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Cat's Ear

Hypochaeris radicata
Form Form Seed head Seed head Stages of a flower Stages of a flower Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Flower Flower Growth Growth

Catsfoot

Antennaria dioica
Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica Antennaria dioica
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cat's Foot

Glechoma hederacea
Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Stems Stems Flower Flower Top View Top View Plant in Bloom Plant in Bloom

Cat Spruce

Picea laxa
Picea glauca Picea glauca Form (Matanuska-Susitna, AK)-Mid Summer Form (Matanuska-Susitna, AK)-Mid Summer Form Form Pine Cone Pine Cone Leaf Blade Leaf Blade Form Form
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Cat's Tail

Echium vulgare
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Rosette of leaves Rosette of leaves Leaves and stems with hairs Leaves and stems with hairs leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Catswort

Nepeta cataria
Nepta cataria Nepta cataria Nepta cataria Nepta cataria Nepta cataria Nepta cataria

Cattail

Typha angustifolia
Form Form Leaves Leaves Female flowers above the male flowers Female flowers above the male flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Native habitat Native habitat Typha angustifolia Typha angustifolia

Cattail 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

Cattail Grass

Setaria pumila
Setaria pumila Setaria pumila Setaria pumila Setaria pumila Setaria pumila Setaria pumila Inflorescence Inflorescence Inflorescence Inflorescence Plant Plant

Caucasian Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa
'Raywood' Fall Color Form 'Raywood' Fall Color Form 'Raywood' Fall Form Tree Line 'Raywood' Fall Form Tree Line 'Raywood' Fall Leaf Close-up 'Raywood' Fall Leaf Close-up 'Raywood' Fall Leaf 'Raywood' Fall Leaf
1 Cultivar/Variety

Caucasian Bladdernut

Staphylea colchica
Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica
1 Cultivar/Variety

Caucasian Daphne

Daphne caucasica
Daphne caucasica habit Daphne caucasica habit Daphne caucasica flowers Daphne caucasica flowers Daphne caucasica foliage Daphne caucasica foliage

Caucasian Fir

Abies nordmanniana
Small brownish orange rounded raspberry-like cones Small brownish orange rounded raspberry-like cones Short green slightly curled needles with whitish margins Short green slightly curled needles with whitish margins Needles are attached to stem densely and leave circular scars. Needles are attached to stem densely and leave circular scars. Lower part of a large trunk . Lower part of a large trunk . Tall vertical habit of mature trees in a forest view Tall vertical habit of mature trees in a forest view
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Caucasian Lime

Tilia x euchlora
Mature Tree Mature Tree Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Fruit Fruit Deciduous trees Deciduous trees

Caucasian Linden

Tilia x euchlora
Mature Tree Mature Tree Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Fruit Fruit Deciduous trees Deciduous trees

Caucasian Maple

Acer cappadocicum
Mature tree in a park with a rounded open habit. Mature tree in a park with a rounded open habit. Closeup of a palmately lobed green leaf. Closeup of a palmately lobed green leaf. Corymbs of yellowish-green flowers at the stem tips. Corymbs of yellowish-green flowers at the stem tips. Palmately lobed yellow leaves in fall & moss covered bark. Palmately lobed yellow leaves in fall & moss covered bark. Orange/yellow egg-shaped leaf bud with green at the stem tip. Orange/yellow egg-shaped leaf bud with green at the stem tip. Longitudinally mottled white & light brown smooth bark Longitudinally mottled white & light brown smooth bark
1 Cultivar/Variety

Caucasian Rockcress

Arabis caucasica
Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica Arabis caucasica flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Caucasian spruce

Picea orientalis
Picea orientalis Picea orientalis Picea orientalis Picea orientalis Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Caucasian Stonecrop

Phedimus spurius 'John Creech'
Form Form

Cauliflower

Brassica oleracea Cauliflower & Broccoli Group
Broccoli head surrounded by leaves Broccoli head surrounded by leaves Romanesco broccoli head Romanesco broccoli head Picked bunch of broccolini Picked bunch of broccolini Green head of broccli and stem Green head of broccli and stem Mature cauliflower plant Mature cauliflower plant Pale yellow cauliflower flower Pale yellow cauliflower flower
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Cayenne pepper

Capsicum annuum Longum Group
Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum (Longum group) Capsicum annuum (Longum group) Capsicum annuum (Longum group) Capsicum annuum (Longum group) Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum

Cayenne Pepper

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum
19 Cultivars/Varieties

Cayenne Peppers

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum
19 Cultivars/Varieties

Cayuga Viburnum

Viburnum x carlcephalum 'Cayuga'
Flowers Flowers Flowers, leaves, stems Flowers, leaves, stems Growth habit Growth habit Flower buds Flower buds Close up of flower Close up of flower Viburnum x carlcephalum Viburnum x carlcephalum
1 Cultivar/Variety

C-100 Common Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana 'C-100'
Diospyros virginiana 'C-100' Diospyros virginiana 'C-100' Bark Bark Male flowers Male flowers

