#shrub__bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
supertype: woody_plant__woodyplant__ligneous_plant a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
member of: shrubbery genus_Daviesia
subtype: ephedra__joint_fir__jointfir jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
subtype: mahuang__Ephedra_sinica Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine
subtype: alpine_totara__Podocarpus_nivalis low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains
subtype: Chilean_rimu__Lepidothamnus_fonkii about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile
subtype: mountain_rimu__Lepidothamnus_laxifolius__Dacridium_laxifolius low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand
subtype: Tasman_dwarf_pine__Microstrobos_niphophilus small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches
subtype: barberry any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
subtype: American_barberry__Berberis_canadensis deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
subtype: common_barberry__European_barberry__Berberis_vulgaris upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries
subtype: Japanese_barberry__Berberis_thunbergii compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges
subtype: blue_cohosh__blueberry_root__blueberryroot__papooseroot__papoose_root__papooseroot__squawroot__squawroot__caulophyllumthalictrioide__Caulophyllum_thalictroides tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
subtype: Oregon_holly_grape__Oregon_grape__hollygrape__mountain_grape__holly-leaves_barberry__Mahonia_aquifolium ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
subtype: Oregon_grape__Mahonia_nervosa small shrub with gray-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries
subtype: allspice.shrub deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
subtype: Carolina_allspice__strawberry_shrub__strawberry_bush__sweet_shrub__sweetshrub__Calycanthus_floridus hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers
subtype: spicebush__California_allspice__Calycanthus_occidentalis straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers
subtype: Japan_allspice__Japanese_allspice__winter_sweet__Chimonanthus_praecox deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
subtype: American_spicebush__spicebush__spice_bush__spicebush__Benjamin_bush__Lindera_benzoin__Benzoin_odoriferum deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
subtype: pepper_shrub__Pseudowintera_colorata__Wintera_colorata evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits
subtype: sweet_gale__sweetgale__Scotch_gale__Myrica_gale bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
subtype: wax_myrtle__waxmyrtle any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
subtype: bay_myrtle__baymyrtle__puckerbush__Myrica_cerifera evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
subtype: bayberry__candleberry__swampcandleberry__waxberry__Myrica_pensylvanica deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries
subtype: sweet_fern__sweetfern__Comptonia_peregrina__Comptonia_asplenifolia deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers
subtype: corkwood_tree__corkwood__Leitneria_floridana very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
subtype: mimosa.shrub any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
subtype: Mimosa_sensitiva__sensitive_plant__sensitiveplant semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
subtype: sensitive_plant__sensitiveplant__touch-me-not__shame_plant__shameplant__live-and-die__humble_plant__action_plant__Mimosa_pudica prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
subtype: Anadenanthera_colubrina__Piptadenia_macrocarpa Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia
subtype: calliandra any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers
subtype: Lysiloma_sabicu__sabicu West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value
subtype: cat's-claw__cat'sclaw__catclaw__black_bead__blackbead__Pithecellodium_unguis-cati erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
subtype: mesquite__mesquit any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods
subtype: Western_honey_mesquite__honey_mesquite__honeymesquite__Prosopis_glandulosa thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets
subtype: Prosopis_juliflora__algarroba__Prosopis_juliiflora mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela
subtype: screwbean__screw_bean__screwbean__tornillo__screwbean_mesquite__screwbeanmesquite__Prosopis_pubescens shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
subtype: poison_arrow_plant__winter_sweet__Acocanthera_oblongifolia__Acocanthera_spectabilis medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
subtype: bushman's_poison__bushman'spoison__ordeal_tree__Acocanthera_oppositifolia__Acocanthera_venenata evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
subtype: impala_lily__mock_azalia__desert_rose__kudu_lily__Adenium_obesum__Adenium_multiflorum South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics
subtype: carissa a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits
subtype: hedge_thorn__natal_plum__natalplum__Carissa_bispinosa South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging
subtype: natal_plum__natalplum__amatungulu__Carissa_macrocarpa__Carissa_grandiflora very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves
subtype: frangipani__frangipanni any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers
subtype: pagoda_tree__temple_tree__Plumeria_acutifolia frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens
subtype: West_Indian_jasmine__pagoda_tree__Plumeria_alba tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers
subtype: rauvolfia__rauwolfia any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives
subtype: snakewood__rauwolfiaserpentina East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
subtype: strophanthus any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and few-flowered corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds
subtype: Strophanthus_kombe plant that is a source of strophanthin
subtype: crape_jasmine__crapejasmine__crepe_jasmine__crepejasmine__crepe_gardenia__crepegardenia__pinwheel_flower__East_Indian_rosebay__Adam's_apple__Nero's_crown__coffee_rose__Tabernaemontana_divaricate tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
subtype: yellow_oleander__Thevetia_peruviana__Thevetia_neriifolia tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous
subtype: American_angelica_tree__devil's_walking_stick__devil'swalkingstick__Hercules'-club__Aralia_spinosa small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
subtype: Japanese_angelica_tree__Aralia_elata deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States
subtype: Chinese_angelica_tree__Chinese_angelica__Aralia_stipulata similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China
subtype: umbrella_tree__Schefflera_actinophylla__Brassaia_actinophylla erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves
subtype: Batis_maritima__saltwort low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
subtype: saltbush any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
subtype: desert_holly__Atriplex_hymenelytra handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration
subtype: quail_bush__quailbush__quail_brush__quailbrush__white_thistle__whitethistle__Atriplex_lentiformis spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
subtype: summer_cypress__burning_bush__burningbush__firebush__belvedere__Bassia_scoparia__Kochia_scoparia densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
subtype: winged_pigweed__tumbleweed__Cycloloma_atriplicifolium bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
subtype: saltwort__barilla__kali__kelpwort__Salsola_kali__Salsola_soda bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
subtype: Russian_thistle__Russian_tumbleweed__Russian_cactus__tumbleweed__Salsola_kali_tenuifolia prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States
subtype: black_greasewood__blackgreasewood__greasewood__Sarcobatus_vermiculatus low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
subtype: caper any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
subtype: native_pomegranate__Capparis_arborea small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate
subtype: Jamaica_caper_tree__caper_tree__capertree__Capparis_cynophallophora shrub of southern Florida to West Indies
subtype: caper_tree__capertree__bay-leaved_caper__Capparis_flexuosa shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America
subtype: native_orange__Capparis_mitchellii small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit
subtype: common_caper__Capparis_spinosa prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled
subtype: buckler_mustard__bucklermustard__Biscutalla_laevigata plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers
subtype: bush_poppy__tree_poppy evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
subtype: silversword__Argyroxiphium_sandwicense low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem
subtype: artemisia any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or grayish foliage
subtype: Artemisia_dracunculus__tarragon__estragon aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia
subtype: groundsel_tree__groundseltree__groundsel_bush__groundselbush__consumption_weed__consumptionweed__cotton-seed_tree__Baccharis_halimifolia a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
subtype: mule_fat__Baccharis_viminea California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer
subtype: coyote_brush__coyote_bush__chaparral_broom__chaparralbroom__kidney_wort__Baccharis_pilularis widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle
subtype: goldenbush any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America
subtype: rabbit_brush__rabbit_bush__Chrysothamnus_nauseosus pleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbits; source of a yellow dye used by Navajo Indians
subtype: hoary_golden_bush__Hazardia_cana western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple
subtype: mutisia any of various plants of the genus Mutisia
subtype: daisybush__daisy_bush__daisybush any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays
subtype: muskwood__Olearia_argophylla musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads
subtype: New_Zealand_daisybush__Olearia_haastii bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads
subtype: othonna a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers
subtype: lavender_cotton__Santolina_chamaecyparissus branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers
subtype: Senecio_cineraria__dusty_miller__dustymiller__cinerariamaritima stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria
subtype: sow_thistle__sowthistle__milk_thistle any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil
subtype: Sonchus_oleraceus__milkweed annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
subtype: spiceberry__coralberry__Ardisia_crenata shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India
subtype: marlberry__Ardisia_escallonoides__Ardisia_paniculata tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries
subtype: leadwort__Plumbago_europaea plant with lead-blue flowers
subtype: bracelet_wood__Jacquinia_armillaris small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets
