School Science Lessons
Plants, Dicotyledons, A, B, C
2012-04-16 SP
Alphabetic listing of scientific names, (genus and species), and common names of dicotyledons

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Flowering plants, (angiosperms) Dicotyledons, Phylum Magnoliophyta
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Scientific name, common name, Family, country of origin or where now found, habit, [use, botanical interest]

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A.
Abelia chinensis, abelia, deciduous evergreen shrub, Caprifoliaceae
Abelmoschus esculentus, (Hibiscus esculentus) okra, lady's finger, gumbo, aibika, musk mallow, vegetable and annual, perennial, Asia and Africa tropics, [musk-scented seeds], traditional remedy, Malvaceae
A. esculentus, var. A. moschatus, musk seed, Egyptian alcee, target-leaved hibiscus, musk mallow, [ambrette seed essential oil: ambrettolide, ambrettolic acid, palmitic acid], Malvaceae
A. moschatus, (Hibiscus abelmoschus), ambrette, seed musk, Egyptian alcee, target-leaved hibiscus, musk mallow, Malvaceae
Abronia, umbellate sand verbena, trailing and spreading annuals and perennials, western North America, [delicate bracts], Nyctaginaceae
Abrus precatorius, subspecies africanus, crab's eye, jequirity bean, jumbie bead, gidgee-gidgee, rosary pea, precatory bean, Indian liquorice, wild liquorice,
Akar saga, traditional remedy, creeper, weed, [damaged seeds are toxic, alkaloids, herbal remedy], India, Fabaceae
Abutilon grandifolium, hairy Indian mallow, weed, Malvaceae
Abutilon pictum, flowering maple, Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti, China jute, Indian mallow, Chinese lantern, Brazilian bell-flower, South America, [rug-making fibres, weed], Malvaceae
Acacia
Acaena sanguisorbae, Southern hemisphere, [prickly bur fruits], Rosaceae
Acalpha hispida, chenille plant, red hot cat tail, India, tropical shrub, [callus formation on cut stem], Euphorbiaceae
Acalpha siamensis, Thailand, Euphorbiaceae
Acalpha wilkesiana, Fire dragon, copper leaf, beefsteak plant, Fiji, tropical shrub, Euphorbiaceae
Acamptopappus, golden head, Asteraceae
Acanthocereus, triangle cactus, Cactaceae
Acantholimon, spiny shrubs and herbs, Iran, Plumbaginaceae
Acanthomintha, thorn mint, Lamiaceae
Acanthospermum, star burr, Asteraceae
Acanthus mollis, shape of leaf on Corinthian Greek column capitals, perennials and shrubs from Africa, Asia and Mediterranean region, Acanthaceae
A. spinosus, acanthus, bear's breeches, [spiny leaves and bracts], (used to decorate the capitals of Corinthian and Composite columns), Acanthaceae
Acer campestre, common maple tree, oregon maple, wine, juice, samara fruit, deciduous, evergreen trees, East Asia, [sucrose is chief food reserve, dissolved, cell sap], Aceraceae
Acer palmatum, Japanese maple, ornamental tree, [hand-like leaves], Aceraceae
A. polymorphum, maple, [palmately-lobed lamina], Aceraceae
A. pseudoplatanus, sycamore tree, great maple, plane tree Aceraceae
A. saccharum, sugar maple, [maple syrup, maple sugar], herbal remedy Aceraceae
Achillea erba-rotta, (A. moschata), iva, musk yarrow, Asteraceae
A. ligustica, ligurian yarrow, Asteraceae
A. millefollium, yarrow, thousand-leaved milfoil, nosebleed, herbal remedy, sneeze wort, a snuff, carpenter's wort, fern-like foliage, Northern hemisphere, ornamental, Asteraceae
A. napellus, aconite, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Achimenes, hot water plant, perennial, Gesneriaceae
Achyrachaena, blow wives, Asteraceae
Achyranthes aspera, chaff flower, herbal remedy, Amaranthaceae
Acicarpha, acicarpha, Calyceraceae
Acleisanthes, trumpets, Nyctaginaceae
Acmella, spot flower, Asteraceae
Acmenosperma claviflorum, Myrtaceae
Acokanthera, bush man's poison, [pointed anthers], evergreen shrub, Apocynaceae
Aconitum napellus, aconite, aconitum, herbal remedy, poison, Northern hemisphere perennials, [zygomorphic flowers, sepals blue and showy, posterior sepal is hood-shaped], Ranunculaceae
Aconitum lycoctonum, wolf bane, monk's hood, [poisons wolves], Ranunculaceae
Aconitum napellus, monkshood, herbal remedy, [aconitine alkaloid], poisonous, Ranunculaceae
Acourtia, desert peony, Asteraceae
Acronychia imperforata, lemon aspen, wild food plant, Australia, Rutaceae
Acroptilon, hard heads, Asteraceae
Acrotrema costatum, Jungle star, Dilleniaceae
Acrotriche depressa, wild food plant, Australia, Epacridaceae
Actaea rubra, bane berry, poisonous white cohosh, herbal remedy, Northern hemisphere perennials, [red fruits], Ranunculaceae
Actaea spicata, white flowered bane berry, herb Christopher, Ranunculaceae
Actinidia deliciosa, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry, [radiating styles], Actinidiaceae
Actinidia polygama, [male, female and hermaphrodite flowers], Actinidiaceae
Actinotus helianthi, flannel flower, Australian wildflower, Actinaceae
Actinotus leucocephalus, Actinaceae
Adansonia digitata, Baob tree, bottle tree, dead rat tree, Judas bag, monkey bread tree, Australia, Madagascar, Africa, Bombacaceae
Adenanthera microsperma, bead tree, Java, Fabaceae
Adenanthera pavonina, saga, Fabaceae
Adenium, impala lily, Aden, Arabian peninsula, [funnel-shaped tropical ornamental], Apocynaceae
Adenium obesum, Desert rose, Apocynaceae
Adenocaulon, trail plant, Asteraceae
Adenophyllum, dog weed, Asteraceae
Adenostemma, remedy plant, Asteraceae
Adinandra dumosa, Tiup-tiup, Theaceae
Adonis, adonis, pheasant's eye, Europe and cooler Asia, finely-divided leaves, annual and perennial herb, bright-coloured flowers, borders and rock gardens, Ranunculaceae
Adoxa, adoxa, Adoxaceae
Aechmea gamosepala, bromeliad, matchsticks, Brazil, herbaceous perennial, [pointed sepals, some with red bracts], Bromeliaceae
Aegiceras majus, mangrove of tidal swamps
Aegiphila, spirit weed, Verbenaceae
Aegle marmelos, vilvam, kuvilam, bael fruit, herbal remedy, (holy fruit linked to Lord Shiva), India, Rutaceae
Aegopodium, goat weed, goat herb, ground elder, herbal remedy, perennials, Europe, underground rhizomes make it hard to eradicate, Hippocastanaceae
Aegopodium podagraria, herb Gerard, Hippocastanaceae
Aeollanthus gamwelliae, (A. graveolens), ninde, Lamiaceae
Aeschynomene americana, American joint vetch, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Aeschynomene falcata, bargoo joint vetch, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Aeschynomene virginica, Virginia joint vetch, Fabaceae
Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut tree, conker, buckeye, herbal remedy, [outer case is poisonous, contains saponin seed, is bitter and inedible], ornamental deciduous trees and shrubs, North America, temperate Europe and Asia, [escin, aescin alkaloid, seasonal difference, twig growth, buds, scara and lenticels]
Afzelia rhomboidea, Philippines, Fabaceae
Afrocarpus falcata, Outeniqua yellow wood, garden tree, Podocarpaceae
Agalinis, false foxglove, Scrophulariaceae
Agarista, Florida hobble bush, Epacridaceae
Agastache foeniculum, giant hyssop, anise hyssop, mosquito plant, perennials herb, Mexico, ornamentals, [many upright flower spikes], Lamiaceae
Agathosma betulina, (Barosma betulina), buchu leaves, mountain buchu, short buchu, bookoo, buku, bucco, herbal remedy. Rutaceae
Agathosma crenulata, (Barosma crenulata), oval buchu, crenate buchu, Rutaceae
Ageratina, snake root, Asteraceae
Ageratum conyzoides, white weed, floss flower, rumput tahi ayam, Malaysia, Central America, annual herb, long-lasting flowers, ornamental, traditional remedy, [ hydrocyanic acid, eugenol, coumarin], Asteraceae
Aglata odorita, Meliaceae
Agrimonia eupatoria, agrimony, cocklebur, stick wort, church steeples, herbal remedy, Rosaceae
Agrostemma, corn cockle, Caryophyllaceae
Ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven, tall deciduous tree, chouchun (bad smell tree), North China, [formation of abscission layer before leaf fall], Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus triphysa, North China, Simaroubaceae
Ajuga remota, (A. reptans), bugle, bugle weed, middle confound, middle comfrey, herbal remedy, carpet bugle, perennial herb, ornamental, Lamiaceae
Albizia julibrissin, albizia, silk tree, white siris, pink siris, West Asia, Fabaceae
Alangium ridleyi, Mentulang daun lebar, Alangiaceae
Alangium salviifolium, Alangiaceae
Albizia lebbeck, Siris tree, Fabaceae
Alcea rosea, (Althaea), hollyhocks, hollyhock, marsh mallow, herbal remedy, herbaceous perennial, ornamental, Malvaceae
Alchemilla mollis, lady's mantle (of Virgin Mary), (dew collected by alchemists for experiments), garden herb, Rosaceae
Alchemilla vulgaris, (A. aphanes), lady's mantle, bear's foot, linn's foot, nine hooks, parsley piert, herbal remedy, garden herb, Rosaceae
Aleurites fordii, tung oil tree, Euphorbiaceae
Aleurites moluccana, Candle nut, Buah keras, candle nut tree, carie nut, Indian walnut, candle nut oil, wild food plant, Australia, Euphorbiaceae
Alpinia galanga, greater galangal, Zingiberaceae
Alpinia officinarum, ornamental ginger, lesser galangal, "small ginger", [galangal root, galangine alkaloid], Zingiberaceae
Alpinia purpurata, red ginger, Zingiberaceae
Alkanna, alkanna, alkanet, orchanet, Spanish bugloss, [red dye], Boraginaceae
Allamanda cathartica, Allamanda, "Schotti", golden trumpet, ornamental shrub, South America, Malaysia, evergreen shrub, sprawling climbers, [purgative, toxic, allamandrin, poisonous], Apocynaceae
Allamanda violacea, Purple allamanda, Apocynaceae
Alliara, sauce-alone, jack-by-the-hedge, common garlic cress, garlic mustard, vegetable that smells of garlic, herbal remedy
Allionia, windmills, Nyctaginaceae
Allocasuarina torulosa, (Casuarina torulosa), Forest oak, she oak tree, Australia, Casuarinaceae@@@
Allophyllum, false gilly flower, Polemoniaceae
Allosidastrum, mock fan petals, Malvaceae
Allotropa, sugar stick, Monotropaceae
Allowissadula, false Indian mallow, Malvaceae
Aloysia triphylla, (A. citriodora, Lippia citriodora, L. triphylla, Verbena triphylla), lemon verbena, verbena, herb Louisa, Verbenaceae
Almutaster, alkali marsh aster, Asteraceae
Alnus glutinosa, common alder, European black alder tree, English alder, sticky young shoots and leaves, deciduous tree, Betulaceae
Alnus tenuifolia, alder tree, herbal remedy, Betulaceae
Alocasia macrorhizos, cunjevoi, corrosive sap
Aloysia triphylla, lemon verbena, white brush, bee brush, deciduous shrub, [leaves, whorls of three], Verbenaceae
Alsomitra, seed dispersal by large wings, about 10 cm broad
Alstonia spectabilis, Pulai, Apocynaceae
Alstroemeria psittacina, New Zealand Christmas bell, parrot lily, Peruvian lily, lily of the Incas, invasive weed, Alstroemeriaceae
Alternanthera dentata, alligator weed, joy weed, rabbit meat, Central America, [sterile alternate anthers], Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera ficoidea, Calico plant, Joseph's coat, Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera philocroides, alligator weed, shui huasheng, [weed in canals], Amaranthaceae
Althaea officinalis, marshmallow, Europe, herbal remedy, Malvaceae
Alysicarpus, money wort, Fabaceae
Alysicarpus vaginalis, alyce clover, Fabaceae
Alyssium, mad wort, Europe, annual and perennial herb, [supposed to cure rabies], Brassicaceae
Amaranthus, (Greek amarantos "unfading"), amaranths, tampala, flower gentle, prince's feather, pig weed, herbal remedy, grain crop, long-lasting flowers, ornamental, annual herbs, Amaranthaceae
A. caudatus, "Love-lies-bleeding", red amaranth, ornamental, grain amaranth, Peru, [drooping inflorescence], (Greek: amarantos, everlasting), Amaranthaceae
A. hypochondriacus, "Prince's feather", Amaranthaceae
A. tricolor, tampala, Chinese spinach, Amaranthaceae
Amborella trichopoda, [possibly the closest living relative of the first flowering plants, base of the classification of flowering plants], Ambrosia, ragweed, hollyhock, marsh mallow, herbal remedy, ornamental western ragweed, Asteraceae
Amherstia nobilis, amherstia, pride of Burma, orchid flower, rose of the mountains, flowering ornamental tree, Fabaceae
Amnmi visnaga, khella seed, visnaga, Apiaceae
Amoracia rusticana, horseradish
Amoreuxia, yellow show, Bixaceae
Amorpha, false indigo, Fabaceae
Ampelaster, climbing aster, Asteraceae
Amphiachyris, broom weed, Asteraceae
Amphicarpaea, hog peanut, Fabaceae
Amphipappus, chaff bush, Asteraceae
Amphitecna, calabash, Bignoniaceae
Amsinckia, fiddle neck, Boraginaceae
Amsonia, blue star, Apocynaceae
Amyris balsamifera, (Schimmelia oleifera), amyris, West Indian sandalwood, West Indian rosewood, [essential oil: caryophyllene], Rutaceae
Anacardium occcidentale, cashew nut tree, Gajus, [anacardic acid, gallic acid, salicyclic acid, tannin], herbal remedy, Anacardiaceae
Anacyclus, pyrethrum, (Anthemis), anacyclus, pellitory of Spain, herbal remedy as a rubifacient, perennial herb, Asteraceae
Anadenanthera peregrina, anadenanthera, yopa, parica, [bufotenine alkaloid], Fabaceae
Anagallis arvensis, pimpernel, "The Scarlet Pimpernel", Europe, [leafy bracts on fruit], Primulaceae
Anagallis minima, pimpernel, chaff weed, Primulaceae
Ananas comosus, pineapple, evergreen perennial herb, Bromeliaceae
Anaphalis, pearly everlasting, Asteraceae
Anarcardium occidentale, cashew, Anarcardiaceae
Anastatia, hierochuntina, rose of Jericho, rose of the Virgin, Arabia, Egypt, Syria
Anchusa, officinalis, bugloss, common alkanet, Boraginaceae
Ancistrocarphus, nest straw, Asteraceae
Andira, rain tree
Andrographis, false water willow, Acanthaceae
Andromeda, bog rosemary, Epacridaceae
Androsace, rock jasmine, Primulaceae
Anemone coronaria, blood red flowers, Ranunculaceae
A. nemorosa, wood anemone, wind flower, northern Europe, NW Asia, herbal remedy, ornamental, perennial herb, Ranunculaceae
A. pulsatilla, anemone, pasque flower, herbal remedy, northern Europe, Ranunculaceae
A. vulgaris, anemone, pasque flower, [purple flowers, the fresh plant is toxic], dangerous herbal remedy, northern Europe, Ranunculaceae
Anemopaegma chamberlaynii, Bignoniaceae
Anethum graveolens, (Peucedanum graveolens, Fructus anethi), dill, dill seed, oil of dill, [strong smelling, flavours pickles], Greece, Apiaceae
Anethum sowa, Indian dill, Apiaceae
Angadenia, golden trumpet, Apocynaceae
Angelica archangelica, (A. officinalis), angelica, European angelica, angelic herb, herbal remedy, [oil of angelica root, in absinthe, gin and "bitters", in Benedictine, aromatic stalks candied for confectionery, used to make the cosmetic Angel water, Apiaceae
Angelica atropurpurea, purple angelica, American angelica, Apiaceae
A. keiskei, Japanese angelica, Apiaceae
A. sinensis, popular Chinese herbal remedy "dang gui", Apiaceae
A. ursina, Japanese angelica, Apiaceae
Angelonia augustifolia, narrow leaf angelon, Scrophulariaceae
Angelonia salicariifolia, willow leaf angelon, granny's bonnets, from Brazil, weed, remedy, cooking herb, Scrophulariaceae
Angophora, angophora, Sydney red gum, smooth barked apple, "gum tree", Myrtaceae
Angophora cordifolia, [cordate lamina], Myrtaceae
Angophora costata, gum myrtle, Sydney red gum, Myrtaceae
Angophora lanceolata, [oldest layers of cork bark, phellogen, shed as hot summer approaches], Myrtaceae
Anhalonium lewinii, peyote cactus, [mescaline alkaloid]
Aniba duckei, Brazilian rosewood, bois de rose, Lauraceae
Aniba parviflora, Brazilian rosewood, bois de rose, Lauraceae
Aniba rosaeodora var. amazonica, Brazilian rosewood, bois de rose, Lauraceae
Anisacanthus desert honeysuckle, Acanthaceae
Anisoptera laevis, Mersawa durian, [tall tree with helicopter double-winged seed dispersal], Dipterocarpaceae
Anigozanthos, flavidus, kangaroo paws, Haemodoraceae
Annona cherimoya, cherimoya, evergreen shrub, Annonaceae
A. muricata, soursop, [fruit with sharp points], tropical America, [caffeine, hydrocyanic acid, myricyl alcohol], Annonaceae
A. reticulata, bullock's heart, custard apple, [netted carpels], Annonaceae
A. squamosa, custard apple, sweet sop, sugar apple, [scaly fruit], Annonaceae
Anogeissus, Indian Almond, gum ghatti, Combretaceae
Antennaria, pussy toes, Asteraceae
Anthemis nobilis, (Cladanthus arabica), Roman chamomile, stinking may weed, common master wort, herbal remedy, ornamental, garden herb, perennial herb, Asteraceae
Anthemis tinctoria, chamomile, golden chamomile, dyers' chamomile, [yellow dye from flowers], Asteraceae
Antheropeas, easter bonnets, Asteraceae
Anthocephalus chinensis, laran tree of Sabah, Rubiaceae
Anthocephalus indicus, (A. cadamba), cadamba, kadamba, Rubiaceae
Anthriscus cerefolium, (A. longirostris), chervil, garden chervil, salad chervil, Apiaceae
Anthriscus sylvestris, wild chervil, Apiaceae
Antidesma bunius, Buni, bignay, herbet river cherry, Australia, Euphorbiaceae
Antidesma ghaesembilla, blackcurrant tree, Euphorbiaceae
Antigonon leptopus, Honolulu creeper, Polygonaceae
Antirhea, quina, Rubiaceae
Anthriscus sylvestris, cow parsley
Anthyllis, kidney vetch, Fabaceae
Antiphytum, saucer flower, Boraginaceae
Anogeissus anogeissus, gum ghatti, Combretaceae
Anogeissus latifolia, Combretaceae
Anthocephalum, broom, snake weed
Anthriscus cerefolium, (Chaerophyllum), chervil, herbal remedy, [essential oil: methyl chavicol, 1-allyl-2, 4-dimethoxybenzee, anethole], Apiaceae
Antiaris toxicaria, upas tree, toxic, dart poison, fibres used for tapa cloth, Moraceae
Antidesma bunius, Bignay tree, red currant, black current, china laurel, Euphorbiaceae
Antigonon leptopis, antigonon, coral vine, corallita, chain of love, queen's wreath, Mexico, Polygonaceae
Antirrhinum, snapdragon, ornamental, [snout-shaped flower], Scrophulariaceae
Anulocaulis, ring stem, Nyctaginaceae
Aphanisma, coastal creeper, Chenopodiaceae
Aphanostephus, doze daisy, Asteraceae
Aphanes arvensis, parsley piert, herbal remedy, Rosaceae
Aphelandra sinclairiana, Acanthaceae
Apios, groundnut, Fabaceae
Apium graveolens, wild celery, marsh plant, herbal diuretic, Europe, Apiaceae