Ceanothus

Ceanothus x pallidus
'Minmari' form 'Minmari' form Close up of 'Marie Simon' flower Close up of 'Marie Simon' flower 'Minmari' bloom 'Minmari' bloom - Ceanothus x pallidus 'Marie Simon' -form - Ceanothus x pallidus 'Marie Simon' -form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Cebu Blue

Epipremnum pinnatum
houseplant view with young leaves houseplant view with young leaves Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Leaves have blue sheen Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Leaves have blue sheen Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Cedarglade St. Johnswort

Hypericum frondosum
Form in bloom with yellow flowers Form in bloom with yellow flowers Yellow flowers with many stamens Yellow flowers with many stamens Closeup of flower Closeup of flower Close up of flower Close up of flower Linear Leaves Linear Leaves Fruit forming Fruit forming
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cedar of Lebanon

Cedrus libani
Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani
1 Cultivar/Variety

Cedar Pine

Pinus glabra
Form Form Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Needles Needles Needle length Needle length Seed cones Seed cones Pollen cones Pollen cones

Cedar Sage

Salvia roemeriana
Close-up of a spike of bright red, two-lipped salvia flowers. Close-up of a spike of bright red, two-lipped salvia flowers. A basal clump of foliage & erect spikes of red flowers. A basal clump of foliage & erect spikes of red flowers. A basal clump of foliage & erect spikes of red flowers. A basal clump of foliage & erect spikes of red flowers.

Cedro

Hesperocyparis glabra
Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Hesperocyparis glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra Cupressus glabra
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Celandine

Chelidonium majus
leaves and 4 petaled yellow flower leaves and 4 petaled yellow flower leaves and yellow flowers leaves and yellow flowers leaves and yellow flowers leaves and yellow flowers compound leaves. Leaflets are lobed compound leaves. Leaflets are lobed leaves and yellow flowers leaves and yellow flowers close up of yellow flowers close up of yellow flowers

Celandine Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum
Flowers Flowers Form Form Flower bud Flower bud Plant Plant Leaf Leaf Fruit Fruit

Celery

Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens Apium graveolens
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Celery Cabbage

Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group
Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Harvested napa cabages Harvested napa cabages Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group) Brassica rapa (Pekinensis Group)
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Celeste

Rosa 'Celestial'
Pale pink fully double roses on leafy branches against blue sky Pale pink fully double roses on leafy branches against blue sky

Celeste Fig

Ficus carica 'Celeste'
Hand holding a bowl with four, yellow-green fruits. Hand holding a bowl with four, yellow-green fruits. A large shrubby plant with lobed leaves. A large shrubby plant with lobed leaves. Plate of figs; one cut in half to show pink interior. Plate of figs; one cut in half to show pink interior. Ficus carica 'Celeste' Ficus carica 'Celeste' Ficus carica 'Celeste' Ficus carica 'Celeste' Ficus carica 'Celeste' Ficus carica 'Celeste'

Celestial

Rosa 'Celestial'
Pale pink fully double roses on leafy branches against blue sky Pale pink fully double roses on leafy branches against blue sky

Celosia Plumosa

Celosia argentea
Form Form inflorescences of Celosia argentea spike like in Winter inflorescences of Celosia argentea spike like in Winter Flower Closeup - Wake Co., NC Flower Closeup - Wake Co., NC Various colors Various colors Flowers Flowers Crested varieties Crested varieties
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Celosia Spicata

Deeringia spicata 'Flamingo Feather'
Celosia spicata Celosia spicata 'Flamingo Feather' pink feathery blooms. 'Flamingo Feather' pink feathery blooms. Celosia spicata Celosia spicata 'Flamingo Feather' form 'Flamingo Feather' form

Cemetery Plant

Crinum
Crinum Hybrid flower Crinum Hybrid flower Crinum Crinum Crinum Crinum Crinum Lily form in December NH County Crinum Lily form in December NH County crinum lily nh county leaf skdavidson crinum lily nh county leaf skdavidson Flower Flower
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Cenizo

Leucophyllum frutescens
Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens Full Form Full Form
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Centipedegrass

Eremochloa ophiuroides
Summer form Summer form Lawn with a large, ring-shaped, dead patch caused by disease. Lawn with a large, ring-shaped, dead patch caused by disease. Branch with opposite leaves Branch with opposite leaves Purple flowers Purple flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Centipede Plant

Muehlenbeckia
Muehlenbeckia Muehlenbeckia Muehlenbeckia Muehlenbeckia
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Centipede Tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum
houseplant view with young leaves houseplant view with young leaves Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Leaves have blue sheen Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Leaves have blue sheen Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk. Large-leaf aroid climbing a tree trunk.
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Century Plant

Agave
Agave ovatifolia March silver blue leaves Agave ovatifolia March silver blue leaves Flower stalk blooms once every 10-20 years Flower stalk blooms once every 10-20 years Plant form in Winter known as Whales Tongue Plant form in Winter known as Whales Tongue The Agave ovatifolia blooms every 10-20 years then dies The Agave ovatifolia blooms every 10-20 years then dies Queen Victoria's agave form Queen Victoria's agave form rigid dark green lines with white lines and sharp spines rigid dark green lines with white lines and sharp spines
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Century Plant

Agave salmiana
Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form Agave salmiana form 'Green Giant' form 'Green Giant' form Flower Flower Form Form