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Water Banana
Typhonodorum lindleyanum
Typhonodorum lindleyanum, commonly known as the Water Banana, is a giant monotypic aroid from Madagascar, the Comoros, Zanzibar, Mauritius, and eastern Tanzania. Growing in freshwater swamps, river banks, and shallow lagoons, it produces massive arrow-shaped evergreen leaves up to 1 meter long, forming impressive pseudo-stems that can reach 4 meters in height. Its cream-colored spathe and spadix inflorescence and large bright-yellow berries make it a truly spectacular specimen plant.
Dutch Elm
Ulmus × hollandica
Ulmus × hollandica, commonly known as the Dutch Elm, is a natural hybrid between the Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra) and the Field Elm (Ulmus minor) that arose spontaneously across Europe wherever the ranges of its two parent species overlap. A large, fast-growing deciduous tree, it was historically planted in vast numbers as a street and canal-side tree throughout the Netherlands and the rest of the Low Countries, prized for its tolerance of urban conditions and its elegant, broadly spreading crown. Its leaves are intermediate in shape between the two parent species, and inconspicuous reddish flowers appear in early spring before the foliage, followed by winged samara fruits. The hybrid became infamous during the 20th century for its role in the Dutch elm disease epidemics, though some clones show moderate resistance and continue to be bred for improved tolerance.
American elm
Ulmus americana
The American elm (Ulmus americana) is a fast-growing, deciduous tree from the elm family (Ulmaceae), originally native to eastern North America. The tree is known for its characteristic vase-shaped crown and can reach heights of up to 24 meters in the wild with a correspondingly wide canopy. From the mid-20th century, Dutch elm disease decimated large portions of the wild population in North America, but disease-resistant cultivars have since been developed. The species produces small, inconspicuous greenish-red flowers in early spring before the leaves emerge, and features coarse, dark green foliage that turns golden in the fall.
Field Elm
Ulmus minor
Ulmus minor, known as the field elm, is a majestic deciduous tree native to Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. It is distinguished by its robust stature, deeply fissured bark in mature specimens, and alternate leaves with a markedly asymmetrical base. It is a keystone species in riparian forests, although its populations have been drastically reduced in recent decades due to Dutch elm disease, a devastating fungal infection.
Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Ulmus parvifolia, commonly known as the Chinese Elm or Lacebark Elm, is a deciduous to semi-evergreen tree native to East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea), where it can reach heights of 10 to 15 meters in natural conditions. Its most striking feature is the bark: as it matures, it exfoliates in irregular plates, revealing mosaics of gray, green, orange, and brown tones. The leaves are small (1–3 cm), glossy, and serrated, turning golden, reddish, or purple in autumn before falling. It blooms discreetly in late summer or autumn, producing reddish-green flowers that give way to small winged samaras. It is one of the most valued species in the art of bonsai due to its vigor, fine branching, and ease of handling. In urban landscaping, it stands out as a shade and street tree for its tolerance to pollution, moderate drought, and heavy pruning.
Siberian Elm
Ulmus pumila
The Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) is a hardy, fast-growing deciduous tree native to Siberia, northern China, Mongolia and the Himalayas. Prized for its extreme cold hardiness, drought tolerance and ability to thrive in poor, compacted or alkaline soils, it was widely planted across the US Great Plains for windbreaks and shelterbelts in the 20th century. It is notably resistant to Dutch elm disease, unlike most other elms, but its rapid growth produces weak, brittle wood prone to storm damage, and it remains vulnerable to elm leaf beetle and bark beetle infestations. In many US states it has escaped cultivation and is now classified as an invasive or noxious weed due to its prolific self-seeding. Its small leaves and tolerance of heavy pruning also make it a popular, if fast-growing, choice for bonsai.
California bay laurel
Umbellularia californica
Umbellularia californica is an evergreen tree in the Lauraceae family, native to the coastal forests of California and southwestern Oregon. It can reach heights of 20 to 25 meters, though it often grows in a more shrub-like form in dry soils. Its lanceolate, dark green, and glossy leaves release an intense, spicy aroma when crushed, due to volatile oils rich in umbellulone. In spring, it produces small creamy-yellow flowers clustered in umbels, followed by green to purple drupe-like fruits. It is a long-lived, hardy, and drought-tolerant species, highly valued in native landscaping and for its wood (known as myrtlewood).
