Plants — 23,508 Species

Elecampane

Inula helenium L.

Inula helenium L. (elecampane) is a rigid herb with a long history of recorded medicinal, culinary, and practical uses.

gallinero

Iochroma arborescens (L.) J.M.H.Shaw

Iochroma arborescens is a large shrub or small tree native to the Americas and Caribbean, with ornamental, folk medicinal, and documented toxic properties.

Purple Rocket

Iodanthus pinnatifidus (Michx.) Steud.

Purplerocket, Iodanthus pinnatifidus, is a monotypic mustard species native to central-eastern United States.

Lava Aster

Ionactis alpina (Nutt.) Greene

Ionactis alpina is a small hairy perennial herb with colored ray florets around yellow disc florets, producing hairy achenes.

Flax-leaved Aster

Ionactis linariifolia (L.) Greene

Ionactis linariifolia is a North American aster species in the Asteraceae family, growing across eastern and central regions in various habitats.

Iostephane heterophylla (Cav.) Benth.

Iostephane heterophylla (Cav.) Benth.

Iostephane heterophylla is a rosette-forming purple-flowered herbaceous perennial native to southwest Mexico from Chihuahua to Oaxaca.

Spring starflower

Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Raf.

Ipheion uniflorum is a small bulbous perennial spring-flowering plant widely grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba L.

Ipomoea alba is a toxic climbing vine cultivated for its large fragrant flowers, with a historic use in rubber processing.

Redcenter Morning-glory

Ipomoea amnicola Morong

Ipomoea amnicola, commonly redcenter morning-glory, is a bindweed native to Mexico and much of South America, introduced to three U.S. states.

Water Morning Glory

Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

Ipomoea aquatica Forssk., commonly known as water spinach, is a widely cultivated semi-aquatic vegetable used as food and in traditional medicine.

Ginger-leaf Morning-glory

Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.

Ipomoea asarifolia, the ginger-leaf morning-glory, is a plant species in the Convolvulaceae family, genus Ipomoea.

sweet potato

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Ipomoea batatas, the sweet potato, is a widely cultivated root crop grown in tropical and warm temperate regions.

Ipomoea bracteata Cav.

Ipomoea bracteata Cav.

Ipomoea bracteata Cav. is a bindweed family plant species that is endemic to Mexico.

Mile-a-minute vine

Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet

Ipomoea cairica is a climbing vine grown ornamentally, with edible parts and medicinal uses, and ingestion causes respiratory symptoms.

Bush Morning Glory

Ipomoea carnea Jacq.

Ipomoea carnea (pink morning glory) is a toxic bush morning glory with a range of uses from paper-making to medicine.

red morning glory

Ipomoea coccinea L.

Ipomoea coccinea L., or red morning glory, is a climbing vine cultivated in India as an ornamental and medicinal plant.

Tievine

Ipomoea cordatotriloba Dennst.

Ipomoea cordatotriloba is an annual climbing herb with purple-pink flowers, growing in disturbed areas across the southern US and northern Mexico.

Christmas vine

Ipomoea corymbosa (L.) Roth

Ipomoea corymbosa is a perennial climbing vine, historically used in Mexican ritual, and invasive in several regions worldwide.

crestrib morning-glory

Ipomoea costellata Torr.

ivy-leaved morning-glory

Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.

Ipomoea hederacea, ivy-leaved morning glory, is a bindweed family climbing vine native to tropical Americas, introduced to North America, with colorful summer to fall flowers.

scarlet creeper

Ipomoea hederifolia L.

Ipomoea hederifolia L. is a herbaceous annual vine native to the Americas, first described by Linnaeus in 1759, with multiple common names.

beach morning-glory

Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb.

Ipomoea imperati is a beach-growing flowering Convolvulaceae species that is invasive in some places.

oceanblue morning glory

Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.

Ipomoea indica is a perennial vining morning glory cultivated as an ornamental, suited for year-round honey production.

White Morning-glory

Ipomoea lacunosa L.

Ipomoea lacunosa, the whitestar potato, is a North American vining morning glory with edible tubers used by some Native American tribes.