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Goosefoot
Chenopodium
Chenopodium is a large genus of annual herbaceous plants in the family Amaranthaceae, found across temperate and tropical regions worldwide. It includes well-known species such as quinoa (C. quinoa), lambsquarters (C. album), and epazote (C. ambrosioides), valued for their culinary and medicinal properties.
Lamb's Quarters
Chenopodium album
Lamb's quarters (Chenopodium album) is a fast-growing annual herb found across the world in disturbed soils, garden beds, and agricultural fields. Often considered an invasive weed, it is also a highly nutritious edible and medicinal plant used for thousands of years across cultures.
Pitseed goosefoot
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium berlandieri is an annual herb in the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), native across North America from Canada to Michoacán, Mexico. It grows fast and upright and can exceed 3 m. The small green, petal-less flowers are wind-pollinated and appear from July to October, with seeds ripening August to October. Indigenous peoples of eastern North America domesticated it as a pseudocereal by about 1700 BC; in Mexico it is still grown as huauzontle for its broccoli-like flowering shoots, leaves and grain. Outside cultivation it is widely regarded as a weed and self-seeds freely.
Fig-leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodium ficifolium
Chenopodium ficifolium, commonly known as fig-leaved goosefoot, is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Asia (from the Irano-Turanian region to Korea and northern Indo-China) and naturalized as a weed across Europe and North America. It grows in nitrogen-rich, disturbed soils such as riverbanks and agricultural fields, reaching up to 80 cm tall with erect, branched stems. Its leaves resemble those of a fig tree, giving the plant its common name.
Green Elfcup
Chlorociboria aeruginascens
Chlorociboria aeruginascens, known as the Green Elfcup, is a saprobic fungus famous for its ability to stain the wood it decomposes a deep, blue-green shade. The fruiting bodies are small, often only 2-5 mm wide, and have a characteristic cup or funnel shape. They typically grow on moist, barkless hardwood, especially oak and beech. The green color in the wood is caused by the pigment xylindein, and this stained wood has been sought after for centuries for use in decorative woodwork such as marquetry.
Brazilian Rain Tree
Chloroleucon tortum
Chloroleucon tortum, popularly known as the Brazilian Rain Tree or Tataré, is a deciduous tree native to the Atlantic Forest and the coastal restingas of Rio de Janeiro, currently considered endangered in its original habitat. It is famous for its tortuous trunk with bark that peels off in plates to form a highly ornamental marbled texture—making it one of the most sought-after species for bonsai in Brazil. Its bipinnate leaves are delicate and drop during periods of water stress, but the tree resprouts vigorously within a few weeks. It produces fragrant, globose white to cream-colored flowers during the spring and summer.
False Parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites
Chlorophyllum molybdites, commonly known as the false parasol or the green-spored lepiota, is a highly toxic basidiomycete fungus. It is characterized by its large white cap with brown scales and, most distinctively, its gills that turn grayish-green at maturity due to its green spores. It is one of the most common causes of mushroom poisoning in North America and tropical regions due to its resemblance to edible species like Macrolepiota procera.
Spider Plant (genus)
Chlorophytum
Chlorophytum is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the family Asparagaceae, widely grown as houseplants for their easy care and air-purifying properties.
Cape Spider Plant
Chlorophytum capense
Chlorophytum capense is an evergreen perennial native to the Eastern Cape region of South Africa, where it grows in dry, shaded riverbank vegetation. It forms a dense, arching rosette of narrow, grass-like leaves and is often confused with the more common spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum), but unlike its cousin, C. capense rarely produces the aerial runners and plantlets that give the spider plant its name -- instead it spreads slowly by underground rhizomes, forming tidy clumps. In summer it sends up tall flower spikes bearing small white star-shaped blooms.
Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
The Spider Plant is one of the most popular and easiest houseplants to grow. Native to South Africa, it features long, arching leaves with green and white stripes. Known for producing "spiderettes" (baby plants) on long stems, it is excellent for hanging baskets and is a proven air purifier according to NASA studies.
Curly Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum 'Bonnie'
'Bonnie' is a cultivar of the spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) whose leaves curl into loose ringlets instead of growing straight. It is more compact than the common spider plant, forming a clump 20 to 30 cm tall and up to 45 cm wide. It comes in an all-green form and a variegated form with a cream stripe down the center of each leaf. Like other spider plants, it sends out long runners with baby plants at the tips, which cascade nicely from a hanging basket. Its thick roots store water, so it forgives a missed watering.
Variegated Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum'
A cultivar of Chlorophytum comosum prized for its arching, ribbon-like leaves with a green center and creamy-white margins — the reverse pattern of the similar 'Vittatum' cultivar, which has a white central stripe. One of the most popular and forgiving houseplants, it sends out long stolons bearing small white flowers followed by baby plantlets ('spiderettes') that dangle and can be easily propagated.
Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum 'Vittatum'
The 'Vittatum' spider plant is one of the most popular and forgiving houseplants, prized for its long, arching leaves marked with a creamy-white central stripe. Native to South Africa, it sends up sprays of small white flowers followed by baby plantlets that dangle from the stems, making it exceptionally easy to propagate and share.
Zebra Grass Spider Plant
Chlorophytum laxum
Chlorophytum laxum is a herbaceous perennial in the Asparagaceae family, closely related to the well-known spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum). Its most popular cultivar, 'Zebra' (also sold as 'Bichetii'), is prized for its narrow, ribbon-like leaves marked with a creamy white central or marginal band, forming compact, gracefully arching clumps. Native to tropical Northeast Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia, it naturally grows in the shaded understory of humid forests. It is a fast-growing, remarkably tough plant that tolerates neglect well, making it a popular choice both as an indoor houseplant and as a groundcover in frost-free tropical gardens.
Mandarin Plant
Chlorophytum orchidastrum
The Mandarin Plant (Chlorophytum orchidastrum) is a tropical species native to tropical Africa, celebrated for its striking orange petioles and midribs that create a vivid contrast against its dark green leaves. It is a resilient and easy-care houseplant, perfect for beginners seeking a bold tropical accent.
Mexican Orange Blossom (genus)
Choisya
Choisya is a genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the family Rutaceae, native to Mexico and the southern United States. Prized for their fragrant white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage, they are tough, low-maintenance plants well suited to temperate gardens.
Rush skeletonweed
Chondrilla juncea
Chondrilla juncea (rush skeletonweed) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is easily recognizable by its characteristic thin, wiry stems and small, yellow dandelion-like flowers. Its flowering stems, which emerge from basal leaves, can grow up to 100 cm tall. It thrives in dry, sandy soils, along roadsides, in fields, and on pastures. It spreads rapidly through both seeds and root suckers.
Cape Thatching Reed
Chondropetalum tectorum
Chondropetalum tectorum, commonly called the Cape thatching reed, is an evergreen, rush-like perennial in the Restionaceae family, native to marshes and damp, sandy seeps in South Africa's Western and Eastern Cape. It forms dense, upright clumps of slender, jointed, blue-green stems that sway gracefully in the wind, tipped in autumn with clusters of small, papery, dark brown flower spikes. Historically harvested by Cape settlers for roof thatching, broom-making, and basketry, it is now prized worldwide as a low-maintenance, architectural accent for water-wise and coastal gardens.
Devil's Cigar
Chorioactis geaster
Chorioactis geaster, known as the 'Devil's Cigar' or 'Texas Star', is one of the rarest fungi in the world. It is found almost exclusively in Texas and Japan. This saprophytic fungus grows on the dead roots of cedar or elm trees. It initially has a dark brown cylindrical shape similar to a cigar, which upon maturing opens into a star shape with 4 to 7 rays, releasing its spores with an audible hissing sound.
