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Bushy Aster

Symphyotrichum dumosum
bushy plant with pale white daisy "flowers" with yellow eyes. bushy plant with pale white daisy "flowers" with yellow eyes. Pale lavender rays surrounding yellow center disc florets Pale lavender rays surrounding yellow center disc florets Side view of flower heads with bracts visible Side view of flower heads with bracts visible Excavated plant showing twiggy branches and small leaves. Excavated plant showing twiggy branches and small leaves. Fingers cradling buds and one open head with lavender rays. Fingers cradling buds and one open head with lavender rays. Fingers cradling stem showing alternate branches & small leaves. Fingers cradling stem showing alternate branches & small leaves.

Bushy beardgrass

Anatherum glomeratum
Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Inflorescence Inflorescence Close-of inflorescence. Close-of inflorescence.

Bushy Bluestem

Anatherum glomeratum
Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Tuft of grass with white fluffy inflorescences. Inflorescence Inflorescence Close-of inflorescence. Close-of inflorescence.

Bushy St. John's Wort

Hypericum densiflorum
Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves

Busy Lizzy

Impatiens walleriana
Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana Impatiens wallerina Impatiens wallerina Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana
21 Cultivars/Varieties

Butcher's Broom

Ruscus aculeatus
Ruscus aculeatus Ruscus aculeatus Ruscus aculeatus Ruscus aculeatus 'Wheeler's Variety' form, Warren County NC 'Wheeler's Variety' form, Warren County NC Ruscus aculeatu Ruscus aculeatu Ruscus aculeatus Ruscus aculeatus Form Form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Butter and Eggs

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

Butter Cress

Ranunculus
Single, ternate leaf with lobed leaflets. Hairy stem. Single, ternate leaf with lobed leaflets. Hairy stem. Sepals are reflexed & petals are spreading & yellow. Stems hairy Sepals are reflexed & petals are spreading & yellow. Stems hairy Five, glossy yellow petals, many stamens & many green carpels. Five, glossy yellow petals, many stamens & many green carpels. e;jiw ejtw e;jiw ejtw Pink buttercup flowers with many free carpels. Pink buttercup flowers with many free carpels. White flowers popping above the surface of water. White flowers popping above the surface of water.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Buttercup

Ranunculus
Single, ternate leaf with lobed leaflets. Hairy stem. Single, ternate leaf with lobed leaflets. Hairy stem. Sepals are reflexed & petals are spreading & yellow. Stems hairy Sepals are reflexed & petals are spreading & yellow. Stems hairy Five, glossy yellow petals, many stamens & many green carpels. Five, glossy yellow petals, many stamens & many green carpels. e;jiw ejtw e;jiw ejtw Pink buttercup flowers with many free carpels. Pink buttercup flowers with many free carpels. White flowers popping above the surface of water. White flowers popping above the surface of water.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Buttercup

Ranunculus acris
Portrait of bowl-shaped yellow flowers with many stamens. Portrait of bowl-shaped yellow flowers with many stamens. Portrait of bowl-shaped yellow flowers with many stamens. Portrait of bowl-shaped yellow flowers with many stamens. Stem showing deeply lobed hear-shaped leaves & a basal rosette Stem showing deeply lobed hear-shaped leaves & a basal rosette Hand cradling the inverted leaf to show venation & hairs. Hand cradling the inverted leaf to show venation & hairs. View across a meadow with 100s of yellow flowers. View across a meadow with 100s of yellow flowers. Dozens of yellow flowers seem to float above the flower bed. Dozens of yellow flowers seem to float above the flower bed.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Buttercup Squash

Cucurbita maxima
Large, green kabocha squash piled at a market Large, green kabocha squash piled at a market Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima Cucurbita maxima
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Buttercup Winter Hazel

Corylopsis pauciflora
Form Form leaves leaves leaves leaves bud bud leaves and flowers leaves and flowers flowers flowers

Butter Daisy

Melampodium divaricatum
Melampodium paludosum Melampodium paludosum Melampodium paludosum Melampodium paludosum Leaves & Flowers - Craven Co., NC Leaves & Flowers - Craven Co., NC
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Blue Pincushion

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

Butterfly bush

Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'
Rotheca myricoides ‘Ugandense’ Rotheca myricoides ‘Ugandense’ Rotheca myricoides ‘Ugandense’ Rotheca myricoides ‘Ugandense’

