#subclass_Rosidae__Rosidae a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae
supertype: class__clas (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
member of: class_Dicotyledones
member: rosid_dicot_family__rosiddicotfamily a family of dicotyledonous plants
member: rosid_dicot_genus__rosiddicotgenu a genus of dicotyledonous plants
member: order_Umbellales__Umbellales plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)
member: family_Araliaceae__Araliaceae__ivy_family__ivyfamily mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera
member: genus_Aralia type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club
member: aralia any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers
member: American_angelica_tree__devil's_walking_stick__devil'swalkingstick__Hercules'-club__Aralia_spinosa small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
member: 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
member: 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
member: bristly_sarsaparilla__bristlysarsaparilla__bristlysarsparilla__dwarf_elder__Aralia_hispida bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
member: Japanese_angelica_tree__Aralia_elata deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States
member: genus_Hedera__Hedera Old World woody vines
member: English_ivy__ivy__common_ivy__Hedera_helix Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
member: genus_Meryta__Meryta small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka
member: Meryta_sinclairii__puka small round-headed New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers
member: genus_Panax__Panax perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng
member: Panax_ginseng__ginseng__nin-sin__ninsin__Panax_schinseng__Panax_pseudoginseng Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
member: American_ginseng__sang__Panax_quinquefolius North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
member: genus_Schefflera__Schefflera large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage
member: umbrella_tree__Schefflera_actinophylla__Brassaia_actinophylla erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves
member: family_Umbelliferae__Umbelliferae__Apiaceae__family_Apiaceae__carrot_family plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
member: umbellifer__umbelliferous_plant__umbelliferousplant any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
member: genus_Aethusa__Aethusa fool's parsley
member: fool's_parsley__lesser_hemlock__Aethusa_cynapium European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten
member: genus_Anethum__Anethum dill
member: genus_Anthriscus__Anthriscus chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia
member: beaked_parsley__chervil__Anthriscus_cereifolium aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
member: cow_parsley__cowparsley__wild_chervil__Anthriscus_sylvestris coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America
member: genus_Apium__Apium celery
member: wild_celery__Apium_graveolens herb of Europe and temperate Asia
member: genus_Astrantia a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with aromatic roots and palmate leaves and showy flowers
member: astrantia__masterwort any plant of the genus Astrantia
member: genus_Carum__Carum caraway
member: Carum_carvi__caraway a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
member: genus_Cicuta__Cicuta small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock
member: water_hemlock__waterhemlock__Cicuta_verosa tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas
member: spotted_cowbane__spotted_hemlock__spotted_water_hemlock__spottedwaterhemlock tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
member: genus_Conium__Conium small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock
member: poison_hemlock__hemlock__poison_parsley__California_fern__Nebraska_fern__winter_fern__Conium_maculatum large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
member: genus_Conopodium__Conopodium a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae
member: Conopodium_denudatum__earthnut a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts
member: genus_Cuminum__Cuminum cumin
member: genus_Daucus__Daucus carrot
member: wild_carrot__Queen_Anne's_lace__Daucus_carota a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
member: cultivated_carrot__carrot__Daucus_carota_sativa perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
member: genus_Eryngium__Eryngium large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution
member: eryngo__eringo any plant of the genus Eryngium
member: 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
member: Eryngium_aquaticum__button_snakeroot coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
member: rattlesnake_master__rattlesnakemaster__rattlesnake's_master__rattlesnake'smaster__button_snakeroot__Eryngium_yuccifolium coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
member: genus_Foeniculum__Foeniculum very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers
member: fennel any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
member: genus_Heracleum__Heracleum widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers
member: cow_parsnip__cowparsnip__hogweed__Heracleum_sphondylium tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
member: genus_Levisticum__Levisticum genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers
member: Levisticum_officinale__lovage herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds
member: genus_Myrrhis__Myrrhis European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers
member: Myrrhis_odorata__sweet_cicely__sweetcicely European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers
member: Oenanthe__genus_Oenanthe poisonous herbs: water dropworts
member: hemlock_water_dropwort__hemlockwaterdropwort__water_dropwort__waterdropwort__Oenanthe_crocata European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous
member: water_fennel__waterfennel__Oenanthe_aquatica European poisonous herb with fibrous roots
member: genus_Petroselinum__Petroselinum parsley
member: Petroselinum_crispum__parsley annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves
member: genus_Pimpinella__Pimpinella anise
member: anise_plant__aniseplant__anise__Pimpinella_anisum native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
member: genus_Sanicula__Sanicula chiefly American herbs: sanicle
member: sanicle__snakeroot a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
member: genus_Seseli__Seseli a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots
member: moon_carrot__stone_parsley__stoneparsley any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage
member: genus_Sison__Sison genus including stone parsley
member: stone_parsley__stoneparsley__Sison_amomum slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean having foliage like parsley and white flowers with aromatic seeds
member: genus_Sium__Sium perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips
member: water_parsnip__waterparsnip__Sium_suave stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia
member: greater_water_parsnip__greaterwaterparsnip__Sium_latifolium large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe
member: skirret__Sium_sisarum an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root
member: genus_Smyrnium__Smyrnium Alexanders
member: Alexander__Alexanders__black_lovage__blacklovage__horse_parsley__horseparsley__Smyrnium_olusatrum European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
member: family_Cornaceae__Cornaceae__dogwood_family__dogwoodfamily a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia; Helwingia
member: genus_Aucuba__Aucuba hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
member: genus_Cornus__Cornus a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere
member: dogwood_tree__dogwoodtree__cornel a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
member: genus_Corokia__Corokia evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand
member: genus_Curtisia__Curtisia a large evergreen tree of South Africa
member: genus_Griselinia__Griselinia evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America
member: puka__Griselinia_lucida South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
member: kapuka__Griselinia_littoralis small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental
member: genus_Helwingia__genushelwingia__Helwingia deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan
member: order_Myrtales__Myrtales__Thymelaeales__order_Thymelaeales Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae
member: family_Combretaceae__Combretaceae__combretum_family__combretumfamily a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
member: dhawa__dhava an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum
member: genus_Combretum type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees
member: combretum any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers
member: hiccup_nut__hiccough_nut__Combretum_bracteosum ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber
member: Combretum_appiculatum__bush_willow small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers
member: bush_willow__Combretum_erythrophyllum small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks
member: genus_Conocarpus__Conocarpus monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree
member: genus_Laguncularia__Laguncularia a genus of Laguncularia
member: Laguncularia_racemosa__white_mangrove__whitemangrove shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin
member: family_Elaeagnaceae__Elaeagnaceae__oleaster_family shrubs or small trees often armed
member: genus_Elaeagnus__Elaeagnus oleaster
member: oleaster any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
member: family_Haloragidaceae__Haloragidaceae__Haloragaceae__family_Haloragaceae__water-milfoil_family__watermilfoilfamily a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
member: genus_Myriophyllum__Myriophyllum chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils)
member: water_milfoil__watermilfoil an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers
member: family_Lecythidaceae__Lecythidaceae large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
member: genus_Grias__Grias anchovy pear tree
member: anchovy_pear_tree__anchovy_pear__anchovypear__Grias_cauliflora West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
member: genus_Bertholletia__Bertholletia brazil nut
member: brazil_nut__brazil-nut_tree__Bertholletia_excelsa tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts
member: family_Lythraceae__Lythraceae__loosestrife_family__loosestrifefamily herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
member: genus_Lythrum__Lythrum loosestrife
member: loosestrife.subshrub any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
member: 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
member: grass_poly__grasspoly__hyssop_loosestrife__Lythrum_hyssopifolia annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas
member: genus_Lagerstroemia__Lagerstroemia shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers
member: crape_myrtle__crapemyrtle__crepe_myrtle__crepemyrtle__crepe_flower__crepeflower__Lagerstroemia_indica ornamental E. Indian shrub commonly planted in southern United States
member: Queen's_crape_myrtle__pride-of-India__Lagerstroemia_speciosa native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers
member: family_Myrtaceae__Myrtaceae__myrtle_family trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
member: myrtaceous_tree trees and shrubs
member: genus_Myrtus__Myrtus type genus of the Myrtaceae