Apium graveolens var. dulce, sweet celery, smallage, wild celery, herbal remedy, vegetable, biennial garden herb, [celery seed essential oil: limonene, apiol, selinene, santadol, sedanolide, cut stem and use ink to show transpiration stream], Apiaceae
Apium graveolens var. rapaceum, celeriac, garden herb, swollen stem, edible roots, Apiaceae
Apium prostratum, sea celery, wild food plant, Australia, seashore, Apiaceae
Apocynum cannabinum, dog bane, Indian hemp, Canadian hemp, [hemp used by Red Indians], Apocynaceae
Aquaria agallocha, agar wood, aloes wood, agar, Thymelaeaceae
Aquaria malaccensis, Indonesian agar wood, Thymelaeaceae
Aquilegia canadensis, red columbine, ornamental, perennial herb, Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia vulgaris, common columbine, aquilegia, granny's bonnets, slightly poisonous, ornamental, perennial herb, Ranunculaceae
Arabis, rock cress, Brassicaceae
Arabidopsis thaliana, thale cress, mouse ear cress, rock cress, mustard weed, [smallest plant genome, first plant to have its entire genome sequenced], Brassicaceae
Arachis hypogaea, peanut, groundnut, [peanut oil], Fabaceae
Arachis glabrata, prine peanut, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Arachis pintoi, pinto peanut, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Aralia, aralia tree, Japanese angelica tree, devil's walking stick, spikenard, herbal remedy, perennial herbs, deciduous shrubs, Araliaceae
Arbutus, madrone, Epacridaceae
Aristolochia, dutchman's pipe, Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia serpentaria, Virginian snake root, serpentaria oil, Aristolochiaceae
Arnica montana, (A. fulgens, A. sororia), arnica, leopard's bane, wolf's bane, [daisy-like flower], herbal remedy but may be toxic, Asteraceae
Asarum canadense, Canadian snakeroot, wild ginger, Indian ginger, Aristolochiaceae
Arfeuillea arborescens, Hop terr, Sapindaceae
Argyreia nervosa, Elephant climber, Convolvulaceae
Anredera, madieravine, Basellaceae
Arbutus unedo, strawberry trees, Mediterranean region, evergreen trees and shrubs, Ericaceae
Arceuthobium, dwarf mistletoe, pine mistletoe, Viscaceae
Archidendron jiringa, Jering, Fabaceae
Arctium lappa, burdock, bur, cockle bottoms, lappa, personata, , clot burherbal remedy, [burdock and dandelion cordial], Asteraceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, uva urzi, bear berry, bear's grape, crow berry, fox berry, hog cranberry, meal berry, manzanita, medicinal herb, Epacridaceae, (Ericaceae),
Arctotheca calendula, cape weed, Australia, Asteraceae
Arctotis, arctotis, African daisy, South Africa, ornamental, annual and perennial herbs, Asteraceae
Ardisia elliptica, (A. littoralis), Seashore ardisia, marl berry, Mata pelanduk, mata ayam, Malaysia, [methyl salicyclate], Myrsinaceae
Arenaria, sand wort, Caryophyllaceae
Argania sideroxylon, argan oil tree, Sapotaceae
Argania spinosa, Sapotaceae
Argusia, sea rosemary, Boraginaceae
Argyranthemum, dill daisy, Asteraceae
Argyroxiphium, silver sword, Asteraceae
Ariocarpus, living rock, Cactaceae
Aristocapsa, spiny cape, Polygonaceae
Aristolochia elegans, Calico flower, Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia grandiflora dutchman's pipe, Brazil, shrubs and climbers, [flowers of extraordinary shape], Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia tagala, Aristolochiaceae
Armoracia rusticana, (A. lapathifolia, Cochlearia armoracia), horseradish, red cole, raifort, herbal remedy, Brassicaceae
Arnica montana, arnica, arnica flowers, mountain tobacco, leopard's bane, Europe, perennial garden herb, herbal remedy, internal irritant, may be poisonous, Asteraceae
Arnoglossum, Indian plantain, Asteraceae
Arrabidaea corallina, Bignoniaceae
Artemis, Mexican sage wort
Artemisia abrotanum, southern wood, old man, lad's love, pungent smell, used as a bitter, Asteraceae
A. absinthium, (A annua), sage brush, worm wood, Dian's bud, sand sage, roman worm wood, green ginger, armoise, Europe, herbal remedy, [flavours absinthe and vermouth, artemisinine alkaloid, terpenoid compound thujone in worm wood used in absinthe], Asteraceae
A. afra, African worm wood, lanyana, wild eals, Asteraceae
A. annua, annual worm wood, sweet Annie, Asteraceae
Artemisia campestris, field worm wood, Asteraceae
A. drarcunculus, tarragon, French tarragon, Russian tarragon, small dragon, garden herb Southern Europe, [estragon oil], Asteraceae
A. genipi, (A. spicata, A. laxa, A. mutellina, A. glacialis), genipi, Asteraceae
A. herba-alba, (A. sleversiana), armoise, Asteraceae
A. judaica, semen contra, Asteraceae
A. maritima, (A. cina), levant worm seed, Asteraceae
A. pallens, davana, Asteraceae
A. pontica, Roman worm wood, small absinthe, Asteraceae
A. princeps, Japanese mug wort, Asteraceae
A. vestita, Asteraceae
A. vulgaris, mug wort, Indian worm wood, large garden herb, Asteraceae
Artocarpus altilis, (A. communis, A. incisus), breadfruit, kapiak, Sukun, [acetylcholine, hydrocyanic acid], Malaysia, Moraceae
Artocarpus anisophyllus, Bintawa, Entawa, Entawak, tree of glory, keladang babi, to 45m tall with buttress, small rounded yellow-brown fruit, red edible aril, Sarawak, Moraceae
Artocarpus dadah, Badak, beruni, tempinis, edible fruit, bark for rope, wood for houses, Moraceae
Artocarpus excelsus, Moraceae
Artocarpus glaucus, Moraceae
Artocarpus heterophyllus, jack fruit, kathal, jaca, jac fruit, jak fruit, Nangka, tropical forest fruit tree, South India, [acetylcholine, hydrocyanic acid], Moraceae
Artocarpus integrifolia, Jackfruit, large fruit attached to main branches, India, Moraceae
Artocarpus integer, champedak, fruit with strong rich smell,  Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Moraceae
Artocarpus melinoxylus, North Borneo,  Moraceae
Artocarpus rigidus, Monkey jack, Temponek, Moraceae
Asanthus, brickell bush Asteraceae
Asarum, wild ginger, asarabacca, abortefacient, herbal remedy, Aristolochiaceae
Asclepias asperula, spider milk weed, Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias fructicosa, (A. tuberosa), milk weed, broad leaf milk weed, butterfly milk weed, swallow wort, herbaceous perennial, herbal remedy, [herbal remedy, pleurisy root, fibre used by Red Indians, steroidal glycosides], Asclepiadaceae
Asimina triloba, American pawpaw, Eastern USA, Annonaceae
Asparagus officinalis, asparagus, sparrow grass, spring table vegetable, Asparagaceae
Asperugo, German-madwort, Boraginaceae
Asperula arvensis, blue wood ruff, Rubiaceae
Asperula squinancy, wood ruffe, quinsy wort, squinancy wort, sweet wood ruffe, small wood ruff, herbal remedy supposed to cure quinsy, Rubiaceae
Aster amellus, aster, ornamental, star-shaped flower heads, Asteraceae
Astilbe, false goat's beard, Saxifragaceae
Astragalus, milk vetch, goat's thorn, Syrian tragacanth, gum dragon, southern wood, man's tree, boy's love, field southern wood, [natural gum tragacanth], Fabaceae@@@
Astragalus membranaceus, milk vetch, Chinese herbal remedy "huang qi", Fabaceae
Astragalus mollissimus, loco weed, woolly loco grass, stagger weed, [miserotoxin, swainsonine alkaloid which causes locoweed poisoning], Fabaceae
Astragalus gummifer, (A. tennesseensis), milk vetch, locoweed, [E413 Tragacanth gum, gum tragacanth], Fabaceae
Astranthium, western daisy, Asteraceae
Astroloma, cranberry heath, flame heath, wild food plant, Australia, Epacridaceae
Astroloma pinifolium, Epacridaceae
Asyneuma, hare bell, Campanulaceae
Asystasia gangetica, cv. Variegata, Acanthaceae
Atalantia monophylla, (A. sponosa), Sea lime, merlimau, Rutaceae
Athysanus, sand weed, Brassicaceae
Atractylodes lancea, atractylis, Asteraceae
Atractylodes macrocephala, bai zhi, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Atriplex cinerea, grey salt bush, wild food plant, Australia, Chenopodiaceae
Atriplex hortensis, red orache, arrach mountain spinach, vegetable, herbs and shrubs, Chenopodiaceae
Atropa belladonna, belladonna root, deadly nightshade, belladonna leaves, dwale, fair lady, European mandrake, herbal remedy, [solanine glucoside, atropine 5-hydroxytryptamine, hyoscyamine alkaloid], Solanaceae
Atropa mandrogora, European mandrake, [atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine alkaloid], Solanaceae
Atuna racemosa, Fiji, Chrysobalanaceae
Aubrieta, lilac bush, Brassicaceae
Aulax cancellata, Proteaceae
Aureolaria, false foxglove, Scrophulariaceae
Austromyrtus dulcis, midyim berry, wild food plant, Australia, Myrtaceae
Averrhoa bilimbi, bilimbi, belimbing besi, Malaysia, [very acid fruit, used for preserves], Oxalidaceae
Averrhoa carambola, Star fruit, carambola, five corners, Belimbing manis, [fruit salads and fruit drinks], South India, Indonesia, Oxalidaceae
Avicennia germinans, black mangrove, tidal swamps, Verbenaceae
Avicennia marina, grey mangrove, white mangrove, wild food plant, Australia, Verbenaceae
Avicennia officinalis, mangrove, tidal swamps, Verbenaceae
Axyris, Russian pig weed, Chenopodiaceae
Azadirachata indica, neem tree, nim tree, margosa, nimba, [neem oil, azadirechtin insecticide], India, Meliaceae

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B.
Baccaurea motleyana, Rambai, Tampoi, Euphorbiaceae
Baccharis dracunculifolia, vassoura, Asteraceae
Baccharts gennistelloides, carquueja, Asteraceae
Baccharis halimifolia, baccharis, groundsel tree, willow baccharis, North and South America, deciduous and evergreen shrubs, Asteraceae
Backhousia, citriodora, lemon myrtle, lemon-scented myrtle, never break, sweet verbena tree, Australia, ornamental tree, lemon-like food flavouring, [essential oil: citral], Myrtaceae
Bacopa, water hyssop, Scrophulariaceae
Baeckea frutescens, False rue, Cucau atap, [essential oils: limonene, cineole, dipentene], Myrtaceae
Baikiaea insignis, Fabaceae
Baileya, desert marigold, Asteraceae
Balduina, honeycomb head, Asteraceae
Ballota nigra, black horehound, medicinal herb, Lamiaceae
Baptisia tinctoria, wild indigo, horsefly weed, herbal remedy, Fabaceae
Barbarea vulgaris, yellow rocket, winter cress, vegetable, Brassicaceae
Ballota, horehound, black horehound, herbal remedy, Lamiaceae
Balsamita malor, (Chrysanthemum balsamita, Pyrethrum majus), costmary, costmary, balsam herb, alecost, mint geranium, sweet Mary, Bible leaf, balsamite, Asteraceae
Balsamodendron, Arabian myrtle, Arabian myrrh incense
Balsamorhiza, balsam root, Asteraceae
Banara, palo de ramon, Flacourtiaceae
Banisteriopsis caapi, Barbados cherry, lianes of Amazon forest, narcotic, Malpighiaceae
Banksia dentata, (Dryandra), swamp banksia, wild nectar food, Australia, Proteaceae
Banksia ericifolia, [showy flowers], Proteaceae
Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksia, entire-leaved banksia, ornamental tree, Proteaceae
Banksia serrata, "Banksia man" seed cone, [saw-toothed leaves], Proteaceae
Baphida nitida, Camwood, Fabaceae
Baptisia tinctoria, wild indigo, herbal remedy, Fabaceae
Barbarea, yellow rocket, Brassicaceae
Barbieria, barbieria, Fabaceae
Barkleyanthus, willow rag wort, Asteraceae
Barleria, Philippine violet, Acanthaceae
Barosma betulina, (Diosma betulina), buchus shorts, bucku, South Africa, [blackcurrant taste], herbal remedy, Rutaceae
Barringtonia asiatica, barringtonia, putat laut, Malaysia, [methyl salicyclate, saponin], Lecythidaceae
Bartonia, screw stem, Gentianaceae
Bassia, smother weed, roly-poly, tumble weed, Chenopodiaceae
Bassia tricophylla, burning bush, annual herb, [deep red leaves], Chenopodiaceae
Basella alba, basella, Indian spinach, Ceylon spinach, Basellaceae
Basella rubra, Ceylon spinach, Basellaceae
Batis, turtle weed, Bataceae
Bauhinia, purpurea bauhinia, butterfly tree, tropical tree ornamental, [two-lobed leaves, hydrocyanic acid, quercitin, rutin], Fabaceae
Bauhinia bidenta, Pride of Selangor Fabaceae
Bauhinia blakeana, Blake's bauhinia, Hong Kong orchid tree, mountain ebony, China, [on Hong Kong SAR flag], Fabaceae
Bauhinia divaricata, butterfly orchid tree, Caesalpiniaceae, Fabaceae
Bauhinia glauca, Climbing bauhinia, Fabaceae
Beaumontia grandiflora, Nepal trumpet flower, herald's trumpet, ornamental shrub, large white flowered woody climber, Apocynaceae
Bebbia, sweet bush, Asteraceae
Begonia, Rex begonia, begonias, ornamental, South America, perennial herbs and shrubs, Begoniaceae
Begonia boweri, cv. Nigromarga, Eyelash begonia, Begoniaceae
Bejaria, befaria, Epacridaceae
Bellardia, lineseed, Scrophulariaceae
Bellis perennis, daisy, "day's eye", little daisy, bruise wort, herbal remedy, perennial herb, Asteraceae
Bellucia costaricensis, Melastomataceae
Beloperone guttata, shrimp plant, Acanthaceae
Benincasa, benincasa, wax gourd, Cucurbitaceae
Berberis aquifolium, (Mahonia aquifolium), Oregon grape, mountain grape, herbal remedy, Berberidaceae
Berberis vulgaris, common bar berry, herbal remedy, deciduous and evergreen shrubs, [eye drop remedy], Berberidaceae
Bergenia elephant ear, Saxifragaceae
Bergerocactus, snake cactus, Cactaceae
Bergia, bergia, Elatinaceae
Berlandiera, green eyes, Asteraceae
Berteroa, false mad wort, Brassicaceae
Bertholletia excelsa, Brazil nut, [fatty reserves as a solid], Lecythidaceae
Bertolonia marmorata, Brazil, Melastomataceae
Berula, upright water parsley, lesser water parsley, aquatic, poisonous
Besseya, kittentail, Scrophulariaceae
Beta, beet, Chenopodiaceae
Beta vulgaris sub vulgaris, beetroot, beet, Swiss chard, spinach beet, sugar beet, silver beet, vegetable root of scarcity, mangel, mangel-wurzel, winter food for cattle, annual or biennial herb, herbal remedy, [sucrose is chief food reserve, dissolved, cell sap], Chenopodiaceae
Beta vulgaris sub maratima, wild beet, vegetable, Chenopodiaceae
Betonica officinalis, water betony, water fig wort, herbal remedy used externally, Lamiaceae
Betula alba, (B. odorata, B. alba var. pubescens, B. pendula), white birch, silver birch, European white birch, Betulaceae
Betula alleghaniensis, yellow birch, Betulaceae
Betula lenta, (B. capinefolia), sweet birch, southern birch, cherry birch, mountain mahogany, mahogany birch, Betulaceae
Betula nigra, black birch, Betulaceae
Betula papyrifera, paper birch, birch bud oil, Betulaceae
Betula pendula, birch tree, silver birch, European birch, Europe and North Asia, herbal remedy, ornamental tree, herbal remedy, Betulaceae
Betula verrucosa, birch bud oil, birch tar oil, Betulaceae
Bhesa robusta, Red-flowered Malayan spindle tree, Celastraceae
Bidens pilosa, cobbler's pegs, beggar ticks, bur marigold, pitchforks, roadside weed, seeds attach to clothing, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Bigelowia, rayless golden rod, Asteraceae
Bignonia, bignonia, Bignoniaceae
Billardiera longiflora, blueberry, Pittosporaceae
Billardiera scandens, apple berry, wild food plant, Australia, Pittosporaceae
Billieturnera, false fan petals, Malvaceae
Biserrula, biserrula, Fabaceae
Bixa orellana, bixa, annatto, lipstick tree, [red dye food colouring, war paint], hedge plant, West Indies, [E160b, carotenoid acid that may cause hyperactivity, bixin, norbixin, cyanidin, saponin, tannin], Bixaceae
Blephilia, pagoda plant, Lamiaceae
Blighia sapida, akee, West African forests, cooked aril eaten but pink raphe attached to aril is poisonous, [peptide hypoglycin A]
Blumea balsamifera, ngai camphor, [leaves reduced to small scales at nodes of the flattened green stem, cladode], Asteraceae
Blumea chinensis, tombak-tombak, Asteraceae
Blumea lacera, Asteraceae
Blumea myriocephala, (B. lanceolaria), Asteraceae
Boerhaavia diffusa, spreading hog weed, punarnava, herbal remedy, [high potassium content], India, Nyctaginaceae
Boswellia carteri, frankincense, [incense], Burseraceae
Boswellia thurifera, frankincense, herbal remedy, antiseptic, Burseraceae
Bouea macrophylla, Kundangan, Anarcardiaceae tongue Asteraceae
Boehmeria nivea, ramie, east Asia, white ramie or China grass and green ramie or rhea, [fine fibres, bast], Boerhavia diffusa, spiderling, hog weed, tah vine, another species a wild food plant, Australia, Nyctaginaceae
Bolandra, false cool wort, Saxifragaceae
Boltonia, doll's daisy Asteraceae
Bomarea shuttleworthii, climber, "Peruvian lily", [bell-shaped flowers], Columbia, Alstroemeriaceae
Bombax costatum, garden tree, buttressed roots, Bombacaceae
Bombax malabaricum, silk cotton tree, [kapok], Bombacaceae
Bonamia, lady's night cap, Convolvulaceae
Bontia, bontia, Myoporaceae
Borago officinalis, borage, bee bread, common bugloss, star flower, herbal remedy, hair conditioner, annual and perennial garden herb, (gamma-linoleic acid), Boraginaceae
Boronia megastigma, boronia, brown boronia, Australia, Rutaceae
Borrichia, seaside tansy, Asteraceae
Boschniakia, ground cone, Orobanchaceae
Bossiaea scolopendria, bossiaea, Fabaceae
Boswellia bhau-dajiana, frankincense, Burseraceae
Boswellia carteri, frankincense, olibanum, gum thus, Burseraceae
Boswellia frereana, African elemi, elemi frankincense, Burseraceae
Boswellia papyrifera, Sudanese frankincense, Burseraceae
Boswellia sacra, (B. thurifera sensu), Saudi frankincense, Burseraceae
Boswellia serrata, Indian frankincense, Indian olibanum, Burseraceae
Bouea oppositifolia, Rumenia, Anacardiaceae
Bougainvillea glabra, bougainvillaea, Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillaea peruviana, bougainvillaea, Brazil, climbers, Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvillaea spectabilis, (many cv.s), bougainvillaea, Nyctaginaceae
Boykinia, brook foam, Saxifragaceae
Brachychiton acerifolium, flame tree, ornamental tree, [have no heartwood], Sterculiaceae
Brachychiton populneus, kurrajong tree, wild food plant, Australia, Sterculiaceae
Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland bottle tree, Sterculiaceae
Brachylaena hutchinsii, muhuhu, Asteraceae
Brachyscome iberidifolia, swan river daisy, Asteraceae
Brachyscome multifida, forest daisy, garden ground cover, Asteraceae
Brandegea, star vine, Cucurbitaceae
Brassica, mustard, annual and perennial, garden vegetable, [mustard oil glycosides], Brassicaceae
Brassica alba, white mustard, Brassicaceae
Brassica arvensis, charlock, weed, Brassicaceae
Brassica campestris, [mustard oil], Brassicaceae
Brassica cernua, Chinese cabbage, Brassicaceae
Brassica juncea, brown mustard, Indian mustard, leaf mustards, sarepta mustard, rai, mustard oil, mustard seed oil glucoside sinigrin, Brassicaceae
Brassica napus, (B. napobrassica), turnip, kale, rapeseed, rape, canola, rutabaga, swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip, Canadian turnip, Brassicaceae
Brassica nigra, black mustard, black mustard, table mustard, short pod mustard, condiment, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea, wild cabbage, kale, collard, cauliflower, kai-lan, kohlrabi, broccoli, herbal remedy, vegetable, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea botrytis, cauliflower, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea capita, cabbage, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea cymosa, (Brassica oleracea italica), broccoli, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea gemmifera, Brussels sprouts, Brassicaceae
Brassica oleracea, colza cabbage, cultivated for oil seeds used for illumination and lubrication
Brassica rapa, (B. chinensis), turnip, Chinese cabbage, bak choi, rapini, Brassicaceae
Brickellia, brickell bush Asteraceae
Bridellia tomentosa, kenidai, [ methyl salicyclate, friedelin], Euphorbiaceae
Brosimum alicastrum, bread nut, [food tree in the Maya civilization], Moraceae
Brosimum utile, Central American milk tree, [milky sap is edible, "palo de vaca", "vegetable cheese"], Moraceae
Brugmansia X Candida, deadly datura, angel's trumpets, [poisonous], Solanaceae
Bruguiera sexangula, oriental mangrove, pacific islands, Hawaiian lei flower, black tapa cloth dye, Rhizophoraceae
Brunnichia, buckwheat vine, Polygonaceae
Brya, coccus wood, Fabaceae
Bryophyllum tubiflorum, (Kalanchoe delagoensis), chandelier plant, cathedral bells, devil's backbone, [poisonous], Crasslulaceae
Boswellia papyrifera, elephant tree, Bursuraceae
Boswellia sacra, frankincense, strong-scented oleoresins, Bursuraceae
Bougainvillaea, bougainvillaea, ornamental, Nyctaginaceae
Bourreria, strong bark, Boraginaceae
Brachychiton acerifolius, flame tree, Illawarra flame tree, brilliant red flowers, garden tree, Australia, Sterculiaceae
Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland bottle tree, Australia, Sterculiaceae
Brachystigma, desert foxglove, Scrophulariaceae
Braya, northern rock cress, Brassicaceae
Brazoria, brazos mint, Lamiaceae
Brexia madagascariensis, Madagascar, Escalloniaceae
Bridelia tomentosa, Kenedai, Euphorbiaceae
Brownea grandiceps, rose of the mountain, rose of Venezuela, scarlet brownia, Fabaceae
Broussonetia kazinoki, Japan, Moraceae
Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry, tapa cloth tree, siapo, deer tree, invasive weed, pollen allergy, used for tapa cloth, paper, rope, edible fruit, Africa and Asia, Moraceae
Brugmansia arborea, angel's trumpet, [deadly datura], South America, trees and shrubs, pendulous flowers, Solanaceae
Brunfelsia americana, "lady of the night", Brunfelsia rain tree, Solanaceae
Brunfelsia australis, "yesterday, today and tomorrow", sweet-scented flowering shrub, garden shrub, Solanaceae
Brunfelsia calycina, "yesterday, today and tomorrow", Brazil, Solanaceae
Brunfelsia latifolia, (Francissia), "yesterday, today and tomorrow", rain tree, Central America, [freesia-like perfume], hedging and screening, Solanaceae
Bryonia alba, (Dioica), bryony, white bryony, poisonous, English mandrake, kua-lou, ladies' seal, tamus, tetter berry, wild bryony, wild hops, wild vine, Cucurbitaceae
Bryophyllum calycinum, (Kalanchoe pinnata), air plant, life plant, katakataka, succulent, Madagascar, (plantlets on leaf margins), Crassulaceae
Buchanania arborescens, Sparrow's mango, Anacardiaceae
Buchanania latifolia, chirauli nut, Anacardiaceae
Buchanania obovata, green plum, wild food plant, Australia, Anarcardiaceae
Buchnera, bluehearts, Scrophulariaceae
Bucida buceras, black olive, Combretaceae
Buckinghamia celcissima, ivory curl flower, ornamental trees, [creamy white flower spikes], Proteaceae
Buddleja, butterfly bush, Buddlejaceae
Bulnesia sarmienti, guaiac wood, champaca wood oil, Zygophyllaceae
Bunias, warty cabbage, Brassicaceae
Buphthalmum, ox eye, Asteraceae
Bursera aloexylon, linaloe, [incense], Burseraceae
Bursera fagaroides, linaloe, Burseraceae
Bursera glabrifolia, (B. delpechiana), linaloe, Mexican linaloe, copal lemon, Burseraceae
Bursera penicillata, linaloe, Burseraceae
Bursera simaruba, (Elaphrium simaruba), West Indian birch, West Indian elemi, gumbo limbo, incense tree, Burseraceae
Butea monosperma, flame-of-the-forest, Fabaceae
Buxus microphylla var. japonica, Japanese box, [cyclovirobuxine alkaloid], Buxaceae
Buxus sempervirens, common box, English box, box tree, garden hedge, evergreen shrubs and trees, [cyclovirobuxine alkaloid], Buxaceae

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C.
Cabomba aquatica, fan wort, water shield, Cabombaceae
Cabomba caroliniana, fan wort, water shield, Cabombaceae
Cabralea cangerana, cangerana, Meliaceae
Caesalpinia bonduc, fever nut, banduc nut, thorny shrub, herbal remedy, India, Fabaceae
Caesalpinia echinata, Brazil wood, "bresel wood", [natural red dyes brazilin and brazilein], Fabaceae
Caesalpinia ferrea, leopard tree, Brazilian ironwood, Fabaceae
Caesalpinia pulcherima, Barbados pride, [long red stamens], Fabaceae
Caesalpinia sappan, sappan tree, brazil wood, Fabaceae
Caesalpinia spinosa, [E417 tara gum], Fabaceae
Cajanus, cajan, pigeon pea, red gram, kacang, edible legume, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Cakile maritima, sea rocket, Brassicaceae
Calaminta nepeta, (Melissa calaminta, Acinos), calamint, lesser calamint, herbal remedy, southern Europe, Lamiaceae
Calaminta officinalis, (C. clinopodium, Melissa calminta), calamintha, calamint, mill mountain, mountain balm, mountain mint, basil thyme, Lamiaceae
Calandrinia, balonensis, red maids, parakeelya, wild plant food, Australia, Portulacaceae
Calceolaria herbeohybrida, slipper flower, pouch flower, pocketbook flower, South America, Scrophulariaceae
Calendula officinalis, calendula, marigold, pot marigold, poet's marigold, marygold, gold bloom, hollygold, marybud, Mary buds, herbal remedy, ["Mary gold" in honour of the Virgin Mary of the Bible, ornamental, long flowering period, annual herb, bracts absent], Asteraceae
Calepina irregularis, white ball mustard, Brassicaceae
Calliandra calothyrsus, calliandra, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Calliandra emarginata, powder puff plant, Fabaceae
Calliandra haematocephala, stick pea, Fabaceae
Calliandra surinamensis, powder puff plant, Fabaceae
Callicarpa americana, beauty berry, (mosquito repellent), purple berries, Lamiaceae, (Verbenaceae)
Callicoma serratifolia, black wattle tree, used for wattle and daub huts of first European settlers in Australia, only one species in family, Cunoniaceae
Callirhoe involucrata, poppy mallow, Malvaceae
Callistemon citrinus, crimson bottle brush, Australia, Myrtaceae
Callistemon lanceolatus, bottle brush tree, ornamental tree, evergreen shrubs, [lanceolate lamina, showy stamens], Myrtaceae
Callistephus chinensis, aster, Michaelmas daisy, slim aster, China, ornamental, [showy terminal flower head], Asteraceae
Callitriche stagnalis, pond water star wort, Callitrichceae (Plantaginaceae)
Calluna vulgaris, heather, Europe, evergreen shrubs, Epacridaceae
Calocarpum sapota, (Pouteria sapota), mammey sapote, South America, fruit eaten fresh or preserved, Sapotaceae
Caloncoba echinata, caloncoba, herbal remedy, Africa, Flacourtiaceae
Calophyllum inophyllum, Penanga laut, huge forest tree, Malaysia, Clusiaceae, (Guttiferae), Calopogonium mucunoides, calopogonium, calopo, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Caloptris procera, gigantic swallow wort, madar, apple of Sodom, "Dead sea fruit", madar, oschur, fruit may burst to liberate toxic milky steroidal sap and fibres, if eaten "turns to ashes in the mouth", herbal remedy, India, Apocynaceae (Asclepiadaceae)
Caltha palustris, marsh marigold, aquatic and marginal perennial, Ranunculaceae
Calycadenia pauciflora, small flower western rosin weed, California, Asteraceae
Calycera crassifolia, calycera, Calyceraceae
Calycoseris wrightii, white tack stem, Asteraceae
Calystegia sepium, false bindweed, morning glory, Convolvulaceae
Camelina rumelica, graceful false flax, [camelina oil seed], Brassicaceae
Camellia japonica, Japanese camellia, many cultivars, state flower of Alabama, Theaceae
Camellia sasanqua, camellia, many cultivars, garden hedge, evergreen shrub, Japan, Theaceae
Camellia sinensis, tea plant, green tea, [tannin, caffeine, theanine alkaloid], Theaceae
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, China tea, Theaceae
Camellia sinensis var. assamica, Assam tea, Theaceae
Campanula rotundifolia, bellflower, bluebell (in Scotland), Canterbury bells, hare bell, Europe, ornamental, perennial herb, Campanulaceae
Campanula trachelium, throat wort, nettle-leaved bellflower, herbal remedy, Campanulaceae
Campanulastrum, small bellflower, Campanulaceae
Camphor tanacetum, balsamite ?
