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Common Name		Botanical Name
Acidanthera		Acidanthera
Adonis		Adonis
African-lily		Agapanthus cultivars
Ageratum hardy		Eupatorium coelestinum
Alkanet		Anchusa azurea
Alumroot		Heuchera
Alyssum		Alyssum
Amazon lily		Eucharis
Anemone Japanese		Anemone x hybrida
Angelica		Angelica
Anise Hyssop		Agastache
Arrowhead		Sagittaria
Artemisia		Artemisia absinthium
Arum lily		Arum
Asia bell		Codonopsis
Aster		Aster spp.
Aster stokes'		Stokesia laevis
Astilbe		Astilbe x arendsii
Autumn crocus		Colchicum
Avena grass		Avena
Avens		Geum spp.
Avens		Geum
Baby's breath		Gypsophila paniculata
Bachelor’s Button		Centaurea
Baldellia		Baldellia
Balloon flower		Platycodon grandiflorus
Bamboo		Arundinaria
Bamboo		Bambusa
Bamboo		Fargesia
Bamboo		Hibanobambusa
Bamboo		Phyllostachys
Bamboo		Pleioblastus
Bamboo		Pseudosasa
Bamboo		Sasa
Bamboo		Sasaella
Bamboo		Sinarundinaria
Baneberry		Actaea
Barren strawberry		Waldsteinia
Barrenwort		Epimedium
Basket-of-gold		Aurinia saxatilis
Bearberry		Arctostaphylos
Bearded iris		Iris, Germanica
Bearded tongue		Penstemon spp.
Bear's breeches		Acanthus spinosus
Bedstraw		Galium
Bee-balm		Monarda didyma
Begonia hardy		Begonia grandis
Bellflower		Campanula spp.
Bergenia		Bergenia cordifolia
Bittercress		Cardamine
Blackberry lily		Belamcanda chinensis
Black-eyed daisy		Rudbeckia
Black-eyed Susan		Rudbeckia fulgida
Blanket flower		Gaillardia x grandiflora
Blazing Star		Liatris
Bleeding heart		Dicentra spectabilis
Bleeding heart fringed		Dicentra eximia
Bletilla orchid		Bletilla
Blood grass		Imperata
Blue buttons		Knautia
Blue Fescue		Festuca
Blue Flags		Iris
Blue moor grass		Sesleria
Blue oat grass		Helictotrichon
Blue poppy		Meconopsis betonicifolia
Blue star flower		Amsonia tabernaemontana
Blue Stars		Amsonia
Blue wild indigo		Baptisia australis
Bluebeard		Caryopteris spp.
Bluebell		Hyacinthoides
Bluebells		Mertensia
Bluet		Centaurea
Boltonia		Boltonia
Borage		Borago
Brass buttons		Cotula
Brodiaea		Brodiaea
Brunnera		Brunnera
Bugloss		Anchusa
Buglossoides		Buglossoides
Burnet		Sanguisorba
Burr reed		Sparganium
Butter Daisy		Coreopsis
Buttercup		Ranunculus
Butterfly flower		Asclepias
Butterfly weed		Asclepias tuberosa
Calamint		Calamintha
Calla lily		Zantedeschia spp.
Calla lily		Calla
Calla lily		Zantedeschia
Camus lily, Quamash		Camassia
Candytuft		Iberis sempervirens
Canna lily		Canna x generalis
Cardinal flower		Lobelia cardinalis
Carpet bugle		Ajuga
Catchfly		Lychnis
Catchfly		Silene
Catmint		Nepeta spp.
Cat's tail		Typha
Celandine		Chelidonium
Celandine poppy		Stylophorum
Celmatis		Clematis
Cephalaria		Cephalaria
Chameleon plant		Houttuynia
Chamomile		Anthemis
Checker-mallow		Sidalcea
Chervil		Anthriscus
Chives		Allium
Christmas fern		Polystichum
Chrysanthemum		Chrysanthemum morifolium
Cinnamon fern		Osmunda
Cinquefoil		Potentilla x hybrida
Clover		Trifolium
Colocasia		Colocasia
Coltsfoot		Tussilago
Columbine		Aquilegia canadensis
Comfrey		Symphytum
Coneflower		Echinacea
Coneflower purple		Echinacea purpurea
Coral bells		Heuchera sanguinea
Coreopsis lanceleaf		Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis threadleaf		Coreopsis verticillata
Cornflower		Centaurea
Corydalis		Corydalis
Cotyledon		Chiastophyllum
Crambe, Kale		Crambe
Cranesbill geranium		Geranium sanguineum
Crinum lily		Crinum
Crocosmia		Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
Crocus		Crocus
Culver's root		Veronicastrum
Cupid's dart		Catanache
Curled pondweed		Potamogeton
Cyclamen		Cyclamen
Dactylis		Dactylis
Dahlia		Dahlia
Daisy		Leucanthemum
Daisy fleabane		Erigeron spp.
