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Picea omorika 'Nana'

Dwarf Serbian Spruce
Form Form Form Form Form Form

Picea orientalis

Aurea Compacta, Caucasian spruce, Firefly, Nana, Oriental Spruce, Skyland
Picea orientalis Picea orientalis Picea orientalis Picea orientalis Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Picea orientalis 'Nana'

Dwarf Norway Spruce, Siberian Spruce
Picea orientalis 'Nana' Picea orientalis 'Nana' Picea orientalis 'Nana' Picea orientalis 'Nana' Form Form Form Form Form Form

Picea orientalis 'Skylands'

Oriental Spruce, Skylands Oriental Spruce
Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands' Picea orientalis 'Skylands'

Picea pungens

Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce
Conical conifer with spreading branches & glaucous needles. Conical conifer with spreading branches & glaucous needles. Conical conifer with spreading branches & glaucous needles. Conical conifer with spreading branches & glaucous needles. Conical conifer with up-swept branches & glaucous needles. Conical conifer with up-swept branches & glaucous needles. Conical conifer with spreading branches & glaucous needles. Conical conifer with spreading branches & glaucous needles. Stem & needles, which are borne singly on "pegs" & are sharp. Stem & needles, which are borne singly on "pegs" & are sharp. Glaucous blue needles growing from the stem in all directions Glaucous blue needles growing from the stem in all directions
19 Cultivars/Varieties

Picea pungens 'Compacta'

Dwarf Spruce
Form Form Picea Pungens "Compacta" Picea Pungens "Compacta" Leaves Leaves

Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'

Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce, Fat Albert Spruce
Picea Pungens "Fat Albert" Picea Pungens "Fat Albert" Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' Form Form Foliage Foliage Form Form

Picea pungens 'Glauca'

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Pendula'

Colorado Spruce, Weeping Blue Spruce
Form Form Needles Needles Limb Limb Form Form Form Form

Picea rubens

Eastern Spruce, He Balsam, Pocono, Red Spruce, West Virginia Spruce, Yellow Spruce
Form Form Branch Branch Cone Cone Stem Stem Bark Bark Form Form

Picea sitchensis

Coast Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Tideland Spruce
Form in August in British Columbia, Canada Form in August in British Columbia, Canada Needles in August in British Columbia, Canada Needles in August in British Columbia, Canada Cone in November in Shohomish County, Washington Cone in November in Shohomish County, Washington
1 Cultivar/Variety

Picea smithiana

Himalayan Spruce, Morinda Spruce, Western Himalayan spruce
Form Form Form Form Form Form Brown Cone Brown Cone Form Form Form Form

Picrasma quassioides

Indian Quassiawood
Form Form Flowers Flowers Bark Bark Leaves an bark Leaves an bark Stem Stem Leaves Leaves

Pieris 'Brouwer's Beauty'

Brouwer's Beauty Pieris, Lily-of-the-Valley Shrub
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers

Pieris floribunda

Fetterbush, Mountain Andromeda, Mountain Fetter-bush, Mountain Pieris
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flower buds Flower buds Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Flower Flower
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Pieris formosana

Himalayan Pieris
Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa Pieris formosa
1 Cultivar/Variety

Pieris japonica

Fetterbush, Japanese Andromeda, Japanese Pieris, Lily-of-the-Valley Shrub, Pieris
White flowers White flowers Pieris japonica Pieris japonica Pieris japonica Pieris japonica Pieris japonica Pieris japonica Pieris japonica Pieris japonica Pieris japonica Pieris japonica
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Pilea cadierei

Aluminum plant, Watermelon Pilea, Watermelon Plant
Leaves Leaves Form Form Form Form Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Flower Flower
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Pilea involucrata

Friendship Plant, Panamiga
Leaves Leaves Form Form Leaves Leaves Form Form Form Form Leaves Leaves
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Pilea microphylla

Angeloweed, Artillery Plant, Rockweed
Form/Leaves Form/Leaves Form Form Form Form Leaves Leaves Stem and Leaves Stem and Leaves Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Pilea nummulariifolia