Campnosperma auriculatum, Terentang, Anarcardiaceae
Campsis chinensis, Chinese trumpet vine, trumpet vine, Tecoma, Bignonia, China, Bignoniaceae
Camptotheca acuminata, camptotheca, [camptothecine alkaloid], Canadanthus, mountain aster, Asteraceae
Cananga odorata, ilang-ilang, kenanga, ylang-ylang, kenanga, [ylang-ylang oil, cananga oil], Annonaceae
Cananga odorata, (Canangium odoratum), var. odorata, (var. genuina, Unona odorantissimum), ylang ylang, Annonaceae
Cananga odorata, (Canangium odoratum), var. macrophylla, cananga, Annonaceae
Canarium luzonicum, (C. commune), elemi Manila elemi, elemi gum, elemi resin, Burseraceae
Canarium vulgare, pili nut, Java almond, kenari nut tree, Burseraceae
Canavalia ensiformis, jack bean. common jack bean, pig bean, wonder bean, horse bean, ("awikiwiki, the quick one" Hawaiian name, origin of "wikipedia"), Fabaceae
Canavalia gladiata, (C. cathartica), sword bean, (psychoactive tobacco), Fabaceae
Canavalia pubescens, lavafield jack bean (also "awikiwiki"), Fabaceae
Canavalia rosea, beach bean, bay bean, wild jack bean, Fabaceae
Cannabis sativa, cannabis, Indian hemp, marijuana, choke weed, annual herb, herbal remedy, [phenolic resins and psychoactive alcohol delta-tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, analgesic and hallucinatory, also cannabis alkaloids], Cannabaceae
Cannabis sativa, hemp fibre plant, central and western Asia, dioecious, fibre for ropes, coarse cloth and oakum, narcotic drug containing powerful alkaloids, [white bast fibre, slightly lignified, forms, the pericycle], Cannabaceae
Canthium shultzii, Rubiaceae
Capparis mitchelli, wild orange, bumble tree, bimbil, wild plant food, Australia, Capparaceae
Capparis spinosa, caper bush, wild passion fruit garden herb, Capparaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's purse, mothers' hearts, herbal remedy, Brassicaceae
Capsicum annuum, green pepper, chilli, Guinea pepper, Cayenne pepper, paprika pepper, herbal remedy, vegetable, [capsaicine alkaloid], If hot called chilli, chillies, chilli peppers, hot peppers, [North America: chile], guindilla., [If not hot called "capsicums"], bell peppers, peppers, sweet peppers, green peppers, red peppers, pimiento], annual garden vegetable, Solanaceae
Capsicum fastigiatum, Cayenne pepper, Solanaceae
Capsicum frutescens, chili, chilli pepper, tabasco pepper, red pepper, bird chillies, vegetable shrub, [capsaicine alkaloid], [pungent acrid flavour], Solanaceae
Capsicum minimum cayenne, herbal remedy, Solanaceae
Caragana arborescens, pea shrub, Fabaceae
Carapa guianensis, crab wood, Meliaceae
Cardiospermum halicacabum balloon vine, heart seed, Sapindaceae
Carica papaya, papaya, [paw paw], herbal remedy, Caricaceae
Carmona microphylla, (bonsai plant), Boraginaceae
Carpobrotus chilensis, (Mesembryanthenum), sea fig, ice plant, pig face, Aizoaceae
Carpobrotus glaucescens, pig face, succulent, purple-pink flowers, edible red fruit, coastal cover crop, Aizoaceae
Carum carvi, (Apium carvi), caraway, carum, Apiaceae
Carum roxburgbianum, ajmud, (Indian), Apiaceae
Caryocar nuciferum, pekea nut, souari nut tree, South America, Caryocaraceae
Cardamine pratensis, lady smock, cuckoo flower, bitter cress, Europe, perennial herb, Brassicaceae
Carduus acanthoides, plumeless thistle, Asteraceae
Carbenia benedicta, blessed thistle, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Cardamine pratensis, (Dentaria), lady's smock, cuckoo flower, meadow cress, bitter cress, vegetable, Brassicaceae
Carica papaya, papaya, pawpaw, South America, Caricaceae
Carissa grandiflora, carissa, Natal plum, [jelly, spiny hedges], Apocynaceae
Carlina vulgaris, common carline thistle, Asteraceae
Carphephorus pseudoliatris, bristle leaf chaff head, North America, Asteraceae
Carphochaete bigelovi, Bigelow's bristle head, North America, Asteraceae
Carthamus tinctorius, safflower, distaff thistle, Asteraceae
Catharanthus roseus, Madagascar periwinkle, sadaphuli, Apocynaceae
Carum carvi, caraway, caraway seed used in cakes and distilled to make liqueur kummel, West Asia, annual or biennial garden herb, Apiaceae
Camphorosma monspeliaca, Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae)
Canavalia rosea, beach bean, wild jack bean, Fabaceae
Canarium indicum, Ngali nut tree, kenari ambon, Burseraceae
Canarium oleosum, Kenari minyak, Burseraceae
Canarium schweinfurthii, Papo canary tree, Burseraceae
Canarium vulgare, Java almond, kenari, Burseraceae
Capparis microcantha, Thorn caper, melada, Capparaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris, shephard's purse, Brassicaceae
Cardaria draba, hoary cress, white top, weed of cereal crops, Brassicaceae
Carludovica palmata, toquilla, Panama hat plant, Cyclanthaceae
Carpinus betulus, common hornbeam tree, European hornbeam, Betulaceae
Carpobrotus glaucescens, pig face, pink-purple flowers, red edible fruit, succulent, beach side ground cover
Carthamus tinctorius safflower, herbal remedy, [safflower oil, carthamine alkaloid], Carum carvi, caraway, herbal remedy, caraway seed for cooking, the liqueur kummel distilled, caraway oil
Cardamine bulbosa, (Dentaria), lady's smock, cuckoo flower, bitter cress
Carduus marianus, milk thistle, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Carissa lanceolata, konker berry, wild food plant, Australia, Apocynaceae
Carissa, ovata, currant bush, baroom bush, turkey bush, wild food plant, Australia, Apocynaceae
Carlowrightia texana, Texas wright wort, Acanthaceae
Carmona retusa, Boraginaceae
Carnegiea gigantia, saguaro cactus, very large cactus, Cactaceae
Carphephorus odoratissimus, (Trilisa odoratissima, Liatris odoratissima, Frasera speciosa), deer tongue, hound's tongue, deer's tongue, Carolina vanilla, vanilla leaf, wild vanilla, vanilla trilisa, whart's tongue, liatris oil, Asteraceae
Carya illinoiensis, pecan, hickory tree, deciduous trees, Juglandaceae
Caryocar nuciferum, butter nut, Caryocaraceae
Casmiroa edulis, white sapote, Rutaceae
Cassia alata, seven golden candlesticks, Fabaceae
Cassia angustifolia, senna leaves and senna pods for congestion of the colon, Fabaceae
Cassia corymbosa, scrambled eggs, buttercup tree, [yellow flowers with musty smell], Fabaceae
Cassia fistula, golden shower tree, ornamental tree cassia, senna, old man senna bush, Indian senna, Indian laburnam, pudding pipe tree, tropical forest tree, ornamental shrubs and trees, [leaf base forms pulvinus to turn lamina, pinnately-compond lamina], Fabaceae
Cassia grandis, Horse cassia, Fabaceae
Cassia javanica, pink cassia, Fabaceae
Cassia nodosa, Pink cassia, Fabaceae
Cassia occidentalis, coffee senna, ant bush, [anthraquinones cause laxative or even toxic properties], Fabaceae
Cassia pleurocarpa, Australian senna, Fabaceae
Cassia senna, senna, herbal remedy, Fabaceae
Cassia tora, sickle pod, sickle senna, Fabaceae
Cassine quadrangulata, Brazil, Celastraceae
Cassiope tetragona, white arctic mountain heather, Arctic, Norway, Ericaceae
Castanopsis schefferiana, chinquapin Fagaceae
Casuarina equisetifolia, casuarina, she oak, rose she oak, ornamental tree, [leaf reduced to small scale at nodes of the flattened green stem, cladode], Casuarinaceae
Casssytha filiformis, devil's twine, dodder laurel, parasitic, wild food plant, Australia, Lauraceae
Cassytha glabella, devil's twine, [twining habit, parasitic with haustoria into hosts, degeneration of root system after parasitism], Lauraceae
Cassytha paniculata, Lauraceae
Castanea sativa, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut, sweet chestnut, southern Europe, deciduous tree, herbal remedy, [tannins], Fagaceae
Castanospermum australe, black bean, Queensland black bean, Moreton bay "chestnut", [large seeds look like chestnuts but contain cyanogenetic poison], wild food plant but do not eat it, Australia, Fabaceae
Castilleja, Indian paintbrush, prairie fire, hemiparasites on grass roots, Scrophulariaceae, (Orobanchaceae)
Casuarina nobilis, (Gymnostoma nobile), Bornean ru, Casuarinaceae
Casuarina torulosa, she oak tree, Australia, Casuarinaceae
Catalpa speciosa, catalpa, showy flowers, Bignoniaceae
Catesbaea spinosa, lily thorn, Rubiaceae
Catha edulis, khat, contains monamine alkaloid cathinone, C₉H₁₁NO, East Africa, Arabia, Celastraceae
Carthamus lanatus, saffron thistle, weed, Asteraceae
Carthamus tinctorius, safflower, Asteraceae
Catharanthus roseus, periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, India, ornamental perennial shrub, [vindoline, catharanthine, vinblastine vincristine alkaloids], Apocynaceae
Catunaregam spinosa, thorn rungia, Rubiaceae
Caulanthus, wild cabbage, Brassicaceae
Caulophyllum thalictroides, blue cohosh, squaw root, papoose root, herbal remedy, Berberidaceae
Cayaponia, melon leaf, Cucurbitaceae
Cecropia peltata, trumpet tree, Cecropiaceae
Cedrela glaziovii, stinking mahogany, Meliaceae
Cedrela odorata, West Indian cedar, Spanish cedar, cigar box cedar, Barbados cedar, Meliaceae
Cedrela sinensis, Chinese cedar, ornamental tree, Meliaceae
Cedronella canariensis, cedronella, garden herb, Lamiaceae
Cedrus deodar, cedar tree, deodar tree, cedar of Lebanon
Ceiba acuminata, pochote, Bombacaceae
C. aesculifolia, pochote, Bombacaceae
C. pentandra, kapok tree, pochote, silk cotton tree, [kapok for mattresses], tropical forest tree, Bombacaceae
Celtis occidentalis, hack berry, [nettle tree], deciduous tree, (Ulmaceae), Cannabaceae
Celtis sinensis, Chinese hack berry, Cannabaceae
Celosia cristata, (C. argentea), cock's comb, wool flower, wild cockscomb, annual ornamental, [bright-coloured flowers, nicotinic acid], Amaranthaceae
Centaurea pullata, knapweed, common knapweed, greater knapweed, knapwort, harshweed, blue-bottle, cyanus, herbal remedy, ornamental annual and perennial herbs, Asteraceae
Centaurea calcitrapa, star thistle, [weed], Asteraceae
Centaurea cyanus, cornflower, bachelor's button, [astringent tannins], Europe, west Asia, Asteraceae
Centaurium spicatum, (C. erythraea), spike centaury, herbal remedy, Gentianaceae
Centella asiatica, Indian pennywort, Asian pennywort, Pegaga, spadeleaf, gotu kola, tropical garden herb, herbal remedy, Apiaceae
Centella erecta, erect centella, Apiaceae
Centranthus augustifolia, centranthus, narrow-leaved valerian, all heal, Hercules wound wort, golden heliotrope, Verbenaceae
Centrifolia musidia old pink moss rose ?
