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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

Common Flag

Iris x germanica
Iris germanica in the spring in Moore County Iris germanica in the spring in Moore County Iris germanica in the spring in Moore County Iris germanica in the spring in Moore County Iris germanica in spring with white flowers and green leaves Iris germanica in spring with white flowers and green leaves Iris germanica in the spring in Moore County Iris germanica in the spring in Moore County Iris germanica buds, leaves, and flowers Iris germanica buds, leaves, and flowers Iris germanica flower close up Iris germanica flower close up
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Flax

Linum grandiflorum
Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum Linum grandiflorum
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Flax

Linum usitatissimum
Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flowers Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flowers Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Shallowly bowl-shaped, pale blue flower Field of airy foliage and pale blue flowers Field of airy foliage and pale blue flowers A mass of small, globose, dry, brown capsules. A mass of small, globose, dry, brown capsules.

Common Fleabane

Erigeron
White daisy flowers with yellow eyes. White daisy flowers with yellow eyes. Erect plants with pale pink daisy "flowers" with yellow disks. Erect plants with pale pink daisy "flowers" with yellow disks. low-growing plant with pink daisy "flowers" with yellow disks. low-growing plant with pink daisy "flowers" with yellow disks. Tight, low mound with large white daisy "flowers" Tight, low mound with large white daisy "flowers" Coarsely toothed leaves & white daisy "flower" with yellow "eye" Coarsely toothed leaves & white daisy "flower" with yellow "eye" Daisy "flower" with pink ray florets & yellow disk florets. Daisy "flower" with pink ray florets & yellow disk florets.
15 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa
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 Chaenomeles 'Orange Storm' Chaenomeles 'Orange Storm'
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea
Close-up of raceme of pink, tubular flowers with spots inside. Close-up of raceme of pink, tubular flowers with spots inside. Spires of pink-purple tubular flowers Spires of pink-purple tubular flowers Close-up of raceme of pink, tubular flowers with spots inside. Close-up of raceme of pink, tubular flowers with spots inside. Close-up of the spotted, tubular flowers. Close-up of the spotted, tubular flowers. Close-up of raceme of pink, tubular flowers with spots inside. Close-up of raceme of pink, tubular flowers with spots inside. Spires of pink-purple tubular flowers Spires of pink-purple tubular flowers
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Gaillardia

Gaillardia aristata
yellow & orange petals, center disk red & yellow florets yellow & orange petals, center disk red & yellow florets stand of yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. stand of yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. Narrow, hair-tiped bracts subtending the inflorescence. Narrow, hair-tiped bracts subtending the inflorescence.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Common Garden Canna

Canna x generalis
Cannas in the landscape Cannas in the landscape Upright shoots with large leaves and terminal orange flowers Upright shoots with large leaves and terminal orange flowers Yellow flowers with orange speckles. Yellow flowers with orange speckles. Upright shoots with large leaves and terminal orange flowers Upright shoots with large leaves and terminal orange flowers large red leaves and terminal orange flowers large red leaves and terminal orange flowers Upright shoots with large leaves and terminal orange flowers Upright shoots with large leaves and terminal orange flowers
13 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Ginger

Zingiber officinale
Ginger Rhizomes Ginger Rhizomes Zingiber officinale stem and leaves Zingiber officinale stem and leaves Zingiber officinale Plant Zingiber officinale Plant Zingiber officinale leaf Zingiber officinale leaf Zingiber officinale flower Zingiber officinale flower Zingiber officinale Flower closeup Zingiber officinale Flower closeup

Common Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa
Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa Gomphrena globosa
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Golden Alexander

Zizia aurea
orm in bloom with yellow flowers orm in bloom with yellow flowers close-up of gold umbel with pollinator close-up of gold umbel with pollinator close-up of gold umbel close-up of gold umbel Close-up of leaves with serrated margins in summer Close-up of leaves with serrated margins in summer Clumping and erect habit of growth with gold umbels Clumping and erect habit of growth with gold umbels remnants of leaves in mid-winter remnants of leaves in mid-winter

Common Goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis
Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis

Common Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Stem Stem Leaves Leaves Underside of leaf Underside of leaf Fruit Fruit

Common Goldenstar

Bloomeria
Flower Flower Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flower Flower Flower Flower

Common Goldstar

Hypoxis hirsuta
Long narrow green leaves and a yellow star-shaped flower Long narrow green leaves and a yellow star-shaped flower Close-up pf a yellow flower with 6 petals Close-up pf a yellow flower with 6 petals Star-shaped yellow flower, buds and green narrow leaves Star-shaped yellow flower, buds and green narrow leaves Flowers and leaves with hairs Flowers and leaves with hairs Close up of leaf with a few white hairs Close up of leaf with a few white hairs A group of plants A group of plants