member: common_myrtle__Myrtus_communis European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries
member: genus_Pimenta__Pimenta allspice tree
member: Jamaica_bayberry__bayberry__bay-rum_tree__bayrumtree__wild_cinnamon__Pimenta_acris West Indian tree; source of bay rum
member: allspice_tree__allspice__pimento_tree__pimentotree__pimentadioica aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
member: genus_Eugenia__Eugenia tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
member: Eugenia_corynantha__sour_cherry Australian tree with sour red fruit
member: Eugenia_dicrana__nakedwood tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood
member: pitanga__Surinam_cherry__Eugenia_uniflora Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida
member: rose-apple_tree__rose_apple__jambosa__Eugenia_jambos tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit
member: genus_Feijoa small South American shrubs or trees
member: feijoa_bush__feijoa South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
member: genus_Jambos__Jambos used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)
member: genus_Myrciaria__Myrciaria__Myrcia a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family
member: jaboticaba_tree__jaboticaba__Myrciaria_cauliflora small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches
member: genus_Psidium__Psidium guavas
member: true_guava__guava__guava_bush__guavabush__Psidium_guajava small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit
member: yellow_cattley_guava__guava__strawberry_guava__Psidium_littorale small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
member: genus_Eucalyptus tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves
member: eucalyptus_tree__eucalyptus__eucalypt a tree of the genus Eucalyptus
member: genus_Syzygium__Syzygium a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere
member: clove_tree__clovetree__clove__Syzygium_aromaticum__Eugenia_aromaticum__Eugenia_caryophyllatum moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
member: family_Nyssaceae__Nyssaceae__sour-gum_family__tupelo_family a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
member: genus_Nyssa__Nyssa tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds
member: tupelo_tree__tupelo any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
member: family_Onagraceae__Onagraceae__evening-primrose_family a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
member: genus_Circaea__Circaea enchanter's nightshade
member: enchanter's_nightshade__enchanter'snightshade any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; northern hemisphere
member: genus_Epilobium__Epilobium large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas
member: willowherb a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs
member: fireweed__giant_willowherb__giantwillowherb__rosebay_willowherb__rosebaywillowherb__wickup__Epilobium_angustifolium tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
member: California_fuchsia__humming_bird's_trumpet__Epilobium_canum_canum__Zauschneria_californica shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers
member: genus_Fuchsia large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous tetramerous flowers
member: 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
member: genus_Oenothera__Oenothera chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers
member: evening_primrose__eveningprimrose any of several plants of the family Onagraceae
member: family_Punicaceae__Punicaceae 1 species: pomegranates
member: genus_Punica__Punica coextensive with the family Punicaceae
member: pomegranate_tree__pomegranatetree__pomegranate__punicagranatum shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
member: family_Rhizophoraceae__Rhizophoraceae__mangrove_family trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
member: genus_Rhizophora__Rhizophora type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs
member: mangrove__Rhizophora_mangle a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
member: family_Thymelaeaceae__Thymelaeaceae__daphne_family family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa
member: genus_Daphne usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs
member: daphne any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
member: genus_Dirca__Dirca deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood
member: leatherwood__moosewood__ropebark__Dirca_palustris deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
member: family_Trapaceae__Trapaceae family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae
member: genus_Trapa__Trapa small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut
member: water_chestnut_plant__water_chestnut__waterchestnut__caltrop a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
member: family_Melastomataceae__Melastomataceae__Melastomaceae__family_Melastomaceae__meadow-beauty_family a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
member: genus_Melastoma__Melastoma type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
member: genus_Medinilla__Medinilla tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers
member: Medinilla_magnifica a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines
member: genus_Rhexia__Rhexia deer grass
member: deer_grass__meadow_beauty any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America
member: order_Rosales__Rosales in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
member: family_Connaraceae__Connaraceae__zebrawood_family__zebrawoodfamily mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
member: genus_Connarus__Connarus large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae
member: Connarus_guianensis tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork
member: family_Leguminosae__Leguminosae__Fabaceae__family_Fabaceae__legume_family__pea_family__peafamily a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
member: leguminous_plant__legume an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
member: genus_Arachis__Arachis a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)
member: peanut_vine__peanut__Arachis_hypogaea widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
member: genus_Brya__Brya genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood
member: genus_Centrolobium__Centrolobium a genus of Centrolobium
member: arariba__Centrolobium_robustum Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood
member: genus_Coumarouna__Coumarouna__Dipteryx__genus_Dipteryx tropical American trees: tonka beans
member: tonka_bean_tree__tonka_bean__tonkabean__Coumarouna_odorata__Dipteryx_odorata tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
member: genus_Hymenaea__Hymenaea genus of tropical American timber trees
member: Hymenaea_courbaril__courbaril West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood
member: genus_Melilotus Old World herbs: the sweet clovers
member: melilotus__melilotu__melilot__sweet_clover__sweetclover erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
member: genus_Swainsona__Swainsona genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas
member: darling_pea__poison_bush either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
member: genus_Trifolium__Trifolium any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets
member: clover__trefoil a plant of the genus Trifolium
member: family_Mimosaceae__Mimosaceae family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
member: subfamily_Mimosoideae__Mimosoideae alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae
member: genus_Mimosa genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement
member: mimosa.shrub any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
member: Mimosa_sensitiva__sensitive_plant__sensitiveplant semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
member: 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
member: genus_Acacia large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa
member: acacia any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
member: shittah_tree__shittahtree__shittah source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia
member: black_wattle__blackwattle__Acacia_auriculiformis Australian tree that yields tanning materials
member: gidgee__stinking_wattle__Acacia_cambegei scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
member: Acacia_catechu__catechu__Jerusalem_thorn East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
member: silver_wattle__mimosa__Acacia_dealbata evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
member: huisache__cassie__mimosa_bush__sweet_wattle__sweetwattle__sweet_acacia__sweetacacia__scented_wattle__scentedwattle__flame_tree__flametree__Acacia_farnesiana tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
member: lightwood__Acacia_melanoxylon tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
member: golden_wattle__Acacia_pycnantha shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
member: Acacia_xanthophloea__fever_tree__fevertree African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
member: genus_Adenanthera__Adenanthera small genus of trees of Tropical Asia and Pacific areas
member: coralwood__red_sandalwood__redsandalwood__Barbados_pride__peacock_flower_fence__Adenanthera_pavonina East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
member: genus_Albizia__genus_Albizzia large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics
member: albizzia__albizia any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia
member: genus_Anadenanthera__Anadenanthera 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees
member: 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
member: genus_Calliandra genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical and subtropical North and South America and India and West Africa
member: 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
member: genus_Enterolobium__Enterolobium small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia
member: conacaste__elephant's_ear__Enterolobium_cyclocarpa tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber
member: genus_Inga genus of tropical trees or shrubs
member: inga any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
member: ice-cream_bean__icecreambean__Inga_edulis ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America
member: guama__Inga_laurina tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations
member: genus_Leucaena__Leucaena small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia
member: lead_tree__white_popinac__whitepopinac__Leucaena_glauca__Leucaena_leucocephala low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods
member: genus_Lysiloma__Lysiloma small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods
member: wild_tamarind__Lysiloma_latisiliqua__Lysiloma_bahamensis a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods
member: Lysiloma_sabicu__sabicu West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value
member: genus_Parkia__Parkia genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees
member: nitta_tree__nittatree any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp
member: genus_Piptadenia__Piptadenia tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera
member: genus_Pithecellobium__Pithecellobium__Pithecolobium__genus_Pithecolobium thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
member: manila_tamarind__camachile__huamachil__wild_tamarind__Pithecellobium_dulce common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum
member: 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
member: genus_Prosopis__Prosopis genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite
member: 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
member: genus_Physostigma__Physostigma African woody vines: calabar beans
member: calabar-bean_vine__Physostigma_venenosum tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans
member: family_Caesalpiniaceae__Caesalpiniaceae spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
member: subfamily_Caesalpinioideae__Caesalpinioideae alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
member: genus_Caesalpinia__Caesalpinia small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
member: Caesalpinia_bonduc__bonduc__bonduc_tree__Caesalpinia_bonducella tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
member: Caesalpinia_coriaria__divi-divi small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin
member: Mysore_thorn__Caesalpinia_decapetala__Caesalpinia_sepiaria spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers
member: peachwood__brazilwood__pernambuco_wood__Caesalpinia_echinata tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
member: brazilian_ironwood__brazilianironwood__Caesalpinia_ferrea thornless tree yielding heavy wood
member: poinciana__bird_of_paradise__Caesalpinia_gilliesii__Poinciana_gilliesii a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
member: 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
member: subgenus_Poinciana__Poinciana small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications
member: genus_Acrocarpus__Acrocarpus small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
member: shingle_tree__shingletree__Acrocarpus_fraxinifolius East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes
member: genus_Bauhinia__Bauhinia mountain ebony, orchid tree
member: Bauhinia_monandra__butterfly_flower__butterflyflower shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers
member: mountain_ebony__orchid_tree__Bauhinia_variegata small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood
member: genus_Brachystegia__Brachystegia small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
member: msasa__Brachystegia_speciformis small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers
member: genus_Cassia some Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista
member: cassia any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods
member: genus_Ceratonia__Ceratonia carobs
member: carob_bean_tree__carob__carob_tree__carobtree__algarroba__Ceratonia_siliqua evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
member: genus_Cercidium__Cercidium spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
member: genus_Chamaecrista__Chamaecrista genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia
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member: genus_Delonix__Delonix evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
member: royal_poinciana__royalpoinciana__flamboyant__flame_tree__flametree__peacock_flower__peacockflower__Delonix_regia__Poinciana_regia showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
member: genus_Gleditsia__Gleditsia deciduous trees: honey locusts
member: water_locust__waterlocust__swamplocust__gleditsiaaquatica honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood
member: honey_locust__honeylocust__gleditsiatriacantho tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World
member: genus_Gymnocladus__Gymnocladus small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods
member: Kentucky_coffee_tree__bonduc__chicot__Gymnocladus_dioica handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
member: genus_Haematoxylum__Haematoxylum__Haematoxylon__genus_Haematoxylon small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
member: logwood_tree__logwoodtree__logwood__campeachy__bloodwood_tree__bloodwoodtree__Haematoxylum_campechianum spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
member: genus_Parkinsonia__Parkinsonia small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees
member: 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
member: palo_verde__Parkinsonia_florida__Cercidium_floridum densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium
member: genus_Petteria__Petteria 1 species: Dalmatian laburnum
member: 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
member: genus_Senna genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia
member: senna any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
member: wild_senna__Senna_marilandica__Cassia_marilandica North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
member: sicklepod__Senna_obtusifolia__Cassia_tora cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
member: locust_tree__locust any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae
member: genus_Tamarindus__Tamarindus widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa
member: tamarind_tree__tamarind__tamarindo__Tamarindus_indica long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
member: Papilionaceae__family_Papilionacea leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
member: subfamily_Papilionoideae__Papilionoideae alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
member: genus_Amorpha American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides
member: amorpha any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers
member: genus_Amphicarpaea__Amphicarpaea__Amphicarpa__genus_Amphicarpa very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut
member: hog_peanut__hogpeanut__wild_peanut__Amphicarpaea_bracteata__Amphicarpa_bracteata vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
member: genus_Anagyris__Anagyris very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods
member: stinking_bean_trefoil__bean_trefoil__Anagyris_foetida shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
member: genus_Andira__Andira small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa
member: angelim__andelmin any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira
member: cabbage_bark__cabbagebark__cabbage-bark_tree__cabbage_tree__cabbagetree__andirainermi tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
member: genus_Anthyllis__Anthyllis genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs
member: Jupiter's_beard__silverbush__Anthyllis_barba-jovis silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers
member: kidney_vetch__Anthyllis_vulneraria perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders
member: genus_Apios__Apios twining perennial North American plants
member: groundnut_vine__groundnutvine__groundnut__Indian_potato__potato_bean__wild_bean__Apios_americana__Apios_tuberosa a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
member: genus_Aspalathus__Aspalathus genus of South African heathlike shrubs
member: 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
member: genus_Astragalus__Astragalus large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
member: milk_vetch any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
member: genus_Baphia__Baphia small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar
member: camwood__African_sandalwood__Baphia_nitida small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
member: genus_Baptisia__Baptisia genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod
member: wild_indigo__false_indigo__falseindigo any of several plants of the genus Baptisia
member: genus_Butea__Butea genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak
member: dhak__dak__palas__pala__Butea_frondosa__Butea_monosperma East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
member: genus_Cajanus__Cajanus erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions
member: 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
member: genus_Canavalia__Canavalia herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
member: jack_bean__wonder_bean__giant_stock_bean__giantstockbean__Canavalia_ensiformis annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
member: sword_bean__swordbean__Canavalia_gladiata twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
member: genus_Caragana large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees
member: 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
member: genus_Castanospermum__Castanospermum a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut
member: Moreton_Bay_chestnut__Australia_chestnut Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
member: genus_Centrosema__Centrosema a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
member: Centrosema_virginianum__butterfly_pea__butterflypea large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
member: genus_Cercis__Cercis deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States
member: Judas_tree__love_tree__Circis_siliquastrum small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
member: genus_Chamaecytisus__Chamaecytisus small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus
member: tagasaste__Chamaecytisus_palmensis__Cytesis_proliferus shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder
member: genus_Chordospartium__Chordospartium 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered
member: 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
member: genus_Chorizema__Chorizema genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas
member: 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
member: genus_Cicer__Cicer chick-pea plant; Asiatic herbs
member: genus_Cladrastis__Cladrastis yellowwoods
member: Kentucky_yellowwood__gopherwood__Cladrastis_lutea__Cladrastis_kentukea__yellowwood small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye
member: genus_Clianthus genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines
member: 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
member: genus_Clitoria__Clitoria genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers
member: butterfly_pea__butterflypea__Clitoria_mariana large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
member: genus_Codariocalyx__Codariocalyx used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium
member: 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
member: genus_Colutea__Colutea small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods
member: 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
member: genus_Coronilla genus of Old World shrubs and herbs
member: coronilla any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long-spiked axillary heads or umbels
member: 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
member: genus_Crotalaria large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa
member: crotalaria__rattlebox any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops
member: American_rattlebox__Crotalaria_sagitallis tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
member: Indian_rattlebox__Crotalaria_spectabilis erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India
member: genus_Cyamopsis__Cyamopsis small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia
member: guar__cluster_bean__clusterbean__Cyamopsis_tetragonolobus__Cyamopsis_psoraloides drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
member: genus_Cytisus__Cytisus large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom
member: white_broom__whitebroom__white_Spanish_broom__Cytisus_albus__Cytisus_multiflorus low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers
member: common_broom__Scotch_broom__green_broom__greenbroom__Cytisus_scoparius deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers
member: broom.shrub any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
member: genus_Dalbergia__Dalbergia large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers
member: Indian_blackwood__East_Indian_rosewood__East_India_rosewood__Indian_rosewood__Dalbergia_latifolia East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
member: Dalbergia_sissoo__sissoo__sissu__sisham East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties
member: kingwood_tree__kingwood__Dalbergia_cearensis Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
member: Brazilian_rosewood__caviuna_wood__caviunawood__Dalbergia_nigra an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
member: cocobolo__Dalbergia_retusa a valuable timber tree of tropical South America
member: genus_Dalea__Dalea indigo bush
member: 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
member: genus_Daviesia__Daviesia genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods
member: shrub__bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
member: genus_Derris genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines
member: 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
member: derris_root__tuba_root__Derris_elliptica woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
member: genus_Desmanthus__Desmanthus genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers
member: prairie_mimosa__prairiemimosa__prickle-weed__prickleweed__Desmanthus_ilinoensis perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
member: genus_Desmodium__Desmodium beggarweed; tick trefoil
member: tick_trefoil__beggar_lice__beggar's_lice any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
member: genus_Dipogon__Dipogon 1 species: Australian pea
member: Australian_pea__Dipogon_lignosus__Dolichos_lignosus South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
member: genus_Dolichos__Dolichos genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma
member: genus_Erythrina genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers
member: coral_tree__coraltree__erythrina any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental
member: genus_Galega__Galega small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue
member: goat_rue__goat's_rue__Galega_officinalis tall bushy European perennial grown for its masses of light-textured pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
member: genus_Gastrolobium genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush
member: 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
member: genus_Genista__Genista chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom
member: broom_tree__broomtree__needle_furze__petty_whin__pettywhin__Genista_anglica prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
member: Spanish_gorse__Spanish_broom__Genista_hispanica erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
member: 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
member: genus_Geoffroea__Geoffroea small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America
member: chanar__chanal__Geoffroea_decorticans thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries
member: genus_Gliricidia small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America
member: gliricidia any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous
member: genus_Glycine__Glycine genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
member: soya__soy__soybean__soya_bean__soybean_plant__soybeanplant__soja__soja_bean__Glycine_max__glycinemax erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
member: genus_Glycyrrhiza__Glycyrrhiza sticky perennial Eurasian herbs
member: Glycyrrhiza_glabra__licorice__liquorice deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
member: wild_licorice__wild_liquorice__American_licorice__American_liquorice__Glycyrrhiza_lepidota North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
member: genus_Halimodendron__Halimodendron 1 species: salt tree
member: 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
member: genus_Hardenbergia__Hardenbergia small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia
member: Western_Australia_coral_pea__Hardenbergia_comnptoniana vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers
member: genus_Hedysarum__Hedysarum genus of herbs of north temperate regions
member: 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
member: 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
member: genus_Hippocrepis__Hippocrepis species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch
member: genus_Hovea genus of Australian evergreen shrubs
member: 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
member: genus_Indigofera__Indigofera genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
member: 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
member: genus_Jacksonia__Jacksonia genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches
member: genus_Kennedia__Kennedia__Kennedya__genus_Kennedya genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers
member: coral_pea__coralpea any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers
member: genus_Lablab__Lablab 1 species: hyacinth bean
member: hyacinth_bean__bonavist__Indian_bean__Egyptian_bean__Lablab_purpureus__Dolichos_lablab perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
member: genus_Laburnum__Laburnum flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
member: Scotch_laburnum__Alpine_golden_chain__Laburnum_alpinum an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum
member: common_laburnum__golden_chain__golden_rain__Laburnum_anagyroides an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
member: genus_Lathyrus__Lathyrus genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea
member: vetchling any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils
member: everlasting_pea any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus
member: broad-leaved_everlasting_pea__perennial_pea__perennialpea__Lathyrus_latifolius perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
member: beach_pea__beachpea__sea_pea__Lathyrus_maritimus__Lathyrus_japonicus wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
member: black_pea__blackpea__Lathyrus_niger perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
member: grass_vetch__grass_vetchling__grassvetchling__Lathyrus_nissolia annual European vetch with red flowers
member: sweet_pea__sweetpea__Lathyrus_odoratus climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
member: marsh_pea__marshpea__Lathyrus_palustris scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers
member: common_vetchling__meadow_pea__yellow_vetchling__Lathyrus_pratensis scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
member: grass_pea__grasspea__Indian_pea__khesari__Lathyrus_sativus European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere
member: pride_of_California__Lathyrus_splendens shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
member: narrow-leaved_everlasting_pea__flat_pea__Lathyrus_sylvestris European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure
member: Tangier_pea__Tangier_peavine__Lalthyrus_tingitanus North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers
member: heath_pea__heathpea__earth-nut_pea__earthnutpea__earthnut_pea__tuberous_vetch__Lathyrus_tuberosus European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
member: spring_vetchling__spring_vetch__Lathyrus_vernus bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers
member: genus_Lespedeza genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States
member: bush_clover__lespedeza shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
member: bicolor_lespediza__bicolorlespediza__ezo-yama-hagi__Lespedeza_bicolor Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed
member: japanese_clover__japan_clover__japanclover__jap_clover__japclover__Lespedeza_striata an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
member: Korean_lespedeza__Lespedeza_stipulacea annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions
member: sericea_lespedeza__sericealespedeza__Lespedeza_sericea__Lespedeza_cuneata perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land
member: genus_Lens__Lens genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils
member: genus_Lonchocarpus__Lonchocarpus genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers
member: 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
member: genus_Lotus__Lotus annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
member: 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
member: genus_Lupinus__Lupinus herbs or shrubs: lupin
member: lupine__lupin any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
member: tree_lupine__Lupinus_arboreus evergreen shrub of United States Pacific coast having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia
member: 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
member: genus_Macrotyloma__Macrotyloma annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos
member: horse_gram__horsegram__horse_grain__horsegrain__poor_man's_pulse__Macrotyloma_uniflorum__Dolichos_biflorus twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
member: genus_Millettia genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics
member: millettia any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood
member: genus_Mucuna__Stizolobium__genus_Stizolobium genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters
member: mucuna any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres
member: genus_Myroxylon__Myroxylon a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers
member: tolu_tree__tolu_balsam_tree__Myroxylon_balsamum__Myroxylon_toluiferum medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork
member: Peruvian_balsam__Myroxylon_pereirae__Myroxylon_balsamum_pereirae tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam
member: genus_Onobrychis__Onobrychis genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
member: sainfoin__sanfoin__holy_clover__esparcet__Onobrychis_viciifolia__Onobrychis_viciaefolia Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
member: genus_Ononis__Ononis genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow
member: Ononis_repens__restharrow European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
member: restharrow__Ononis_spinosa Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots
member: genus_Ormosia__Ormosia genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood
member: necklace_tree a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads
member: bead_tree__jumby_bean__jumbybean__jumby_tree__jumbytree__Ormosia_monosperma small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
member: jumby_bead__jumbybead__jumbie_bead__Ormosia_coarctata West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
member: genus_Oxytropis__Oxytropis large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pealike corolla with a clawed petal
member: locoweed__crazyweed__crazy_weed__crazyweed any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
member: genus_Pachyrhizus__Pachyrhizus small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots
member: Pachyrhizus_erosus__yam_bean__yambean Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils
member: yam_bean__yambean__potato_bean__Pachyrhizus_tuberosus twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
member: genus_Parochetus__Parochetus 1 species: shamrock pea
member: shamrock_pea__Parochetus_communis trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers
member: genus_Phaseolus__Phaseolus herbs of warm regions including most American beans
member: common_bean_plant__common_bean__Phaseolus_vulgaris the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
member: frijol__kidney_bean__frijole the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)
member: green_bean.common_bean_plant__greenbean a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods
member: wax_bean__waxbean a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod
member: lima_bean_plant__lima_bean__Phaseolus_limensis bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
member: sieva_bean__sievabean__butterbean__butter-bean_plant__lima_bean__Phaseolus_lunatus bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
member: tepary_bean__Phaseolus_acutifolius_latifolius twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans
member: genus_Pickeringia__Pickeringia 1 species: chaparral pea
member: 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
member: genus_Piscidia__Piscidia genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons
member: Jamaica_dogwood__fish_fuddle__Piscidia_piscipula__Piscidia_erythrina small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
member: genus_Pisum__Pisum small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas
member: pea_plant__peaplant__pea a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
member: garden_pea_plant__garden_pea__common_pea__Pisum_sativum plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried
member: genus_Platylobium__Platylobium small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs
member: 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
member: 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
member: genus_Platymiscium__Platymiscium genus of tropical American trees: quira
member: quira any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber
member: genus_Podalyria__Podalyria genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora
member: genus_Pongamia__Pongamia 1 species: Indian beech
member: Indian_beech__Pongamia_glabra evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree
member: genus_Psophocarpus__Psophocarpus species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs
member: winged_bean__winged_pea__goa_bean__goabean__goa_bean_vine__Manila_bean__Psophocarpus_tetragonolobus tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
member: genus_Psoralea__Psoralea widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers
member: Indian_breadroot__breadroot__pomme_blanche__pommeblanche__pomme_de_prairie__Psoralea_esculenta densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots
member: genus_Pterocarpus__Pterocarpus genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods
member: bloodwood_tree__bloodwoodtree__kiaat__Pterocarpus_angolensis deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
member: padauk__padouk__amboyna__Pterocarpus_indicus tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain
member: Burma_padauk__Burmese_rosewood__Pterocarpus_macrocarpus tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
member: kino__Pterocarpus_marsupium East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
member: red_sandalwood__redsandalwood__red_sanders__red_sanderswood__redsanderswood__red_saunders__Pterocarpus_santalinus tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
member: genus_Pueraria__Pueraria genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu
member: kudzu_vine__kudzuvine__kudzu__Pueraria_lobata fast-growing East Asian vine having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
member: genus_Retama__Retama small genus of mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista
member: 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
member: genus_Robinia__Robinia deciduous flowering trees and shrubs
member: 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
member: yellow_locust__black_locust__blacklocust__robiniapseudoacacia large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions
member: clammy_locust__Robinia_viscosa small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds
member: genus_Sabinea__Sabinea small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood
member: carib_wood__caribwood__Sabinea_carinalis small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges
member: genus_Sesbania small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees
member: sesbania any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pealike flowers
member: scarlet_wisteria_tree__vegetable_hummingbird__vegetablehummingbird__Sesbania_grandiflora soft-wooded tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies
member: genus_Sophora__Sophora cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria
member: Japanese_pagoda_tree__Chinese_scholartree__Chinese_scholar_tree__Sophora_japonica__Sophora_sinensis handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
member: mescal_bean__coral_bean__coralbean__frijolito__frijolillo__Sophora_secundiflora shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans
member: kowhai__Sophora_tetraptera shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood
member: genus_Spartium__Spartium 1 species: Spanish broom
member: 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
member: genus_Strongylodon__Strongylodon genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines
member: jade_vine__emerald_creeper__emeraldcreeper__Strongylodon_macrobotrys vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
member: genus_Templetonia__Templetonia genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush
member: coral_bush__coralbush__flame_bush__flamebush__Templetonia_retusa Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers
member: genus_Tephrosia__Tephrosia genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas
member: hoary_pea__hoarypea a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods
member: genus_Thermopsis__Thermopsis genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas
member: bush_pea any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers
member: genus_Tipuana__Tipuana 1 species: South American tree: tipu tree
member: tipu_tree__tipu__yellow_jacaranda__pride_of_Bolivia semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental
member: genus_Trigonella__Trigonella Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs
member: bird's_foot_trefoil__Trigonella_ornithopodioides Old World herb related to fenugreek
member: fenugreek__Greek_clover__Trigonella_foenumgraecum annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
member: genus_Ulex__Ulex genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
member: Irish_gorse__gorse__furze__whin__Ulex_europaeus very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
member: genus_Vicia__Vicia widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
member: vetch any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
member: tare.vetch any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
member: broadbean__broad_bean__broadbean__broad-bean_plant__English_bean__European_bean__field_bean__fieldbean__Vicia_faba Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
member: hairy_vetch__hairy_tare__hairytare__Vicia_villosa European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
member: genus_Vigna__Vigna genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus
member: moth_bean__Vigna_aconitifolia__Phaseolus_aconitifolius East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and soil-conditioning; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
member: adzuki_bean__adsuki_bean__Vigna_angularis__Phaseolus_angularis bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
member: snailflower__snail_flower__snailflower__snail_bean__snailbean__corkscrew_flower__corkscrewflower__Vigna_caracalla__Phaseolus_caracalla__phaseoluscaracalla perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
member: mung_bean__mung__green_gram__greengram__golden_gram__Vigna_radiata__Phaseolus_aureus erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
member: cowpea_plant__cowpea__black-eyed_pea__Vigna_unguiculata__Vigna_sinensis sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
member: asparagus_bean__asparagusbean__yard-long_bean__Vigna_unguiculata_sesquipedalis__Vigna_sesquipedalis South American bean having very long succulent pods
member: genus_Viminaria__Viminaria 1 species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak
member: swamp_oak__swampoak__Viminaria_juncea__Viminaria_denudata Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers
member: genus_Virgilia__Virgilia genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods
member: Virgilia_capensis__keurboom__Virgilia_oroboides tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers
member: keurboom__Virgilia_divaricata fast-growing round-headed tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental
member: genus_Wisteria Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety pods; widely grown as an ornamental
member: wisteria__wistaria any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
member: wild_pea any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines
member: bean_plant__bean any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
member: family_Rosaceae__Rosaceae__rose_family a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
member: genus_Rosa__Rosa large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
member: rose any of many plants of the genus Rosa
member: genus_Agrimonia genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit
member: agrimonia__agrimony a plant of the genus Agrimony having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
member: genus_Amelanchier__Amelanchier North American deciduous trees or shrubs
member: 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
member: genus_Chaenomeles__Chaenomeles flowering quince
member: flowering_quince__floweringquince Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms
member: genus_Chrysobalanus__Chrysobalanus coco plums
member: coco_plum_tree__coco_plum__cocoa_plum__cocoaplum__icaco__Chrysobalanus_icaco small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
member: genus_Cotoneaster genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated
member: 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
member: genus_Crataegus__Crataegus thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple
member: hawthorn__haw a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
member: parsley_haw__parsley-leaved_thorn__Crataegus_apiifolia__Crataegus_marshallii southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
member: 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
member: pear_haw__blackthorn__pear_hawthorn__Crataegus_calpodendron__Crataegus_tomentosa erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries
member: cockspur_thorn__cockspur_hawthorn__Crataegus_crus-galli eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns
member: mayhaw__summer_haw__Crataegus_aestivalis hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves
member: 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
member: 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
member: downy_haw__downyhaw__red_haw__Crataegus_mollis__Crataegus_coccinea_mollis American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs
member: genus_Cydonia__Cydonia quince
member: quince_bush__quince__Cydonia_oblonga small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
member: genus_Dryas__Dryas mountain avens
member: mountain_avens__Dryas_octopetala creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America
member: genus_Eriobotrya__Eriobotrya Asiatic evergreen fruit trees
member: loquat_tree__loquat__Japanese_medlar__Japanese_plum__Eriobotrya_japonica evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
member: genus_Fragaria__Fragaria strawberries
member: strawberry any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry
member: garden_strawberry__cultivated_strawberry__Fragaria_ananassa widely cultivated
member: wild_strawberry__wood_strawberry__Fragaria_vesca Europe
