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Family
Genus
Species
Common Name
Acanthaceae
Pachystachys
lutea
LOLLIPOP PLANT
Agavaceae
Polianthes
tuberosa
TUBEROSE
Amaryllidaceae
Pancratium
maritimum
SEA DAFFODIL
Anacardiaceae
Pleiogynium
timoriense
BURDEKIN PLUM
Anacardiaceae
Pistacia
vera
PISTACHIO
Anacardiaceae
Pistacia
texana
TEXAS PISTACHE
Anacardiaceae
Pistacia
terebinthus
TEREBINTH PISTACHE
Anacardiaceae
Pistacia
lentiscus
MASTIC
Anacardiaceae
Pistacia
chinensis
CHINESE PISTACHE
Anacardiaceae
Pistacia
atlantica
MOUNT ATLAS PISTACHE
Anisophylleaceae
Poga
oleosa
INOY NUT
Apiaceae
Peucedanum
palustre
MILK-PARSLEY
Apiaceae
Physospermum
cornubiense
CORNISH BLADDERSEED
Apiaceae
Pimpinella
anisum
ANISEED
Apiaceae
Pimpinella
magna
GREATER BURNET-SAXIFRAGE
Apiaceae
Pimpinella
saxifraga
BURNET-SAXIFRAGE
Apiaceae
Peucedanum
ostruthium
MASTERWORT
Apiaceae
Peucedanum
officinale
HOG'S FENNEL
Apiaceae
Petroselinum
segetum
CORN PARSLEY
Apiaceae
Petroselinum
crispum var tuberosum
HAMBURG PARSLEY
Apiaceae
Petroselinum
crispum var neapolitanum
ITALIAN PARSLEY
Apiaceae
Petroselinum
crispum
GARDEN PARSLEY
Apiaceae
Pastinaca
sativa
PARSNIP
Apocynaceae
Plumeria
rubra var rubra
FRANGIPANI
Apocynaceae
Plumeria
rubra var acutifolia
PAGODA TREE
Araceae
Pistia
stratiotes
WATER LETTUCE
Araceae
Pinellia
cordata
SWEET ARUM
Araceae
Philodendron
scandens f micans
VELVET-LEAVED PHILODENDRON
Araceae
Philodendron
scandens var oxycardium
CLIMBING PHILODENDRON
Araceae
Philodendron
radiatum
DOUBTFUL PHILODENDRON
Araceae
Philodendron
hastatum
SPEARHEAD PHILODENDRON
Araceae
Philodendron
bipinnatifidum
TREE PHILODENDRON
Araceae
Peltandra
virginica
ARROW ARUM
Araliaceae
Pseudopanax
laetus
FIVE FINGER
Araliaceae
Pseudopanax
davidii
LANCEWOOD
Araliaceae
Polyscias
scutellaria
BALFOUR ARALIA
Araliaceae
Polyscias
fruticosa
MING ARALIA
Araliaceae
Panax
schin-seng
CHINESE GINSENG
Araliaceae
Panax
quinquefolius
AMERICAN GINSENG
Araliaceae
Panax
pseudoginseng
HIMALAYAN GINSENG
Araliaceae
Panax
ginseng
GINSENG
Arecaceae
Ptychosperma
elegans
QUEENSLAND PALM
Arecaceae
Pseudophoenix
sargentii
BUCCANEER PALM
Arecaceae
Phoenix
zeylanica
CEYLON DATE PALM
Arecaceae
Phoenix
sylvestris
INDIA DATE
Arecaceae
Phoenix
roebelinii
PYGMY DATE PALM
Arecaceae
Phoenix
reclinata
SENEGAL DATE PALM
Arecaceae
Phoenix
dactylifera
DATE
Arecaceae
Phoenix
canariensis
CANARY DATE PALM
Asclepiadaceae
Pergularia
daemia
PERGULARIA
Asphodelaceae
Paradisea
liliastrum
PARADISE LILY
Asteraceae
Polymnia
uvedalia
BEARSFOOT
Asteraceae
Prenanthes
alba
LION'S FOOT
Asteraceae
Prenanthes
crepidinea
RATTLESNAKE-ROOT
Asteraceae
Prenanthes
purpurea
PURPLE LETTUCE
Asteraceae
Pseudognaphalium
luteoalbum
JERSEY CUDWEED
Asteraceae
Psilostrophe
cooperi
YELLOW PAPER DAISY
Asteraceae
Pulicaria
dysenterica
COMMON FLEABANE
Asteraceae
Pulicaria
vulgaris
SMALL FLEABANE
Asteraceae
Pyrethrum
cinerariifolium
PYRETHRUM
