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Family
Genus
Species
Common Name
Agavaceae
Manfreda
virginica
FALSE ALOE
Aizoaceae
Mesembryanthemum
crystallinum
ICE PLANT
Anacardiaceae
Mangifera
foetida
HORSE MANGO
Anacardiaceae
Mangifera
indica
MANGO
Anacardiaceae
Mangifera
x odorata
APPLE MANGO
Annonaceae
Monodora
myristica
CALABASH NUTMEG
Apiaceae
Meum
athamanticum
SPIGNEL
Apiaceae
Myrrhis
odorata
SWEET CICELY
Apocynaceae
Mandevilla
laxa
CHILEAN JASMINE
Araceae
Monstera
deliciosa
CERIMAN
Arecaceae
Metroxylon
sagu
SAGO
Asteraceae
Matricaria
matricarioides
PINEAPPLEWEED
Berberidaceae
Mahonia
lomariifolia
MOUNTAIN GRAPE
Boraginaceae
Myosotis
sylvatica
WOOD FORGET-ME-NOT
Boraginaceae
Myosotis
scorpioides
WATER FORGET-ME-NOT
Boraginaceae
Myosotis
laxa
TUFTED FORGET-ME-NOT
Boraginaceae
Myosotis
arvensis
FIELD FORGET-ME-NOT
Boraginaceae
Myosotis
alpestris
ALPINE FORGET-ME-NOT
Boraginaceae
Myosotidium
hortensia
CHATHAM ISLAND FORGET-ME-NOT
Boraginaceae
Mertensia
virginica
VIRGINIA BLUEBELL
Boraginaceae
Mertensia
maritima
NORTHERN SHORE-WORT
Brassicaceae
Matthiola
incana
HOARY STOCK
Brassicaceae
Matthiola
bicornis
NIGHT-SCENTED STOCK
Cactaceae
Mammillaria
hahniana
PINCUSHION CACTUS
Campanulaceae
Michauxia
campanuloides
PERSIAN BELLFLOWER
Caryophyllaceae
Minuartia
verna
SPRING SANDWORT
Caryophyllaceae
Minuartia
stricta
TEESDALE SANDWORT
Caryophyllaceae
Minuartia
recurva
RECURVED SANDWORT
Clusiaceae
Mammea
americana
MAMMEE APPLE
Clusiaceae
Mesua
ferrea
COBRA'S SAFFRON
Convallariaceae
Maianthemum
dilatatum
MAY LILY
Convallariaceae
Medeola
virginiana
CUCUMBER ROOT
Convolvulaceae
Merremia
tuberosa
BRAZILIAN JALAP
Cucurbitaceae
Momordica
balsamina
BALSAM APPLE
Cucurbitaceae
Momordica
charantia
BALSAM PEAR
Ericaceae
Moneses
uniflora
ONE-FLOWERED WINTERGREEN
Ericaceae
Monotropa
uniflora
INDIAN PIPE
Euphorbiaceae
Mercurialis
perennis
DOG'S MERCURY
Euphorbiaceae
Mercurialis
annua
ANNUAL MERCURY
Euphorbiaceae
Manihot
esculenta
CASSAVA
Euphorbiaceae
Mallotus
phillippensis
KAMALA
Geraniaceae
Monsonia
ovata
MONSONIA
Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum
verticillatum
WHORLED WATER-MILFOIL
Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum
spicatum
SPIKED WATER-MILFOIL
Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum
aquaticum
PARROT'S FEATHER
Hyacinthaceae
Muscari
neglectum
GRAPE HYACINTH
Lamiaceae
Mentha
requienii
CORSICAN MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
x smithiana
RED RARIPILA SPEARMINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
spicata
COMMON MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
spicata var crispa
CURLY MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
x spicata Moroccan
MOROCCAN SPEARMINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
suaveolens
APPLE MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
suaveolens Variegata
PINEAPPLE MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
x villosa var alopecuroides
BOWLES' MINT
Lamiaceae
Moluccella
laevis
BELLS OF IRELAND
Lamiaceae
Monarda
citriodora
PRAIRIE BERGAMOT
Lamiaceae
Monarda
didyma
BERGAMOT
Lamiaceae
Monarda
fistulosa
PURPLE BERGAMOT
Lamiaceae
Monarda
punctata
AMERICAN HORSEMINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
pulegium Upright
UPRIGHT PENNYROYAL
Lamiaceae
Mentha
x pulegium crispa
CRINKLE-LEAVED BLACK PEPPERMINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
pulegium
PENNYROYAL
Lamiaceae
Melissa
officinalis
LEMON BALM
Lamiaceae
Melissa
officinalis var variegata
VARIEGATED LEMON BALM
Lamiaceae
Melittis
melissophyllum
BASTARD BALM
Lamiaceae
Mentha
aquatica
WATER MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
arvensis
FIELD MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
x gracilis
GINGER MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
x gracilis Variegata
VARIEGATED GINGER MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
longifolia
HORSE MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
x piperita
PEPPERMINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
piperita officinalis
WHITE PEPPERMINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
piperita nm citrata
EAU DE COLOGNE MINT
Lamiaceae
Mentha
piperita nm piperita
BLACK PEPPERMINT
Lamiaceae
Marrubium
vulgare
WHITE HOREHOUND
Loasaceae
Mentzelia
lindleyi
BARTONIA
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia
acuminata
CUCUMBER TREE
Magnoliaceae
Michelia
doltsopa
CHAMPACA
Magnoliaceae
Michelia
champaca
CHAMPAK
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia
virginiana
SWEET-BAY
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia
x soulangiana
SAUCER MAGNOLIA
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia
macrophylla
BIGLEAF MAGNOLIA
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia
heptapetala
LILY TREE
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia
grandiflora
MAGNOLIA
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia
emarginata
WEST INDIAN CHERRY
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia
glabra
BARBADOS CHERRY
Malvaceae
Modiola
caroliniana
CAROLINA MALLOW
Malvaceae
Malvaviscus
arboreus
SLEEPING HIBISCUS
Malvaceae
Malva
sylvestris
MALLOW
Malvaceae
Malva
rotundifolia
SMALL MALLOW
Malvaceae
Malva
parviflora
LEAST MALLOW
Malvaceae
Malva
moschata
MUSK MALLOW
Marantaceae
Maranta
arundinacea
ARROWROOT
Marsileaceae
Marsilea
drummondii
NARDOO
Melanthiaceae
Melanthium
virginicum
BUNCHFLOWER
Melastomataceae
Melastoma
malabathricum
INDIAN RHODODENDRON
Meliaceae
Melia
azedarach
PERSIAN LILAC
Menispermaceae
Menispermum
canadense
YELLOW PARILLA
Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes
trifoliata
BOGBEAN
Mimosaceae
Mimosa
pigra
GIANT SENSITIVE PLANT
Mimosaceae
Mimosa
pudica
HUMBLE PLANT
Moraceae
Morus
rubra
RED MULBERRY
Moraceae
Morus
nigra
MULBERRY
Moraceae
Morus
microphylla
TEXAS MULBERRY
Moraceae
Morus
alba
WHITE MULBERRY
Moraceae
Maclura
pomifera
OSAGE ORANGE
Moraceae
Maclura
excelsa
FUSTIC
Moringaceae
Moringa
oleifera
HORSERADISH TREE
Musaceae
Musa
acuminata
BANANA
Musaceae
Musa
x paradisiaca
PLANTAIN
Musaceae
Musa
textilis
MANILA HEMP
Myricaceae
Myrica
pensylvanica
NORTHERN BAYBERRY
Myricaceae
Myrica
gale
bog-myrtle
Myricaceae
Myrica
cordifolia
WAX BUSH
Myricaceae
Myrica
cerifera
BAYBERRY
Myristicaceae
Myristica
argentea
MACASSAR MACE
Myristicaceae
Myristica
fragrans
NUTMEG
Myristicaceae
Myristica
malabarica
BOMBAY MACE
Myrtaceae
Myrtus
communis
MYRTLE
Myrtaceae
Myrciaria
cauliflora
JABOTICABA
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros
robusta
NEW ZEALAND FLAME TREE
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros
excelsa
NEW ZEALAND CHRISTMAS TREE
Myrtaceae
Melaleuca
quinquenervia
CAJUPUT TREE
Myrtaceae
Melaleuca
decussata
LILAC MELALEUCA
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis
jalapa
FOUR O'CLOCK
Papaveraceae
Meconopsis
quintuplinervia
HAREBELL POPPY
Papaveraceae
Meconopsis
horridula
TIBETAN POPPY
Papaveraceae
Meconopsis
betonicifolia
HIMALAYAN BLUE POPPY
Papaveraceae
Macleaya
cordata
PLUME POPPY
Papilionaceae
Myroxylon
balsamum var pereirae
BALSAM OF PERU
Papilionaceae
Myroxylon
balsamum
BALSAM OF TOLU
Papilionaceae
Mucuna
pruriens
COWHAGE
Papilionaceae
Melilotus
officinalis
ribbed MELILOT
Papilionaceae
Melilotus
indicus
SMALL MELILOT
Papilionaceae
Melilotus
altissima
TALL MELILOT
Papilionaceae
Melilotus
alba var annua
HUBAM CLOVER
Papilionaceae
Melilotus
alba
WHITE MELILOT
Papilionaceae
Medicago
sativa
LUCERNE
Papilionaceae
Medicago
polymorpha
TOOTHED MEDICK
Papilionaceae
Medicago
lupulina
BLACK MEDICK
Piperaceae
Macropiper
excelsum
PEPPER TREE
Poaceae
Melica
nutans
MOUNTAIN MELICK
Poaceae
Mibora
minima
EARLY SAND-GRASS
Poaceae
Milium
effusum
WOOD MILLET
Poaceae
Molinia
caerulea
PURPLE MOOR GRASS
Polygonaceae
Muehlenbeckia
complexa
NEW ZEALAND WIRE VINE
Proteaceae
Macadamia
integrifolia
MACADAMIA NUT
Proteaceae
Macadamia
tetraphylla
ROUGH SHELLED MACADAMIA
Rosaceae
Mespilus
germanica
MEDLAR
Rosaceae
Malus
fusca
OREGON CRABAPPLE
Rosaceae
Malus
floribunda
JAPANESE CRAB
Rosaceae
Malus
domestica
APPLE
Rosaceae
Malus
coronaria
SWEET-SCENTED CRABAPPLE
Rosaceae
Malus
baccata
CRAB APPLE
Rosaceae
Malus
angustifolia
AMERICAN CRAB APPLE
Rubiaceae
Morinda
citrifolia
INDIAN MULBERRY
Rubiaceae
Mitchella
repens
SQUAWVINE
Rutaceae
Microcitrus
australasica
FINGER LIME
Rutaceae
Murraya
koenigii
CURRY LEAF TREE
Rutaceae
Murraya
paniculata
ORANGE JASMINE
Sapindaceae
Melicoccus
bijugatus
HONEYBERRY
Sapotaceae
Manilkara
zapota
SAPODILLA
Sapotaceae
Manilkara
hexandra
KHIRNI
Sapotaceae
Manilkara
bidentata
BALATA TREE
Sapotaceae
Madhuca
indica
MAHUA TREE
Sapotaceae
Mimusops
elengi
BULLET WOOD TREE
Saxifragaceae
Mitella
diphylla
BISHOP'S CAP
Scrophulariaceae
Melampyrum
pratense
COMMON COW-WHEAT
Scrophulariaceae
Misopates
orontium
WEASEL'S SNOUT
Scrophulariaceae
Mimulus
ringens
RINGEN MONKEYFLOWER
Scrophulariaceae
Mimulus
moschatus
MUSK
Scrophulariaceae
Mimulus
luteus
MONKEY MUSK
Scrophulariaceae
Mimulus
guttatus
SEEP MONKEY FLOWER
Solanaceae
Mandragora
officinarum
MANDRAKE
Taxodiaceae
Metasequoia
glyptostroboides
DAWN REDWOOD
Tiliaceae
Muntingia
calabura
JAMAICAN CHERRY
Woodsiaceae
Matteuccia
struthiopteris
SHUTTLECOCK FERN
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