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Plant Part Identifier To view images of specific parts of a plant select a tab below. Reset All Seed Seedling Leaf Stem Flower Fruit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Colored Clover looking plant - Unknown MrFlores # 1 48 HITS Showy Milkweed MrFlores # 2 134 HITS Croton DrPerry # 3 56 HITS Banyan Tree (Ficus) DrPerry # 4 60 HITS Barcode Bamboo DrPerry # 5 61 HITS Golden Amaranth Amaranth has been used as a food source for thousands of years, the Aztecs used Amaranth in rituals and celebration long before Columbus. In Peru some still make beer out of Amaranth. Amaranth is not a mainstream food in the United States, and many forms of it are considered plant pests. Each plant can create up to as many as half a million little seeds. Amaranthus, collectively known as amaranth or pigweed, is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs. Approximately 60 species are presently recognized, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple and red to gold. Members of this genus share many characteristics and uses with members of the closely related genus Celosia. Although several species are often considered weeds, people around the world value amaranths as leaf vegetables, cereals, and ornamentals. The word comes from the Greek amarantos the "one that does not wither," or the never-fading. - Amaranth seeds, MrFlores # 6 116 HITS Red Winter Kale The Kale Red Winter, 'Brassica oleraceae (Acephla)', is a rare strain of Kale that has very tender, sweet leaves compared to other kales. Most Kale gets sweeter as the first frost hits. Red Winter, an improved Red Russian Kale, is sweet all the time and it is also very tender. Red Winter is excellent for your mesclun salad mixes, tasty garnishes, and lightly cooked dishes. The red-veins, wavy margins, and foliage that resembles oak leaves makes Red Winter almost dramatic looking in the garden. Plant in the spring, 4 weeks before the last expected frost or 10 to 12 weeks before first fall frost. Kale tastes best when grown in the fall. The soil needs to be well drained and have lots of organic matter. Kale can be harvested by cutting off the entire plant or by periodically stripping off the lower leaves. lorincook # 7 114 HITS Parry's Agave Agave Nectar is a great substitute for sugar, it tastes great. Look for it in your local health food store. Also known as Agave wislizeni, Agave patonii, Agave chihuahuana, Agave scabra, Agave chihuahuana, Agave americana var. latifolia. Similar to Agave parrasana, Agave titanota. gardengeek # 8 78 HITS Wine Grapes These are delicious when eaten properly. artatom100 # 9 95 HITS Cotton Plant fadinha_green # 10 76 HITS Banana Tree fadinha_green # 11 99 HITS Untitled fadinha_green # 12 80 HITS Untitled fadinha_green # 13 70 HITS Untitled fadinha_green # 14 83 HITS Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Lacecap Hyd Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of Hydrangea native to Japan. Common names include Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Lacecap Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea, Penny Mac and Hortensia. It is widely cultivated in many parts of the world in many climates. Hydrangea macrophylla blossoms are either pink or blue, depending on a pH-dependent mobilization and uptake of soil aluminium into the plants. fadinha_green # 15 156 HITS Unknown Tall Tree fadinha_green # 16 119 HITS Spada de São Jorge fadinha_green # 17 101 HITS Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae. The only other members of the family Begoniaceae are Hillebrandia, a genus with a single species in the Hawaiian Islands, and the genus Symbegonia which more recently was included in Begonia. "Begonia" is the common name as well as the generic name for all members of the genus. The genus name, coined by Charles Plumier, a French patron of botany, honours Michel Bégon, a former governor of the French colony of Haiti. It was adopted by Linnaeus. fadinha_green # 18 137 HITS Unknown Jorge2009 # 19 89 HITS Swiss Chard Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla), also known by the common names Swiss Chard, Silverbeet, Perpetual Spinach, Spinach Beet, Crab Beet, Seakale Beet and Mangold, is a leafy vegetable and a Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima. While