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Common Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens Buxus sempervirens Buxus sempervirens Buxus sempervirens Boxwood leafminer Boxwood leafminer Buxus sempervirens Buxus sempervirens Leaves Leaves Form Form
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Brome Sedge

Carex bromoides
Clumps of fine foliage and spikelets. Clumps of fine foliage and spikelets. a wet forest floor with abundant green clumps of grass (sedge) a wet forest floor with abundant green clumps of grass (sedge) Close-up of spikelets with exserted anthers. Close-up of spikelets with exserted anthers. A close up of a narrow sedge inflorescence with green spikelets A close up of a narrow sedge inflorescence with green spikelets Clumps of fine foliage in a woodland setting. Clumps of fine foliage in a woodland setting. Clumping Winter form with brown leaves February Clumping Winter form with brown leaves February

Common Broom

Cytisus scoparius
Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica
Form Form Purple drupes Purple drupes Fruits in winter Fruits in winter Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Leaf detail Leaf detail

Common Burdock

Arctium minus
flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves flower and leaves leaves leaves Arctium minus Arctium minus Arctium minus Arctium minus Arctium minus Arctium minus

Common 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

Common 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.

Common Butterweed

Senecio vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris L.

Common Camellia

Camellia japonica
Flower Flower Camellia japonica Grace Albritton skdavidson nhc master gardener Camellia japonica Grace Albritton skdavidson nhc master gardener 'Morning Glow' 'Morning Glow' Camellia japonica Magic City skdavidson nhc master gardener flow Camellia japonica Magic City skdavidson nhc master gardener flow Camellia japonica Camellia japonica Variegated Leaves & Flower - February - Wake Co., NC Variegated Leaves & Flower - February - Wake Co., NC
17 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius
Form and leaves Form and leaves Stolons Stolons

Common Carrion-vine

Smilax herbacea
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Form Form Plant Plant Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea

Common Catbrier

Smilax rotundifolia
Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia

Common 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

Common 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

Common Chickweed

Stellaria media
Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media Stellaria media in turf Stellaria media in turf

Common Chicory

Cichorium intybus
Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Common Chinquapin

Castanea pumila
Form Form Castanea pumila Castanea pumila Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Leaves and male catkins Leaves and male catkins Immature fruits Immature fruits
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana
Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana
1 Cultivar/Variety

Common Clubmoss

Lycopodium clavatum
Form Form Stem and leaf detail Stem and leaf detail Spore cones Spore cones Leaf detqil Leaf detqil

Common Clubrush

Schoenoplectus lacustris
Scirpus lacustris Scirpus lacustris
1 Cultivar/Variety

Common Cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium
Form Form Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Flowers Flowers Fruit- burs Fruit- burs Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Xanthium strumarium Xanthium strumarium

Common Comfrey

Symphytum officinale
Plant Plant Flowers Flowers Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale Symphytum officinale

Common Copperleaf

Acalypha
Form Form Form Form A. hispida grown in a greenhouse A. hispida grown in a greenhouse Form Form Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Coreopsis

Coreopsis grandiflora
Coreopsis grandiflora Coreopsis grandiflora Flowers and buds Flowers and buds Coreopsis grandiflora Coreopsis grandiflora Close up of flower Close up of flower Plant Plant Coreopsis grandiflora Coreopsis grandiflora
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Cottonwood

Populus deltoides
Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Form Form Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides Populus deltoides
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Crabapple

Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Goldrush Apple Goldrush Apple Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
1 Cultivar/Variety

Common Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica
Full shrub in bloom Full shrub in bloom Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia indica Leaves Leaves Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia indica
40 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Crocus

Crocus
Crocus Crocus Crocus Crocus C. longiflorus flower, winter, NC C. longiflorus flower, winter, NC Crocus Crocus Crocus Crocus Crocus Crocus

Common Cup-plant

Silphium perfoliatum
Sunflower like composite flowers Sunflower like composite flowers Disc flowers (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Disc flowers (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Stem and leaf sheath forming a cup (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summ Stem and leaf sheath forming a cup (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summ Silphium perfoliatum Silphium perfoliatum Back of flower (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Back of flower (Niagara Falls, ON)-Late Summer Flowers Flowers

Common Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Form Form Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus sempervirens
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare
Leucanthemum vulgare Leucanthemum vulgare Leucanthemum vulgare Leucanthemum vulgare
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Dayflower

Commelina communis
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) Commelina communis Commelina communis Commelina communis Commelina communis Commelina communis Asiatic Dayflower Commelina communis Asiatic Dayflower Commelina-communis Commelina-communis flower flower

Common Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris
Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris Leaves and flowers (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Spring Leaves and flowers (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Spring Leaves and white flowers (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Spring Leaves and white flowers (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Spring Close up of flower Close up of flower Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris

Common Dittany

Cunila origanoides
Cunila origanoides Cunila origanoides Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers in leaf nodes Flowers in leaf nodes Form Form Side of flower and stem Side of flower and stem Leaves and stem Leaves and stem

Common Dogwood

Cornus sanguinea
Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea Cornus sanguinea
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Duckmeat

Spirodela polyrhiza
Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza

Common Duckweed

Spirodela polyrhiza
Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza Spirodela polyrhiza

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor
Lemna minor Lemna minor Lemna minor Lemna minor Duckweed and-Water fern Duckweed and-Water fern

Common Dutchman's Pipe

Aristolochia tomentosa
Heart shaped leaves and yellow tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Heart shaped leaves and yellow tubular pipe-shaped flowers. Aristolochia tomentosa back leaf Aristolochia tomentosa back leaf Aristolochia tomentosa front leaf Aristolochia tomentosa front leaf Aristolochia tomentosa bark Aristolochia tomentosa bark Aaristolochia tomentosa form Aaristolochia tomentosa form Aristolochia tomentosa leaves Aristolochia tomentosa leaves

Common Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis
Shrub with terminal, flat-top clusters of tiny white flowers. Shrub with terminal, flat-top clusters of tiny white flowers. Dome-shaped flower cluster. Dome-shaped flower cluster. Close-up of white, 5-petaled flowers each with 5 stamens. Close-up of white, 5-petaled flowers each with 5 stamens. Cluster of berries ripening from dark red to black Cluster of berries ripening from dark red to black Opposite, pinnately compound leaves with serrate leaflets Opposite, pinnately compound leaves with serrate leaflets Green stem and node with opposite pinnate leaves Green stem and node with opposite pinnate leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Elephant's Foot

Elephantopus tomentosus
pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. Flowers atop erect stalks Flowers atop erect stalks pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. Large, hairy basal leaves adpressed to the ground. Large, hairy basal leaves adpressed to the ground. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts. pale lavender flowers in heads subtended by triangular bracts.

Common Elm

Ulmus americana
Full Form Full Form Fruit Fruit Full Form Full Form Leaf Leaf Bark Bark Ulmus americana Ulmus americana
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis
Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis

Common False Foxglove

Agalinis tenuifolia
Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Form growing along a pond with pinkish flowers Form growing along a pond with pinkish flowers Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia sprawling plant with narrow leaves and pink flowers. sprawling plant with narrow leaves and pink flowers. ruler next to the leaves to show they are <3 mm wide. ruler next to the leaves to show they are <3 mm wide.

Common Featherbells

Stenanthium gramineum
Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum Stenanthium gramineum

Common Fern Moss

Thuidium delicatulum
Fern-like moss covering the ground. Fern-like moss covering the ground. Fern-like moss covering the ground and sign identifying the moss Fern-like moss covering the ground and sign identifying the moss

Common Field Speedwell

Veronica persica
Form in bloom (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Form in bloom (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Close up of blue flower with white center Close up of blue flower with white center Blue flower with white center (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Blue flower with white center (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Bracts, fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Bracts, fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Form in bloom (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Form in bloom (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Oval leaves with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter Oval leaves with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Winter
1 Cultivar/Variety

Common Fig

Ficus carica
Form Form Palmate leaf Palmate leaf Ficus carica fruit Ficus carica fruit apex apex Ficus carica fruit and leaves Ficus carica fruit and leaves Ficus carica fruit Ficus carica fruit
7 Cultivars/Varieties