Centrosema pascuorum, centurion centro, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Centrosema pubescens, butterfly pea, flor de conchitas, Fabaceae
Centrosema pubescens, centro, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Centrosema virginianum, spurred butterfly pea, Fabaceae
Cephaelis ipecacuanha, ipecac, ipecacuanha, herbal remedy, [emetin alkaloid],
Cephalanthus, button bush, Rubiaceae
Cephalocereus senelis, columnar-shaped blue-green cacti. old man cactus, Cactaceae
Cephalotus follicularis, West Australian pitcher plant, [monotypic, pod like a siliqua], Cephalotaceae
Cerastium, mouse ear chick weed, Caryophyllaceae
Ceratocephala, curveseed, butter wort, Ranunculaceae
Ceratonia siliqua, carob tree, St. John's Bread, [locust bean gum], Fabaceae
Ceratophyllum demersum, horn wort, coon's tail, Ceratophyllaceae
Cerbera manghas, cebera, [toxic glycosides], Apocynaceae
Cercis siliquastrum, red bud, Judas tree, Mediterranean region, deciduous trees, [woody fruits], Fabaceae
Ceratiola ericoides, sand hill rosemary, Empetraceae, (Ericaceae)
Ceratonia siliqua, carob, [E410, carob gum, locust bean gum, vegetable gum, used, sweets, fruit drinks, chocolate substitute],
Cerbera odollam, Pong-pong, Apocynaceae
Cereus aethiops, sweet potato cactus, South America, [multi-stemmed cactus, tall like a taper], Cactaceae
Cereus peruvianus, Cactaceae
Cestrum diurnum, day jessamine, Solanaceae
Cestrum parqui, green cestrum, all parts poisonous, fruits toxic, Solanaceae
Cevallia sinuata, stinging serpent, spiny leaf, Loasaceae
Chamaecrista bucherae, sensitive pea, only in Cuba, Fabaceae
Chamaecrista fasciculata, partridge pea, Fabaceae
Chamaecrista rotundifolia, (Cassia rotundifolia), round leaf cassia, pasture, Fabaceae
Chamaedaphne calyculata, leather leaf, (only species), Ericaceae
Chamelaucium unicinatum, Geralton wax plant, Myrtaceae
Chamaemelum nobile, (Anthemis nobilis), chamomile, common chamomile, Roman chamomile, English chamomile, garden chamomile, sweet chamomile, true chamomile, dog fennel, herbal remedy, garden herb, [apple-like scent], Asteraceae
Chamemelum suaveolens, (Matricaria matricarioides), pineapple weed, Asteraceae
Chamaesaracha conoides, grey five eyes, Solanaceae
Chaenactis artemisiifolia, white pin cushion, dusty maiden, North America, Asteraceae
Chaenorhinum minus, dwarf snapdragon, Turkey, Scrophulariaceae
Chaetadelpha wheeleri, wheeler's skeleton weed, North America, Asteraceae
Chaetopappa bellioides, many flower east daisy, rose heath, Asteraceae
Chaiturus marrubiastrum, lion's tail, false mother wort, Lamiaceae
Chaptalia tomentosa, woolly sunbonnets, Asteraceae
Cheiranthus cheiri, wall flower, colourful flowers, [poisonous, dangerous cardiotonic drug], Brassicaceae
Cheiridopsis subaequalis, cheiridopsis, succulent leaves, Southern Africa, Aizoaceae
Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, swallow wort, herbal remedy, [chelerythrine, chelidonine alkaloid], Papaveraceae
Chelone glabra, white turtle head, Plantaginaceae
Chenopodium album, lamb's quarters, Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium ambrosioides, (var. anthelminticum), chenopodium, wormseed, Mexican tea, quinoa, American worm seed, Californian spearmint, Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, herb sancti mariae, Baltimore oil, [vermifuge], perennial herb, Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium bonus-henricus, goose foot, fat hen, all good, smear wort, wild spinach, good King Henry, Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium quinoa, quinoa, staple grain food of Incas, Peru, ashes consumed with coca leaves, Chenopodiaceae
Chilopsis linearis, desert willow, (single species), North America, Mexico, Bignoniaceae
Chiococca alba, West Indian milk berry, Rubiaceae
Chimaphila maculata, striped wintergreen, prince's pine, North America, Ericaceae
Chionophila jamesii, snow lover, Scrophulariaceae
Chonemorpha fragrans, (C. penangensis), climbing frangipani, Apocynaceae
Cinchona officinalis, cinchona, Jesuit's bark, (named after Countess of Chinchon), South America, (bark contains alkaloids, quinine), Rubiaceae
Chionanthus virginicus, fringe tree, greybeard, poison ash, snowdrop tree Oleaceae
Chiranthodendron pentadactylon, devil's hand tree, monkey's hand tree, (single species), Mexico, Malvaceae
Chondodendron tomentosum, [cuare, benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, D-tubocurarine alkaloid]
Chondrilla juncea, skeleton weed, chondrilla, weed, [vegetative reproduction by tuberous roots], Asteraceae
Chorisia insignis, white floss silk tree, Bombacaceae
Chorisia speciosa, floss silk tree, Bombacaceae
Chorizanthe brevicornu, brittle spine flower, Polygonaceae
Chlorogalum augustifolium, narrow leaf soap plant, soap root, amole, soap lily, (saponin glycosides form a soapy foam), North America, Agavaceae
Chloroxylon swietenia, satinwood, Rutaceae
Christia verspertilionis, island pea, North America, Fabaceae
Chromolaena odorata, Siam weed, Christmas bush, common floss flower, traditional medicine, invasive weed, Asteraceae
Chrysanthemum, X grandiflora, florist's chrysanthemum, hybrid, ox-eye daisy, marguerite, herbal remedy, ornamental, annual herb, Asteraceae
Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, Dalmatia, pyrethrum, Asteraceae
Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ju Hua, Chinese chrysanthemum, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Chrysocephalum apiculatum, yellow buttons, common everlasting, desert flame, from Australia, ground cover, yellow flower heads, Asteraceae
Chrysophyllum cainito, Star apple, satin leaf tree, Cainito, West Indies, Central America, edible pulp, Sapotaceae
Chrysophyllum lanceolatum, Pepulut, Sapotaceae
Chrysophyllum oliviforme, Damson plum, Sapotaceae
Chrysopsis delaneyi, golden aster, Asteraceae
Chrysosplenium alternifolium, alternate-leaved golden saxifrage, Saxifragaceae
Chrysothamnus albidus, white flower rabbit brush, chamsia, North America, Asteraceae
Chukrasia tabularis, Chittagong wood, Meliaceae
Cicer arietinum, cicer, chick pea, Fabaceae
Cichorium endivia, endive, vegetable succory, India, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Cichorium intybus, chicory, blue sailors, succory, [coffee substitute], Asteraceae
Cicuta maculata, water hemlock, cow bane, [poisonous roots, cicutoxin causes painful rashes], Apiaceae
Cienfuegosia digitata, fly mallow, Africa, Malvaceae
Cimicifuga cohosh, black bug bane, [unpleasant smell], native American herbal remedy, Ranunculaceae
Cimicifuga recemosa, black cohosh, herbal remedy, Ranunculaceae
Cinchona officinalis, (C. succirubra), quinine bark, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark, quinine cincona, "quina", herbal remedy, [quinine alkaloid], Rubiaceae
Cinnamomum burmanii, (C. pedunculata), Indonesian cassia, padang cassia, padang cinnamon, Batavia cassia, Java cassia, Korintj cassia, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum camphora, (Laurus camphora), camphor laurel, camphor, steropten, gum camphor, Japanese camphor, Formosa camphor, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum cassia, (C. aromaticum, Laurus cassia), cinnamon cassia, Chinese cinnamon, false cinnamon, cassia cinnamon, cassia lignea, [possible improved glucose tolerance, cassia oil from bark], Lauraceae
Cinnamomum cecidodaphne, Nepalese teipat, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum culiliban, (C. culiliwan), lawang, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum iners, wild cinnamon, Kayu manis hutan, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum loureirii, Saigon cinnamon, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum micrantbum, Chinese sassafras, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum tamala, Indian cassia, lignea, tamala, herbal remedy, Himalayan ranges, India, Lauraceae
Cinnamomum zeylanicum, (C. verum, Laurus cinnamomum), cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, true cinnamon, Seychelles cinnamon, Madagascar cinnamon, [cinnamon leaf essential oil: eugenol, eugenol acetate, cinnamaldehyde, benzyl benzoate, linalol, safrol], [cinnamon bark essential oil: cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, benzaldehyde, cuminaldehyde, pinene, cineol, phellandrene, furfurol, cymeme, linalol], Sri Lanka, Lauraceae
Cirsium arvense, perennial thistle, thistle, weed, Asteraceae
Cissus quandrangula, Veldt grape, South Africa, Vitaceae
Cissus rhomboidea, grape ivy, South America, climber, Vitaceae
Cistanthe ambigua, pussy paws, North America, Portulacaceae
Cistus ladaniferus, labdanum, rock rose, evergreen shrub, cistus, ciste, cyste, ambreine, European rock rose, Cistaceae
Cistus incanus, (C. villosus, C. polymorphus), labdanum, Cistaceae
Cistus incanus, subsp. C. polymorphus, Cistaceae
Cistus incanus, subsp. C. corsicus, Cistaceae
Cistus incanus, subsp C. creticus, Cistaceae
Cistus purpueus ?
Citharexylum fruticosum, fiddle wood tree, tropical America, Verbenaceae
Citharexylum spinosum, fiddle wood tree, tropical America, Verbenaceae
Citrofortunella microcarpa, acid orange, calamondin orange, or Panama orange, kalamansi, China, used for cooking
Citrullus colocynthis, colocynth, bitter apple, annual herb, Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus lanatus, water melon, camel melon, [lycopene pigment], Cucurbitaceae
Citrus
Cladrastis kentukea, American yellow wood, Kentucky yellow wood, North America, Fabaceae
Clappia suaedaefolia, clap daisy, Asteraceae
Clarkia amoena, farewell to spring, (popular garden plants), North America, Onagraceae
Claytonia perfoliata, spring beauty, miner's lettuce, North America, Portulacaceae
Clematis brachiata, traveller's joy, leather flower, virgin's bower, woody climber, [use leaf stalk tendrils to climb], Ranunculaceae
Clematis glycinoides, headache vine, crushed leaf juice blisters skin, Ranunculaceae
Cleome gyandra, African cabbage, spider plant, spider flower, ornamental, Africa, Cleomaceae, (Capparaceae)
Cleomella parviflora, slender stinkweed, clemella, Cleomaceae
Clerodendrum macrosiphon, (C. incisum), musical notes, tropical Africa, Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum paniculatum, pagoda flower, Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum, speciosissimum, glory bower, Java, [leaves, opposite pairs, tubular flowers], Verbenaceae
Clerodendrum thomsoniae, bleeding heart, tropical Africa, Verbenaceae
Clethra ainifolia, sweet pepper bush, summer sweet, Anne Bidwell, North America, Clethraceae
Clianthus dampieri, desert pea, glory pea, [seeds have long-lived hard testa], Fabaceae
Clitoria ternatea, clitoria, pigeon wings, butterfly pea, herbal remedy, [Ternate, Indonesia, flower like inverted legume flower with "keel" on top], Fabaceae
Clivia miniata, bush lily, fire lily, kaffir lily, Belgian hybrid, Southern Africa, Amaryllidaceae