the leaves are eaten, it is in the same species as the garden beet (beetroot), which is grown primarily for its edible roots. Swiss Chard is a biennial plant, and is a member of the beet family. Though it lacks edible roots as in other beets, the leaves and stalks are edible. The leaves have a mild, somewhat neutral flavor and are great for cooking, salads, etc. Similar to spinach and beets with a flavor that is bitter, pungent and slightly salty, Swiss chard is truly one of the vegetable valedictorians with its exceptionally impressive list of health promoting nutrients. Although Swiss chard is available throughout the year, its season runs from June through August when it is at its best and in the greatest abundance at your local supermarket. lorincook # 20 104 HITS Butter Nut Squash This Squash is delicious with butter and pepper. Greenman # 21 49 HITS Red Acre Cabbage Cabbage is a member of the brassica family which contains broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower. They enjoy cool weather and do not respond well to excessive heat. Cabbage is a biennial plant that will yield fruit for only one season. A top-notch red variety used raw, cooked or in coleslaw. Heads are deep red, globe shaped, 6 to 7 inches in diameter. A colorful addition to a garden landscape. Red Acre stores better than most early cabbage. Approximately 77 days to maturity from transplant. Special Directions for Short Season Climates SOWING: Start indoors or in greenhouse in early spring. Cover seeds with 1/8 inch fine soil. THINNING AND TRANSPLANTING: Transplant seedlings indoors after first pair of true leaves have developed. Space them 4 inches apart or pot them individually in 2 1/2 inch pots. Once plants us established, harden off and transplant outdoors after severe frost danger has passed. SPACING: Space rows 2 to 3 feet apart depending on s lorincook # 22 146 HITS No Title Don't know what this is. I had guessed it was a hawthorn, but now it is dropping olive-size fruit that taste somewhat like a kiwi. Flowers are pretty, but somewhat hidden and not noticed. SCSueHHGardener # 23 89 HITS Angels Trumpet Creeper This plant attracts Humming birds and is an excellent plant to create a small environment of shade for other plants. artatom100 # 24 186 HITS Puncturevine, Caltrop, Yellow Vine, and Goathead These are of the most irritating plants known to man. I've pulled enough of these out of my feet to know. artatom200 # 25 161 HITS Tomato artatom200 # 26 108 HITS Broccoli - Green Goliath Broccoli is an biennial plant that enjoys cool weather and does not respond well to heat. Excessive summer heat may cause the plant to "bolt", which means it will begin growing flowers and seeds in the fall rather than in the following spring, as biennial normally would do. Either way, after the the plant has bolted than it's life cycle is complete and it will die. Therefore broccoli must be replanted every year. 56 days. Brassica oleracea. Plant produces giant size blue-green broccoli. It is very flavorful and produces many side shoots over a period of 3 weeks. This is no ordinary broccoli. Is said to have large yields. In my experience the yields did seem very large. When to Plant Transplant young, vigorously growing plants in early spring. Plants that remain too long in seed flats may produce "button" heads soon after planting. For fall crops, buy or grow your own transplants or plant seeds directly in the garden. For fall planti lorincook # 27 93 HITS Hanging Pitcher Plant DrPerry # 28 50 HITS American Elm Tree Seedlings Ulmus americana Deciduous gardengeek # 29 148 HITS Redstem Filaree Erodium cicutarium, or Redstem Filaree is a herbaceous annual Weed. Redstem Filaree is a member of the geranium family It grows pretty little pink-purple flowers. Food for the larvae of the Brown Argus butterfly. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Geraniales Family: Geraniaceae Genus: Erodium Species: E. cicutarium Binomial name Erodium cicutarium gardengeek # 30 249 HITS Flixweed Flixweed is a member of the Mustard family. Flixweed is distinguished from other mustards because of its finely dissected leaves, that look like fern leaves. The flowers are tiny and yellow. In ancient times it was prescribed for dysentery, theh it was called 'Sophia Chirugorum', or "Wisdom of Surgeons," because of it's healing properties. Flixweed is similar in appearance to Descurainia pinnata (Tansy Mustard) Brassicaceae Family == Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Sisymbrium Species: S. sophia gardengeek # 31 297 HITS Hoary Cress - Whitetop Hoary cress is a perennial that grows up to 3 feet tall. It is considered a noxious weed in many parts of the U.S.A. Leaves are finely toothed. Upper leaves clasp the stem. * White, four-petaled flowers * Clasping upper leaves * Extensive root system Brassicaceae Family http://www.utahweed.org/weed_hcress.htm gardengeek # 32 260 HITS Tomato gardengeek # 33 66 HITS Basil Seedling gardengeek # 34 82 HITS Broccoli Seedling gardengeek # 35 48 HITS Grape Root Oregon Mahonia aquifolium The root and underground suckers are used by herbalists for their blood-cleansing properties to treat skin disorders such as eczema, acne, psoriasis, and cold sores. They act as a digestive and liver tonic and are given to improve the appetite, suppress nausea, and reduce rheumatic inflammation. The root yields a yellow dye. Avoid during pregnancy. artatom100 # 36 230 HITS Brussels Sprouts artatom100 # 37 122 HITS Red Cabbage artatom100 # 38 107 HITS Sedum White Flower This plant might be Sedum album 'Murale', Sedum hispanicum, Sedum moraenense The origin of this trailing succulent plant is unknown, although a related cousin of this plant (Sedum morganianum) is known to have come from Mexico. This fat-leafed plant creates long rubbery tendrils, that keep growing and growning. It loves direct sunlight, which turns their normally light lime color into a deep green-blue. You can easily transplant this plant by removing the lower leaves and letting the clipping dry for about a day. Water this plant only when it is dry. To much sun, or alkaline soil will make it red. They say this plant can't survive temperatures lower than freezing, but it is doing fine outside here in Utah, where temperatures drop in the winter down to 0 or negative numbers. Family: Crassulaceae artatom100 # 39 363 HITS Box Elder Tree gardengeek # 40 96 HITS American Sycamore Tree American plane, Occidental plane and Buttonwood Typically reaching up to 30 to 40 meters (about 100-130 feet) the leaves grow sticky, green buds. favored food plant of the pest sycamore leaf beetle. susceptible to Plane anthracnose disease gardengeek # 41 147 HITS Vinca - Big periwinkle Creeper Vine with dark shiney oval leaves and beautiful light-purple Flowers. Periwinkle family Apocynaceae Big periwinkle does best in areas under shade trees in semi-damp soil, they love growing near drippy water faucets for example. gardengeek # 42 348 HITS Garden Strawberry Seedling Starts gardengeek # 43 93 HITS Unknown Sprout artatom100 # 44 123 HITS Adam's Needle, Yucca filamentosa a medicinal plant native to eastern North America. Y. filamentosa is closely related to Yucca flaccida and it is possible they should in fact be classified as a single species. Yucca flaccida - Flaccid leaf yucca Yucca filamentosa is readily identified from other Yucca by white threads (filaments) on the leaf margins. The Joshua Tree is a type of Yucca. Yucca plants all come from the agave family, Agavaceae. All Yuccas have rosettes of tough, fiberous, dagger-shaped leaves with stalks of large, waxy, white flowers. The flowers are edible, and quite delicious with butter and salt. The root is not edible, but can be used to make soap. The leaves can be used to make baskets. You can also make rope out of the fibers in the leaves. The leaves, stems and roots of this plant can be used as a fish stunner. (an herbal fish stupefying plant) = Kingdom: Plantae gardengeek # 45 351 HITS Pear Tree White tree flowers gardengeek # 46 73 HITS Swiss Chard Swiss Chard, Silverbeet, Perpetual Spinach, Spinach Beet, Crab Beet, Seakale Beet and Mangold. == • Chard, or Beta vulgaris is almost identicle to the garden beet, or Beetroot. They share the same species name. The roots and leaves are edible on both plants. • Chard can be eaten raw while the leaves are young and tender, or after they maturity they can be cooked to eliminate the bitter flavor. • The stem ranges in color from white to yellow to red • Chard is perishes quickly. == Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Caryophyllidae Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Beta