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Two-flowered Pea

Lathyrus sylvestris
Form Form Flower detail Flower detail Inflorescence Inflorescence Compound leaves Compound leaves Stem, leaves and tendrils Stem, leaves and tendrils Legumes Legumes
1 Cultivar/Variety

Two-leaf Miterwort

Mitella diphylla
Form Form Leaf/Flower/Bud Leaf/Flower/Bud Flower - Closeup Flower - Closeup Leaf Leaf Fruit Fruit

Two-leaf Pinyon

Pinus edulis
Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis

Two-leaf Toothwort

Cardamine diphylla
Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla 'Supermax' Leaves - Winter - Wake Co., NC 'Supermax' Leaves - Winter - Wake Co., NC
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Two-leaved Squill

Scilla
small plants with grassy leaves & blue flowers. small plants with grassy leaves & blue flowers. small plants with grassy leaves & pinkish blue flowers. small plants with grassy leaves & pinkish blue flowers. cluster of purple-blue, star-shaped flowers. cluster of purple-blue, star-shaped flowers.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Two-needle Pine

Pinus edulis
Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis

Two-row Stonecrop

Phedimus spurius
Phedimus spurius Phedimus spurius Dark pink, star-shaped flowers. Dark pink, star-shaped flowers. Phedimus spurius Phedimus spurius Phedimus spurius Phedimus spurius Phedimus spurius Phedimus spurius
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Two Row Stonecrop

Phedimus spurius 'John Creech'
Form Form

Two Seed Copperleaf

Acalypha
Bunching habit on green stem with pendulous red inflorescence Bunching habit on green stem with pendulous red inflorescence Form Form Leaves Leaves Shiny, oval to elliptic, bronze green leaves. Shiny, oval to elliptic, bronze green leaves. Shiny, oval to elliptic, leaves with red and purple mottling Shiny, oval to elliptic, leaves with red and purple mottling
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Two-Winged Silverbell

Halesia diptera
Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Fruit and Leaves Halesia diptera Fruit and Leaves Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera
1 Cultivar/Variety

Two-Wing Siverbell

Halesia diptera
Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Fruit and Leaves Halesia diptera Fruit and Leaves Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera Halesia diptera
1 Cultivar/Variety

UFO Plant

Pilea peperomioides
Potted plant with circular leaves Potted plant with circular leaves Potted plant with circular leaves Potted plant with circular leaves Ground cover with circular leaves and tiny green flowers. Ground cover with circular leaves and tiny green flowers. Potted houseplant with round, peltate leaves. Potted houseplant with round, peltate leaves. Pilea plant growing long and leggy with bare stem Pilea plant growing long and leggy with bare stem

Ukon Cherry

Prunus serrulata 'Ukon'
Form in fall Form in fall Flowers Flowers Leaf Leaf

Ultra Violet

Rosa Simplicity Hedge Rose Group
Lavender Simplicity flower Lavender Simplicity flower Pink Simplicity Flower Pink Simplicity Flower Red simplicity side view of flower Red simplicity side view of flower Simplicity Rose flower and leaves Simplicity Rose flower and leaves
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Umbrella Grass

Cyperus alternifolius
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

Umbrella-leaf

Podophyllum cymosum
leaves and berries leaves and berries leaves and berries leaves and berries leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and berries leaves and berries leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Umbrella Leaf

Podophyllum peltatum
Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum
1 Cultivar/Variety

Umbrella Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha
Form (East Avenue, Rochester, NY)-Mid Summer Form (East Avenue, Rochester, NY)-Mid Summer Marchantia polymorpha Marchantia polymorpha Marchantia polymorpha gametophytes (female on left and male on r Marchantia polymorpha gametophytes (female on left and male on r Umbrella liverwort (with rosettes and brown thalli) Umbrella liverwort (with rosettes and brown thalli) Marchantia polymorpha form Marchantia polymorpha form Marchantia polymorpha: male gametophytes with antheridiophores Marchantia polymorpha: male gametophytes with antheridiophores

Umbrella Magnolia

Magnolia tripetala
Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Leaf Closeup - Buncombe Co., NC Leaf Closeup - Buncombe Co., NC

Umbrella Palm

Cyperus alternifolius
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

Umbrella Pennyroyal

Hydrocotyle umbellata
Whole Plant Whole Plant Leaf and Flower Leaf and Flower

Umbrella Pine

Sciadopitys verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Umbrella Pine

Pinus pinea
Pine with umbrella-shaped canopy Pine with umbrella-shaped canopy Pine with umbrella-shaped canopy Pine with umbrella-shaped canopy Pine with umbrella-shaped canopy Pine with umbrella-shaped canopy

Umbrella Plant

Eriogonum umbellatum
Form in September in Utah Form in September in Utah Leaves in September in Utah Leaves in September in Utah Flowers in September in Utah Flowers in September in Utah Flower buds in June in Gallatin County, Montana Flower buds in June in Gallatin County, Montana

Umbrella Plant

Heptapleurum arboricola
Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Bonsai in shallow glazed tray. Bonsai in shallow glazed tray. Foliage and small yellow berries Foliage and small yellow berries Potted shrub with palmately compound leaves. Potted shrub with palmately compound leaves.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Umbrella Plant

Cyperus alternifolius
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

Umbrella sedge

Cyperus iria
Cyperus iria Cyperus iria inflorescence (Greensboro, NC)-Late Summer inflorescence (Greensboro, NC)-Late Summer inflorescence (Greensboro, NC)-Late Summer inflorescence (Greensboro, NC)-Late Summer Green stem (Greensboro, NC)-Late Summer Green stem (Greensboro, NC)-Late Summer inflorescence (Greensboro, NC)-Late Summer inflorescence (Greensboro, NC)-Late Summer Cyperus iria Cyperus iria

Umbrella Sedge

Cyperus alternifolius
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

Umbrella-tree

Magnolia tripetala
Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Magnolia tripetala Leaf Closeup - Buncombe Co., NC Leaf Closeup - Buncombe Co., NC

Umbrella Tree

Magnolia macrophylla
Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Form Magnolia macrophylla Form
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Umbrella Tree

Heptapleurum actinophyllum
Form Form Native habitat form Native habitat form Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Stem Stem
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Umbrella Tree

Heptapleurum arboricola
Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Heptapleurum arboricola Bonsai in shallow glazed tray. Bonsai in shallow glazed tray. Foliage and small yellow berries Foliage and small yellow berries Potted shrub with palmately compound leaves. Potted shrub with palmately compound leaves.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Upland Cotton

Gossypium hirsutum
Flowers Flowers Form Form Fruit Fruit The cotton The cotton Leaves Leaves Branches and cotton Branches and cotton
1 Cultivar/Variety

Upland Hackberry

Celtis tenuifolia
Branches (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Branches (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Leaf (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Leaf (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Leaves and fruit (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Leaves and fruit (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Tree bark (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Tree bark (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Tree trunk (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Tree trunk (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Orangish drupes (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall Orangish drupes (Schuyler County, NY)-Early Fall

Upland Ironweed

Vernonia glauca
Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca

Upland Laurel Oak

Quercus hemisphaerica
Form of the tree (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Form of the tree (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Side view of acorn (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Side view of acorn (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Bottom view of acorn (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Bottom view of acorn (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Cluster of terminal buds (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Cluster of terminal buds (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Front and back of leaf (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Front and back of leaf (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Entire margins of the leaf (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall Entire margins of the leaf (Moore County, NC)-Early Fall

Upland White 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

Upland White Goldenrod

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

Upland Willow Oak

Quercus incana
Form of a mature tree Form of a mature tree Green Leaves Green Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Acorn with a capp Acorn with a capp Male catkin flowers Male catkin flowers Bark Bark

Upright Calico Plant

Alternanthera dentata
Alternanthera dentata Alternanthera dentata Alternanthera dentata Alternanthera dentata Alternanthera dentata Alternanthera dentata Alternanthera dentata Alternanthera dentata
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Upright English Oak

Quercus robur 'Fastigiata'
Tree Line Tree Line Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' Winter form Winter form

Upright Myrtle Spurge

Euphorbia rigida
Yellow green bracts, Cyathium, and nectar glands Yellow green bracts, Cyathium, and nectar glands True flowers surrounding by bright green bracts True flowers surrounding by bright green bracts Close up of flower Close up of flower Flower cluster Flower cluster up close of bracts and nectar glands March Cathy DeWitt ccbyNCND up close of bracts and nectar glands March Cathy DeWitt ccbyNCND Leaves Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Upright Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus

Upright Stewartia

Stewartia rostrata
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Upside-down Fern

Arachniodes standishii
Arachniodes standishii Arachniodes standishii Form - April 22 - Wake Co., NC Form - April 22 - Wake Co., NC form, Wake County, NC form, Wake County, NC Arachniodes standishii Arachniodes standishii Arachniodes standishii Arachniodes standishii Form - April 12 - Wake Co., NC Form - April 12 - Wake Co., NC

Upside Down Fern

Arachniodes standishii
Arachniodes standishii Arachniodes standishii Form - April 22 - Wake Co., NC Form - April 22 - Wake Co., NC form, Wake County, NC form, Wake County, NC Arachniodes standishii Arachniodes standishii Arachniodes standishii Arachniodes standishii Form - April 12 - Wake Co., NC Form - April 12 - Wake Co., NC

Upstart

Lycoris squamigera
Lycoris squamigera Lycoris squamigera Lycoris squamigera Lycoris squamigera Flower & Buds - Aug. - Wake Co., NC Flower & Buds - Aug. - Wake Co., NC Form - Aug. - Wake Co., NC Form - Aug. - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Partial Sun/Shade - August - Wake Co., NC Flowers - Partial Sun/Shade - August - Wake Co., NC Flowers Closeup - Partial Sun/Shade - August - Wake Co., NC Flowers Closeup - Partial Sun/Shade - August - Wake Co., NC

Urban Legend

Rosa Oso Easy® Group
Single cherry red flowers. Single cherry red flowers. Single very pale pink flowers. Single very pale pink flowers. Single pale orange flower. Single pale orange flower.
12 Cultivars/Varieties