordman Fir
1 Cultivar
Abrus precatorius
Crab's Eyes
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Jequirity
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Rosary Pea
Abutilon X hybridum
Chinese Bellflower
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Chinese Lantern
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Flowering Maple
1 Cultivar
Acalypha wilkesiana
Cooperleaf
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Copper Plant
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Jacob's Coat
3 Cultivars
Acca sellowiana
Guava
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Pineapple Guava
7 Cultivars
Acer buergerianum
Trident Maple
3 Cultivars
Acer capillipes
Japanese Stripped-Bark Maple
Acer cappadocicum
Cappadocian Maple
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Coliseum Maple
1 Cultivar
Acer cissifolium
Ivy-Leaved Maple
Acer diabolicum
Devil Maple
Acer ginnala
Amur Maple
1 Cultivar
Acer japonicum
Fullmoon Maple
3 Cultivars
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
Fernleaf Full Moon Maple
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Fernleaf Maple
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Full Moon Maple
1 Cultivar
Acer leucoderme
Chalk Maple
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Whitebarked Maple
Acer maximowiczianum
Nikko Maple
Acer mono
Painted Maple
Acer nigrum
Black Maple
Acer nikoense
Nikko Maple
Acer platanoides 'Stand Fast'
Stand Fast Maple
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Stand Fast Norway Maple
Acer rufinerve
Redvein Maple
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Snakebark Maple
Acer sieboldiamum
Sielbold Maple
Acer tegmentosum
Manchu Striped Maple
Acer triflorum
Three-Flower Maple
Acer truncatum
Purple Blow Maple
1 Cultivar
Achillea
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Common Yarrow
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Milfoil
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Yarrow
Aconitum
Aconite
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Monkshood
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Wolfsbane
Acorus gramineus
Grassy-Leaved Sweet Flag
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Japanese Sweetflag
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Japanese Sweet Flag
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Slender Sweet Flag
4 Cultivars
Actinidia chinensis
Chinese Gooseberry
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Kiwi
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Kiwi Fruit
Actinidia deliciosa
Chinese Gooseberry
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Kiwifruit
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Kiwi Fruit
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Smooth-Skinned Kiwifruit
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Yangtao
Actinidia kolomikta
Artic Kiwi
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Kiwi
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Kolomikta Vine
3 Cultivars
Actinidia melanandra
Kiwi
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Purple Kiwi
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Red Kiwi
Adina rubella
Chinese Buttonbush
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Glossy Adina
Aesculus californica
California Buckeye
1 Cultivar
Aesculus hippocastanum
Common Horsechestnut
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European Horsechestnut
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Horsechestnut
2 Cultivars
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush Buckeye
1 Cultivar
Aesculus pavia
Firecracker Plant
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Red Buckeye
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Scarlet Buckeye
3 Cultivars
Aesculus x 'Arnoldiana'
Arnold Buckeye
Aesculus x carnea
Red Horsechestnut
1 Cultivar
Aesculus x 'Homestead'
Homestead Buckeye
Agapanthus
African Lily
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Lily of the Nile
6 Cultivars
Agapanthus cultivars
African-Lily
Agastache foeniculum
Anise Hyssop
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Hyssop
2 Cultivars
Agave
Century Plant
Agave americana
American Century Plant
Agave parryi
Century Plant
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Parry's Agave
1 Cultivar
Agave salmiana
Century Plant
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Pulque Agave
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