subtype: barbasco__joewood__Jacquinia_keyensis West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
subtype: mallow any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
subtype: musk_mallow__mus_rose__musrose__Malva_moschata erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States
subtype: common_mallow__Malva_neglecta annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: tall_mallow__high_mallow__cheese__cheeseflower__Malva_sylvestris erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
subtype: abelmosk__musk_mallow__Abelmoschus_moschatus__Hibiscus_moschatus bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
subtype: velvetleaf__velvetweed__Indian_mallow__butter-print__China_jute__Abutilon_theophrasti tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
subtype: hollyhock any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
subtype: rose_mallow__Alcea_rosea__Althea_rosea plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock
subtype: althea__althaea__hollyhock any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
subtype: marsh_mallow__marshmallow__white_mallow__whitemallow__Althea_officinalis European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers
subtype: poppy_mallow__poppymallow a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer
subtype: fringed_poppy_mallow__fringedpoppymallow__Callirhoe_digitata perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers
subtype: purple_poppy_mallow__Callirhoe_involucrata hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply-lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers
subtype: clustered_poppy_mallow__clusteredpoppymallow__Callirhoe_triangulata densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters
subtype: hibiscus any plant of the genus Hibiscus
subtype: kanaf__kenaf__deccanhemp__bimli__bimli_hemp__bimlihemp__Indian_hemp__Bombay_hemp__Hibiscus_cannabinus valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
subtype: Cuban_bast__blue_mahoe__mahoe__majagua__mahagua__Hibiscus_elatus erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks
subtype: Hibiscus_heterophyllus__sorrel_tree Australian tree with acid foliage
subtype: common_rose_mallow__rose_mallow__swamp_mallow__swampmallow__swamp_rose_mallow__Hibiscus_moscheutos showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
subtype: Confederate_rose__cotton_rose__Confederate_rose_mallow__Hibiscus_mutabilis Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States
subtype: Chinese_hibiscus__China_rose__Rose_of_China__shoeblack_plant__shoeblackplant__shoe_black__Hibiscus_rosa-sinensis large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers
subtype: roselle__rozelle__sorrel__red_sorrel__redsorrel__Jamaica_sorrel__Hibiscus_sabdariffa East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
subtype: rose_of_Sharon__Hibiscus_syriacus Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually 3-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe
subtype: mahoe__majagua__mahagua__balibago__purau__hibiscustiliaceu shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament
subtype: flower-of-an-hour__flowers-of-an-hour__bladder_ketmia__bladderketmia__black-eyed_Susan__Hibiscus_trionum annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
subtype: wild_hollyhock__Iliamna_remota__Sphaeralcea_remota a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
subtype: mountain_hollyhock__Iliamna_ruvularis__Iliamna_acerifolia perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
subtype: seashore_mallow any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus
subtype: salt_marsh_mallow__Kosteletzya_virginica subshrub of southeastern United States to New York
subtype: chaparral_mallow__chaparralmallow__Malacothamnus_fasciculatus__Sphaeralcea_fasciculata shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
subtype: malope__Malope_trifida western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts
subtype: false_mallow__falsemallow an American plant of the genus Malvastrum
subtype: waxmallow__wax_mallow__waxmallow__sleeping_hibiscus any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers
subtype: glade_mallow__glademallow__Napaea_dioica tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most alluvial soils of eastern and central United States
subtype: Virginia_mallow__Sida_hermaphrodita tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers
subtype: Queensland_hemp__jellyleaf__Sida_rhombifolia herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
subtype: Indian_mallow__Sida_spinosa tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States
subtype: checkerbloom__wild_hollyhock__Sidalcea_malviflora perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated
subtype: globe_mallow__globemallow__falsemallow genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits
subtype: prairie_mallow__prairiemallow__red_false_mallow__redfalsemallow__Sphaeralcea_coccinea__Malvastrum_coccineum false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum
subtype: cotton_plant__cotton erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
subtype: tree_cotton__Gossypium_arboreum East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms
subtype: sea_island_cotton__tree_cotton__Gossypium_barbadense small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the southern United States Atlantic coast and yielding cotton with unusually long silky fibers
subtype: Levant_cotton__Gossypium_herbaceum Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short grayish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons
subtype: upland_cotton__Gossypium_hirsutum native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton
subtype: Peruvian_cotton__Gossypium_peruvianum cotton with long rough hairy fibers
subtype: Egyptian_cotton fine long-stable somewhat brownish cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton
subtype: Arizona_wild_cotton__wild_cotton__Gossypium_thurberi shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico
subtype: tree_mallow__velvetleaf__Lavatera_arborea arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
subtype: pavonia any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers
subtype: bush_hibiscus__Radyera_farragei__Hibiscus_farragei southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
subtype: makomako__New_Zealand_wine_berry__wineberry__Aristotelia_serrata__Aristotelia_racemosa graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine
subtype: dombeya any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves
subtype: flannelbush__flannel_bush__flannelbush__California_beauty any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers
subtype: screw_tree__screwtree a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres
subtype: nut-leaved_screw_tree__Helicteres_isora East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers
subtype: honey_bell__honeybell__honeybells__Hermannia_verticillata__Mahernia_verticillata African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs
subtype: phalsa__Grewia_asiatica drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets
subtype: African_hemp__Sparmannia_africana large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers
subtype: protea any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
subtype: honeypot__king_protea__Protea_cynaroides South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes
subtype: Protea_mellifera__honeyflower Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
subtype: banksia any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
subtype: Ausralian_honeysuckle__honeysuckle__coastbanksia__Banksia_integrifolia shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
subtype: smoke_bush__smokebush any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers
subtype: Chilean_firebush__Chilean_flameflower__Embothrium_coccineum grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes
subtype: Chilean_nut__Chile_nut__Chile_hazel__Chilean_hazelnut__Guevina_heterophylla__Guevina_avellana Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
subtype: grevillea any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea
subtype: silk_oak any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering
subtype: red-flowered_silky_oak__Grevillea_banksii tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky-gray beneath; eastern Australia
subtype: silver_oak__Grevillela_parallela small slender tree with usually entire gray-green pendulous leaves and white or cream flowers; northern Australia
subtype: silky_oak__silkyoak__Grevillea_robusta medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia
subtype: Grevillea_striata__beefwood tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood
subtype: cushion_flower__cushionflower__pincushion_hakea__Hakea_laurina tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia
subtype: needlewood__needle_wood__Hakea_leucoptera large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia
subtype: needlebush__needle_bush__Hakea_lissosperma shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia
subtype: honeyflower__mountain_devil__Lambertia_formosa erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
subtype: lomatia any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers
subtype: geebung any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits
subtype: Telopea_Oreades__waratah tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes
subtype: waratah__Telopea_speciosissima straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes
subtype: native_pear__woody_pear__woodypear__Xylomelum_pyriforme tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
subtype: heath a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
subtype: erica__true_heath any plant of the genus Erica
subtype: briar__tree_heath__brier__Erica_arborea evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes
subtype: winter_heath__spring_heath__Erica_carnea dwarf European shrub with very early-blooming bell-shaped red flowers
subtype: bell_heather__heather_bell__heatherbell__fine-leaved_heath__Erica_cinerea common low European shrub with purple-red flowers
subtype: cross-leaved_heath__bell_heather__Erica_tetralix dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers
subtype: Cornish_heath__Erica_vagans bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere
subtype: Spanish_heath__Portuguese_heath__Erica_lusitanica erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England
subtype: Prince-of-Wales'-heath__Prince_of_Wales_heath__Erica_perspicua South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers
subtype: spike_heath__spikeheath__Bruckenthalia_spiculifolia small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
subtype: Scots_heather__heather__ling__broom__Calluna_vulgaris common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
subtype: white_heather__whiteheather__Cassiope_mertensiana heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers
subtype: Connemara_heath__St._Dabeoc's_heath__Daboecia_cantabrica low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple
subtype: mountain_heath__Phyllodoce_caerulea__Bryanthus_taxifolius small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States
subtype: purple_heather__Brewer's_mountain_heather__Phyllodoce_breweri semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
subtype: andromeda any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
subtype: bog_rosemary__bogrosemary__moorwort__Andromeda_glaucophylla wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
