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Breckland Thyme

Thymus serpyllum
Flowers Flowers Thymus serpyllum Thymus serpyllum Thymus serpyllum Thymus serpyllum Leaves Leaves Thymus serpyllum Thymus serpyllum Thymus serpyllum Thymus serpyllum
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Bresych Gwyllt

Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Brewer's Cap

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

Bridal wreath

Spiraea prunifolia
Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Flower Flower Form Form Full bloom Full bloom Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia
1 Cultivar/Variety

Bridal Wreath

Spiraea x vanhouttei
Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei Spiraea x vanhouttei

Bridal-wreath Spiraea

Spiraea cantoniensis
Spiraea cantoniensis Spiraea cantoniensis Spiraea cantoniensis Spiraea cantoniensis Spiraea cantoniensis Spiraea cantoniensis 'Laciniata' Flower and Leaf 'Laciniata' Flower and Leaf Spiraea cantoniensis Spiraea cantoniensis Spiraea cantoniensis Spiraea cantoniensis
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Bridal Wreath Spiraea

Spiraea prunifolia
Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Flower Flower Form Form Full bloom Full bloom Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia
1 Cultivar/Variety

Bridal Wreath Spirea

Spiraea prunifolia
Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia Flower Flower Form Form Full bloom Full bloom Spiraea prunifolia Spiraea prunifolia
1 Cultivar/Variety

Bride's Bonnet

Clintonia uniflora
Flower Flower Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Form Form

Bride’s-feathers

Aruncus dioicus
Form Form Form Form Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus Aruncus dioicus
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Bride's Flower

Stephanotis floribunda
Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda Stephanotis floribunda

Brideweed

Linaria vulgaris
Form Form Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Fruit Fruit Fruit closeup Fruit closeup

Bridewort

Spiraea salicifolia
Flower Flower Growth Habit Growth Habit Form Form Leaves Leaves Spiraea arguta Spiraea arguta Spiraea salicifolia Spiraea salicifolia

Bright Eyes

Sinningia speciosa
Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Sinningia speciosa Pink Pockets - Flowers - Wake Co., NC Pink Pockets - Flowers - Wake Co., NC
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Brightgreen Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes

Brinjal

Solanum melongena
Solanum melongena fruits growing Solanum melongena fruits growing Solanum melongena flower Solanum melongena flower Solanum melongena flower Solanum melongena flower Solanum melongena leaf Solanum melongena leaf Solanum melongena spine on leaf Solanum melongena spine on leaf Solanum melongena 'Ping Tung Long' Solanum melongena 'Ping Tung Long'
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Bristlecone Pine

Pinus aristata
Pinus aristata Pinus aristata Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Pinus aristata Pinus aristata Pinus aristata Pinus aristata
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Bristle fern

Arachniodes
Arachniodes aristata (prickly shield fern) Arachniodes aristata (prickly shield fern) Arachniodes sp. Arachniodes sp. Arachniodes simplicior (east India holly fern) Arachniodes simplicior (east India holly fern)
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Bristleleaf pricklyleaf

Thymophylla tenuiloba
Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba Thymophylla tenuiloba

Bristle Thistle

Cirsium horridulum
Plant in bloom with pinkish flower Plant in bloom with pinkish flower Full Plant Full Plant several pink blooms if disc flowers several pink blooms if disc flowers Cream Colored Flower Cream Colored Flower Gold Colored Flower Gold Colored Flower cirsium horridulum cirsium horridulum

Bristly Anoectochilus

Anoectochilus
A small rosette of dark reddish leave with paler veins. A small rosette of dark reddish leave with paler veins. A. chapaensis in a pot with variegated leaves A. chapaensis in a pot with variegated leaves Small rosette of dark leaves with pale veins. Small rosette of dark leaves with pale veins. Small rosette of dark leaves with pale veins. Small rosette of dark leaves with pale veins. close-up photo of small white orchid flowers. close-up photo of small white orchid flowers. White orchid flowers on a spike White orchid flowers on a spike

Bristly Copperleaf

Acalypha hispida
Medium mounding habit Medium mounding habit Medium green ovate leaves & dentate margin resemble nettle Medium green ovate leaves & dentate margin resemble nettle Thin pendulous pink inflorescence on leaf Thin pendulous pink inflorescence on leaf Single red inflorescence about 18 inches long. Single red inflorescence about 18 inches long. Flower detail of a drooping red inflorescence Flower detail of a drooping red inflorescence
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Bristly Dewberry

Rubus hispidus
Form in bloom (Wellesley, MA)-Mid Summer Form in bloom (Wellesley, MA)-Mid Summer Form (Wellesley, MA)-Mid Summer Form (Wellesley, MA)-Mid Summer Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit

Bristly Greenbrier

Smilax tamnoides
Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides

Bristly Locust

Robinia hispida
Form in June Form in June Raceme of flowers Raceme of flowers Stem with bristly hairs (Forsyth County, NC)-Early Summer Stem with bristly hairs (Forsyth County, NC)-Early Summer Compound leaves (Forsyth County, NC)-Early Summer Compound leaves (Forsyth County, NC)-Early Summer Front and back of leaf c Front and back of leaf c Stem with bristly hairs (Forsyth County, NC)-Early Summer Stem with bristly hairs (Forsyth County, NC)-Early Summer
1 Cultivar/Variety

British Elecampane

Pentanema britannicum
Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L.

