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green adder's-mouth
Malaxis unifolia Michx.
Malaxis unifolia, the green adder's-mouth orchid, is a small one-leaved green-flowered orchid widespread across the Americas.
coppery mesemb
Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes
Malephora crocea, the coppery mesemb or red ice plant, is a succulent perennial groundcover native to Southern Africa grown as an ornamental and fire-resistant groundcover.
Malesherbia linearifolia (Cav.) Poir.
Malesherbia linearifolia (Cav.) Poir.
Malesherbia linearifolia, the blue star of cordillera, is a Chilean endemic subshrub first described in 1797.
Green Kamala
Mallotus claoxyloides (F.Muell.) Müll.Arg.
Mallotus claoxyloides is a bush to small tree with opposite leaves and characteristic bark and branching features.
Mallotus
Mallotus japonicus (L.f.) Müll.Arg.
Mallotus japonicus is an East Asian dioecious plant with anti-herbivore traits, edible young leaves, and traditional medicinal uses.
Turn-in-the-wind
Mallotus paniculatus (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
Mallotus paniculatus has two recognized varieties with distinct distributions across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
Kamala
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
Mallotus philippensis is a bush or small-to-medium tree used for yellow dye and herbal remedies, and it produces rottlerin.
Mallotus repandus (Rottler) Müll.Arg.
Mallotus repandus (Rottler) Müll.Arg.
Mallotus repandus is the only liana in the Mallotus genus, native from India to Oceania, with various traditional uses.
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Engl.
Malosma laurina (laurel sumac) is a fragrant evergreen shrub/tree native to coastal Southern California, with historical human uses and cultivation for native gardens.
wild crapemyrtle
Malpighia glabra L.
Malpighia glabra, wild crapemyrtle, is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the Malpighiaceae family.
southern crabapple
Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michx.
Malus angustifolia is a small North American flowering tree with edible processed fruits grown as ornamentals.
Siberian crabapple
Malus baccata (L.) Borkh.
Malus baccata (L.) Borkh. is an apple relative with ornamental, edible, and breeding uses native to Asia.
sweet crabapple
Malus coronaria (L.) Mill.
Malus coronaria, also called sweet crabapple, is a North American shrub or small tree grown for its fruit and wood.
apple
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.
Malus domestica, the common apple tree, is a deciduous cultivated tree requiring cross-pollination to produce fruit.
Pacific Crab Apple
Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K.Schneid.
Malus fusca, or Pacific crabapple, is a deciduous North American tree with edible fruit and many traditional uses.
Prairie Crab Apple
Malus ioensis (Alph.Wood) Britton
Malus ioensis is a United States-native crabapple tree with two varieties, white or pink summer flowers, and fruit eaten by wildlife.
European Wild Apple
Malus sylvestris Mill.
Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple, is a threatened deciduous tree native to Europe and nearby West Asia.
Toringo Crabapple
Malus toringo (Siebold) de Vriese
Malus toringo (syn. Malus sieboldii) is a Rosaceae crabapple native to eastern temperate Asia.
Greater Musk-mallow
Malva alcea L.
Malva alcea L. is a herbaceous perennial ornamental hollyhock mallow often confused with the closely related Malva moschata.
Tree Mallow
Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel.
Malva arborea (tree mallow) is a salt-tolerant coastal shrubby plant with various medicinal and edible uses.
Island Mallow
Malva assurgentiflora (Kellogg) M.F.Ray
Malva assurgentiflora is a Channel Islands endemic mallow grown in California as an ornamental and windbreak.
Malva hispanica L.
Malva hispanica L.
Malva hispanica (Spanish mallow) is a western Mediterranean native flowering plant in Malvaceae with unique bilobed epicalyx.
musk mallow
Malva moschata L.
Malva moschata L. is a musky-scented perennial flowering plant native to Europe and southwest Asia, grown ornamentally and eaten.
Cretan mallow
Malva multiflora (Cav.) Soldano, Banfi & Galasso
Malva multiflora is a mallow-family flowering plant native to Mediterranean regions with leaf blades that track the sun.
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