dishcloth gourd: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge


sponge gourd: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge


rag gourd: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge


strainer vine: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge


loofah: the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit


vegetable sponge: the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit


Luffa cylindrica: the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit


angled loofah: loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics


sing-kwa: loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics


Luffa acutangula: loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics


loofa: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


loofah: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


luffa: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


loufah sponge: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer


Momordica: Old World tropical vine


genus Momordica: Old World tropical vine


balsam apple: a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit


Momordica balsamina: a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit


balsam pear: tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit


Momordica charantia: tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit


Goodeniaceae: a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China


family Goodeniaceae: a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China


Goodenia family: a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China


Goodenia: a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia


Lobeliaceae: not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae


family Lobeliaceae: not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae


lobelia family: not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae


genus Lobelia: in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae


lobelia: any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia


cardinal flower: North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers


Indian pink: North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers


Lobelia cardinalis: North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers


Indian tobacco: North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic


bladderpod: North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic


Lobelia inflata: North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic


water lobelia: erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water


Lobelia dortmanna: erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water


great lobelia: tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers


blue cardinal flower: tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers


Lobelia siphilitica: tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers


Malvales: Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae


order Malvales: Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae


Malvaceae: herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra


family Malvaceae: herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra


mallow family: herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra


Malva: herbs and subshrubs: mallows


genus Malva: herbs and subshrubs: mallows


mallow: any of various plants of the family Malvaceae


musk mallow: erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States


mus rose: erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States


Malva moschata: erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States


common mallow: annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States


Malva neglecta: annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States


tall mallow: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States


high mallow: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States


cheese: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States


cheeseflower: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States


Malva sylvestris: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States


Abelmoschus: genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers


genus Abelmoschus: genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers


okra: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


gumbo: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


okra plant: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


lady's-finger: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


Abelmoschus esculentus: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


Hibiscus esculentus: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


okra: long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant


abelmosk: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus


musk mallow: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus


Abelmoschus moschatus: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus


Hibiscus moschatus: bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus


Abutilon: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow


genus Abutilon: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow


flowering maple: an ornamental plant of the genus Abutilon having leaves that resemble maple leaves


velvetleaf: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States


velvet-leaf: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States


velvetweed: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States


Indian mallow: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States


butter-print: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States


China jute: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States


Abutilon theophrasti: tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States


Alcea: genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea


genus Alcea: genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea


hollyhock: any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers


rose mallow: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock


Alcea rosea: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock


Althea rosea: plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock


genus Althaea: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Alcea


althea: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea


althaea: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea


hollyhock: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea


marsh mallow: European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers


white mallow: European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers


Althea officinalis: European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers


Callirhoe: small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers


genus Callirhoe: small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers


poppy mallow: a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer


fringed poppy mallow: perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers


Callirhoe digitata: perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers


purple poppy mallow: hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers


Callirhoe involucrata: hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers


clustered poppy mallow: densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters


Callirhoe triangulata: densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters


Gossypium: herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton


genus Gossypium: herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton


cotton: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers


cotton plant: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers


tree cotton: East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms


Gossypium arboreum: East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms


sea island cotton: small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers


tree cotton: small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers


Gossypium barbadense: small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States; yields cotton with unusually long silky fibers


Levant cotton: Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons


Gossypium herbaceum: Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons


upland cotton: native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton


Gossypium hirsutum: native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton


Peruvian cotton: cotton with long rough hairy fibers


Gossypium peruvianum: cotton with long rough hairy fibers


Egyptian cotton: fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton


wild cotton: shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico


Arizona wild cotton: shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico


Gossypium thurberi: shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico


genus Hibiscus: large genus of tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees often grown as ornamentals for their profusion of large flowers in a variety of colors


hibiscus: any plant of the genus Hibiscus


kenaf: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


kanaf: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


deccan hemp: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


bimli: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


bimli hemp: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


Indian hemp: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


Bombay hemp: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


Hibiscus cannabinus: valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation


kenaf: fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus


deccan hemp: fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus


Cuban bast: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks


blue mahoe: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks


mahoe: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks


majagua: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks


mahagua: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks


Hibiscus elatus: erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks


sorrel tree: Australian tree with acid foliage


Hibiscus heterophyllus: Australian tree with acid foliage


rose mallow: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers


swamp mallow: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers


common rose mallow: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers


swamp rose mallow: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers


Hibiscus moscheutos: showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers


cotton rose: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States


Confederate rose: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States


Confederate rose mallow: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States


