List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland 8
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Flowering rush | Butomus umbellatus | |
Arrowhead | Sagittaria sagittifolia Sagittaria sagittifolia Sagittaria sagittifolia is a flowering plant in the family Alismataceae, native to wetlands throughout the temperate regions of Europe and Asia; in Britain it is the only native Sagittaria.... |
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Duck-potato | Sagittaria latifolia | * |
Canadian Arrowhead | Sagittaria rigida | * |
Narrow-leaved Arrowhead | Sagittaria subulata | * |
Lesser Water-plantain | Baldellia ranunculoides | |
Floating Water-plantain | Luronium natans | |
Water-plantain | Alisma plantago-aquatica Alisma plantago-aquatica The Common Water-plantain , also known as Mad-dog weed, is a perennial flowering plant native to most of the Northern Hemisphere, in Europe, northern Asia, and North America. It is found on mud or in fresh waters.... |
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Narrow-leaved Water-plantain | Alisma lanceolatum Alisma lanceolatum Alisma lanceolatum is a species of aquatic plant in the water plantain family known by the common name lanceleaf water plantain, and also Narrow leaved water plantain... |
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Ribbon-leaved Water-plantain | Alisma gramineum Alisma gramineum Alisma gramineum is a small aquatic plant in the water-plantain family. It has several common names including narrowleaf water-plantain, ribbonleaf water-plantain, and grass-leaved water-plantain. It grows in mud or submerged in shallow fresh or brackish water in marshy areas. The leaves and tiny... |
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Starfruit | Damasonium alisma Damasonium alisma Damasonium alisma is a species of flowering marsh plant known by the common name of starfruit. It is native to the British Isles and was commonly found in south and central England. Numbers have declined as a result of the loss of pond habitats. It was not recorded in the wild in 2006 and is... |
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Frogbit | Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Frogbit, is a flowering plant belonging to the genus Hydrocharis in the family Hydrocharitaceae. In North America, it is referred to as Common Frogbit or European Frogbit to distinguish it from the related American Frogbit .It is a small floating plant resembling a small... |
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Water-soldier | Stratiotes aloides Stratiotes aloides -Origins:found in Europe and NW AsiaIn Britain it was once common in East Anglia and still is in many places, particularly wet ditches and healthy ponds.-Description:A rosette of serrated leaves.White flowers are produced in the Summer.... |
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Large-flowered Waterweed | Egeria densa Egeria densa Egeria densa is a species of Egeria native to warm temperate South America in southeastern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.It is an aquatic plant growing in water up to 4 m deep, with trailings stems to 2 m or more long, producing roots at... |
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Canadian Waterweed | Elodea canadensis | * |
Nuttall's Waterweed | Elodea nuttallii Elodea nuttallii Elodea nuttallii is a species of waterweed known by the common name western waterweed. This is a perennial aquatic plant which is native to North America where it grows submersed in lakes, rivers, and other shallow water bodies. It is also found in Eurasia, where it is commonly weedy; it is not... |
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South American Waterweed | Elodea callitrichoides | * |
Esthwaite Waterweed | Hydrilla verticillata | * |
Curly Waterweed | Lagarosiphon major Lagarosiphon major Lagarosiphon major is a monocotic aquatic plant native to Southern Africa. Common names include African elodea, curly waterweed, oxygen weed and South African oxygen weed. It is used as freshwater aquarium plant.... |
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Tapegrass | Vallisneria spiralis Vallisneria spiralis Vallisneria spiralis, also known as Straight Vallisneria, Tape grass, or Eel grass is a common aquarium plant that prefers good light and a nutrient rich substrate. In the wild, it can be found in tropical and sub-tropical regions worldwide... |
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Cape-pondweed | Aponogeton distachyos | * |
Rannoch-rush | Scheuchzeria palustris | |
Marsh Arrowgrass | Triglochin palustre | |
Sea Arrowgrass | Triglochin maritimum | |
Broad-leaved Pondweed | Potamogeton natans Potamogeton natans Potamogeton natans L. is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton native to quiet or slow-flowing freshwater habitats throughout the Holarctic Kingdom.... |
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Bog Pondweed | Potamogeton polygonifolius Potamogeton polygonifolius Potamogeton polygonifolius L. or Bog Pondweed, is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton. It is found in shallow peaty acid water and bog pools.-Description:... |
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Fen Pondweed | Potamogeton coloratus Potamogeton coloratus Potamogeton coloratus L. or Fen Pondweed, is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton. It is found in shallow peaty acid water and fens.-Description:... |
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Loddon Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus Potamogeton nodosus Potamogeton nodosus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name longleaf pondweed. It is native to Eurasia and the Americas, where it is widespread and can be found in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and streams. This is a perennial herb producing a thin, branching stem... |
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Shining Pondweed | Potamogeton lucens Potamogeton lucens Potamogeton lucens or Shining Pondweed, is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton. It is found in slow moving fresh water, found locally in the south, mid and East of England, almost rare in the rest of Great Britain.-Description:... |
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Various-leaved Pondweed | Potamogeton gramineus Potamogeton gramineus Potamogeton gramineus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name variableleaf pondweed. It is native to much of the Northern Hemisphere, where it grows in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, bogs, and streams. It may be found elsewhere as an introduced species. This is a perennial herb... |
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Red Pondweed | Potamogeton alpinus Potamogeton alpinus Potamogeton alpinus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names alpine pondweed and red pondweed. It is native to much of the Northern Hemisphere, including Eurasia, Greenland, Canada, and northern parts of the United States. It grows in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, marshes, and... |
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Long-stalked Pondweed | Potamogeton praelongus Potamogeton praelongus Potamogeton praelongus, commonly known as White-stem Pondweed, is an aquatic plant with stout, rusty-spotted rhizomes. It is relatively easy to distinguish from other Potamogeton species by the leaves clasping around a zig-zagging stem and persistent, whitish stipules.-External links:*****... |
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Perfoliate Pondweed | Potamogeton perfoliatus Potamogeton perfoliatus Potamogeton perfoliatus L. is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton occurring in both quiet and flowing freshwater or brackish-water habitats in Central and North America, Eurasia, Africa and Australia.-Description:The leaves are all submerged, oval, translucent, with no stalk, up to 8cm... |
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American Pondweed | Potamogeton epihydrus Potamogeton epihydrus Potamogeton epihydrus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name ribbonleaf pondweed. It is native to much of North America, where it grows in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, ditches, and slow-moving streams. This is a perennial herb producing a narrow, compressed stem branching to a... |
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Flat-stalked Pondweed | Potamogeton friesii | |
Shetland Pondweed | Potamogeton rutilus | |
Lesser Pondweed | Potamogeton pusillus Potamogeton pusillus Potamogeton pusillus is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name small pondweed. It has a Circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern Northern Hemisphere. It grows in water bodies such as ponds, lakes, ditches, vernal pools, and slow-moving streams... |
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Blunt-leaved Pondweed | Potamogeton obtusifolius Potamogeton obtusifolius Potamogeton obtusifolius is an aquatic plant in the genus Potamogeton. It grows mainly in eutrofic lakes and ponds, rarely in brackish water. Species occurs primarily in Central Europe, British Isles, Fennoscandia and eastern North America.... |
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Small Pondweed | Potamogeton berchtoldii | |
Hairlike Pondweed | Potamogeton trichoides | |
Grass-wrack Pondweed | Potamogeton compressus | |
Sharp-leaved Pondweed | Potamogeton acutifolius | |
Curled Pondweed | Potamogeton crispus | |
Slender-leaved Pondweed | Potamogeton filiformis | |
Fennel Pondweed | Potamogeton pectinatus Potamogeton pectinatus Stuckenia pectinata , commonly called fennel pondweed or sago pondweed, and sometimes called ribbon weed.... |
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Opposite-leaved Pondweed | Groenlandia densa | |
Beaked Tasselweed | Ruppia maritima Ruppia maritima Ruppia maritima is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name wigeongrass. Despite its Latin name, it is not a marine plant; is perhaps best described as a salt-tolerant freshwater species.-Distribution:... |
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Spiral Tasselweed | Ruppia cirrhosa Ruppia cirrhosa Ruppia cirrhosa is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name spiral ditchgrass. It is native to the Americas and Europe, where it grows in freshwater bodies, such as lakes. It is a thread-thin, grasslike perennial herb which grows from a rhizome anchored in the wet substrate. It produces... |
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Slender Naiad | Najas flexilis Najas flexilis Najas flexilis is an aquatic annual plant native to parts of North America and Europe. Its common names include slender naiad and nodding waternymph.The plant inhabits shallow bodies of brackish and fresh water such as lakes and bays... |
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Holly-leaved Naiad | Najas marina Najas marina Najas marina is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names spiny naiad and holly-leaved water nymph. It can be found nearly worldwide in many types of freshwater and brackish aquatic habitat, including bodies of alkaline water. This annual plant produces a slender, branching stem up to 40... |
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Horned Pondweed | Zannichellia palustris Zannichellia palustris Zannichellia palustris, , is a plant found in fresh to brackish waters in the United States , Europe, and South America. It is recognizable by its long, thread like leaves, and "stringy" appearance. Its roots are also long and tendril-like, and its seeds bear a distinctive horned shape, hence the... |
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Eelgrass | Zostera marina Zostera marina Zostera marina is a species of seagrass known by the common names common eelgrass and seawrack. It is an aquatic plant native to marine environments on the coastlines of mostly northern sections of North America and Eurasia. It is the most wide-ranging marine flowering plant in the Northern... |
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Narrow-leaved Eelgrass | Zostera angustifolia | |
Dwarf Eelgrass | Zostera noltei | |
Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus | * |
Slender Sweet-flag | Acorus gramineus Acorus gramineus Acorus gramineus Sol. Aiton is a botanical species belonging to the family of Acorus.-Origin:Native to Japan in eastern Asia, where it usually occurs in wetlands and shallow water.-Description:... |
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American Skunk-cabbage | Lysichiton americanus | * |
Asian Skunk-cabbage | Lysichiton camtschatcensis Lysichiton camtschatcensis Lysichiton camtschatcensis, common name Asian Skunk Cabbage or White Skunk Cabbage, is a plant found in swamps and wet woods, along streams and in other wet areas of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin and Japan... |
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Bog Arum | Calla palustris | * |
Altar-lily | Zantedeschia aethiopica Zantedeschia aethiopica Zantedeschia aethiopica ; syn. Calla aethiopica L., Richardia africana Kunth, Richardia aethiopica Spreng., Colocasia aethiopica Spreng... |
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Lords-and-Ladies | Arum maculatum Arum maculatum Arum maculatum is a common woodland plant species of the Araceae family. It is widespread across temperate northern Europe and is known by an abundance of common names including Wild arum, Lords and Ladies, Devils and Angels, Cows and Bulls, Cuckoo-Pint, Adam and Eve, Bobbins, Naked Boys,... |
