#angiosperm__flowering_plant__floweringplant plants having seeds in a closed ovary
supertype: spermatophyte__phanerogam__seed_plant plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
part: bloom
member of: class_Angiospermae
subtype: angiocarp tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk
subtype: dicot__dicotyledon flowering plant with two cotyledons
subtype: jiqui__malpighiaobovata cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
subtype: barbados_cherry__acerola__Surinam_cherry__West_Indian_cherry__Malpighia_glabra tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
subtype: family_Cyrilliaceae__Cyrilliaceae__cyrilla_family__cyrillafamily__titi_family shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
subtype: monocot__liliopsid a monocotyledonous flowering plant
subtype: flower a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
subtype: bloomer a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
subtype: peony__paeony any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
subtype: lesser_celandine__pilewort__Ranunculus_ficaria perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles
subtype: pheasant's-eye__Adonis_annua Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers
subtype: anemone__windflower any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
subtype: Alpine_anemone__mountain_anemone__Anemone_tetonensis silky-foliaged herb of Rocky Mts with bluish-white flowers
subtype: Canada_anemone__Anemone_Canadensis common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado
subtype: thimbleweed__Anemone_cylindrica a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles
subtype: longheaded_thimbleweed__Anemone_riparia thimbleweed of northern North America
subtype: Virginia_thimbleweed__Anemone_virginiana thimbleweed of central and eastern North America
subtype: Anemone_nemorosa__wood_anemone European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands
subtype: wood_anemone__snowdrop__Anemone_quinquefolia common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
subtype: snowdrop_anemone__snowdrop_windflower__Anemone_sylvestris Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers
subtype: rue_anemone__Anemonella_thalictroides woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate
subtype: columbine__aquilege a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
subtype: meeting_house__meetinghouse__honeysuckle__aquilegiacanadensi columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers
subtype: blue_columbine__Aquilegia_coerulia__Aquilegia_scopulorum_calcarea columbine of Rocky Mts having long-spurred blue flowers
subtype: granny's_bonnets__Aquilegia_vulgaris common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: rocket_larkspur__Consolida_ambigua__Delphinium_ajacis commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
subtype: delphinium any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
subtype: larkspur any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
subtype: nigella any plant of the genus Nigella
subtype: Nigella_damascena__love-in-a-mist European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers
subtype: fennel_flower__Nigella_hispanica nigella of Spain and southern France
subtype: black_caraway__blackcaraway__nutmeg_flower__Roman_coriander__Nigella_sativa herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway
subtype: spathiphyllum__peace_lily__peacelily__spathe_flower any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spite of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: calla_lily__callalily__calla__arum_lily__Zantedeschia_aethiopica South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
subtype: pink_calla__Zantedeschia_rehmanii calla having a rose-colored spathe
subtype: golden_calla any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes
subtype: sandwort low-growing chiefly perennial plants usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens
subtype: mountain_sandwort__mountain_starwort__mountain_daisy__Arenaria_groenlandica boreal or alpine sandwort
subtype: pine-barren_sandwort__longroot__Arenaria_caroliniana deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States
subtype: seabeach_sandwort__Arenaria_peploides perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers
subtype: rock_sandwort__Arenaria_stricta low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America
subtype: thyme-leaved_sandwort__Arenaria_serpyllifolia Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America
subtype: garden_pink__pink any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
subtype: sweet_William__Dianthus_barbatus Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers
subtype: clove_pink__clovepink__carnation__Dianthus_caryophyllus Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
subtype: china_pink__chinapink__rainbowpink__dianthuschinensi Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual
subtype: Japanese_pink__Dianthus_chinensis_heddewigii very free-flowering variety distinguished by jagged-edged petals
subtype: maiden_pink__Dianthus_deltoides low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers
subtype: cheddar_pink__cheddarpink__Diangus_gratianopolitanus mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers
subtype: button_pink__Dianthus_latifolius much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William
subtype: cottage_pink__cottagepink__grasspink__dianthusplumariu European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers
subtype: fringed_pink__fringedpink__dianthussupurbu Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins
subtype: baby's_breath__babies'-breath__babies'breath__Gypsophila_paniculata tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
subtype: lychnis__lychni__catchfly mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
subtype: ragged_robin__cuckoo_flower__Lychnis_flos-cuculi__Lychins_floscuculi common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
subtype: scarlet_lychnis__scarletlychni__maltese_cross__maltesecros__Lychins_chalcedonica Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
subtype: mullein_pink__mulleinpink__rose_campion__gardener's_delight__dusty_miller__dustymiller__lychniscoronaria an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
subtype: Moehringia_lateriflora__sandwort low-growing herb having clusters of small white-flowers 4-petaled flowers
subtype: Moehringia_mucosa__sandwort loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage studded with tiny starry 4-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe
subtype: soapwort__hedge_pink__hedgepink__bouncing_Bet__bouncing_Bess__Saponaria_officinalis plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
subtype: silene__campion__catchfly any plant of the genus Silene
subtype: moss_campion__Silene_acaulis tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America
subtype: wild_pink__Silene_caroliniana perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
subtype: red_campion__red_bird's_eye__Silene_dioica__Lychnis_dioica biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
subtype: white_campion__whitecampion__evening_lychnis__white_cockle__whitecockle__bladdercampion__Silene_latifolia__Lychnis_alba bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
subtype: fire_pink__Silene_virginica perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals
subtype: bladder_campion__Silene_uniflora__Silene_vulgaris perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx
subtype: cowherb__cow_cockle__cowcockle__Vaccaria_hispanica__Vaccaria_pyramidata__Saponaria_vaccaria European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort
subtype: fig_marigold__figmarigold__pebbleplant any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers
subtype: ice_plant__iceplant__icicle_plant__Mesembryanthemum_crystallinum Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice
subtype: globe_amaranth__globeamaranth__bachelor's_button__Gomphrena_globosa tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
subtype: scarlet_musk_flower__Nyctaginia_capitata viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers
subtype: umbrellawort a plant of the genus Mirabilis
subtype: four_o'clock any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon
subtype: common_four-o'clock__marvel-of-Peru__Mirabilis_jalapa__Mirabilis_uniflora common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon
subtype: California_four_o'clock__Mirabilis_laevis__Mirabilis_californica California four o'clock with purple-red flowers
