Plants — 23,508 Species
Top Families in Plants
All Plants Species
Giant Blazingstar
Mentzelia laevicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
Mentzelia laevicaulis is a plant with a tall whitish-green branched stem, large striking yellow star-shaped flowers, and capsule fruits with winged seeds.
Ash Meadows Blazing Star
Mentzelia leucophylla Brandegee
Mentzelia leucophylla is a rare endemic hairy herb with yellow afternoon flowers native only to Ash Meadows, Nevada, threatened by habitat loss.
Lindley's blazingstar
Mentzelia lindleyi Torr. & A.Gray
Mentzelia lindleyi is an annual wildflower that bears bright yellow flowers and is grown as an ornamental pollinator plant.
San Luis blazingstar
Mentzelia micrantha (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A.Gray
Mentzelia micrantha is an annual herb with yellow flowers, native to western North America, known for its small blooms and erect growth.
shining blazingstar
Mentzelia nitens Greene
Mentzelia nitens Greene is an annual herb with yellow flowers that grows up to 34 cm tall, producing narrow curving fruits with tiny bumpy seeds.
Bractless Blazingstar
Mentzelia nuda (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
Bractless blazingstar (Mentzelia nuda) is a cream-flowered perennial Loasaceae native to central US plains, introduced to Illinois.
Stick-Leaf
Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims
Mentzelia oligosperma (stickleaf/chickenthief) is a perennial flowering plant in Loasaceae native to central US warm regions.
Torrey's blazing star
Mentzelia torreyi A.Gray
Mentzelia torreyi A.Gray is a small perennial herb with yellow flowers and urn-shaped fruits holding tiny bullet-shaped seeds.
Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata L.
Menyanthes trifoliata L. is an aquatic plant found across Northern Hemisphere fens and bogs, used historically for food, brewing, and treating sleep issues.
Annual mercury
Mercurialis annua L.
Mercurialis annua, or annual mercury, is a variable annual herb native to the Middle East and Mediterranean that has spread worldwide as a weed.
Dog's Mercury
Mercurialis perennis L.
Mercurialis perennis L. (dog's mercury) is a highly poisonous plant with recorded poisonings and some traditional uses when processed.
Ivy-like Merremia
Merremia hederacea (Burm.fil.) Hallier fil.
Ivy woodrose (Merremia hederacea) is a flowering Convolvulaceae vine native to Old World tropics, introduced to parts of the Americas.
mountain bluebells
Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G.Don
Mertensia ciliata is a perennial edible herb native to the western US, known for blue bell-shaped flowers that turn pink-red as they age.
Prairie Bluebells
Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) A.DC.
Mertensia lanceolata is a variable herb native to Rocky Mountain and adjacent North American areas, grown in wildflower gardening.
long bluebells
Mertensia longiflora Greene
Mertensia longiflora Greene is a blue-flowered perennial herb native to various habitats in western North America.
Oysterplant
Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray
Mertensia maritima, the oyster leaf, is an oyster-flavored beach plant native to Northern Europe with cold-dependent seed dormancy.
sagebrush bluebell
Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G.Don
Mertensia oblongifolia is a perennial herb with blue bell-shaped flowers that grows up to 40 cm tall.
Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G.Don
Mertensia paniculata is a perennial North American herb with blue flowers that has traditional medicinal and culinary uses.
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
Mertensia virginica, or Virginia bluebells, is a native North American spring wildflower with traditional medicinal uses and garden value.
Blue Squill
Merwilla plumbea (Lindl.) Speta
Merwilla plumbea, the blue squill, is a perennial bulb-forming herb endemic to southern Africa's Drakensberg area.
heart-leaf ice plant
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.fil.
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium is a low-growing South African succulent ornamental with psychoactive alkaloids that is invasive in California.
Crystalline ice plant
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, or ice plant, is a succulent halophyte native to Africa, Sinai, and southern Europe, with edible parts and invasive status in many regions.
Slender Iceplant
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum L.
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, the slenderleaf iceplant type species, is a South African succulent often introduced and invasive elsewhere.
Comb Bushmint
Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze
Mesosphaerum pectinatum is an often weedy herb native to the Americas with a wide naturalized range across warm regions.
Start Exploring Nature Today
Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Scan with iPhone camera
Scan with Android camera
