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Natal Grass
Plantae Poaceae

Natal Grass

Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

Melinis repens is a southern African grass, often a noxious weed elsewhere, that…

stiff-leaved meliosma
Plantae Sabiaceae

stiff-leaved meliosma

Meliosma rigida Siebold & Zucc.

Meliosma rigida, the stiff-leaved meliosma, is a flowering plant in Sabiaceae na…

lemon balm
Plantae Lamiaceae

lemon balm

Melissa officinalis L.

Melissa officinalis, or lemon balm, is a mint-family perennial herb widely culti…

Bastard Balm
Plantae Lamiaceae

Bastard Balm

Melittis melissophyllum L.

Melittis melissophyllum (bastard balm) is an aromatic European perennial labiate…

Melocactus curvispinus Hort.Berol. ex Pfeiff.
Plantae Cactaceae

Melocactus curvispinus Hort.Berol. ex Pfeiff.

Melocactus curvispinus Hort.Berol. ex Pfeiff.

Melocactus curvispinus is a solitary cactus with colored spines, pink-violet flo…

Turk's Cap Cactus
Plantae Cactaceae

Turk's Cap Cactus

Melocactus intortus (Mill.) Urb.

Melocactus intortus, the Turk's head cactus, is a Caribbean-endemic species of c…

chocolateweed
Plantae Malvaceae

chocolateweed

Melochia corchorifolia L.

Melochia corchorifolia L. is a herb widespread in warm regions, used as food and…

Gulf Teabush
Plantae Malvaceae

Gulf Teabush

Melochia tomentosa L.

creeping cucumber
Plantae Cucurbitaceae

creeping cucumber

Melothria pendula L.

Melothria pendula, the creeping cucumber, is a Benincaseae plant prominent in th…

Indian ironwood
Plantae Melastomataceae

Indian ironwood

Memecylon umbellatum Burm.fil.

Memecylon umbellatum Burm.fil., commonly called Ironwood, is a large shrub or sm…

moonseed
Plantae Menispermaceae

moonseed

Menispermum canadense L.

Canadian moonseed (Menispermum canadense L.) is a poisonous North American woody…

rough menodora
Plantae Oleaceae

rough menodora

Menodora scabra Engelm. ex A.Gray

Menodora scabra is a popular broom-like desert shrub with documented ethnobotani…

Spiny Menodora
Plantae Oleaceae

Spiny Menodora

Menodora spinescens A.Gray

Spiny menodora (Menodora spinescens A.Gray) is a spiny shrub from the southweste…

watermint
Plantae Lamiaceae

watermint

Mentha aquatica L.

Mentha aquatica (water mint) is a mint-scented aquatic-edge perennial herb with …

corn mint
Plantae Lamiaceae

corn mint

Mentha arvensis L.

Mentha arvensis L. (wild mint) is an herbaceous perennial with edible, medicinal…

Canada mint
Plantae Lamiaceae

Canada mint

Mentha canadensis L.

Mentha canadensis L. is a widely cultivated mint with aromatic leaves used for f…

Horse Mint
Plantae Lamiaceae

Horse Mint

Mentha longifolia (L.) L.

Mentha longifolia is an aromatic variable mint with medicinal properties, that c…

Pennyroyal
Plantae Lamiaceae

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium L.

Mentha pulegium L. (pennyroyal) is a toxic, widely distributed mint used histori…

Horse Mint
Plantae Lamiaceae

Horse Mint

Mentha spicata L.

Mentha spicata (spearmint) is a common perennial aromatic mint cultivated for it…

Apple Mint
Plantae Lamiaceae

Apple Mint

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh.

Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (apple mint) is an aromatic mint with a range of ornamen…

Whitestem Blazingstar
Plantae Loasaceae

Whitestem Blazingstar

Mentzelia albicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex Torr. & A.Gray

Mentzelia albicaulis is an annual herb with yellow flowers, growing up to 42 cm …

tropical blazingstar
Plantae Loasaceae

tropical blazingstar

Mentzelia aspera L.

Mentzelia aspera (tropical blazingstar) is an annual flowering plant in Loasacea…

Streambank Stickleaf
Plantae Loasaceae

Streambank Stickleaf

Mentzelia hispida Willd.

Mentzelia hispida is a flowering plant in Loasaceae native to Mexico, growing in…

sand blazingstar
Plantae Loasaceae

sand blazingstar

Mentzelia involucrata S.Watson

Mentzelia involucrata is a small annual North American desert plant notable for …