Daisy shasta		Chrysanthemum x superbum
Dame's rocket		Hesperis
Daylily		Hemerocallis spp. H. hybrids
Dead nettle		Lamium
Dead nettle spotted		Lamium maculatum
Deer fern		Blechnum
Delphinium		Delphinium cultivars
Dock		Rumex
Echium		Echium
Edelweiss		Leontopodium
Elecampane		Inula
English daisy		Bellis perennis
English daisy		Bellis
English ivy		Hedera
Erodium		Erodium
Evening primrose		Oenothera
Everlasting pea		Lathrus latifolius
Fairy moss		Azolla
False hellebore		Veratrum
False Indigo		Baptisia
False lupine		Thermopsis
False Solomon's Seal		Smilacina
False spirea		Astilbe
Feather grass		Stipa
Feather reed grass		Calamagrostis
Fennel		Foeniculum
Fescue		Festuca
Flags		Iris
Flame Grass		Miscanthus
Flax		Linum
Fleabane		Erigeron
Floating heart		Nymphoides
Flowering rush		Butomus
Foamflower		Tiarella cordifolia
Foamy bells		Heucherella
Forget-me-not		Myosotis
Fountain grass		Pennisetum
Four-o'clock		Mirabilis jalapa
Foxglove		Digitalis purpurea
Foxtail Grass		Alopecurus
Foxtail lily		Eremurus spp.
Freesia		Freesia
Fritillary		Fritillaria
Frost Grass		Spodiopogon
Galtonia		Galtonia
Garden phlox		Phlox paniculata
Gas plant		Dictamnus albus
Gaura white		Gaura lindheimeri
Gayfeather		Liatris
Gayfeather spike		Liatris spicata
Gentian		Gentiana
Geranium		Geranium
Gerbera daisy		Gerbera jamesonii
Ginger		Asarum
Ginger white		Hedychium coronarium
Ginger wild		Asarum spp.
Glade fern		Diplazium
Gladiolus		Gladiolus
Gladiolus byzantine		Gladiolus byzantinus
Glaucous hair grass		Koeleria
Globe flower		Trollius
Globe thistle		Echinops ritro
Globeflower		Trollius x cultorum
Gloriosa lily		Gloriosa
Glory-of-the-snow		Chionodoxa
Glyceria		Glyceria
Goat's beard		Aruncus dioicus
Goatsbeard		Aruncus
Golden Bleedingheart		Corydalis
Golden Moneywort		Lysimachia
Golden Poppy		Oenothera
Golden saxifrage		Chrysoplenium
Goldenrod		Solidago spp. S. hybrids
Goutweed		Aegopodium
Gramma grass		Bouteloua
Grape hyacinth		Muscari
Green and gold		Chrysogonum virginianum
Gunnera		Gunnera
Hair grass		Deschampsia
Hakone grass		Halonechloa
Hard fern		Blechnum
Hardy gloxinia		Incarvillea
Harebell		Campanula
Heather		Calluna
Helen's flower		Helenium
Heliopsis		Heliopsis helianthoides
Heliotrope		Valeriana
Heliotrope creeping		Heliotropium amplexicaule
Hellebore		Helleborus
Hibiscus		Hibiscus
Hibiscus red		Hibiscus coccineus
Hogweed		Heracleum
Holcus		Holcus
Holly fern		Cyrtomium
Hollyhock		Alcea
Hollyhocks		Alcea rosea
Honesty, Money plant		Lunaria
Horned poppy		Glaucium
Horsetail		Equisetum
Hosta		Hosta spp.
Houseleek		Sempervivum
Hyacinth		Hyacinth
Hyacinth bletilla		Bletilla striata
Hyssop		Agastache foeniculum
Ice plant hardy		Delosperma cooperi
Indigo		Indigofera
Interrupted fern		Osmunda
Ipheion		Ipheion
Iris		Iris cristata
Iris		Iris
Iris Japanese roof		Iris tectorum
Ironweed		Vernonia
Ixia		Ixia
Ixiolirion		Ixiolirion
Jack-in-the-pulpit		Arisaema
Jacob's ladder		Polemonium
Jacob's rod		Asphodeline
Japanese Aster		Kalimeris
Joe-pye weed		Eupatorium
Johnny Jump up		Viola
Kaffir lily		Schizostylis coccinea
Kenilworth ivy		Cymbalaria
Knotweed		Polygonum spp.
