School Science Lessons
2009-08-16
Dicotyledons, D to H
Alphabetic listing of scientific names, (genus and species), and common names of dicotyledons
Names of dicotyledons: A. | B. | C. | D. | E. | F. | G. | H. | I. | J. | K. | L. | M. | N. | O. | P. | Q. | R. | S. | T. | U. | V. | W. | X. | Y. | Z. |

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Flowering plants in School Science Lessons, common names first, A to Z
Family names, dicotyledons, A to Z
Family names, monocotyledons, A to Z
Flowering plants, monocotyledons, (Liliopsida), A to Z
Not flowering plants, A to Z
Plant classification based on Cronquist, A. 1981, Kingdom: Plantae
Reference

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Flowering plants, (angiosperms), Dicotyledons, Phylum Magnoliophyta
Scientific name, common name, Family, country of origin or where now found, habit, [use, botanical interest, ee: essential oil contains mainly ...]
D.
Dahlia pinnata, pinnate dahlia, ornamental, [parenchyma contains the polysaccharide inulin as large sphaerocrystals instead of amylum starch], Asteraceae
Dalbergia latifolia, Indian rosewood, Fabaceae
Dalbergia odorifera, huanghuali, yellow flowering pear wood, yellow rosewood, [precious Chinese wood now rare], Fabaceae
Dalea, prairie clover, Fabaceae
Daphne odora, daphne, spurge laurel, laurel, spurge, mezereon spurge, herbal remedy, fragrant shrub, China, Thymelaceae
Darlingtonia, cobra lily, California pitcher plant, Sarraceniaceae
Dasynotus, white throat, Boraginaceae
Datisca, datisca, Datiscaceae
Datura stromonium, datura, Jimson weed, thorn apple, poisonous, analgesic, herbal remedy, [capsule fruit; atropine, scopolamine alkaloids], Solanaceae
Datura suaveolens, angels' trumpet, [dangling trumpet-shaped flowers], Solanaceae
Daucus carota sativus, carrot, wild carrot, herbal remedy, vegetable, Queen Anne's lace, bird's nest, Europe, [carrot seed oil, source of carotene], Apiaceae
Dedeckera, July gold, Polygonaceae
Delairea, cape-ivy, Asteraceae
Delonix regia, delonix, flame of the forest, flamboyant tree, poinciana, ornamental tree, Fabaceae
Delosperma, delosperma, Aizoaceae
Delphinium, larkspur, delphinium, staves-acre, house wort, poisonous seeds, ornamental, [zygomorphic flowers, sepals blue and showy, spurred posterior sepal], Ranunculaceae
Dendranthema, arctic daisy, Asteraceae
Dendrolobium, dendrolobium, Fabaceae
Derris elliptica, derris, tuba, Fabaceae, [insect repellent "derris dust" contains rotenone], Descurainia, tansy mustard, Brassicaceae
Desmanthus virgatus, desmanthus, bundle flower, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Desmodium heterophyllum, hetero, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Desmodium intortum, greenleaf desmodium, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Desmodium uncinatum, silverleaf desmodium, pasture legume, Fabaceae
Desmodium sessilifolium, sessile leaf tick trefoil, Fabaceae
Dianthus caryophyllus, carnation, pink, pinks, clove pink, malmaison, sops-in-wine, gillyvor, gillyflower, ornamental, Caryophyllaceae
Dianthus plumarius, feathered pink, pink, Caryophyllaceae
Diapensia, diapensia, Diapensiaceae
Diascia barberiae, twinspur, South Africa, perennial herb, Scrophulariaceae
Dicerandra, balm, Lamiaceae
Dicliptera, fold wing, Acanthaceae
Dichondra, sericea, silverleaf ponysfoot, Convolvulaceae
Dicoria, twin bugs, Asteraceae
Dictamnus albus, dittany, fraxinella, burning bush, gas plant, white dittany, burning bush, herbal remedy, perennial herb, Rutaceae