subtype: sweet_four_o'clock__maravilla__Mirabilis_longiflora leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico
subtype: desert_four_o'clock__Colorado_four_o'clock__maravilla__Mirabilis_multiflora wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
subtype: mountain_four_o'clock__Mirabilis_oblongifolia leafy wildflower with lavender-pink flowers that open in the evening and remain through cool part of the next day; found in open woods or brush in mountains of southern Colorado to Arizona and into Mexico
subtype: portulaca a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
subtype: rose_moss__sun_plant__sunplant__Portulaca_grandiflora widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
subtype: Carolina_spring_beauty__Claytonia_caroliniana similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America
subtype: spring_beauty__Clatonia_lanceolata small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm
subtype: Virginia_spring_beauty__Claytonia_virginica small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America
subtype: Cheiranthus_cheiri__wallflower__Erysimum_cheiri perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum
subtype: prairie_rocket__prairierocket any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers
subtype: wallflower any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers
subtype: Siberian_wall_flower__Erysimum_allionii__Cheiranthus_allionii showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
subtype: prairie_rocket.flower__prairierocket any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers
subtype: western_wall_flower__Erysimum_asperum__Cheiranthus_asperus__Erysimum_arkansanum biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus
subtype: heliophila any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes
subtype: damask_violet__Dame's_violet__sweet_rocket__sweetrocket__Hesperis_matronalis long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
subtype: candytuft any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region
subtype: sweet_alyssum__sweetalyssum__sweet_alison__sweetalison__Lobularia_maritima perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens
subtype: Malcolm_stock__stock any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
subtype: Virginian_stock__Virginia_stock__Malcolmia_maritima erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania
subtype: gillyflower any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
subtype: brompton_stock__Matthiola_incana European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: schizopetalon__Schizopetalon_walkeri a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers
subtype: poppy annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
subtype: Papaver_alpinum__Iceland_poppy Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers
subtype: western_poppy__westernpoppy__Papaver_californicum showy annual of California with red flowers
subtype: Papaver_argemone__prickly_poppy__pricklypoppy annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit
subtype: Iceland_poppy__arctic_poppy__Papaver_nudicaule subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers
subtype: oriental_poppy__Papaver_orientale commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers
subtype: corn_poppy__field_poppy__Flanders_poppy__Papaver_rhoeas annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
subtype: opium_poppy__Papaver_somniferum southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium
subtype: greater_celandine__greatercelandine__celandine__swallow_wort__swallowwort__chelidoniummaju perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
subtype: California_poppy__Eschscholtzia_californica of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
subtype: golden_cup__Mexican_tulip_poppy__Hunnemania_fumariifolia native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage
subtype: plume_poppy__plumepoppy__bocconia__Macleaya_cordata herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers
subtype: blue_poppy__Meconopsis_betonicifolia Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes
subtype: Welsh_poppy__Meconopsis_cambrica widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers
subtype: creamcups__creamcup__Platystemon_californicus California plant with small pale yellow flowers
subtype: wind_poppy__flaming_poppy__flamingpoppy__Stylomecon_heterophyllum__Papaver_heterophyllum California wild poppy with bright red flowers
subtype: celandine_poppy__wood_poppy__Stylophorum_diphyllum perennial here native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers
subtype: corydalis__corydali a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers
subtype: horn_poppy__horned_poppy__yellow_horned_poppy__sea_poppy__seapoppy__Glaucium_flavum yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
subtype: composite_plant__compositeplant__composite considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
subtype: compass_plant__compassplant__compass_flower__compassflower any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
subtype: prickly_lettuce__pricklylettuce__horse_thistle__horsethistle__Lactuca_serriola__Lactuca_scariola European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
subtype: rosinweed__Silphium_laciniatum North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers
subtype: wyethia__Wyethia_ovata low tufted white-woolly yellow-flowered herb of California
subtype: everlasting_flower__everlastingflower__everlasting any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
subtype: pink-and-white_everlasting__pink_paper_daisy__Acroclinium_roseum flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying
subtype: pearly_everlasting__cottonweed__Anaphalis_margaritacea American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts
subtype: cudweed any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
subtype: chafeweed__wood_cudweed__Gnaphalium_sylvaticum weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike
subtype: golden_everlasting__strawflower__yellow_paper_daisy__Helichrysum_bracteatum Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers
subtype: strawflower any of various plants of the genus Helipterum
subtype: cascade_everlasting__cascadeeverlasting__Ozothamnus_secundiflorus__Helichrysum_secundiflorum shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum
subtype: Swan_River_everlasting__rhodanthe__Rhodanthe_manglesii__Helipterum_manglesii Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
subtype: immortelle__Xeranthemum_annuum mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere
subtype: stinking_mayweed__mayweed__dog_fennel__dogfennel__stinking_chamomile__Anthemis_cotula widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs
subtype: yellow_chamomile__golden_marguerite__dyers'_chamomile__Anthemis_tinctoria Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
subtype: corn_chamomile__field_chamomile__corn_mayweed__Anthemis_arvensis European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
subtype: oxeye_daisy__Leucanthemum_maximum__Chrysanthemum_maximum similar to oxeye daisy
subtype: shasta_daisy__Leucanthemum_superbum__Chrysanthemum_maximum_maximum hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: Pyrenees_daisy__Leucanthemum_lacustre__Chrysanthemum_lacustre perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy
subtype: dusty_miller__dustymiller__silverlace__Tanacetum_ptarmiciflorum__Chrysanthemum_ptarmiciflorum shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: tansy__golden_buttons__scented_fern__scentedfern__tanacetumvulgare common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
subtype: crownbeard__crown_beard__crownbeard any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads
subtype: wingstem__golden_ironweed__yellow_ironweed__golden_honey_plant__Verbesina_alternifolia__Actinomeris_alternifolia perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States
subtype: cowpen_daisy__golden_crownbeard__golden_crown_beard__butter_daisy__Verbesina_encelioides__Ximenesia_encelioides coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico
subtype: gravelweed__Verbesina_helianthoides perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States
subtype: Virginia_crownbeard__frostweed__verbesinavirginica tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States
subtype: ageratum any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
subtype: common_ageratum__Ageratum_houstonianum small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms
subtype: Amberboa_moschata__sweet_sultan__sweetsultan__Centaurea_moschata Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
subtype: ammobium any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage
subtype: winged_everlasting__Ammobium_alatum Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems
subtype: African_daisy any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers
subtype: blue-eyed_African_daisy__Arctotis_stoechadifolia__Arctotis_venusta bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color
subtype: aster any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
subtype: wood_aster any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods
subtype: heart-leaved_aster__Aster_cordifolius perennial wood aster of eastern North America
subtype: white_wood_aster__Aster_divaricatus rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers
subtype: large-leaved_aster__Aster_macrophyllus tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe
subtype: whorled_aster__whorledaster__Aster_acuminatus North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers
subtype: Aster_arenosus__heath_aster__heathaster common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads
subtype: bushy_aster__bushyaster__Aster_dumosus stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads
subtype: heath_aster__heathaster__Aster_ericoides__asterericoide common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers
subtype: white_prairie_aster__whiteprairieaster__Aster_falcatus perennial of western North America having white flowers
subtype: stiff_aster__stiffaster__Aster_linarifolius wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers
subtype: goldilocks_aster__goldilocks__Aster_linosyris__asterlinosyri__Linosyris_vulgaris early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
subtype: New_England_aster__Aster_novae-angliae common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy
subtype: Michaelmas_daisy__New_York_aster__Aster_novi-belgii North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe
subtype: upland_white_aster__Aster_ptarmicoides tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers
subtype: Short's_aster__Aster_shortii perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers
subtype: sea_aster__seaaster__sea_starwort__seastarwort__astertripolium a common European salt-marsh aster
subtype: prairie_aster__prairieaster__Aster_turbinellis violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads
subtype: annual_salt-marsh_aster a variety of aster
subtype: aromatic_aster a variety of aster
subtype: arrow_leaved_aster a variety of aster
subtype: azure_aster__azureaster a variety of aster
subtype: bog_aster__bogaster a variety of aster
subtype: crooked-stemmed_aster__crookedstemmedaster a variety of aster
subtype: Eastern_silvery_aster a variety of aster
subtype: flat-topped_white_aster a variety of aster
subtype: late_purple_aster a variety of aster
subtype: panicled_aster a variety of aster
subtype: perennial_salt_marsh_aster a variety of aster
subtype: purple-stemmed_aster a variety of aster
subtype: rough-leaved_aster a variety of aster
subtype: rush_aster a variety of aster
subtype: Schreiber's_aster a variety of aster
subtype: small_white_aster__smallwhiteaster a variety of aster
subtype: smooth_aster a variety of aster
subtype: southern_aster a variety of aster
subtype: starved_aster__starvedaster__calico_aster a variety of aster
subtype: tradescant's_aster a variety of aster
subtype: wavy-leaved_aster a variety of aster
subtype: Western_silvery_aster a variety of aster
subtype: willow_aster a variety of aster
subtype: daisy any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
subtype: common_daisy__English_daisy__Bellis_perennis low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers
subtype: Swan_River_daisy__Brachycome_Iberidifolia western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
subtype: calendula any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes
subtype: common_marigold__pot_marigold__potmarigold__ruddles__ruddle__Scotch_marigold__Calendula_officinalis the common European annual marigold
subtype: China_aster__Callistephus_chinensis valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting
subtype: catananche any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers
subtype: blue_succory__cupid's_dart__cupid'sdart__Catananche_caerula south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays
subtype: bachelor's_button__cornflower__bluebottle__Centaurea_cyanus an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
subtype: sweet_sultan__sweetsultan__Centaurea_imperialis perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
subtype: chrysanthemum any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum; Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum; widely cultivated
subtype: corn_marigold__field_marigold__fieldmarigold__Chrysanthemum_segetum European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields
subtype: crown_daisy__crowndaisy__Chrysanthemum_coronarium shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers
subtype: tong_ho__chop-suey_greens__shun_giku__Chrysanthemum_coronarium_spatiosum grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Oriental cooking
subtype: florist's_chrysanthemum__florist'schrysanthemum__florists'_chrysanthemum__florists'chrysanthemum__mum__Dendranthema_grandifloruom__Chrysanthemum_morifolium of China
subtype: mistflower__ageratum__Conoclinium_coelestinum__Eupatorium_coelestinum rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium
subtype: cosmos any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals
subtype: brass_buttons__Cotula_coronopifolia South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: billy_buttons__billybutton any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand
subtype: dahlia__Dahlia_pinnata any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
subtype: cape_marigold__sun_marigold__sunmarigold__star_of_the_veldt any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage
subtype: coneflower any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center
subtype: blue_daisy__blue_marguerite__Felicia_amelloides hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers
subtype: kingfisher_daisy__Felicia_bergeriana softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays
subtype: cotton_rose__cudweed any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
subtype: herba_impia__herbaimpia__Filago_germanica (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose
subtype: gazania any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers
subtype: treasure_flower__Gazania_rigens decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base
subtype: African_daisy.flower__africandaisy African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers
subtype: Barberton_daisy__Transvaal_daisy__Gerbera_jamesonii widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays
subtype: sunflower__helianthus any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
subtype: swamp_sunflower__swampsunflower__Helianthus_angustifolius sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs
subtype: common_sunflower__mirasol__helianthusannuu annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America
subtype: giant_sunflower__tall_sunflower__Indian_potato__Helianthus_giganteus very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots
subtype: showy_sunflower__Helianthus_laetiflorus tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States
subtype: Maximilian's_sunflower__Helianthus_maximilianii tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers
subtype: prairie_sunflower__prairiesunflower__Helianthus_petiolaris similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States
subtype: Jerusalem_artichoke_sunflower__Jerusalem_artichoke__girasol__helianthustuberosu tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
subtype: tidytips__tidy_tips__Layia_platyglossa California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white
subtype: ox-eyed_daisy__oxeye_daisy__marguerite__moon_daisy__white_daisy__whitedaisy__Leucanthemum_vulgare__Chrysanthemum_leucanthemum tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: Texas_star__Lindheimera_texana Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads
subtype: yellow_ageratum__African_daisy__Lonas_inodora__Lonas_annua shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
subtype: cineraria__Pericallis_cruenta__Senecio_cruentus herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers
subtype: florest's_cineraria__florest'scineraria__Pericallis_hybrida herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria
subtype: coneflower.flower any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones
subtype: black-eyed_Susan__Rudbeckia_hirta__Rudbeckia_serotina the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays
subtype: cutleaved_coneflower__cutleavedconeflower__Rudbeckia_laciniata tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast
subtype: golden_glow__double_gold__hortensia__Rudbeckia_laciniata_hortensia very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads
subtype: white-topped_aster herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits
subtype: narrow-leaved_white-topped_aster a variety of white-topped aster
subtype: stokes'_aster__stokes'aster__cornflower_aster__Stokesia_laevis erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers
subtype: marigold any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
subtype: African_marigold__big_marigold__bigmarigold__Aztec_marigold__Tagetes_erecta a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America
subtype: French_marigold__Tagetes_patula strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala
subtype: painted_daisy__painteddaisy__pyrethrum__Tanacetum_coccineum__Chrysanthemum_coccineum spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: Mexican_sunflower__tithonia any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays
subtype: Easter_daisy__stemless_daisy__Townsendia_Exscapa dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona
subtype: ursinia any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers
subtype: xeranthemum any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers
subtype: zinnia__old_maid__oldmaid__old_maid_flower any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
subtype: white_zinnia__whitezinnia__Zinnia_acerosa subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico
subtype: little_golden_zinnia__Zinnia_grandiflora subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas
subtype: Mentzelia_livicaulis__blazing_star__blazingstar__mentzelialaevicauli biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning
subtype: bartonia__Mentzelia_lindleyi annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers
subtype: orchid__orchidaceous_plant any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
subtype: orchis any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
subtype: male_orchis__early_purple_orchid__Orchis_mascula Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
subtype: Orchis_papilionaceae__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__butterflyorchi Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
subtype: showy_orchis__purple_orchis__purple-hooded_orchis__Orchis_spectabilis North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
subtype: aerides__aeride any orchid of the genus Aerides
subtype: angrecum any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
subtype: jewel_orchid__jewelorchid any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
subtype: puttyroot__adam-and-eve__Aplectrum_hyemale North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
subtype: arethusa any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
subtype: bog_rose__bogrose__wild_pink__dragon's_mouth__Arethusa_bulbosa a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada
subtype: bletia any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers
subtype: Bletilla_striata__Bletia_striata Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
subtype: brassavola any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7
subtype: Brassia_lawrenceana__spider_orchid South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
subtype: Brassia_verrucosa__spider_orchid Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
subtype: caladenia any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia
subtype: zebra_orchid__zebraorchid__Caladenia_cairnsiana orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia
subtype: calanthe any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise
subtype: grass_pink__grasspink__calopogonpulchellum__Calopogon_tuberosum an orchid
subtype: calypso__fairyslipper__Calypso_bulbosa rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
subtype: jumping_orchid__jumpingorchid__Catasetum_macrocarpum orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected
subtype: cattleya any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a hood-shaped three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
subtype: helleborine any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
subtype: red_helleborine__redhelleborine__Cephalanthera_rubra orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers
subtype: spreading_pogonia__spreadingpogonia__funnel-crest_rosebud_orchid__Cleistes_divaricata__Pogonia_divaricata orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
subtype: rosebud_orchid__rosebudorchid__Cleistes_rosea__Pogonia_rosea orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
subtype: satyr_orchid__satyrorchid__Coeloglossum_bracteatum orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
subtype: Coeloglossum_viride__frog_orchid orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple
subtype: coelogyne any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black
subtype: coral_root__coralroot a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor
subtype: spotted_coral_root__spottedcoralroot__Corallorhiza_maculata common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada
subtype: striped_coral_root__stripedcoralroot__Corallorhiza_striata nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico
subtype: early_coral_root__earlycoralroot__pale_coral_root__Corallorhiza_trifida plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska
subtype: helmetflower__helmet_orchid any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
subtype: swan_orchid__swanflower__swanneck any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
subtype: cymbid__cymbidium any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers
subtype: cypripedia a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
subtype: lady's_slipper__lady-slipper__ladies'_slipper__ladies'slipper__slipper_orchid__slipperorchid any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
subtype: moccasin_flower__nerveroot__Cypripedium_acaule once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
subtype: common_lady's-slipper__showy_lady's-slipper__showy_lady_slipper__Cypripedium_reginae__Cypripedium_album pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip
subtype: ram's-head_lady's_slipper__ram's-head__ram'shead__Cypripedium_arietinum orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head
subtype: yellow_lady's_slipper__yellow_lady-slipper__Cypripedium_calceolus__Cypripedium_parviflorum maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan
subtype: large_yellow_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_calceolus_pubescens plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers
subtype: California_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_californicum often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California
subtype: clustered_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_fasciculatum clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado
subtype: mountain_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_montanum leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming
subtype: marsh_orchid__marshorchid any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
subtype: common_spotted_orchid__Dactylorhiza_fuchsii__Dactylorhiza_maculata_fuchsii European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
subtype: dendrobium a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers
subtype: disa any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
subtype: phantom_orchid__phantomorchid__snow_orchid__Eburophyton_austinae waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
subtype: tulip_orchid__tuliporchid__Encyclia_citrina__Cattleya_citrina Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya
subtype: Encyclia_tampensis__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__epidendrumtampense orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
subtype: butterfly_orchis__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__epidendrumvenosum__Encyclia_venosa Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
subtype: epidendron any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum
subtype: helleborine.orchid any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
subtype: Epipactis_helleborine European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers
subtype: stream_orchid__chatterbox__giant_helleborine__gianthelleborine__Epipactis_gigantea orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
subtype: tongueflower orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue- or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base
subtype: rattlesnake_plantain__rattlesnakeplantain__helleborine any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
subtype: fragrant_orchid__Gymnadenia_conopsea European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs
subtype: short-spurred_fragrant_orchid__Gymnadenia_odoratissima similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
subtype: fringed_orchis__fringed_orchid__fringedorchid any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
subtype: white_fringed_orchis__white_fringed_orchid__whitefringedorchid__Habenaria_albiflora bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers
subtype: Habenaria_fimbriata__purple-fringed_orchid__purple-fringed_orchis North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers
subtype: Hooker's_orchid__Habenaria_hookeri a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
subtype: ragged_orchid__ragged_orchis__ragged-fringed_orchid__green_fringed_orchis__Habenaria_lacera fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate
subtype: prairie_orchid__prairieorchid__prairiewhitefringedorchi__Habenaria_leucophaea orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers
subtype: snowy_orchid__snowyorchid__Habenaria_nivea slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers
subtype: purple_fringeless_orchid__purple_fringeless_orchis__Habenaria_peramoena orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions
subtype: purple-fringed_orchid__purple-fringed_orchis__Habenaria_psycodes North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers
subtype: frog_orchid any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
subtype: rein_orchid__rein_orchis any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip
subtype: bog_rein_orchid__bog_candles__bogcandle__Habenaria_dilatata orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
subtype: elegant_Habenaria__Habenaria_elegans slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers
subtype: coastal_rein_orchid__Habenaria_greenei stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers
subtype: round-leaved_rein_orchid__Habenaria_orbiculata orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States
subtype: Alaska_rein_orchid__Habenaria_unalascensis similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
subtype: crested_coral_root__crestedcoralroot__Hexalectris_spicata orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States
subtype: Texas_purple_spike__Hexalectris_warnockii orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas
subtype: lizard_orchid__Himantoglossum_hircinum an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
subtype: laelia any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
subtype: liparis__lipari an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
subtype: twayblade an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
subtype: fen_orchid__fenorchid__fen_orchis__Liparis_loeselii small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
subtype: broad-leaved_twayblade__Listera_convallarioides small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America
subtype: lesser_twayblade__Listera_cordata orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland
subtype: Listera_ovata__twayblade orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia
subtype: green_adder's_mouth__greenadder'smouth__Malaxis-unifolia__Malaxis_ophioglossoides North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
subtype: masdevallia any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube
subtype: maxillaria any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers
subtype: pansy_orchid__pansyorchid any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers
subtype: odontoglossum any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
subtype: oncidium__dancing_lady_orchid__butterfly_plant__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
subtype: bee_orchid__beeorchid__ophrysapifera European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
subtype: Ophrys_insectifera__fly_orchid__flyorchid__Ophrys_muscifera European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
subtype: spider_orchid any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
subtype: early_spider_orchid__Ophrys_sphegodes spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
subtype: Venus'_slipper__Venus's_slipper__Venus's_shoe any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
subtype: phaius an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers
subtype: moth_orchid__moth_plant any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled gray and silver
subtype: butterfly_plant__Phalaenopsis_amabilis orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red
subtype: rattlesnake_orchid__rattlesnakeorchid any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
subtype: lesser_butterfly_orchid__Platanthera_bifolia__Habenaria_bifolia south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
subtype: greater_butterfly_orchid__greaterbutterflyorchid__Platanthera_chlorantha__Habenaria_chlorantha south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
subtype: prairie_white-fringed_orchid__prairiewhitefringedorchid__Platanthera_leucophea of central North America; a threatened species
subtype: tangle_orchid an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers
subtype: Indian_crocus any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing 1 or 2 solitary slender-stalked white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers
subtype: pleurothallis__pleurothalli any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers
subtype: pogonia any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower
subtype: butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
subtype: Psychopsis_krameriana__Oncidium_papilio_kramerianum orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
subtype: Psychopsis_papilio__Oncidium_papilio orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
subtype: helmet_orchid__greenhood any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
subtype: foxtail_orchid__foxtailorchid any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme
subtype: orange-blossom_orchid__Sarcochilus_falcatus diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
subtype: sobralia any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya
subtype: ladies'_tresses__ladies'tresse__lady's_tresses an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
subtype: screw_augur__screwaugur__Spiranthes_cernua an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America
subtype: hooded_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_romanzoffiana orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America
subtype: western_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_porrifolia similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States
subtype: European_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_spiralis European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers
subtype: stanhopea any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil
subtype: stelis any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers
subtype: fly_orchid__flyorchid any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insectlike hairy flowers on slender stalks
subtype: vanda any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
subtype: blue_orchid__Vanda_coerulea famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
subtype: vanilla.orchid any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
subtype: vanilla_orchid__vanillaorchid__Vanilla_planifolia climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
subtype: cyclamen__Cyclamen_purpurascens Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
subtype: sowbread__Cyclamen_hederifolium__Cyclamen_neopolitanum common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers
subtype: shortia any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers
subtype: oconee_bells__Shortia_galacifolia plant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall
subtype: centaury.flower any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
subtype: rosita__Centaurium_calycosum erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States
subtype: lesser_centaury__Centaurium_minus common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes
subtype: tufted_centaury__Centaurium_scilloides tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers
subtype: seaside_centaury__seasidecentaury a variety of centaury found at the seaside
subtype: broad_leaved_centaury a variety of centaury with broad leaves
subtype: slender_centaury__slendercentaury a slender variety of centaury
subtype: gentian any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
subtype: gentianella__Gentiana_acaulis low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers
subtype: bottle_gentian__closed_gentian__blind_gentian__blindgentian__Gentiana_andrewsii gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all
subtype: explorer's_gentian__Gentiana_calycosa tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America
subtype: closed_gentian__blind_gentian__blindgentian__Gentiana_clausa similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers
subtype: great_yellow_gentian__Gentiana_lutea robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers
subtype: marsh_gentian__marshgentian__calathian_violet__calathianviolet__Gentiana_pneumonanthe perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths
subtype: soapwort_gentian__Gentiana_saponaria erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort
subtype: striped_gentian__stripedgentian__Gentiana_villosa a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America
subtype: agueweed__ague_weed__five-flowered_gentian__stiff_gentian__stiffgentian__Gentianella_quinquefolia__Gentiana_quinquefolia gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
subtype: felwort__gentianella_amarella__gentianellaamarella gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas
subtype: fringed_gentian__fringedgentian any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana
subtype: Gentianopsis_crinita__Gentiana_crinita tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers
subtype: Gentianopsis_detonsa__Gentiana_detonsa medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-glue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution
subtype: Gentianopsid_procera__Gentiana_procera small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America
subtype: Gentianopsis_thermalis__Gentiana_thermalis small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park
subtype: tufted_gentian__Gentianopsis_holopetala__Gentiana_holopetala small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains
subtype: spurred_gentian any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes
subtype: begonia any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
subtype: fibrous-rooted_begonia any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots
subtype: tuberous_begonia any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots
subtype: hybrid_tuberous_begonia__Begonia_tuberhybrida any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
subtype: rhizomatous_begonia__rhizomatousbegonia any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes
subtype: Christmas_begonia__blooming-fool_begonia__Begonia_cheimantha hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers
subtype: angel-wing_begonia__Begonia_cocchinea South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
subtype: grape-leaf_begonia__maple-leaf_begonia__Begonia_dregei tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
subtype: beefsteak_begonia__beefsteakbegonia__kidney_begonia__Begonia_erythrophylla__Begonia_feastii rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath
subtype: star_begonia__star-leaf_begonia__Begonia_heracleifolia rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
subtype: rex_begonia__rexbegonia__king_begonia__painted-leaf_begonia__beefsteak_geranium__beefsteakgeranium__Begonia_rex any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
subtype: wax_begonia__waxbegonia__Begonia_semperflorens hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze- or black-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant
subtype: Socotra_begonia__Begonia_socotrana semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen
subtype: wandflower__Sparaxis_tricolor a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers
subtype: coral_drops__coraldrop__Bessera_elegans half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
subtype: Christmas_bells any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers
subtype: bellwort__merry_bells__merrybell__wild_oats any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
subtype: cornflower__strawflower__Uvularia_grandiflora plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
subtype: tuberose__Polianthes_tuberosa a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers
subtype: commelina any plant of the genus Commelina
subtype: scabious__scabiosa any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
subtype: sweet_scabious__pincushion_flower__mournful_widow__Scabiosa_atropurpurea Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States
subtype: field_scabious__Scabiosa_arvensis perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States
subtype: woodland_star__Lithophragma_affine__Lithophragma_affinis__Tellima_affinis California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima
subtype: achimenes__achimene__hot_water_plant__hotwaterplant any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
subtype: lace-flower_vine__Alsobia_dianthiflora__Episcia_dianthiflora low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
subtype: African_violet__Saintpaulia_ionantha tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
subtype: streptocarpus__streptocarpu any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses
subtype: Cape_primrose any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers
subtype: scorpionweed__scorpion_weed__phacelia any plant of the genus Phacelia
subtype: Phacelia_campanularia__California_bluebell annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers
subtype: California_bluebell__whitlavia__Phacelia_minor__Phacelia_whitlavia desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes
subtype: fiddleneck__Phacelia_tanacetifolia hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers
subtype: snapdragon a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
subtype: white_snapdragon__whitesnapdragon__Antirrhinum_coulterianum California plant with slender racemes of white flowers
subtype: yellow_twining_snapdragon__Antirrhinum_filipes southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation
subtype: Mediterranean_snapdragon__Antirrhinum_majus perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers
subtype: calceolaria__slipperwort any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
subtype: gerardia any plant of the genus Gerardia
subtype: toadflax__butter-and-eggs__wild_snapdragon__devil's_flax__devil'sflax__Linaria_vulgaris common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
subtype: blue_toadflax__old-field_toadflax__oldfieldtoadflax__Linaria_canadensis North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
subtype: veronica__speedwell any plant of the genus Veronica
subtype: field_speedwell__fieldspeedwell__Veronica_agrestis European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America
subtype: corn_speedwell__Veronica_arvensis erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America
subtype: germander_speedwell__bird's_eye__Veronica_chamaedrys Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers
subtype: common_speedwell__gypsyweed__veronicaofficinali common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes
subtype: purslane_speedwell__Veronica_peregrina North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe
subtype: thyme-leaved_speedwell__Veronica_serpyllifolia perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World
subtype: bush_violet__browallia any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
subtype: petunia any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
subtype: large_white_petunia__largewhitepetunia__Petunia_axillaris annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant buff-white flowers
subtype: violet-flowered_petunia__Petunia_integrifolia herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers
subtype: hybrid_petunia__Petunia_hybrida hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple
subtype: butterfly_flower__butterflyflower__poor_man's_orchid__schizanthus__schizanthu any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
subtype: verbena__vervain any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
subtype: valerian a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers
subtype: common_valerian__garden_heliotrope__Valeriana_officinalis tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally
subtype: red_valerian__redvalerian__French_honeysuckle__Centranthus_ruber European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
subtype: wildflower__wild_flower wild or uncultivated flowering plant
subtype: sagebrush_buttercup__sagebrushbuttercup__Ranunculus_glaberrimus small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
subtype: pasqueflower__pasque_flower any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone
subtype: American_pasqueflower__Eastern_pasque_flower__wild_crocus__lion's_beard__prairie_anemone__prairieanemone__blue_tulip__American_pulsatilla__Pulsatilla_patens__Anemone_ludoviciana short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
subtype: Western_pasqueflower__Pulsatilla_occidentalis__Anemone_occidentalis of western North America
subtype: European_pasqueflower__Pulsatilla_vulgaris__Anemone_pulsatilla European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers
subtype: meadow_rue any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers
subtype: sand_verbena any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
subtype: sweet_sand_verbena__snowball__Abronia_elliptica plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
subtype: Abronia_fragrans__sweet_sand_verbena taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers
subtype: yellow_sand_verbena__Abronia_latifolia plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia
subtype: beach_pancake__beachpancake__Abronia_maritima plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico
subtype: beach_sand_verbena__pink_sand_verbena__Abronia_umbellata prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
subtype: desert_sand_verbena__Abronia_villosa soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico
subtype: trailing_four_o'clock__trailing_windmills__Allionia_incarnata trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: red_maids__redmaid__redmaid__calandriniaciliata succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States
subtype: siskiyou_lewisia__Lewisia_cotyledon evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California
subtype: bitterroot__Lewisia_rediviva showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
subtype: pussy-paw__pussypaw__pussy-paws__pussy's-paw__pussy'spaw__Spraguea_umbellatum__Calyptridium_umbellatum pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
subtype: flame_flower__flameflower__talinumaurantiacum plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots
subtype: narrow-leaved_flame_flower__Talinum_augustissimum similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States
subtype: pigmy_talinum__pigmytalinum__Talinum_brevifolium low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States
subtype: rock_pink__Talinum_calycinum pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States
subtype: jewels-of-opar__Talinum_paniculatum erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere
subtype: spiny_talinum__spinytalinum__Talinum_spinescens low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States
subtype: woolly_daisy__dwarf_daisy__dwarfdaisy__Antheropeas_wallacei__Eriophyllum_wallacei tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum
subtype: heartleaf_arnica__heartleafarnica__Arnica_cordifolia wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California
subtype: Arnica_montana herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings
subtype: false_chamomile__falsechamomile any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas
subtype: oxeye.wildflower Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers
subtype: woodland_oxeye__Buphthalmum_salicifolium hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes
subtype: golden_aster any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada
subtype: Maryland_golden_aster__Chrysopsis_mariana perennial golden aster of southeastern United States
subtype: grass-leaved_golden_aster a variety of golden aster
subtype: sickleweed_golden_aster a variety of golden aster
subtype: hawk's-beard__hawk's-beards any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere
subtype: brittlebush__brittle_bush__brittlebush__incienso__Encelia_farinosa fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
subtype: sunray__Enceliopsis_nudicaulis herb having a basal cluster of gray-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
subtype: engelmannia common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers
subtype: fleabane any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
subtype: blue_fleabane__Erigeron_acer widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers
subtype: daisy_fleabane__daisyfleabane__Erigeron_annuus widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb
subtype: orange_daisy__orange_fleabane__Erigeron_aurantiacus mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers
subtype: spreading_fleabane__spreadingfleabane__Erigeron_divergens well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender rays; western North America
subtype: seaside_daisy__seasidedaisy__beach_aster__beachaster__Erigeron_glaucous slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to southern California
subtype: Philadelphia_fleabane__Erigeron_philadelphicus especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada
subtype: robin's_plantain__robin'splantain__Erigeron_pulchellus common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays
subtype: showy_daisy__showydaisy__Erigeron_speciosus plant having branching leafy stems each branch with an especially showy solitary flower head with many narrow pink or lavender or white rays; northwestern United States mountains
subtype: woolly_sunflower any plant of the genus Eriophyllum
subtype: golden_yarrow__Eriophyllum_lanatum grayish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America
subtype: gaillardia any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy
subtype: blanket_flower__blanketflower__Indian_blanket__firewheel__gaillardiapulchella annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center
subtype: desert_sunflower__Gerea_canescens slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico
subtype: goldenbush.wildflower a plant of the genus Haplopappus
subtype: camphor_daisy__camphordaisy__Haplopappus_phyllocephalus annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers
subtype: yellow_spiny_daisy__Haplopappus_spinulosus slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads
subtype: heliopsis__heliopsi__oxeye any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
subtype: hairy_golden_aster__prairie_golden_aster__Heterotheca_villosa__Chrysopsis_villosa hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis
subtype: alpine_gold__alpine_hulsea__Hulsea_algida low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States
subtype: dwarf_hulsea__dwarfhulsea__Hulsea_nana similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea
subtype: goldfields__Lasthenia_chrysostoma small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated
subtype: hawkbit any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions
subtype: fall_dandelion__arnica_bud__Leontodon_autumnalis fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States
subtype: edelweiss__edelweis__leontopodiumalpinum alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
subtype: north_island_edelweiss__Leucogenes_leontopodium perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand
subtype: blazing_star__blazingstar__buttonsnakeroot__snakeroot any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
subtype: dotted_gayfeather__Liatris_punctata herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico
subtype: dense_blazing_star__denseblazingstar__Liatris_pycnostachya perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers
subtype: tahoka_daisy__tansy_leaf_aster__Machaeranthera_tanacetifolia wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico
subtype: sticky_aster__Machaeranthera_bigelovii wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona
subtype: Mojave_aster__Machaeranthera_tortifoloia wild aster having grayish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rayes; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah
subtype: common_madia__common_tarweed__Madia_elegans California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays
subtype: blackfoot_daisy__Melampodium_leucanthum bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico
subtype: Mexican_hat__Ratibida_columnaris coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; great plains along base of Rocky Mountains
subtype: long-head_coneflower__prairie_coneflower__prairieconeflower__Ratibida_columnifera plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico
subtype: prairie_coneflower__prairieconeflower__Ratibida_tagetes coneflower of central to southwestern United States
subtype: nodding_groundsel__noddinggroundsel__Senecio_bigelovii plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States
subtype: ragwort__butterweed__Senecio_glabellus American ragwort with yellow flowers
subtype: arrowleaf_groundsel__arrowleafgroundsel__Senecio_triangularis perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America
subtype: goldenrod any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago
subtype: silverrod__solidagobicolor plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers
subtype: meadow_goldenrod__Canadian_goldenrod__Solidago_canadensis large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed
subtype: Missouri_goldenrod__Solidago_missouriensis similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller
subtype: alpine_goldenrod__Solidago_multiradiata goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America
subtype: gray_goldenrod__Solidago_nemoralis a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing
subtype: Blue_Mountain_tea__sweet_goldenrod__sweetgoldenrod__Solidago_odora goldenrod of eastern America (especially Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania) having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
subtype: dyer's_weed__Solidago_rugosa eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing
subtype: seaside_goldenrod__seasidegoldenrod__beach_goldenrod__beachgoldenrod__Solidago_sempervirens vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America
subtype: narrow_goldenrod__Solidago_spathulata western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers
subtype: Boott's_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: Elliott's_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: Ohio_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: rough-stemmed_goldenrod__roughstemmedgoldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: showy_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: tall_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: zigzag_goldenrod__broad_leaved_goldenrod a variety of goldenrod
subtype: stemless_golden_weed__Stenotus_acaulis__Haplopappus_acaulis dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
subtype: northern_dune_tansy__Tanacetum_douglasii lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America
subtype: stemless_hymenoxys__Tetraneuris_acaulis__Hymenoxys_acaulis perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America
subtype: old_man_of_the_mountain__alpine_sunflower__Tetraneuris_grandiflora__Hymenoxys_grandiflora whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States
subtype: yellow_salsify__Tragopogon_dubius European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower
subtype: meadow_salsify__goatsbeard__shepherd's_clock__Tragopogon_pratensis weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: mule's_ears__Wyethia_amplexicaulis balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States
subtype: white-rayed_mule's_ears__Wyethia_helianthoides herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream rays; northwestern United States
subtype: Indian_pipe__waxflower__Monotropa_uniflora small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
subtype: pinesap__false_beachdrops__Monotropa_hypopithys fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys
subtype: snow_plant__Sarcodes_sanguinea a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground
subtype: prairie_gentian__prairiegentian__tulip_gentian__tulipgentian__bluebell__Eustoma_grandiflorum one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas
subtype: coast_boykinia__coastboykinia__Boykinia_elata__Boykinia_occidentalis plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
subtype: leatherleaf_saxifrage__leatherleafsaxifrage__Leptarrhena_pyrolifolia plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho
subtype: prairie_star__prairiestar__Lithophragma_parviflorum plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
subtype: fringed_grass_of_Parnassus__Parnassia_fimbriata bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico
subtype: false_alumroot__falsealumroot__fringecup__Tellima_grandiflora plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho
subtype: false_miterwort__falsemiterwort__false_mitrewort__falsemitrewort__Tiarella_unifoliata plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana
subtype: kitten-tails a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers
subtype: Alpine_besseya__Besseya_alpina small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico
subtype: Indian_paintbrush__painted_cup any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
subtype: desert_paintbrush__Castilleja_chromosa most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers
subtype: giant_red_paintbrush__giantredpaintbrush__Castilleja_miniata wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers
subtype: great_plains_paintbrush__Castilleja_sessiliflora hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico
subtype: sulfur_paintbrush__Castilleja_sulphurea plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers
subtype: purple_chinese_houses__innocense__Collinsia_bicolor__Collinsia_heterophylla white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California
subtype: maiden_blue-eyed_Mary__Collinsia_parviflora small widely branching Western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado
subtype: blue-eyed_Mary__Collinsia_verna Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers
subtype: golden-beard_penstemon__Penstemon_barbatus plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
subtype: scarlet_bugler__scarletbugler__Penstemon_centranthifolius plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward
subtype: Platte_River_penstemon__Penstemon_cyananthus erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
subtype: Davidson's_penstemon__Penstemon_davidsonii mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
subtype: hot-rock_penstemon__Penstemon_deustus stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; Washington State to Wyoming and south to California and Utah
subtype: Jones'_penstemon__Penstemon_dolius low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
subtype: shrubby_penstemon__shrubbypenstemon__lowbush_penstemon__lowbushpenstemon__Penstemon_fruticosus low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems
subtype: narrow-leaf_penstemon__Penstemon_linarioides plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona
subtype: mountain_pride__Penstemon_newberryi mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California
subtype: balloon_flower__balloonflower__scented_penstemon__scentedpenstemon__Penstemon_palmeri fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
subtype: Parry's_penstemon__Penstemon_parryi erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona
subtype: rock_penstemon__cliff_penstemon__cliffpenstemon__Penstemon_rupicola one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California
subtype: Rydberg's_penstemon__Penstemon_rydbergii plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado
subtype: cascade_penstemon__cascadepenstemon__Penstemon_serrulatus whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon
subtype: Whipple's_penstemon__Penstemon_whippleanus wine-lavender to black-purple flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountain regions to Arizona and New Mexico
subtype: wild_carrot__Queen_Anne's_lace__Daucus_carota a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
subtype: madderwort__rubiaceous_plant any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae
subtype: Indian_madder__munjeet__Rubia_cordifolia perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient
subtype: madder__Rubia_tinctorum Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
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