#order_Polemoniales__Polemoniales Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales
supertype: plant_order__plantorder the order of plants
member of: subclass_Asteridae
member: family_Polemoniaceae__Polemoniaceae__phlox_family__phloxfamily a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers
member: genus_Polemonium type genus of the Polemoniaceae
member: polemonium any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to arctic regions
member: genus_Phlox herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico
member: phlox any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers
member: chickweed_phlox__chickweedphlox__sand_phlox__Phlox_bifida__Phlox_stellaria low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States
member: genus_Linanthus__Linanthus a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States
member: ground_pink__fringed_pink__fringedpink__mosspink__Linanthus_dianthiflorus low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
member: evening-snow__eveningsnow__linanthusdichotomu small California annual with white flowers
member: family_Acanthaceae__Acanthaceae__acanthus_family widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
member: genus_Acanthus bear's breeches
member: acanthus any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
member: genus_Graptophyllum__Graptophyllum caricature plant
member: caricature_plant__Graptophyllum_pictum tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face
member: genus_Thunbergia__Thunbergia a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae
member: black-eyed_Susan_vine__black-eyed_Susan__Thunbergia_alata tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
member: family_Bignoniaceae__Bignoniaceae trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
member: bignoniad any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae
member: genus_Bignonia__Bignonia 1 species: cross vine
member: cross_vine__crossvine__trumpet_flower__trumpetflower__quartervine__Bignonia_capreolata woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
member: genus_Catalpa a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods
member: catalpa__Indian_bean tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
member: genus_Chilopsis__Chilopsis one species: desert willow
member: desert_willow__Chilopsis_linearis evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods
member: genus_Crescentia__Crescentia a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches
member: calabash_tree__calabash__Crescentia_cujete tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
member: family_Boraginaceae__Boraginaceae__borage_family a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
member: genus_Borago__Borago perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
member: tailwort__borage__Borago_officinalis hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
member: genus_Amsinckia__Amsinckia rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
member: common_amsinckia__Amsinckia_intermedia annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers
member: large-flowered_fiddleneck__Amsinckia_grandiflora annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species
member: genus_Anchusa rough-hairy Old World herbs
member: anchusa any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
member: genus_Cordia__Cordia tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
member: Equador_laurel__Spanish_elm__salmwood__cypre__princewood__Cordia_alliodora large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood
member: princewood__Spanish_elm__Cordia_gerascanthus tropical American timber tree
member: genus_Cynoglossum__Cynoglossum a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae
member: Chinese_forget-me-not__Cynoglossum_amabile biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
member: Cynoglossum_officinale__hound's-tongue__hound'stongue biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers
member: hound's-tongue__hound'stongue__Cynoglossum_virginaticum perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
member: genus_Echium__Echium a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
member: blueweed__blue_devil__blue_thistle__viper's_bugloss__viper'sbuglos__Echium_vulgare a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
member: genus_Hackelia__Hackelia__Lappula__genus_Lappula stickweed; beggar's lice
member: beggar's_lice__beggar_lice Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing
member: genus_Lithospermum__Lithospermum annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia
member: gromwell__Lithospermum_officinale European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands
member: puccoon__Lithospermum_caroliniense perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
member: hoary_puccoon__hoarypuccoon__paint_Indian__Lithospermum_canescens perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
member: genus_Mertensia__Mertensia a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
member: Virginia_bluebell__Virginia_cowslip__Mertensia_virginica smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
member: genus_Myosotis__Myosotis forget-me-nots; scorpion grass
member: garden_forget-me-not__Myosotis_sylvatica small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers
member: forget-me-not__mouse_ear__mouseear__Myosotis_scorpiodes__myosotisscorpiode small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
member: genus_Onosmodium__Onosmodium a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae
member: false_gromwell__falsegromwell any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers
member: genus_Symphytum__Symphytum comfrey
member: comfrey perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
member: family_Convolvulaceae__Convolvulaceae__morning-glory_family__morninggloryfamily morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
member: genus_Convolvulus genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs: bindweed
member: convolvulus__convolvulu any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
member: field_bindweed__fieldbindweed__wild_morning-glory__Convolvulus_arvensis weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