Hibiscus mutabilis: Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States


China rose: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers


Chinese hibiscus: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers


Rose of China: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers


shoeblack plant: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers


shoe black: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers


Hibiscus rosa-sinensis: large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers


roselle: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber


rozelle: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber


sorrel: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber


red sorrel: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber


Jamaica sorrel: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber


Hibiscus sabdariffa: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber


rose of Sharon: Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe


Hibiscus syriacus: Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe


mahoe: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament


majagua: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament


mahagua: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament


balibago: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament


purau: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament


Hibiscus tiliaceus: shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament


flower-of-an-hour: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America


flowers-of-an-hour: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America


bladder ketmia: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America


black-eyed Susan: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America


Hibiscus trionum: annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America


Hoheria: small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks


genus Hoheria: small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks


lacebark: small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage


ribbonwood: small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage


houhere: small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage


Hoheria populnea: small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage


Iliamna: small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera


genus Iliamna: small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera


wild hollyhock: a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


Iliamna remota: a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


Sphaeralcea remota: a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


mountain hollyhock: perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers


Iliamna ruvularis: perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers


Iliamna acerifolia: perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers


Kosteletzya: small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa


genus Kosteletzya: small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa


seashore mallow: any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus


salt marsh mallow: subshrub of southeastern United States to New York


Kosteletzya virginica: subshrub of southeastern United States to New York


Lavatera: widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers


genus Lavatera: widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers


tree mallow: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States


velvetleaf: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States


velvet-leaf: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States


Lavatera arborea: arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States


Malacothamnus: genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow


genus Malacothamnus: genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow


chaparral mallow: shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


Malacothamnus fasciculatus: shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


Sphaeralcea fasciculata: shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea


genus Malope: small genus of chiefly European herbs


malope: western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts


Malope trifida: western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts


Malvastrum: genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera


genus Malvastrum: genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera


false mallow: an American plant of the genus Malvastrum


Malvaviscus: small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows


genus Malvaviscus: small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows


waxmallow: any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers


wax mallow: any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers


sleeping hibiscus: any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers


Napaea: one species: glade mallow


genus Napaea: one species: glade mallow


glade mallow: tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States


Napaea dioica: tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States


genus Pavonia: genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America


pavonia: any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers


Plagianthus: small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand


genus Plagianthus: small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand


ribbon tree: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton


ribbonwood: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton


Plagianthus regius: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton


Plagianthus betulinus: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton


New Zealand cotton: a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber


Radyera: very small genus of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus


genus Radyera: very small genus of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus


bush hibiscus: southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


Radyera farragei: southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


Hibiscus farragei: southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus


Sida: large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances


genus Sida: large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances


Virginia mallow: tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers


Sida hermaphrodita: tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers


Queensland hemp: herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed


jellyleaf: herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed


Sida rhombifolia: herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed


Indian mallow: tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States


Sida spinosa: tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States


Sidalcea: genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers


genus Sidalcea: genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers


checkerbloom: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated


wild hollyhock: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated


Sidalcea malviflora: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated


Sphaeralcea: large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows


genus Sphaeralcea: large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows


globe mallow: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits


false mallow: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits


prairie mallow: false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum


red false mallow: false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum


Sphaeralcea coccinea: false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum


Malvastrum coccineum: false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum


Thespesia: a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree


genus Thespesia: a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree


tulipwood tree: any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood


tulipwood: the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees


portia tree: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds


bendy tree: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds


seaside mahoe: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds


Thespesia populnea: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds


Bombacaceae: tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds


family Bombacaceae: tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds


Bombax: trees of chiefly South America


genus Bombax: trees of chiefly South America


red silk-cotton tree: East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok


simal: East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok


Bombax ceiba: East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok


Bombax malabarica: East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok


Adansonia: baobab; cream-of-tartar tree


genus Adansonia: baobab; cream-of-tartar tree


cream-of-tartar tree: Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd


sour gourd: Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd


Adansonia gregorii: Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd


baobab: African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread


monkey-bread tree: African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread


Adansonia digitata: African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread


Ceiba: tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers


genus Ceiba: tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers


kapok: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


ceiba tree: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


silk-cotton tree: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


white silk-cotton tree: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


Bombay ceiba: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


God tree: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


Ceiba pentandra: massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber


Durio: a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae


genus Durio: a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae


durian: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind


durion: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind


durian tree: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind


Durio zibethinus: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind


genus Montezuma: one species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or Mexico