Species: B. vulgaris Subspecies: B. v. var. cicla Trinomial name Beta vulgaris var. cic artatom100 # 47 76 HITS Blue Grapes -- Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Vitales Family: Vitaceae Genus: Vitis --- * Vitis vinifera * Vitis acerifolia * Vitis aestivalis * Vitis amurensis * Vitis argentifolia * Vitis arizonica * Vitis berlandieri * Vitis californica * Vitis × champinii * Vitis cinerea * Vitis coignetiae * Vitis × doaniana * Vitis girdiana * Vitis labrusca * Vitis lincecumii * Vitis munsoniana * Vitis muscadinia * Vitis mustangensis * Vitis × novae-angliae * Vitis palmata * Vitis riparia * Vitis rotundifolia * Vitis rupestris * Vitis shuttleworthii * Vitis tiliifolia * Vitis vulpina gardengeek # 48 106 HITS Bromelia gardengeek # 49 75 HITS Crab Apple Tree Fruit Tree Flowers Pink and White Fruit Tree Flowers. gardengeek # 50 99 HITS Fruit Tree - White Flowers I'm not sure what these blossoms will bloom into. gardengeek # 51 47 HITS Dalmatian Toadflax Plantaginaceae Moved from the Scrophulariaceae (Foxglove family) into the Plantaginaceae family. AKA: Broomleaf Toadflax Spiney Scaley Pointed Leaf Plant perennial weed Leaves have a wedge shape, with a thick waxy cuticle, and clasp the stem. Closely related to American toadflaxes Antirrhinum, snapdragons, and Cymbalaria Cymbalaria gardengeek # 52 221 HITS Blue Grape gardengeek # 53 162 HITS Dusty Miller Plant Furry White Leaves gardengeek # 54 65 HITS Henbit Deadnettle Member of the Mint Family, Lamiaceae. Winter annual. Some say their name comes from the fact that chickens love to eat them, Hen-food or "Hen-Bit". Has a square stem with strange leaves that look like they are all skewered by the stem in a mini-skirt configuration. The leaves have palmate veination and crinkle around the edges. The leaves are covered with hair-like filaments. The flowers are extremely interesting with a weird trumpetlike snout, and a snap dragon mouth. They are light pink to purple to orange, and decorated with little spots. These flowers grow out of the top of tufts of hairy leaves like alien worms craning their necks into the air searching for food. Henbit is edible, and healthy for you. Medicinally it can be used to relieve rheumatism, as a laxitive, a stimulant and also to induce sweating. == Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: L gardengeek # 55 272 HITS Cactus genny_happy # 56 59 HITS Beautiful Plant fadinha_green # 57 52 HITS Brassica fadinha_green # 58 92 HITS Long-Beaked Filaree, Stork's Bill Filaree Long-Beaked, Stork's Bill, and Broadleaf Filaree The plant starts from a flat rosette of highly lobed green leaves on red petioles. It grows to heights of anywhere from 10 to 90 centimeters with somewhat hairy stems and foliage. It bears small flowers with hairy, pointed sepals surrounding five purple-streaked lavender petals. The filaree fruit is quite long, its style reaching up to 12 centimeters in length. == Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Geraniales Family: Geraniaceae Genus: Erodium Species: E. botrys gardengeek # 59 137 HITS Common Vetch - Loco Weed Could be Astragalus chamaeleuce Chinese Milk Vetch, Membranous Milk Vetch, Milk Vetch (Astragalus membranaceus) Looks like fewflower pea, few-flowered peavine (Lathyrus pauciflorus), but has different leaves. Crown Vetch Fava beans are a type of Vetch. Livestock thrive very well on Common Vetch, even better than on clover and rye grass. The robust plants are useful as a beetle bank to provide habitat and shelter for carnivorous beetles and other arthropods to keep down pest invertebrates. Common Vetch has also been part of the human diet. Among the closest living relatives of vetches are the lentils (Lens) and the true peas (Pisum). Bitter Vetch (V. ervilia) is one of the first domesticated crops. It was grown in the Near East about 9,500 years ago, == Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: gardengeek # 60 276 HITS Yarrow This is Yarrow Seedless Vascular Plants For future reference, below is the word "Fern" translated into other languages. • Samambaia : Portuguese • Helecho : Spanish • Felce : Italian • Fougère : French Life cycle of a typical fern: 1. A sporophyte (diploid) phase produces haploid spores by meiosis; 2. A spore grows by mitosis into a gametophyte, which typically