Asparagaceae
Acanthocarpus preissii Lehm.
Acanthocarpus preissii Lehm.
Acanthocarpus preissii is a rhizomatous perennial flowering Asparagaceae that grows on Western Australian coastal dunes, blooming white flowers in April–May.
Agave americana L.
Agave americana L.
Agave americana L. (century plant) is a monocarpic succulent grown ornamentally, used traditionally in medicine with unproven effects.
Agave angustifolia Haw.
Agave angustifolia Haw.
Agave angustifolia, the Caribbean agave, is a Mexican and Central American agave grown for mezcal and as an ornamental plant.
Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck
Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck
Agave attenuata Salm-Dyck is a rare wild Mexican monocarpic agave commonly grown in cultivation.
Agave chrysantha Peebles
Agave chrysantha Peebles
Agave chrysantha is an Arizona-endemic century plant known for its bright yellow flowers on tall stalks.
Agave deserti Engelm.
Agave deserti Engelm.
Agave deserti is a desert agave native to southwestern North America, with two varieties and a history of use by Native Americans.
Agave havardiana Trel.
Agave havardiana Trel.
Agave havardiana is a threatened acaulescent agave native to parts of Texas and northern Mexico.
Agave lechuguilla Torr.
Agave lechuguilla Torr.
Agave lechuguilla, or shin-daggers, is a Chihuahuan Desert agave with toxic foliage and various human uses.
Agave palmeri Engelm.
Agave palmeri Engelm.
Agave palmeri Engelm. is the largest US Agave species, native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, used by Native Americans and cultivated as an ornamental.
Agave parryi Engelm.
Agave parryi Engelm.
Agave parryi (Parry's agave) is a slow-growing monocarpic succulent native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, popular for desert landscaping.
Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck
Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck
Agave salmiana is a large monocarpic agave native to central and southern Mexico, known for producing the tallest recorded plant inflorescence.
Agave schottii Engelm.
Agave schottii Engelm.
Agave schottii Engelm., commonly called shindagger, is a flowering succulent agave native to arid regions of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Agave shawii Engelm.
Agave shawii Engelm.
Agave shawii is a slow-growing succulent agave near-endemic to Baja California with limited wild populations remaining in coastal Southern California, grown as an ornamental.
Agave sisalana Perrine
Agave sisalana Perrine
Agave sisalana, or sisal, is an agave cultivated for its fiber used in many everyday and industrial products.
Agave utahensis Engelm.
Agave utahensis Engelm.
Agave utahensis is a rosette agave grown ornamentally, with traditional Native American uses for food and fiber.
Agave virginica L.
Agave virginica L.
Agave virginica (false aloe) is a stemless agave native to central North America, adapted mainly to nocturnal moth pollination.
Albuca cooperi Baker
Albuca cooperi Baker
Albuca cooperi Baker is a 30–60 cm tall geophyte with bulbs, 2–4 leaves, and nodding pale yellow flowers with broad green central stripes.
Albuca setosa Jacq.
Albuca setosa Jacq.
Albuca setosa Jacq. is a bulbous plant with distinct leaves and yellow or white spring-early summer flowers.
Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene
Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene
Androstephium coeruleum, blue funnel-lily, is an uncommon herbaceous perennial corm that is native to central US prairies, whose corm was once eaten.
Anthericum liliago L.
Anthericum liliago L.
Anthericum liliago L. is a tuberous-rooted herbaceous perennial with white lily-like flowers grown in sunny, well-drained gardens.
Anthericum ramosum L.
Anthericum ramosum L.
Anthericum ramosum is a white-flowered herb native to Europe, Central Asia and Russia, growing on sunny calcareous ground.
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis L.
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis L.
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis is the only species in the Aphyllanthes genus, endemic to the western Mediterranean, and grown as an attractive rock garden plant.
Arthropodium cirratum (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Arthropodium cirratum (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Arthropodium cirratum is a New Zealand plant grown as an ornament, with edible rhizomes historically used by Māori.
Arthropodium milleflorum (Redouté) J.F.Macbr.
Arthropodium milleflorum (Redouté) J.F.Macbr.
Arthropodium milleflorum, the pale vanilla lily, is an Australian native herbaceous perennial with vanilla-scented flowers and edible tubers.
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