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Italian Lords-and-Ladies | Arum italicum Arum italicum Arum italicum is a member the plant family Araceae, also known as Italian arum and Italian Lords-and-Ladies. The plant is native to southern and western Europe... |
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Dragon Arum | Dracunculus vulgaris Dracunculus vulgaris Dracunculus vulgaris is a species of aroid in the genus Dracunculus and is known variously as the Dragon Arum, the Black Arum, the Voodoo Lily, the Snake Lily, the Stink Lily, the Black Dragon, the Black Lily, Dragonwort, and Ragons... |
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Mousetailplant | Arisarum proboscideum | * |
Greater Duckweed | Spirodela polyrhiza | |
Fat Duckweed | Lemna gibba Lemna gibba Lemna gibba is a species of Lemna with distribution in temperate areas in Europe, including Britain, to the Himalayas, Africa, South America and North America.... |
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Common Duckweed | Lemna minor Lemna minor Lemna minor is a species of Lemna with a subcosmopolitan distribution, native throughout most of Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, occurring everywhere that freshwater ponds and slow-moving streams occur, except for arctic and subarctic climates... |
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Ivy-leaved Duckweed | Lemna triscula | |
Least Duckweed | Lemna minuta Lemna minuta Lemna minuta is a species of duckweed known by the common name least duckweed. It is the smallest Lemna species. It is native to parts of the Americas, and naturalized in others; the exact native range is not known. It is found on other continents as a non-native introduction as well... |
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Rootless Duckweed | Wolffia arrhiza Wolffia arrhiza Wolffia arrhiza is a species of flowering plant known by the common names spotless watermeal and rootless duckweed, belonging to the Araceae, a family rich in water-loving species, such as Arum and Pistia. It is the smallest vascular plant on Earth... |
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Spiderwort | Tradescantia virginiana Tradescantia virginiana Tradescantia virginiana is a species of Tradescantia native to the eastern United States. Spiderwort is commonly grown in gardens and many garden spiderworts seem to be hybrids of T... |
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Wandering-jew | Tradescantia fluminensis Tradescantia fluminensis Tradescantia fluminensis is a species of spiderwort native to South America. It is one of several plants known by the common name Wandering Jew. It is also known as River Spiderwort, Small-Leaf Spiderwort, Inch Plant, Wandering Trad and Wandering Willie.T... |
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Pipewort | Eriocaulon aquaticum | |
Heath Rush | Juncus squarrosus | |
Slender Rush | Juncus tenuis | * |
Round-fruited Rush | Juncus compressus | |
Saltmarsh Rush | Juncus gerardii Juncus gerardii Juncus gerardii, commonly known as blackgrass, black needle rush or saltmarsh rush, is a member of the family Juncaceae.-Site:... |
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Three-leaved Rush | Juncus trifidus | |
Leafy Rush | Juncus foliosus | |
Toad rush | Juncus bufonius Juncus bufonius Juncus bufonius, known commonly as toad rush, is a common species of rush found worldwide. It grows in moist and muddy places and is considered a weed in many areas. This is an annual monocot that is quite variable in appearance. It is sometimes described as a complex of variants labeled with one... |
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Frog Rush | Juncus ambiguus | |
Broad-leaved Rush | Juncus planifolius | * |
Dwarf Rush | Juncus capitatus Juncus capitatus Juncus capitatus is a species of rush known by the common name leafybract dwarf rush. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa. It is also an introduced species in parts of North America such as California and the Gulf Coast. It grows in moist areas, such as wet sand, vernal pools, and ditches.... |
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Blunt-flowered Rush | Juncus subnodulosus Juncus subnodulosus Juncus subnodulosus, the Blunt-flowered Rush, is a species of rush. It natively occurs from the Mediterranean region across temperate Europe, but it does not range far into Scandinavia... |
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Alpine Rush | Juncus alpinoarticulatus | |
Jointed Rush | Juncus articulatus Juncus articulatus Juncus articulatus is a species of rush known by the common name Jointleaf Rush, and more ambiguously as "Jointed Rush" which can also refer to J. kraussii from Australia . It is native to Eurasia and much of Canada and the United States. It grows in moist areas, such as wet sand, and thrives in... |
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Sharp-flowered Rush | Juncus acutiflorus Juncus acutiflorus Juncus acutiflorus, also called Sharp-flowered Rush, is a rush or a grassy plant of the genus Juncus. As the name suggests, the plant has notable sharp-looking flowers, flowering between July and September.-Physical description:... |
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Bulbous Rush | Juncus bulbosus | |
Pigmy Rush | Juncus pygmaeus | |
Two-flowered Rush | Juncus biglumis | |
Three-flowered Rush | Juncus triglumis | |
Chestnut Rush | Juncus castaneus | |
Sea Rush | Juncus maritimus Juncus maritimus Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines.-External links:* on the Encyclopedia of Life... |
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Sharp Rush | Juncus acutus Juncus acutus Juncus actus or spiny rush, sharp rush or sharp-pointed rush is of the monocot family Juncaceae and genus Juncus. It grows in salt marshesand on dunesand is reliable for reducing erosion rates... |
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Somerset Rush | Juncus subulatus | * |
Baltic Rush | Juncus balticus Juncus balticus Juncus balticus is a species of rush known by the common name Baltic rush. this plant is widespread in occurrence and can reach a height of about three feet.-References:*C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010.... |
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Thread Rush | Juncus filiformis | |
Hard Rush | Juncus inflexus | |
Soft-rush | Juncus effusus | |
Compact Rush | Juncus conglomeratus Juncus conglomeratus Juncus conglomeratus, known commonly as Compact Rush, is a species of rush.In the England, Wales and Scotland it is one of six rush species which can dominate lowland damp grasslands.... |
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Great Soft-rush | Juncus pallidus | * |
Southern Wood-rush | Luzula forsteri | |
Hairy Wood-rush | Luzula pilosa Luzula pilosa Luzula pilosa is a species of flowering plant in the rush family.... |
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Great Wood-rush | Luzula sylvatica Luzula sylvatica Luzula sylvatica, the great wood-rush, is a plant of the genus Luzula.... |
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White Wood-rush | Luzula luzuloides | * |
Field Wood-rush | Luzula campestris | |
Heath Wood-rush | Luzula multiflora Luzula multiflora Luzula multiflora, the Heath Wood-rush, is a species of flowering plant in the rush family. It is native to North America, found in Canada and all regions of the U.S. except the Southwest.- References :* * * Fl. Spa. 1:169. 1811... |
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Fen Wood-rush | Luzula pallidula | |
Curved Wood-rush | Luzula arcuata | |
Spiked Wood-rush | Luzula spicata Luzula spicata Luzula spicata is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common name spiked woodrush. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the northern Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia, and North America. It grows in subalpine and alpine climates... |
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Common Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium | |
Broad-leaved Cottongrass | Eriophorum latifolium | |
Slender Cottongrass | Eriophorum gracile Eriophorum gracile Eriophorum gracile is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is known by the common name slender cottonsedge, or slender cottongrass. Eriophorum gracile is a plant with circumboreal distribution, extending south into mountain ranges of the Northern Hemisphere... |
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Hare's-tail Cottongrass | Eriophorum vaginatum Eriophorum vaginatum Eriophorum vaginatum L. is a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the family Cyperaceae, native to bogs and other acidic wetlands throughout the Holarctic Kingdom. It is a 30-60 cm high tussock-forming plant with erect solitary spikelets.-External links:* in Flora of North America*... |
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Cotton Deergrass | Trichophorum alpinum | e |
Deergrass | Trichophorum cespitosum | |
Common Spike-rush | Eleocharis palustris Eleocharis palustris Eleocharis palustris Roem. & Schult. is a species of mat-forming perennial plants in the genus Eleocharis growing in wetlands throughout the Boreal Kingdom. E... |
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Northern Spike-rush | Eleocharis austriaca | |
Slender Spike-rush | Eleocharis uniglumis | |
Many-stalked Spike-rush | Eleocharis multicaulis | |
Few-flowered Spike-rush | Eleocharis quinqueflora Eleocharis quinqueflora Eleocharis quinqueflora is a species of spikesedge known by the common name fewflower spikerush. This plant has a circumboreal distribution and is also found in the southern half of the United States, as well as Chile. It is a resident of wet meadows, bogs, hot springs, and other moist places. This... |
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Needle Spike-rush | Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis acicularis is a species of spikesedge known by the common names needle spikerush and dwarf hairgrass. It has a circumboreal distribution and it can also be found throughout the rest of the Americas. It is also found in Australia, where it is probably an introduced species... |
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Dwarf Spike-rush | Eleocharis parvula Eleocharis parvula Eleocharis parvula is a species of spikesedge known by the common names dwarf spikerush, small spikerush and hairgrass in aquaria. It has a circumboreal distribution, growing throughout Eurasia and North America, into Central America. It is a plant of brackish and saltwater habitat, such as marshes... |
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Sea Club-rush | Bolboschoenus maritimus Bolboschoenus maritimus Bolboschoenus maritimus is a species of flowering plant from family Cyperaceae. Common names for this species include sea clubrush, cosmopolitan bulrush, alkali bulrush, saltmarsh bulrush, and bayonet grass... |
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Wood Club-rush | Scirpus sylvaticus | |
Round-headed Club-rush | Scirpoides holoschoenus | |
Common Club-rush | Schoenoplectus lacustris | |
Grey Club-rush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names softstem bulrush and great bulrush. It can be found throughout the world, growing in many types of moist and wet habitat, and sometimes in shallow water. It is quite variable in appearance... |
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Triangular Club-rush | Schoenoplectus triqueter | |
Sharp Club-rush | Schoenoplectus pungens | |
Bristle Club-rush | Isolepis setacea Isolepis setacea Isolepis setacea is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name bristleleaf bulrush. It is native to Eurasia and Africa, and possibly Australasia. It can be found in other places, including some areas in North America, where it is an introduced species... |
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Slender Club-rush | Isolepis cernua Isolepis cernua Isolepis cernua is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names fiberoptic grass, tufted clubrush, and low bulrush. It is widespread, being native to many regions of the world, including parts of Australasia, Eurasia, Africa, and North and South America.-External... |
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Floating Club-rush | Eleogiton fluitans | |
Flat-sedge | Blysmus compressus | |
Saltmarsh Flat-sedge | Blysmus rufus | |
Galingale | Cyperus longus | |
Pale Galingale | Cyperus eragrostis Cyperus eragrostis Cyperus eragrostis is a species of sedge known by several common names, including tall flatsedge and pale galingale. It is a green sedge with tall, erect stems, and long, thin, pointed leaves. Its flowers are found within tough, rounded, greenish-yellow or beige spikelets... |
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Brown Galingale | Cyperus fuscus Cyperus fuscus Cyperus fuscus is a species of sedge known by the common name brown galingale, or brown flatsedge. This plant is native to temperate Eurasia but it is an introduced species in much of North America, where it is naturalized in some areas. This is a plant of wet areas, particularly disturbed places... |
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Black Bog-rush | Schoenus Schoenus nigricans Schoenus (plant) Schoenus is a genus of sedges. Plants of this genus mainly occur in Australasia.Species include:*Schoenus acuminatus*Schoenus andrewsii*Schoenus armeria*Schoenus badius*Schoenus benthamii*Schoenus capillifolius... |
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Brown Bog-rush | Schoenus ferrugineus | |
White Beak-sedge | Rhynchospora alba Rhynchospora alba Rhynchospora alba, the white beak-sedge, is a plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a tufted herbaceous perennial plant found in fairly acidic wetlands which have few plant nutrients.... |
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Brown Beak-sedge | Rhynchospora fusca | |
Great Fen-Sedge | Cladium mariscus Cladium mariscus Cladium mariscus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name Saw-sedge or Sawtooth Sedge. It is native of temperate Europe and Asia where it grows in base-rich boggy areas and lakesides. It can be up to 2.5 metres tall, and has leaves with hard serrated edges.... |
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False Sedge | Kobresia simpliciuscula | |
Greater Tussock-sedge | Carex paniculata | |
Fibrous Tussock-sedge | Carex appropinquata Carex appropinquata Carex appropinquata is a species of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges.- Synonyms :* Carex paniculata var. paradoxa Fiori* Carex paradoxa Willd.... |
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Lesser Tussock-sedge | Carex diandra Carex diandra Carex diandra is a species of sedge known by the common name lesser panicled sedge.-Distribution:It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, where it can be found throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. It is also known from New Zealand... |
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True Fox-sedge | Carex vulpina | |
False Fox-sedge | Carex otrubae | |
American Fox-sedge | Carex vulpinoidea Carex vulpinoidea Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known by the common name fox sedge. It is native to North America, including most of Canada and the United States and part of Mexico, and it is known in Europe and New Zealand as an introduced species. The sedge lives in wet and seasonally wet habitat, and... |
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Spiked Sedge | Carex spicata Carex spicata Carex spicata is a species of sedge in the genus Carex.-Description:The culms of Carex spicata are long and approximately triangular in section. The leaves are long and wide, with a distinct keel. The ligule, at the base of the leaf, is long, with a large amount of loose white tissue. C... |
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Prickly Sedge | Carex muricata | |
Grey Sedge | Carex divulsa | |
Sand Sedge | Carex arenaria Carex arenaria Carex arenaria, or Sand sedge, is a species of perennial sedge of the genus Carex which is commonly growing in dunes and other sandy habitats, as the Latin species epithet suggests. It growths by long stolons under the soil surface.... |
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Brown Sedge | Carex disticha Carex disticha Carex disticha is a species of sedge, whose common name is Two-ranked Sedge. It is native to parts of Northern and Western Europe, where it grows in moist spots in a number of habitat types, and it has been introduced to the Great Lakes region of southern Canada... |
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String Sedge | Carex chordorrhiza Carex chordorrhiza Carex chordorrhiza, commonly called creeping sedge or string sedge, is a species of perennial plant in the family Cyperaceae with Holarctic distribution growing in acidic bogs.-Growth form and classification:... |
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Divided Sedge | Carex divisa | |
Curved Sedge | Carex maritima | |
Remote Sedge | Carex remota | |
Oval Sedge | Carex ovalis Carex ovalis Carex leporina is a species of sedge known in the British Isles as oval sedge and in North America eggbract sedge. It is native to Eurasia and eastern and western North America, where it grows in seasonally wet habitat, such as meadows and fields. This sedge produces many thin stems and narrow... |
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Star Sedge | Carex echinata Carex echinata Carex echinata is a species of sedge known by the common names star sedge and little prickly sedge.-Distribution:This plant is native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia. Carex echinata is a plant of wet forests, marshes, and mountain meadows of moderate elevation... |
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Dioecious Sedge | Carex dioica | |
Davall's Sedge | Carex davalliana | e |
Elongated Sedge | Carex elongata | |
Hare's-foot Sedge | Carex lachenalii | |
White Sedge | Carex curta | |
Hairy Sedge | Carex hirta Carex hirta Carex hirta, the hairy sedge, is a species of sedge found across Europe. It has characteristic hairy leaves and inflorescences, and is the type species of the genus Carex.-Description:... |
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Slender Sedge | Carex lasiocarpa Carex lasiocarpa Carex lasiocarpa is a species of sedge known by the common names slender sedge and woollyfruit sedge.-Distribution:This is an aquatic or shore plant of wet areas in mountainous areas of moderate elevation. It is found across much of North America and Eurasia... |
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Lesser Pond-sedge | Carex acutiformis Carex acutiformis Carex acutiformis, the lesser pond sedge, is a species of sedge.-Description:It grows up to tall, with leaves up to long and wide.-Ecology:... |
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Greater Pond-sedge | Carex riparia Carex riparia Carex riparia, the greater pond sedge, is a species of sedge found across Europe and Asia. It grows in a variety of wet habitats, and can be a dominant species in some swamps. It is Britain's largest Carex, growing up to tall, with glaucous leaves up to long... |
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Cyperus-like Sedge | Carex pseudocyperus | |
Bottle Sedge | Carex rostrata Carex rostrata Carex rostrata, bottle sedge, is a perennial species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae native to Holarctic fens.... |
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Bladder-sedge | Carex vesicaria Carex vesicaria Carex vesicaria is an essentially Holarctic species of sedge known by the common name Blister Sedge. The dried fibers, sometimes used as thermal insulation in polar regions, are known as sennegrass, saennegrass or similar, from the plant's Bokmål name Sennegras.-Distribution:This sedge is native to... |
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Russet Sedge | Carex saxatilis | |
Pendulous Sedge | Carex pendula Carex pendula Carex pendula is a large sedge of the genus Carex. It occurs in woodland, scrubland, hedges and beside streams, preferring damp, heavy clay soils... |
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Wood-sedge | Carex sylvatica | |
Hair Sedge | Carex capillaris | |
Thin-spiked Wood-sedge | Carex strigosa | |
Glaucous Sedge | Carex flacca Carex flacca Carex flacca, with common names blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, or carnation-grass, , is a species of sedge native to parts of Europe and North Africa.... |
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Carnation Sedge | Carex panicea | |
Sheathed Sedge | Carex vaginata | |
Starved Wood-sedge | Carex depauperata Carex depauperata Carex depauperata is a rare species of sedge native to parts of Europe. The plant has been virtually extinct in the United Kingdom since the 1940s.... |
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Smooth-stalked Sedge | Carex laevigata Carex laevigata Carex laevigata is a species of sedge. It lives in moist, shady environment in the lowlands of Western and Central Europe, particularly in alder–ash woodland. It is distinguished from similar species, such as C. binervis and C. distans by the presence of tiny red dots on the utricles... |
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Green-ribbed Sedge | Carex binervis Carex binervis Carex binervis, the green-ribbed sedge, is a European species of sedge with an Atlantic distribution. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, and occurs in heaths, moorland and other damp, acidic environments. It typically grows to a height of , and has inflorescences comprising one... |
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Distant Sedge | Carex distans | |
Dotted Sedge | Carex punctata | |
Long-bracted Sedge | Carex extensa | |
Tawny Sedge | Carex hostiana | |
Large Yellow-sedge | Carex flava | |
Yellow-sedge | Carex viridula | |
Pale Sedge | Carex pallescens | |
Fingered Sedge | Carex digitata | |
Bird's-foot Sedge | Carex ornithopoda | |
Dwarf Sedge | Carex humilis | |
Spring Sedge | Carex caryophyllea | |
Downy-fruited Sedge | Carex filiformis | |
Rare Spring-sedge | Carex ericetorum Carex ericetorum Carex ericetorum is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae native to Eurasia and growing on sandy soils in pine forests.... |
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Soft-leaved Sedge | Carex montana | |
Pill Sedge | Carex pilulifera Carex pilulifera Carex pilulifera is a European species of sedge found in acid heaths, woods and grassland from Macaronesia to Scandinavia. It grows up to tall, with 2–4 female spikes and 1 male spike in an inflorescence... |
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Scorched Alpine-sedge | Carex atrofusca | |
Bog-sedge | Carex limosa Carex limosa Carex limosa is a species of sedge known by the common names mud sedge and shore sedge.-Distribution:This sedge is an aquatic or shore plant which can most often be found in peat bogs in mountains. It is distributed across North America and Eurasia.-Description:Carex limosa has a large rhizome and... |
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Mountain Bog-sedge | Carex rariflora | |
Tall Bog-sedge | Carex magellanica | |
Black Alpine-sedge | Carex atrata | |
Club Sedge | Carex buxbaumii Carex buxbaumii Carex buxbaumii is a species of sedge known by the common name Buxbaum's sedge. It is native to much of the northern Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Greenland to Eurasia and including most of Canada and the United States. It grows in wet habitat, such as marshes and fens. This sedge grows in... |
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Close-headed Alpine Sedge | Carex norvegica | |
Estuarine Sedge | Carex recta | |
Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis Carex aquatilis Carex aquatilis is a species of sedge known by the common names water sedge and leafy tussock sedge. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern reaches of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in many types of mountainous and Arctic habitat, including temperate coniferous... |
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Slender Tufted-sedge | Carex acuta Carex acuta Carex acuta or Acute Sedge, Slender Tufted-sedge, Slim Sedge can be found growing on the margins of rivers and lakes in the Palaearctic terrestrial ecoregions in beds of wet, alkaline or slightly acid depressions with mineral soil.... |
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Three-nerved Sedge | Carex trinervis | e |
Common Sedge | Carex nigra Carex nigra Carex nigra Reichard is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, NW Africa and E North America. The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and probably Caucasus.... |
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Tufted-sedge | Carex elata | |
Stiff Sedge | Carex bigelowii | |
Bristle Sedge | Carex microglochin | |
Few-flowered Sedge | Carex pauciflora Carex pauciflora Carex pauciflora is a perennial species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae native to Holarctic wetlands.... |
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Rock Sedge | Carex rupestris | |
Flea Sedge | Carex pulicaris | |
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Dwarf Bamboo | Pleioblastus pygmaeus | * |
Broad-leaved Bamboo | Sasa palmata Sasa palmata Sasa palmata is a species of low-growing, shade-tolerant bamboo that is native to Japan. It is additionally known as palmata bamboo or broadleaf bamboo.http://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Sasa+palmata... |
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Arrow Bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica Pseudosasa japonica Pseudosasa japonica, common names Arrow bamboo and Green onion bamboo, is a species of bamboo.-Distribution:This species is native to Japan in Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, as well as Korea.-Further reading:... |
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Cut-grass | Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides is a species of grass known by the common name rice cutgrass. It is a widespread grass native to Europe, Asia, and North America and present in many other regions, such as Australia, as an introduced species. This is a rhizomatous perennial grass growing to a maximum height... |
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Mat-grass | Nardus stricta Nardus stricta Nardus stricta is a densely tufted, tough, wiry perennial plant species belonging to the family Poaceae , and found throughout much of the world. It exists on heath, moorland, hills, mountains; on sandy to peaty soils... |
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Wood Millet | Milium effusum Milium effusum Milium effusum L. is a species of grass in the Poaceae family, native to damp forests of the Holarctic Kingdom.-External links:*... |
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Early Millet | Milium vernale | |
Meadow Fescue | Festuca pratensis Festuca pratensis Festuca pratensis, the Meadow fescue, Festuca pratensis, the Meadow fescue, Festuca pratensis, the Meadow fescue, ( syn. Bromus pratensis (Huds.) Spreng., Bucetum pratense (Huds.) Parn., Festuca fluitans L. var. pratensis (Huds.) Huds., Festuca elatior L. subsp. pratensis (Huds.) Hack., Lolium... |
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Tall Fescue | Festuca arundinacea Festuca arundinacea Festuca arundinacea is a species of fescue commonly known as Tall fescue. It is a cool-season perennial C3 species of bunchgrass native to Europe. It is an important forage grass throughout Europe, and many cultivars have been used in agriculture... |
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Giant Fescue | Festuca gigantea | |
Wood Fescue | Festuca altissima | |
Various-leaved Fescue | Festuca heterophylla | * |
Rush-leaved Fescue | Festuca arenaria | |
Red Fescue | Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue. It is found worldwide and can tolerate many habitats and climates; it generally needs full sun to thrive... |
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Sheep's-fescue | Festuca ovina | |
Viviparous Sheep's-fescue | Festuca vivipara Festuca vivipara Festuca vivipara is a species of grass native to northern Europe, northern Asia, and subarctic North America.- References :* * * * Brit. fl. 1:114. 1800* Botanical Society of the British Isles.... |
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Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescue | Festuca filiformis | |
Breton Fescue | Festuca armoricana | |
Huon's Fescue | Festuca huonii | |
Confused Fescue | Festuca lemanii | |
Blue Fescue | Festuca longifolia | |
Hard Fescue | Festuca brevipila | |
Perennial Rye-grass | Lolium perenne Lolium perenne Lolium perenne, common name Perennial Ryegrass, is a grass from the family Poaceae. It is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but is widely cultivated and naturalised around the world.-Description:... |
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Italian Rye-grass | Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum is a ryegrass native to temperate Europe, although the precise location of its origin is unknown.... |
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Dune Fescue | Vulpia fasciculata | |
Squirreltail Fescue | Vulpia bromoides Vulpia bromoides Vulpia bromoides, Brome Fescue, is a grass species native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor. It has been introduced to North America, the Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico and other places... |
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Rat's-tail fescue | Vulpia myuros Vulpia myuros Vulpia myuros, or Rat’s-tail Fescue, is an annual grass species of the genus Vulpia. It was probably originally native to Eurasia, but it can now be found nearly worldwide as a naturalized species.... |
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Bearded Fescue | Vulpia ciliata | |
Mat-grass Fescue | Vulpia unilateralis | |
Crested Dog's-tail | Cynosurus cristatus Cynosurus cristatus -Introduction:Crested Dog’s-tail is an ornamental plant, but also found in the wild typically in species rich grassland. It is a perennial short-lived plant characterised by a seed head that is flat on one side. It thrives in a variety of soil types but avoids the acid and calcerous extremes of... |
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Rough Dog's-tail | Cynosurus echinatus Cynosurus echinatus Cynosurus echinatus is a species of grass known by the common names bristly dogtail grass and hedgehog dogtail. It is native to southern Europe, and it is known in the Americas and Australia as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. An herbicide-resistant strain can be found growing as... |
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Common Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia maritima Puccinellia maritima Puccinellia maritima is a species of grass known by the common names including seaside alkali grass, common saltmarsh-grass or sea poa grass. It is native to Western Europe and it is present in most of North East North America. It grows in moist, usually saline soils. It can reach a height of... |
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Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia distans Puccinellia distans Puccinellia distans is a species of grass known by the common names Weeping alkali grass and European alkali grass. It is native to Europe and it is present in most of North America, where it is perhaps an introduced species. It grows in moist habitat, usually in areas with saline soils, such as... |
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Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia fasciculata | |
Stiff Saltmarsh-grass | Puccinellia rupestris | |
Quaking-grass | Briza media Briza media Briza media is a perennial grass in the family Poaceae and is a species of the genus Briza.Common name includes Quaking-grass, Cow-quake, Didder, Dithering-grass, Dodder-grass, Doddering Dillies, Doddle-grass, Earthquakes, Jiggle-joggles, Jockey-grass, Lady's-hair, Maidenhair-grass, Pearl Grass,... |
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Lesser Quaking-grass | Briza minor Briza minor Briza minor is a species of grass known by the common namesLesser quaking-grass or little quakinggrass. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, and it is known elsewhere, including much of North America, as an introduced species. It is an annual grass producing narrow clumps of erect stems up to... |
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Greater Quaking-grass | Briza maxima Briza maxima Briza maxima is a species of the genus Briza, as such it is an annual grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to Northern Africa, the Azores, Western Asia and Southern Europe and is cultivated or naturalised in the British Isles, Australasia, the west of the United States, Central and South... |
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Early Meadow-grass | Poa infirma Poa infirma Poa infirma is a species of grass known by the common names weak bluegrass and early meadowgrass. It was first described from a specimen found in Colombia, but it is actually an introduced species in the Americas and is native to Europe. It grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas... |
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Annual Meadow-grass | Poa annua Poa annua Poa annua, or annual meadow grass , is a widespread low-growing turfgrass in temperate climates. Though P. annua is commonly considered a solely annual plant due to its name, perennial bio-types do exist. 'Poa' is Greek for fodder. It is one of the sweetest grasses for green fodder, but less ... |
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Rough Meadow-grass | Poa trivialis Poa trivialis Poa trivialis , is a perennial plant, and is regarded in the USA as an ornamental plant and is of the Poa family.-Description:... |
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Spreading Meadow-grass | Poa humilis | |
Smooth Meadow-grass | Poa pratensis | |
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass | Poa angustifolia | |
Broad-leaved Meadow-grass | Poa chaixii Poa chaixii Poa chaixii is a species of perennial grass native to Europe and temperate Asia. Its culms are erect or ascending, ranging from 60–120 cm long, with leaf-blades flat or conduplicate, from 15–45 cm long by 5–10 mm wide.- References :* * * * J. E. Gilibert, Fl. Delph. 1:7. 1788... |
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Wavy Meadow-grass | Poa flexuosa | |
Flattened Meadow-grass | Poa compressa Poa compressa Poa compressa is a perennial flattened meadow grass, similar to Common Meadow-grass, Poa pratensis. It is native to Europe but it can be found nearly worldwide as an introduced species. It grows in old wall tops, pavement cracks, dry stony grassland, and many types of wild habitat... |
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Swamp Meadow-grass | Poa palustris Poa palustris Poa palustris is a species of grass native to Asia, Europe and Northern America. This plant is used as fodder and forage, and it also used for erosion control or revegetation.-External links:****... |
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Glaucous Meadow-grass | Poa glauca Poa glauca Poa glauca is a species of grass known by the common names glaucus bluegrass and white bluegrass. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is also known from Patagonia. It is a common grass, occurring in Arctic and alpine climates... |
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Wood Meadow-grass | Poa nemoralis Poa nemoralis Poa nemoralis is a perennial plant in the Poaceae family. The late-growing grass is fairly nutritious for livestock, which feed on it in the autumn.... |
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Bulbous Meadow-grass | Poa bulbosa Poa bulbosa Poa bulbosa is a species of grass known by the common name bulbous bluegrass. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it is present practically worldwide as an introduced species. It is widespread in the United States and southern Canada. It was introduced to the eastern United States around... |
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Alpine Meadow-grass | Poa alpina Poa alpina Poa alpina, commonly known as Alpine Meadow-grass, is a species of meadow grass.It is noted for being viviparous: Its seeds are evolved to germinate while still connected to the parent plant, in order to give them a safe head start.... |
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Tussac-grass | Poa flabellata Poa flabellata Poa flabellata , called Tussac Grass, is a species of tussock grass native to southern South America and the Falkland Islands. It has been introduced into Scotland as a source of fodder because of its ability to grow in hostile conditions... |
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Cock's-foot | Dactylis glomerata Dactylis glomerata Dactylis glomerata, Cock's-foot and orchard grass, is a common species of grass in the genus Dactylis, native throughout most of Europe, temperate Asia, and northern Africa.-Distribution:... |
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Whorl-grass | Catabrosa aquatica | |
Fern-grass | Catapodium rigidum | |
Sea Fern-grass | Catapodium marinum | |
Blue Moor-grass | Sesleria caerulea Sesleria caerulea Sesleria caerulea is a species of perennial grass in the Poaceae family, native to Europe.- References :* * * Animadv. bot. spec. alt. 2:18, t. 6, fig. 3-5. 1764... |
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Hard-grass | Parapholis strigosa | |
Curved Hard-grass | Parapholis incurva Parapholis incurva Parapholis incurva is a species of grass native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, and widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include Coast Barbgrass, Curved Sea Hard Grass, Sickle Grass, Curved Sicklegrass and Curved Parapholis.-Taxonomy:It was first published as Aegilops incurva by Carl... |
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Reed Sweet-grass | Glyceria maxima Glyceria maxima Glyceria maxima Holmb. is a species of rhizomatous perennial grasses in the mannagrass genus native to Europe and Western Siberia and growing in wet areas such as riverbanks and ponds... |
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Floating Sweet-grass | Glyceria fluitans Glyceria fluitans Glyceria fluitans R. Br. is a species of perennial grasses in the genus Glyceria native to Europe, the Mediterranean region and Western Asia and occurring in wet areas such as ditches, riverbanks and ponds... |
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Small Sweet-grass | Glyceria declinata | |
Plicate Sweet-grass | Glyceria notata Glyceria notata Glyceria notata is a species of rhizomatous, tufted, perennial grasses in the mannagrass genus, found in all continents of the world. Its culms are 30–80 cm in height, ascending from a prostrate base, with dark- to bluish-green, flat or folded leaf-blades some 5–30 cm long by... |
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Mountain Melick | Melica nutans Melica nutans Melica nutans is a bunchgrass species in the Poaceae family, native to Eurasian forests.... |
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Wood Melick | Melica uniflora | |
Downy Oat-grass | Helictotrichon pubescens | |
Meadow Oat-grass | Helictotrichon pratense Helictotrichon pratense Helictotrichon pratense is a species of perennial grass in the Poaceae family, found in Europe, North Africa, and Asia... |
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False Oat-grass | Arrhenatherum elatius Arrhenatherum elatius -Introduction:Arrhenatherum elatius, with the common names false oat-grass, tall oat-grass, tall meadow oat, onion couch and tuber oat-grass, is a perennial species of grass, common in the temperate regions of Europe.... |
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Slender Oat | Avena barbata Avena barbata Avena barbata is a species of wild oat known by the common name slender wild oat. It has edible seeds. It is native to central Asia and the Mediterranean Basin. It is also known in North America as an introduced species and noxious weed. It is widespread in California, where it has displaced native... |
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Bristle Oat | Avena strigosa Avena strigosa Avena strigosa is a species of grass native to Europe, and its seeds are edible. This plant is often cultivated as animal feed in the south Brazil, and it is sometimes reported as a weed.-References: Carneiro, A.M. Forragicultura. Belo Horizonte: Escola Veterinária da UFMG.-External links:**... |
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Wild-oat | Avena fatua Avena fatua Avena fatua is a species of grass in the oat genus. It is known as the common wild oat. This oat is native to Eurasia but it has been introduced to most of the other temperate regions of the world. It is naturalized in some areas and considered a noxious weed in others... |
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Winter Wild-oat | Avena sterilis Avena sterilis Avena sterilis is a species of grass weed, and its seeds are edible.-External links:***... |
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Oat | Avena sativa | * |
French Oat-grass | Gaudinia fragilis | * |
Yellow Oat-grass | Trisetum flavescens Trisetum flavescens Trisetum flavescens is a species of grass in the Poaceae family. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It can be found elsewhere, such as sections of North America, where it was introduced as a rangeland grass for grazing. It now exists in the wild as a common weed... |
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Somerset Hair-grass | Koeleria vallesiana Koeleria vallesiana Koeleria vallesiana is a grass species of the genus Koeleria. It grows in Europe, temperate Asia, and North America.-References and external links:*... |
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Crested Hair-grass | Koeleria macrantha Koeleria macrantha Koeleria macrantha is a species of grass known by the common name prairie Junegrass. In the UK it is known as Crested hair-grass. It is native to much of North America, from Alaska to California, from northern Mexico to the Eastern United States... |
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Tufted Hair-grass | Deschampsia cespitosa | |
Bog Hair-grass | Deschampsia setacea | |
Wavy Hair-grass | Deschampsia flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa -Introduction:Deschampsia flexuosa Trin. or Wavy Hair-grass is a species of bunchgrass in the Poaceae family with a Holarctic distribution.-Habitat and distribution:... |
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Yorkshire-fog | Holcus lanatus | |
Creeping Soft-grass | Holcus mollis | |
Grey Hair-grass | Corynephorus canescens | |
Silver Hair-grass | Aira caryophyllea Aira caryophyllea Aira caryophyllea is a species of grass known by the common name silver hairgrass. This is a species which is native to Europe but has been introduced to other continents, including North America, where it is naturalized and common. This is a light green grass which has a silvery sheen on its... |
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Early Hair-grass | Aira praecox Aira praecox Aira praecox is a species of grass known by several common names, including yellow hairgrass and spike hairgrass. It is native to Europe. It also grows in North America as an introduced species, where it can be found on the east and west coasts in sandy or rocky areas, such as beaches and roadsides... |
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Holy-grass | Hierochloe odorata | |
Sweet Vernal-grass | Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum -Introduction:Anthoxanthum odoratum, known as sweet vernal grass, holy grass, vanilla grass or buffalo grass, is a short-lived grass found wild in acidic grassland in Eurasia. It is also grown as a lawn grass and a house plant, due to its sweet scent, and can also be found on unimproved pastures... |
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Annual Vernal-grass | Anthoxanthum aristatum Anthoxanthum aristatum Anthoxanthum aristatum is a species of grass known by the common name annual vernalgrass. It is native to North Africa and southern Europe as far north as France, and it is known in other regions, including northern Europe and North America, as an introduced species. It is occasionally a minor weed... |
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Reed Canary-grass | Phalaris arundinacea | |
Bulbous Canary-grass | Phalaris aquatica Phalaris aquatica Phalaris aquatica, syn. P. tuberosa, known by the common names Bulbous canarygrass and Harding grass, is a species of grass in the genus Phalaris of the Poaceae Family.-Description:... |
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Canary-grass | Phalaris canariensis | * |
Lesser Canary-grass | Phalaris minor Phalaris minor Phalaris minor is a species of grass native to northern Africa, Europe and Asia, and widely naturalised elsewhere.Common names include little seed canary grass, small-seeded canary grass, small canary grass and lesser canary grass.... |
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Awned Canary-grass | Phalaris paradoxa Phalaris paradoxa Phalaris paradoxa is a species of grass in genus Phalaris.The spikelets are very different from those of other members of this genus. The spiklet glumes each have a hook.... |
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Common Bent | Agrostis capillaris Agrostis capillaris Agrostis capillaris is a rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial in the grass family . It is native to Eurasia and has been widely introduced in many parts of the world... |
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Black Bent | Agrostis gigantea Agrostis gigantea Agrostis gigantea, known by its common name Redtop, is a perennial grass of the Agrostis genus.It is native to Europe, but in the cooler areas of North America was widely used as a pasture grass until the 1940s. Although it has largely been replaced by soybeans and more palatable grasses, it still... |
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Highland Bent | Agrostis castellana | * |
Creeping Bent | Agrostis stolonifera Agrostis stolonifera Agrostis stolonifera is a perennial grass species in the Poaceae family. It is stoloniferous and may form mats or tufts... |
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Blown-grass | Agrostis avenacea Agrostis avenacea Agrostis avenacea is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific bent grass and New Zealand wind grass. It is native to Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific Islands including New Guinea and Easter Island.... |
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Bristle Bent | Agrostis curtisii Agrostis curtisii Agrostis curtisii is a species of grass in the Poaceae family native to Eurasia.It is tufted, with hair like leaves. Stems grow up to 60 cm. Its spikelets are yellow-green in colour, and its lemmas are awned. The ligule is pointed.Bristle Bent flowers in the UK from June until July and is... |
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Velvet Bent | Agrostis canina Agrostis canina Agrostis canina, known as brown bent or velvet bent, is a species of grass.-Description:Agrostis canina is a perennial plant, with stolons but no rhizomes, and culms which grow to a height of up to . It is frequently confused with Agrostis vinealis Agrostis canina, known as brown bent or velvet... |
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Brown Bent | Agrostis vinealis | |
Rough Bent | Agrostis scabra Agrostis scabra Agrostis scabra is a common species of grass known by the common names rough bent grass and ticklegrass. A tumbleweed, it is native to much of North America, and widely known elsewhere as an introduced species. It occurs in most of the United States except parts of the Southeast and most of... |
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Wood Small-reed | Calamagrostis epigejos | |
Purple Small-reed | Calamagrostis canescens Calamagrostis canescens Calamagrostis canescens Roth is a species of grass in the Poaceae family, native to Europe and western Siberia.... |
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Scandinavian Small-reed | Calamagrostis purpurea | |
Narrow Small-reed | Calamagrostis stricta Calamagrostis stricta Calamagrostis stricta, Slim-stem Reed Grass, Koeler is a species of bunch grass in the Poaceae family.Calamagrostis stricta is native to wetlands of the Holarctic Kingdom.... |
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Scottish Small-reed | Calamagrostis scotica | |
Marram | Ammophila arenaria Ammophila arenaria Ammophila arenaria is a species of grass known by the common names European Marram Grass and European Beachgrass. It is one of two species of the genus Ammophila . It is native to the coastlines of Europe and North Africa where it grows in the sands of beach dunes. It is a perennial grass forming... |
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American Marram | Ammophila breviligulata Ammophila breviligulata Ammophila breviligulata is a species of grass that is native to eastern North America, where it grows on sand dunes along the Atlantic Ocean and Great Lakes coasts... |
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Nit-grass | Gastridium ventricosum Gastridium ventricosum Gastridium ventricosum is a species of grass known by the common name nit grass. This is an annual grass bearing a long, thin, smooth inflorescence of spikelets. It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere.-External links:***... |
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Hare's-tail | Lagurus ovatus Lagurus ovatus Lagurus ovatus, commonly called hare's-tail grass, is an annual species of grass indigenous to the Mediterranean. It is an escaped weed in many parts of the world, it is also sometimes grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive flower panicle.... |
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Loose Silky-bent | Apera spica-venti | |
Dense Silky-bent | Apera interrupta | |
Early Sand-grass | Mibora minima | |
Annual Beard-grass | Polypogon monspeliensis Polypogon monspeliensis Polypogon monspeliensis, commonly known as annual beard grass or annual rabbitsfoot grass, is a species of grass. It is native to southern Europe, but it can be found today throughout the world as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is an annual grass growing to heights between 5... |
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Meadow Foxtail | Alopecurus pratensis | |
Marsh Foxtail | Alopecurus geniculatus Alopecurus geniculatus Alopecurus geniculatus is a species of grass known by the common name water foxtail or Marsh foxtail.It is native to much of Eurasia and North America, where it grows in moist areas. This is a perennial grass forming bunches of erect stems up to about 60 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves... |
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Bulbous Foxtail | Alopecurus bulbosus | |
Orange Foxtail | Alopecurus aequalis Alopecurus aequalis Alopecurus aequalis is a common species of grass known by the common name shortawn foxtail.It is native to much of the temperate Northern Hemisphere from Eurasia to North America, where it can be found in many types of habitat.-Description:... |
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Alpine Foxtail | Alopecurus borealis | |
Black-grass | Alopecurus myosuroides Alopecurus myosuroides Alopecurus myosuroides is an annual grass, found on cultivated and waste land. It is also known as Slender Meadow Foxtail, Black-Grass, Twitch Grass, Black Twitch.-Description:... |
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American Slough-grass | Beckmannia syzigachne Beckmannia syzigachne Beckmannia syzigachne, American sloughgrass, slough grass, is an annual or short lived perennial bunchgrass in the Poaceae family found in shallow marshes or sloughs.... |
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Timothy-grass | Phleum pratense | |
Smaller Cat's-tail | Phleum bertolonii | |
Alpine Cat's-tail | Phleum alpinum Phleum alpinum Phleum alpinum is a species of grass known by the common name Alpine timothy.-Distribution:Phleum alpinum has a circumboreal distribution, inhabiting northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere, as well as extending down through the Americas to southern South America... |
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Purple-stem Cat's-tail | Phleum phleoides Phleum phleoides Phleum phleoides is a perennial grass native to most of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. Culms are erect and 10–70 cm in height; leaf blades are 5–12 cm long by 1–3.5 mm wide.- References and external links :* * *... |
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Sand Cat's-tail | Phleum arenarium | |
Field Brome | Bromus arvensis | * |
Meadow Brome | Bromus commutatus Bromus commutatus Meadow Brome is a species of plant in the grass family Poaceae. In the United States it is known as Hairy Chess.-Characteristics:... |
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Brome | Bromus racemosus | |
Soft-brome | Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus, the Soft Brome, is an annual or biennial species of plant in the true grass family . It is also known in North America as Bull Grass, Soft Cheat or Soft Chess.... |
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Interrupted Brome | Bromus interruptus Bromus interruptus Bromus interruptus, commonly known as the interrupted brome, is a plant in the true grass family.It is endemic to southern and central England, but is believed to have been extinct in the wild since 1972... |
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Rye Brome | Bromus secalinus Bromus secalinus Bromus secalinus is a species of bromegrass known as rye brome.This grass is native to Eurasia but is well-known in many other parts of the world where it has been introduced. It is a noxious weed throughout much of North America. This is an annual grass reaching maximum heights of one half to one... |
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Smith's Brome | Bromus pseudosecalinus | * |
Hairy-brome | Bromopsis ramosa | |
Lesser Hairy-brome | Bromopsis benekenii | |
Upright Brome | Bromopsis erecta | |
Hungarian Brome | Bromopsis inermis | * |
Great Brome | Anisantha diandra | * |
Ripgut Brome | Anisantha rigida | * |
Barren Brome | Anisantha sterilis | |
Drooping Brome | Anisantha tectorum | * |
Compact Brome | Anisantha madritensis | * |
California Brome | Ceratochloa carinata | * |
Western Brome | Ceratochloa marginata | * |
Rescue Brome | Ceratochloa cathartica | * |
Tor-grass | Brachypodium pinnatum | |
False Brome | Brachypodium sylvaticum | |
Bearded Couch | Elymus caninus | |
Common Couch | Elytrigia repens | |
Sea Couch | Elytrigia atherica | |
Sand Couch | Elytrigia juncea | |
Lyme-grass | Leymus arenarius Leymus arenarius Leymus arenarius Hochst. is a psammophylic species of grass in the Poaceae family, native to Atlantic, Central and Northern Europe and the coldest shores of North America.... |
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Wood Barley | Hordelymus europaeus | |
Two-rowed Barley | Hordeum distichon | * |
Wall Barley | Hordeum murinum Hordeum murinum Hordeum murinum, commonly known as wall barley or false barley, is a species of grass.They can grow to 30 cm in height and its unbranched spikes can reach 10 cm long. It is quite widespread and common. It grows during May - July in mainly costal areas... |
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Foxtail Barley | Hordeum jubatum Hordeum jubatum Hordeum jubatum is a perennials plant species in the grass family Poaceae. It occurs wild mainly in northern North America and adjacent northeastern Siberia. However, as it escaped often from gardens it can be found worldwide in areas with temperate to warm climates, and is considered a weed in... |
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Meadow Barley | Hordeum secalinum | |
Sea Barley | Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum, commonly known as sea barley, is a species of grass.... |
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Bread wheat | Triticum aestivatum | * |
Heath-grass | Danthonia decumbens Danthonia decumbens Danthonia decumbens is a species of grass commonly known as common heath grass. It is a perennial with a decumbent habit: it lies on the ground with the tips turned upward.... |
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Pampas-grass | Cortaderia selloana | * |
Purple Moor-grass | Molinia caerulea | |
Common Reed | Phragmites australis | |
African Love-grass | Eragrostis curvula | * |
Small Love-grass | Eragrostis minor | * |
Bermuda-grass | Cynodon dactylon Cynodon dactylon Cynodon dactylon , also known as Dūrvā Grass, Bermuda Grass, Dubo, Dog's Tooth Grass, Bahama Grass, Devil's Grass, Couch Grass, Indian Doab, Arugampul, Grama, and Scutch Grass, is a grass native to north and east Africa, Asia and Australia and southern Europe... |
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Small Cord-grass | Spartina maritima Spartina maritima Spartina maritima is a species of cordgrass native to the coasts of western and southern Europe and western Africa, from the Netherlands west across southern England to southern Ireland, and south along the Atlantic coast to Morocco and also on the Mediterranean Sea coasts... |
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Common Cord-grass | Spartina anglica Spartina anglica Spartina anglica is a species of cordgrass that originated in southern England in about 1870. It is an allotetraploid species derived from the hybrid Spartina × townsendii, which arose when the European native cordgrass Spartina maritima hybridised with the introduced American Spartina... |
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Smooth Cordgrass | Spartina alterniflora Spartina alterniflora Spartina alterniflora is a perennial deciduous grass which is found in intertidal wetlands, especially estuarine salt marshes. It grows 1-1.5 m tall, and has smooth, hollow stems which bear leaves up to 20-60 cm long and 1.5 cm wide at their base, which are sharply tapered and bend down... |
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Prairie Cord-grass | Spartina pectinata Spartina pectinata Spartina pectinata is a species of cordgrass known by the common name prairie cordgrass. It is native to central North America.-External links:***... |
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Cockspur | Echinochloa crus-galli Echinochloa crus-galli Echinochloa crus-galli is a type of wild grass originating from tropical Asia that was formerly classified as a type of panicum grass. It is commonly known as Cockspur , Common Barnyard Grass, or simply "barnyard grass"... |
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Water Finger-grass | Paspalum distichum Paspalum distichum Paspalum distichum is a species of grass known by the common name knotgrass. Other common names include couch paspalum, eternity grass, gingergrass, and Thompson grass. Its native range is obscure because it has long been present on most continents, and in most areas it is certainly an introduced... |
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Green Bristle-grass | Setaria viridis Setaria viridis Setaria viridis is a species of grass known by many common names, including green foxtail and green bristlegrass. It is native to Eurasia, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species and is closely related to Setaria faberi, a noxious weed... |
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Smooth Finger-grass | Digitaria ischaemum Digitaria ischaemum Digitaria ischaemum is a species of crabgrass known by the common names smooth crabgrass and small crabgrass. It is native to Europe and Asia, but it is known throughout much of the warm temperate world as an introduced species and often a common roadside and garden weed... |
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Johnson grass | Sorghum halepense Johnson grass Sorghum halepense, commonly called Johnsongrass, is a plant in the grass family, Poaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, but growing throughout Europe and the Middle East. The plant has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica and most larger islands and archipelagos... |
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Branched Bur-reed | Sparganium erectum Sparganium erectum Sparganium erectum, the simplestem bur-reed or branched bur-reed, is a perennial plant species in the genus Sparganium.The larvae of the moth Plusia festucae feed on Sparganium erectum.-See also:... |
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Unbranched Bur-reed | Sparganium emersum Sparganium emersum Sparganium emersum is a species of flowering plant in the cat-tail family known by the common name European bur-reed. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of Eurasia and North America. It is an aquatic plant, growing in shallow water bodies such as ponds... |
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Floating Bur-reed | Sparganium angustifolium Sparganium angustifolium Sparganium angustifolium is a species of flowering plant in the cat-tail family known by the common name narrowleaf bur-reed. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It is an aquatic plant, growing in water up to 2.5 meters deep... |
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Least Bur-reed | Sparganium natans Sparganium natans Sparganium natans is a species of bur-reed known by the common name small bur-reed. It is a water plant native to high elevation lakes and marshes of Canada and the northern United States. It is usually found submersed in shallow, calm water. This bur-reed has thin, flexible, grasslike leaves which... |
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Bulrush | Typha latifolia Typha latifolia Typha latifolia is a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Typha. It is found as a native plant species in North and South America, Europe, Eurasia, and Africa... |
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Lesser Bulrush | Typha angustifolia Typha angustifolia Typha angustifolia L., , is a perennial herbaceous plant of genus Typha. This cattail is an "obligate wetland" species that is commonly found in the northern hemisphere in brackish locations... |
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Rhodostachys | Fascicularia bicolor Fascicularia bicolor Fascicularia bicolor is a species of the genus Fascicularia. This species is endemic to Chile.-References:*... |
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Tresco Rhodostachys | Ochagavia carnea Ochagavia carnea Ochagavia carnea is a species of the genus Ochagavia. This species is endemic to Chile.-References:*... |
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Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata Pontederia cordata Pontederia cordata, commonly known as Pickerelweed, is a monocotyledonous aquatic plant native to North and South America. It can be found on pond and lake margins across an extremely large range from eastern Canada south to Argentina. The species is tristylous, meaning the styles of individual... |
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Scottish Asphodel | Tofieldia pusilla Tofieldia pusilla Tofieldia pusilla is a flowering plant of the genus Tofieldia in the family Tofieldiaceae. It is also sometimes classified in the lily family, Liliaceae. Its common name is Scotch false asphodel... |
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Bog Asphodel | Narthecium ossifragum | |
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Kerry Lily | Simethis planifolia Simethis planifolia Simethis planifolia, called Kerry Lily, is a bulbous plant of the family family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. It grows in dry places especially near the coast in western Europe. Its common name is based on its occurrence at a few sites in County Kerry, Ireland.-External links:*... |
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Orange Day-lily | Hemerocallis fulva Hemerocallis fulva Hemerocallis fulva is a species of Hemerocallis, native to Asia from the Caucasus east through the Himalaya to China, Japan, Korea, and southeastern Russia.-Growth:... |
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Yellow Day-lily | Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, is a plant of the genus Hemerocallis. It is found across China, in Europe in N.E... |
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Red-hot-poker | Kniphofia uvaria Kniphofia uvaria Kniphofia uvaria is also known as Tritoma, Torch Lily or Red Hot Poker due to the shape and color of its inflorescence. The leaves are reminiscent of a lily, and the flowerhead can reach up to 5 feet in height. There are many varieties of torch lily, and they bloom at different times during the... |
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Greater Red-hot-poker | Kniphofia praecox | * |
Meadow Saffron | Colchicum autumnale Colchicum autumnale Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron or naked lady, is a flower which resembles the true crocuses, but flowering in autumn... |
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Snowdon Lily | Lloydia serotina Lloydia serotina Lloydia serotina is an arctic-alpine flowering plant of the lily family. It is the only member of the genus Lloydia to live outside central and eastern Asia, and is widespread across western North America, from Alaska to New Mexico, and in Europe is found in the Alps and Carpathians, as well as in... |
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Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem | Gagea lutea | |
Early Star-of-Bethlehem | Gagea bohemica | |
Wild Tulip | Tulipa sylvestris | * |
Cretan Tulip | Tulipa saxatilis | * |
Garden Tulip | Tulipa gesneriana Tulipa gesneriana Tulipa gesneriana L. or "Didier's tulip" is a plant belonging to the family of Liliaceae. This species has uncertain origins, possibly from Asia, and has become naturalised in south-west Europe... |
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Fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris is a fritillary in the family Liliaceae. Its common names include Snake's Head Fritillary, Snake's Head , Checkered Daffodil, Chess Flower, Frog-cup, Guinea-hen Flower, Leper Lily , Frog-cup, Lazarus bell or, in northern... |
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Martagon Lily | Lilium martagon Lilium martagon Lilium martagon is a species of lily. It has a widespread native region extending from central Europe east through northern Asia to Mongolia and Korea. Several subspecies have been named. Horticulturally it is in Division 9, It is stem-rooting, growing between 1m and 2m tall... |
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Pyrenean Lily | Lilium pyrenaicum Lilium pyrenaicum Lilium pyrenaicum is native to montane regions, mainly the Pyrenees, from Spain and eastwards, with the range extending into the Caucasus. It grows up to 1.3m high. It bears up to 12 Turks-cap shaped flowers. These are yellow, orange or red, and unpleasantly scented.-References:*Patrick M... |
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Lily-of-the-valley | Convallaria majalis | |
Solomon's-seal | Polygonatum multiflorum Polygonatum multiflorum Polygonatum multiflorum is a plant species of the genus Polygonatum. In Britain it is one of three native species of the genus, the others being Angular Solomon's-seal and Whorled Solomon's-seal.-References:*Matthew Wood. Random House, 1997. ISBN 9781556432323; pp. 397–408... |
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Angular Solomon's-seal | Polygonatum odoratum Polygonatum odoratum Polygonatum odoratum, commonly known as Angular Solomon's-seal or Scented Solomon's-seal, is a plant species of the genus Polygonatum... |
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Whorled Solomon's-seal | Polygonatum verticillatum Polygonatum verticillatum Polygonatum verticillatum or Whorled Solomon's-seal is a plant species of the genus Polygonatum.... |
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May Lily | Maianthemum bifolium Maianthemum bifolium Maianthemum bifolium is often a localized common rhizomatous flowering plant, native from western Europe east to Siberia, China and Japan.... |
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Reineckea | Reineckea carnea | * |
Herb-Paris | Paris quadrifolia Paris quadrifolia Paris quadrifolia is a species of the genus Paris in the family Melanthiaceae, although authorities formerly regarded it as part of the Liliaceae family. It is related to Trillium, with which it can be confused... |
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Spiked Star-of-Bethlehem | Ornithogalum pyrenaicum Ornithogalum pyrenaicum Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, also called Prussian asparagus, wild asparagus, Bath Asparagus, Pyrenees star of Bethlehem or spiked star of Bethlehem, is a plant whose young flower shoots may be eaten as a vegetable, similar to asparagus.The common name "Bath Asparagus" comes from the fact it was once... |
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Star-of-Bethlehem | Ornithogalum angustifolium | |
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem | Ornithogalum nutans Ornithogalum nutans Ornithogalum nutans is a species of star of Bethlehem. It is cultivated, and has naturalized, outside its native range, for example in North America. At least in North America, it is not as common as Ornithogalum umbellatum.- Cultivation :... |
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Alpine Squill | Scilla bifolia Scilla bifolia Scilla bifolia is a herbaceous perennial growing from an underground bulb, belonging to the genus Scilla of the Asparagaceae family.... |
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Greek Squill | Scilla messeniaca | * |
Siberian Squill | Scilla siberica | * |
Spring Squill | Scilla verna Scilla verna Scilla verna, commonly known as spring squill, is a flowering plant native to Western Europe. It belongs to the squill genus Scilla. Its star-like blue flowers are produced during the spring.... |
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Pyrenean Squill | Scilla liliohyacinthus | * |
Portuguese Squill | Scilla peruviana | * |
Autumn Squill | Scilla autumnalis | |
Italian Bluebell | Hyacinthoides italica | * |
Bluebell | Hyacinthoides non-scripta | |
Spanish Bluebell | Hyacinthoides hispanica | * |
Hyacinth | Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinthus orientalis , is a perennial flowering plant, native to southwestern Asia, southern and central Turkey, northwestern Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.It is a bulbous plant, with a 3–7 cm diameter bulb... |
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Glory-of-the-snow | Chionodoxa forbesii Chionodoxa forbesii Chionodoxa forbesii or Forbes' Glory-of-the-snow is a bulbous perennial from south-west Turkey flowering in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring.... |
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Lesser Glory-of-the-snow | Chionodoxa sardensis Chionodoxa sardensis Chionodoxa sardensis or Lesser Glory-of-the-snow is a bulbous perennial from west Turkey flowering in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring.... |
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Grape-hyacinth | Muscari neglectum Muscari neglectum Muscari neglectum is a perennial bulbous plant, one of a number of species and genera known as Grape Hyacinth and in particular Common Grape Hyacinth. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.- Description :... |
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Garden Grape-hyacinth | Muscari armeniacum Muscari armeniacum Muscari armeniacum is an bulbous plant of the genus Muscari with basal, simple leaves and short, flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as Grape Hyacinth, in this case Armenian Grape Hyacinth. The flowers are purple, blue , or white and the plants are usually tall. M... |
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Compact Grape-hyacinth | Muscari botryoides Muscari botryoides Muscari botryoides is a bulbous perennial plant plant of the genus Muscari and one of a number of species and genera known as Grape Hyacinth. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.... |
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Tassel Grape-hyacinth | Leopoldia comosa Leopoldia comosa Leopoldia comosa is a perennial bulbous plant. Usually called the Tassel Hyacinth, it is one of a number of species and genera also known as Grape Hyacinths. It is found in rocky ground and cultivated areas, such as cornfields and vineyards, in south-east Europe to Turkey and Iran, but has... |
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Chives | Allium schoenoprasum | |
American Garlic | Allium unifolium Allium unifolium Allium unifolium, the oneleaf onion, is a species of wild onion. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of California and Oregon.-External links:****... |
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Rosy Garlic | Allium roseum Allium roseum Allium roseum, commonly called rosy garlic, is an edible, Old World species of garlic native to much of Europe and the Mediterranean region, northern Africa, and western Asia; and naturalized in the Azores, and elsewhere.... |
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Neapolitan Garlic | Allium neapolitanum Allium neapolitanum Allium neapolitanum is a perennial bulbous plant of the genus Allium, the onion family. It is native to southern Europe, north Africa, and the Middle East... |
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Hairy Garlic | Allium subhirsutum | * |
Yellow Garlic | Allium moly Allium moly Allium moly, also known as Golden Garlic and Lily Leek, is a perennial plant. This plant is an edible bulb, and it is used as a medicinal and ornamental plant. It is primarily found in Spain and Southern France... |
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Three-cornered Garlic | Allium triquetrum Allium triquetrum Allium triquetrum is a Mediterranean plant, but can also be found along the coasts of Oregon and California. Many parts of the plant are edible and taste somewhat like garlic or onion... |
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Italian Garlic | Allium pendulinum | * |
Few-flowered Garlic | Allium paradoxum | * |
Ramsons | Allium ursinum | |
Field Garlic | Allium oleraceum | |
Keeled Garlic | Allium carinatum | * |
Wild Leek | Allium ampeloprasum Allium ampeloprasum Allium ampeloprasum is a member of the onion genus Allium. The wild plant is commonly known as Wild Leek - not to be confused with the N. American Allium tricoccum of the same name. Its native range is S. Europe to W... |
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Sand Leek | Allium scorodoprasum Allium scorodoprasum The Sand leek , also known as Rocambole, is a perennial wild onion.It should not be confused with Rocambole garlic, which is A. sativum var. ophioscorodon.According to garlic grower Ron Engeland, A... |
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Round-headed Leek | Allium sphaerocephalon Allium sphaerocephalon Allium sphaerocephalon is known as round-headed leek and also round-headed garlic, ball-head onion, and other variations on these names. Other names include Drumsticks, and in Germany, Kugellauch. The orthographic variant A. sphaerocephalum is also found. It is a hardy perennial plant. It is grown... |
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Wild Onion | Allium vineale Allium vineale Allium vineale is a perennial bulbflower in the genus Allium, native to Europe, north Africa and western Asia. The species was introduced in Australia and North America, where it has become an invasive species.... |
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Broad-leaved Leek | Allium nigrum Allium nigrum Allium nigrum is an ornamental plant in the Alliaceae family.-External links:* photo*... |
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Honey garlic | Nectaroscordum siculum | * |
Honeybells | Nothoscordum borbonicum | * |
African Lily | Agapanthus praecox Agapanthus praecox Agapanthus praecox is a native of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Local names for this species include agapant, bloulelie, isicakathi and ubani... |
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Spring Starflower | Tristagma uniflorum Tristagma uniflorum Ipheion uniflorum is a species of flowering plant, related to the onions, so is currently placed in the Allium subfamily of the Amaryllidaceae. It is known by the common name spring star, or spring starflower. It was at one time transferred to the genus Tristagma, but recent research suggests that... |
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Jersey Lily | Amaryllis belladonna | * |
Winter Daffodil | Sternbergia lutea Sternbergia lutea Sternbergia lutea is a bulbous flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, which is used as an ornamental plant... |
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Summer Snowflake | Leucojum aestivum | |
Spring Snowflake | Leucojum vernum | |
Snowdrop | Galanthus nivalis Galanthus nivalis Often referred to as the common snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis is the best-known and most widespread representative of a small genus of about 20 species... |
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Caucasian Snowdrop | Galanthus caucasicus | * |
Pleated Snowdrop | Galanthus plicatus | * |
Bunch-flowered Daffodil | Narcissus tazetta Narcissus tazetta Narcissus tazetta is a perennial ornamental plant that grows from a bulb.... |
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Paper-white Daffodil | Narcissus papyraceus Narcissus papyraceus Narcissus papyraceus , commonly known as Paperwhite, is a perennial bulbous plant native to the Mediterranean region. The white flowers are borne in bunches and are strongly fragrant... |
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Pheasant's-eye Daffodil | Narcissus poeticus | * |
Hoop-petticoat Daffodil | Narcissus bulbocodium | * |
Daffodil | Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus is a perennial flowering plant which grows from a bulb. It has pale yellow flowers with a darker central trumpet... |
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Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil | Narcissus cyclamineus | * |
Wild Asparagus | Asparagus officinalis | |
Butcher's-broom | Ruscus aculeatus | |
Spineless Butcher's-broom | Ruscus hypoglossum | * |
Peruvian Lily | Alstroemeria aurea | * |
Chilean-iris | Libertia formosa Libertia formosa Libertia formosa is an ornamental plant in the Iridaceae family. It is native to Chile. It can also be found growing wild in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, where it is an introduced species.-External links:***... |
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Blue-eyed-grass | Sisyrinchium bermudiana | |
American Blue-eyed-grass | Sisyrinchium montanum Sisyrinchium montanum Sisyrinchium montanum, or strict blue-eyed grass, is a grass-like species of plants from the genus Sisyrinchium native to northern North America from Newfoundland west to easternmost Alaska, and south to Pennsylvania in the east, and to New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains.It is very similar to S... |
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Yellow-eyed-grass | Sisyrinchium californicum Sisyrinchium californicum Sisyrinchium californicum is a species of flowering plant in the iris family known by the common names yellow-eyed grass, golden-eyed grass, and golden blue-eyed grass... |
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Veined Yellow-eyed-grass | Sisyrinchium laxum | * |
Pale Yellow-eyed-grass | Sisyrinchium striatum | * |
Blue Corn-lily | Aristea ecklonii | * |
Snake's-head Iris | Hermodactylus tuberosus | * |
