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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

Acorus americanus

American Sweet Flag, belle-angélique
Form Form Growing in water Growing in water Leaf detail Leaf detail spadix spadix Fruit and seeds Fruit and seeds

Acorus calamus

Eurasian Sweet Flag, Sweet Flag
Acorus calamus Acorus calamus leaf blade leaf blade Form Form Roots and rhizome Roots and rhizome Close up Close up Form Form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Acorus calamus 'Variegatus'

Variegated Slender Sweet Flag, Variegated Sweet Flag
Leaf close up Leaf close up Form Form Leaf detail Leaf detail Form Form Form Form Form Form

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Devil's Spoons, European Water Plantain, Mad-Dog Weed, Thumbwort, Water Plantain
Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo Alisma plantgo
1 Cultivar/Variety

Andromeda polifolia

Bog Rosemary, Marsh Andromeda
Andromeda polifolia Andromeda polifolia Andromeda polifolia close up Andromeda polifolia close up Andromeda polifolia flowers and leaves Andromeda polifolia flowers and leaves Andromeda polifolia Andromeda polifolia
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Aruncus dioicus

Bride’s-feathers, Eastern Goat's Beard, Goat's Beard
Form Form Form Form Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Arundo donax 'Peppermint Stick'

Form Form Form Form Leaves Leaves Plumes Plumes Leaves & Flowers - Sept. - Wake Co., NC Leaves & Flowers - Sept. - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Sept. - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Sept. - Wake Co., NC

Astilbe x arendsii

False Spirea, Hybrid Astilbe
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Astilbe x arendsii Astilbe x arendsii Astilbe x arendsii Astilbe x arendsii
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Azolla caroliniana

Eastern Mosquito Fern, Fairy Moss, Mosquito Fern, Water Velvet
Fronds (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Fronds (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Form (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)-Early Fall Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana Azolla caroliniana

Brasenia schreberi

Purple Wen-dock, Water Shield, Water Target
Water shield Water shield Water shield flower Water shield flower Brasenia schreberi Brasenia schreberi Brasenia schreberi Brasenia schreberi Brasenia schreberi flower Brasenia schreberi flower Brasenia schreberi Brasenia schreberi

Calla palustris

Bog Arum, Swamp Lily, Water Arum, Water-dragon, Wild Calla, Wild Dragon
Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla palustris Calla palustris Calla Palustris Calla Palustris Calla palustris Calla palustris

Caltha palustris

Cowslip, Marsh Marigold, Yellow Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris Caltha palustris

Canna

Arrowroot, Canna, Canna Lily, Indian Shot
Flower Flower Flower Flower Leaves Leaves Plants Plants Pods Pods summer blossom, Wake County, NC summer blossom, Wake County, NC
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Canna flaccida

Bandana-of-the-Everglades, Golden Canna, Southern Marsh Canna, Yellow Canna
Native habitat Native habitat Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail flower and stem flower and stem Leaves Leaves Leaf detail Leaf detail

Canna glauca

Canna, Louisiana Canna, Maraca Amarilla, Water Canna
Canna glauca Canna glauca 'Canna glauca' 'Canna glauca' Canna glauca Canna glauca 'Panache' flower 'Panache' flower 'Panache' flowers and buds, Warren County, NC 'Panache' flowers and buds, Warren County, NC 'Panache' form, Wake County, NC 'Panache' form, Wake County, NC
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Carex laxiculmis 'Bunny Blue'

Creeping Sedge, Glaucous Woodland Sedge, Spreading Sedge
Grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Fingers holding leaf of grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Fingers holding leaf of grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage

Carex normalis

Greater Straw Sedge, Spreading Oval Sedge
Grassy plant in situ. Grassy plant in situ. Fingers holding an inflorescence that has cone-like spikelets Fingers holding an inflorescence that has cone-like spikelets Grassy plant in situ with a blue card placed behind the plant Grassy plant in situ with a blue card placed behind the plant Close-up on multi-branched, cone-like inflorescences Close-up on multi-branched, cone-like inflorescences Close-up on multi-branched, cone-like inflorescences Close-up on multi-branched, cone-like inflorescences Close-up on the angular green stem Close-up on the angular green stem

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush, Button Bush
Shoot with opposite leaves & spherical head of white flowers. Shoot with opposite leaves & spherical head of white flowers. Spherical cluster of white flowers with exserted stamens Spherical cluster of white flowers with exserted stamens Spherical cluster of white flowers & spherical clusters of buds Spherical cluster of white flowers & spherical clusters of buds Shrub with opposite leaves & spherical clusters of white flowers Shrub with opposite leaves & spherical clusters of white flowers Large, dense shrub on the bank of a pond. Large, dense shrub on the bank of a pond. Large, low shrub Large, low shrub
1 Cultivar/Variety

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'

Golden Hinoke Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii' Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'

Chelone obliqua

Pink Turtlehead, Purple Turtlehead, Red Turtlehead, Shellflower, Turtlehead
Form Form Purple two-lipped flowers Purple two-lipped flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Green serrated leaves and purple flowers Green serrated leaves and purple flowers Green serrated leaves Green serrated leaves

Colocasia

Dasheen, Elephant's-ear, Taro
Large green leaf Large green leaf Form of plant with several very large green leaves Form of plant with several very large green leaves Colocasia spp. Colocasia spp. Full large mature plant Full large mature plant Large green leaves Large green leaves Colocasia Colocasia
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Colocasia esculenta

Caladium, Dasheen, Elephant Ears, Green Taro, Malanga, Taro
Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral' - full plant Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral' - full plant Colocasia esculenta 'Hilo Bay' - full plant Colocasia esculenta 'Hilo Bay' - full plant
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Coreopsis palustris

Swamp Tickseed
Flowers Flowers Back of flower Back of flower Growth habit Growth habit Leaves Leaves Stem Stem Leaf detail Leaf detail
1 Cultivar/Variety

Crinum americanum

American Crinum Lily, Crinum Lily, Florida Swamp Lily, Florida Swamp-Lily, Seven Sisters, Southern Swamp Lily, Spider Lily, String Lily, Swamp Lily
Form Form Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Crinum americanum Crinum americanum Crinum americanum Crinum americanum Leaves Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cyperus

Annual Sedge, Flatsedge, Nutsedges, Rice Flat Sedge
Form Form Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp. Terminal leaf cluster Terminal leaf cluster Cyperus spp. Cyperus spp.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Cyperus alternifolius

Umbrella Grass, Umbrella Palm, Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Sedge
Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius long, thin, leaf-like bracts forming a whorl on triangular stems long, thin, leaf-like bracts forming a whorl on triangular stems Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus alternifolius
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cyperus papyrus

Bulrush, Egyptian Paper Reed, Egyptian Paper Rush, Indian Matting Plant, Nile Grass, Paper Plant, Paper Reed, Papyrus
Form Form Plant Plant Detail of head Detail of head Seed heads Seed heads In August In August
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Cyperus prolifer

Cypress Isocladus, Dwarf Egyptian Papyrus Grass, Dwarf Papyrus, Minature Cyperus, Miniature Flatsedge, Miniature Papyrus
Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer Cyperus prolifer

Dianthera americana

American Water-willow, Water Willow
Dianthera americana Dianthera americana Dianthera americana Dianthera americana Dianthera americana Dianthera americana Form - Fall - Warren Co., - NC Form - Fall - Warren Co., - NC Form - October - Warren Co., NC Form - October - Warren Co., NC Flower & Leaves - June 10 - Warren Co., NC Flower & Leaves - June 10 - Warren Co., NC

Drosera intermedia

Narrow-Leaved Sundew, Oblong-Leaved Sundew, Spatulate-Leaved Sundew, Spoonleaf Sundew, Water Sundew
Rosette plant with spoon-shaped leaves with sticky red hairs. Rosette plant with spoon-shaped leaves with sticky red hairs. Close-up of leaf showing red sticky trap hairs Close-up of leaf showing red sticky trap hairs Single, white, 5-petaled flower with sticky leaves in background Single, white, 5-petaled flower with sticky leaves in background Rosette of spoon-shaped leaves covered in red glandular hairs. Rosette of spoon-shaped leaves covered in red glandular hairs.

Dryopteris cristata

Crested Woodfern, Narrow Swamp Fern
Single, erect frond with pinnatifid pinnules Single, erect frond with pinnatifid pinnules Erect fronds with pinnatifid pinnules Erect fronds with pinnatifid pinnules Close-up of frond with pinnatifid pinnules Close-up of frond with pinnatifid pinnules Single, erect frond with pinnatifid pinnules Single, erect frond with pinnatifid pinnules Underside of pinnules showing rows of sori Underside of pinnules showing rows of sori
1 Cultivar/Variety

Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum

Three-way Sedge, Threeway Sedge
Form Form Plant Plant Native habitat Native habitat Leaves seen from above Leaves seen from above inflorescence inflorescence

Eleocharis interstincta

Giant Spikerush, Knotted Spikerush
Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Spikelets (Indian River County, FL)-Mid Spring Spikelets (Indian River County, FL)-Mid Spring Eleocharis interstincta Eleocharis interstincta Segmented stem (Indian River County, FL)-Mid Spring Segmented stem (Indian River County, FL)-Mid Spring Inside of segmented stem (Indian River County, FL)-Mid Spring Inside of segmented stem (Indian River County, FL)-Mid Spring Flowers Flowers

Eleocharis montevidensis

Sand Spikerush, Spike Rush
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Native habitat Native habitat

Eriophorum angustifolium

Cotton Grass, Tall Cottonsedge
Eriophorum angustifolia Eriophorum angustifolia Eriophorum angustifolia Eriophorum angustifolia Eriophorum angustifolia Eriophorum angustifolia Eriophorum angustifolia Eriophorum angustifolia Eriophorum angustifolium Eriophorum angustifolium Eriophorum angustifolium Eriophorum angustifolium

Eriophorum latifolium

Broad-leaved Bog-cotton, Broad Leaved Cotton Grass, Broad-leaved Cotton-grass, Cotton Grass
Close up of flower. Close up of flower. Woolly flowers Woolly flowers In a meadow In a meadow Eriophorum latifolia Eriophorum latifolia Eriophorum latifolia Eriophorum latifolia Form Form

Eryngium aquaticum

Bitter Snakeroot, Corn-Snakeroot, Eryngo, Marsh Eryngo, Marsh Rattlesnake Master, Rattlesnake Master, Snakeroot
Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum

Eryngium yuccifolium

Beargrass, Bear's Grass, Button Eryngo, Button snake-root, Rattlesnake Master
In the summer. In the summer. Rounded whitish flowers Rounded whitish flowers rounded whitish flowers rounded whitish flowers Eryngium yuccifolium Eryngium yuccifolium Dark brown rounded seedheads Dark brown rounded seedheads Flower Flower
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Eupatorium perfoliatum

American Boneset, Boneset, Bonset, Feverwort, Thoroughwort
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Eupatorium perfoliatum Eupatorium perfoliatum Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Leaves Leaves

Euryale ferox

Foxnut, Gorgon Plant, Makhana, Prickly Water Lily
Leaf in August in Yevrey, Russia Leaf in August in Yevrey, Russia Flower bud & Leaf in April in Kamrup, Assam, India Flower bud & Leaf in April in Kamrup, Assam, India Flower & Leaf in April in Kamrup, Assam, India Flower & Leaf in April in Kamrup, Assam, India

Eutrochium dubium

Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed, Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed, Coastal Plain Joepye weed, Joe Pye Thoroughwort, Three-nerved Joe-pye-weed
Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium Eupatorium dubium Eupatorium dubium Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium

Glyceria maxima 'Variegata'

Variegated Manna Grass
Arching grass with variegated leaves Arching grass with variegated leaves Variegated leaf Variegated leaf

Gratiola viscidula

Hedge Hyssop, Short's hedgehyssop, Viscid Hedgehyssop
Form in August in Macon County, North Carolina Form in August in Macon County, North Carolina Leaves and stem in August in Macon County, North Carolina Leaves and stem in August in Macon County, North Carolina Flower in August in Macon County, North Carolina Flower in August in Macon County, North Carolina Flower side view in August in Macon County, North Carolina Flower side view in August in Macon County, North Carolina

Habenaria repens

Water-spider Orchid
Form Form Native habitat Native habitat Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves

Helianthus simulans

Muck Sunflower, Narrow-Leaved Sunflower, Swamp Sunflower
Flowers Flowers Form in native habitat Form in native habitat Back of flower Back of flower Flower detail Flower detail Leaves Leaves Leaf detail Leaf detail
1 Cultivar/Variety

Hibiscus laevis

Halberdleaf Hibiscus, Halberdleaf Rosemallow, Halberd-leaved Hibiscus, Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow, Scarlet Rose-mallow, Smooth Rose-mallow
Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Stem Stem Underside of leaf Underside of leaf

Hibiscus moscheutos

Common Rose Mallow, Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow, Eastern Rose-mallow, Hardy Hibiscus, Mallow Rose, Marshmallow Hibiscus, Purple Marsh Rose Mallow, Rose Mallow, Sea Hollyhock, Swamp Mallow, Swamp Rose, Swamp Rose-mallow, Wild Cotton
Native habitat Native habitat White Flower Close-Up, Fall (Craven County, NC) White Flower Close-Up, Fall (Craven County, NC) Flower close up Flower close up Form Form Winter Interest - February - Wake Co., NC Winter Interest - February - Wake Co., NC Seed pod, Wake Co. NC Seed pod, Wake Co. NC
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