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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
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
Illicium floridanum J.Ellis
Illicium floridanum, or Florida anise tree, is a toxic evergreen shrub native to the southeastern US coastal plain.
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
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
Impatiens capensis Meerb.
Impatiens capensis (jewelweed, touch-me-not) is a herbaceous plant with edible parts and traditional medicinal uses.
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
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
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
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
Impatiens parviflora DC.
Impatiens parviflora is an edible annual herb with medicinal uses, native to parts of Eurasia.
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
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
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.
Imperata cylindrica (cogongrass) is a rhizomatous grass with a range of practical, ornamental, and culinary uses.
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
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
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
Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq.
Indigofera hendecaphylla, creeping indigo, is a flowering Fabaceae plant native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
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
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
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
Indigofera spicata Forssk.
Indigofera spicata (creeping or trailing indigo) is a Fabaceae flowering plant with confused toxicity reports as a forage species.
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
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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