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This is a partial list of garden plants,
plants that can be
cultivated in
gardens in
North America, listed alphabetically by
genus.
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Cabomba
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Cadia
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Caesalpinia (
dwarf poinciana,
Pride of Barbados)
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Caladium
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Calamagrostis (
reed grass,
smallweed)
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Calamintha (
calamint)
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Calamus
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Calandrinia
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Calanthe an orchid genus
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Calathea
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Calceolaria (
slipperwort)
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Calendula (
pot marigold)
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Calibanus
-
Calibrachoa
-
Calla
-
Calliandra
-
Callianthemum
-
Callicarpa (
beauty berry)
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Callicoma (black wattle)
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Callirhoe (
poppy mallow)
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Callisia
-
Callistemon (
bottlebrush)
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Callistephus (
Chinese aster)
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Callitriche (
water starwort)
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Callitris (
cypress pine)
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Calluna (
heather)
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Calocedrus (
incense cedar)
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Calochone
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Calochortus
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Calodendrum (
cape chestnut)
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Calomeria
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Calophaca
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Calophyllum
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Calopyxis
-
Caloscordum
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Calothamnus
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Calotropis
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Calpurnia
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Caltha (
kingcup,
marsh marigold)
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Calycanthus
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Calymmanthium
-
Calypso (an
orchid genus)
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Calytrix (starflower)
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Camassia (
quamash)
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Camellia
-
Camoensia
-
Campanula (bellflower)
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Campsis (
trumpet vine)
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Campylotropis (See
Lespedeza)
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Cananga (
ylang ylang)
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Canarina
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Canistrum
-
Canna
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Cantua
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Capparis
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Capsicum (pepper)
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Caragana (
peashrub)
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Caralluma
-
Cardamine (
bittercress)
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Cardiocrinum
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Cardiospermum
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Cardwellia
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Carex (
sedge)
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Carissa
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Carlina
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Carludovica
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Carmichaelia
-
Carnegiea (
saguaro)
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Carpentaria
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Carphalea
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Carpinus (
hornbeam)
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Carpobrotus
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Carthamus (
safflower)
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Carum (
caraway)
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Carya (
hickory,
pecan)
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Caryopteris
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Caryota (
fishtail palm)
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Cassia (
shower tree)
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Cassinia
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Cassiope
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Cassipourea
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Castanea (
chestnut)
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Castanopsis
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Castanospermum (
black bean)
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Casuarina (
sheoak)
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Catalpa (
Indian bean)
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Catananche
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Catasetum (an
orchid genus)
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Catha (
khat tree)
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Catharanthus (
Madagascar periwinkle)
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Catopsis
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Cattleya (an
orchid genus)
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Caulophyllum
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Cautleya
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Cavendishia
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Ceanothus (
California-lilac)
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Cedrela (
toon)
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Cedronella
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Cedrus (
cedar)
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Ceiba (
kapok)
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Celastrus (staff-vine)
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Celmisia (New Zealand daisy, New Zealand aster)
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Celosia (cockscomb)
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Celtis (
hackberry)
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Centaurea
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Centaurium
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Centradenia
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Centranthus (
valerian)
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Cephalaria
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Cephalocereus
-
Cephalophyllum
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Cephalotaxus (plum-yew)
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Ceraria
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Cerastium
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Ceratonia (St. John's bread, carob bean)
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Ceratopetalum (
coachwood)
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Ceratophyllum
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Ceratopteris
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Ceratostigma
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Ceratozamia
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Cerbera (
sea mango)
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Cercidiphyllum
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Cercis (
Judas tree,
redbud)
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Cercocarpus
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Cereus
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Ceropegia
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Cestrum
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Chadsia
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Chaenomeles (
flowering quince)
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Chaenorhinum (
dwarf snapdragon)
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Chaerophyllum
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Chamaecyparis (
false cypress)
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Chamaecytisus
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Chamaedaphne
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Chamaedorea
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Chamaelirium
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Chamaemelum (
chamomile)
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Chamaerops
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Chamelaucium (wax flower)
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Chasmanthe
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Chasmanthium
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Cheilanthes
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Cheiridopsis
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Chelidonium
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Chelone (
turtlehead)
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Chiastophyllum
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Chiliotrichum
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Chilopsis (
desert willow)
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Chimaphila
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Chimonanthus (
wintersweet)
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Chimonobambusa
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Chionanthus (
fringe tree)
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Chionochloa
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Chirita
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Chlidanthus
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Choisya
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Chonemorpha (
Frangipani vine)
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Choricarpia (
brush turpentine)
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Chorisia (
floss silk tree)
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Chorizema
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Chrysalidocarpus
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Chrysanthemoides
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Chrysanthemum
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Chrysobalanus
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Chrysogonum
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Chrysolepis
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Chrysophyllum (
star apple)
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Chrysothemis
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Chusquea
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Cibotium
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Cicerbita
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Cichorium (
chicory,
endive)
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Cimicifuga (bugbane)
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Cinnamomum (
camphor laurel)
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Cionura
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Cirsium
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Cissus
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Cistus (
rock rose,
sun rose)
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Citharexylum (fiddlewood)
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Citrofortunella (hybrid)
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Citrus (
lime,
lemon)
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Cladanthus
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Cladrastis