Lady Fern		Athyrium
Lady’s Mantle		Alchemilla
Ladybells		Adenophora
Lady's mantle		Alchemilla mollis
Lady's Mantle		Alchemilla
Lamb's-ears		Stachys byzantina
Lantana		Lantana camera
Larkspur		Delphinium spp.
Lavender		Lavandula angustifolia
Lavender cotton		Santolina
Leadwort		Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Lenten rose		Helleborus orientalis
Leopard plant		Ligularia tussilaginea
Leopard's bane		Doronicum spp.
Lewisia		Lewisia
Ligularia		Ligularia stenocephala
Ligularia		Ligularia
Lily of the Valley		Convallaria
Lily peruvian		Alstroemeria hybrids
Lily-turf		Liriope
Live Forever		Sedum
Liverleaf,Hepatica		Hepatica
Loosestrife		Lysimachia
Loosestrife		Lythrum
Loosestrife gooseneck		Lysimachia clethroides
Loosestrife purple		Lythrum salicaria
Lotus		Lotus
Lungwort		Pulmonaria saccharata
Lupine		Lupinus spp.
Lupine southern		Thermopsis caroliniana
Lyme grass		Leymus
Maiden grass		Miscanthus
Maidenhair fern		Adiantum
Mallow		Malva
Maltese cross		Lychnis chalcedonica
Marsh fern		Thelypteris
Marsh mallow		Althaea
Marsh marigold		Caltha palustris
Marsh orchid		Dactylorhiza
Masterwort		Astrantia
Meadow rue		Thalictrum
Meadow-rue		Thalictrum aquilegifolium
Meadowsweet		Filipendula palmata
Mealy-cup sage		Salvia farinacea
Melic grass		Melica
Merry bells, Bellwort		Uvularia
Michaelmas Daisy		Aster
Milfoil		Myriophyllum
Mimulus		Mimulus
Mini. sweet flag		Acorus
Mint		Mentha
Mock strawberry		Duchesnea
Mondo grass		Ophiopogon
Monkshood		Aconitum spp.
Moor grass		Molinia
Moss phlox		Phlox subulata
Mountain avens		Dryas
Mountain bluet		Centaurea montana
Mt. Atlas Daisy		Anacyclus
Mullein		Verbascum spp.
Narcissus		Narcissus
Navel-seed		Omphalodes
Nerine lily		Nerine
New Zealand burr		Acaena
Nightshade		Solanum
Oat Grass		Arrhenatherum
Obedient plant		Physostegia virginiana
Oregano		Origanum
Ornamental Onion		Allium
Osmunda		Osmunda
Ostrich fern		Matteuccia
Oxalis		Oxalis crassipes
Oxeye		Buphthalmum
Painted daisy		Pyrethrum
Pampas grass		Cortaderia
Panic grass		Panicum
Pasque flower		Pulsatilla
Pearlwort		Sagina
Pearly everlasting		Anaphalis spp.
Pennywort		Hydrocotyle
Peony		Paeonia hybrids
Per. sunflower		Helianthus
Perennial pea		Lathyrus
Perennial Petunia		Ruellia
Periwinkle		Vinca
Persicaria		Persicaria
Peruvian Lily		Alstroemeria
Petasites		Petasites
Phlomis		Phlomis
Phlox		Phlox
Pickerel weed		Pontderia
Pimpernel		Anagallis
Pincushion flower		Scabiosa caucasica
Pineapple lily		Eucomis
Pinks		Dianthus spp.
Pinks, Thrift		Dianthus
Plantain		Plantago
Plantain Lily		Hosta
Plume poppy		Macleaya
Plumed thistle		Cirsium
Pokeweed		Phytolacca
Polypody fern		Polypodium
Poppy		Papaver spp.
Poppy opium		Papaver somniferum
Primrose		Primula x polyantha
Primrose		Primula
Primrose		Oenothera
Primrose cowslip		Primula veris
Primrose showy evening		Oenothera speciosa
Puschkinia		Puschkinia
Pussy toes		Antennaria
Pyrethrum		Pyrethrum roseum = C. coccineum
Quaking grass		Briza
Queen Anne’s Lace		Daucus
Ratibida		Ratibida
Red hot poker		Kniphofia uvaria
Red valerian		Centranthus ruber
Reed		Phragmites
Rhubarb		Rheum
Ribbon grass		Phalaris
Rock cress		Aubretia
Rock jasmine		Androsace
Rockcress		Arabis
Rodgersia		Rodgersia spp.
