Asparagaceae
Prospero obtusifolium (Poir.) Speta
Prospero obtusifolium (Poir.) Speta
Prospero obtusifolium is an autumnal-flowering native plant of southern Europe and North Africa in the Asparagaceae family.
Daubenya zeyheri (Kunth) J.C.Manning & A.M.van der Merwe
Daubenya zeyheri (Kunth) J.C.Manning & A.M.van der Merwe
Daubenya zeyheri is a threatened bulbous South African endemic that attracts pollinating sunbirds with nectar in its tubular flowers.
Massonia bifolia (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Massonia bifolia (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
Massonia bifolia is a geophyte native to southern Namibia and South Africa's western Cape, growing in sheltered rocky outcrops.
Massonia depressa Houtt.
Massonia depressa Houtt.
Massonia depressa, the hedgehog lily, is a South African bulbous perennial flowering plant that gained the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Maianthemum gigas (Woodson) LaFrankie
Maianthemum gigas (Woodson) LaFrankie
Maianthemum gigas is a variable herb with two varieties native to elevations from 900 to over 3000 m across Central America and southern Mexico.
Maianthemum paniculatum (M.Martens & Galeotti) LaFrankie
Maianthemum paniculatum (M.Martens & Galeotti) LaFrankie
Maianthemum paniculatum is a leafy rhizomatous plant found across Mexico and Central America in open, often disturbed sites.
Polygonatum humile Fisch. ex Maxim.
Polygonatum humile Fisch. ex Maxim.
Dwarf Solomon's-seal (Polygonatum humile) is a perennial Asparagaceae plant native to East and North Asia.
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
Ophiopogon japonicus, or fountainplant, is an evergreen perennial grown ornamentally and used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Ophiopogon planiscapus Nakai
Ophiopogon planiscapus Nakai
Ophiopogon planiscapus Nakai is a small evergreen perennial flowering plant from Japan, with popular ornamental cultivars for gardening.
Aspidistra elatior Blume
Aspidistra elatior Blume
Aspidistra elatior Blume, the hardy cast-iron plant, is a Japanese perennial widely cultivated as a houseplant.
Nolina brittoniana Nash
Nolina brittoniana Nash
Nolina brittoniana (Britton's beargrass) is a rare endangered flowering plant endemic to Central Florida.
Nolina erumpens (Torr.) S.Watson
Nolina erumpens (Torr.) S.Watson
Nolina erumpens is a flowering plant with tufted grooved leaves that attracts ants, wasps, and bees when blooming in late spring and early summer.
Nolina greenei S.Watson ex Wooton & Standl.
Nolina greenei S.Watson ex Wooton & Standl.
Nolina greenei (woodland beargrass) is a US-native perennial rosette plant found in the southwestern-central US.
Nolina beldingii Brandegee
Nolina beldingii Brandegee
Nolina beldingii Brandegee is a tree-like Nolina species endemic to Baja California Sur, Mexico, with reported traditional uses for its leaves.
Dasylirion longissimum Lem.
Dasylirion longissimum Lem.
Dasylirion longissimum is an evergreen shrub cultivated for xeric landscapes in the Southwestern United States.
Dasylirion acrotrichum (Schiede) Zucc.
Dasylirion acrotrichum (Schiede) Zucc.
Dasylirion acrotrichum is a drought-tolerant rosette-forming shrub cultivated for xeriscaping in warm dry regions of the US.
Beaucarnea gracilis Lem.
Beaucarnea gracilis Lem.
Beaucarnea gracilis is an arborescent flowering plant endemic to seasonally dry regions of Mexico.
Beaucarnea recurvata (K.Koch & Fintelm.) Lem.
Beaucarnea recurvata (K.Koch & Fintelm.) Lem.
Beaucarnea recurvata, or ponytail palm, is a drought-tolerant evergreen perennial commonly grown as a houseplant.
Beaucarnea pliabilis (Baker) Rose
Beaucarnea pliabilis (Baker) Rose
Beaucarnea pliabilis is an Asparagaceae tree endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula, growing up to 10 m tall.
Ruscus hypophyllum L.
Ruscus hypophyllum L.
Ruscus hypophyllum is a self-supporting Asparagaceae shrub that grows up to 0.42 m tall.
Danae racemosa (L.) Moench
Danae racemosa (L.) Moench
Danae racemosa (Alexandrian laurel) is a slow-growing evergreen shrub native to West Asia, grown for its glossy green foliage.
Eriospermum proliferum Baker
Eriospermum proliferum Baker
Eriospermum proliferum Baker is a South African Eriospermum species with distinct unbranched leaf enations and white flowers.
Eriospermum paradoxum (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
Eriospermum paradoxum (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.
Eriospermum paradoxum is a peculiar semisucculent geophytic plant indigenous to South Africa's Cape region.
Eriospermum capense (L.) T.M.Salter
Eriospermum capense (L.) T.M.Salter
Eriospermum capense is a tuberous plant native to south-western South Africa, with distinctively colored leaves and a specific seasonal growth cycle.
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