Montezuma: evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae


Ochroma: one species: balsa


genus Ochroma: one species: balsa


balsa: forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts


Ochroma lagopus: forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts


balsa: strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats


balsa wood: strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats


Pseudobombax: tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees


genus Pseudobombax: tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees


shaving-brush tree: tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear


Pseudobombax ellipticum: tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear


Elaeocarpaceae: genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae


family Elaeocarpaceae: genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae


elaeocarpus family: genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae


Elaeocarpus: type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae


genus Elaeocarpus: type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae


quandong: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


quandong tree: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


Brisbane quandong: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


silver quandong tree: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


blue fig: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


Elaeocarpus grandis: Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


silver quandong: pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree


quandong: the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree


blue fig: the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree


Aristotelia: small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America


genus Aristotelia: small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America


makomako: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine


New Zealand wine berry: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine


wineberry: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine


Aristotelia serrata: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine


Aristotelia racemosa: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine


Muntingia: one species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae


genus Muntingia: one species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae


Jamaican cherry: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves


calabur tree: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves


calabura: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves


silk wood: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves


silkwood: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves


Muntingia calabura: a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves


Sloanea: genus of tropical hardwood timber trees


genus Sloanea: genus of tropical hardwood timber trees


breakax: West Indian timber tree having very hard wood


breakaxe: West Indian timber tree having very hard wood


break-axe: West Indian timber tree having very hard wood


Sloanea jamaicensis: West Indian timber tree having very hard wood


Sterculiaceae: a large family of plants of order Malvales


family Sterculiaceae: a large family of plants of order Malvales


sterculia family: a large family of plants of order Malvales


genus Sterculia: type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics


sterculia: any tree of the genus Sterculia


Panama tree: large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk


Sterculia apetala: large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk


kalumpang: large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food


Java olives: large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food


Sterculia foetida: large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food


Brachychiton: Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)


genus Brachychiton: Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)


bottle-tree: an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton


bottle tree: an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton


flame tree: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers


flame durrajong: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers


Brachychiton acerifolius: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers


Sterculia acerifolia: south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers


flame tree: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves


broad-leaved bottletree: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves


Brachychiton australis: north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves


kurrajong: widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle


currajong: widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle


Brachychiton populneus: widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle


Queensland bottletree: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia


narrow-leaved bottletree: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia


Brachychiton rupestris: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia


Sterculia rupestris: large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia


Cola: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts


genus Cola: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts


kola: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract


kola nut: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract


kola nut tree: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract


goora nut: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract


Cola acuminata: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract


kola nut: bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract


cola nut: bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract


genus Dombeya: genus of African shrubs or small trees


dombeya: any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves


Firmiana: small genus of Asian trees or shrubs


genus Firmiana: small genus of Asian trees or shrubs


Chinese parasol tree: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods


Chinese parasol: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods


Japanese varnish tree: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods


phoenix tree: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods


Firmiana simplex: deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods


Fremontodendron: flannelbush


genus Fremontodendron: flannelbush


Fremontia: flannelbush


genus Fremontia: flannelbush


flannelbush: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers


flannel bush: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers


California beauty: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers


Helicteres: genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another


genus Helicteres: genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another


screw tree: a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres


nut-leaved screw tree: East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers


Helicteres isora: East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers


Heritiera: small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses


genus Heritiera: small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses


Terrietia: small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses


genus Terrietia: small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses


red beech: large tree of Australasia


brown oak: large tree of Australasia


booyong: large tree of Australasia


crow's foot: large tree of Australasia


stave wood: large tree of Australasia


silky elm: large tree of Australasia


Heritiera trifoliolata: large tree of Australasia


Terrietia trifoliolata: large tree of Australasia


looking glass tree: large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath


Heritiera macrophylla: large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath


looking-glass plant: small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath


Heritiera littoralis: small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath


Hermannia: genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers


genus Hermannia: genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers


honey bell: African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs


honeybells: African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs


Hermannia verticillata: African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs


Mahernia verticillata: African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs


Pterospermum: genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs


genus Pterospermum: genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs


mayeng: Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree


maple-leaved bayur: Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree


Pterospermum acerifolium: Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree


Tarrietia: small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees


genus Tarrietia: small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees


silver tree: Australian timber tree


Tarrietia argyrodendron: Australian timber tree


Theobroma: cacao plants


genus Theobroma: cacao plants


cacao: tropical American tree producing cacao beans


cacao tree: tropical American tree producing cacao beans


chocolate tree: tropical American tree producing cacao beans


Theobroma cacao: tropical American tree producing cacao beans


Triplochiton: small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves


genus Triplochiton: small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves


obeche: large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood


obechi: large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood


arere: large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood


samba: large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood


Triplochiton scleroxcylon: large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood


obeche: the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering


Tiliaceae: chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia


family Tiliaceae: chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia


linden family: chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia


Tilia: deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood


genus Tilia: deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood


linden: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


linden tree: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


basswood: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


lime: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


lime tree: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber


basswood: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork


linden: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork


American basswood: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown


American lime: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown


Tilia americana: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown


small-leaved linden: large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental


small-leaved lime: large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental


Tilia cordata: large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental


white basswood: American basswood of the Allegheny region


cottonwood: American basswood of the Allegheny region


Tilia heterophylla: American basswood of the Allegheny region


Japanese linden: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental


Japanese lime: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental


Tilia japonica: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental


silver lime: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental


silver linden: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental


Tilia tomentosa: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental


Entelea: a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand


genus Entelea: a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand


Corchorus: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia


genus Corchorus: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia


corchorus: any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute


Grewia: a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees


genus Grewia: a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees


phalsa: drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets


Grewia asiatica: drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets


Sparmannia: small genus of tropical African shrubs


genus Sparmannia: small genus of tropical African shrubs


African hemp: large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers


Sparmannia africana: large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers


herb: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests


herbaceous plant: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests


vegetable: any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower


simple: any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties


Rosidae: a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae


subclass Rosidae: a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae


Umbellales: plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)


order Umbellales: plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)


Proteales: coextensive with the family Proteaceae


order Proteales: coextensive with the family Proteaceae


Proteaceae: large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales


family Proteaceae: large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales


protea family: large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales


Bartle Frere: a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named


genus Bartle-Frere: a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named


green dinosaur: a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named


genus Protea: type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs


protea: any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones


honeypot: South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes


king protea: South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes


Protea cynaroides: South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes


honeyflower: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously


honey-flower: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously


Protea mellifera: Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously


genus Banksia: important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers


banksia: any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds


honeysuckle: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers


Australian honeysuckle: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers


coast banksia: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers


Banksia integrifolia: shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers


Conospermum: Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush


genus Conospermum: Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush


smoke bush: any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers


Embothrium: small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters


genus Embothrium: small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters


Chilean firebush: grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes


Chilean flameflower: grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes


Embothrium coccineum: grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes


Guevina: one species: Chilean nut


genus Guevina: one species: Chilean nut


Chilean nut: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut


Chile nut: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut


Chile hazel: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut


Chilean hazelnut: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut


Guevina heterophylla: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut


Guevina avellana: Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut


genus Grevillea: large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers


grevillea: any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea


silk oak: any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering


red-flowered silky oak: tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia


Grevillea banksii: tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia


silver oak: small slender tree with usually entire grey-green pendulous leaves and white or cream-colored flowers; northern Australia


Grevillela parallela: small slender tree with usually entire grey-green pendulous leaves and white or cream-colored flowers; northern Australia


silky oak: medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia


Grevillea robusta: medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia


beefwood: tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood


Grevillea striata: tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood


Hakea: Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers


genus Hakea: Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers


cushion flower: tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia


pincushion hakea: tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia


Hakea laurina: tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia


needlewood: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia


needle-wood: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia


needle wood: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia


Hakea leucoptera: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia


needlebush: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia


needle-bush: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia


needle bush: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia


Hakea lissosperma: shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia


Knightia: small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia


genus Knightia: small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia


rewa-rewa: slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber


New Zealand honeysuckle: slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber


Lambertia: small genus of Australian shrubs


genus Lambertia: small genus of Australian shrubs


honeyflower: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar


honey-flower: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar


mountain devil: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar


Lambertia formosa: erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar


Leucadendron: large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts


genus Leucadendron: large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts


silver tree: small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage


Leucadendron argenteum: small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage


genus Lomatia: small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and Australia; some yield dyes


lomatia: any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers


genus Macadamia: trees or shrubs; Madagascar to Australia


macadamia: any tree of the genus Macadamia


macadamia tree: any tree of the genus Macadamia


Macadamia integrifolia: medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers


macadamia nut: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts


macadamia nut tree: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts


Macadamia ternifolia: small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts


Queensland nut: bushy tree with pink to purple flowers


Macadamia tetraphylla: bushy tree with pink to purple flowers


Orites: small genus of Australian shrubs or trees


genus Orites: small genus of Australian shrubs or trees


prickly ash: Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers


Orites excelsa: Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers


Persoonia: Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs


genus Persoonia: Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs


geebung: any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits


Stenocarpus: small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia


genus Stenocarpus: small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia


wheel tree: eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers


firewheel tree: eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers


Stenocarpus sinuatus: eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers


scrub beefwood: tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood


beefwood: tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood


Stenocarpus salignus: tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood


Telopea: Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs


genus Telopea: Australian evergreen shrubs: waratahs


waratah: tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes


Telopea Oreades: tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes


waratah: straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes


Telopea speciosissima: straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes


Xylomelum: small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers


genus Xylomelum: small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers


native pear: tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp


woody pear: tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp


Xylomelum pyriforme: tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp


Casuarinales: order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae


order Casuarinales: order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae


Casuarinaceae: one genus: genus Casuarina


family Casuarinaceae: one genus: genus Casuarina


genus Casuarina: genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales


casuarina: any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood


she-oak: any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina


beefwood: any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork


Australian pine: common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood


Casuarina equisetfolia: common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood


beefwood: any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork


Ericales: Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae


order Ericales: Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae


Ericaceae: heathers


family Ericaceae: heathers


heath family: heathers


heath: a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers


genus Erica: large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths


erica: any plant of the genus Erica


true heath: any plant of the genus Erica


tree heath: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes


briar: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes


brier: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes


Erica arborea: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes


briarroot: hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea


briarwood: wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes


brierwood: wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes


brier-wood: wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes


winter heath: dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers


spring heath: dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers


Erica carnea: dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers


bell heather: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers


heather bell: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers


fine-leaved heath: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers


Erica cinerea: common low European shrub with purple-red flowers


cross-leaved heath: dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers


bell heather: dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers


Erica tetralix: dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers


Cornish heath: bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere


Erica vagans: bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere


Spanish heath: erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England


Portuguese heath: erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England


Erica lusitanica: erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England


Prince-of-Wales'-heath: South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers


Prince of Wales heath: South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers


Erica perspicua: South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers


genus Andromeda: low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere


andromeda: any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers


bog rosemary: wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States


moorwort: wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States


Andromeda glaucophylla: wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States


marsh andromeda: erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe


common bog rosemary: erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe


Andromeda polifolia: erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe


genus Arbutus: large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona


arbutus: any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America


madrona: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning


madrono: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning


manzanita: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning


Arbutus menziesii: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning


strawberry tree: small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor


Irish strawberry: small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor


Arbutus unedo: small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor


Arctostaphylos: bearberry; manzanita


genus Arctostaphylos: bearberry; manzanita


bearberry: chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas


common bearberry: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


red bearberry: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


wild cranberry: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


mealberry: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


hog cranberry: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


sand berry: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


sandberry: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


mountain box: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


bear's grape: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


creashak: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


alpine bearberry: deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar


black bearberry: deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar


Arctostaphylos alpina: deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar


manzanita: chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America


heartleaf manzanita: erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base


Arctostaphylos andersonii: erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base


Parry manzanita: erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California


Arctostaphylos manzanita: erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California


downy manzanita: erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young


woolly manzanita: erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young


Arctostaphylos tomentosa: erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young


Bruckenthalia: a genus containing only one species: spike heath


genus Bruckenthalia: a genus containing only one species: spike heath


spike heath: small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers


Bruckenthalia spiculifolia: small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers


genus Bryanthus: a genus allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce


bryanthus: procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers


Calluna: one species


genus Calluna: one species


heather: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere


ling: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere


Scots heather: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere


broom: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere


Calluna vulgaris: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere


Cassiope: low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers


genus Cassiope: low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers


white heather: heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers


Cassiope mertensiana: heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers


Chamaedaphne: one species: leatherleaf


genus Chamaedaphne: one species: leatherleaf


leatherleaf: north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers


Chamaedaphne calyculata: north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers


Daboecia: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae


genus Daboecia: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae


Connemara heath: low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple


St. Dabeoc's heath: low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple


Daboecia cantabrica: low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple


Epigaea: small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus


genus Epigaea: small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus


trailing arbutus: low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers


mayflower: low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers


Epigaea repens: low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers


Gaultheria: widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs


genus Gaultheria: widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs


creeping snowberry: slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds


moxie plum: slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds


maidenhair berry: slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds


Gaultheria hispidula: slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds


teaberry: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


wintergreen: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


checkerberry: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


mountain tea: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


groundberry: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


ground-berry: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


creeping wintergreen: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


Gaultheria procumbens: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


salal: small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries


shallon: small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries


Gaultheria shallon: small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries


Gaylussacia: deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries


genus Gaylussacia: deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries


huckleberry: any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries


black huckleberry: low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries


Gaylussacia baccata: low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries


dangleberry: huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit


dangle-berry: huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit


Gaylussacia frondosa: huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit


box huckleberry: creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries


Gaylussacia brachycera: creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries


genus Kalmia: erect evergreen shrubs: mountain laurel


kalmia: any plant of the genus Kalmia


mountain laurel: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers


wood laurel: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers


American laurel: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers


calico bush: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers


Kalmia latifolia: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers


swamp laurel: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath


bog laurel: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath


bog kalmia: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath


Kalmia polifolia: laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath


sheep laurel: North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock


pig laurel: North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock


lambkill: North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock


Kalmia angustifolia: North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock


Ledum: evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions


genus Ledum: evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions


Labrador tea: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution


crystal tea: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution


Ledum groenlandicum: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution


trapper's tea: a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum


glandular Labrador tea: a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum


wild rosemary: bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan


marsh tea: bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan


Ledum palustre: bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan


Leiophyllum: one species: sand myrtle


genus Leiophyllum: one species: sand myrtle


sand myrtle: low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage


Leiophyllum buxifolium: low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage


genus Leucothoe: American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs


leucothoe: any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia


dog laurel: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers


dog hobble: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers


switch-ivy: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers


Leucothoe fontanesiana: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers


Leucothoe editorum: fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers


sweet bells: bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers


Leucothoe racemosa: bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers


Loiseleuria: one species: alpine azalea


genus Loiseleuria: one species: alpine azalea


alpine azalea: creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers


mountain azalea: creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers


Loiseleuria procumbens: creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers


Lyonia: evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya


genus Lyonia: evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya


staggerbush: deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock


stagger bush: deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock


Lyonia mariana: deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock


maleberry: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers


male berry: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers


privet andromeda: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers


he-huckleberry: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers


Lyonia ligustrina: deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers


fetterbush: showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel


fetter bush: showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel


shiny lyonia: showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel


Lyonia lucida: showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel


Menziesia: deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia


genus Menziesia: deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia


false azalea: straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers


fool's huckleberry: straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers


Menziesia ferruginea: straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers


minniebush: low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs


minnie bush: low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs


Menziesia pilosa: low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs


Oxydendrum: sourwood


genus Oxydendrum: sourwood


sorrel tree: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves


sourwood: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves


titi: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves


Oxydendrum arboreum: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves


Phyllodoce: small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs


genus Phyllodoce: small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs


mountain heath: small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States


Phyllodoce caerulea: small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States


Bryanthus taxifolius: small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States


purple heather: semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States


Brewer's mountain heather: semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States


Phyllodoce breweri: semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States


Pieris: decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines


genus Pieris: decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines


andromeda: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers


Japanese andromeda: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers


lily-of-the-valley tree: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers


Pieris japonica: broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers


fetterbush: ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers


mountain fetterbush: ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers


mountain andromeda: ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers


Pieris floribunda: ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers


genus Rhododendron: large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers


rhododendron: any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers


coast rhododendron: medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers


Rhododendron californicum: medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers


rosebay: late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers


Rhododendron maxima: late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers


swamp azalea: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle


swamp honeysuckle: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle


white honeysuckle: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle


Rhododendron viscosum: shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle


subgenus Azalea: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron


Azaleastrum: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron


subgenus Azaleastrum: group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron


azalea: any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors


Vaccinium: evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries


genus Vaccinium: evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries


cranberry: any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries


American cranberry: trailing red-fruited plant


large cranberry: trailing red-fruited plant


Vaccinium macrocarpon: trailing red-fruited plant