Siam Weed
Chromolaena odorata
Chromolaena odorata, commonly called Siam weed, is a fast-growing, multi-stemmed shrub in the daisy family (Asteraceae), native to Central and South America and now widely naturalized as one of the world's most aggressive invasive species across tropical Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. It forms dense, tangled thickets 2-2.5 m tall in open ground (climbing several meters higher when scrambling over other vegetation), with diamond-shaped, pungent-smelling leaves and clusters of pale lilac-to-white flowers. The species spreads rapidly via wind-dispersed seed and resprouts vigorously after fire or cutting, allowing it to outcompete pastures, crops, and native vegetation wherever it establishes. Despite its status as a noxious weed and its toxicity to grazing livestock, communities across its introduced range have long used its leaves in traditional wound-healing and antimicrobial remedies.
Areca palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
The Areca palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, formerly Dypsis lutescens) is a clustering palm from the Arecaceae family native to Madagascar. It produces clusters of slender, cane-like stems with yellowish-green sheaths and arching pinnate fronds, which have earned it nicknames such as the 'golden cane palm' or 'butterfly palm.' In the wild, it grows up to 8 m tall, but as a houseplant, it remains significantly smaller and is among the most popular indoor palms due to its low maintenance and ability to naturally purify and humidify indoor air.
Chrysanthemum / Mum
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum is a genus of flowering perennials in the daisy family (Asteraceae), prized worldwide as garden and florist plants. Native to Asia and northeastern Europe, mums are the quintessential fall bloomer, producing dense mounds of daisy-like or pom-pom flowers in shades of yellow, white, red, purple, pink, orange, and bronze.
Florist's Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum × morifolium
The Florist's Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium) is one of the world's most popular ornamental flowering plants, developed through centuries of hybridization originating in ancient China. Known for its spectacular fall blooms in shades of white, yellow, pink, red, purple, and orange, it is widely used as a cut flower, potted plant, and garden border perennial. It thrives in full sun with well-drained soil and moderate watering.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum indicum
Chrysanthemum indicum, commonly known as Chrysanthemum or Mum, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to East Asia. It is widely cultivated for its dense, colorful blooms that symbolize the arrival of autumn. Beyond its ornamental value, it holds significant cultural importance in China and Japan, where it is used in teas and traditional medicine.
Star Apple
Chrysophyllum
Chrysophyllum is a genus of approximately 37 species of tropical trees in the family Sapotaceae, native primarily to the tropical Americas from Mexico to northern Argentina and the Caribbean. The genus name derives from the Greek chrysos (gold) and phyllon (leaf), referring to the characteristic golden sheen on the underside of the leaves. These fast-growing trees can reach 10 to 30 meters in height, with glossy evergreen foliage, small purplish-white flowers, and highly prized edible fruits. The best-known species is Chrysophyllum cainito, the star apple, celebrated for its sweet, star-patterned pulp.
Vetiver
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) is a robust perennial grass native to India, widely cultivated across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. It forms dense clumps with long, stiff, aromatic leaves and a unique deep root system that grows vertically 3–4 meters into the ground. One of the world's most versatile plants, it controls erosion, purifies water, yields a precious essential oil used in perfumery, and has a millennia-long medicinal tradition.
Sunset bells
Chrysothemis pulchella
Chrysothemis pulchella is a tropical perennial plant from the Gesneriaceae family, related to African violets and gloxinias. It is known for its velvety copper-toned foliage and its tubular yellow flowers with red stripes or spots, surrounded by a very showy and long-lasting orange-red calyx, although each corolla lasts only a few days. It grows from tubers, so it may lose leaves and stems during cold seasons and sprout again when the heat returns. It reaches about 12-18 inches in height when grown indoors.
Mexican Tree Fern
Cibotium schiedei
Cibotium schiedei, commonly known as the Mexican Tree Fern, is an extremely slow-growing tree fern native to the cloud forests of Mexico. Its fibrous trunk, covered in soft reddish-gold hairs, supports silky light-green fronds that can reach 8–11 feet in length, forming an arched and sculptural canopy. Evergreen and without a dormancy period, it is a highly valued species in tropical gardens and as an indoor architectural plant, though it requires patience: it takes several years just to form a visible trunk.
