Plants — 23,508 Species

Plateau Milkvine

Matelea edwardsensis Correll

Florida Milkvine

Matelea floridana (Vail) Woodson

Matelea floridana is an endangered endemic climbing flowering perennial of the southeastern US with rotting fruit-scented purple flowers.

Spearleaf

Matelea parvifolia (Torr.) Woodson

Matelea parvifolia, or spearleaf, is an apocynaceous perennial herb native to deserts of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

German Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla L.

Matricaria chamomilla (German/blue chamomile) is an aster used for tea and herbal medicine with potential adverse effects.

pineapple-weed

Matricaria discoidea DC.

Matricaria discoidea DC. (pineapple weed) is an annual Asteraceae species that reproduces by seed and has edible and medicinal uses.

ostrich fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod.

Matteuccia struthiopteris, commonly ostrich fern, is a large Northern Hemisphere fern grown ornamentally and harvested for edible fiddleheads.

fragrant stock

Matthiola fragrans (Fisch.) Bunge

Matthiola fragrans is a flowering plant in Brassicaceae, native to parts of Eastern Europe and Kazakhstan, restricted to chalk outcrops.

Sad Stock

Matthiola fruticulosa (L.) Maire

Matthiola fruticulosa, sad stock, is a Brassicaceae flowering plant native to the Mediterranean, adapted to clay and marl soils.

hoary stock

Matthiola incana (L.) W.T.Aiton

Matthiola incana, or stock, is a flowering plant native to southern Europe, often grown as a garden annual.

Evening Stock

Matthiola longipetala (Vent.) DC.

Matthiola longipetala is an Eurasian, evening-scented annual grown across North America for its fragrant nighttime blooms.

Matthiola maderensis Lowe

Matthiola maderensis Lowe

Matthiola maderensis Lowe is a fragrant herbaceous plant with colored clustered flowers, reaching up to 90 cm in height.

Smallflower Stock

Matthiola parviflora (Schousb.) W.T.Aiton

Matthiola parviflora, the smallflower stock, is a Brassicaceae flowering plant native to areas around the Mediterranean and invading Arizona's Sonoran Desert.

Sea Stock

Matthiola sinuata (L.) W.T.Aiton

Matthiola sinuata, the sea stock, is a vulnerable short-lived coastal Brassicaceae herb found in European coastal habitats.

Snapdragon Vine

Maurandella antirrhiniflora (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rothm.

Maurandella antirrhiniflora is a plant species with distinct leaf and flower traits that set it apart from Maurandya genus species.

moriche palm

Mauritia flexuosa L.f.

Mauritia flexuosa is a keystone palm native to wet tropical South American habitats that supports many local animal species.

Stream Bogmoss

Mayaca fluviatilis Aubl.

Mayaca fluviatilis Aubl. is an aquatic plant species first described from Guyana with characteristic spiral thin leaves and specific floral traits.

Maiten tree

Maytenus boaria Molina

Maytenus boaria Molina is a tree species with multiple uses, naturalized as an invasive in New Zealand and planted widely elsewhere.

Miquel's mazus

Mazus miquelii Makino

Mazus miquelii is a stolon-spreading herb, an invasive weed in northeastern North America that favors damp boggy habitats.

Asian mazus

Mazus pumilus (Burm.fil.) Steenis

Mazus pumilus (Japanese mazus) is a flowering annual plant native to Asian regions, invasive in North America, growing up to 30 cm tall.

common axil-flower

Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small

Mecardonia acuminata is a small herb native to the southeastern US that usually grows in wetlands.

Yellow-flowered waterhyssop

Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small

Mecardonia procumbens is an annual or perennial herb native to the Americas, now naturalized in warm regions worldwide.

Cucumber Root

Medeola virginiana L.

Medeola virginiana (Indian cucumber-root) is a North American forest herb with edible tubers and traditional Iroquois medicinal uses.

Spotted medick

Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.

Medicago arabica (L.) Huds. is a 20–60 cm sprawling plant with spotted trifoliate leaves, pale yellow flowers, and spiny coiled legume fruits.

tree medick

Medicago arborea L.

Medicago arborea L. is a 1–4 m tall shrub defined by its distinct morphological features.