member: bindweed any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
member: genus_Argyreia__Argyreia woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia
member: silverweed any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers
member: genus_Calystegia__Calystegia climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed
member: hedge_bindweed__hedgebindweed__wild_morning-glory__Calystegia_sepium__Convolvulus_sepium common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus
member: genus_Cuscuta__Cuscuta genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder
member: dodder a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
member: love_vine__Cuscuta_gronovii leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax
member: genus_Dichondra genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes
member: dichondra__dichondramicrantha a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions
member: genus_Ipomoea__Ipomoea morning glory
member: morning_glory__morningglory any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
member: family_Gesneriaceae__Gesneriaceae__gesneria_family large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
member: gesneriad any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia
member: genus_Gesneria large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers
member: gesneria any plant of the genus Gesneria
member: genus_Achimenes genus of tropical perennial American herbs
member: achimenes__achimene__hot_water_plant__hotwaterplant any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
member: genus_Aeschynanthus large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants
member: aeschynanthus__aeschynanthu a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex
member: genus_Alsobia__Alsobia tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia
member: lace-flower_vine__Alsobia_dianthiflora__Episcia_dianthiflora low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
member: genus_Columnea genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas
member: columnea tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage
member: genus_Episcia genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage
member: episcia any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers
member: genus_Gloxinia small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers
member: Canterbury_bell__Gloxinia_perennis herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
member: gloxinia any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
member: genus_Kohleria genus of tropical American shrubs
member: kohleria shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers
member: genus_Saintpaulia__Saintpaulia east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated
member: African_violet__Saintpaulia_ionantha tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
member: genus_Sinningia__Sinningia genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America
member: florist's_gloxinia__florist'sgloxinia__Sinningia_speciosa__Gloxinia_spesiosa South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
member: genus_Streptocarpus large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose
member: streptocarpus__streptocarpu any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses
member: Cape_primrose any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers
member: family_Hydrophyllaceae__Hydrophyllaceae__waterleaf_family__waterleaffamily perennial woodland herbs
member: genus_Hydrophyllum__Hydrophyllum waterleaf
member: waterleaf any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
member: genus_Emmanthe__Emmanthe 1 species: yellow bells
member: California_yellow_bells__yellow_bells__whispering_bells__Emmanthe_penduliflora viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
member: genus_Eriodictyon__Eriodictyon small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: yerba_santa__yerbasanta__Eriodictyon_californicum viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to Deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses
member: genus_Nemophila genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes
member: nemophila any plant of the genus Nemophila
member: baby_blue-eyes__Nemophila_menziesii delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots
member: genus_Phacelia American herbs with usually pinnatifid leaves and blue or purple or white flowers in scorpioid cymes
member: scorpionweed__scorpion_weed__phacelia any plant of the genus Phacelia
member: genus_Pholistoma__Pholistoma straggling herbs of southwestern United States
member: fiesta_flower__Pholistoma_auritum__Nemophila_aurita straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila
member: family_Labiatae__Labiatae__Lamiaceae__family_Lamiaceae__mint_family the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary
member: genus_Acinos__Acinos plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
member: basil_thyme__basil_balm__basilbalm__mother_of_thyme__Acinos_arvensis__Satureja_acinos fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
member: genus_Agastache__Agastache giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop
member: giant_hyssop__gianthyssop any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache
member: genus_Ajuga__Ajuga bugle
member: bugleweed__bugle any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
member: genus_Ballota__Ballota perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound
member: black_horehound__blackhorehound__black_archangel__blackarchangel__fetid_horehound__fetidhorehound__stinking_horehound__Ballota_nigra ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
member: genus_Blephilia__Blephilia small genus of North American herbs: wood mints
member: wood_mint American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers
member: hairy_wood_mint__Blephilia_hirsuta a variety of wood mint
member: downy_wood_mint__Blephilia_celiata a variety of wood mint
member: genus_Calamintha__Calamintha calamint
member: calamint perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America
member: genus_Clinopodium__Clinopodium wild basil
member: wild_basil__cushion_calamint__cushioncalamint__Clinopodium_vulgare__Satureja_vulgaris aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia
member: genus_Collinsonia__Collinsonia small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States
member: horse_balm__horsebalm__horseweed__stoneroot__richweed__stone_root__stoneroot__Collinsonia_canadensis erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
member: genus_Coleus genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon
member: coleus__flame_nettle__flamenettle any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
member: genus_Conradina__Conradina small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States
member: Apalachicola_rosemary__Conradina_glabra small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species
member: genus_Dracocephalum__Dracocephalum genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads
member: dragonhead__dragon's_head__Dracocephalum_parviflorum American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers
member: genus_Elsholtzia genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs
member: elsholtzia any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes
member: genus_Galeopsis__Galeopsis erect annual European herbs
member: hemp_nettle__dead_nettle__Galeopsis_tetrahit coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
member: genus_Glechoma__Glechoma ground ivy
member: ground_ivy__alehoof__field_balm__fieldbalm__gillovertheground__runaway_robin__runawayrobin__Glechoma_hederaceae__Nepeta_hederaceae trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
member: genus_Hedeoma__Hedeoma small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)
member: American_pennyroyal__pennyroyal__Hedeoma_pulegioides erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
member: genus_Hyssopus__Hyssopus Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs
member: Hyssopus_officinalis__hyssop a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
member: genus_Lamium__Lamium genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits
member: dead_nettle any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
member: white_dead_nettle__Lamium_album European dead nettle with white flowers
member: henbit__Lamium_amplexicaule Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
member: genus_Lavandula__Lavandula lavender
member: lavender any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
member: genus_Leonotis__Leonotis small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa
member: wilde_dagga__dagga__capedagga__red_dagga__reddagga__Leonotis_leonurus relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
member: lion's-ear__Leonotis_nepetaefolia__Leonotis_nepetifolia pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States
member: genus_Leonurus__Leonurus genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and flowers in whorls
member: motherwort__Leonurus_cardiaca bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers
member: genus_Lepechinia__Lepechinia__Sphacele__genus_Sphacele a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae
member: Lepechinia_calycina__pitcher_sage__pitchersage__sphacelecalycina California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers
member: genus_Lycopus__Lycopus small genus of herbs of the mint family
member: Lycopus_virginicus__bugleweed a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
member: water_horehound__waterhorehound__Lycopus_americanus aromatic perennial herb of United States
member: gipsywort__gypsywort__Lycopus_europaeus hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers
member: genus_Origanum a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae
member: origanum any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings
member: pot_marjoram__potmarjoram__oregano__wild_marjoram__winter_sweet__Origanum_vulgare aromatic Eurasian perennial
member: sweet_marjoram__sweetmarjoram__knotted_marjoram__knottedmarjoram__Origanum_majorana__Majorana_hortensis aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe
member: dittany_of_crete__cretan_dittany__crete_dittany__cretedittany__hop_marjoram__hopmarjoram__winter_sweet__Origanum_dictamnus dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
member: genus_Majorana__Majorana small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum
member: genus_Marrubium__Marrubium Old World aromatic herbs: horehound
member: horehound.herbaceous_plant any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
member: genus_Melissa__Melissa a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
member: garden_balm__lemon_balm__lemonbalm__sweet_balm__sweetbalm__bee_balm__beebalm__Melissa_officinalis bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
member: genus_Mentha__Mentha mint plants
member: mint any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
member: genus_Micromeria__Micromeria large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs
member: yerba_buena__yerbabuena__Micromeria_chamissonis__Micromeria_douglasii__Satureja_douglasii trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally
member: Micromeria_juliana__savory dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
member: genus_Molucella__Molucella small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated
member: molucca_balm__moluccabalm__bells_of_Ireland__Molucella_laevis aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx
member: genus_Monarda wild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm
member: monarda__wild_bergamot any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
member: genus_Monardella__Monardella a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States
member: mustang_mint__mustangmint__Monardella_lanceolata fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers
member: genus_Nepeta__Nepeta catmint
member: catmint__catnip__Nepeta_cataria hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
member: genus_Ocimum__Ocimum basil
member: basil any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
member: genus_Perilla__Perilla small genus of Asiatic herbs
member: beefsteak_plant__beefsteakplant__Perilla_frutescens_crispa plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
member: genus_Phlomis large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves
member: phlomis any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage
member: Jerusalem_sage__Phlomis_fruticosa a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers
member: genus_Physostegia genus of North American perennial herbs
member: physostegia any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers
member: genus_Plectranthus large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus
member: plectranthus any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus
member: genus_Pogostemon__Pogostemon genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil
member: Pogostemon_cablin__patchouli__patchouly__pachouli small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
member: Prunella__genus_Prunella small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers
member: self-heal__heal_all__Prunella_vulgaris decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
member: genus_Pycnanthemum__Pycnanthemum__Koellia__genus_Koellia American mountain mint
member: mountain_mint any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California
member: genus_Rosmarinus__Rosmarinus rosemary
member: Rosmarinus_officinalis__rosemary widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
member: genus_Salvia large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage
member: salvia__sage any of various plants of the genus Salvia; cosmopolitan
member: genus_Satureja__Satureja__Satureia__genus_Satureia savory
member: savory any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
member: genus_Scutellaria__Scutellaria skullcap; helmet flower
member: genus_Sideritis__Sideritis genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region
member: genus_Solenostemon__Solenostemon genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus
member: genus_Stachys__Stachys large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia
member: hedge_nettle__hedgenettle__dead_nettle__Stachys_sylvatica foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
member: Stachys_palustris__hedge_nettle__hedgenettle perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere
member: genus_Teucrium__Teucrium large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia
member: germander any of various plants of the genus Teucrium
member: genus_Thymus__Thymus large genus of Old World mints: thyme
member: thyme.herbaceous_plant any of various mints of the genus Thymus
member: genus_Trichostema__Trichostema genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls
member: blue_curls any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers
member: black_sage__blacksage__wooly_blue_curls__California_romero__Trichostema_lanatum aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico
member: family_Lentibulariaceae__Lentibulariaceae__bladderwort_family__bladderwortfamily carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea
member: genus_Utricularia__Utricularia bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution
member: bladderwort any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals
member: genus_Pinguicula__Pinguicula butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica
member: butterwort any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects
member: genus_Genlisea small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps
member: genlisea rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and trap-leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs
member: family_Martyniaceae__Martyniaceae in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae
member: family_Orobanchaceae__Orobanchaceae__broomrape_family__broomrapefamily brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
member: family_Pedaliaceae__Pedaliaceae__sesame_family the family of plants of order Polemoniales
member: genus_Martynia in some classifications includes the unicorn plants
member: martynia__Martynia_annua sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit
member: genus_Sesamum__Sesamum tropical African and Indian herbs
member: sesame__benne__benni__benny__Sesamum_indicum East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
member: genus_Proboscidea__Proboscidea in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
member: common_unicorn_plant__devil's_claw__devil'sclaw__common_devil's_claw__elephant-tusk__proboscis_flower__proboscisflower__ram's_horn__ram'shorn__Proboscidea_louisianica annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
member: sand_devil's_claw__Proboscidea_arenaria__Martynia_arenaria alternatively placed in genus Martynia
member: sweet_unicorn_plant__Proboscidea_fragrans__Martynia_fragrans a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea
member: family_Scrophulariaceae__Scrophulariaceae__figwort_family__figwortfamily__foxglove_family a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
member: genus_Scrophularia__Scrophularia type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts
member: figwort any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
member: genus_Antirrhinum__Antirrhinum a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers
member: snapdragon a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
member: genus_Besseya__Besseya genus of North American spring wildflowers
member: kitten-tails a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers
member: genus_Aureolaria__Aureolaria small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
member: Aureolaria_pedicularia__false_foxglove__falsefoxglove__Gerardia_pedicularia multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
member: false_foxglove__falsefoxglove__Aureolaria_virginica__Gerardia_virginica sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia
member: genus_Calceolaria large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowers
member: calceolaria__slipperwort any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
member: genus_Castilleja__Castilleja__Castilleia__genus_Castilleia genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses
member: Indian_paintbrush__painted_cup any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
member: genus_Chelone__Chelone herbaceous perennials: shellflower
member: shellflower__turtlehead__snakehead__Chelone_glabra showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
