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Crown Honeyflower
Melianthaceae

Crown Honeyflower

Melianthus comosus Vahl

Melianthus comosus, the toxic honey flower, is a popular garden shrub native to dry southern African regions.

Cape honey flower
Melianthaceae

Cape honey flower

Melianthus major L.

Melianthus major is a poisonous evergreen flowering shrub endemic to South Africa, widely grown ornamentally.

Siberian Melicgrass
Poaceae

Siberian Melicgrass

Melica altissima L.

Melica altissima is a Poaceae species naturalized in Ontario, Oklahoma, and New York in North America.

Eyelash Grass
Poaceae

Eyelash Grass

Melica ciliata L.

Melica ciliata L. is a tufted deciduous perennial grass with a defined botanical morphology.

smallflower melicgrass
Poaceae

smallflower melicgrass

Melica imperfecta Trin.

Melica imperfecta Trin. is a perennial bunchgrass cultivated as an ornamental for drought-tolerant and native plant gardens.

Twoflower Melicgrass
Poaceae

Twoflower Melicgrass

Melica mutica Walter

Melica mutica Walter is a perennial caespitose grass described with detailed measurements of all its morphological structures.

Threeflower Melicgrass
Poaceae

Threeflower Melicgrass

Melica nitens (Scribn.) Nutt. ex Piper

Melica nitens is a perennial North American grass with varying conservation status and occasional use as forage.

Mountain Melick
Poaceae

Mountain Melick

Melica nutans L.

Melica nutans L. is a grass species with creeping rhizomes that grows in shady hillside habitats at 100–2300 m elevation.

Melica transsilvanica Schur
Poaceae

Melica transsilvanica Schur

Melica transsilvanica Schur

Melica transsilvanica Schur is a perennial grass species found across parts of Eurasia in dry open habitats.

Wood Melick
Poaceae

Wood Melick

Melica uniflora Retz.

Melica uniflora Retz. is a grass species found across Eurasia and North Africa, with a cultivated form holding an RHS Award of Garden Merit.

urn heath
Ericaceae

urn heath

Melichrus urceolatus R.Br.

Melichrus urceolatus is an Australian erect shrub that grows in forest, woodland and mallee scrub in three eastern states.

Genip
Sapindaceae

Genip

Melicoccus bijugatus Jacq.

Melicoccus bijugatus is a fruiting tree native to northern South America, cultivated for its edible fruits and used as an ornamental.

pink-flowered doughwood
Rutaceae

pink-flowered doughwood

Melicope elleryana (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley

Melicope elleryana is a flowering shrub or tree, known as the favoured food plant of the Ulysses butterfly and sometimes grown ornamentally.

little evodia
Rutaceae

little evodia

Melicope rubra (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) T.G.Hartley

Melicope rubra is a small Australian and New Guinean tree popular in cultivation that attracts birds and butterflies.

Poataniwha
Rutaceae

Poataniwha

Melicope simplex A.Cunn.

Poataniwha (Melicope simplex A.Cunn.) is a New Zealand native Rutaceae shrub that grows white flowers and tiny black seeds.

Melicope ternata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Rutaceae

Melicope ternata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Melicope ternata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Melicope ternata (wharangi) is a native New Zealand coastal shrub or small tree in the Rutaceae family, found on New Zealand's coastal islands.

Porcupine Shrub
Violaceae

Porcupine Shrub

Melicytus alpinus (Kirk) Garn.-Jones

Melicytus alpinus, the porcupine shrub, is a New Zealand endemic slow-growing shrub adapted to harsh alpine and coastal areas.

tree violet
Violaceae

tree violet

Melicytus dentatus (R.Br. ex DC.) Molloy & Mabb.

Melicytus dentatus, the tree violet, is a spiny shrub native to southeastern Australia that produces berries eaten by Cunningham's spiny-tailed skinks.

Māhoe Wao
Violaceae

Māhoe Wao

Melicytus lanceolatus Hook.fil.

Melicytus lanceolatus is a small endemic New Zealand tree that grows in cool moist forests and acts as an early disturbance colonizer.

Māhoe
Violaceae

Māhoe

Melicytus ramiflorus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Melicytus ramiflorus is a small endemic New Zealand tree in the Violaceae family, common in lower-altitude forests.

White Sweetclover
Fabaceae

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus Medik.

Melilotus albus Medik. (white sweetclover) is an adaptable nitrogen-fixing legume grown for forage, honey production, and soil improvement.

small melilot
Fabaceae

small melilot

Melilotus indicus (L.) All.

Melilotus indicus is a halophytic herb that is used as forage, bee nectar, soil improver, and traditional medicine.

Yellow Sweetclover
Fabaceae

Yellow Sweetclover

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.

Melilotus officinalis, or yellow sweetclover, is an invasive legume with varied agricultural, chemical, and environmental uses.

Molasses Grass
Poaceae

Molasses Grass

Melinis minutiflora P.Beauv.

Melinis minutiflora (molasses grass) is a fragrant perennial African grass with vine-like climbing growth and variable blooming periods.

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