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streambank wild hollyhock
Malvaceae

streambank wild hollyhock

Iliamna rivularis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene

Iliamna rivularis is a North American flowering plant whose seed germination is typically triggered by wildfire.

Coral-necklace
Caryophyllaceae

Coral-necklace

Illecebrum verticillatum L.

Illecebrum verticillatum is a trailing small plant native to most of Europe, introduced to parts of Australia and New Zealand.

Florida Anise
Schisandraceae

Florida Anise

Illicium floridanum J.Ellis

Illicium floridanum, or Florida anise tree, is a toxic evergreen shrub native to the southeastern US coastal plain.

Kashmir Balsam
Balsaminaceae

Kashmir Balsam

Impatiens balfourii Hook.fil.

Impatiens balfourii is an annual herb native to the Himalayas that has become invasive in some regions outside its native range.

Garden balsam
Balsaminaceae

Garden balsam

Impatiens balsamina L.

Impatiens balsamina is an annual flowering plant native to South Asia, widely cultivated ornamentally and used in traditional Asian medicine and nail dyeing.

common jewelweed
Balsaminaceae

common jewelweed

Impatiens capensis Meerb.

Impatiens capensis (jewelweed, touch-me-not) is a herbaceous plant with edible parts and traditional medicinal uses.

Himalayan balsam
Balsaminaceae

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera Royle

Impatiens glandulifera Royle, or Himalayan balsam, is an edible flowering plant native to the Himalayas that is now naturalized across many regions globally.

New Guinea Impatiens
Balsaminaceae

New Guinea Impatiens

Impatiens hawkeri W.Bull

Impatiens hawkeri, New Guinea impatiens, is a Balsaminaceae flowering plant native to New Guinea and the Solomons, widely cultivated for gardens.

Touch-me-not Balsam
Balsaminaceae

Touch-me-not Balsam

Impatiens noli-tangere L.

Impatiens noli-tangere is an annual explosive-seed-dispersing balsam found in damp areas across Europe, Asia, and North America.

pale jewelweed
Balsaminaceae

pale jewelweed

Impatiens pallida Nutt.

Impatiens pallida is a yellow-flowered touch-me-not native to eastern North America, with edible parts and traditional uses for skin rashes.

small balsam
Balsaminaceae

small balsam

Impatiens parviflora DC.

Impatiens parviflora is an edible annual herb with medicinal uses, native to parts of Eurasia.

Shrub Balsam
Balsaminaceae

Shrub Balsam

Impatiens sodenii Engl. & Warb. ex Engl.

Impatiens sodenii is a subshrub grown as an easy-to-cultivate ornamental garden shrub for moderate climates

Busy Lizzie
Balsaminaceae

Busy Lizzie

Impatiens walleriana Hook.fil.

Impatiens walleriana is a popular herbaceous flowering bedding plant with exploding seed pods, grown as an annual in temperate regions.

Cogon Grass
Poaceae

Cogon Grass

Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

Imperata cylindrica (cogongrass) is a rhizomatous grass with a range of practical, ornamental, and culinary uses.

Masterwort
Apiaceae

Masterwort

Imperatoria ostruthium L.

Masterwort (Imperatoria ostruthium) is an Apiaceae flowering plant native to European mountains, used for flavoring and traditional Austrian medicine.

Australian Indigo
Fabaceae

Australian Indigo

Indigofera australis Willd.

Indigofera australis Willd. is a common widespread Australian nitrogen-fixing shrub that has showy purple-pink flowers and supports native wildlife.

Indigofera cordifolia B.Heyne ex Roth
Fabaceae

Indigofera cordifolia B.Heyne ex Roth

Indigofera cordifolia B.Heyne ex Roth

Indigofera cordifolia, heart-leaf indigo, is a Fabaceae flowering plant that can improve crop yields via nitrogen fixation.

trailing indigo
Fabaceae

trailing indigo

Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq.

Indigofera hendecaphylla, creeping indigo, is a flowering Fabaceae plant native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.

hairy indigo
Fabaceae

hairy indigo

Indigofera hirsuta L.

Indigofera hirsuta, or hairy indigo, is a Fabaceae flowering plant native to most tropics, used as green manure and minor forage.

Narrowleaf Indigo
Fabaceae

Narrowleaf Indigo

Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz.

Indigofera linifolia (narrowleaf indigo) is a widely distributed Fabaceae flowering plant used for livestock fodder and emergency human food.

Scarlet Pea
Fabaceae

Scarlet Pea

Indigofera miniata Ortega

Indigofera miniata, scarlet pea/coastal indigo, is a prostrate perennial flowering Fabaceae native to parts of the southern US, Mexico, Guatemala, and Cuba.

Creeping Indigo
Fabaceae

Creeping Indigo

Indigofera spicata Forssk.

Indigofera spicata (creeping or trailing indigo) is a Fabaceae flowering plant with confused toxicity reports as a forage species.

Shrubby Indigo
Fabaceae

Shrubby Indigo

Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.

Indigofera suffruticosa, or anil, is a pantropical Fabaceae shrub used as a source of indigo dye for Maya blue pigment.

river koko
Fabaceae

river koko

Inga vera Willd.

Inga vera Willd. is a Fabaceae tropical tree found in Central and South America known by several common names.

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