subtype: marsh_andromeda__common_bog_rosemary__Andromeda_polifolia erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe
subtype: arbutus any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
subtype: madrona__manzanita__arbutusmenziesii evergreen tree of Pacific North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning
subtype: strawberry_tree__Irish_strawberry__Arbutus_unedo small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
subtype: bearberry chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas
subtype: common_bearberry__red_bearberry__redbearberry__wild_cranberry__mealberry__hog_cranberry__hogcranberry__sandberry__mountain_box__bear's_grape__creashak__Arctostaphylos_uva-ursi evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn
subtype: alpine_bearberry__black_bearberry__blackbearberry__Arctostaphylos_alpina deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar
subtype: manzanita chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
subtype: heartleaf_manzanita__heartleafmanzanita__Arctostaphylos_andersonii erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base
subtype: Parry_manzanita__Arctostaphylos_manzanita erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California
subtype: downy_manzanita__downymanzanita__woolly_manzanita__Arctostaphylos_tomentosa erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young
subtype: bryanthus__bryanthu procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white 4-parted flowers
subtype: Chamaedaphne_calyculata__leatherleaf north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers
subtype: trailing_arbutus__mayflower__Epigaea_repens low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers
subtype: salal__shallon__Gaultheria_shallon small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries
subtype: huckleberry any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries
subtype: black_huckleberry__blackhuckleberry__Gaylussacia_baccata low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries
subtype: dangleberry__Gaylussacia_frondosa huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit
subtype: box_huckleberry__boxhuckleberry__Gaylussacia_brachycera creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries
subtype: kalmia any plant of the genus Kalmia
subtype: mountain_laurel__wood_laurel__American_laurel__calico_bush__Kalmia_latifolia a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
subtype: swamp_laurel__swamplaurel__bog_laurel__boglaurel__bog_kalmia__bogkalmia__Kalmia_polifolia laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
subtype: sheep_laurel__sheeplaurel__pig_laurel__piglaurel__lambkill__Kalmia_angustifolia North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock
subtype: Labrador_tea__crystal_tea__crystaltea__Ledum_groenlandicum evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution
subtype: trapper's_tea__trapper'stea__glandular_Labrador_tea Rocky Mt. shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum
subtype: wild_rosemary__marsh_tea__marshtea__Ledum_palustre bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan
subtype: sand_myrtle__Leiophyllum_buxifolium low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage
subtype: leucothoe any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia
subtype: dog_laurel__doglaurel__dog_hobble__doghobble__switch-ivy__Leucothoe_fontanesiana__Leucothoe_editorum fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
subtype: sweet_bells__Leucothoe_racemosa bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers
subtype: alpine_azalea__mountain_azalea__Loiseleuria_procumbens creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers
subtype: staggerbush__lyoniamariana deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock
subtype: maleberry__male_berry__privet_andromeda__he-huckleberry__Lyonia_ligustrina deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers
subtype: fetterbush__fetter_bush__shiny_lyonia__shinylyonia__lyonialucida showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel
subtype: false_azalea__falseazalea__fool's_huckleberry__Menziesia_ferruginea straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers
subtype: minniebush__minnie_bush__Menziesia_pilosa low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs
subtype: Japanese_andromeda__andromeda__lily-of-the-valley_tree__Pieris_japonica broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
subtype: mountain_fetterbush__fetterbush__mountain_andromeda__Pieris_floribunda ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers
subtype: rhododendron any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
subtype: coast_rhododendron__coastrhododendron__Rhododendron_californicum medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers
subtype: rosebay__Rhododendron_maxima late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers
subtype: swamp_azalea__swampazalea__swamp_honeysuckle__swamphoneysuckle__white_honeysuckle__whitehoneysuckle__Rhododendron_viscosum shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle
subtype: azalea any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
subtype: cranberry any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
subtype: American_cranberry__large_cranberry__Vaccinium_macrocarpon trailing red-fruited plant
subtype: European_cranberry__small_cranberry__smallcranberry__Vaccinium_oxycoccus small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere
subtype: cowberry__mountain_cranberry__lingonberry__lingberry__foxberry__Vaccinium_vitis-idaea low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
subtype: blueberry_bush__blueberrybush__blueberry any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
subtype: huckleberry.blueberry_bush any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries
subtype: farkleberry__sparkleberry__Vaccinium_arboreum shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries
subtype: low-bush_blueberry__low_blueberry__lowblueberry__Vaccinium_angustifolium__Vaccinium_pennsylvanicum low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries
subtype: rabbiteye_blueberry__rabbit-eye_blueberry__rabbiteye__vacciniumashei shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry
subtype: dwarf_bilberry__dwarfbilberry__dwarf_blueberry__Vaccinium_caespitosum low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries
subtype: high-bush_blueberry__tall_bilberry__swamp_blueberry__swampblueberry__Vaccinium_corymbosum high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries
subtype: evergreen_blueberry__evergreenblueberry__Vaccinium_myrsinites shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen leaves and bluish-black fruit
subtype: evergreen_huckleberry__evergreenhuckleberry__Vaccinium_ovatum stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral arrangements
subtype: thin-leaved_bilberry__bilberry__mountain_blue_berry__Viccinium_membranaceum erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries
subtype: bilberry__whortleberry__whinberry__blaeberry__vicciniummyrtillu erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
subtype: bog_bilberry__bogbilberry__bog_whortleberry__bogwhortleberry__moorberry__vacciniumuliginosumalpinum an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves
subtype: dryland_blueberry__drylandblueberry__dryland_berry__drylandberry__Vaccinium_pallidum low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries
subtype: grouseberry__grous_whortleberry__grouswhortleberry__Vaccinium_scoparium shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries
subtype: deerberry__squaw_huckleberry__squawhuckleberry__Vaccinium_stamineum small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer
subtype: sweet_pepperbush__sweetpepperbush__pepper_bush__summer_sweet__white_alder__whitealder__Clethra_alnifolia shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers
subtype: pyxie__pixie__pixy__Pyxidanthera_barbulata creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
subtype: Australian_heath any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region
subtype: epacris__epacri any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers
subtype: Epacris_impressa__common_heath spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers
subtype: common_heath__blunt-leaf_heath__Epacris_obtusifolia small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers
subtype: Port_Jackson_heath__Epacris_purpurascens small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers
subtype: Richea_dracophylla__Australian_grass_tree stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers
subtype: tree_heath__grass_tree__grasstree__Richea_pandanifolia gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long
subtype: native_cranberry__groundberry__cranberryheath__Astroloma_humifusum__Styphelia_humifusum small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia
subtype: pink_fivecorner__Styphelia_triflora heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit
subtype: dwarf_golden_chinkapin__Chrysolepis_sempervirens evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California
subtype: huckleberry_oak__huckleberryoak__Quercus_vaccinifolia a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry
subtype: forestiera any plant of the genus Forestiera
subtype: tanglebush__desert_olive__Forestiera_neomexicana spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits
subtype: forsythia any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers
subtype: jasmine any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
subtype: primrose_jasmine__Jasminum_mesnyi evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China
subtype: winter_jasmine__Jasminum_nudiflorum deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers
subtype: common_jasmine__true_jasmine__jessamine__jasminumofficinale tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
subtype: Arabian_jasmine__Jasminum_sambac East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers
subtype: privet any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges
subtype: Amur_privet__Ligustrum_amurense eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage
subtype: ibolium_privet__iboliumprivet__ibota_privet__ibotaprivet__Ligustrum_ibolium fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
subtype: Japanese_privet__Ligustrum_japonicum evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet
subtype: Chinese_privet__white_wax_tree__whitewaxtree__Ligustrum_lucidum erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet
subtype: Ligustrum_obtusifolium small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage
subtype: California_privet__Ligustrum_ovalifolium semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet
subtype: common_privet__Ligustrum_vulgare deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges
subtype: mock_privet evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits
subtype: lilac any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
subtype: Himalayan_lilac__Syringa_emodi robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers
subtype: Hungarian_lilac__Syringa_josikaea__Syringa_josikea central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers
subtype: Persian_lilac__Syringa_persica small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers
subtype: Japanese_tree_lilac__Syringa_reticulata__Syringa_amurensis_japonica small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers
subtype: Japanese_lilac__Syringa_villosa lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers
subtype: common_lilac__Syringa_vulgaris large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers
subtype: wych_hazel__witch_hazel any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion
subtype: Virginian_witch_hazel__Hamamelis_virginiana common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen
subtype: vernal_witch_hazel__Hamamelis_vernalis fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring
subtype: winter_hazel__flowering_hazel__floweringhazel any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves
subtype: fothergilla__witch_alder__witchalder any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains
subtype: hiccup_nut__hiccough_nut__Combretum_bracteosum ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber
subtype: oleaster any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
subtype: wild_olive__Elaeagnus_latifolia erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit
subtype: silverberry__silver_berry__silverbush__Elaeagnus_commutata deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits
subtype: Russian_olive__silver_berry__Elaeagnus_augustifolia deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having gray leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny
subtype: crape_myrtle__crapemyrtle__crepe_myrtle__crepemyrtle__crepe_flower__crepeflower__Lagerstroemia_indica ornamental E. Indian shrub commonly planted in southern United States
subtype: feijoa_bush__feijoa South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
subtype: fuchsia any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
subtype: lady's-eardrop__ladies'-eardrop__ladies'eardrop__lady's-eardrops__ladies'-eardrops__Fuchsia_coccinea erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers
subtype: konini__tree_fuchsia__native_fuchsia__Fuchsia_excorticata erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers; New Zealand
subtype: daphne any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
subtype: garland_flower__garlandflower__Daphne_cneorum widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers
subtype: spurge_laurel__wood_laurel__Daphne_laureola bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers
subtype: mezereon__February_daphne__Daphne_mezereum small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs
subtype: leatherwood__moosewood__ropebark__Dirca_palustris deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
subtype: Indian_rhododendron__Melastoma_malabathricum evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers
subtype: Medinilla_magnifica a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines
subtype: guinea_gold_vine__guinea_flower any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers
subtype: wild_cinnamon__white_cinnamon_tree__Canella_winterana__Canella-alba large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes
subtype: rockrose__rock_rose small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage
subtype: white-leaved_rockrose__Cistus_albidus compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers
subtype: common_gum_cistus__Cistus_ladanifer__Cistus_ladanum shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative
subtype: helianthemum__sunrose__sunrose any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
subtype: frostweed__Helianthemum_canadense__Crocanthemum_canadensei perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts
subtype: rock_rose__rockrose any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers
subtype: rush_rose__Helianthemum_scoparium woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States
subtype: governor's_plum__governor_plum__Madagascar_plum__ramontchi__batokopalm__Flacourtia_indica small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
subtype: kei_apple_bush__keiapplebush__kei_apple__keiapple__Dovyalis_caffra vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits
subtype: wild_peach__Kiggelaria_africana large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage
subtype: xylosma__Xylosma_congestum shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China
subtype: candlewood any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light
subtype: ocotillo__coachwhip__Jacob's_staff__vine_cactus__Fouquieria_splendens desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
subtype: boojum_tree__cirio__Fouquieria_columnaris__Idria_columnaris candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
subtype: bird's-eye_bush__Ochna_serrulata shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals
subtype: tamarisk any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
subtype: false_tamarisk__falsetamarisk__German_tamarisk__Myricaria_germanica Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk
subtype: cannabis__hemp any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
subtype: Mary-Jane__marijuana__marihuana__ganja__pot__gras__weed__gage__sess__sens__skunk__Cannabis_sativa a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
subtype: Indian_hemp__Cannabis_indica source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber
subtype: butcher's_broom__Ruscus_aculeatus shrub with stiff-pointed flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
subtype: ti__Cordyline_terminalis shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii
subtype: yucca any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America
subtype: Yucca_aloifolia__Spanish_bayonet a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers
subtype: Spanish_bayonet__Yucca_baccata tall woody-stemmed yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico having stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers
subtype: Joshua_tree__Yucca_brevifolia a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers
subtype: Yucca_carnerosana__Spanish_dagger arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers
subtype: soapweed__soap_tree__Yucca_elata tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States
subtype: Adam's_needle-and-thread__Adam's_needle__spoonleaf_yucca__spoonleafyucca__needle_palm__Yucca_filamentosa yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
subtype: Yucca_glauca__bear_grass yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
subtype: Spanish_dagger__Yucca_gloriosa yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves
subtype: bear_grass__Yucca_smalliana yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
subtype: Our_Lord's_candle__Yucca_whipplei yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers
subtype: butterfly_bush__butterflybush__buddleia tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
subtype: Mysore_thorn__Caesalpinia_decapetala__Caesalpinia_sepiaria spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers
subtype: Bauhinia_monandra__butterfly_flower__butterflyflower shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers
subtype: paloverde a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves
subtype: Jerusalem_thorn__horsebean__Parkinsonia_aculeata large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States
subtype: Dalmatian_laburnum__Petteria_ramentacea__Cytisus_ramentaceus erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus
subtype: senna any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
subtype: ringworm_bush__ringworm_shrub__ringworm_cassia__Senna_alata__Cassia_alata tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
subtype: avaram__tanner's_cassia__Senna_auriculata__Cassia_auriculata evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
subtype: Alexandria_senna__Alexandrian_senna__true_senna__tinnevelly_senna__Indian_senna__Senna_alexandrina__Cassia_acutifolia__Cassia_augustifolia erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
subtype: coffee_senna__mogdad_coffee__styptic_weed__stypticweed__stinking_weed__Senna_occidentalis__Cassia_occidentalis very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia
subtype: amorpha any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers
subtype: leadplant__lead_plant__Amorpha_canescens shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore
subtype: Amorpha_californica__false_indigo__falseindigo__bastard_indigo__bastardindigo erect to spreading hairy shrub of United States Pacific coast having racemes of red to indigo flowers
subtype: false_indigo__falseindigo__bastard_indigo__bastardindigo__Amorpha_fruticosa dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers
subtype: stinking_bean_trefoil__bean_trefoil__Anagyris_foetida shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
subtype: Jupiter's_beard__silverbush__Anthyllis_barba-jovis silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers
subtype: rooibos__Aspalathus_linearis__Aspalathus_cedcarbergensis South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea
subtype: pigeon-pea_plant__pigeon_pea__cajan_pea__cajanpea__catjang_pea__catjangpea__red_gram__redgram__dhal__dahl__Cajanus_cajan tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
subtype: pea_tree__peatree__caragana any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod
subtype: Siberian_pea_tree__Caragana_arborescens large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges
subtype: Chinese_pea_tree__Caragana_sinica shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China
subtype: western_redbud__westernredbud__California_redbud__Cercis_occidentalis shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets
subtype: tagasaste__Chamaecytisus_palmensis__Cytesis_proliferus shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder
subtype: flame_pea__flamepea any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia
subtype: glory_pea__glorypea__clianthus__clianthu any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pealike red flowers in drooping racemes
subtype: Sturt's_desert_pea__desert_pea__Sturt_pea__Clianthus_formosus__Clianthus_speciosus sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia
subtype: parrot's_beak__parrot's_bill__Clianthus_puniceus evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand
subtype: telegraph_plant__semaphore_plant__semaphoreplant__Codariocalyx_motorius__Desmodium_motorium__Desmodium_gyrans erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
subtype: bladder_senna__bladdersenna__Colutea_arborescens yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food
subtype: coronilla any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long-spiked axillary heads or umbels
subtype: axseed__crown_vetch__crownvetch__Coronilla_varia European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods
subtype: broom.shrub any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
subtype: weeping_tree_broom small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent 2-seeded pods
subtype: white_broom__whitebroom__white_Spanish_broom__Cytisus_albus__Cytisus_multiflorus low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers
subtype: common_broom__Scotch_broom__green_broom__greenbroom__Cytisus_scoparius deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers
subtype: broom_tree__broomtree__needle_furze__petty_whin__pettywhin__Genista_anglica prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
subtype: Spanish_gorse__Spanish_broom__Genista_hispanica erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