member: beach_strawberry__beachstrawberry__Chilean_strawberry__Fragaria_chiloensis wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries
member: Virginia_strawberry__scarlet_strawberry__scarletstrawberry__Fragaria_virginiana North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries
member: genus_Geum__Geum avens
member: avens__aven any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers
member: genus_Heteromeles__Heteromeles 1 species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia
member: 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
member: genus_Malus__Malus apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere
member: apple_tree__appletree any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits
member: orchard_apple_tree__orchardappletree__apple__Malus_pumila native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
member: Siberian_crab_apple__Siberian_crab__cherry_apple__cherry_crab__Malus_baccata Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving
member: wild_crab__Malus_sylvestris wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples
member: American_crab_apple__garland_crab__garlandcrab__maluscoronaria medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
member: genus_Mespilus__Mespilus medlars
member: medlar_tree__medlar__Mespilus_germanica small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples
member: genus_Photinia__Photinia genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles
member: genus_Potentilla__Potentilla chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil
member: five-finger__cinquefoil any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
member: genus_Poterium__Poterium a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae
member: burnet_bloodwort__salad_burnet__saladburnet__Poterium_sanguisorba European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
member: genus_Prunus__Prunus a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
member: plum_tree__plum any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone
member: plumcot_tree__plumcottree__plumcot hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca
member: apricot_tree__apricottree__apricot Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
member: common_apricot__Prunus_armeniaca temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
member: purple_apricot__black_apricot__blackapricot__Prunus_dasycarpa small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit
member: cherry_tree__cherry any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood
member: 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
member: mock_orange__mockorange__cherry_laurel__laurel_cherry__wild_orange__wildorange__Prunus_caroliniana small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
member: almond_tree any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts
member: 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
member: hagberry_tree__European_bird_cherry__common_bird_cherry__Prunus_padus small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry
member: peach_tree__peachtree__peach__Prunus_persica cultivated in temperate regions
member: nectarine_tree__nectarinetree__nectarine__Prunus_persica_nectarina variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh
member: 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
member: blackthorn__sloe__Prunus_spinosa a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
member: chokecherry_tree__chokecherrytree__chokecherry__Prunus_virginiana a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds
member: family_Amygdalaceae__Amygdalaceae used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
member: genus_Amygdalus__Amygdalus used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus
member: genus_Pyracantha Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries
member: 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
member: genus_Pyrus__Pyrus fruit trees native to the Old World: pears
member: pear_tree__pear__Pyrus_communis Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
member: genus_Rubus__Rubus large genus of brambles bearing berries
member: bramble_bush__bramblebush any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits
member: dewberry_bush__dewberry__running_blackberry__runningblackberry any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
member: genus_Sorbus__Sorbus a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves
member: mountain_ash any of various trees of the genus Sorbus
member: genus_Spiraea__Spiraea a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae
member: spirea__spiraea any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers
member: family_Cephalotaceae__Cephalotaceae a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus
member: genus_Cephalotus__Cephalotus one species: Australian pitcher plant
member: Australian_pitcher_plant__Cephalotus_follicularis carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia
member: family_Crassulaceae__Crassulaceae__stonecrop_family__stonecropfamily succulent shrubs and herbs
member: genus_Crassula__Crassula type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts
member: genus_Sedum large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves
member: sedum any of various plants of the genus Sedum
member: stonecrop any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers
member: wall_pepper__Sedum_acre mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover
member: rose-root__midsummer-men__midsummermen__Sedum_rosea Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers
member: orpine__orpin__livelong__live-forever__Sedum_telephium perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
member: genus_Aeonium__Aeonium a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae
member: pinwheel__Aeonium_haworthii perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels
member: family_Cunoniaceae__Cunoniaceae__cunonia_family__cunoniafamily trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
member: genus_Ceratopetalum__Ceratopetalum a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae
member: Christmas_bush__Christmas_tree__Ceratopetalum_gummiferum Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration
member: family_Hydrangeaceae__Hydrangeaceae__hydrangea_family__hydrangeafamily sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
member: genus_Hydrangea type genus of Hydrangeaceae; large genus of shrubs and some trees and vines with white or pink or blue flower clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
member: hydrangea any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
member: Hydrangea_anomala__climbing_hydrangea deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads
member: wild_hydrangea__Hydrangea_arborescens deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States
member: hortensia__Hydrangea_macrophylla_hortensis deciduous shrub bearing round-headed flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue
member: fall-blooming_hydrangea__Hydrangea_paniculata deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters
member: Hydrangea_petiolaris__climbing_hydrangea deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads
member: genus_Carpenteria 1 species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
member: carpenteria__Carpenteria_californica California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers
member: genus_Decumaria__Decumaria small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
member: decumary__Decumaria_barbata__Decumaria_barbara woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters
member: genus_Deutzia genus of ornamental mostly deciduous shrubs native to Asia and Central America; widespread in cultivation; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
member: 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
member: subfamily_Philadelphaceae__Philadelphaceae 1 genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae
member: genus_Philadelphus mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
member: 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
member: syringa__mock_orange__mockorange__Philadelphus_coronarius large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
member: genus_Schizophragma__Schizophragma small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
member: 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
member: family_Saxifragaceae__Saxifragaceae__saxifrage_family__saxifragefamily a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
member: genus_Saxifraga__Saxifraga type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage
member: saxifrage__breakstone__rockfoil any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga
member: yellow_mountain_saxifrage__Saxifraga_aizoides tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
member: meadow_saxifrage__fair-maids-of-France__Saxifraga_granulata rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe
member: mossy_saxifrage__mossysaxifrage__Saxifraga_hypnoides tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers
member: western_saxifrage__westernsaxifrage__Saxifraga_occidentalis saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America
member: purple_saxifrage__Saxifraga_oppositifolia plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America
member: star_saxifrage__starry_saxifrage__Saxifraga_stellaris small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe
member: strawberry_geranium__strawberry_saxifrage__mother-of-thousands__Saxifraga_stolonifera__Saxifraga_sarmentosam eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons
member: genus_Astilbe chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea
member: astilbe any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers
member: genus_Bergenia genus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with thick evergreen leaves; eastern Asia
member: bergenia any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms
member: genus_Boykinia__Boykinia genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan
member: coast_boykinia__coastboykinia__Boykinia_elata__Boykinia_occidentalis plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
member: genus_Chrysosplenium__Chrysosplenium genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers
member: golden_saxifrage__golden_spleen any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium
member: water_carpet__watercarpet__water_mat__watermat__Chrysosplenium_americanum aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States
member: genus_Darmera__Darmera__Peltiphyllum__genus_Peltiphyllum 1 species
member: umbrella_plant__Indian_rhubarb__Darmera_peltata__Peltiphyllum_peltatum rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the California Sierra Nevada
member: genus_Francoa__Francoa perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile
member: bridal_wreath__Francoa_ramosa Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers
member: genus_Heuchera__Heuchera genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
member: alumroot__alumbloom any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera
member: poker_alumroot__pokeralumroot__poker_heuchera__pokerheuchera__Heuchera_cylindrica plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America
member: coralbells__Heuchera_sanguinea perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental
member: genus_Leptarrhena__Leptarrhena 1 species: leatherleaf saxifrage
member: leatherleaf_saxifrage__leatherleafsaxifrage__Leptarrhena_pyrolifolia plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho
member: genus_Lithophragma__Lithophragma small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America