member: genus_Collinsia__Collinsia genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States
member: 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
member: 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
member: blue-eyed_Mary__Collinsia_verna Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers
member: Culver's_root__Culvers_root__Culver's_physic__Culvers_physic__whorlywort__Veronicastrum_virginicum a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America
member: genus_Digitalis genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers
member: foxglove__digitalis__digitali any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
member: genus_Gerardia genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or Agalinis
member: gerardia any plant of the genus Gerardia
member: genus_Agalinis__Agalinis semi-parasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies
member: genus_Linaria__Linaria genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon
member: 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
member: genus_Penstemon__Penstemon large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America
member: golden-beard_penstemon__Penstemon_barbatus plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
member: 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
member: red_shrubby_penstemon__redshrubbypenstemon__redwood_penstemon__redwoodpenstemon low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California
member: Platte_River_penstemon__Penstemon_cyananthus erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
member: Davidson's_penstemon__Penstemon_davidsonii mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
member: hot-rock_penstemon__Penstemon_deustus stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; Washington State to Wyoming and south to California and Utah
member: Jones'_penstemon__Penstemon_dolius low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
member: 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
member: 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
member: 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
member: 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
member: Parry's_penstemon__Penstemon_parryi erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona
member: 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
member: Rydberg's_penstemon__Penstemon_rydbergii plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado
member: 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
member: 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
member: genus_Verbascum__Verbascum genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves
member: mullein__flannel_leaf__flannelleaf__velvet_plant any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
member: genus_Veronica widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell
member: veronica__speedwell any plant of the genus Veronica
member: field_speedwell__fieldspeedwell__Veronica_agrestis European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America
member: American_brooklime__brooklime__Veronica_americana plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
member: European_brooklime__brooklime__Veronica_beccabunga European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America
member: water_speedwell__waterspeedwell__Veronica_michauxii__Veronica_anagallis-aquatica plant of wet places in Eurasia and America
member: family_Solanaceae__Solanaceae__potato_family large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum; Atropa; Brugmansia; Capsicum; Datura; Hyoscyamus; Lycopersicon; Nicotiana; Petunia; Physalis; Solandra
member: genus_Solanum__Solanum type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet
member: nightshade any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
member: potato_tree__Solanum_crispum hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato
member: Uruguay_potato_vine__Uruguay_potato__Solanum_commersonii South American potato vine
member: bittersweet_nightshade__bittersweetnightshade__bittersweet__climbing_nightshade__deadly_nightshade__poisonous_nightshade__poisonousnightshade__woody_nightshade__woodynightshade__Solanum_dulcamara poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
member: wild_potato__Solanum_jamesii erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream tubers resembling potatoes
member: Solanum_jasmoides__potato_vine copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
member: eggplant_bush__eggplant__aubergine__brinjal__gardenegg__mad_apple__Solanum_melongena hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
member: naranjilla__Solanum_quitoense small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
member: white_potato_vine__potato__white_potato__whitepotato__solanumtuberosum annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
member: potato_vine__giant_potato_creeper__Solanum_wendlandii vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
member: Brazilian_potato_tree__potato_tree__Solanum_wrightii__Solanum_macranthum South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
member: genus_Atropa__Atropa belladonna
member: Atropa_belladonna__belladonna__deadly_nightshade perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
member: genus_Browallia small genus of tropical South American annuals
member: bush_violet__browallia any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers
member: genus_Brunfelsia__Brunfelsia genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits
member: lady-of-the-night__Brunfelsia_americana West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers
member: genus_Brugmansia__Brugmansia includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets
member: maikoa__angel's_trumpet__angel'strumpet__Brugmansia_arborea__Datura_arborea South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
member: angel's_trumpet__angel'strumpet__Brugmansia_suaveolens__Datura_suaveolens South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
member: genus_Capsicum chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
member: capsicum_pepper_plant__capsicum__pepper any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