Butterfly Bush

Buddleja
Flowers of 'Lonchinch' Flowers of 'Lonchinch' Flowers of 'Lonchinch' Flowers of 'Lonchinch' Flutterby 'Peace' flowers Flutterby 'Peace' flowers Flutterby 'Lavendar' flowers Flutterby 'Lavendar' flowers Shoot with gray green leaves & terminal spikes of orange flowers Shoot with gray green leaves & terminal spikes of orange flowers
20 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii
Buddleia davidii Buddleia davidii lowers are tiny, tubular, clustered into large, dense, spikes lowers are tiny, tubular, clustered into large, dense, spikes Flower close up - Summer - Wake Co., NC Flower close up - Summer - Wake Co., NC 'Royal Red' flowers and leaves 'Royal Red' flowers and leaves Buddleia davidii Buddleia davidii Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Purple' Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Purple'
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Bush

Senna bicapsularis
Cassia bicapsularis Cassia bicapsularis Cassia bicapsularis Cassia bicapsularis

Butterfly Bush 'Harlequin'

Buddleja davidii 'Harlequin'
Buddleja davidii 'Harlequin' Buddleja davidii 'Harlequin' leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves, stems, and flowers leaves, stems, and flowers leaves, stems, and more flowers leaves, stems, and more flowers

Butterfly Dendrobium

Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum
Flower detail Flower detail Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower. Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower. Spray of white orchid flowers with purple lips & lateral petals Spray of white orchid flowers with purple lips & lateral petals Mauve orchid flower covered in water droplets. Mauve orchid flower covered in water droplets. Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower. Close-up of a pink-mauve orchid flower.

Butterfly Flower

Iris japonica
Spring blooms (Cabarrus Co. NC) Spring blooms (Cabarrus Co. NC) White blooms White blooms Form Form Leaf close-up (cabarrus Co. NC) Leaf close-up (cabarrus Co. NC) Underside of leaf (Spring, Cabarrus Co. NC) Underside of leaf (Spring, Cabarrus Co. NC) Winter form (Cabarrus Co. NC) Winter form (Cabarrus Co. NC)

Butterfly Flower

Schizanthus pinnatus
White flower White flower Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Gaura

Oenothera lindheimeri
Close up of flower Close up of flower 'Siskiyou Pink' 'Siskiyou Pink' Flower Flower Flower stalk Flower stalk Leaves Leaves Back of bloom Back of bloom
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Ginger

Hedychium coronarium
Cluster of white flowers atop strappy foliage Cluster of white flowers atop strappy foliage Cluster of white flowers atop strappy foliage Cluster of white flowers atop strappy foliage Terminal spike covered in overlapping green bracts. Terminal spike covered in overlapping green bracts. Alternate, simple, entire leaves Alternate, simple, entire leaves Single white flower with pale green eye Single white flower with pale green eye Flowers emerging from a bracteate spike & strappy leaves Flowers emerging from a bracteate spike & strappy leaves

Butterfly Iris

Iris spuria
Form in July in Skane County, Sweden Form in July in Skane County, Sweden Flower in May in Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary Flower in May in Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary Seedpod in September in Burgenland, Austria Seedpod in September in Burgenland, Austria Seeds in July in Skane County, Sweden Seeds in July in Skane County, Sweden

Butterfly Iris

Dietes
bud bud flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flower flowers flowers
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Iris

Moraea
A blue 3-parted iris-like flower with dark blue eye spots. A blue 3-parted iris-like flower with dark blue eye spots. A grassy plant with many flower stalks bearing yellow flowers. A grassy plant with many flower stalks bearing yellow flowers. A blue 3-parted iris-like flower with dark yellow eye spots. A blue 3-parted iris-like flower with dark yellow eye spots. A grassy plant with many flower stalks bearing bluish flowers. A grassy plant with many flower stalks bearing bluish flowers. blue flowers with dark blue & yellow eye spots blue flowers with dark blue & yellow eye spots

Butterfly Lavender

Lavandula stoechas
Lavendula stoechas Lavendula stoechas Lavendula stoechas Lavendula stoechas Lavandula stoechas 'Alba' form Lavandula stoechas 'Alba' form
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Lily

Hedychium coronarium
Cluster of white flowers atop strappy foliage Cluster of white flowers atop strappy foliage Cluster of white flowers atop strappy foliage Cluster of white flowers atop strappy foliage Terminal spike covered in overlapping green bracts. Terminal spike covered in overlapping green bracts. Alternate, simple, entire leaves Alternate, simple, entire leaves Single white flower with pale green eye Single white flower with pale green eye Flowers emerging from a bracteate spike & strappy leaves Flowers emerging from a bracteate spike & strappy leaves

Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa
Clusters of orange flowers. Clusters of orange flowers. Mix of milkweed plants (orange flowers) & white daisy flowers. Mix of milkweed plants (orange flowers) & white daisy flowers. Clusters of orange flower buds. Clusters of orange flower buds. Green flower buds and leaves. Green flower buds and leaves. Clusters of yellow milkweed flowers. Clusters of yellow milkweed flowers. close up on a cluster of pale orange flowers. close up on a cluster of pale orange flowers.