subtype: woodwaxen__dyer's_greenweed__dyer's-broom__dyeweed__greenweed__whin__woadwaxen__Genista_tinctoria small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
subtype: Spanish_broom__weaver's_broom__Spartium_junceum tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California
subtype: Dalea_spinosa__smoke_tree__smoketree grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor
subtype: bitter_pea any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia
subtype: derris any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
subtype: poison_bush__poison_pea__gastrolobium any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods
subtype: chanar__chanal__Geoffroea_decorticans thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries
subtype: salt_tree__Halimodendron_halodendron__Halimodendron_argenteum spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms
subtype: hovea__purple_pea any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets
subtype: indigo_plant__indigo__Indigofera_tinctoria deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
subtype: Indigofera_anil__anil__Indigofera_suffruticosa shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye
subtype: tree_lupine__Lupinus_arboreus evergreen shrub of United States Pacific coast having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia
subtype: mucuna any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres
subtype: velvet_bean__cowage__Bengal_bean__Benghal_bean__Florida_bean__Mucuna_pruriens_utilis__Mucuna_deeringiana__Mucuna_aterrima__Stizolobium_deeringiana annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
subtype: chaparral_pea__chaparralpea__stingaree-bush__stingareebush__Pickeringia_montana spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California
subtype: flat_pea__Platylobium_formosum evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pealike flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania
subtype: common_flat_pea__native_holly__Playlobium_obtusangulum low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods
subtype: retem__raetam__juniper_bush__juniperbush__juniper__Retama_raetam__Genista_raetam desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
subtype: bristly_locust__bristlylocust__rose_acacia__moss_locust__Robinia_hispida large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
subtype: coral_bush__coralbush__flame_bush__flamebush__Templetonia_retusa Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers
subtype: Irish_gorse__gorse__furze__whin__Ulex_europaeus very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
subtype: swamp_oak__swampoak__Viminaria_juncea__Viminaria_denudata Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers
subtype: rose any of many plants of the genus Rosa
subtype: mountain_rose__Rosa_pendulina European alpine rose with crimson flowers
subtype: ground_rose__Rosa_spithamaea low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers
subtype: banksia_rose__banksiarose__Rosa_banksia Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers
subtype: dog_rose__dogrose__Rosa_canina prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe
subtype: China_rose__Bengal_rose__Rosa_chinensis shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
subtype: summer_damask_rose__damask_rose__Rosa_damascena large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
subtype: sweetbrier__sweetbriar__brier__briar__eglantine__Rosa_eglanteria Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
subtype: Cherokee_rose__Rosa_laevigata Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms
subtype: multiflora_rose__multiflorarose__multiflora__Japanese_rose__baby_rose__Rosa_multiflora__rosamultiflora vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
subtype: musk_rose__Rosa_moschata rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers
subtype: tea_rose__tearose__rosaodorata any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers
subtype: Juneberry__serviceberry__service_tree__servicetree__shadbush__shadblow any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
subtype: alderleaf_Juneberry__alder-leaved_serviceberry__Amelanchier_alnifolia shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits
subtype: Bartram_Juneberry__Amelanchier_bartramiana open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits
subtype: flowering_quince__floweringquince Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms
subtype: Chaenomeles_japonica__japonica__maule's_quince__maule'squince deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms
subtype: Japanese_quince__Chaenomeles_speciosa deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms
subtype: cotoneaster any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits
subtype: Cotoneaster_dammeri climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover
subtype: Cotoneaster_horizontalis deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover
subtype: hawthorn__haw a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
subtype: parsley_haw__parsley-leaved_thorn__Crataegus_apiifolia__Crataegus_marshallii southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
subtype: scarlet_haw__scarlethaw__Crataegus_biltmoreana common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries
subtype: pear_haw__blackthorn__pear_hawthorn__Crataegus_calpodendron__Crataegus_tomentosa erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
subtype: cockspur_thorn__cockspur_hawthorn__Crataegus_crus-galli eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
subtype: mayhaw__summer_haw__Crataegus_aestivalis hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves
subtype: whitethorn__English_hawthorn__may__crataeguslaevigata__Crataegus_oxycantha thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
subtype: English_hawthorn__Crataegus_monogyna European hawthorn having deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits; widely cultivated in many varieties and often grown as impenetrable hedges; established as an escape in eastern North America
subtype: downy_haw__downyhaw__red_haw__Crataegus_mollis__Crataegus_coccinea_mollis American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs
subtype: evergreen_thorn__Crataegus_oxyacantha evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe
subtype: red_haw__Crataegus_pedicellata__Crataegus_coccinea American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers
subtype: toyon__tollon__Christmasberry__Christmas_berry__Heteromeles_arbutifolia__Photinia_arbutifolia ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of United States Pacific coast having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
subtype: five-finger__cinquefoil any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
subtype: goose-tansy__goosetansy__silverweed__goose_grass__goosegras__Potentilla_anserina low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
subtype: cherry_laurel__laurel_cherry__Prunus_laurocerasus frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil
subtype: sand_cherry__Prunus_pumila__Prunus_pumilla_susquehanae__Prunus_susquehanae__Prunus_cuneata small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit
subtype: blackthorn__sloe__Prunus_spinosa a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
subtype: Pyracantha__pyracanth__fire_thorn any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
subtype: spirea__spiraea any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
subtype: bridalwreath__bridal_wreath__Saint_Peter's_wreath__St._Peter's_wreath__Spiraea_prunifolia shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
subtype: blolly__West_Indian_snowberry__Chiococca_alba evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries
subtype: gardenia any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
subtype: cape_jasmine__cape_jessamine__Gardenia_jasminoides__Gardenia_augusta evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves
subtype: hamelia any of several free-flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
subtype: scarlet_bush__scarletbush__scarlethamelia__coloradillo__hameliapaten__Hamelia_erecta handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
subtype: Georgia_bark__fever_tree__fevertree__bitterbark__Pinckneya_pubens ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever
subtype: negro_peach__negropeach__Sarcocephalus_latifolius__Sarcocephalus_esculentus stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa
subtype: abelia any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico
subtype: Diervilla_lonicera__bush_honeysuckle spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green-yellow flowers
subtype: Diervilla_sessilifolia__bush_honeysuckle bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers
subtype: beauty_bush__Kolkwitzia_amabilis Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: Himalaya_honeysuckle__Leycesteria_formosa shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers
subtype: honeysuckle shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
subtype: white_honeysuckle__whitehoneysuckle__Lonicera_albiflora bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States
subtype: American_fly_honeysuckle__fly_honeysuckle__flyhoneysuckle__Lonicera_canadensis erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers
subtype: swamp_fly_honeysuckle__swampflyhoneysuckle a variety of fly honeysuckle
subtype: Italian_honeysuckle__Italian_woodbine__Lonicera_caprifolium deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls
subtype: Lonicera_dioica__yellow_honeysuckle twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America
subtype: yellow_honeysuckle__Lonicera_flava climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States
subtype: hairy_honeysuckle__hairyhoneysuckle__Lonicera_hirsuta twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America
subtype: twinberry__Lonicera_involucrata shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America
subtype: Japanese_honeysuckle__Lonicera_japonica an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas
subtype: Hall's_honeysuckle__Lonicera_japonica_halliana a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States
subtype: Morrow's_honeysuckle__Lonicera_morrowii a gray deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan
subtype: woodbine__Lonicera_periclymenum European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers
subtype: trumpet_honeysuckle__trumpethoneysuckle__coral_honeysuckle__coralhoneysuckle__trumpet_flower__trumpetflower__trumpet_vine__trumpetvine__Lonicera_sempervirens evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers
subtype: bush_honeysuckle__Tartarian_honeysuckle__Lonicera_tatarica a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia
subtype: European_fly_honeysuckle__European_honeysuckle__Lonicera_xylosteum cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit
subtype: coralberry__Indian_currant__Symphoricarpos_orbiculatus North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits
subtype: elderberry_bush__elder any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
subtype: American_elder__black_elderberry__blackelderberry__sweet_elder__sweetelder__Sambucus_canadensis common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
subtype: blue_elder__blue_elderberry__Sambucus_caerulea shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
subtype: dwarf_elder__danewort__Sambucus_ebulus dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor
subtype: bourtree__black_elder__blackelder__common_elder__elderberry__European_elder__Sambucus_nigra common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
subtype: American_red_elder__red-berried_elder__redberriedelder__stinkingelder__Sambucus_pubens common North American shrub or small tree
subtype: European_red_elder__red-berried_elder__redberriedelder__sambucusracemosa Eurasian shrub
subtype: American_cranberry_bush__cranberry_bush__cranberrybush__cranberry_tree__cranberrytree__highbush_cranberry__Viburnum_trilobum deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries
subtype: wayfaring_tree__wayfaringtree__twistwood__Viburnum_lantana vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black
subtype: guelder_rose__guelderrose__European_cranberrybush__European_cranberry_bush__crampbark__cranberrytree__Viburnum_opulus deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries
subtype: southern_arrow_wood__arrow_wood__arrowwood__Viburnum_dentatum deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows
subtype: arrow_wood__arrowwood__Viburnum_recognitum closely related to southern arrow wood; the eastern United States Maine to Ohio and Georgia
subtype: black_haw__blackhaw__Viburnum_prunifolium upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America
subtype: weigela__Weigela_florida deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers
subtype: Erythroxylon_coca__coca a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
subtype: Erythroxylon_truxiuense a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine
subtype: Syrian_bean_caper__bean_caper__Zygophyllum_fabago perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers
subtype: creosote_bush__coville__hediondilla__Larrea_tridentata desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
subtype: boxwood__box evergreen shrubs or small trees
subtype: common_box__European_box__Buxus_sempervirens large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures
subtype: staff_tree__stafftree any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus
subtype: spindle_tree__spindletree__spindleberry__spindleberry_tree any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries
subtype: common_spindle_tree__Euonymus_europaeus small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit
subtype: winged_spindle_tree__Euonymous_alatus bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China
subtype: wahoo__burning_bush__burningbush__Euonymus_atropurpureus deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
subtype: strawberry_bush__wahoo__Euonymus_americanus upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
subtype: cyrilla__leatherwood__white_titi__whitetiti__Cyrilla_racemiflora shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage
subtype: crowberry a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit
subtype: Chinese_holly__Ilex_cornuta dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
subtype: smoke_tree__smoketree__smoke_bush__smokebush any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus
subtype: American_smokewood__chittamwood__Cotinus_americanus__Cotinus_obovatus shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
subtype: Venetian_sumac__wig_tree__wigtree__Cotinus_coggygria Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
subtype: laurel_sumac__Malosma_laurina__Rhus_laurina small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus
subtype: sumach__sumac__shumac a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
subtype: fragrant_sumac__lemon_sumac__Rhus_aromatica sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits
subtype: smooth_sumac__scarlet_sumac__scarletsumac__vinegar_tree__vinegartree__rhusglabra common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
subtype: dwarf_sumac__dwarfsumac__mountain_sumac__black_sumac__blacksumac__shining_sumac__shiningsumac__Rhus_copallina common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
subtype: sugar-bush__sugarbush__sugar_sumac__sugarsumac__Rhus_ovata evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish-yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits
subtype: staghorn_sumac__velvet_sumac__Virginian_sumac__vinegar_tree__vinegartree__rhustyphina deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries
subtype: squawbush__skunkbush__Rhus_trilobata deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit
subtype: buckthorn any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
subtype: southern_buckthorn__shittimwood__mock_orange__mockorange__Bumelia_lycioides shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
subtype: false_buckthorn__falsebuckthorn__chittamwood__chittimwood__shittimwood__blackhaw__Bumelia_lanuginosa deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
subtype: styrax any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage
subtype: snowbell__Styrax_obassia small tree native to Japan
subtype: Japanese_snowbell__Styrax_japonicum shrubby tree of China and Japan
subtype: Texas_snowbell__Texas_snowbells__Styrax_texana styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species
subtype: hydrangea any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
subtype: Hydrangea_anomala__climbing_hydrangea deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads
subtype: wild_hydrangea__Hydrangea_arborescens deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States
subtype: hortensia__Hydrangea_macrophylla_hortensis deciduous shrub bearing round-headed flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue
subtype: fall-blooming_hydrangea__Hydrangea_paniculata deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters
subtype: Hydrangea_petiolaris__climbing_hydrangea deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads
subtype: carpenteria__Carpenteria_californica California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers
subtype: decumary__Decumaria_barbata__Decumaria_barbara woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters
subtype: deutzia any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters
subtype: philadelphus any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions
subtype: syringa__mock_orange__mockorange__Philadelphus_coronarius large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
subtype: climbing_hydrangea__Schizophragma_hydrangeoides climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan
subtype: bridal_wreath__Francoa_ramosa Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers
subtype: currant_bush__currantbush__currant any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
subtype: garden_current__red_currant__Ribes_rubrum cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries
subtype: European_black_currant__black_currant__blackcurrant__Ribes_nigrum widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries
subtype: white_currant__whitecurrant__Ribes_sativum garden currant bearing small white berries
subtype: winter_currant__Ribes_sanguineum a flowering shrub
subtype: gooseberry_bush__gooseberry__Ribes_uva-crispa__Ribes_grossularia spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
subtype: caricature_plant__Graptophyllum_pictum tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face
subtype: 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
subtype: 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
subtype: 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
subtype: Apalachicola_rosemary__Conradina_glabra small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species
subtype: lavender any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
subtype: English_lavender__Lavandula_angustifolia__Lavandula_officinalis aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets
subtype: French_lavender__Lavandula_stoechas shrubby grayish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers
subtype: spike_lavender__spikelavender__French_lavender__Lavandula_latifolia Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil
subtype: Lepechinia_calycina__pitcher_sage__pitchersage__sphacelecalycina California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers
subtype: Pogostemon_cablin__patchouli__patchouly__pachouli small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
subtype: 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
subtype: naranjilla__Solanum_quitoense small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
subtype: Brazilian_potato_tree__potato_tree__Solanum_wrightii__Solanum_macranthum South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
subtype: lady-of-the-night__Brunfelsia_americana West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers
subtype: maikoa__angel's_trumpet__angel'strumpet__Brugmansia_arborea__Datura_arborea South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
subtype: angel's_trumpet__angel'strumpet__Brugmansia_suaveolens__Datura_suaveolens South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
subtype: red_angel's_trumpet__redangel'strumpet__Brugmansia_sanguinea__Datura_sanguinea arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers
subtype: capsicum_pepper_plant__capsicum__pepper any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
subtype: cone_pepper__Capsicum_annuum_conoides plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental
subtype: 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
subtype: 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
subtype: sweet_pepper.capsicum_pepper_plant__sweetpepper mild bell-shaped fruit of a sweet pepper plant; usually green and red but now available in orange and yellow and purple and black and white
subtype: cherry_pepper__Capsicum_annuum_cerasiforme plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
subtype: 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
subtype: 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
subtype: day_jessamine__dayjessamine__Cestrum_diurnum West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day
subtype: 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
subtype: 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
subtype: thorn_apple__thornapple any of several plants of the genus Datura
subtype: jimsonweed__jimson_weed__Jamestown_weed__common_thorn_apple__apple_of_Peru__Datura_stramonium intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
subtype: pichi__Fabiana_imbricata Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic
subtype: matrimony_vine__matrimonyvine__boxthorn any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
subtype: common_matrimony_vine__Duke_of_Argyll's_tea_tree__Lycium_barbarum__Lycium_halimifolium deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China
subtype: Christmasberry__Christmas_berry__Lycium_carolinianum spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
subtype: 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
subtype: marmalade_bush__marmaladebush__firebush__Streptosolen_jamesonii evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant
subtype: spurge any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
subtype: caper_spurge__caperspurge__myrtle_spurge__mole_plant__Euphorbia_lathyris poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
subtype: sun_spurge__sunspurge__wartweed__wartwort__devil's_milk__devil'smilk__euphorbiahelioscopia not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
subtype: petty_spurge__pettyspurge__devil's_milk__devil'smilk__euphorbiapeplu an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
