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Pothos

Epipremnum aureum
Houseplant view Houseplant view glossy, variegated leaves with cascading stems glossy, variegated leaves with cascading stems Potted plant with green and yellow, heart-shaped leaves. Potted plant with green and yellow, heart-shaped leaves. hanging pot small, green leaves with cream colored variegation, hanging pot small, green leaves with cream colored variegation, Large vine climbing high into a tree. Leaves are very large. Large vine climbing high into a tree. Leaves are very large. Ground carpeted in green and yellow, heart-shaped leaves. Ground carpeted in green and yellow, heart-shaped leaves.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Pot Marigold

Calendula officinalis
Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis

Pot Marjoram

Origanum majorana
Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Origanum majorana Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves on the square stems- opposite Leaves on the square stems- opposite
1 Cultivar/Variety

Potomac Cherry

Prunus x yedoensis
Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Form Prunus x yedoensis Form Tree Line Tree Line Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis Prunus x yedoensis
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Potomac® Pawpaw

Asimina triloba 'Potomac'
Asimina triloba 'Potomac' Asimina triloba 'Potomac'

Pouch Flower

Calceolaria crenatiflora
bright yellow and brown flowers shaped like a pouch bright yellow and brown flowers shaped like a pouch dark green leaves with scalloped margins below the flowers dark green leaves with scalloped margins below the flowers Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora Calceolaria crenatiflora
1 Cultivar/Variety

Pouch Nemesia

Nemesia strumosa
Nemesia strumosa Nemesia strumosa
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis
Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis Seed capsule (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Seed capsule (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer
1 Cultivar/Variety

Powderpuff Lily

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

Powdery Alligator-flag

Thalia dealbata
Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata in winter in Moore County Thalia dealbata in winter in Moore County

Powdery Thalia

Thalia dealbata
Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata Thalia dealbata in winter in Moore County Thalia dealbata in winter in Moore County

Powis Castle Artemisia

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Powis Castle Sage

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle' Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

PowWow® Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea PowWow® Wild Berry 'PAS702917'
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917' Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917' Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917' Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917'

PowWow® Wild Berry Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea PowWow® Wild Berry 'PAS702917'
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917' Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917' Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917' Echinacea purpurea 'PAS702917'

Pragense Viburnum

Viburnum x pragense
Full Form Full Form Form Form Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves Viburnum x pragense Viburnum x pragense Leaves Leaves Viburnum x pragense Viburnum x pragense

Prague Viburnum

Viburnum x pragense
Full Form Full Form Form Form Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves Viburnum x pragense Viburnum x pragense Leaves Leaves Viburnum x pragense Viburnum x pragense

Praire Lily

Zephyranthes drummondii
Naturalized Naturalized Flowers Flowers Form Form Stem Stem Fruit Fruit Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Prairie Aster

Solidago ptarmicoides
Flowers Flowers Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Side view of flower Side view of flower Leaves and stem Leaves and stem

Prairie Beardgrass

Schizachyrium scoparium
Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Photo taken in the winter. Photo taken in the winter. 'The Blues' Form 'The Blues' Form Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Prairie Beard Grass

Schizachyrium scoparium
Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Schizachyrium scoparius Photo taken in the winter. Photo taken in the winter. 'The Blues' Form 'The Blues' Form Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Prairie Blazing Star

Liatris pycnostachya
Form early summer, Durham Co. NC Form early summer, Durham Co. NC Close up of flower Close up of flower flower, early summer, Durham County, NC flower, early summer, Durham County, NC Leaves Leaves Native habitat Native habitat emerging plant, late spring, Durham County, NC emerging plant, late spring, Durham County, NC

Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera
Inflorescence with red-brown ray florets & yellow disk florets. Inflorescence with red-brown ray florets & yellow disk florets. Inflorescence with yellow ray florets & yellow disk florets. Inflorescence with yellow ray florets & yellow disk florets. daisy-like flower with reddish "petals" and an elongate "eye" daisy-like flower with reddish "petals" and an elongate "eye" Inflorescence with yellow ray florets & dark disk florets Inflorescence with yellow ray florets & dark disk florets flowers growing in prairie. Inflorescence disk elongate. flowers growing in prairie. Inflorescence disk elongate.

Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata
pinnate foliage and heads with yellow disk flowers. pinnate foliage and heads with yellow disk flowers. Heads with drooping ray flowers and dark disk flowers. Heads with drooping ray flowers and dark disk flowers. Plant with basal pinnate leaves & heads on tall stalks. Plant with basal pinnate leaves & heads on tall stalks. A group of heads with yellow rays and dark disk flowers. A group of heads with yellow rays and dark disk flowers. 2 heads with yellow, drooping rays & dark disks. 2 heads with yellow, drooping rays & dark disks. Brown, elongate spheroid heads. Brown, elongate spheroid heads.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Prairie Cord Grass

Spartina pectinata
Form in September in British Columbia, Canada Form in September in British Columbia, Canada Flowers in July in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Flowers in July in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Seeds in September in British Columbia, Canada Seeds in September in British Columbia, Canada
1 Cultivar/Variety

Prairie-dock

Silphium terebinthinaceum
Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum

Prairie Dogbane

Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Leaves Leaves Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum Seeds Seeds

Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis
Tuft of golden grass. Tuft of golden grass. Tuft of green grass. Tuft of green grass. Tuft of green grass. Tuft of green grass. Sporobolus heterolepis Sporobolus heterolepis Sporobolus heterolepis Sporobolus heterolepis Sparse and airy grass inflorscence. Sparse and airy grass inflorscence.