Chickpea
Cicer arietinum
Cicer arietinum, commonly known as the chickpea, is an annual herbaceous legume native to the Middle East, cultivated for over 7,500 years and currently one of the most important food crops in the world. It reaches between 20 and 60 cm in height, with branched stems covered in glandular hairs, pinnate compound leaves, and white, pink, or violet flowers that give way to short, inflated pods containing one or two seeds. Like all legumes, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen through symbiosis with Rhizobium bacteria, improving the fertility of the soil where it is grown.
Endive
Cichorium endivia
Endive (Cichorium endivia) is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, native to the Mediterranean region. It produces rosettes of broad or curly green leaves with a characteristic mildly bitter flavor. Widely cultivated as a leafy vegetable, it is enjoyed both raw in salads and cooked in soups and sautéed dishes. It can develop pale blue to violet flowers on tall stems that tower above the foliage.
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a hardy herbaceous perennial in the daisy family, prized for its sky-blue, dandelion-like flowers that open at dawn and close by early afternoon. Native to Europe, western Asia and North Africa, it now grows wild across temperate regions worldwide. The plant forms a basal rosette of jagged leaves in its first year, then sends up tall, branching flower stalks up to 1.5 m. Both the bitter leaves and the long taproot are edible, and the roasted root has long served as a coffee substitute.
Water Hemlock
Cicuta
Cicuta is a small genus of about four herbaceous perennial (often behaving as biennial) species in the carrot family (Apiaceae), native to wet meadows, marshes, streambanks and ditches across temperate North America and Europe. Plants form stout, hollow, branching stems that reach up to 2.5 m tall, topped with umbrella-shaped clusters (umbels) of small white flowers in summer. The chambered, tuberous rootstock exudes a yellowish oily sap with a smell resembling raw parsnip when cut. Cicuta is widely regarded as one of the most acutely toxic plants native to North America and Europe: every part of the plant contains cicutoxin, a violent convulsant most concentrated in the roots in early spring. This genus is a wild wetland species, not a cultivated ornamental or houseplant, and is documented here strictly for identification and safety reference.
Camphor tree
Cinnamomum camphora
The Camphor tree is a majestic evergreen tree, native to East Asia, famous for its aromatic wood and the production of camphor. Its leaves are leathery, glossy, and release a characteristic fragrance when crushed. In spring, it produces small clusters of white or cream flowers, followed by small black fruits. Although it reaches large proportions in the wild, it can be grown in large pots or as a bonsai in its early years.
Creeping Thistle
Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) is a perennial herbaceous plant known as one of the world's most persistent weed species. It forms dense colonies thanks to a deep and widely branched underground root system that can reach several meters into the soil. The stems are upright, 30–150 cm tall, and bear deeply lobed, heavily spiny leaves. During the summer months, abundant, fragrant flower heads in purple to pink shades are produced, providing an important nectar source for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators — indeed, one of the most nectar-producing wild herbs in the UK. Despite its status as a troublesome agricultural weed, creeping thistle has a long tradition in folk medicine and is edible.
Melancholy thistle
Cirsium heterophyllum
The melancholy thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum) is a spineless, mountain perennial from the Asteraceae family, reaching 50–150 cm in height. The unwinged stem bears lanceolate leaves that are green and smooth on top, while the underside is covered with a dense, white tomentum—hence the name "heterophyllum" (different leaves). It blooms from June to August, producing solitary, spherical flower heads of a purple-red color, reaching 3–5 cm in diameter. It naturally occurs in mountain meadows, tall-herb communities, and forest edges across northern and central Europe and Siberia, extending as far as the Altai Mountains.
Cissus / Grape Ivy (genus)
Cissus
Cissus is a large genus of climbing and trailing vines in the family Vitaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. It includes popular houseplants such as Cissus rhombifolia (grape ivy), Cissus discolor (rex begonia vine), and Cissus quadrangularis. These versatile plants thrive indoors and outdoors, offering lush foliage and vigorous, fast-paced growth.
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