Asteraceae
Pyrethrum
coccineum
PERSIAN INSECT FLOWER
Asteraceae
Pyrethrum
parthenium
FEVERFEW
Asteraceae
Polymnia
canadensis
WHITEFLOWER LEAFCUP
Asteraceae
Pleurophyllum
speciosum
CAMPBELL ISLAND DAISY
Asteraceae
Pallenis
spinosa
SPINY GOLDEN STAR
Asteraceae
Parthenium
argentatum
GUAYULE
Asteraceae
Petasites
albus
WHITE BUTTERBUR
Asteraceae
Petasites
fragrans
WINTER HELIOTROPE
Asteraceae
Petasites
hybridus
BUTTERBUR
Asteraceae
Petasites
japonicus
GIANT BUTTERBUR
Asteraceae
Picris
echioides
BRISTLY OXTONGUE
Asteraceae
Picris
hieracioides
HAWKWEED OXTONGUE
Asteraceae
Pilosella
officinarum
MOUSE-EAR HAWKWEED
Asteraceae
Plecostachys
serpyllifolia
TRAILING LICORICE
Asteraceae
Pleurophyllum
hookeri
GIANT BUTTON DAISY
Berberidaceae
Podophyllum
peltatum
AMERICAN MANDRAKE
Berberidaceae
Podophyllum
hexandrum
HIMALAYAN APPLE
Bignoniaceae
Paratecoma
peroba
WHITE PEROBA
Bignoniaceae
Parmentiera
aculeata
FOOD CANDLE TREE
Bignoniaceae
Parmentiera
alata
MEXICAN CALABASH
Bignoniaceae
Pyrostegia
venusta
FLAME VINE
Bombacaceae
Pseudobombax
ellipticum
SHAVING-BRUSH TREE
Bombacaceae
Pachira
quinata
POCHOTE
Bombacaceae
Pachira
insignis
WILD CHESTNUT
Bombacaceae
Pachira
aquatica
FRENCH PEANUT
Boraginaceae
Pulmonaria
rubra
CHRISTMAS COWSLIP
Boraginaceae
Pulmonaria
officinalis
LUNGWORT
Boraginaceae
Pulmonaria
obscura
UNSPOTTED LUNGWORT
Boraginaceae
Pulmonaria
longifolia
NARROW-LEAVED LUNGWORT
Boraginaceae
Pentaglottis
sempervirens
GREEN ALKANET
Bromeliaceae
Puya
raimondii
PUYA
Buxaceae
Pachysandra
procumbens
ALLEGHENY SPURGE
Buxaceae
Pachysandra
terminalis
JAPANESE SPURGE
Cactaceae
Pereskia
aculeata
LEMON VINE
Cactaceae
Parodia
leninghausii
GOLDEN BALL CACTUS
Caesalpiniaceae
Parkinsonia
aculeata
JERUSALEM THORN
Caesalpiniaceae
Parkinsonia
florida
BLUE PALO-VERDE
Caesalpiniaceae
Parkinsonia
microphylla
YELLOW PALOVERDE
Caesalpiniaceae
Peltogyne
paniculata
PURPLEHEART
Caesalpiniaceae
Prioria
copaifera
CATIVO
Caesalpiniaceae
Pterogyne
nitens
AMENDOIM
Campanulaceae
Platycodon
grandiflorus
BALLOON FLOWER
Campanulaceae
Phyteuma
spicatum
SPIKED RAMPION
Campanulaceae
Phyteuma
scheuchzeri
OXFORD RAMPION
Campanulaceae
Phyteuma
orbiculare
ROUND-HEADED RAMPION
Campanulaceae
Physoplexis
comosa
DEVIL'S CLAW
Caryophyllaceae
Polycarpon
tetraphyllum
FOUR-LEAVED ALLSEED
Caryophyllaceae
Petrorhagia
saxifraga
TUNIC FLOWER
Caryophyllaceae
Petrorhagia
prolifera
PROLIFEROUS PINK
Caryophyllaceae
Petrorhagia
nanteuilii
CHILDING PINK
Cecropiaceae
Pourouma
cecropiifolia
AMAZON TREE-GRAPE
Chrysobalanaceae
Parinari
excelsa
GUINEA PLUM
Clusiaceae
Platonia
esculenta
BACURY
Convallariaceae
Polygonatum
verticillatum
WHORLED SOLOMON'S-SEAL
Convallariaceae
Polygonatum
odoratum
ANGULAR SOLOMON'S-SEAL
Convallariaceae
Polygonatum
multiflorum
SOLOMON'S-SEAL
Cupressaceae
Pilgerodendron
uviferum
LAHUAN ALERCE
Cupressaceae
Platycladus
orientalis
CHINESE ARBOR VITAE
Dennstaedtiaceae
