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Cockspur Thorn
Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner
Maclura cochinchinensis, commonly called cockspur thorn, is an edible-fruited flowering scrambling shrub or vine in the Moraceae family.
Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera (Raf. ex Sarg.) C.K.Schneid.
Maclura pomifera (Osage orange) is a North American deciduous tree or shrub grown for hedges, timber, and ornamentation, with controversial anachronism hypothesis.
Fustic
Maclura tinctoria (L.) D.Don ex Steud.
Maclura tinctoria, old fustic, is a Neotropical tree that produces a yellow dye historically used for WWI US military khaki fabric.
Alfa Grass
Macrochloa tenacissima (L.) Kunth
Macrochloa tenacissima, also called esparto grass, is a perennial grass native to dry regions of the western Mediterranean, harvested for its useful fiber.
Leatherwood
Macrolearia colensoi (Hook.fil.) Saldivia
Macrolearia colensoi is an endemic New Zealand shrub or tree that grows in sub-alpine scrub and other habitats.
Kawakawa
Macropiper excelsum (G.Forst.) Miq.
Macropiper excelsum, or kawakawa, is a New Zealand native tree with traditional Māori medicinal and cultural uses.
Purple Bush-Bean
Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.
Macroptilium atropurpureum is a tropical Fabaceae herb, used for pasture and ground cover, invasive in New Caledonia.
Phasey Bean
Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb.
Macroptilium lathyroides is a herbaceous plant native to the Americas, cultivated for forage and sometimes classified as a weed.
Mariana Maiden Fern
Macrothelypteris torresiana (Gaudich.) Ching
Macrothelypteris torresiana is a fern native to tropical Africa and Asia, introduced to the Americas, that contains flavonoids investigated for potential medicine.
burrawang
Macrozamia communis L.A.S.Johnson
Macrozamia communis, commonly called burrawang, is an Australian cycad found in New South Wales that is not considered at risk.
sandplain zamia
Macrozamia fraseri Miq.
Macrozamia fraseri Miq. is a variable, slow-growing dioecious cycad that grows on sand in low heath and contains toxic cycasins.
Zamia Palm
Macrozamia riedlei (Gaudich.) C.A.Gardner
Macrozamia riedlei is a common endemic cycad of southern Western Australia with toxic unprepared seeds that are edible after proper processing.
Common Madia
Madia elegans D.Don
Madia elegans is a yellow-flowered North American plant whose achenes were historically used as food by Native Americans.
small tarweed
Madia exigua (Sm.) Greene
Madia exigua is an aromatic annual herb native to dry non-desert habitats of western North America.
mountain tarweed
Madia glomerata Hook.
Madia glomerata Hook. is an aromatic annual herb that is widely distributed across much of western and northern North America.
grassy tarweed
Madia gracilis (Sm.) D.D.Keck & J.C.Clausen ex Applegate
Madia gracilis is an annual herb native to western North America, whose seeds were historically used to make pinole by California indigenous peoples.
coast tarweed
Madia sativa Molina
Madia sativa is an annual herb native to the Americas, grown for its seed oil.
Maekawaea rhytidophylla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Maekawaea rhytidophylla (F.Muell. ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Maekawaea rhytidophylla is a fabaceous shrub/herb native to Australasia, with wrinkled leaves and attractive pink flowers.
False Assegai
Maesa lanceolata Forssk.
Maesa lanceolata is a toxic shrub or tree from Africa and Arabia with medicinal uses.
Cucumber-tree
Magnolia acuminata (L.) L.
Magnolia acuminata (cucumbertree) is a large cold-hardy magnolia native to eastern North America with multiple uses.
Formosan michelia
Magnolia compressa Maxim.
Magnolia compressa is a flowering plant species in the Magnoliaceae family native to East Asia that contains the alkaloid michepressine.
Fraser Magnolia
Magnolia fraseri Walter
Magnolia fraseri, or Fraser's magnolia, is a small deciduous tree native to eastern North America grown as an ornamental.
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora L.
Magnolia grandiflora L., southern magnolia, is an evergreen ornamental tree native to the Southeastern US with uses in timber and herbal practices.
bigleaf magnolia
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
Magnolia macrophylla, the bigleaf magnolia, is a distinctive large-leaved North American understory magnolia tree.
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