subtype: medusa's_head__Euphorbia_medusae__Euphorbia_caput-medusae African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
subtype: wild_spurge__flowering_spurge__floweringspurge__tramp's_spurge__tramp'sspurge__Euphorbia_corollata common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
subtype: snow-on-the-mountain__snow-in-summer__ghost_weed__ghostweed__Euphorbia_marginata annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
subtype: cypress_spurge__cypressspurge__Euphorbia_cyparissias Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States
subtype: leafy_spurge__leafyspurge__wolf's_milk__Euphorbia_esula tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
subtype: hairy_spurge__hairyspurge__Euphorbia_hirsuta much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America
subtype: poinsettia__Christmas_star__Christmas_flower__lobster_plant__lobsterplant__Mexican_flameleaf__painted_leaf__paintedleaf__Euphorbia_pulcherrima tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
subtype: Japanese_poinsettia__mole_plant__paint_leaf__paintleaf__Euphorbia_heterophylla showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
subtype: fire-on-the-mountain__painted_leaf__paintedleaf__Mexican_fire_plant__Euphorbia_cyathophora poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
subtype: wood_spurge__Euphorbia_amygdaloides European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
subtype: Euphorbia_antisyphilitica__candelilla wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States
subtype: dwarf_spurge__dwarfspurge__Euphorbia_exigua European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
subtype: scarlet_plume__scarletplume__Euphorbia_fulgens Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
subtype: naboom__cactus_euphorbia__Euphorbia_ingens small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra
subtype: Christ_thorn__crown_of_thorns__Christ_plant__Euphorbia_milii somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
subtype: toothed_spurge__toothedspurge__Euphorbia_dentata an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves
subtype: three-seeded_mercury__Acalypha_virginica weedy herb of eastern North America
subtype: Croton_tiglium__croton tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
subtype: cascarilla__Croton_eluteria West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
subtype: croton__Codiaeum_variegatum grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
subtype: castor-oil_plant__castor_bean_plant__palma_christi__palmachristi__palma_christ__palmachrist__ricinuscommuni large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
subtype: casava__cassava any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
subtype: bitter_cassava__manioc__mandioc__mandioca__tapioca_plant__tapiocaplant__gari__Manihot_esculenta__Manihot_utilissima cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
subtype: sweet_cassava__sweetcassava__Manihot_dulcis South American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed
subtype: slipper_spurge__slipperspurge__slipper_plant__slipperplant any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts
subtype: candelilla__Pedilanthus_bracteatus__Pedilanthus_pavonis wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica
subtype: jewbush__jew_bush__jewbush__redbird_cactus__redbird_flower__redbirdflower__Pedilanthus_tithymaloides low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
subtype: camellia__camelia any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
subtype: Camellia_japonica__japonica greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties
subtype: Camellia_sinensis__tea a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers"
subtype: sea_holly__seaholly__sea_holm__seaholm__sea_eryngium__seaeryngium__Eryngium_maritimum European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
subtype: puka__Griselinia_lucida South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
subtype: kapuka__Griselinia_littoralis small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental
subtype: undershrub a low shrub
subtype: burning_bush__burningbush (Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
subtype: shrublet dwarf shrub
subtype: creeping_snowberry__moxie_plum__moxieplum__maidenhair_berry__Gaultheria_hispidula slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds
subtype: teaberry__wintergreen__checkerberry__mountain_tea__groundberry__creepingwintergreen__Gaultheria_procumbens creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
subtype: California_fuchsia__humming_bird's_trumpet__Epilobium_canum_canum__Zauschneria_californica shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers
subtype: subshrub__suffrutex low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
subtype: darling_pea__poison_bush either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
subtype: smooth_darling_pea__Swainsona_galegifolia erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers
subtype: hairy_darling_pea__hairydarlingpea__Swainsona_greyana__Swainsona_grandiflora shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers
subtype: blue_star__Amsonia_tabernaemontana subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes
subtype: periwinkle chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
subtype: Vinca_minor__myrtle widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
subtype: large_periwinkle__largeperiwinkle__Vinca_major plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes
subtype: wild_sarsaparilla__false_sarsaparilla__falsesarsaparilla__wild_sarsparilla__Aralia_nudicaulis common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America
subtype: American_spikenard__petty_morel__life-of-man__Aralia_racemosa unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico
subtype: bristly_sarsaparilla__bristlysarsaparilla__bristlysarsparilla__dwarf_elder__Aralia_hispida bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
subtype: bloodleaf any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage
subtype: beef_plant__beefsteak_plant__beefsteakplant__Iresine_herbstii__Iresine_reticulata South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
subtype: desert_plume__prince's-plume__Stanleya_pinnata__Cleome_pinnata perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome
subtype: matilija_poppy__California_tree_poppy__Romneya_coulteri tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers
subtype: burdock__clotbur any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
subtype: common_burdock__lesser_burdock__Arctium_minus ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; most of Europe (except Arctic Caucasus) and North Africa
subtype: great_burdock__greatburdock__greater_burdock__greaterburdock__cocklebur__arctiumlappa burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
subtype: marguerite_daisy__marguerite__Paris_daisy__Chrysanthemum_frutescens__Argyranthemum_frutescens perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
subtype: wormwood any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
subtype: mugwort any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia
subtype: western_mugwort__westernmugwort__white_sage__whitesage__cudweed__prairiesage__Artemisia_ludoviciana__Artemisia_gnaphalodes perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
subtype: common_mugwort__Artemisia_vulgaris European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown florets
subtype: southernwood__Artemisia_abrotanum shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer
subtype: common_wormwood__absinthe__old_man__lad's_love__lad'slove__Artemisia_absinthium aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
subtype: sweet_wormwood__sweetwormwood__Artemisia_annua wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran
subtype: field_wormwood__fieldwormwood__Artemisia_campestris European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties
subtype: wormwood_sage__prairie_sagewort__prairiesagewort__Artemisia_frigida silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets
subtype: Roman_wormwood__Artemis_pontica European wormwood; minor source of absinthe
subtype: beach_wormwood__beachwormwood__dusty_miller__dustymiller__oldwoman__Artemisia_stelleriana herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
subtype: sea_wormwood__seawormwood__Seriphidium_maritimum__Artemisia_maritima plants of western and northern European coasts
subtype: sagebrush__sage_brush any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium
subtype: California_sagebrush__California_sage__Artemisia_californica low ashy-gray California shrub
subtype: sand_sage__silvery_wormwood__silverywormwood__Artemisia_filifolia silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands
subtype: bud_brush__budbrush__bud_sagebrush__budsagebrush__Artemis_spinescens half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States
subtype: silver_sage__silver_sagebrush__gray_sage__Seriphidium_canum__Artemisia_cana low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant
subtype: big_sagebrush__bigsagebrush__blue_sage__Seriphidium_tridentatum__Artemisia_tridentata aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves
subtype: bur_marigold__burmarigold__burr_marigold__beggar-ticks__beggar's-ticks__sticktight any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
subtype: Bidens_bipinnata__spanish_needles__spanishneedle common bur marigold of the eastern United States
subtype: tickseed_sunflower__Bidens_coronata__Bidens_trichosperma North American bur marigold with large flowers
subtype: European_beggar-ticks__trifid_beggar-ticks__trifid_bur_marigold__Bidens_tripartita of temperate Eurasia
subtype: swampy_beggar-ticks__Bidens_connata bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows
subtype: centaury any plant of the genus Centaurea
subtype: basket_flower__Centaurea_americana annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple-rayed flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets
subtype: Centaurea_cineraria__dusty_miller__dustymiller__centaureagymnocarpa a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
subtype: star-thistle__caltrop__Centauria_calcitrapa Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
subtype: knapweed any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers
subtype: slender_knapweed__slenderknapweed a variety of knapweed
subtype: Jersey_knapweed a variety of knapweed
subtype: lesser_knapweed__black_knapweed__blackknapweed__hardheads__hardhead__Centaurea_nigra a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
subtype: great_knapweed__greatknapweed__greater_knapweed__greaterknapweed__Centaurea_scabiosa tall European perennial having purple flower heads
subtype: matchweed__matchbush any of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches
subtype: little-head_snakeweed__Gutierrezia_microcephala similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads having fewer rays and disk flowers
subtype: rabbitweed__snakeweed__broom_snakeweed__broomsnakeweed__broom_snakeroot__broomsnakeroot__turpentine_weed__Gutierrezia_sarothrae low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
subtype: broomweed__Gutierrezia_texana annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers
subtype: guayule__Parthenium_argentatum much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber
subtype: American_feverfew__wild_quinine__prairie_dock__prairiedock__Parthenium_integrifolium stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns
subtype: chaffweed__bastard_pimpernel__bastardpimpernel__false_pimpernel__falsepimpernel weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves
subtype: thrift any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
subtype: cliff_rose__cliffrose__sea_pink__seapink__Armeria_maritima tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover
subtype: sea_lavender__sealavender__marsh_rosemary__marshrosemary__statice any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of whit or mauve flowers
subtype: corchorus__corchoru any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute
subtype: diapensia any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia
subtype: loosestrife.subshrub any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
subtype: purple_loosestrife__spiked_loosestrife__Lythrum_salicaria marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States
subtype: grass_poly__grasspoly__hyssop_loosestrife__Lythrum_hyssopifolia annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas
subtype: deer_grass__meadow_beauty any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America
subtype: St_John's_wort any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil
subtype: common_St_John's_wort__tutsan__Hypericum_androsaemum deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain
subtype: great_St_John's_wort__Hypericum_ascyron__Hypericum_pyramidatum perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes
subtype: creeping_St_John's_wort__Hypericum_calycinum creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover
subtype: orange_grass__nitweed__pineweed__Hypericum_gentianoides annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers
subtype: St_Andrews's_cross__Hypericum_crux_andrae shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New York to Texas
subtype: low_St_Andrew's_cross__Hypericum_hypericoides low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico
subtype: klammath_weed__Hypericum_perforatum yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands
subtype: shrubby_St_John's_wort__Hypericum_prolificum__Hypericum_spathulatum stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers
subtype: St_Peter's_wort__Hypericum_tetrapterum__Hypericum_maculatum European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia
subtype: marsh_St-John's_wort__Hypericum_virginianum perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States
subtype: false_heather__falseheather__golden_heather__Hudsonia_ericoides North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers
subtype: beach_heather__beachheather__poverty_grass__povertygras__Hudsonia_tomentosa small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America
subtype: partridge_pea__partridgepea__sensitive_pea__sensitivepea__wild_sensitive_plant__Chamaecrista_fasciculata__Cassia_fasciculata tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
subtype: sicklepod__Senna_obtusifolia__Cassia_tora cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
subtype: tick_trefoil__beggar_lice__beggar's_lice any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
subtype: beggarweed__Desmodium_tortuosum__Desmodium_purpureum West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
subtype: sweet_vetch__sweetvetch__Hedysarum_boreale perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints
subtype: French_honeysuckle__sulla__Hedysarum_coronarium perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop
subtype: horseshoe_vetch__horseshoevetch__Hippocrepis_comosa European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints
subtype: cube.plant any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone
subtype: prairie_bird's-foot_trefoil__compass_plant__compassplant__prairie_lotus__prairielotu__prairie_trefoil__prairietrefoil__Lotus_americanus North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
subtype: coral_gem__coralgem__Lotus_berthelotii low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States
subtype: bird's_foot_clover__bird's_foot_trefoil__babies'_slippers__bacon_and_eggs__Lotus_corniculatus European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
subtype: wild_lupine__sundial_lupine__sundiallupine__Indian_beet__old-maid's_bonnet__Lupinus_perennis stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers
subtype: Ononis_repens__restharrow European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
subtype: restharrow__Ononis_spinosa Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots
subtype: hoary_pea__hoarypea a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods
subtype: Tephrosia_purpurea__bastard_indigo__bastardindigo East Indian shrub
subtype: catgut__goat's_rue__wild_sweet_pea__Tephrosia_virginiana perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone
subtype: prince's-feather__princess_feather__kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate__prince's-plume__Polygonum_orientale annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
subtype: eriogonum any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers
subtype: Eriogonum_allenii__umbrella_plant late-blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters
subtype: wild_buckwheat__California_buckwheat__Erigonum_fasciculatum low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)
subtype: mountain_avens__Dryas_octopetala creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America
subtype: avens__aven any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
subtype: Geum_alleppicum_strictum__yellow_avens__Geum_strictum erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America
subtype: Geum_canadense__bennet__white_avens North American white-flowered avens
subtype: yellow_avens__Geum_macrophyllum hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North America
subtype: water_avens__wateraven__Indian_chocolate__purple_avens__chocolate_root__chocolateroot__Geum_rivale erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals
subtype: prairie_smoke__prairiesmoke__purple_avens__Geum_triflorum North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits
subtype: herb_bennet__cloveroot__wood_avens__Geum_urbanum hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally
subtype: bennet__white_avens__Geum_virginianum avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers
subtype: Western_sand_cherry__Rocky_Mountains_cherry__Prunus_besseyi dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit
subtype: woodruff any plant of the genus Asperula
subtype: dyer's_woodruff__Asperula_tinctoria creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing
subtype: twinflower__Linnaea_borealis creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs
subtype: American_twinflower__Linnaea_borealis_americana similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia
subtype: milkwort any of various plants of the genus Polygala
subtype: Polygala_alba__senega perennial bushy herb of Central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot
subtype: orange_milkwort__yellow_milkwort__candyweed__yellow_bachelor's_button__Polygala_lutea bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
subtype: flowering_wintergreen__floweringwintergreen__gaywings__bird-on-the-wing__fringed_polygala__fringedpolygala__Polygala_paucifolia common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
subtype: Seneca_snakeroot__Seneka_snakeroot__senga_root__sengaroot__senega_root__senega_snakeroot__Polygala_senega eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots
subtype: common_milkwort__gand_flower__Polygala_vulgaris small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
subtype: caltrop__devil's_weed__devil'sweed__Tribulus_terestris tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
subtype: pachysandra any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover
subtype: Allegheny_spurge__Allegheny_mountain_spurge__Pachysandra_procumbens low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
subtype: Japanese_spurge__Pachysandra_terminalis slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover
subtype: pinwheel__Aeonium_haworthii perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
subtype: phlomis any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage
subtype: Jerusalem_sage__Phlomis_fruticosa a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers
subtype: germander any of various plants of the genus Teucrium
subtype: American_germander__wood_sage__Teucrium_canadense subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America
subtype: wall_germander__Teucrium_chamaedrys European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots
subtype: cat_thyme__catthyme__marum__Teucrium_marum Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats
subtype: wood_sage__Teucrium_scorodonia European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
subtype: blue_curls any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers
subtype: black_sage__blacksage__wooly_blue_curls__California_romero__Trichostema_lanatum aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico
subtype: turpentine_camphor_weed__camphorweed__vinegarweed__Trichostema_lanceolatum aromatic plant of western United States
subtype: bastard_pennyroyal__bastardpennyroyal__Trichostema_dichotomum aromatic plant of the eastern United States
subtype: eryngo__eringo any plant of the genus Eryngium
subtype: flowering_shrub__floweringshrub shrub noted primarily for its flowers
subtype: poinciana__bird_of_paradise__Caesalpinia_gilliesii__Poinciana_gilliesii a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
subtype: pride_of_barbados__paradise_flower__flamboyant_tree__Caesalpinia_pulcherrima__Poinciana_pulcherrima tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
subtype: Scotch_laburnum__Alpine_golden_chain__Laburnum_alpinum an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum
subtype: common_laburnum__golden_chain__golden_rain__Laburnum_anagyroides an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
subtype: Asiatic_sweetleaf__sapphire_berry__Symplocus_paniculata deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit
subtype: buckthorn.shrub a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
subtype: cascara_buckthorn__cascarabuckthorn__bearberry__bearwood__chittamwood__chittimwood__Rhamnus_purshianus shrubby tree of United States Pacific coast; yields cascara sagrada
subtype: Carolina_buckthorn__indian_cherry__Rhamnus_carolinianus deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn
subtype: coffeeberry__California_buckthorn__California_coffee__Rhamnus_californicus evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits
subtype: alder_buckthorn__alderbuckthorn__alder_dogwood__alderdogwood__Rhamnus_frangula small tree common in Europe
subtype: redberry__Rhamnus_croceus small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries
subtype: jujube_bush__jujube__Christ's-thorn__Jerusalem_thorn__Ziziphus_jujuba spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
subtype: lotus_tree__lotustree__Ziziphus_lotus shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region
subtype: Christ's-thorn__Jerusalem_thorn__Paliurus_spina-christi thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
subtype: stephanotis__stephanoti any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers
subtype: Madagascar_jasmine__waxflower__Stephanotis_floribunda twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
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