Pteridium
aquilinum
BRACKEN
Dipterocarpaceae
Parashorea
malaanonan
WHITE SERAYA
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum
setiferum
SOFT SHIELD FERN
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum
munitum
WESTERN SWORDFERN
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum
lonchitis
NORTHERN HOLLY FERN
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum
aculeatum
HARD SHIELD FERN
Dryopteridaceae
Polystichum
acrostichoides
CHRISTMAS FERN
Dumontiaceae
Pikea
californica
RED CALIFORNIAN SEAWEED
Ericaceae
Pyrola
rotundifolia
ROUND-LEAVED WINTERGREEN
Ericaceae
Pyrola
minor
COMMON WINTERGREEN
Ericaceae
Pyrola
media
INTERMEDIATE WINTERGREEN
Ericaceae
Pyrola
elliptica
SHINLEAF
Ericaceae
Pieris
floribunda
FETTERBUSH
Ericaceae
Phyllodoce
caerulea
BLUE HEATH
Euphorbiaceae
Phyllanthus
acidus
GOOSEBERRY TREE
Euphorbiaceae
Phyllanthus
emblica
EMBLIC
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
peltatum
IVY-LEAVED PELARGONIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
quercifolium
OAK-LEAVED GERANIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
tomentosum
PEPPERMINT GERANIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
zonale
HORSESHOE GERANIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
odoratissimum
APPLE GERANIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
x fragrans
NUTMEG GERANIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
echinatum
CACTUS GERANIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
x domesticum
REGAL PELARGONIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
citriodorum
LEMON GERANIUM
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium
species
geranium
Gernaiaceae
Pelargonium
graveolens
ROSE GERANIUM
Hamamelidaceae
Parrotia
persica
PERSIAN IRONWOOD TREE
Hyacinthaceae
Puschkinia
scilloides
LEBANESE SQUILL
Hydrangeaceae
Philadelphus
coronarius
MOCK ORANGE
Hydrangeaceae
Philadelphus
lewisii
LEWIS'S MOCKORANGE
Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia
tanacetifolia
TANSY PHACELIA
Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia
crenulata
NOTCHLEAF PHACELIA
Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia
campanularia
CALIFORNIA BLUEBELL
Icacinaceae
Poraqueiba
sericea
UMARI
Illecebraceae
Paronychia
dichotoma
FORKED CHICKWOOD
Juglandaceae
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
CAUCASIAN WINGNUT
Lamiaceae
Prostanthera
incisa
CUT-LEAF MINT BUSH
Lamiaceae
Prunella
grandiflora
LARGE SELFHEAL
Lamiaceae
Prunella
laciniata
CUT-LEAVED SELFHEAL
Lamiaceae
Prunella
vulgaris
SELFHEAL
Lamiaceae
Pycnanthemum
incanum
HOARY MOUNTAIN MINT
Lamiaceae
Pycnanthemum
linifolium
MOUNTAIN MINT
Lamiaceae
Pycnanthemum
virginianum
WILD HYSSOP
Lamiaceae
Premna
integrifolia
HEADACHE TREE
Lamiaceae
Pogostemon
heyneanus
JAVA PATCHOULI
Lamiaceae
Perilla
frutescens
COMMON PERILLA
Lamiaceae
Perilla
frutescens var crispa