Rodgersia		Astilboides
Rodgersia		Rodgersia
Rose		Rosa
Rose campion		Lychnis coronaria
Rose mallow		Hibiscus moscheutos
Rosemary		Rosmarinus
Royal fern		Osmunda
Rue		Ruta
Rush		Juncus
Russian Sage		Perovskia atriplicifolia
Sage		Salvia
Sage		Salvia
Sage hybrid		Salvia x superba
Sage Russian		Perovskia atriplicifolia
Sage sky-blue		Salvia uliginosa
Sage velvet		Salvia leucantha
Saxifrage		Bergenia
Saxifrage		Saxifraga
Scabious		Scabiosa
Scirpus		Scirpus
Scotch Thistle		Onopordum
Sea holly		Eryngium spp.
Sea lavender		Limonium latifolium
Sea Oats		Chasmanthium
Sea thrift		Armeria maritima
Sedge		Carex
Sedge		Cyperus
Self-heal		Prunella x webbiana
Senecio		Senecio
Sensitive fern		Onoclea
Shasta Daisy		Leucanthemum
Shield fern		Polystichum
Shooting star		Dodecatheon
Silver Mound		Artemisia
Skullcap		Scutellaria
Skunk cabbage		Lysichiton
Skunk cabbage		Symplocarpos
Snakeroot		Cimicifuga
Sneezeweed		Helenium autumnale
Snowdrops		Galanthus
Snowflake		Leucojum
Snow-in-summer		Cerastium
Soapwort		Saponaria officinalis
Soft needle fern		Polystichum
Solomon' s seal		Polygonatum
Solomon's seal		Polygonatum biflorum
Spartina		Spartina
Speedwell		Veronica
Spider lily		Hymenocallis
Spiderwort		Tradescantia x andersonii
Spleenwort		Asplenium
Spurge		Euphorbia spp.
Spurge		Pachysandra
Squill		Scilla
St. John's wort		Hypericum
Stachys		Stachys
Star-of-Bethelem		Ornithogalum
Statice		Limonium spp.
Stokes's aster		Stokesia
Stonecrop		Sedum spp.
Strawberry		Fragraria
Strawberry geranium		Saxifraga stolonifera
Sundrops		Oenothera fruticosa
Sunflower		Helianthus spp.
Sun-rose		Helianthemum
Sweet flag grass		Acorus
Switchgrass		Panicum
Tansy		Chrysanthemum
Tassel fern		Polystichum
Thrift		Armeria
Thyme		Thymus
Tickseed		Coreopsis
Toad lily		Tricyrtis
Toadflax		Linaria
Torch lily, Tritoma		Kniphofia
Tovara		Tovara
Tree mallow		Lavatera
Triteleia		Triteleia
Tritonia		Tritonia
Trout lily		Erythronium
Tulip		Tulipa
Turk's turban		Malvaviscus arboreus
Turtlehead		Chelone
Tweedia		Oxypetalum caeruleum = Tweedia caerulea
Umbrella plant		Darmera
Valerian		Centranthus
Valerian		Valeriana
Verbena brazilian		Verbena bonariensis
Verbena clump		Verbena canadensis
Verbena moss		Verbena tenuisecta
Verbena rigid		Verbena rigida
Veronica		Veronica spp.
Vervain		Verbena
Viola, Pansy		Viola
Violet		Viola spp.
Virginia bluebells		Mertensia virginica
Wake robin		Trillium
Wall flower		Cheiranthus
Water hyacinth		Eichhornia
Water lettuce		Pistia
Water lily		Nymphaea
Water plantain		Alisma
Water soldier		Stratiotes
Whitlow grass		Draba
Wild ginger		Asarum
Wild rye		Elymus
Willow herb		Epilobium
Wind flower		Zephyranthes
Windflower		Anemone
Windflower		Gaura
Winter aconite		Eranthis
Wood fern		Dryopteris
Wood oat grass		Chasmanthium
Wood, male fern		Dryopteris
Woodrush		Luzula
Woodsia fern		Woodsia
Wormwood		Artemisia
Yarrow		Achillea spp.
Yellow archangel		Lamiastrum
Yellow loosestrife		Lysimachia punctata
Yellow pond lily		Nuphar
Yellow waxbells		Kirengeshoma
Yucca		Yucca