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A plant family that consists of perennial herbs and shrubs. The plants are characterized by alternating simple leaves that often bear glands on the surface and by radially symmetric bisexual flowers, the petals of which are fused into a tube and the sepals of which remain attached to the fruit until maturity. Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family, is important mainly for its many garden ornamentals.
A genus comprised of herbaceous flowering plants of the rose family (Rosaceae). The common name, which means “five-leaved,” refers to the number of leaflets in the compound leaf, though some species have three or seven (or more) leaflets. Most of the species are native to the north temperate zone and the Arctic, and a number are used as ornamental species.
a large and economically important genus (the type of the family Pinaceae) of coniferous evergreen trees chiefly of temperate regions of the northern hemisphere that includes a number which yield products (as pine tar) with medicinal applications
Any of a genus (Plumbago of the family Plumbaginaceae, the plumbago family) of chiefly tropical herbs and shrubs with alternate leaves and spikes of showy flowers
A genus comprised of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Eurasia and northern Africa. The tuberous roots of the early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) and several other species contain a nutritive starch. In southern Europe they are collected and dried to produce a flour that is mixed with sugar, flavourings, and liquid (such as water or milk) to produce a drink called salep.
A large family of flowering plants (order Alismatales). Members of Araceae occur worldwide but are most common in the tropics. The family includes many climbers and herbaceous plants as well as rooted or free-floating aquatics. Colloquially known as aroids, members of the family include a number of common houseplants and cut flowers used in the floral industry. See also list of plants in the family Araceae.
A genus comprising of flowering shrubs of the mezereum family (Thymelaeaceae) native to Eurasia but widely cultivated for their form and flower clusters. The most popular species include low-growing evergreen types that are often grown in borders and rock gardens in mild climates.
The witch hazel family (order Saxifragales), comprising about 30 genera and about 100 species of shrubs and trees native to both tropical and warm temperate regions. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals.