British Yellowhead

Pentanema britannicum
Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L. Inula britannica L.

Brittle Bladder Fern

Cystopteris fragilis
Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis Leaf Blade Leaf Blade

Brittle Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum tenerum
Form in a pot of 'Bessonia" Form in a pot of 'Bessonia" Green leaves on stems Green leaves on stems Leaf detail Leaf detail
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Britton's Wild Petunia

Ruellia simplex
Ruellia simplex Ruellia simplex Ruellia simplex Ruellia simplex Ruellia simplex Ruellia simplex Ruellia simplex 'Purple Showers' form Ruellia simplex 'Purple Showers' form ruellia simplex 'Purple Showers' flower ruellia simplex 'Purple Showers' flower Ruellia simplex 'Purple Showers' leaves Ruellia simplex 'Purple Showers' leaves
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Broad Bean

Vicia faba
Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba Vicia faba

Broad Beech Fern

Phegopteris hexagonoptera
View of fronds from above View of fronds from above Underside of frond with reddish sori Underside of frond with reddish sori Frond underside with hairs Frond underside with hairs Wing stem Wing stem frond frond Form Form

Broad Buckler Fern

Dryopteris dilatata
D. dilatata D. dilatata Dryopteris dilatata Dryopteris dilatata D. dilatata D. dilatata D. dilatata D. dilatata Dryopteris dilatata Dryopteris dilatata Dryopteris dilatata Dryopteris dilatata
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Typha Latifolia Typha Latifolia Typha latifolia Typha latifolia Typha latifolia Typha latifolia
1 Cultivar/Variety

Broadleafed Birthwort

Aristolochia macrophylla
Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and brown tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Arbor gate covered with a vine with heart-shaped leaves. Arbor gate covered with a vine with heart-shaped leaves.

Broad-leafed Sedge

Carex plantaginea
Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Linear lanceolate leaf with puckered and textured blade. Linear lanceolate leaf with puckered and textured blade. Erect dark inflorescences with clusters of exserted stamens Erect dark inflorescences with clusters of exserted stamens Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves

Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea canadensis
Plant in bloom in May in VA Plant in bloom in May in VA Flowers in July NC Flowers in July NC Stem and capsule with hairs (Lexington, MA)-Early Fall Stem and capsule with hairs (Lexington, MA)-Early Fall Stem and capsules (Lexington, MA)-Early Fall Stem and capsules (Lexington, MA)-Early Fall Opposite leaves (Lexington, MA)-Early Fall Opposite leaves (Lexington, MA)-Early Fall Green stem (Lexington, MA)-Early Fall Green stem (Lexington, MA)-Early Fall
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Broadleaf Ironweed

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

Broadleaf Lilac

Syringa oblata
Syringa oblata Syringa oblata Syringa oblata Growth habit Syringa oblata Growth habit Syringa oblata var Ozz Syringa oblata var Ozz Clusters of lilac flowers. Clusters of lilac flowers. Close-up photo of pinkish purple lilac flowers. Close-up photo of pinkish purple lilac flowers.

Broad-leaf Liverseed Grass

Urochloa platyphylla
Form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Back of spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Back of spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelets (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelets (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Sheath of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Sheath of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall

Broadleaf Sedge

Carex platyphylla
Group of rosette plants with broad, glaucous, grassy leaves Group of rosette plants with broad, glaucous, grassy leaves Rosette of broad, grassy leaves. Rosette of broad, grassy leaves. Spikelets of tiny flowers Spikelets of tiny flowers Spikelets of tiny achenes. Spikelets of tiny achenes. Broad, grassy leaves and new growth Broad, grassy leaves and new growth Single rosette of broad, glaucous, grassy leaves next to a rock Single rosette of broad, glaucous, grassy leaves next to a rock

Broad Leaf Sedge

Carex platyphylla
Group of rosette plants with broad, glaucous, grassy leaves Group of rosette plants with broad, glaucous, grassy leaves Rosette of broad, grassy leaves. Rosette of broad, grassy leaves. Spikelets of tiny flowers Spikelets of tiny flowers Spikelets of tiny achenes. Spikelets of tiny achenes. Broad, grassy leaves and new growth Broad, grassy leaves and new growth Single rosette of broad, glaucous, grassy leaves next to a rock Single rosette of broad, glaucous, grassy leaves next to a rock

Broadleaf Signalgrass

Urochloa platyphylla
Form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Back of spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Back of spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelets (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelets (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Sheath of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Sheath of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall

Broadleaf Signal Grass

Urochloa platyphylla
Form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Back of spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Back of spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelet (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelets (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Spikelets (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Sheath of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Sheath of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall

Broadleaf Spring Beauty

Claytonia caroliniana
Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana

Broadleaf Tickseed

Silphidium latifolium
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Flower buds Flower buds Native habitat Native habitat

Broad-leaf Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum canadense
Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense

Broad-leaf Whitetop Sedge

Rhychospora latifolia
Form in September in Palm Beach County, Florida Form in September in Palm Beach County, Florida Flower close-up in May in Liberty, Florida Flower close-up in May in Liberty, Florida Pollinator in June in Wilma, Florida Pollinator in June in Wilma, Florida Dry flower in November in Liberty, Florida Dry flower in November in Liberty, Florida