Dierama pulcherrimum, angel's fishing rod, wand flower, [funnel-shaped flowers], corm perennial, Iridaceae
Diervilla, bush honeysuckle, Caprifoliaceae
Digitalis purpurea, foxglove, poisonous, [digoxin, digitoxin glucosides, digitalis], Scrophulariaceae
Dillenia suffruticosa, shrubby dillenia, Dilleniaceae
Dillwynia, dillwynia, Fabaceae
Dimorphocarpa, spectacle pod, Brassicaceae
Dimorpotheca, cape marigold, ornamental, Asteraceae
Diodia, button weed, Rubiaceae
Dionaea muscipula, Venus flytrap, [feeds on insects], Droseraceae
Diospyros, persimmon, black sapote, [chief carbohydrate reserve is the polysaccharide hemicellulose, hard endosperm], Ebenaceae
Diospyros digyna, black sapote, Ebenaceae
Diospyros ebenaster, black sapote, central America, Ebenaceae
Diospyros ebenum, ebony, Macassar ebony, Ebenaceae
Diospyros discolor, mabolo, velvet apple, butter fruit tree, Philippines, tropical forest tree, [endosperm cells show plasmodemata passing through thick cellwalls], Ebenaceae
Diplacus, bush monkey flower, Scrophulariaceae
Diplotaxis tenuifolia, wild rocket, wall rocket, Brassicaceae
Dipsacus fullonum, teasel, wild teasel, shepherds' rod, small teasel, herbal remedy, Dipsacaceae
Dipterocarpus alatus, (D. jourdainli, D. tuberculatus, D. turbinatus), gurjun, [East Indian copaiba balsam], Dipterocarpaceae
Dipteryx odorata, (Coumarouna odorata), tonka, Dutch tonka bean, tonquin bean, dipteryx, odorata tonka bean, tonquin bean, but, tinka, Guyana, Fabaceae
Daniellia thurifera, ogea gum, illorin gum, balsam Sierra Leone, ("frankincense"), Fabaceae
Dithyrea, shield pod, Brassicaceae
Dodecahema, spine flower, Polygonaceae
Dodecatheon, shooting star, Primulaceae
Doellingeria, white top, Asteracea
Dolichos, hyacinth bean, lablab, horsegram, Fabaceae
Doliocarpus, cask fruit, Dilleniaceae
Dorema ammoniacum, gum ammoniac, ammonlac, Bombay sumbul, boi, [gum resin exuding from the flowering and fruiting stem], Persia, Apiaceae
Doronicum, false leopard bane, Asteraceae
Doxantha unguis-cati, cat's claw creeper, yellow trumpet vine, hug me tight, Central America, ornamental tree, Bignoniaceae
Dombeya wallichii, dombeya, pink ball, Mexican rose, African mallow, tropical forest tree, ornamental tree, Sterculiaceae
Douglasia, dwarf-primrose, Primulaceae
Dovyalis, Ceylon gooseberry, Flacourtiaceae
Downingia, calico flower, Campanulaceae
Draba, draba, woolly faverala, Brassicaceae
Dracocephalum, dragon head, Lamiaceae
Dracopis, cone flower, Asteraceae
Drosanthemum, dew flower, Aizoaceae
Drosera, sundews, great sundew, natural antibiotic, herbal remedy, Droseraceae
Drosera longifolia, drosera, [40 chromosomes], Droseraceae
Drosera rotundifolia, drosera, [20 chromosomes], herbal remedy, Droseraceae
Dryas octopetala, 8-petalled mountain avens, evergreen shrub, arctic North Hemisphere, Rosaceae
Dryas subcapita, Arctic mustard, Rosaceae
Drymaria, dry mary, Caryophyllaceae
Dryobalanops aromatica, (D. camphora), camphor, Borneo c., East Indian c., Baros c., Sumatra c., Malayan c., Borneol oil, Dipterocarpaceae
Duboisia hopwoodii, duboisia tree, pituri, [source of alkaloids used by Australian aboriginals, tryptophan amino acid], Solanaceae
Duboisia myoporoides, cork wood, [hyoscymine alkaloid], Solanaceae
Durio zibethinus, durio, durian fruit, civet fruit, fruit tree, [fruit has exotic taste but strong smell], Bombacaceae
Dyera, dyera, jelutong tree, [latec as substitute for chicle], Apocynaceae
Dyschoriste, snake herb, Acanthaceae
Dysodiopsis, dog fennel, Asteraceae

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E.