Prairie Drop Seed

Sporobolus heterolepis
Tuft of golden grass. Tuft of golden grass. Tuft of green grass. Tuft of green grass. Tuft of green grass. Tuft of green grass. Sporobolus heterolepis Sporobolus heterolepis Sporobolus heterolepis Sporobolus heterolepis Sparse and airy grass inflorscence. Sparse and airy grass inflorscence.

Prairie Everlasting

Antennaria neglecta
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

Prairie flax

Linum lewisii
Dark blue, 5-petaled flower with a pale yellow center. Dark blue, 5-petaled flower with a pale yellow center. flower buds flower buds seed capsules seed capsules A low mounded plant covered with pale blue flowers. A low mounded plant covered with pale blue flowers. Close up on the pale blue flowers. Close up on the pale blue flowers.

Prairie Flax

Linum perenne
Form in July in Darmstadt in Germany Form in July in Darmstadt in Germany Flower in August in Buryat in Russia Flower in August in Buryat in Russia Seedpod, Stem & leaves in August in Buryat in Russia Seedpod, Stem & leaves in August in Buryat in Russia

Prairie Gentian

Eustoma grandiflorum
Eustoma grandiflorum Eustoma grandiflorum Eustoma grandiflorum Eustoma grandiflorum Eustoma grandiflorum Eustoma grandiflorum Eustoma grandiflorum Eustoma grandiflorum

Prairie Golden Alexanders

Zizia aptera
yellow bloom close-up yellow bloom close-up side-view close-up of yellow flower side-view close-up of yellow flower upper side of simple, compound ovate leaves upper side of simple, compound ovate leaves underside of simple, compound ovate leaves underside of simple, compound ovate leaves grouping of ovate leaves grouping of ovate leaves

Prairie 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

Prairie Lily

Lilium philadelphicum
Butterfly on flowers Butterfly on flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit

Prairie Lily

Zephyranthes drummondii
Naturalized Naturalized Flowers Flowers Form Form Stem Stem Fruit Fruit Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Prairie Loosestrife

Lysimachia quadrifolia
Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia

Prairie Panic Grass

Kellochloa verrucosa
Fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Stem sheath on reddish stem with few hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Stem sheath on reddish stem with few hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Reddish stem Stem sheath on reddish stem with few hairs Reddish stem Stem sheath on reddish stem with few hairs

Prairie Phlox

Phlox pilosa
Form Form Phlox pilosa Phlox pilosa Phlox pilosa Phlox pilosa Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Upper leaves Upper leaves

Prairie purple coneflower

Echinacea simulata
A group of plants with purple daisy flowers. A group of plants with purple daisy flowers. A group of plants with purple daisy flowers. A group of plants with purple daisy flowers. A group of plants with purple daisy flowers by a roadside A group of plants with purple daisy flowers by a roadside A white daisy flower in a field of purple ones. A white daisy flower in a field of purple ones. Close-up on a pink daisy flower Close-up on a pink daisy flower Hand cradling opposite, elongate leaves. Hairy stem. Hand cradling opposite, elongate leaves. Hairy stem.

Prairie Rose

Rosa setigera
Pink flowers and green compound leaves Pink flowers and green compound leaves Pink flower with yellow stamens Pink flower with yellow stamens Form growing in a prairie preserve Form growing in a prairie preserve Reddish leaves in fall Reddish leaves in fall Stem with prickles Stem with prickles Single pink rose flower. Single pink rose flower.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Prairie Rose

Rosa virginiana
Flowers Flowers Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves Prickles Prickles

Prairie Rosinweed

Silphium terebinthinaceum
Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum

Prairie Rosinweed

Silphium integrifolium
Plant Plant Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves and stem Leaves and stem

Prairie Senna

Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Plant Plant

Prairie Shoestring

Amorpha canescens
flower and leaves flower and leaves Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower flower and leaves flower and leaves Amorpha canescens Amorpha canescens

Prairie Snowball

Abronia fragrans
Closeup of a ball of white tubular flowers with 5 split corollas Closeup of a ball of white tubular flowers with 5 split corollas Small upright to sprawling habit with white fragrant flower ball Small upright to sprawling habit with white fragrant flower ball Closed white buds of flower balls Closed white buds of flower balls Spear shaped opposite leaves on hairy sticky stems and flower Spear shaped opposite leaves on hairy sticky stems and flower