Plant Encyclopedia

Explore trees, herbs, crops and houseplants through scientific names, observable features, distribution and ecology, with references.

Plants: 10

Trees
Japanese red pine
Pinus densiflora
An evergreen conifer of East Asia with needles in pairs and reddish bark to observe.
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Trees
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
A deciduous tree in the ginkgo family, recognizable by its fan-shaped leaves and yellow autumn foliage.
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Shrubs
Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus
A deciduous shrub with large summer flowers and lobed leaves, available in many horticultural cultivars.
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Herbaceous plants
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
An annual herb whose large, seemingly single flower head consists of many small flowers.
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Herbaceous plants
Sacred lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
A perennial aquatic plant that sends large leaves and flower stalks up from rhizomes rooted in mud.
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Herbaceous plants
Asian rice
Oryza sativa
A grass-family crop that produces rice grain, with narrow leaves and grain-bearing panicles to observe.
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Herbaceous plants
Maize
Zea mays
A wind-pollinated grass crop with male and female inflorescences in different positions on the same plant.
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Climbers
Monstera deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa
A tropical climber with splits and holes in mature leaves and stems that climb supports.
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Herbaceous plants
Sweet basil
Ocimum basilicum
A mint-family herb with aromatic, opposite leaves and a wide range of cultivated varieties.
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Herbaceous plants
White clover
Trifolium repens
A perennial herb with three leaflets, rounded white flower heads and stems that creep along the ground.
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