Ebenopsis, Texas ebony, Fabaceae
Ecballium elaterium, squirting cucumber, Cucurbitaceae
Echinacea angustifolia, cornflower, purple coneflower, [herbal remedy, antibacterial  immune stumulant], Asteraceae
Echinocactus, echinocactus, golden barrel cactus, Cactaceae
Echinocereus, hedgehog cactus, Cactaceae
Echinopepon, balsam apple, Cucurbitaceae
Echinops, globe thistle, Asteraceae
Echinopsis, echinopsis, sea urchin cactus, Cactaceae
Echium, tower of jewels, viper's bugloss, herbal remedy, Boraginaceae
Echium plantagineum, paterson's curse, Salvation Jane, weed, Boraginaceae
Edithcolea, Persian carpet flower, Asclepiadaceae
Egletes, tropic daisy, Asteraceae
Eichhornia crassipes, water hyacinth, [fast-growing aquatic weed, "worst weed, the world"], aquatic perennial, Pontederiaceae
Elaeocarpus, angustifolius blue fig, quandong, elaeocarpus
Elephantopus, elephants foot, Asteraceae
Elatine, water wort, Elatinaceae
Elettaria cardamomum, (E. repens), cardamom, herb, Zingiberaceae
Eleutherococcus senticosus, Siberian ginseng, [similar to Panax ginseng], medicine and tonic, bristly shrub, Araliaceae
Elmera, coral bells, Saxifragaceae
Elytraria, scaly stem, Acanthaceae
Embelia, embelia, Myrsinaceae
Empetrum, crow berry, Empetraceae
Embothrium, Chilean firebush, Proteaceae
Emilia, tasselflower, Asteraceae
Emmenanthe, whispering bells, Hydrophyllaceae
Encelia, brittlebush, Asteraceae
Enceliopsis, sunray, Asteraceae
Engelmannia, Engelmann's daisy, Asteraceae
Enydra, swampwort, Asteraceae
Emex, three corner jack, Polygonaceae
Engelmannia, peristenia, Engelmann daisy, Asteraceae
Enigeron humlis, low fleabane, Asteraceae
Enkianthus, Epacridaceae
Entada, calling card vine, Fabaceae
Enterolobium cyclocarpum, enterolobium, guanacaste tree, Fabaceae
Epacris, epacris, Ericaceae
Epifagus, beech drops, Orobanchaceae
Epigaea, trailing arbutus, Epacridaceae
Epilobium, willow herb, hairy willowherb, poisonous rosebay willowherb, herbal remedy, perennial herb, Onagraceae
Epilobium latifolium, Arctic willowherb, Onagraceae
Epimedium grandiflora, horny goat weed, [oriental aphrodisiac, icariin a flavonoid glucoside], Vietnam, Berberidaceae
Epimedium X youngianum, epimedium hybrid, understorey garden plant, Berberidaceae
Epiphyllum, climbing cactus, Cactaceae
Epithelantha, ping pong ball cactus, Cactaceae
Eranthis, eranthis, Ranunculaceae
Erechtites, burn weed, Asteraceae
Eremalche, mallow, Malvaceae
Eremophila, eremophila, Myoporaceae
Eriastrum, woolly star, Polemoniaceae
Erica, heath, Epacridaceae
Ericameria, golden bush, Asteraceae
Erigeron, breviscapus, fleabane, blue simson, [breviscapine alkaloid], Asteraceae
Eriobotrya japonica, loquat, China, Japan, shrub, [woolly inflorescence], Rosaceae
Eriocephalus punctulatus, eriocephalee, Asteraceae
Eriodictyon, yerba santa, Hydrophyllaceae
Eriogonum, buckwheat, Polygonaceae
Eriophyllum, woolly sunflower Asteraceae
Eriosema, sand pea, Fabaceae
Eriostemon, wax flower, Rutaceae
Erithalis, black torch, Rubiaceae
Eritrichium, alpine forget-me-not, Boraginaceae
Ernygium maritimum, sea holly, field eryngo, herbal remedy, Umbeliferae
Eruca sativa, (E. vesicaria subspecies sativa), rocket salad, "regular rocket", leafy vegetable, green manure, trap crop for fungus pathogens, Brassicaceae
Eryngium creticum, eryngo, Apiaceae
Eryngium foetidum, Thai coriander, spirit weed, sawtooth coriander, [serrated leaves, spiky flower heads], Apiaceae
Erysimum, wallflower, treacle wormseed, treacle mustard, herbal remedy, avoid overdose, Brassicaceae
Erythrina indica, erythrina, Indian coral tree, tiger's claw, crab claw, flame tree, [seeds poisonous unless well-cooked, erythroidine alkaloid], Fabaceae
Erythroxylon novogranatense, (E. coca), coca shrub, Colombian coca, Columbia, [stimulating masticatory, narcotic drug, cocaine alkaloid, C₁₇H₂₁ON₄], Erythroxylaceae
Errazurizia, dune broom, Fabaceae
Erucastrum, dog mustard, Brassicaceae
Erythrina, erythrina, Fabaceae
Erythrophleum, sass wood, Fabaceae
Eruca sativa, rocket, rocket salad, rocket cress, vegetable, garden herb, Brassicaceae
Eschscholzia californica, Californian poppy, nightcap, [herbal remedy for sleeplessness], Papaveraceae
Escobaria, foxtail cactus, Cactaceae
Eucalyptus, eucalyptus, gum tree, kamarere, grey ironbark, ornamental tree, [lamina vertically downwards due to twisting of of petiole through 90^o, leaf has very thick cuticle], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus alba, tropical tree, [deciduous, dry season], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus caesia, gungurru, Wstern Australia, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus citriodora, lemon gum, lemon-scented gum, citron scented gum, spotted gum, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus cneorifolia, Kangaroo Island narrow-leaved mallee, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus deglupta, kamarere, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus dives, broad-leaved peppermint. blue peppermint, peppermint, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus dumosa, mallee, Congo mallee, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus elata, (E. andreana, E. lipidleyana, E. longifolia, E. numerosa), river peppermint, river white gum, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus eugenioides, "stringy bark" tree, [old cork shed, long narrow strips], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus ficifolia, red-flowered gum tree, grafted for ornamental trees, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus deglupta, Mindanao gum, Papua New Guinea, timber tree, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus globularia, [falcate lamina], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus globulus, (var. globulus), blue gum, Tasmanian blue gum, southern blue gum, fever tree,  stringy bark, [eucalyptol, herbal remedy],  Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus goniocalyx, (E. elaeophora), long-leaved box, bundy, apple lack, olive-barked box, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus haemastoma, [oldest layers of cork bark, phellogen, shed as hot summer approaches], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus leucoxylon, yellow gum, white ironbark, white gum, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus macarthurii, Camden woolybut, paddy's river box, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus marginata, Western Australian jarrah, timber tree, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus microcorys, tallowwood, garden shade tree, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus oleosa, red mallee, glossy-leaved red mallee, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus paniculata, "ironbark" tree, timber tree, [cork layers crack and for a thick "iron" bark], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus piperita, peppermint eucalyptus, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus polybractea, blue mallee, blue-leaved mallee, [cineole], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus radiata, (E. australiana, E. phellandra), black peppermint, grey peppermint, narrowleaf peppermint, [eucalyptol, cineole, piperitone], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus regnans, Australian mountain ash, tallest eucalypt, pulped for newsprint, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus saligna, [oldest layers of cork bark, phellogen, shed as hot summer approaches], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus sideroxylon, red ironbark, ironbark, mugga, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus smithii, gully gum, gully peppermint, blackbutt peppermint, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus staigerana, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus thozetiana, [density 1.4], Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus tereticornisis, forest red gum, ornamental, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus viminalis, Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus viridis, green mallee, Myrtaceae
Eucephalus, aster, Asteraceae
Euclidium, mustard, Brassicaceae
Eucnide, sting bush, Loasaceae
Eucommia ulmoides, hardy rubber tree, garden plant, Eucommiaceae
Eucrypta, hide seed, Hydrophyllaceae
Eugenia, (Syzygium), lillypilly, satinash, small leaf lillypilly, ornamental tree, Myrtaceae
Eugenia caryophyllus, (Syzygium aromaticum), clove, [high concentration of antioxidants], Myrtaceae
Eugenia malaccensis, giant malay apple, laulau, mountain apple, tropical fruit tree, Myrtaceae
Eugenia smithii, lilly pilly, large timber tree, Myrtaceae
Eugenia uniflora, Surinam cherry, Brazilian cherry, pitanga, Myrtaceae
Eupatorium adenophorum, crofton weed, jie fang cao, [invasive rhizome, pollen allergy], Mexico, Asteraceae
Eupatorium glandulosum, giant hemp, agrimony, yankee weed, Asteraceae
Eupatorium perfoliatum, boneset, agueweed, crosswort, feverwort, thorough wort fever remedy, eupatorium], Asteraceae
Eupatorium purpureum,  gravelroot, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Euphorbia antisyphilitica, spurge, milkweed, sun spurge, snow-on-the-mountain, candelilla wax, ornamental, [poisonous, unpleasant milky sap], Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia hirta, asthma plant, spurge, folk medicine, Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia peplus, radium weed, folk medicine, [white sap used to cure warts and is reported to cure skin cancer, basal cell carcinomas), Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia pulcherrima, poinsettia, Mexico, [modified red leaves to form flower gestalt], Euphorbiaceae
Euphrasia officinalis,  eye bright, [anti-catarrhal herbal remedy, semi-parasitic], Scrophulariaceae
Eurybia, aster, Asteraceae
Eurycoma longifolia, tongkat ali, Simaroubaceae
Eusideroxylon zwageri, ironwood tree of Borneo, tropical forest tree, Lauraceae
Eustoma, prairie gentian, Gentianaceae
Euthamia, goldentop, Asteraceae
Evax, pygmy cudweed, Asteraceae
Evolvulus, dwarf morning-glory, Convolvulaceae
Evolvus, "Blue Saphire", "Blue daze", deep blue flowers, spreading habit, ornamental, ground cover, Convolvulaceae
Eysenhardtia, kidney wood, Fabaceae

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F.