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Clarkia
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Claytonia
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Cleistocactus
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Clematis
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Cleome (spider flower)
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Clerodendrum
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Clethra (
summersweet)
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Cleyera
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Clianthus
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Clintonia
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Clitoria
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Clivia
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Clusia
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Clytostoma
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Cobaea
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Coccoloba (sea grape)
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Coccothrinax (thatch palm)
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Cocculus
- Cochlioda an orchid genus – synonym of
Oncidium
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Cochlospermum (
buttercup tree,
Maximiliana)
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Cocos (
coconut)
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Codiaeum (croton)
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Codonanthe
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Codonopsis
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Coelia
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Coelogyne (an
orchid genus)
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Coffea (
coffee tree)
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Coix
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Colchicum (
autumn crocus,
meadow saffron)
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Coleonema
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Colletia
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Collinsia
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Collomia
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Colocasia (
taro)
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Colquhounia
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Columnea
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Colutea (
bladder senna)
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Coluteocarpus
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Colvillea
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Combretum
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Comesperma
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Commelina (
day flower,
spiderwort,
widow's tears)
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Commersonia
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Commidendrum
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Commiphora
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Comptonella
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Comptonia (Sweetfern)
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Conandron
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Congea
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Conicosia
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Coniogramme
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Conoclinium (
mistflower)
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Conophytum
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Conospermum
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Conostylis
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Conradina
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Consolida (larkspur)
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Convallaria (
lily-of-the-valley)
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Convolvulus (bindweed,
morning glory)
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Copernicia (
caranda palm,
wax palm)
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Copiapoa syn.
Pilocopiapoa
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Coprosma
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Coptis (
goldthread)
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Cordia (
bird lime tree)
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Cordyline
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Coreopsis (
tickseed)
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Coriandrum (
coriander
cilantro)
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Coriaria
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Cornus (
dogwood, cornel)
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Corokia
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Coronilla
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Correa
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Corryocactus
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Cortaderia (
pampas grass,
tussock grass)
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Cortusa
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Corybas (
helmet orchid)
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Corydalis
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Corylopsis (
winter-hazel)
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Corylus (
hazel,
filbert)
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Corymbia
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Corynocarpus
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Corypha
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Coryphantha
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Cosmos
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Costus
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Cotinus (smoke bush)
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Cotoneaster
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Cotula (
brass buttons)
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Cotyledon
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Couroupita (
cannonball tree)
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Crambe
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Craspedia
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Crassula
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+ Crataegomespilus (graft chimera)
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Crataegus (hawthorn)
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× Crataemespilus (hybrid)
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Crepis
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Crescentia (
calabash)
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Crinodendron
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Crinum
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Crocosmia (
falling stars,
montbretia)
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Crocus
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Crossandra (firecracker flower)
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Crotalaria (rattlepod)
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Croton
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Crowea
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Cryptanthus (
earth stars)
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Cryptbergia (hybrid)
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Cryptocarya
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Cryptocoryne (
water trumpet)
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Cryptomeria (
sugi,
Japanese cedar)
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Cryptostegia (
Indian rubber vine)
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Cryptotaenia
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Ctenanthe
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Cucumis
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Cucurbita
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Cuminum
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Cunila
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Cunninghamia (
China-fir)
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Cunonia
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Cupaniopsis (
tuckeroo)
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Cuphea
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Cupressus (
cypress)
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Cuprocyparis (hybrid)
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Curcuma
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Cussonia
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Cyananthus (
trailing bellflower)
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Cyanotis
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Cyathea (
tree fern)
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Cyathodes
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Cybistax
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Cycas (
cycad,
sago palm)
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Cyclamen
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Cycnoches an orchid genus
- Cydista, synonym of
Bignonia
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Cydonia (
quince)
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Cylindropuntia
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Cymbalaria (
ivy-leaved toadflax)
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Cymbidium (an
orchid genus)
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Cymbopogon
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Cynara
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Cynodon
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Cynoglossum (
hound's tongue)
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Cypella
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Cyperus
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Cyphomandra (
tree tomato)
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Cyphostemma
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Cypripedium (
lady's slipper; an
orchid genus)
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Cyrilla
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Cyrtanthus (fire lily)
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Cyrtomium
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Cyrtostachys
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Cystopteris (
bladder fern)
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Cytisus (
broom)
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Pachistima
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Pachycereus
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Pachycormus
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Pachycymbium
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Pachyphragma
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Pachyphytum
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Pachypodium
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Pachysandra
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Pachystachys
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Pachystegia
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Pachystima
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Pachyveria (hybrid genus)
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Paeonia (
peony)
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Paliurus
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Pamianthe
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Panax (
ginseng)
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Pancratium (
sea lily)
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Pandanus (
screw pine)
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Pandorea
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Panicum
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Pansy
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Papaver (
poppy)
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Paphiopedilum (
slipper orchid)
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Paradisea (
paradise lily)
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Parahebe
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Paraquilegia
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Parkinsonia
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Parnassia
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Parochetus
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Parodia
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Paronychia
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Parrotia
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Parrotiopsis
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Parthenocissus
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Passiflora (granadilla,
passionflower)
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Patersonia
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Patrinia
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Paulownia
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Paurotis
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Pavonia
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Pedilanthus
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Pediocactus
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Pelargonium (
geranium)
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Pellaea
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Peltandra (
arrow arum)
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Peltoboykinia
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Peltophorum
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Peniocereus
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Pennisetum
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Penstemon
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Pentachondra
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Pentaglottis
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Pentas
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Peperomia
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Peraphyllum
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Pereskia
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Perezia
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Pericallis
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Perilla
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Periploca
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Perovskia (now included in Salvia)
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Pernettya (now included in Gaultheria)
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Persea
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Persicaria (
fleeceflower,
knotweed)
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Petasites (
butterbur,
sweet coltsfoot)
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Petrea
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Petrocosmea
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Petrophile
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Petrophytum
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Petrorhagia
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Petroselinum (
parsley)
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Petteria
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Petunia
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Phacelia
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Phaedranassa (
queen lily)
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Phaius (an
orchid genus)
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Phalaenopsis (
moth orchid)
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Phalaris
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Phebalium
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Phegopteris (
beech fern)
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Phellodendron (
cork tree)
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Philadelphus (mock orange)
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Philageria (hybrid genus)
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Philesia
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Phillyrea
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Philodendron
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Phlebodium
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Phlomis
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Phlox
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Phoenix (
date palm)
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Phormium
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Photinia
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Phragmipedium (an
orchid genus)
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Phragmites (reed)
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Phuopsis
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Phygelius
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Phylica (
Cape myrtle)
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× Phylliopsis (hybrid genus)
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Phyllocladus (toatoa)
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Phyllodoce
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Phyllostachys
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Phyllothamnus (hybrid genus)
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Physalis (
ground cherry)
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Physaria (
bladderpod)
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Physocarpus
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Physoplexis
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Physostegia
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Phyteuma
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Phytolacca (
pokeweed)
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Picea (
spruce)
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Picrasma
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Pieris
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Pilea
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Pileostegia
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Pilosella
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Pilosocereus
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Pimelea
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Pimpinella
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Pinanga
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Pinckneya
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Pinellia
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Pinguicula (
butterwort)
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Pinus (
pine)
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Piper (pepper)
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Piptanthus
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Pisonia
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Pistacia (
pistachio)
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Pistia
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Pitcairnia
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Pithecellobium
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Pittosporum
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Pityrogramma
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Plantago (
plantain)
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Platanus (
plane tree, sycamore)
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Platycarya
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Platycerium (
staghorn fern)
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Platycladus (
Chinese arborvitae)
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Platycodon (
balloon flower)
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Platystemon (
creamcups)
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Plectranthus an orchid genus
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Pleioblastus
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Pleione (an
orchid genus)
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Pleiospilos (
living granite)
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Pleurothallis (an
orchid genus)
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Plumeria (
frangipani)
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Poa
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Podalyria
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Podocarpus
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Podophyllum (
mayapple)
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Podranea
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Polemonium (
jacob's ladder,
abscess root)
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Polianthes
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Poliothyrsis
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Polygala (
milkwort,
seneca, snakeroot)
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Polygonatum
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Polygonum (
knotweed, knotgrass)
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Polypodium
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Polyscias
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Polystichum
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Poncirus
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Pongamia
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Pontederia (pickerel weed)
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Populus (
aspen,
poplar,
cottonwood)
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Porana
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Portea
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Portulaca (purslane,
moss rose)
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Portulacaria
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Posoqueria
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Potamogeton
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Potentilla (
cinquefoil)
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Pothos
-
× Potinara (hybrid orchid genus)
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Pratia
-
Primula (
primrose)
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Prinsepia
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Pritchardia
-
Proboscidea (unicorn plant)
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Promenaea an orchid genus
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Prosopis (
mesquite)
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Prostanthera (
mint bush)
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Protea
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Prumnopitys
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Prunella (self-heal)
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Prunus (
almond,
apricot,
cherry,
peach,
plum)
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Pseuderanthemum
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Pseudocydonia
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Pseudolarix (
golden-larch)
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Pseudopanax
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Pseudosasa
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Pseudotsuga (
douglas-fir)
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Pseudowintera
-
Psilotum
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Psychopsis (
butterfly orchid)
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Psylliostachys (
statice)
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Ptelea
-
Pteris (
brake,
table fern)
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Pterocactus
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Pterocarya (wingnut)
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Pteroceltis
-
Pterocephalus
-
Pterodiscus
-
Pterostyrax
-
Ptilotus
-
Ptychosperma
-
Pueraria
-
Pulmonaria (
lungwort)
-
Pulsatilla
-
Pultenaea
-
Punica (
pomegranate)
-
Purshia
-
Puschkinia
-
Putoria
-
Puya
-
Pycnanthemum
-
Pycnostachys
-
Pyracantha (
firethorn)
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Pyrola (wintergreen)
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Pyrostegia
-
Pyrrosia
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Pyrus (
pear)