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Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia absinthium Artemisia absinthium Artemisia absinthium Artemisia absinthium Artemisia absinthium Artemisia absinthium Artemisia absinthium form Artemisia absinthium form Artemisia absinthium leaves Artemisia absinthium leaves

Wound Rocket

Barbarea vulgaris
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Leaf and stem Leaf and stem

Woundwort

Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis pink and red flowers and leaves Bellis perennis pink and red flowers and leaves Bellis perennis (red and white) Bellis perennis (red and white) Bellis perennis pink flower Bellis perennis pink flower pink flower close up pink flower close up white flower close up white flower close up Mass planting of Bellis perennis Mass planting of Bellis perennis

Woundwort

Betonica officinalis
Close-up on the whorls of small flowers. Close-up on the whorls of small flowers. Erect stalk of whorls of small, 2-lipped flowers. Erect stalk of whorls of small, 2-lipped flowers. Small tight plant with heart-shaped leaves. Small tight plant with heart-shaped leaves. Heart-shaped leaves with serrate margins. Heart-shaped leaves with serrate margins. Narrow leaves with serrate margins. Different from basal leaves Narrow leaves with serrate margins. Different from basal leaves Erect stalk of small, 2-lipped flowers above mound of foliage. Erect stalk of small, 2-lipped flowers above mound of foliage.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Wreath Goldenrod

Solidago caesia
Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia Solidago caesia 6-month Seedling Form - October - Durham Co., NC 6-month Seedling Form - October - Durham Co., NC

Wright Viburnum

Viburnum wrightii
Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Fruit Fruit Immature fruit Immature fruit Viburnum wrightii Viburnum wrightii
1 Cultivar/Variety

Wrinkled Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa
flowers flowers Erect plants with spreading branched inflorescences. Erect plants with spreading branched inflorescences. Form Form Flowers of "Fireworks' Flowers of "Fireworks' 'Fireworks' start of blooming, late summer, Iredell County, NC 'Fireworks' start of blooming, late summer, Iredell County, NC Leaf close-up Leaf close-up
1 Cultivar/Variety

Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa
flowers flowers Erect plants with spreading branched inflorescences. Erect plants with spreading branched inflorescences. Form Form Flowers of "Fireworks' Flowers of "Fireworks' 'Fireworks' start of blooming, late summer, Iredell County, NC 'Fireworks' start of blooming, late summer, Iredell County, NC Leaf close-up Leaf close-up
1 Cultivar/Variety

Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa
flowers flowers Erect plants with spreading branched inflorescences. Erect plants with spreading branched inflorescences. Form Form Flowers of "Fireworks' Flowers of "Fireworks' 'Fireworks' start of blooming, late summer, Iredell County, NC 'Fireworks' start of blooming, late summer, Iredell County, NC Leaf close-up Leaf close-up
1 Cultivar/Variety

Wu Kia P'i

Eleutherococcus henryi
Compound leaves Compound leaves leaves leaves leaves and berries leaves and berries leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Wutong

Firmiana simplex
Firmiana simplex Firmiana simplex Bark Bark Firmiana simplex Firmiana simplex Fruit and Leaf Fruit and Leaf Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit
1 Cultivar/Variety

Wych Elm

Ulmus glabra
Form Form Spring form Spring form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Bark Bark
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja coccinea
Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea Castilleja coccinea

Xanadu Philodendron

Philodendron xanadu
low shrubby aroid with pinnatifid leaves. low shrubby aroid with pinnatifid leaves. Pinnatifid leaf Pinnatifid leaf

Xerographic Air Plant

Tillandsia xerographica
Leaves and flower forming Leaves and flower forming form form Native habitat Native habitat Form in bloom Form in bloom Form in bloom Form in bloom Form Form

Yabu Garashi

Causonis japonica
Compound leaves Compound leaves Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Leaves showing petiole of leaflets Leaves showing petiole of leaflets Fruits Fruits Underside of leaf, stem with long tendril Underside of leaf, stem with long tendril