Facelis, tramp weed, Asteraceae
Fagopyrum esculentum, (F. sagittatum), buckwheat, Central Asia, flour for bread, source of glucoside rutin, herbal remedy, Polygonaceae
Fagus sylvatica, European beech tree, Fagaceae
Falcataria, peacocks plume, Fabaceae
Faramea, false coffee, Rubiaceae
Fatsia papyrifera, fatsia, ["rice paper"], Araliaceae
Feijoa sellowiana, feijoa, pineapple guava, Brazil, shrub, [red, white and yellow flowers, edible fruit], Myrtaceae
Fenestraria rhopalophylla, window plant, Aizoaceae
Ferocactus, barrel cactus, Cactaceae
Ferula asa-foetida, asafetida, asafoetida, gum asafetida, devil's dung, food of the gods, giant fennel, Apiaceae
Ferula diversittata, (F. suavolens), sumbul, muskroot, Apiaceae
Ferula foetida, asafetida, Apiaceae
Ferula galbaniflua, (F. gummosa), galbanum, bubonion, Apiaceae
Ferula jaeschkeana, Apiaceae
Ferula moschata, (F. sumbul), sumbul, muskroot, Apiaceae
Fevillea, fevillea, Cucurbitaceae
Foeniculum vulgare, sweet fennel, Apiaceae
Ficus, fig, strangler fig, isoprene subunits, laxative herbal remedy, fruit, Moraceae
Ficus benghalensis, Indian banyan tree, tropical forest tree, Moraceae
Ficus carica, fig, edible fig tree, table fig, Moraceae
Ficus elastica, Indian rubber plant, India rubber tree, [polyterpenes in milky latex sap], Moraceae
Ficus lyrata, fiddle leaf fig, banjo fig, tropical Africa, indoor decorative plant, Moraceae
Ficus racemosa, cluster tree, Moraceae
Ficus religiosa, peepul tree, pipal tree, bo-tree, sacred tree, possibly the oldest historical tree known, Moraceae
Ficus rubiginosa, Port Jackson fig tree, Moreton Bay fig tree, Moraceae
Ficus sycamoris, African sycamore fig, Moraceae
Filaginella uliginosa, Gnaphalium uliginosum), cudweed, cottonweed, herbal remedy, Asteraceae
Filago, cotton rose, Asteraceae
Filipendula ulmaria, (Spiraea ulmaria, gave the name to aspirin), meadowsweet, queen of the meadow, [anti-inflammatory herbal remedy], Rosaceae
Filipendula spiraea, meadowsweet, dropwort, slightly poisonous glucoside, herbal remedy, Rosaceae
Fioria, fan leaf, Malvaceae
Firmiana, parasol tree, Sterculiaceae
Flacourtia inermis, rukaqm masam, flacourtia, Malaysia, Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia rukam, Indian prune, flacourtia, Malatsia, Flacourtiaceae
Flaveria, yellow tops, Asteraceae
Fleischmannia, thorough wort, Asteraceae
Flindersia, leopard tree, crows ash, ornamental tree Rutaceae
Fontanesia, fontanesia Oleaceae
Flourensia, tar wort, Asteraceae
Flueggea, virosa bush weed, Euphorbiaceae
Flyriella, brickell bush, Asteraceae
Foeniculum officinalis,  fennel, marathron, Florence fennel, [digestive herbal remedy], Apiaceae
Foeniculum vulgare, (F. officinale, F. cappilaceum, Anethum foeniculum), fennel, fenkel, sweet fennel, Mediterranean pot-herb, Apiaceae
Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum, Florence fennel, Apiaceae
Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce, sweet fennel, Apiaceae
Foeniculum vulgare var. amara, bitter fennel, Apiaceae
Forestiera, swamp privet, Oleaceae
Forsythia suspensa, lian qiao, forsythia, herbal remedy, Oleaceae
Fortunella margarita, kumquat, cumquat, Rutaceae
Fouquieria ocotillo, [only one genus in family], Fouquieriaceae
Fragaria x ananassa, cv., strawberry, leaves used for herbal remedy, [runners are buds, horizontal stems], Rosaceae
Fragaria vesca, wild European strawberry, small fruits, no longer cultivated, Rosaceae
Frankenia, sea heath, Frankeniaceae
Franklinia, Franklin tree, Theaceae
Frasera, green gentian, Gentianaceae
Fraxinus, ash tree, Oleaceae
Fraxinus americana, ash white tree, white ash, ash tree, "Yggdrasil", "tree of the Universe", herbal remedy, Oleaceae
Fremontodendron, flannel bush, Sterculiaceae
Froelichia, snake cotton, Amaranthaceae
Fuchsia magellanica, hybrid cv.s decorative in hanging baskets, [attach manometer to stem to show root pressure, hydathodes, modified hairs on lower surface of leaf], Mexico, South American Andes mountains, Onagraceae
Fumaria officinalis, common fumitory, herbal remedy, [E297, fumaric acid, food acid, antioxidant], Fumariaceae
Funastrum, twine vine, Asclepiadaceae
Funtumia elastica, funtumia, Lagos silk rubber, [low-yielding rubber tree], Apocynaceae

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G.
Gaillardia, blanket flower, Asteraceae
Galactia, milk pea, Fabaceae
Galax, galax, Diapensiaceae
Galega officinalis, professor-weed, French lilac, goat's rue, gladwin, [drug metformin for diabetes], herbal remedy, Fabaceae
Galenia, galenia, Aizoaceae
Galeopsis, hemp-nettle, Lamiaceae
Galinsoga, gallant soldier, Asteraceae
Galipea trifoliata, (G. officinalls, G. cusparia, Cusparia trifoliata), angustora, Rutaceae
Galium aparine, bedstraw, cleavers, goosegrass, catchweed, sweethart, crosswort, lady bedstraw, woodruff, herbal remedy, Rubiaceae
Gambelia, green bright, Scrophulariaceae
Gamochaeta, everlasting, Asteraceae
Garcinia hanburyii, gum resin, [yields yellow dye], gamboge, Clusiaceae
Garcinia mangostana, mangosteen, gamboge tree, sap tree, tropical fruit tree, Clusiaceae, (Guttiferae), Gardenia fucata, bush gardenia, Australia, Rubiaceae
Gardenia jasminoldes, (G. florida, G. grandiflora, G. radicans), gardenia, cape jasmine, gardinia, [bridal boquets, scented snowy-white flowers], Rubiaceae
Gardenia tahitiensis, tiare, Tahiti, [grows on coral reefs or crushed coral], Rubiaceae
Gastrolobium grandiflorum, stock poison, weed, Fabaceae
Gaultheria procumbens, wintergreen, oil of wintergreen, snow berry, tea berry, checkerberry, aromatic wintergreen, gaultheria oil, Ericaceae
Gaylussacia baccata, black huckleberry, Ericaceae
Geissois benthamii, red carabeen, [timber], Australia, Cunoniaceae
Geissois pruinosa, geissois, New Caledonia, forest tree, Cunoniaceae
Gelsemium, trumpet flower, Loganiaceae
Genista tinctoria, broom, dyer's broom, garden herb, Fabaceae
Genistidium, brush pea, Fabaceae
Gentiana lutea, gentian, herbal remedy, Gentianaceae
Gentiana triflora, gentian, Chinese gentian, [herbal remedy, "Angostura aromatic bitters", gentianine alkaloid], Gentianaceae
Gentiana nivalis, snow gentian, Gentianaceae
Gentianella, dwarf gentian, Gentianaceae
Gentianopsis, fringed gentian, Gentianaceae
Geraea, desert sunflower, Asteraceae
Geranium carolinianum, "true geraniums", geranium, crane' s bill, Geraniaceae
Geranium macrorrhizum, Bulgarian geranium, Geraniaceae
Geranium maculatum,cranesbill, herbal remedy, Geraniaceae
Geranium pratense, cranesbill, dove's-foot, herbal remedy, Geraniaceae
Geranium robertianum, common cranesbill, herb Robert, Geraniaceae
Gerbera jamesonii, Barberton daisy, Transvaal daisy, Asteraceae
Gesneria, gesneria, Gesneriaceae
Geum canadense, white avens, avens, wood avens, colewort, herb bennet, herbal remedy, Rosaceae
Geum urbanum, herb bennet, yellow flowers, Rosaceae
Gilmania, golden carpet, Polygonaceae
Gisekia, gisekia, Phytolaccaceae
Githopsis, blue cup, Campanulaceae
Glandularia, mock vervain, Verbenaceae
Glaucocarpum, wax fruit mustard, Brassicaceae
Glaux, milk wort, Primulaceae
Glechoma hereracea, glechoma ground ivy, alehoof, cat's foot, herb robert, herbal remedy, Lamiaceae
Gleditsia, locust tree, Fabaceae
Gleditsia sinensis, China, Fabaceae
Glinus, sweet juice, Molluginaceae
Gliricidia, gliricidia, quick stick, [cocoa shade], Fabaceae
Glycine max, soya bean, soybean, vegetable, [soybean oil], Fabaceae
Glycosmis corrrea, glycosmis, Rutaceae
Glycosmis trifoliata, (G. pentaphylla), orange berry tree, pink lime, Rutaceae
Glycyrrhiza glabra, liquorice, English liquorice, flavours medicines, herbal remedy, garden herb, Fabaceae
Glycyrrhiza uralensis, gan cao, herbal remedy, Fabaceae
Gnaphalium, cud weed, Asteraceae
Gonocalyx, brittle leaf, Epacridaceae
Goodenia caerulea, Goodeniaceae.