member: woodland_star__Lithophragma_affine__Lithophragma_affinis__Tellima_affinis California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima
member: prairie_star__prairiestar__Lithophragma_parviflorum plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
member: genus_Mitella__Mitella genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals
member: miterwort__mitrewort__bishop's_cap any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
member: fairy_cup__fairycup__Mitella_diphylla miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers
member: five-point_bishop's_cap__Mitella_pentandra small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado
member: genus_Parnassia genus of bog herbs of arctic and northern temperate regions
member: parnassia__grass-of-Parnassus any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
member: bog_star__bogstar__parnassiapalustri plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
member: fringed_grass_of_Parnassus__Parnassia_fimbriata bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico
member: genus_Suksdorfia small genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America and South America
member: suksdorfia any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles
member: violet_suksdorfia__Suksdorfia_violaceae slender delicate plant with wide roundish deeply lobed leaves and deep pink to violet funnel-shaped flowers; British Columbia to northern Oregon and west to Idaho and Montana
member: genus_Tellima__Tellima genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America
member: false_alumroot__falsealumroot__fringecup__Tellima_grandiflora plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho
member: genus_Tiarella__Tiarella small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers
member: foamflower__coolwart__false_miterwort__falsemiterwort__false_mitrewort__falsemitrewort__Tiarella_cordifolia stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant
member: false_miterwort__falsemiterwort__false_mitrewort__falsemitrewort__Tiarella_unifoliata plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana
member: genus_Tolmiea__Tolmiea 1 species: pickaback plant
member: pickaback_plant__pickabackplant__piggyback_plant__piggybackplant__youth-on-age__Tolmiea_menziesii vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk
member: family_Grossulariaceae__Grossulariaceae__gooseberry_family in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
member: genus_Ribes__Ribes a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere
member: currant_bush__currantbush__currant any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
member: garden_current__red_currant__Ribes_rubrum cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries
member: European_black_currant__black_currant__blackcurrant__Ribes_nigrum widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries
member: white_currant__whitecurrant__Ribes_sativum garden currant bearing small white berries
member: winter_currant__Ribes_sanguineum a flowering shrub
member: gooseberry_bush__gooseberry__Ribes_uva-crispa__Ribes_grossularia spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
member: family_Platanaceae__Platanaceae__plane-tree_family coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees
member: genus_Platanus__Platanus genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore
member: plane_tree__planetree__sycamore__platan any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
member: London_plane__Platanus_acerifolia very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree
member: American_sycamore__American_plane__buttonwood__Platanus_occidentalis very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
member: oriental_plane__Platanus_orientalis large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
member: California_sycamore__Platanus_racemosa tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers
member: Arizona_sycamore__Platanus_wrightii medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5
member: order_Geraniales__Geraniales an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
member: family_Balsaminaceae__Balsaminaceae__balsam_family distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
member: genus_Impatiens annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand
member: jewelweed__lady's_earrings__orange_balsam__celandine__touchmenot__Impatiens_capensis North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
member: family_Geraniaceae__Geraniaceae__geranium_family chiefly herbaceous plants
member: geranium any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
member: genus_Geranium genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills
member: cranesbill__crane's_bill__crane'sbill any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium
member: genus_Pelargonium__Pelargonium geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated
member: rose_geranium__sweet-scented_geranium__sweetscentedgeranium__Pelargonium_graveolens any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers
member: fish_geranium__bedding_geranium__beddinggeranium__zonal_pelargonium__zonalpelargonium__Pelargonium_hortorum an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers
member: ivy_geranium__ivygeranium__ivy-leaved_geranium__hanging_geranium__hanginggeranium__Pelargonium_peltatum a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers
member: apple_geranium__applegeranium__nutmet_geranium__Pelargonium_odoratissimum geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
member: lemon_geranium__lemongeranium__Pelargonium_limoneum a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage
member: genus_Erodium__Erodium geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions
member: storksbill__heron's_bill__heron'sbill any of various plants of the genus Erodium
member: family_Erythroxylaceae__Erythroxylaceae a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit
member: family_Burseraceae__Burseraceae__torchwood_family__torchwoodfamily resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
member: incense_tree__incensetree any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense
member: genus_Bursera__Bursera type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi
member: elephant_tree__Bursera_microphylla small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers
member: gumbo-limbo__gumbolimbo__Bursera_simaruba tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes
member: genus_Boswellia__Boswellia genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India
member: Boswellia_carteri tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense
member: salai__Boswellia_serrata East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense
member: genus_Commiphora__Commiphora genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products
member: balm_of_gilead__Commiphora_meccanensis small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised
member: myrrh_tree__myrrhtree__Commiphora_myrrha tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh
member: genus_Protium__Protium genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi
member: Protium_heptaphyllum tropical American tree
member: Protium_guianense tropical American tree
member: family_Callitrichaceae__Callitrichaceae dicot aquatic herbs
member: genus_Callitriche__Callitriche water starworts
member: water_starwort__waterstarwort any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia
member: family_Malpighiaceae__Malpighiaceae tropical shrubs or trees
member: genus_Malpighia__Malpighia type genus of the Malpighiaceae
member: jiqui__malpighiaobovata cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture
member: family_Meliaceae__Meliaceae__mahogany_family tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
member: mahogany_tree__mahogany any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
member: genus_Melia__Melia type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
member: chinaberry_tree__chinaberry__China_tree__Persian_lilac__pride-of-India__azederach__azedarach__Melia_azederach__Melia_azedarach tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
member: genus_Azadirachta__Azadirachta genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees
member: neem_tree__neem__nim_tree__nimtree__margosa__arishth__Azadirachta_indica__Melia_Azadirachta large semi-evergreen tree of East India; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia
member: genus_Cedrela__Cedrela tropical American trees
member: Spanish_cedar_tree__Spanish_cedar__Cedrela_odorata tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes
member: genus_Chloroxylon__Chloroxylon deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka
member: satinwood_tree__satinwoodtree__satinwood__chloroxylonswietenia East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
member: genus_Entandrophragma__Entandrophragma cedar mahogany trees
member: African_scented_mahogany__cedar_mahogany__cedarmahogany__sapele_mahogany__Entandrophragma_cylindricum African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
member: genus_Flindersia__Flindersia small genus of Australian timber trees
member: silver_ash any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia
member: genus_Khaya__Khaya African mahogany trees
member: African_mahogany African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
member: genus_Lansium a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae
member: lanseh_tree__langsat__langset__Lansium_domesticum East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry
member: genus_Lovoa__Lovoa genus of African timber trees
member: African_walnut__Lovoa_klaineana tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany
member: genus_Swietinia__Swietinia tropical American mahogany trees
member: true_mahogany__Cuban_mahogany__Dominican_mahogany__Swietinia_mahogani mahogany tree of West Indies
member: genus_Toona__Toona formerly included in genus Cedrela
member: Philippine_cedar__Philippine_mahogany__kalantas__Toona_calantas__Cedrela_calantas Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
member: genus_Turreae genus of trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia and Australia
member: turreae any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers
member: family_Lepidobotryaceae__Lepidobotryaceae family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
member: genus_Lepidobotrys a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae
member: lepidobotrys African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds
member: genus_Ruptiliocarpon__Ruptiliocarpon new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys
member: Ruptiliocarpon_caracolito__caracolito large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families
member: family_Oxalidaceae__Oxalidaceae__wood-sorrel_family a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
member: genus_Oxalis type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels
member: oxalis__sorrel__wood_sorrel any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
member: genus_Averrhoa__Averrhoa trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas
member: family_Polygalaceae__Polygalaceae__milkwort_family trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
member: genus_Polygala__Polygala type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot
member: milkwort any of various plants of the genus Polygala
member: family_Rutaceae__Rutaceae__rue_family__ruefamily a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
member: genus_Ruta__Ruta type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs
member: herb_of_grace__rue__rutagraveolen European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
member: genus_Citrus orange; lemon; lime; etc.
