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Pigweed

Portulaca oleracea
Portulacaceae oleracea Portulacaceae oleracea Portulacaceae oleracea Portulacaceae oleracea Yellow flowers among fleshy leaves Yellow flowers among fleshy leaves Portulaca oleracea Portulaca oleracea Portulacaceae oleracea Portulacaceae oleracea Portulacaceae oleracea Portulacaceae oleracea

Pigweed

Polygonum aviculare
Form Form Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Flowers Flowers Growing in cracks Growing in cracks

Pigweed

Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus rettoflexus Amaranthus rettoflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus

Pigweed

Chenopodium album
Small leafy plant with whitish new shoots. Small leafy plant with whitish new shoots. Small shrubby plant with spikes of tiny, insignificant flowers. Small shrubby plant with spikes of tiny, insignificant flowers. Axillary, dense spikes of tiny, green flowers. Axillary, dense spikes of tiny, green flowers. A single leaf with three lobes & an irregularly toothed margin A single leaf with three lobes & an irregularly toothed margin Young plants germinating in mulched soil. Leaves are deltoid. Young plants germinating in mulched soil. Leaves are deltoid. Shoot with sparse foliage & tight, dense spikes of green flowers Shoot with sparse foliage & tight, dense spikes of green flowers

Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus blitum L. Amaranthus blitum habit Amaranthus blitum habit Amaranthus lividus flower Amaranthus lividus flower Amaranthus lividus form Amaranthus lividus form Amaranthus lividus form Amaranthus lividus form

Pig Weed

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Form in water Form in water Flower head Flower head Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Flower detail Flower detail Leaf close-up Leaf close-up Stem Stem

Pigweed Amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus rettoflexus Amaranthus rettoflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Amaranthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus Aramanthus retroflexus

Pikopiko

Asplenium bulbiferum
Asplenium bulbiferum Asplenium bulbiferum frond with small plants growing from it. frond with small plants growing from it. Asplenium bulbiferum Asplenium bulbiferum Asplenium bulbiferum Asplenium bulbiferum frond with small plants growing from it. frond with small plants growing from it. frond with small plants growing from it. frond with small plants growing from it.

Pilewort

Erechtites hieraciifolius
Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L. Erechtites hieraciifolia L.

Pilewort

Ranunculus ficaria
Ground covered with the plant and many yellow flowers. Ground covered with the plant and many yellow flowers. A cluster of yellow flowers with many petals. A cluster of yellow flowers with many petals. Close up of flower showing many petals and stamens Close up of flower showing many petals and stamens Arrow-shaped leaves Arrow-shaped leaves Fingers showing underside of cordate leaf. Fingers showing underside of cordate leaf. Excavated roots bearing clusters of finger-like tubers Excavated roots bearing clusters of finger-like tubers

Pile Wort

Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Flower Flower Leaves Leaves Form Form Flower and leaf Flower and leaf
1 Cultivar/Variety

Pillpod Sandmat

Euphorbia hirta
leaf arrangement leaf arrangement Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) flowers flowers Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.)

Pillpod Spurge

Euphorbia hirta
leaf arrangement leaf arrangement Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) flowers flowers Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.)

Pina

Ananas comosus
Two rosettes in a clay pot producing small pineapples. Two rosettes in a clay pot producing small pineapples. grayish-green leaves with marginal yellowish-white stripes grayish-green leaves with marginal yellowish-white stripes Terminal spike of flowers; vegetative shoots at the base & apex Terminal spike of flowers; vegetative shoots at the base & apex Rosette of green leaves with rosy cast & rose- margins. Rosette of green leaves with rosy cast & rose- margins. Close-up of leaf with serrate margin & pink marginal variegation Close-up of leaf with serrate margin & pink marginal variegation bright pink bracteate spike of purple flowers. bright pink bracteate spike of purple flowers.
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flower buds Flower buds Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Fruit and leaves Fruit and leaves Red-brown bark with horizontal lenticles. Red-brown bark with horizontal lenticles.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinckneya

Pinckneya pubens
Shrub with some branches bearing white bract-like structures Shrub with some branches bearing white bract-like structures Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Leafy shoot with terminal inflorescence & white bracteate sepals Leafy shoot with terminal inflorescence & white bracteate sepals Close-up of flower showing spots & hairs on corolla. Close-up of flower showing spots & hairs on corolla. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences.

Pincushion Cactus

Mammillaria
Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Pincushion Flower

Scabiosa atropurpurea
Inflorescence of lavender-blue flowers in a dense cluster. Inflorescence of lavender-blue flowers in a dense cluster. Pinnatifid leaves Pinnatifid leaves Dense stand of plants with pinnatifid leaves and white flowers. Dense stand of plants with pinnatifid leaves and white flowers. Inflorescence of dark red flowers. Inflorescence of dark red flowers. Inflorescence of lavender-blue flowers in a dense cluster. Inflorescence of lavender-blue flowers in a dense cluster. Inflorescence of pinkikish flowers in a dense cluster. Inflorescence of pinkikish flowers in a dense cluster.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Pincushion Flower

Scadoxus multiflorus
Scadoxus multiflorus (Haemanthus multiflorus) Scadoxus multiflorus (Haemanthus multiflorus) Scadoxus multiflorus Scadoxus multiflorus Scadoxus multiflorus Scadoxus multiflorus Scadoxus multiflorus Scadoxus multiflorus Scadoxus multiflorus Scadoxus multiflorus

Pincushion Flower

Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'
Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' Dwarf Pin Cushion Flower - June - Wake Co., NC Dwarf Pin Cushion Flower - June - Wake Co., NC Dwarf Pin Cushion Form - June - Wake Co., NC Dwarf Pin Cushion Form - June - Wake Co., NC

Pincushion Flower

Lomelosia caucasica
head of pale blue flowers head of pale blue flowers Low plant with heads of pale blue flowers. Low plant with heads of pale blue flowers. Head of dark blue flowers Head of dark blue flowers Head of flower buds, subtended by narrow bracts. Head of flower buds, subtended by narrow bracts.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Pincushion Flower

Leucospermum vestitum
Form in October in West Coast County, South Africa Form in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower bud in June in West Coast County, South Africa Flower bud in June in West Coast County, South Africa Leaf in June in West Coast County, South Africa Leaf in June in West Coast County, South Africa Flower top view in Octoberin West Coast County, South Africa Flower top view in Octoberin West Coast County, South Africa

Pincushion Protea

Leucospermum vestitum
Form in October in West Coast County, South Africa Form in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower in October in West Coast County, South Africa Flower bud in June in West Coast County, South Africa Flower bud in June in West Coast County, South Africa Leaf in June in West Coast County, South Africa Leaf in June in West Coast County, South Africa Flower top view in Octoberin West Coast County, South Africa Flower top view in Octoberin West Coast County, South Africa

Pindar

Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea Arachis hypogaea

Pindo Palm

Butia odorata
Two short palms with gray, pinnate, arching leaves. Two short palms with gray, pinnate, arching leaves. Solitary thick-trunked palm with arching pinnate leaves. Solitary thick-trunked palm with arching pinnate leaves. Butia capitata Butia capitata Butia capitata Butia capitata cluster of large, yellow fruits cluster of large, yellow fruits fallen fruits and endocarps in the grass below a palm. fallen fruits and endocarps in the grass below a palm.

Pineapple

Ananas comosus
Two rosettes in a clay pot producing small pineapples. Two rosettes in a clay pot producing small pineapples. grayish-green leaves with marginal yellowish-white stripes grayish-green leaves with marginal yellowish-white stripes Terminal spike of flowers; vegetative shoots at the base & apex Terminal spike of flowers; vegetative shoots at the base & apex Rosette of green leaves with rosy cast & rose- margins. Rosette of green leaves with rosy cast & rose- margins. Close-up of leaf with serrate margin & pink marginal variegation Close-up of leaf with serrate margin & pink marginal variegation bright pink bracteate spike of purple flowers. bright pink bracteate spike of purple flowers.
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Pineapple Guava

Acca sellowiana
Round dense habit of a mature tree - green leaves & pink flowers Round dense habit of a mature tree - green leaves & pink flowers Ovate leathery green opposite leaves on a stem Ovate leathery green opposite leaves on a stem Fleshy purple/white sepals and red stamens with yellow pollen Fleshy purple/white sepals and red stamens with yellow pollen Green egg-shaped fruits Green egg-shaped fruits Ovate leathery green opposite leaves on a stem Ovate leathery green opposite leaves on a stem Open habit of a young plant Open habit of a young plant
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Pineapple Lily

Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Form Form Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Emerging growth Emerging growth Used in the landscape Used in the landscape Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy' Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy'

Pineapple Lily

Eucomis comosa
Eucomis comosa Eucomis comosa Eucomis comosa Eucomis comosa Eucomis comosa flower Eucomis comosa flower Eucomis comosa Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy' Form - June 7 - Wake Co., NC 'Sparkling Burgundy' Form - June 7 - Wake Co., NC 'Sparkling Burgundy' Form - June 7 - Wake Co., NC 'Sparkling Burgundy' Form - June 7 - Wake Co., NC
1 Cultivar/Variety

Pineapple Lily

Eucomis bicolor
Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor Eucomis bicolor close up Eucomis bicolor close up

Pineapple Lily

Eucomis
Eucomis Eucomis Eucomis Eucomis Eucomis Eucomis Eucomis Eucomis Flower and leaf form Flower and leaf form Eucomis Eucomis
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Pineapple Sage

Salvia elegans
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

Pinebarren Gentian

Gentiana autumnalis
Form Form Fall Flower Close-up (Craven County, NC) Fall Flower Close-up (Craven County, NC) Flowers Flowers Flower bud Flower bud Fall Stem Close Up (Craven County, NC) Fall Stem Close Up (Craven County, NC) Leaves Leaves

Pine Barrens Bellwort

Uvularia puberula
Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula

Pine-barrens Goobergrass

Amphicarpum amphicarpon
Flowers (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flowers (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flower and fruit (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flower and fruit (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Fruits (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Fruits (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and leafs with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and leafs with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Leaf and sheath with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Leaf and sheath with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and spikelets (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and spikelets (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall

Pine-barrens Peanut Grass

Amphicarpum amphicarpon
Flowers (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flowers (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flower and fruit (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Flower and fruit (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Fruits (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Fruits (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and leafs with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and leafs with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Leaf and sheath with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Leaf and sheath with hairs (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and spikelets (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall Stem and spikelets (Woodbine, NJ)-Early Fall

Pinecone Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet
Flower Flower flowers flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Stem and leaf juncture Stem and leaf juncture

Pinecone Lily

Zingiber zerumbet
Flower Flower flowers flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Stem and leaf juncture Stem and leaf juncture

Pineland Phlox

Phlox nivalis
Form Form Flower Flower Phlox nivalis Phlox nivalis Form in the spring in Moore County Form in the spring in Moore County Form Form Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Pineland Rayless Goldenrod

Bigelowia nudata

Pineland Threeawn

Aristida stricta
Form Form Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana Aristida stricta Aristida stricta Leaves Leaves

Pineland Three-awn

Aristida stricta
Form Form Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana Aristida stricta Aristida stricta Leaves Leaves

Pine Lily

Lilium catesbaei
Flowers Flowers Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Upward-facing orange lily flower Upward-facing orange lily flower

Pine Paper Bark

Melaleuca linearis var. linearis
Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus Callistemon rigidus

Pine Phlox

Phlox nivalis
Form Form Flower Flower Phlox nivalis Phlox nivalis Form in the spring in Moore County Form in the spring in Moore County Form Form Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Pinesap

Monotropa
Plant Plant Flowers of M. uniflora Flowers of M. uniflora M. hypopitys plant M. hypopitys plant Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Form Form

Pine Woods Larkspur

Delphinium carolinianum
Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Form Form Leaves Leaves Stem and back of flower Stem and back of flower Stem and fruits Stem and fruits

Pinewoods Milkweed

Asclepias humistrata
Somewhat prostrate growing form Somewhat prostrate growing form Flower detail Flower detail Leaves Leaves Fruits- before opening Fruits- before opening Fruits spit open Fruits spit open Stem and leaf attachment Stem and leaf attachment