Goodenia ovata, goodenia, [ovate lamina], Goodeniaceae
Goodenia, scaevolina, blue fan flower, fanflower, Goodeniaceae
Goodmania, spine cape, Polygonaceae
Gomphrena, globe amaranth, Amaranthaceae
Gossypianthus, cotton flower, Amaranthaceae
Gossypium hirsutum var. latifolium, upland cotton, originally, Guatemala, [cottonseed oil, fine fibrous hairs on seeds], Malvaceae
Gossypium arboreum race bengalense, tree cotton, grown mainly, India, Malvaceae
Gossypium barbadense, cotton bush, sea-island cotton has long silky fibres, Egyptian cotton has extra long staple, [cottonseed oil, gossypol anti-fertility medicine], Malvaceae
Gossypium herbaceum race wightianum, Asiatic cotton, main cotton of Asia, Malvaceae
Gratiola, hedge hyssop, gratiola, Scrophulariaceae
Grayia, hop sage, Chenopodiaceae
Grevillea grevillea,"Poorinda Royal Mantle", groundcover, [T-shaped hairs], Proteaceae
Grevillea banksii, many cultivars, Australia, Proteaceae
Grevillea lanigera, grevillea, silky oak, red silky oak, ornamental tree, Proteaceae
Grevillea linearis, [linear lamina], Proteaceae
Grevillea pteridifolia, fern-leafed grevillea, Proteaceae
Grevillea robusta, silky oak, timber tree, Proteaceae
Grewia, grewia, Tiliaceae
Grindelia, gum weed, Asteraceae
Guaicum officinale, lignum vitae, [density 1.4], national tree of the Bahamas, Zygophyllaceae
Guazuma, guazuma, Sterculiaceae
Guilleminea, mat weed, Amaranthaceae
Guillenia, mustard, Brassicaceae
Guizotia abyssinica, guizotia, Niger seed, Asteraceae
Gutierrezia, snake weed, Asteraceae
Gymnocladus, coffee tree, Fabaceae
Gymnema, gymnema, milkweed, herbal remedy, Asclepiadaceae
Gymnostyles, burr weed, Asteraceae
Gypsophila, baby's-breath, Caryophyllaceae

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H.
Hackelia, stick seed, Boraginaceae
Haematoxylon campeachianum, haematoxylum, logwood, [The wood is the source of hematoxylin dye], Fabaceae
Hakea, hakea, pincushion tree, [leaf has very thick cuticle, T-shaped hairs, stomates, pits, woody fruit], Proteaceae
Hakea pugioniformis, [acicular lamina], Proteaceae
Halenia, spurred gentian, Gentianaceae
Halesia carolina, silverbell, snowdrop tree, East Asia, North America, Styracaceae
Halimium, halimium Cistaceae
Halimolobos, fissure wort, Brassicaceae
Halogeton, salt lover, Chenopodiaceae
Hamamelis virginiana, witch hazel, spotted alder, [astringent and lotion], Hamamelidaceae
Haplocarpha, onefruit, Asteraceae
Haploesthes, false broomweed, Asteraceae
Hardenbergia violacea, "native sarsparilla" false sarsaparilla, deep purple flowers, Australia, Fabaceae
Harpagonella, grappling hook, Boraginaceae
Harpagophytum procumbens, devil's claw, grapple plant, herbal remedy,Pedaliaceae
Harpullia arborea, harpullia, tulip wood, ornamental tree, Sapindaceae
Harpullia pendula, tulipwood, garden shade tree, orange fruit, black seeds, Sapindaceae
Harrisia, apple cactus, Cactaceae
Hasteola, false Indian plaintain, Asteraceae
Hazardia, bristle weed, Asteraceae
Hebe buxifolia, hebe, veronica, [masses of white flowers], Scrophulariaceae
Hebe speciosa, hebe, Scrophulariaceae
Hebeclinium, thorough wort, Asteraceae
Hedeoma, false pennyroyal, Lamiaceae
Hedeoma floribundum, oregano, Lamiaceae
Hedeoma patens, oregano, Lamiaceae
Hedeoma pulegioides, North American pennyroyal, squaw mint, stinking balm, tickweed, mosquito plant, Lamiaceae
Hedera helix, English ivy, European ivy, ivy, common ivy, toxic berries, Araliaceae
Hedychium greenei, ginger lily, Zingiberaceae
Hedysarum, sweet vetch, Fabaceae
Hedyotis, star violet, Rubiaceae
Helenium, sneeze weed, bitter sneezeweed, Asteraceae
Heliamphora, marsh pitchers, pitcher plant, Sarraceniaceae
Helianthemum, frost weed, Cistaceae
Helianthus annuus, sunflower, [sunflower oil, herbacious stem, cortex differentiated into outer cortex, collenchyma, middle cortex, and inner cortex, endodermis, each flower, in the axil of a bract, inulin = D-fructose units], Asteraceae
Helianthus tuberosus, Jerusalem artichoke i.e. "girasole articiocca" the sunflower artichoke, sunroot, sunchoke, girasole, vegetable maimilian, ornamental, Asteraceae
Helichrysum angustifolium, immortelle, everlasting, helichrysum, Asteraceae
Helichrysum italicum, curry plant, white-leaved everlasting, Asteraceae
Helichrysum stoechas, everlasting, immortelle, Asteraceae
Helichrysum orientale, straw flower, [coloured involucral bracts], Asteraceae
Helicteres, helicteres, Sterculiaceae
Heliocarpus, heliocarpus, Tiliaceae
Heliomeris, false goldeneye, Asteraceae
Heliotropium peruvianum, (H. arborescens), heliotrope, cherry pie, Peru, [fast growing from cuttings], Boraginaceae
Helleborus, hellebore, Christmas rose, black hellebore, poisonous, Ranunculaceae
Helleborus foetidus, "Silver sheen", setterwort, Ranunculaceae
Hemitomes, congestum, cone plant, Monotropaceae
Hemizonia, tar weed, Asteraceae
Heracleum maximum,hogweed, cowparsnip, causes dermatitis, Apiaceae
Hermannia, hermannia, Sterculiaceae
Herniaria, rupture wort, Caryophyllaceae
Hesperevax, dwarf-cudweed, Asteraceae
Hesperis, evewood, double rocket, dame's violet, vegetable and herbal remedy, Brassicaceae
Hesperodoria, glow weed, Asteraceae
Hesperomannia, island-aster, Asteraceae
Heteranthemis, oxeye, Asteraceae
Heterotheca, false goldenaster, Asteraceae
Heuchera, alum root, Saxifragaceae
Hevea braziliensis, natural rubber, para rubber, hevea rubber, [polyterpenes with linked isoprene units in milky latex sap], Euphorbiaceae
Hexastylis, heartleaf, Aristolochiaceae
Hibiscadelphus, hibiscadelphus, Malvaceae
Hibiscus, rose mallow, Malvaceae
Hibiscus cannabinus, kenaf, Decan hemp, Java jute, fibres and edible oil, Malvaceae
Hibiscus esculentus, okra, gumbo, lady’s finger, vegetable and commercial fibre, Malvaceae
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, hibiscus flower, rose mallow, ornamental, Malvaceae
Hibiscus sabdariffa, roselle, rosella, rama, fibres and making jam and jellies, Malvaceae
Hibiscus tiliaceous, sea hibiscus, invasive weed, fibres used in tapa cloth, Malvaceae
Hieracium, hawkweed, few-leaved hawkwood, mouse-eared hawkweed, Asteraceae
Hillebrandia, hillebrandia, Begoniaceae
Hippomane mancinella, manchineel tree, [causes painful rashes, poisonous], Euphorbiaceae
Hippophae rhamnoides, sea buckthorn, seaberry occurs mostly, coastal Europe, medicine, [contain antioxidants], Elaeagnaceae
Hippophae salicifolia, willow-leaved sea buckthorn, Himalayan mountains, Elaeagnaceae
Hippophae tibetana, Tibetan sea buckthorn, Elaeagnaceae
Hippuris, mare's-tail, Hippuridaceae
Hoita, leather-root, Fabaceae
Holmgrenanthe, rock lady, Scrophulariaceae
Holocarpha, tar weed, Asteraceae
Horsfieldia australiana, [bush nutmeg], Myristaceae
Horsfordia, velvet mallow, Malvaceae
Hottonia, water violet, herbal remedy, Primulaceae
Hoya australis, wax flower, North Australia, ornamental, [poisonous], Asclepiadaceae
Hoya carnosa, wax plant, North Australia, Southeast Asia, ornamental, Asclepiadaceae
Hudsonia, golden heather, Cistaceae
Humulus lupulus, hops, European hop, lupulus, garden herb, [lupulin alkaloid], herbal remedy, Cannabaceae
Hura crepitans, hura tree, sandbox tree, Euphorbiaceae
Hulsea, alpine gold, Asteraceae
Hybanthus, green violet, Violaceae
Hydnophytum, ant plant, Rubiaceae
Hydrangea arborescens, hydrangea, Hydrangeaceae
Hydrastis canadensis, goldenseal, hydrastis, [bitter taste, digestive herbal remedy, berberine, coptisine alkaloid], Ranunculaceae
Hydrocotyle, umbellata, manyflower, marsh pennywort, water pennywort, dollar weed, (Apiaceae), Apiaceae
Hydrolea, false fiddle leaf, Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllum, water leaf, Hydrophyllaceae
Hygrophila, swamp weed, Acanthaceae
Hylocereus, night blooming cactus, Cactaceae
Hymenoclea, burro brush, Asteraceae
Hymenaea, courbaril stinkingtoe, [non-volatile terpenes], Fabaceae
Hymenaea verrucosa, East African copal, [non-volatile terpenes], Fabaceae
Hymenosporum, flavum, "native fragipani", Pittosporaceae
Hymenoxys texana, prairiedawn, rubber weed, Asteraceae
Hymenothrix, thimble head, Asteraceae
Hyoscyamus muticus, source of the alkaloid hyoscymine, Solanaceae
Hyoscyamus niger, henbane, common henbane, poisonous, [scopolamine, hyoscyamine alkaloid], Solanaceae
Hypochaeris, (Hypochoeris), cat's ear, Asteraceae
Hypericum calycinum, rose of sharon, (See Psalm 133:2), Clusiaceae
Hypericum perforatum, St. John's wort, klamath weed, tutsan, curry bush, herbal remedy, [may cause photosensitivity,  hypericin alkaloid], Clusiaceae
Hyptis spicigera, hyptis, bushmint, [drying oil], Lamiaceae
Hyssopus officinalis, hyssop, hyssopus, azob, bitter taste, herbal remedy, Lamiaceae

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