Butterfly orchid

Encyclia tampensis
Native habitat Native habitat Form Form Flower close up Flower close up Flower Flower Leaves Leaves Leaves and pseudobulbs Leaves and pseudobulbs

Butterfly Orchid

Platanthera
Purple Fringe Orchid Purple Fringe Orchid White Bog Ochid form White Bog Ochid form White Fringe Orchid flower White Fringe Orchid flower P. bifolia flower P. bifolia flower P. hologlittis stem and leaves P. hologlittis stem and leaves Greenish flowers (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall Greenish flowers (Monroe County, NY)-Early Fall

Butterfly Orchids

Oncidium
Form on a tree trunk in October. Oaxaca, Mexico Form on a tree trunk in October. Oaxaca, Mexico Stem with long leaves & yellow flowers. October. Loja, Ecuador Stem with long leaves & yellow flowers. October. Loja, Ecuador Yellow/Brown flowers in October. Antioquia, Colombia Yellow/Brown flowers in October. Antioquia, Colombia
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Palm

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
leaves leaves leaves leaves flowers flowers leaves and stem leaves and stem leaves and stem leaves and stem stem stem

Butterfly Pea

Clitoria ternatea
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Pea

Clitoria mariana
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves leaves flower flower

Butterfly Pea

Centrosema virginianum
Centrosema virginianum Centrosema virginianum Vine with purple flowers growing along a wall Vine with purple flowers growing along a wall Back view of flower and underside of leaves Back view of flower and underside of leaves Centrosema virginianum Centrosema virginianum Green compound leaves with three leaflets Green compound leaves with three leaflets Underside of green leaves Underside of green leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Pea

Clitoria laurifolia
Flower and leaves Flower and leaves Flower close up Flower close up Flower Bud Flower Bud Form Form leaves leaves Stem Stem

Butterfly Rose

Rosa chinensis
Rosa chinensis Rosa chinensis Flower - Wake Co., NC Flower - Wake Co., NC
1 Cultivar/Variety

Butterfly Runner

Phaseolus coccineus
Mature plant in bloom Mature plant in bloom Flower Flower Fruit Fruit Beans Beans Botanical Illustration Botanical Illustration Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterfly Tulip

Calochortus
Calochotus clavatus Calochotus clavatus Calochotus venustus Calochotus venustus Calochotus plummerae Calochotus plummerae Calochortus ambiguus Calochortus ambiguus Calochortus argillosus Calochortus argillosus Calochortus catalinae Calochortus catalinae

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa
Clusters of orange flowers. Clusters of orange flowers. Mix of milkweed plants (orange flowers) & white daisy flowers. Mix of milkweed plants (orange flowers) & white daisy flowers. Clusters of orange flower buds. Clusters of orange flower buds. Green flower buds and leaves. Green flower buds and leaves. Clusters of yellow milkweed flowers. Clusters of yellow milkweed flowers. close up on a cluster of pale orange flowers. close up on a cluster of pale orange flowers.

Butterhead

Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterheads

Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Butternut

Juglans cinerea
Form Form Female flowers Female flowers Male catkins Male catkins Male catkins Male catkins Bark Bark Form - Mitchell Co., NC Form - Mitchell Co., NC

Butternut Squash

Cucurbita moschata
Butternut squash Butternut squash Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Acorn squash plant Acorn squash plant Acorn squash Acorn squash Long Island cheese squash Long Island cheese squash Cucurbita moschata Cucurbita moschata
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis
Conyza canadensis flowerhead Conyza canadensis flowerhead Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.) Conyza canadensis (L.)

Butterweed

Packera aurea
Full Form (Haywood County,NC)-Spring Full Form (Haywood County,NC)-Spring Form Form Close up of golden yellow daisy-like flowers. Close up of golden yellow daisy-like flowers. Packera aurea Packera aurea Flower bud - March 23 - Haywood Co., NC Flower bud - March 23 - Haywood Co., NC Packera aurea Packera aurea
1 Cultivar/Variety