Navelwort
Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris) is a fleshy, perennial succulent of the stonecrop family, native to southern and western Europe, where it grows wild in shady wall crevices and damp rocky banks. Its round, waxy leaves have a distinctive navel-like central depression, giving rise to both its common and scientific names. In late spring and summer it sends up tall spikes of small, bell-shaped greenish-pink flowers.
Golden Button
Unxia kubitzkii
Unxia kubitzkii, commonly known as Golden Button, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Brazil, belonging to the Asteraceae family. It grows 30–50 cm tall and produces small golden-yellow flowers year-round, with peak blooming in spring and summer. Hardy and virtually immune to pests and diseases, it is widely used in borders, flower beds, and container gardens.
Amazon Lily Grandiflora
Urceolina × grandiflora
The Amazon Lily Grandiflora (Urceolina × grandiflora, syn. Eucharis grandiflora) is a tropical bulbous plant native to the Andean slopes of Colombia and Peru. It produces clusters of 3–6 fragrant, pure-white flowers resembling daffodils atop elegant stems up to 70 cm tall. It is prized as an ornamental houseplant and a feature of tropical gardens worldwide.
Amazon Lily
Urceolina amazonica
Amazon Lily (Urceolina amazonica, syn. Eucharis amazonica) is a stunning tropical bulbous perennial native to the Andes of Colombia and Peru. It produces glossy, deep green leaves and clusters of snow-white, narcissus-like flowers with a delicate green-tinged cup, prized for their sweet fragrance. It thrives indoors as a houseplant in temperate climates.
Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is a perennial herb that grows wild throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. It can reach heights of up to 180 cm and spreads vigorously via rhizomes. The plant is easily recognizable by its ovate leaves with serrated margins and the numerous stinging hairs covering the stems and foliage. These hairs contain formic acid and histamine, which cause a brief burning sensation upon contact. The flowers are small, greenish to whitish, and appear in dense clusters from spring to late summer. Stinging nettle is one of nature's most versatile plants, with documented medicinal, culinary, and textile applications.
Slender Stinging Nettle
Urtica gracilis
Urtica gracilis, the slender stinging nettle or American stinging nettle, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to North America, ranging from Guatemala to Canada. It can grow up to 3 meters tall and features deeply serrated leaves covered with stinging trichomes that cause intense skin irritation upon contact. Despite its fearsome reputation, it is highly valued in traditional medicine, cooking, and Indigenous textile crafts. It thrives naturally in forested floodplains, streambanks, and nitrogen-rich disturbed soils.
Small Nettle
Urtica urens
Urtica urens, commonly known as small nettle or annual nettle, is a herbaceous annual plant in the family Urticaceae. Native to Europe and the Mediterranean region, it has become a cosmopolitan weed found across temperate regions worldwide. Growing up to 100 cm tall, it is notable for its stinging hairs (trichomes) that cause intense skin irritation on contact — reputedly stinging more strongly than the common nettle (Urtica dioica). It bears small greenish-white flowers throughout summer and is a monoecious, wind-pollinated species.
beard lichen
Usnea hirta
Usnea hirta, commonly known as Bristly Beard Lichen, is a fruticose lichen characterized by its pale green to yellowish-green, shrubby appearance. It consists of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga. It typically grows on the bark of coniferous trees in clean-air environments. It is highly sensitive to sulfur dioxide pollution, making it an excellent bio-indicator of air quality.
Leafy Bladderwort
Utricularia foliosa
Utricularia foliosa is an aquatic carnivorous plant in the Lentibulariaceae family, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and Africa. It floats freely or remains submerged in the still waters of ponds, marshes, and slow-moving rivers, forming dense mats of thin, branched stems that can reach several meters in length. Its filiform leaves, up to 30 cm long, support small bladder-like traps (utricles) that suck in and capture microcrustaceans, mosquito larvae, and other small aquatic invertebrates. During the reproductive period, it produces an erect flower stalk that rises above the water, up to 40 cm high, displaying several yellow flowers similar to small snapdragons.
Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Vaccinium angustifolium, commonly known as the Lowbush Blueberry, is a low-growing native shrub of northeastern North America. It produces small, intensely flavored blueberries beloved by wildlife and humans alike. Its brilliant red autumn foliage makes it equally valued as an ornamental ground cover.
Rabbiteye Blueberry
Vaccinium ashei
The Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) is a deciduous shrub native to the southeastern United States, prized for its exceptional heat and drought tolerance. It produces abundant blue berries in summer and stunning fall foliage in shades of orange and scarlet.
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is a deciduous, fruit-bearing shrub native to eastern North America and a member of the Ericaceae (heath) family, related to azaleas and rhododendrons. It is the primary species cultivated commercially for blueberry production worldwide. Plants form upright clumps 1.8-3.7 m tall, with green foliage that turns brilliant red-orange in fall, small white or pink bell-shaped flowers in spring, and sweet, nutrient-dense blue-purple berries in summer.
Bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a deciduous, low-growing shrub in the Ericaceae family, native to heathlands, moorlands and mountain forests across Europe and northern Asia. It spreads via underground rhizomes, forming dense mats 10-50 cm tall. Small greenish-pink flowers appear in spring, followed by dusky blue-black berries prized in traditional European cuisine and herbal medicine.
Hillside Blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum
Vaccinium pallidum, commonly called the Hillside Blueberry or Blue Ridge Blueberry, is a native deciduous shrub of eastern North America belonging to the Ericaceae family. Growing 2–3 feet tall and wide, it produces delicate white bell-shaped flowers in spring followed by sweet, edible blue-black berries in summer. The plant is celebrated for its brilliant scarlet fall foliage and its exceptional value to native wildlife, serving as a host plant for the Brown Elfin butterfly and a critical food source for birds, small mammals, and pollinators. It thrives in acidic, well-drained soils across USDA hardiness zones 5a–9b, making it an ideal choice for native gardens, edible landscapes, and naturalized woodland settings.
Blueberry
Vaccinium sp
Vaccinium sp, commonly known as blueberry, is a genus of flowering shrubs in the Ericaceae family native to North America. These deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs produce small, sweet, dark blue to purple berries highly prized for their nutritional value and flavor. The genus includes dozens of species adapted to diverse environments, from lowbush varieties in cold northern forests to highbush cultivars in temperate regions. Blueberries are celebrated for their antioxidant-rich berries and ornamental fall foliage.
Acacia / Whistling Thorn (genus)
Vachellia
Vachellia is a genus of thorny trees and shrubs in the family Fabaceae, split from the broader Acacia genus in 2005 following molecular phylogenetic studies. It encompasses the iconic African and American acacias prized for drought tolerance and distinctive yellow pom-pom flowers.
Red Acacia
Vachellia seyal
Vachellia seyal, commonly known as Red Acacia or Shittim Wood, is a fast-growing, thorny evergreen tree native to the arid Sahel region of Africa and the Middle East. It produces distinctive bright yellow, globose flower heads with a sweet, spicy scent, and is renowned for its pale reddish or greenish bark. Historically significant as the biblical "shittim wood" used to construct the Ark of the Covenant, this resilient tree thrives in full sun, tolerates drought and periodic flooding, and plays a vital role in dryland ecosystems through nitrogen fixation.
Keeled-fruited Cornsalad
Valeriana carinata
Valeriana carinata, commonly known as Keeled-fruited Cornsalad, is a small hardy annual native to Europe and the Mediterranean region. Often confused with Valerianella locusta (common corn salad or mâche), it produces tender rosettes of mild-flavoured leaves that are harvested as a salad green. The plant blooms in spring with tiny pale pink, white, or bluish flowers. Its distinctive keeled fruits help distinguish it from related species.
Common Valerian
Valeriana officinalis
Valeriana officinalis is a hardy perennial herb native to Europe and Asia, prized for its clusters of tiny pink or white flowers and its medicinal root extract, widely used as a natural sleep aid and anxiety remedy.
Vanda Orchid
Vanda
Orchids of the genus Vanda are tropical epiphytes known for their striking aerial roots and vibrant flowers, including the rare natural blue. Unlike other orchids, they are not typically grown in dense potting media, preferring hanging baskets that allow their roots to be exposed to air and light.
Blue Vanda Orchid
Vanda coerulea
Vanda coerulea, commonly known as the Blue Vanda Orchid, is one of the most celebrated and rare orchids in the world. Native to the forests of Northeast India, Myanmar, and Thailand, it produces breathtaking tessellated violet-blue flowers in autumn. Now critically endangered in the wild due to over-collection, it is a protected species and a symbol of botanical conservation.
Blue Vanda
Vanda coerulescens
Vanda coerulescens is a miniature epiphytic orchid native to the highland forests of Myanmar, China, and Thailand. Celebrated for its delicate pale blue-violet fragrant flowers, it is one of the rarest naturally blue orchids in the world. Each inflorescence bears 15 or more blooms about 1 inch across, with a pleasant fragrance and long-lasting display.
Palm Vanilla Orchid
Vanilla palmarum
Vanilla palmarum is a climbing, epiphytic orchid of the family Orchidaceae, native from Cuba to southern Brazil, occurring across biomes such as the Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest and Pantanal. It grows twining over host palm trees (such as Syagrus and Attalea), from which it gets its common name. It has comparatively delicate stems, chlorophyllous aerial roots, large reticulated leaves, and pale yellow-green flowers borne in successive lateral racemes in spring. It is considered an endangered species across part of its range.
Vanilla Orchid
Vanilla planifolia
Vanilla planifolia is a species of perennial climbing orchid, native to Mexico and Central America, famous for being the primary source of natural vanilla essence. It features succulent stems and bright green, leathery leaves. Its greenish-yellow flowers are ephemeral, lasting only a single day, and in commercial cultivation outside its natural habitat, they require hand-pollination to produce the valuable pods.
Arizona rosewood
Vauquelinia californica
Arizona Rosewood is a robust, evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Sonoran Desert. It is highly valued in xeriscaping for its resemblance to oleander but without the high toxicity. The plant features dark green, leathery, lance-shaped leaves with serrated edges. In late spring and early summer, it produces dense, flat-topped clusters of small, creamy white flowers that attract pollinators. Its bark is attractive and becomes shaggy with age, adding winter interest to the landscape.
Montgomery Palm
Veitchia arecina
The Montgomery Palm (Veitchia arecina) is a fast-growing tropical palm native to the islands of Vanuatu in the Melanesian archipelago. Featuring a slender solitary trunk with a distinctive pale green crownshaft and lush pinnate fronds, it is widely prized as an ornamental specimen in tropical and subtropical gardens.
Supplejack
Ventilago
Ventilago is a genus of approximately 40 species of evergreen climbing vines and scandent shrubs in the family Rhamnaceae. Native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, Australasia, Africa, and Madagascar, they bear small greenish-yellow axillary flowers and distinctive single-seeded winged samaras. Some species develop a tree-like form when mature, reaching up to 7 meters.
Black False Hellebore
Veratrum nigrum
Veratrum nigrum, or black false hellebore, is a striking Eurasian perennial in the false-hellebore family (Melanthiaceae), grown for its whorled, pleated foliage and tall summer spikes of star-shaped, near-black flowers. Despite the common name it is not a true hellebore (genus Helleborus) but belongs to a botanically distinct and extremely toxic group of alkaloid-rich plants.
Denseflower Mullein
Verbascum densiflorum
Verbascum densiflorum, commonly called denseflower mullein, is a robust biennial native to Europe and western Asia. In its first year it forms a low rosette of large, felted grey-green leaves, then sends up a tall, unbranched flower spike densely packed with bright yellow blooms in its second summer. Prized in cottage gardens and wildflower borders, it is remarkably drought-tolerant and thrives in poor, well-drained soils where little else survives. The plant has a long history of use in European herbal medicine, particularly its flowers, which are dried for soothing teas.
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