consists of a photosynthetic prothallus 3. The gametophyte produces gametes (often both sperm and eggs on the same prothallus) by mitosis 4. A mobile, flagellate sperm fertilizes an egg that remains attached to the prothallus 5. The fertilized egg is now a diploid zygote and grows by mitosis into a sporophyte (the typical "fern" plant). VIDEO: gardengeek # 61 107 HITS Grape Root Oregon Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium, Berberidaceae) is an evergreen shrub related to the barberry. The Oregon-grape is not closely related to grapes, but gets its name from the purple clusters of berries whose color and slightly dusted appearance is reminiscent of grapes. Raw, they taste like a sour pomegranate, quite palatable actually. After you eat a few they start to loose their sour taste. Medicinal: anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial used in the treatment of infection speeding recovery from giardia, candida, viral diarrhea, and cholera treatment on inflammatory skin diseases such as Eczema and Psoriasis anticancer properties alterative, diuretic, laxative and tonic gardengeek # 62 206 HITS Willowherb Could be Gromwell (Lithospermum arvense) Little White Wildflower Plant gardengeek # 63 59 HITS Serviceberry White Tree Flower [[]]http://healthyhomegardening.com/Plant.php? pid=547[[]] gardengeek # 64 123 HITS Bur buttercup - Spiney Flower - Unknown Spiney Flower - Unknown (Ranunculus testiculatus) Creeping Buttercup Maybe? gardengeek # 65 68 HITS Yellow Mountain Aster gardengeek # 66 63 HITS Indian Parsley This plant looks very similar to Poison Hemlock, Conium maculatum, which is also a member of Apiaceae. Poison Hemlock has little purple spots on the stems. Indian Parsley, Fernleaf Biscuitroot, Fernleaf Lomatium, Giant Lomatium. Lomatium dissectum gardengeek # 67 67 HITS Big Sagebrush Shrub gardengeek # 68 34 HITS Curly Dock gardengeek # 69 289 HITS Virginia Pepperweed Spiney Flat Seed Plant gardengeek # 70 160 HITS Water Moss gardengeek # 71 46 HITS Okra Don't know much, just that it often used in southern cooking. Okra is often used for thickening sauces. Okra is a warm season vegetable which grows well in most Texas soils. For good yields, okra must grow in full sunlight in a well drained, fertile soil. Soil Preparation: Spade or turn the soil as deeply as possible. Okra will grow best in soil which has been worked 8-10 inches deep. Remove rocks and trash, and rake the soil smooth. Work the soil only when it is dry enough not to stick to garden tools. Varieties * Louisiana Green Velvet * Emerald * Clemson Spineless Planting For best yields, plant okra in the spring 2-3 weeks after all danger of frost has passed. For a good fall crop, plant at least 3 months before the first fall frost. Plant okra seed about 1 inch deep and 2 inches apart in the row. Space the rows at least 3 feet apart. When the okra is up and growing, thin the plants so that they are abo lorincook # 72 99 HITS Sweet Pepper, Golden Summer Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) Genus: Capsicum (KAP-sih-kum) Species: annuum (AN-yoo-um) Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Heat (Pungency): Sweet (0 Scoville Units) Fruit Shape: Bell Fruit Size: Medium (4" to 6" in length) Fruit Color: Green changing to gold Disease Resistance: Unknown - Tell us Seed Type: Hybrid Usage: Fresh (salsa, salads) Stuffing Other details: Suitable for growing in containers Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) Propagation Methods: From seed; sow indoors before last frost Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed Days to Maturity: Early (5 lorincook # 73 73 HITS Sweet Pepper, California Wonder Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) Genus: Capsicum (KAP-sih-kum) Species: annuum (AN-yoo-um) Height: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Heat (Pungency): Sweet (0 Scoville Units) Fruit Shape: Bell Fruit Size: Medium (4" to 6" in length) Fruit Color: Green changing to red Disease Resistance: Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) Potato Virus Y (PVY) Phytophthora Blight Tobacco Etch Virus (TEV) Bacterial Leaf Spot (BLS), Race 1 Bacterial Leaf Spot (BLS), Race 2 Bacterial Leaf Spot (BLS), Race 3 Pepper Mottle Virus (PepMV) Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) Stip Seed Type: Open-pollinated Usage: Fresh (salsa, salads) Stuffing Roasting Pickling Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater lorincook # 74 59 HITS Copenhagen Market Cabbage Copenhagen Market 100 days to maturity— One of the largest early maturing roundhead varieties. The solid, round heads are six to eight inches in diameter and average three to four pounds in weight. Keeps well. Developed by Hjalmar Hartmann & Co. of Copenhagen, Denmark and first introduced in 1909. The exact parentage is not known but is believed to be the old German variety, 'Ditmarscher'. W. Atlee Burpee introduced 'Copenhagen Market' into the United States in 1911. These compact heads are sweet for fabulous coleslaw, salad, or sauerkraut. Copenhagen Market became the standard of excellence for many store-bought varieties that were developed after it! Adaptable to a range of climates. Resists splitting and stores well. When to plant outside: Early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before average last frost - or in late summer, 10-12 weeks before average first frost. Late summer is best where summers are hot. In zone 8 or warmer, sow early fall for winte lorincook # 75 88 HITS Tomato, Cherokee Purple Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) Genus: Lycopersicon (ly-koh-PER-see-kon) Species: lycopersicum (ly-koh-PER-see-kum) Cultivar: Cherokee Purple Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m) Spacing: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Seed Collecting: Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds Ferment seeds before storing Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored Growing Habit: Indeterminate Fruit Shape: Beefsteak Fruit Size: Medium (under one pound) Large (over one pound) Days to Maturity: Mid (69-80 days) Fruit Colors: Purple Brown Black Seed Type: Open-pollinated Family heirlooms Usage: Fresh, salad Fresh, slicing Canning Drying lorincook # 76 77 HITS Zygocactus Family: Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee) Genus: Schlumbergera (shlum-BER-ger-uh) Species: x buckleyi (BUCK-lee-eye) Synonym:Zygocactus x buckleyi Synonym:Epiphyllum x buckleyi Category: Tropicals and Tender Perennials Height: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) Spacing: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F) Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Bloom Color: Pink Red Coral/Apricot White/Near White Bloom Time: Late Fall/Early Winter Mid Winter Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen Smooth-Textured Other details: This plant is suitable for growing lorincook # 77 156 HITS Malibar Chestnut (Money Tree) Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, and is commercially sold under the name money tree and money plant. Pachira aquatica can grow up to 18 m (59.1 ft) in height in the wild. It has shiny green palmate leaves with lanceolate leaflets and smooth green bark. Its showy flowers have long, narrow petals that open like a banana peel to reveal hairlike yellowish orange stamens. The tree is cultivated for its edible nuts which grow in a very large, woody pod. The nuts are light brown, striped with white. They are said to taste like peanuts, and can be eaten raw or cooked or ground into a flour to make bread. The leaves and flowers are also edible. The tree grows well as a tropical ornamental in moist, frost-free areas, and can be started from seed or cutting. It is a durable plant and will adapt very well to different lorincook # 78 418 HITS Green Grapes Grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green and pink. "White" grapes are actually green in color, and are evolutionarily derived from the red grape. Vitis vinifera : Blue Grapes - Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Vitales Family: Vitaceae Genus: Vitis - I'm not sure which species this is... gardengeek # 79 103 HITS Rye Ryegrass is not the same as Rye, which is a grain crop. Winter rye is any breed of rye planted in the fall to provide ground cover for the winter. It actually grows during any warmer days of the winter, when sunlight temporarily brings the plant to above freezing, even while there is still general snow cover. Can be made into flour, bread, beer, whiskies, and vodkas. Rye is highly susceptible to the ergot fungus. Rye seems also active in the prevention