RUFFLED GREEN PERILLA
Lamiaceae
Phlomis
fruitcosa
JERUSALEM SAGE
Lamiaceae
Physostegia
virginiana
OBEDIENT PLANT
Lamiaceae
Plectranthus
amboinicus
MEXICAN MINT
Lamiaceae
Plectranthus
verticillatus
SWEDISH IVY
Lamiaceae
Pogostemon
cablin
PATCHOULI
Lauraceae
Phoebe
porosa
BRAZILIAN WALNUT
Lauraceae
Persea
schiedeana
SHINNINI
Lauraceae
Persea
borbonia
RED BAY
Lauraceae
Persea
americana
AVOCADO
Lecythidaceae
Petersianthus
macrocarpum
ESSIA
Lentibulariaceae
Pinguicula
vulgaris
COMMON BUTTERWORT
Lentibulariaceae
Pinguicula
lusitanica
PALE BUTTERWORT
Lentibulariaceae
Pinguicula
grandiflora
LARGE-FLOWERED BUTTERWORT
Lentibulariaceae
Pinguicula
alpina
ALPINE BUTTERWORT
Lythraceae
Punica
granatum
POMEGRANATE
Marsileaceae
Pilularia
globulifera
PILLWORT
Mimosaceae
Prosopis
alba
WHITE ALGAROBA
Mimosaceae
Prosopis
cineraria
SACRED TREE
Mimosaceae
Prosopis
glandulosa
ALGAROBA
Mimosaceae
Prosopis
nigra
BLACK ALGAROBA
Mimosaceae
Prosopis
pubescens
SCREWBEAN MESQUITE
Mimosaceae
Prosopis
velutina
VELVET MESQUITE
Mimosaceae
Prosopis
africana
GUELE
Mimosaceae
Pithecellobium
saman
MONKEY POD
Mimosaceae
Pithecellobium
dulce
MANILA TAMARIND
Mimosaceae
Pithecellobium
arboreum
WILD TAMBRAN
Mimosaceae
Piptadeniastrum
africanum
DAHOMA
Mimosaceae
Pentaclethra
macrophylla
OILBEAN TREE
Mimosaceae
Parkia
biglobosa
AFRICAN LOCUST
Mimosaceae
Parkia
bicolor
ESSANG
Mimosaceae
Paraserianthes
lophantha
CAPE WATTLE
Monimiaceae
Peumus
boldus
BOLDO
Moraceae
Poulsenia
armata
MASTATE
Myristicaceae
Pycnanthus
angolensis
AFRICAN NUTMEG
Myrtaceae
Psidium
littorale var longipes
PINEAPPLE GUAVA
Myrtaceae
Psidium
guineense
BRAZILIAN GUAVA
Myrtaceae
Psidium
guajava
GUAVA
Myrtaceae
Psidium
friedrichsthalianum
COSTA RICAN GUAVA
Myrtaceae
Psidium
cattleianum subsp lucidum
YELLOW STRAWBERRY GUAVA
Myrtaceae
Psidium
acutangulum
PARA GUAVA
Myrtaceae
Pimenta
racemosa
BAYBERRY TREE
Myrtaceae
Pimenta
dioica
ALLSPICE
Orchidaceae
Pseudorchis
albida
SMALL WHITE ORCHID
Orchidaceae
Pogonia
ophioglossoides
ROSE POGONIA
Orchidaceae
Platanthera
chlorantha
GREATER BUTTERFLY ORCHID
Orchidaceae
Platanthera
bifolia
LESSER BUTTERFLY ORCHID
Orchidaceae
Phalaenopsis
schilleriana
SCARLET PHALAENOPSIS
Orchidaceae
Phalaenopsis
amabilis
BUTTERFLY ORCHID
Orchidaceae
Peristeria
elata
HOLY GHOST FLOWER
Paeoniaceae
Paeonia
suffruticosa
MOUNTAIN TREE PEONY
Paeoniaceae
Paeonia
officinalis
PEONY
Paeoniaceae
Paeonia
mlokosewitschii
MOLLIE-THE-WITCH
Paeoniaceae
Paeonia
mascula
MALE PEONY
Paeoniaceae
Paeonia
lactiflora
CHINESE PEONY
Paeoniaceae
Paeonia
delavayi
TREE PEONY
Pandanaceae
Pandanus
tectorius
PANDANUS
Pandanaceae
Pandanus
utilis
SCREWPINE
Pandanaceae
Pandanus
veitchii
STRIPED SCREWPINE
Papaveraceae
Papaver
somniferum
OPIUM POPPY
Papaveraceae
Papaver
rhoeas
COMMON POPPY
Papaveraceae
Papaver
orientale
ORIENTAL POPPY
Papaveraceae
Papaver
nudicaule
ICELAND POPPY
Papaveraceae
Papaver
hybridum
ROUND PRICKLY-HEADED POPPY
Papaveraceae
Papaver
dubium
LONG-HEADED POPPY
Papaveraceae
Papaver
argemone
PRICKLY POPPY
Papilionaceae
Psophocarpus
palustris
RED WINGED BEAN
Papilionaceae
Psophocarpus
tetragonolobus
WINGED BEAN
Papilionaceae
Psoralea
corylifolia
MALAYSIAN SCURFPEA
Papilionaceae
Psoralea
esculenta
PRAIRIE APPLE
Papilionaceae
Pterocarpus
angolensis
WEST AFRICAN BARWOOD
Papilionaceae
Pterocarpus
dalbergioides
ANDAMAN REDWOOD
Papilionaceae
Pterocarpus
erinaceus
AFRICAN ROSEWOOD
Papilionaceae
Pterocarpus
macrocarpus
BURMA PADAUK
Papilionaceae
Pterocarpus
marsupium
KINO
Papilionaceae
Pterocarpus
santalinus
RED SANDALWOOD
Papilionaceae
Pterocarpus
soyauxii
AFRICAN PADAUK
Papilionaceae
Pueraria
lobata
KUDZU VINE
Papilionaceae
Pueraria
tuberosa
INDIAN KUDZU
Papilionaceae
Pongamia
pinnata
POONA OIL TREE
Papilionaceae
Platymiscium
pinnatum
QUIRA MACAWOOD
Papilionaceae
Pachyrhizus
erosus
YAM BEAN
Papilionaceae
Parochetus
communis
SHAMROCK PEA
Papilionaceae
Pericopsis
elata
AFRORMOSIA
Papilionaceae
Pericopsis
mooniana
PERICOPSIS
Papilionaceae
Phaseolus
acutifolius var latifolius
TEPARY BEAN
Papilionaceae
Phaseolus
coccineus
RUNNER BEAN
Papilionaceae
Phaseolus
lunatus
LIMA BEAN
Papilionaceae
Phaseolus
vulgaris
KIDNEY BEAN
Papilionaceae
Pisum
sativum var macrocarpon
MANGE-TOUT
Papilionaceae
Pisum
sativum
PEA
Papilionaceae
Piscidia
piscipula
JAMAICAN DOGWOOD
Papilionaceae
Piptanthus
nepalensis
EVERGREEN LABURNUM
Papilionaceae
Physostigma
venenosum
CALABAR BEAN
Parnassiaceae
Parnassia
palustris
GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
laurifolia
YELLOW GRANADILLA
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
ligularis
SWEET GRANADILLA
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
maliformis
CURUBA
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
mollissima
BANANA PASSION FLOWER
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
platyloba
MONTESA GRANADILLA
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
quadrangularis
BARBADINE
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
vitifolia
VINE-LEAVED PASSIONFLOWER
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
incarnata
PASSION FLOWER
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
foetida
WILD WATERMELON
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
alata
WINGED-STEMMED PASSIONFLOWER
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
antioquiensis
RED BANANA PASSIONFLOWER
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
caerulea
COMMON PASSION FLOWER
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
cincinnata
CRATO PASSIONFRUIT
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
coccinea
SCARLET PASSIONFLOWER
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
edulis
PASSION FRUIT
Passifloraceae
Passiflora
edulis var flavicarpa
GOLDEN GRANADILLA
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