member: cone_pepper__Capsicum_annuum_conoides plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental
member: chili_pepper__chilipepper__cayenne__cayenne_pepper__cayennepepper__chilli_pepper__long_pepper__jalapeno__Capsicum_annuum_longum plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
member: sweet_pepper_plant__sweet_pepper__sweetpepper__bell_pepper__pimento__pimiento__paprika__Capsicum_annuum_grossum plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
member: cherry_pepper__Capsicum_annuum_cerasiforme plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
member: bird_pepper__Capsicum_frutescens_baccatum__Capsicum_baccatum plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers
member: tabasco_pepper__tabascopepper__hot_pepper__hotpepper__tabasco_plant__tabascoplant__Capsicum_frutescens plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
member: genus_Cestrum__Cestrum genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs
member: day_jessamine__dayjessamine__Cestrum_diurnum West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day
member: night_jasmine__nightjasmine__night_jessamine__nightjessamine__Cestrum_nocturnum West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
member: genus_Cyphomandra__Cyphomandra tree tomato
member: tree_tomato__tamarillo South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor
member: genus_Datura__Datura thorn apple
member: thorn_apple__thornapple any of several plants of the genus Datura
member: genus_Fabiana__Fabiana genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs
member: pichi__Fabiana_imbricata Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic
member: genus_Hyoscyamus__Hyoscyamus genus of poisonous herbs: henbane
member: black_henbane__blackhenbane__henbane__stinking_nightshade__Hyoscyamus_niger poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
member: Egyptian_henbane__Hyoscyamus_muticus poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
member: genus_Lycium__Lycium deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions
member: matrimony_vine__matrimonyvine__boxthorn any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
member: Christmasberry__Christmas_berry__Lycium_carolinianum spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
member: genus_Lycopersicon__Lycopersicon__Lycopersicum__genus_Lycopersicum tomatoes
member: Lycopersicon_esculentum_cerasiforme__cherry_tomato plant bearing small red to yellow fruit
member: genus_Mandragora__Mandragora a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae
member: mandrake__devil's_apples__Mandragora_officinarum a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
member: genus_Nicandra__Nicandra sturdy annual of Peru
member: apple_of_Peru__shoo_fly__Nicandra_physaloides coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry
member: genus_Nicotiana__Nicotiana American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage
member: tobacco aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
member: genus_Nierembergia genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers
member: cupflower__nierembergia any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers
member: whitecup__Nierembergia_repens__Nierembergia_rivularis prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose
member: tall_cupflower__Nierembergia_frutescens shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental
member: genus_Petunia annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America
member: petunia any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
member: genus_Physalis__Physalis ground cherries
member: ground_cherry__husk_tomato any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
member: cape_gooseberry__purple_ground_cherry__Physalis_peruviana annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits
member: genus_Salpichroa__Salpichroa herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs
member: cock's_eggs__Salpichroa_organifolia__Salpichroa_rhomboidea weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
member: genus_Salpiglossis small genus of herbs of the southern Andes having large showy flowers
member: salpiglossis any plant of the genus Salpiglossis
member: genus_Schizanthus Chilean herbs with orchidlike flowers
member: butterfly_flower__butterflyflower__poor_man's_orchid__schizanthus__schizanthu any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
member: genus_Scopolia__Scopolia genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids
member: Scopolia_carniolica herb that is a source of scopolamine
member: genus_Solandra__Solandra shrubby climbers of tropical America
member: chalice_vine__chalicevine__trumpet_flower__trumpetflower__cupflower__Solandra_guttata Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat
member: genus_Streptosolen__Streptosolen 1 species: marmalade bush
member: marmalade_bush__marmaladebush__firebush__Streptosolen_jamesonii evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant
member: family_Verbenaceae__Verbenaceae__verbena_family__verbenafamily__vervain_family__vervainfamily family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
member: genus_Verbena type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs
member: verbena__vervain any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
member: lantana a flowering shrub
member: genus_Avicennia__Avicennia small genus of tropical shrubs or trees
member: Avicennia_marina__black_mangrove__blackmangrove a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground
member: white_mangrove__whitemangrove__Avicennia_officinalis a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific
member: family_Avicenniaceae__Avicenniaceae used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia
member: genus_Aegiceras__Aegiceras a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae
member: black_mangrove__blackmangrove__Aegiceras_majus an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida
member: genus_Tectona__Tectona small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak
member: Tectona_grandis__teak tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
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