of prostate cancer. -- Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots (unranked): Commelinids Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Pooideae Tribe: Triticeae Genus: Secale Species: S. cereale gardengeek # 80 68 HITS Carpetweed Swirled Leaf Herbacious Weed Carpetweed, or Mollugo verticillata, is a spreading annual plant from tropical America. The leaves are thin are arranged in hexagonal whorls. The flowers are very small white 5 petalled, and die quickly. Could be Bedstraw (Galium aparine) Madder Family (Rubiaceae) artatom100 # 81 149 HITS Houndstooth Leaf, Gyspyflower artatom100 # 82 69 HITS Little Spikey Plant Selaginella apoda? artatom100 # 83 150 HITS Wild Mustard? This leaf looks like so many other leaves... artatom100 # 84 76 HITS Grass with Yellow Grains artatom100 # 85 40 HITS Sedum Autumn Joy artatom100 # 86 79 HITS Strawberries Roberta # 87 87 HITS Star of Bethlehem The Star of Bethlehem is a genus (Ornithogalum) of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa belonging to the family Hyacinthaceae. There are some species native to other areas such as the Caucasus. Growing from a bulb, it has grass-like basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of star-shaped white flowers striped with green. There are numerous members of the genus, of which O. umbellatum is perhaps the best-known: O. arabicum (Star-of-Bethlehem) O. dubium (Sun Star) O. longibracteatum (Pregnant Onion/False Sea Onion) O. maculatum (Snake Flower) O. narbonense (Pyramidal Star-of-Bethlehem) O. nutans (Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem) O. pyrenaicum (Bath Asparagus/Prussian Asparagus/Spiked Star-of-Bethlehem) O. umbellatum (Common Star-of-Bethlehem) O. thyroides (Chincherinchee) Because of its Roberta # 88 212 HITS Western Cottonwood Tree Same as http://healthyhomegardening.com/Plant.php?pid=400 gardengeek # 89 87 HITS Dry Moss The image is an extreme close-up of some moss that grows on some dry ground by the road. gardengeek # 90 34 HITS Myrtle Spurge, Creeping Spurge Like leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) Looks like an Agave Flower. This plant is toxic, and touching it can cause irritation. It bleeds a very poisonous milky sap. Most spurges are good deterrents for herbivores, Some work well as wound healers. Related to the Poinsettia garden flower. The active ingredient in Spurges are terpen esters. One such terpen ester is resiniferatoxin, which is 10,000 to 100,000 times more irritating than capsaicin, the substance that makes chili peppers taste hot. Some terpen esters are also known to be carcinogenic. gardengeek # 91 144 HITS Chokecherry common chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) gardengeek # 92 52 HITS Bud Flower Brassica Could be Tumbling Mustard, Jim Hill Mustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) gardengeek # 93 91 HITS Clasping Pepperweed Lepidium perfoliatum Brassica Weed gardengeek # 94 168 HITS Echeveria pulidonis Echeveria pulidonis Cactus and Succulents Agave type Cactus - Unknown gardengeek # 95 79 HITS Four bud unknown plant gardengeek # 96 31 HITS Oxalis Clover Maybe Trifolium gardengeek # 97 58 HITS Dark Green Berry Periwinkle type same as healthyhomegardening.com/Plant.php?pid=203&ptype=plan gardengeek # 98 47 HITS Green Grape Buds and Leaves gardengeek # 99 52 HITS Common Mullein Snapdragon Family Can be used to stop smoking tobacco. Indians have used it for asthma. The tea helps for sleeping. The plants first form a dense rosette of leaves at ground level, later sending up a tall flowering stem. The leaves are spirally arranged, often densely hairy. The flowers have five symmetrical petals. The fruit is a capsule containing numerous minute seeds. The entire plant contains coumarin and rotenone. effective treatment for asthma and respiratory disorders very effective treatment for ear infections, mix the flowers with warm oil. It is especially recommended for coughs and related problems, but also used in topical applications against a variety of skin problems. The seeds of this plant should not be consumed and can cause internal hemmoraging if ingested. Ingestion of rotenone has been linked as a causative agent of Parkinson's disease. gardengeek # 100 137 HITS Reset List Add a New Plant

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