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Plants are a major group of living things including familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, and mosses. About 350,000 species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns and fern allies, are estimated to exist currently.  See the Plant taxon... more
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x Spinach Spinach in flower  
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant (rarely biennial), which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter...
x Fern Polystichum setiferum  
A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta. The group is also referred to as Polypodiophyta, or Polypodiopsida when treated as a subdivision of...
x Thunbergia alata Starr 010419 0035 thunbergia alata Acanthaceae
Thunbergia alata, commonly called Black-eyed Susan vine, is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant species in the Acanthaceae family. It is native to Eastern Africa, and has been naturalized in other parts of the world. It is found in Cerrado...
x Ruellia humilis Ruellia-humilis2 Acanthaceae
Ruellia humilis (Fringeleaf wild petunia, Plains petunia, Fringeleaf Ruellia, Hairy Ruellia, Low Ruellia, Zigzag Ruel; (syn. Ruellia ciliosa Pursh var. longiflora Gray, Ruellia humilis Nutt. var. calvescens Fern., Ruellia humilis Nutt. var....
x Chives Chives Alliaceae
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae, native to Europe, Asia and North America. Some believe the name must be pluralized as 'chives', but actually 'chive' is the original English form of the word,...
x Plant Diversity of plants image version 3  
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. About 350,000 species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns...
x Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis Moraceae
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry family, Moraceae, that is native to the Malay Peninsula and western Pacific islands. It has also been widely planted in tropical regions elsewhere. Breadfruit trees grow...
x Tufted Saxifrage Tuftedsaxifrage-1  
The tufted saxifrage (Saxifraga cespitosa) is a flower common to many arctic heights. It appears further south in mountainous areas of the Alps, Norway, Iceland, Siberia and Alaska. Densely tufted from a stout taproot, the plant has very short stems...
x Monstera deliciosa Monstera deliciosa  
Monstera deliciosa (also called Ceriman, Swiss Cheese Plant (or just Cheese Plant), Fruit Salad Plant, Monster fruit, Monsterio Delicio, Monstereo, Mexican Breadfruit, Monstera, split-leaf philodendron, Locust and Wild Honey, Windowleaf and...
x Pink heath Pink heath  
Epacris impressa, also known as Common Heath, is a shrub that is native to the south-east of Australia. The pink-flowered form, often referred to as Pink Heath, is the floral emblem of the state of Victoria. The plants have an erect habit and can...
x Waratah Telopea oreades (Gippsland Waratah)  
Waratah (Telopea) is a genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees in the Proteaceae, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania). They have spirally arranged leaves 10-20 cm long and 2-3 cm broad...
x Wahlenbergia gloriosa Wahlenbergia gloriosa closeup  
it is oueenslands flower Wahlenbergia gloriosa, or royal bluebell, is an Australian wildflower from the Campanulaceae family. It grows in high rainfall areas in the alps, in environs ranging from shady roadside cuttings on Mount Hotham to full sun...
x Sturt's Desert Rose Sturts Desert Rose  
Sturt's Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum) is a woody shrub, closely related to cultivated cotton, found in all mainland states of Australia and the Northern Territory. It has a life cycle of about 10 years, grows from 1–2 m tall and 1–2 m wide. The...
x Sturt's desert pea    
Sturt pea, Swainsona formosa, is an Australian plant in the genus Swainsona, named after English botanist Isaac Swainson, famous for its distinctive blood-red leaf-like flowers, each with a bulbous black centre, or "boss". It is one of Australia's...
x Cooktown orchid Cooktown orchids  
The Cooktown Orchid (Vappodes phalaenopsis), has been the floral emblem of Queensland since November 19, 1959. It was first described in 1880 as Dendrobium phalaenopsis, then included in Dendrobium bigibbum, but recently revalidated as a species...
x Eucalyptus globulus Starr 031002-0027 Eucalyptus globulus  
The Tasmanian Blue Gum, Southern Blue Gum or Blue Gum, (Eucalyptus globulus) is an evergreen tree, one of the most widely cultivated trees native to Australia. They typically grow from 30 to 55 m (98 to 180 ft) tall. The tallest currently known...
x Kangaroo paw    
Kangaroo paw is a common name for a number of species, in two genera of the family Haemodoraceae, that are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. These perennial plants are noted for their unique bird attracting flowers. The tubular flowers...
x Vanda Vanda Miss Joaquim  
Vanda is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) which, although not large (about fifty species), is one of the most important florally. The name "Vanda" is derived from the Sanskrit name for the species Vanda tessellata. These mostly epiphytic,...
x Wheat Wheat  
Wheat (Triticum spp.) is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize (784 million tons) and rice (651...
x Oak Quercus robur Fagaceae
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (pronounced /ˈkwɜrkəs/; Latin "oak tree"), of which about 400 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus. The genus is native to the northern...
x Peanut Peanut (Arachis hypogea)  
The peanut, or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), is a species in the legume family (Fabaceae) native to South America, Mexico and Central America. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing 30 to 50 cm (1 to 1.5 ft) tall. The leaves are opposite, pinnate...
x Arugula Leafy arugula Brassicaceae
Eruca sativa (syn. E. vesicaria subsp. sativa (Miller) Thell., Brassica eruca L.), also known as rocket or arugula, is an edible annual plant. It is a species of Eruca native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal east to Lebanon and...
x Poinsettia Poinsettia Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia pulcherrima, commonly known as poinsettia, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Mexico and Guatemala. The name "poinsettia" is after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, who introduced the plant into...
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