Yak Rhododendron

Rhododendron yakushimanum
Rhododendron yakusimanum Rhododendron yakusimanum Rhodo yakushimanum Rhodo yakushimanum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Yaku Rhododendron

Rhododendron yakushimanum
Rhododendron yakusimanum Rhododendron yakusimanum Rhodo yakushimanum Rhodo yakushimanum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Yam-Leaved Clematis

Clematis terniflora
form in landscape on arbor in late summer form in landscape on arbor in late summer leaves, flowers, and more leaves, flowers, and more parts of the plant (in late summer) parts of the plant (in late summer) one flower (4 petals) one flower (4 petals) leaves and leaf arrangement leaves and leaf arrangement flowers flowers

Yam-root

Dioscorea villosa
Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa form with leaves and flowers, spring, Iredell County, NC form with leaves and flowers, spring, Iredell County, NC

Yangtao

Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa
Back of leaf Back of leaf Form Form Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Leaf Leaf
28 Cultivars/Varieties

Yang-tao

Actinidia arguta
Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta
15 Cultivars/Varieties

Yang viburnum

Viburnum Yang® 'NCVX3'
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves

Yang® Viburnum

Viburnum Yang® 'NCVX3'
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves

Yankee Lice

Bidens aristosa
Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Bidens aristosa Bidens aristosa Leaves Leaves Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Fruits forming Fruits forming

Yardline Viburnum

Viburnum Yardline® 'NCVX5'
Fbuorm of the shr Fbuorm of the shr Flower cluster Flower cluster Flowers Flowers

Yardlong Bean

Vigna unguiculata
Dense foliage of trifoliolate leaves and long beans. Dense foliage of trifoliolate leaves and long beans. Bluish purple pea flower Bluish purple pea flower Hand cradling a trifoliolate leaf. Hand cradling a trifoliolate leaf. Flowers and long beans against the foliage of the plant. Flowers and long beans against the foliage of the plant. Close-up of a pinkish purple pea flower Close-up of a pinkish purple pea flower Vine bearing long beans and trifoliolate leaves Vine bearing long beans and trifoliolate leaves

Yard-Long Bean

Vigna unguiculata
Dense foliage of trifoliolate leaves and long beans. Dense foliage of trifoliolate leaves and long beans. Bluish purple pea flower Bluish purple pea flower Hand cradling a trifoliolate leaf. Hand cradling a trifoliolate leaf. Flowers and long beans against the foliage of the plant. Flowers and long beans against the foliage of the plant. Close-up of a pinkish purple pea flower Close-up of a pinkish purple pea flower Vine bearing long beans and trifoliolate leaves Vine bearing long beans and trifoliolate leaves

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium
White flowers of the species White flowers of the species Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Close up of the species leaves Close up of the species leaves Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Yarrow

Achillea
Achillea millefolium (5 petals of each mini-flower) Achillea millefolium (5 petals of each mini-flower) Achillea spp. Achillea spp. Achillea millefolium (close up of flower) Achillea millefolium (close up of flower) Achillea millefolium flowerhead Achillea millefolium flowerhead Achillea millefolium leaves and flower Achillea millefolium leaves and flower Achillea millefolium white flower Achillea millefolium white flower
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Yatay 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.

Yaupon

Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph'
ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' in early fall in Moore County ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' in early fall in Moore County Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's_Rudolph' in summer in Moore County Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's_Rudolph' in summer in Moore County Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' in the summer in Moore County Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' in the summer in Moore County ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' in the fall in Moore County ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' in the fall in Moore County ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' in early fall in Moore County ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph' in early fall in Moore County

Yaupon

Ilex vomitoria
Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Fruit and Leaf Ilex vomitoria Fruit and Leaf Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Leaf and stem Leaf and stem
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria
Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Fruit and Leaf Ilex vomitoria Fruit and Leaf Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Ilex vomitoria Leaf and stem Leaf and stem
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Yellow Adder's Tongue

Erythronium americanum
Erythronium americanum with bumblebee Erythronium americanum with bumblebee Erthronium americanum flower close up Erthronium americanum flower close up Erythronium americanum Erythronium americanum Erythronium americanum Erythronium americanum Erythronium americanum form Erythronium americanum form Erythronium_americanum form Erythronium_americanum form