Creeping Charlie, Creeping Pilea, Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus)
Leaves Leaves Pilea nummulariifolia Pilea nummulariifolia Form Form Stem and Leaves Stem and Leaves Leaves Leaves Stem and Leaves Stem and Leaves

Pilea peperomioides

Chinese Money Plant, Coin Plant, Friendship Plant, Missionary Plant, Pancake Plant, UFO Plant
Potted plant with circular leaves Potted plant with circular leaves Potted plant with circular leaves Potted plant with circular leaves Ground cover with circular leaves and tiny green flowers. Ground cover with circular leaves and tiny green flowers. Potted houseplant with round, peltate leaves. Potted houseplant with round, peltate leaves. Pilea plant growing long and leggy with bare stem Pilea plant growing long and leggy with bare stem

Pilea pumila

Clearweed, Coolwort, Richweed
Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Form Form Leaves Leaves Form Form

Pilosella caespitosa

Field Hawkweed, King Devil, Meadow Hawkweed, Yellow Hawkweed
Pilosella caespitosa subsp. caespitosa Pilosella caespitosa subsp. caespitosa

Pilosella officinarum

Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Form Form Form Form Flower Flower Stem Stem Flower Flower Flower Flower

Pilosella paniculata

Allegheny Hawkweed, Panicled Hawkweed
Flower Stalk Flower Stalk Pilosella paniculata - Hieracium paniculatum Pilosella paniculata - Hieracium paniculatum Pilosella paniculata - Hieracium paniculatum Pilosella paniculata - Hieracium paniculatum Pilosella paniculata - Hieracium paniculatum Pilosella paniculata - Hieracium paniculatum Pilosella paniculata - Hieracium paniculatum Pilosella paniculata - Hieracium paniculatum

Pilosella venosa

Rattlesnake Weed
Pilosella venosa Pilosella venosa Pilosella venosa Pilosella venosa Pilosella venosa Pilosella venosa

Pimpinella anisum

Anise, Aniseed
Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Seeds Seeds Flower Flower

Pinckneya pubens

Feverbark, Fever Tree, Georgia Bark, Pinckneya, Poinsettia Tree
Shrub with some branches bearing white bract-like structures Shrub with some branches bearing white bract-like structures Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Leafy shoot with terminal inflorescence & white bracteate sepals Leafy shoot with terminal inflorescence & white bracteate sepals Close-up of flower showing spots & hairs on corolla. Close-up of flower showing spots & hairs on corolla. Shrub with pink inflorescences. Shrub with pink inflorescences.

Pinellia tripartita

Green Dragon
flower, spring, Davidson County, NC flower, spring, Davidson County, NC leaves, spring, Davidson County, NC leaves, spring, Davidson County, NC bulb, spring, Davidson County, NC bulb, spring, Davidson County, NC Pinellia tripartita Pinellia tripartita Pinellia tripartita Pinellia tripartita Form Form

Pinguicula

Butterwort
Pinguicula vulgaris Pinguicula vulgaris Color illustration of the technical details of several species Color illustration of the technical details of several species Pinguicula ionantha Pinguicula ionantha Pinguicula agnata Pinguicula agnata Pinguicula esseriana Pinguicula esseriana
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinguicula caerulea

Blue Butterwort, Blueflower Butterwort, Violet Butterwort
Pinguicula caerulea Pinguicula caerulea Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Close up of flower Close up of flower Side view of flower Side view of flower Basal leaves Basal leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup

Pinguicula lutea

Yellow Butterwort
Form Form Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Leaves Leaves Flowersc Flowersc Side view of flower Side view of flower Stem and buds Stem and buds

Pinus

Shoot with needles and clusters of seed cones. Shoot with needles and clusters of seed cones. Tall trees with platy bark and needles Tall trees with platy bark and needles shoot with needles and clusters of small male cones shoot with needles and clusters of small male cones shoot with needles and clusters of female cones shoot with needles and clusters of female cones Close-up of trunk showing platy bark. Close-up of trunk showing platy bark. Habit of the tree showing contorted trunk and broad crown Habit of the tree showing contorted trunk and broad crown
35 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus aristata

Bristlecone Pine, Colorado Bristlecone Pine, Hickory Pine, Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine
Pinus aristata Pinus aristata Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Capsicum annuum Pinus aristata Pinus aristata Pinus aristata Pinus aristata
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus armandi

Armand Pine, Chinese White Pine, David's Pine

Pinus banksiana

Jack Pine
Branch/Flowers in June in Lake County in Minnesota Branch/Flowers in June in Lake County in Minnesota Form in October in Manitoba, Canada Form in October in Manitoba, Canada Cone/Needles in September in Cook County in Minnesota Cone/Needles in September in Cook County in Minnesota

Pinus bungeana

Baipi Song, Chinese Lacebark Pine, Lacebark Pine, Whitebark Pine
Form Form Growth Habit Growth Habit Leaf Leaf Fruit and Leaf Fruit and Leaf Bark Bark Bark Close-up Bark Close-up
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus cembra

Arolla Pine, Swiss Stone Pine
Pinus cembra Pinus cembra Pinus cembra Pinus cembra Pinus cembra Pinus cembra
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus clausa

Alabama Pine, Florida Spruce Pine, Sand Pine, Scrub Pine
Form Form Form Form Leaves and pollen cones Leaves and pollen cones Leaves Leaves Seed Cones Seed Cones Bark Bark

Pinus contorta

Beach Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Shore Pine, Twisted-Branch Pine
Form in November in Pacific County, Washington Form in November in Pacific County, Washington Needles in November in Pacific County, Washington Needles in November in Pacific County, Washington Cones in November in Pacific County, Washington Cones in November in Pacific County, Washington
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Lodgepole Pine, Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine
Tree form (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Tree form (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Seed cones (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Seed cones (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Seed cone with spines (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Seed cone with spines (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Bark with plates (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Bark with plates (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Form looking up Form looking up Cones and needles Cones and needles
1 Cultivar/Variety

Pinus densiflora

Japanese Red Pine
Pinus densiflora crooked trunk and horizontal branches Pinus densiflora crooked trunk and horizontal branches The male pollen cones are pinkish cluster like stucturess The male pollen cones are pinkish cluster like stucturess Pinus densiflora Pinus densiflora bright green needles 3-5 inches long bright green needles 3-5 inches long Pinus densiflora Pinus densiflora
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus densiflora 'Oculus-draconis'

Dragon's-eye Pine, Japanese Red Pine
Form in August in Beltsville, Maryland Form in August in Beltsville, Maryland Form in August in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Form in August in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Variegated color Pine needles in August in Beltsville, Maryland Variegated color Pine needles in August in Beltsville, Maryland Light green fruit beads on branch tips in May in Philadelphia Light green fruit beads on branch tips in May in Philadelphia Flaky brown bark on branches in Brookside Gardens, Maryland Flaky brown bark on branches in Brookside Gardens, Maryland

Pinus echinata

Old-Field Pine, Rosemary Pine, Short-Leaf Pine, Shortleaf Pine, Yellow Pine
Form (Chapel Hill, NC)-Late Winter Form (Chapel Hill, NC)-Late Winter Looking up at the tree (Chapel Hill, NC)-Late Winter Looking up at the tree (Chapel Hill, NC)-Late Winter Form Form Mature seed cone Mature seed cone Cone Cone Branch Branch

Pinus edulis

Colorado Pinyon, Colorado Pinyon Pine, Nut Pine, Pino Dulce, Pinyon Pine, Two-leaf Pinyon, Two-needle Pine
Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis Pinus edulis

Pinus elliottii

Slash Pine, Southern Florida Pine, Swamp Pine, Yellow Slash Pine
Form Form Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Leaves Leaves Branches Branches Needles Needles Bark Bark
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Pinus flexilis

Limber Pine, Limbertwig Pine, Rocky Mountain Pine
Tree form (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Tree form (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Young cone (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Young cone (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Mature seed cones (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Mature seed cones (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Bark close-up (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall Bark close-up (Larimer County, CO)-Early Fall
4 Cultivars/Varieties