Common Gowan

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

Common Grape

Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Grape Fern

Botrychium virginianum
Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum

Common Grape Vine

Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera Vitis vinifera
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Grass-pink

Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus
Calopogon pulchellus Calopogon pulchellus Calopogon pulchellus Calopogon pulchellus Flower petals (Washington County, ME)-Late Spring Flower petals (Washington County, ME)-Late Spring

Common Greenbrier

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 Groundnut

Apios americana
Form Form Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Tubers Tubers Fruits Fruits

Common Ground Pine

Lycopodium obscurum
Form in October in Alger County, Michigan Form in October in Alger County, Michigan Leaf closeup in Jully in Washington County, Rhode Island Leaf closeup in Jully in Washington County, Rhode Island Flower buds in Jully in Washington County, Rhode Island Flower buds in Jully in Washington County, Rhode Island Flower closeup in October in Union County, Tennesse Flower closeup in October in Union County, Tennesse

Common Groundsel

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 Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis
Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis Bark Celtis occidentalis Bark

Common Heather

Calluna vulgaris
Showy, bright purple flowers Showy, bright purple flowers Lavender flowers. Lavender flowers. Stem and flowers Stem and flowers Closeup of flowers Closeup of flowers Form of 'Forest Fire' Form of 'Forest Fire' Form of 'Bonita' Form of 'Bonita'
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Hedgenettle

Betonica officinalis subsp. officinalis
Betonica officinalis subsp. officinalis Betonica officinalis subsp. officinalis Betonica officinalis subsp. officinalis Betonica officinalis subsp. officinalis
1 Cultivar/Variety

Common Hedgenettle

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

Common Hedge Parsley

Torilis arvensis
Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis

Common Heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens
Heliotropium arborescens Heliotropium arborescens Growing in its native Peru habitat Growing in its native Peru habitat Ceramic planter with purple Heliotrope and red begonia Ceramic planter with purple Heliotrope and red begonia clusters of purple flowers. clusters of purple flowers. clusters of purple flowers. clusters of purple flowers. Potted plant with alternate leaves. Potted plant with alternate leaves.
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Holly

Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium Ilex aquifolium Ilex aquifolium Ilex aquifolium
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Honesty

Lunaria annua
Flowers Flowers Flower close up Flower close up Form Form Form Form Leaf and stem up close Leaf and stem up close Seeds Seeds
1 Cultivar/Variety

Common Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos
Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos Thorns are the reason this does not make a good landscape tree. Thorns are the reason this does not make a good landscape tree. Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' Fall Color Tree Fall Color Tree
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum
Large cluster of pink buds & open white flowers aging yellow Large cluster of pink buds & open white flowers aging yellow Large cluster of pink buds and open white flowers. Large cluster of pink buds and open white flowers. Opposite leaves & cluster of pink buds & open white flowers Opposite leaves & cluster of pink buds & open white flowers Clusters of white flowers aging to yellow Clusters of white flowers aging to yellow Single, 2-lipped, tubular flower with exserted stamens Single, 2-lipped, tubular flower with exserted stamens Cluster of ivory and yellow, 2-lipped, tubular flowers. Cluster of ivory and yellow, 2-lipped, tubular flowers.
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Hops

Humulus lupulus
3-lobed leaves and fruits 3-lobed leaves and fruits Airy inflorescences of small, green, male flowers Airy inflorescences of small, green, male flowers Stigmas protruding from clusters of green flowers. Stigmas protruding from clusters of green flowers. Clusters of cone-like female infructescences Clusters of cone-like female infructescences brown, papery, cone-like infructescences brown, papery, cone-like infructescences Lime-green, lobed leaves. Lime-green, lobed leaves.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Common horse chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus hippocastanum full Aesculus hippocastanum full emerging leaves and male flower emerging leaves and male flower Aesculus hippocastanum flowers, multiple Aesculus hippocastanum flowers, multiple Fruit Fruit Aesculus hippocastanum leaves Aesculus hippocastanum leaves Leaf Leaf
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Horsechestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus hippocastanum full Aesculus hippocastanum full emerging leaves and male flower emerging leaves and male flower Aesculus hippocastanum flowers, multiple Aesculus hippocastanum flowers, multiple Fruit Fruit Aesculus hippocastanum leaves Aesculus hippocastanum leaves Leaf Leaf
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Common Horsetail

Equisetum arvense
Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetem arvense Equisetem arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense