Liquidambar styraciflua, commonly called American sweetgum, sweetgum, sweet gum, sweet-gum (sweet gum in the UK), hazel pine, American-storax, bilsted, red-gum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, or alligator-wood is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and…

Family: Apocynaceae Other names: Balloon Cotton Bush, Balloonplant, Cotton Bush, Narrow-leaved Cotton Bush Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant, is a species of milkweed. The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalized. It is often used as an…

Other names: Bastard Ipecacuana, Bloodflower Milkweed, Cotton Bush, False Ipecac, Madagascar Cotton Bush, Milkweed, Milky Cotton Bush, Red Cotton, Red Head, Red Head Cotton Bush, Red-headed Cottonbush, Scarlet Milkweed, Silkweed, Wallflower Cotton Bush, West Indian Ipecacuana, Wild Ipecac, Wild Ipecacuana, Wild Oleander Family: Apocynaceae Asclepias…

Synonyms: Cataputia major, Cataputia minor, Croton spinosus, Ricinus africanus, Ricinus angulatus, Ricinus armatus, Ricinus atropurpureus, Ricinus badius, Ricinus borboniensis, Ricinus cambodgensis, Ricinus compactus, Ricinus digitatus, Ricinus europaeus, Ricinus gibsonii, Ricinus giganteus, Ricinus glaucus, Ricinus hybridus, Ricinus inermis, Ricinus…

Other names: American Aloe, American Century Plant, Century Plant Synonyms: Agave altissima, Agave americana f. picta, Agave americana f. virginica, Agave americana var. marginata, Agave americana var. mediopicta, Agave americana var. picta, Agave americana var. striata, Agave americana var. subtilis, Agave americana var. theometel, Agave americana…

Synonyms: Ardisia bicolor, Ardisia crenata var. bicolor, Ardisia crispa var. taquetii, Ardisia konishii, Ardisia kusukusensis, Ardisia labordei, Ardisia lentiginosa, Ardisia linangensis, Ardisia miaoliensis, Bladhia crenata, Bladhia crispa var. taquetii, Bladhia lentiginosa var. lanceolataOther names: Coral Berry, Coralberry, Spiceberry Family: Primulaceae…

Synonyms: Prunus cerasifera subsp. myrobalana, Prunus cerasifera subsp. sogdiana, Prunus cerasifera var. orientalis, Prunus domestica var. cerea, Prunus domestica var. myrobalana, Prunus mirabilis, Prunus orientalis, Prunus sogdiana Other names: Myrobalan Plum Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: white, pink, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number…

Family: Thymelaeaceae Other names: February Daphne, Paradise Plant, Spurge Olive Daphne mezereum, commonly known as February daphne, mezereon, mezereum, spurge laurel or spurge olive, is a species of Daphne in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to most of Europe and Western Asia, north tonorthern Scandinavia and Russia. It is a deciduous…

Synonyms: Fragaria indica, Potentilla indica, Other names: India Mockstrawberry, Indian Mock-strawberry, Wild Strawberry, Yellow-flowered Strawberry Family: Rosaceae Duchesnea indica (sometimes called Potentilla indica), known commonly as mock strawberry, Gurbir, Indian strawberry or false strawberry, has foliage and an aggregate accessory fruit similar…

Synonyms: Chrysanthemum frutescensOther names: Marguerite, Marguerite daisy Family: Asteraceae Argyranthemum frutescens, known as Paris daisy, marguerite or marguerite daisy, is a perennial plant known for its flowers. It is native to the Canary Islands (part of Spain). It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental planted in private gardens and public…

Synonyms: Swida alba, Thelycrania alba, Cornus tatarica, Cornus purpureaOther names: [sbTatarian Dogwood Family: Cornaceae Cornus alba (red-barked, white or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. It is a large surculose shrub that can be grown as a small tree. As a popular…