Plants — 23,508 Species
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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
Melianthus major L.
Melianthus major is a poisonous evergreen flowering shrub endemic to South Africa, widely grown ornamentally.
Siberian Melicgrass
Melica altissima L.
Melica altissima is a Poaceae species naturalized in Ontario, Oklahoma, and New York in North America.
Eyelash Grass
Melica ciliata L.
Melica ciliata L. is a tufted deciduous perennial grass with a defined botanical morphology.
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
Melica mutica Walter
Melica mutica Walter is a perennial caespitose grass described with detailed measurements of all its morphological structures.
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
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
Melica transsilvanica Schur
Melica transsilvanica Schur is a perennial grass species found across parts of Eurasia in dry open habitats.
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
Melichrus urceolatus R.Br.
Melichrus urceolatus is an Australian erect shrub that grows in forest, woodland and mallee scrub in three eastern states.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Melilotus albus Medik.
Melilotus albus Medik. (white sweetclover) is an adaptable nitrogen-fixing legume grown for forage, honey production, and soil improvement.
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
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.
Melilotus officinalis, or yellow sweetclover, is an invasive legume with varied agricultural, chemical, and environmental uses.
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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