Yellow Allamanda

Allamanda cathartica
Yellow, bell- or trumpet-shaped flower with 5-lobed corolla. Yellow, bell- or trumpet-shaped flower with 5-lobed corolla. Yellow, bell- or trumpet-shaped flower with 5-lobed corolla. Yellow, bell- or trumpet-shaped flower with 5-lobed corolla. A fence completely obscured by foliage and 100s of flowers. A fence completely obscured by foliage and 100s of flowers. Yellow, bell- or trumpet-shaped flower with 5-lobed corolla. Yellow, bell- or trumpet-shaped flower with 5-lobed corolla. Yellow, bell- or trumpet-shaped flowers with 5-lobed corollas. Yellow, bell- or trumpet-shaped flowers with 5-lobed corollas.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Yellow Alyssum

Aurinia saxatilis
Close up of flowers Close up of flowers Form Form Flower buds and gray-green leaves Flower buds and gray-green leaves Habitat stone wall Habitat stone wall Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers

Yellow Angel's Trumpet

Brugmansia x candida
Flowers Flowers Tree form of plant growing in a container Tree form of plant growing in a container flower flower flowers flowers form form form form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Yellow Anise Tree

Illicium parviflorum
Dense shrub. Dense shrub. Dense shrub with ovate leaves. Dense shrub with ovate leaves. Dense shrub. Dense shrub. Hand holding leafy branch with small, nodding yellow flowers. Hand holding leafy branch with small, nodding yellow flowers. Dense shrub with chartreuse foliage. Dense shrub with chartreuse foliage. Dense shrub with chartreuse foliage. Dense shrub with chartreuse foliage.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Yellow Archangel

Lamium galeobdolon
Lamium galeobdolon Lamium galeobdolon Lamium galeobdolon Lamium galeobdolon Lamium galeobdolon Lamium galeobdolon Leaves - March 11 - Wake Co., NC Leaves - March 11 - Wake Co., NC
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Yellow Autumn Crocus

Sternbergia
Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia Sternbergia lutea Sternbergia lutea
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Yellow Azalea

Rhododendron luteum
Yellow azalea-like flower Yellow azalea-like flower Shrub with yellow azalea-like flowers Shrub with yellow azalea-like flowers Yellow azalea-like flowers Yellow azalea-like flowers Rhododendron luteum Rhododendron luteum shrub with ovate leaves. shrub with ovate leaves. Branch with clusters of yellow flowers & brown capsules. Branch with clusters of yellow flowers & brown capsules.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Yellow Banksia Rose

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'
cluster of yellow rose flowers cluster of yellow rose flowers Sprawling shrub with yellow rose flowers Sprawling shrub with yellow rose flowers Long arching stem with yellow rose flowers Long arching stem with yellow rose flowers A rose with 100s of pale-yellow flowers covering an arbor. A rose with 100s of pale-yellow flowers covering an arbor. A shoot with leaves and dozens of pale-yellow flowers. A shoot with leaves and dozens of pale-yellow flowers.

Yellow Barbados Pride

Erythrostemon gilliesii
Form in August in San Bernadino, California Form in August in San Bernadino, California Flower, buds & fruit in August in San Bernadino, California Flower, buds & fruit in August in San Bernadino, California Flowers in September in Georgetown, Washington DC Flowers in September in Georgetown, Washington DC Leaves & Branches in September in La Pampa Province, Argentina Leaves & Branches in September in La Pampa Province, Argentina Leaves in September in San Antonio, Texas Leaves in September in San Antonio, Texas

Yellowbells

Tecoma stans
Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Yellow Bells

Tecoma stans
Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Tecoma stans Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Yellow Bellwort

Uvularia perfoliata
Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata colony of blooms, spring, Iredell County, NC colony of blooms, spring, Iredell County, NC Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata

Yellow-berry Chinese Holly

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or'
Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Holly branches with yellow fruits. Holly branches with yellow fruits.