Bearded Iris | Iris germanica Iris germanica Iris germanica, the German Iris, is a species in the genus irisThe Iris Germanica grows up to 90 cm high and 10 cm wide. The roots can go up to 10 cm deep. It is an outdoors plant that blooms most in May-August, but planting it would be best in February-April..It is a European hybrid, rather than a... |
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Siberian Iris | Iris sibirica Iris sibirica Iris sibirica, the Siberian Iris, is a flowering plant in the genus Iris, native to northern Asia and eastern and central Europe.... |
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Yellow Iris | Iris pseudacorus Iris pseudacorus Iris pseudacorus is a species of Iris, native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. Common names include yellow iris and yellow flag... |
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Purple Iris | Iris versicolor Iris versicolor Iris versicolor, also commonly known as the Harlequin Blueflag, Larger Blue Flag, Northern Blue Flag, and other variations of those names, is a species of Iris native to North America where it is common in sedge meadows, marshes, and along streambanks and shores.-Growth:I. versicolor is a perennial... |
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Japanese Iris | Iris ensata | * |
Blue Iris | Iris spuria Iris spuria Iris spuria is a species of the genus Iris, part of a subgenus series known as Limniris. The slender and elogated leaves surround a purple flower. It is a beardless form, sometimes known as the Blue Iris. The subspecies maritima is called Seashore Iris. Other subspecies include ssp. carthaliniae... |
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Turkish Iris | Iris orientalis | * |
Stinking Iris | Iris foetidissima Iris foetidissima Iris foetidissima , is a species of Iris found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs.... |
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English Iris | Iris latifolia Iris latifolia The English Iris, Iris latifolia, also known as I. xiphiodes and I. anglica, is a common and attractive iris of the Pyrenees and Northwestern Spain. It is widely cultivated for its beautiful flowers.The English Iris grows to a height of 50 cm... |
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Spanish Iris | Iris xiphium Iris xiphium Iris xiphium, commonly known as the Spanish Iris, is an iris native to Spain and Portugal.It is bulbous and bears handsome blue and yellow flowers, though they are not so large as those of I. xiphiodes. This species is also known as the Small Bulbous-rooted Iris. The Spanish Iris is favoured by... |
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Bugle-lily | Watsonia borbonica | * |
Sand Crocus | Romulea columnae | |
Oniongrass | Romulea rosea Romulea rosea Romulea rosea is a herbaceous perennial in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to the western Cape Province in South Africa and is naturalised in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and California in the United States. Common names include Guildford Grass, Onion Grass and Rosy Sandcrocus.It is a small... |
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Spring Crocus | Crocus vernus Crocus vernus Crocus vernus is a species in Family Iridaceae. Its cultivars and those of Crocus flavus are used as ornamental plants. The Dutch Crocusses are larger than the other cultivated crocus species... |
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Early Crocus | Crocus tommasinianus Crocus tommasinianus Crocus tommasinianus , often referred to as 'Tommies' were named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de Tommasini , who was mayor of the city of Triest. They are often referred to as early or snow crocuses, but these terms are shared with several other species, although C. tommasinianus is amongst... |
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Autumn Crocus | Crocus nudiflorus | * |
Kotschy's Crocus | Crocus kotschyanus | * |
Sieber's Crocus | Crocus sieberi Crocus sieberi Crocus sieberi , also referred to as the Cretan crocus, or snow crocus , is a plant of the Crocus genus in the Iridaceae family. A small early blooming crocus, it easily naturalises. It grows wild in the Balkans, Greece and Crete... |
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Golden Crocus | Crocus chrysanthus Crocus chrysanthus Crocus chrysanthus is a plant of the Crocus genus in the Iridaceae family. It grows wild in the Balkans and Turkey with vivid orange-yellow flowers. It has smaller corms and a small cup shaped flower, compared to the Giant Dutch Crocus , although produces more flowers per bulb than Crocus vernus... |
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Pure Yellow Crocus | Crocus flavus Crocus flavus Crocus flavus , is a plant of the Crocus genus in the Iridaceae family. It grows wild on the slopes of Greece, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and North West Turkey with bright orange-yellow flowers which Tennyson likened to a fire... |
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Bieberstein's Crocus | Crocus speciosus | * |
Hairy Crocus | Crocus pulchellus | * |
Wild Gladiolus | Gladiolus illyricus | |
Eastern Gladiolus | Gladiolus communis | * |
Red Corn-lily | Ixia campanulata | * |
Tubular Corn-lily | Ixia paniculata | * |
Plain Harlequinflower | Sparaxis grandiflora | * |
Freesia | Freesia x hybrida | * |
Aunt-Eliza | Crocosmia paniculata | * |
Giant Montbretia | Crocosmia masoniorum | * |
Potts' Montbretia | Crocosmia pottsii | * |
Chasmanthe | Chasmanthe bicolor | * |
Curved-leaved Spanish-dagger | Yucca recurvifolia Yucca recurvifolia Yucca recurvifolia is an ornamental plant native to the southeastern United States.... |
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Centuryplant | Agave americana | * |
Cabbage-palm | Cordyline australis | * |
New Zealand Flax | Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Phormium tenax is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island that is an important fibre plant and a popular ornamental plant... |
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Lesser New Zealand Flax | Phormium cookianum Phormium cookianum Phormium cookianum is a perennial plant that is native to New Zealand. It is less common than the other Phormium species, P.tenax. The greenish, yellow or orange flowers are followed by twisted seed pods.-Description:The leaves are under 2 metres in length while those of P. tenax range from 1 to 3... |
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Black Bryony | Tamus communis | |
Lady's-slipper | Cypripedium calceolus Cypripedium calceolus Cypripedium calceolus is a lady's-slipper orchid, and the type species of the genus Cypripedium.It is a widespread plant worldwide, found from Europe east through Asia to the Pacific Ocean. It is found in open woodland on moist calcareous soils. It is found in continental Europe growing in the... |
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White Helleborine | Cephalanthera damasonium Cephalanthera damasonium The White Helleborine is a species of orchid. It is the type species of the genus Cephalanthera.... |
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Narrow-leaved Helleborine | Cephalanthera longifolia | |
Red Helleborine | Cephalanthera rubra | |
Marsh Helleborine | Epipactis palustris Epipactis palustris Epipactis palustris is an orchid. An example occurrence of this species is in the Sarmatic mixed forests ecoregion. -References:* C.Michael Hogan. 2011.... |
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Dark-red Helleborine | Epipactis atrorubens | |
Violet Helleborine | Epipactis purpurata Epipactis purpurata Epipactis purpurata is an orchid.... |
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Broad-leaved Helleborine | Epipactis helleborine Epipactis helleborine Epipactis helleborine is a European orchid that has been introduced to several regions of North America. Its nodding flowers vary from greenish pink to purple, and it prefers shaded woodland environments. More information on this species and others of the genus are at Epipactis.-External links:*... |
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Young's Helleborine | Epipactis youngiana Epipactis youngiana Epipactis youngiana is an orchid.... |
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Narrow-lipped Helleborine | Epipactis leptochila Epipactis leptochila The Narrow-lipped Helleborine is a species of the genus Epipactis.... |
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Green-flowered Helleborine | Epipactis phyllanthes Epipactis phyllanthes Epipactis phyllanthes is an orchid.... |
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Ghost Orchid | Epipogium aphyllum Epipogium aphyllum The Ghost Orchid - not to be confused with the American Ghost Orchid - is a myco-heterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll.... |
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Bird's-nest Orchid | Neottia nidus-avis | |
Common Twayblade | Listera ovata | |
Lesser Twayblade | Listera cordata | |
Autumn Lady's-tresses | Spiranthes spiralis | |
Summer Lady's-tresses | Spiranthes aestivalis Spiranthes aestivalis Spiranthes aestivalis, commonly called the Summer Lady's-tresses, is a species of orchid.... |
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Irish Lady's-tresses | Spiranthes romanzoffiana Spiranthes romanzoffiana Spiranthes romanzoffiana, commonly known as the Hooded Lady's-tresses, is a species of orchid. Collected by Chamisso during the Romanzov expedition it was described by him in 1828 and named for Count Nikolay Rumyantsev who financed it.... |
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Creeping Lady's-tresses | Goodyera repens Goodyera repens Goodyera repens, an orchid in the genus Goodyera, is called by the common name creeping lady's tresses in Anglophone Europe and dwarf rattlesnake plantain or lesser rattlesnake plantain in North America.... |
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Fen Orchid | Liparis loeselii Liparis loeselii Liparis loeselii is a species of orchid endemic native to Europe, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. It grows in fens, bogs and dune slacks. Known as the Fen Orchid, it is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves.-Synonyms:... |
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Bog Orchid | Hammarbya paludosa | |
Coralroot Orchid | Corallorrhiza trifida | |
Musk Orchid | Herminium monorchis | |
Greater Butterfly-orchid | Plantanthera chlorantha | |
Lesser Butterfly-orchid | Plantanthera bifolia | |
Pyramidal Orchid | Anacamptis pyramidalis | |
Small-white Orchid | Pseudorchis albida | |
Fragrant Orchid | Gymnadenia conopsea | |
Frog Orchid | Coeloglossum viride | |
Common Spotted-orchid | Dactylorhiza fuchsii | |
Heath Spotted-orchid | Dactylorhiza maculata Dactylorhiza maculata The Heath Spotted Orchid or Moorland Spotted Orchid , is an herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Orchidaceae.-Etymology:... |
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Early Marsh-orchid | Dactylorhiza incarnata Dactylorhiza incarnata The Early Marsh Orchid, is a perennial, temperate-climate species of orchid generally found growing in wet meadows, and generally on base-rich soils, up to about 2100m asl... |
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Southern Marsh-orchid | Dactylorhiza praetermissa | |
Northern Marsh-orchid | Dactylorhiza purpurella Dactylorhiza purpurella The Northern Marsh Orchid is an orchid.... |
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Western Marsh-orchid | Dactylorhiza majalis | |
Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid | Dactylorhiza traunsteineri Dactylorhiza traunsteineri Dactylorhiza traunsteineri is an orchid.... |
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Lapland Marsh-orchid | Dactylorhiza lapponica Dactylorhiza lapponica Dactylorhiza lapponica is an orchid.... |
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Dense-flowered Orchid | Neotinea maculata Neotinea maculata Neotinea maculata is an orchid native to Asia Minor and Europe.- Description :The leaves are oblong, 5 cm in length, and form a basal rosette which develops from round underground nodules that are up to 6 cm in diameter. Stems supported emerge vertically from the rosette and are covered... |
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Loose-flowered Orchid | Orchis laxiflora | |
Early-purple Orchid | Orchis mascula | |
Green-winged Orchid | Orchis morio | |
Burnt Orchid | Orchis ustulata | |
Lady Orchid | Orchis purpurea | |
Military Orchid | Orchis militaris | |
Monkey Orchid | Orchis simia Orchis simia The Monkey orchid is an orchid species of the Orchis genus. It is known for its pungent odor, which some say is similar to that of feces.-References:... |
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Man Orchid | Aceras anthropophorum | |
Lizard Orchid | Himantoglossum hircinum | |
Fly Orchid | Ophrys insectifera | |
Early Spider-orchid | Ophrys sphegodes Ophrys sphegodes Ophrys sphegodes, commonly known as the Early Spider Orchid, is a species of orchid found on alkaline meadows and waste land. It has a distribution that includes western and northern Europe extending to parts of southern England but may also be found as far east as Corfu and possibly also in... |
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Bee Orchid | Ophrys apifera | |
Late Spider-orchid | Ophrys fuciflora |
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