member: citrus_tree__citrus any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
member: orange_tree__orange any citrus tree bearing oranges
member: pomelo_tree__pomelo__pummelo__Citrus_maxima__Citrus_grandis__Citrus_decumana southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
member: Citrus_paradisi__grapefruit citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
member: mandarin_orange_tree__mandarin__mandarin_orange__Citrus_reticulata shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
member: Citrus_tangelo__tangelo__tangelotree__ugli_fruit hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
member: rangpur_lime__rangpurlime__rangpur__lemanderin__Citrus_limonia hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel
member: lemon_tree__lemontree__lemon__Citrus_limon a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
member: lime_tree__lime__Citrus_aurantifolia any of various related trees bearing limes
member: genus_Citroncirus__Citroncirus a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata
member: citrange_tree__citrange__Citroncirus_webberi more aromatic and acidic than oranges
member: genus_Dictamnus__Dictamnus a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae
member: genus_Fortunella__Fortunella small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats
member: kumquat_tree__kumquattree__kumquat__cumquat any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
member: marumi_kumquat__marumi__round_kumquat__roundkumquat__Fortunella_japonica shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats
member: genus_Phellodendron__Phellodendron small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark
member: cork_tree__Phellodendron_amurense deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark
member: genus_Poncirus__Poncirus 1 species: trifoliate orange
member: trifoliate_orange__trifoliata__wild_orange__wildorange__Poncirus_trifoliata small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges
member: genus_Zanthoxylum__Zanthoxylum deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash
member: prickly_ash__pricklyash any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches
member: toothache_tree__toothachetree__sea_ash__seaash__Zanthoxylum_americanum__Zanthoxylum_fraxineum small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America
member: Hercules'-club__Hercules'-clubs__Hercules-club__Zanthoxylum_clava-herculis densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
member: family_Simaroubaceae__Simaroubaceae__quassia_family__quassiafamily chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
member: bitterwood_tree any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste
member: genus_Simarouba__Simarouba type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark
member: marupa__Simarouba_amara tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack
member: paradise_tree__bitterwood__Simarouba_glauca medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits
member: genus_Ailanthus small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras
member: ailanthus__ailanthu any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus
member: tree_of_heaven__tree_of_the_gods__Ailanthus_altissima deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution
member: genus_Irvingia__Irvingia wild mango
member: wild_mango_tree__wild_mango__dika__Irvingia_gabonensis African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood
member: genus_Kirkia__Kirkia small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs
member: Kirkia_wilmsii__pepper_tree small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
member: genus_Picrasma__Picrasma small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia
member: Picrasma_excelsa__Jamaica_quassia__bitterwood__Picrasma_excelsum West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia
member: genus_Quassia tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal
member: bitterwood__quassia__Quassia_amara handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark
member: family_Tropaeolaceae__Tropaeolaceae__naturtium_family__naturtiumfamily coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
member: genus_Tropaeolum__Tropaeolum a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae
member: nasturtium any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
member: family_Zygophyllaceae__Zygophyllaceae__bean-caper_family small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea
member: genus_Zygophyllum__Zygophyllum usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers
member: 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
member: genus_Bulnesia__Bulnesia palo santo
member: palo_santo__Bulnesia_sarmienti South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense
member: genus_Guaiacum__Guaiacum small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America
member: Guaiacum_officinale__lignum_vitae small evergreen tree of Caribbean and southern Central America to northern South America; a source of lignum vitae wood, hardest of commercial timbers, and a medicinal resin
member: bastard_lignum_vitae__Guaiacum_sanctum small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood
member: genus_Larrea__Larrea xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States
member: creosote_bush__coville__hediondilla__Larrea_tridentata desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
member: genus_Tribulus__Tribulus annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions
member: caltrop__devil's_weed__devil'sweed__Tribulus_terestris tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
member: family_Euphorbiaceae__Euphorbiaceae__spurge_family a family of plants of order Geraniales
member: genus_Euphorbia__Euphorbia type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice
member: spurge any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
member: caper_spurge__caperspurge__myrtle_spurge__mole_plant__Euphorbia_lathyris poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
member: sun_spurge__sunspurge__wartweed__wartwort__devil's_milk__devil'smilk__euphorbiahelioscopia not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
member: petty_spurge__pettyspurge__devil's_milk__devil'smilk__euphorbiapeplu an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
member: medusa's_head__Euphorbia_medusae__Euphorbia_caput-medusae African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
member: wild_spurge__flowering_spurge__floweringspurge__tramp's_spurge__tramp'sspurge__Euphorbia_corollata common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
member: 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
member: cypress_spurge__cypressspurge__Euphorbia_cyparissias Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States
member: leafy_spurge__leafyspurge__wolf's_milk__Euphorbia_esula tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
member: hairy_spurge__hairyspurge__Euphorbia_hirsuta much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America
member: 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
member: Japanese_poinsettia__mole_plant__paint_leaf__paintleaf__Euphorbia_heterophylla showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
member: fire-on-the-mountain__painted_leaf__paintedleaf__Mexican_fire_plant__Euphorbia_cyathophora poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
member: wood_spurge__Euphorbia_amygdaloides European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
member: Euphorbia_antisyphilitica__candelilla wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States
member: dwarf_spurge__dwarfspurge__Euphorbia_exigua European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
member: scarlet_plume__scarletplume__Euphorbia_fulgens Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
member: naboom__cactus_euphorbia__Euphorbia_ingens small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra
member: 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
member: toothed_spurge__toothedspurge__Euphorbia_dentata an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves
member: genus_Acalypha__Acalypha a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
member: three-seeded_mercury__Acalypha_virginica weedy herb of eastern North America
member: genus_Croton tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil
member: Croton_tiglium__croton tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
member: cascarilla__Croton_eluteria West Indian shrub with aromatic bark
member: genus_Codiaeum__Codiaeum evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands
member: croton__Codiaeum_variegatum grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
member: genus_Mercurialis__Mercurialis a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
member: herb_mercury__herbs_mercury__herbsmercury__boys-and-girls__Mercurialis_annua Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
member: dog's_mercury__dog'smercury__dog_mercury__dogmercury__Mercurialis_perennis European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers
member: genus_Ricinus__Ricinus a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant
member: 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
member: genus_Cnidoscolus__Cnidoscolus a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
member: spurge_nettle__tread-softly__treadsoftly__devil_nettle__devilnettle__pica-pica__Cnidoscolus_urens__Jatropha_urens__Jatropha_stimulosus a stinging herb of tropical America
member: genus_Jatropha__Jatropha a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
member: physic_nut__Jatropha_curcus small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities
member: genus_Hevea__Hevea small genus of South American trees yielding latex
member: genus_Manihot__Manihot genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava
member: casava__cassava any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
member: genus_Aleurites__Aleurites candlenut
member: varnish_tree__varnishtree__Aleurites_moluccana large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
member: tung_tree__tung__tung-oil_tree__Aleurites_fordii Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
member: genus_Pedilanthus__Pedilanthus tropical American succulent shrubs
member: slipper_spurge__slipperspurge__slipper_plant__slipperplant any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts
member: genus_Sebastiana__Sebastiana Mexican spurges
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