Clusia rosea, balsam apple, attorney, Clusiaceae, (Guttiferae)
Clytostoma callistegioides violet trumpet vine, South America
Cnicus benedictus, (Carbenia), carduus benedictus, blessed thistle, holy thistle, spotted thistle, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Cnidoscolus stimulosus, Euphorbiaceae
Cobaea scandens, cathedral bells, cup and saucer vine, Mexico, Polemoniaceae
Coccoloba uvifera, sea grape, Polygonaceae
Cochlearia armoracia, horseradish, scurvy grass, spoon wort, herbal remedy, garden herb, Brassicaceae
Cochlospermum fraseri, kapok bush, wild food plant, Australia, Bixaceae
Cochlospermum vitifolium silk cotton tree, Bixaceae
Codariocalyx motorius, telegraph plant, semaphore plant, (rapidly moving leaflets), Fabaceae
Codiaeum, variegatum, croton, tall evergreen tropical shrub, [brilliantly-coloured foliage, may shed leaves at change of season], Euphorbiaceae
Codonopsis pilosula, bell flower, poor man's ginseng, dang shen, medicinal herb, Campanulaceae
Coffea, arabica, arabica coffee, Arabian coffee, herbal remedy, [caffeine, theobromine alkaloid, chief carbohydrate reserve is the polysaccharide hemicellulose, hard endosperm], Rubiaceae
Coffea canephora, (C. robusta), robusta coffee, [caffeine, theobromine alkaloid], Rubiaceae
Coffea liberica, Liberian coffee, Rubiaceae
Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata, star mustard, wallflower cabbage, UK, Brassicaceae
Cola acuminata, cola tree, Goora nut, Abata cola, Sterculiaceae
Cola gigantea, giant cola, Sterculiaceae
Cola nitida, (C. acuminata), Kola nut, Cola nut, [theobromine, caffeine alkaloid], Sterculiaceae
Cola vera, kola nuts, herbal remedy, Sterculiaceae
Colchicum autumnale, autumn crocus, (colchicine alkaloid), Liliaceae
Coleus amboinicus, (C. aromaticus), coleus, Indian borage, country borage, three-in-one herb, aromatic leaves for meat flavouring, herbal remedy, Lamiaceae
Collinsia parviflora, blue-eyed Mary, Chinese house, traditional medicine, Plantaginaceae, (Scrophulariaceae)
Collinsonia canadensis, Canada horsebalm, heal all, stone root, traditional medicine, North America, Lamiaceae
Collomia linearis, tiny trumpet, slender leaf collomia, North America, Polemoniaceae
Colubrina asiatica, Peria laut, Rhamnaceae
Columnea glabra, columnea, (bright-coloured tubular flowers), tropical America, Gesneriaceae
Colutea arborescens, bladder senna, the common bladder senna, herbal remedy, Fabaceae
Comarostaphylis diversifolia, summer holly, California, Ericaceae
Combretum constrictum, tropical evergreen climbers and shrubs, tropical Africa, Combretaceae
Combretum glandiflora, Combretaceae
Commiphora abyssinica, myrrh, sweet myrrh, Mecca balsam, [strong-scented oleoresins], Burseraceae
Commiphora erytbraea, opopanax, bisabol myrrh, Burseraceae
Commiphra madagascariensis, (C. abyssmica, Balsamodendron habessinica), Abyssinian myrrh, Burseraceae
Commiphora molmol, Somalian myrrh, herbal remedy, Burseraceae
Commiphora myrrha, myrrh, hirabol myrrh, Burseraceae
Congea griffithiana, (C. velutina), Purple congea, Malaysia, Verbenaceae
Congea tomentosa, Shower orchid, White congea, Southern China, Verbenaceae
Conicosia pugioniformis, narrow-leaved ice plant, pig root, Southern Africa, Aizoaceae
Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, great hemlock, [coniine alkaloid, noxious weed said to be the plant used to kill Socrates], Apiaceae
Conopholis americana, cancer root, squaw root, bear corn, (parasitic, non-photosynthesising, looks like a corn cob), Orobanchaceae
Conradina canescens, false rosemary, North America, Lamiaceae
Conringia orientalis, hare's ear mustard, North America, Brassicaceae
Consolida ambigua, knight's spur, (larkspur, also Delphinium), Ranunculaceae
Convolvulus eneorum, silver bush. bind weed, Convolvulaceae
Conyza canadensis, (Erigeron canadensis), Canadian flea bane, , Ashorse weedteraceae
Copaifera officinalis, copaiba, copahu balsam, copaiva, Jesuit's balsam, para balsam, maracalbo balsam, balsam copalba oil, Fabaceae
Copaifera reticulata, copalba, Fabaceae
Coprosma repens, taupata, mirror bush, shiny leaf, (popular garden tree), New Zealand, Hawaii, Rubiaceae
Coptis aspleniifolia, gold thread, canker root, North America, Ranunculaceae
Corchorus capsularis, corchorus, jute, Tiliaceae
Cordia subcordata, Sea trumpet, Boraginaceae
Cordylanthus, bird's beak, Scrophulariaceae
Corema conradii, corema, Arctic, Empetraceae
Coreopsis, tick seed, Asteraceae
Corethrogyne, sand aster Asteraceae
Coriandrum maritimum, samphire, rock samphire, Apiaceae
Coriandrum sativum, coriander, coriander seed, Chinese parsley, Mediterranean area, herbal remedy, [curry powder, gin flavouring, essential oil: linalol, decyl aldehyde, borneol, geraniol, carvone, anethole), Apiaceae
Corispermum, bug seed, Chenopodiaceae
Cornus florida, dogwood, North America, Cornaceae
Coronilla, crown vetch, Fabaceae
Coronopus, swine cress, Brassicaceae
Correa alba, cape barren tea, native fuchsia, white correa, Australia, aromatic leaves, jasmine tea-like flavouring, ground cover, Rutaceae
Corrigiola, corrigiola, Caryophyllaceae
Corydalis solida, fume wort
Corylus avellana, common hazel, tree and shrub, single sex catkin, Europe, west Asia, Betulaceae
Corymbia calophylla, marri, white flowers, very large eucalypt, Western Australia, Myrtaceae
Corymbia citriodora, spotted gum, lemon-scented gum, lemon eucalyptus, tall forest tree, lemon smell (citronellal), Queensland, Australia, Myrtaceae
Corymbia ficifolia, rough bark, small eucalypt, Western Australia, Myrtaceae
Corymbia maculata, spotted gum, sheds bark to show grey and green spots, creamy white flowers, about 30 m, Eastern Australia, Myrtaceae
Corymbia ptychocarpa, large clusters of white, pink and red flowers, Cairns street tree, Australia, Myrtaceae
Coryphantha, beehive cactus, Cactaceae
Cosmos bipinnatus, cosmos, ornamental, garden herb, Asteraceae
Cotula coronopifolia, brass buttons, golden buttons, button weed, water buttons, [very salt tolerant], low growing perennial herb, South Africa, Asteraceae
Couroupita guianensis, cannonball tree, Lecythidaceae
Coursetia, baby bonnets, Fabaceae
Coville, harrimanella, Epacridaceae
Crambe, crambe, Brassicaceae
Crassocephalum, rag leaf, Asteraceae
Crataegus monogyna, English hawthorn, may thorn, Rosaceae
Crataegus oxyacanthoides, hawthorn, [thorns are modified branches], herbal remedy, Rosaceae
Crateva magma, three-leaved caper, varana, herbal remedy, [bitter saponin], India, Capparaceae
Crateva religiosa, Dalar, Capparaceae
Cratoxylum cochinchinense, (C. polyanthum), Kemutong, Guttiferae
Cratoxylum formosum, Pink mempat, Guttiferae
Cresentia cujete, calabash, (containers, musical instruments]
Crepis, hawks beard, [2 pairs of chromosomes], Asteraceae
Cressa, alkali weed, Convolvulaceae
Crescentia, crescentia, Bignoniaceae
Critonia, thorough wort, Asteraceae
Crocidium, spring gold, Asteraceae
Crocus sativus, saffron crocus, [saffron, its red-orange stigmas], Iridaceae
Crocus vernus, (C. africanus), Dutch crocus, Iridaceae
Crocosmia aurea, falling stars, montbretia, copper tips, spikes of tubular flowers, South Africa, Iridaceae
Crocosmia X crocosmiiflora, monbretia, large orange flowers, invasive, noxious weed, Iridaceae
Croptilon, scratch daisy Asteraceae
Crossandra infundibuliformis, firecracker flower, Acanthaceae
Crotalaria juncea, rattle box, sunn hemp, India, [fibre, bast stronger than jute], Fabaceae
Crotalaria semperflorens, bird flower, India, tropical shrubs, yellow flowers, Fabaceae
Croton eluteria, cascarilla, sweet wood bark, sweet bark, Bahama cascarilla, aromatic quinquina, false quinquina, West Indies, [febrifuge, cascarilla bark volatile oils, flavour Campari and Vermouth], Euphorbiaceae
Cruciata, bed straw, Rubiaceae
Crusea, mountain saucer flower, Rubiaceae
Cryptocardia foetida, stinking cryptocardia, stinking laurel, [weed], Lauraceae
Cryptocarya massoy, (Massoia aromatica), massoi, Lauraceae
Cryptocarya woodii, cape laurel (repels mosquitoes), Lauraceae
Cryptostegia grandiflora, rubber vine, weed in Australia, Madagascar, Apocynaceae, (Asclepiadaceae)
Cryptostemma calendulaceum, Cape weed
Cucumis melo, ulcardo melon, native cucumber, rock melon, melon, Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis metuliferus, kiwano, African horned cucumber, African horned melon, jelly melon, Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis sativus, cucumber, Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita maxima, winter squash, Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita mixta, pumpkin, Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita pepo, zucchini, squash, field pumpkin, Texas gourd, Cucurbitaceae
Cullen parvum, small scurf pea, Fabaceae
Cuminum cyminum, (C. odorum), cumin, cummin, Roman caraway, Mediterranean area, [curry powder, essential oil: cuminaldehyde, pinene, terpinene, cymene, phellandrene, myrcene, limonene, farnesene, caryophyllene], Apiaceae
Cupaniopsis anacardioides, tuckeroo, carrot wood, dense shade, garden tree, orange fruits, Sapindaceae
Cuphea hyssopifolia, False heather, Lythraceae
Curcuma longa, tumeric, [orange rhizome], India
Curcuma xanthorrhiza, greater galangal
Curuba india, (C. equatoriana), banana poka
Cuscuta australis, dodder, [only genus of the family], Cuscutaceae
Cussonia spicata, Cabbage tree, Araliaceae
Cutleria multifida, [has 48 chromosomes], Desmarestiaceae
Cyamopsis, cyamopsis, [guar gum], Fabaceae
Cyanopsis, knap weed, Asteraceae
Cyanthillium, iron weed, Asteraceae
Cyathula prostrata, cyathula, Amaranthaceae
Cybianthus rupestris, Brazil, Myrsinaceae
Cycladenia humilis, Sacramento waxy dog bane, (monotypic genus), Apocynaceae
Cyclanthera explodens, exploding cucumber, Cucurbitaceae
Cyclamen hederifolium, cyclamen, Europe, Mediterranean, Myrsinaceae, (Primulaceae)
Cydista aequinoctalis, garlic vine, withe, Bignoniaceae
Cydonia oblonga, quince. Rosaceae
Cynanchum aphyllum, swallow wort, dog strangling vine, Apocynaceae, (Asclepiadaceae)
Cynara scolymus, globe artichoke, cardoon, vegetable, herbal remedy, [vegetative reproduction by rhizome], Asteraceae
Cynara cardunculus, globe artichoke, perennial thistle, vegetable, [parenchyma contains the polysaccharide inulin instead of amylum starch], Asteraceae
Cynoglossum, hound's tongue, herbal remedy, Boraginaceae
Cynometra cauliflora, Nam-nam, Fabaceae
Cyphomandra betacea, tree tomato, tamarillo, Solanaceae
Cypselea humifusa, cypselea, Aizoaceae
Cyrilla racemiflora, titi, ( sole species in genus), North and South America, Cyrillaceae
Cytisus, scoparius, (Spartium, Sarothamnus scoparius, Genista scoparius), broom, Scotch broom, basam, green broom, [sparteine, cytisine alkaloid], Fabaceae

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Reference: Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. and Seberg, O., (2007).
Flowering Plant Families of the World, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew