Plants — 23,508 Species

Wide Spikenard

Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze

Mesosphaerum suaveolens is a branching neotropical pseudocereal with edible seeds and insecticidal properties.

Medlar

Mespilus germanica L.

Mespilus germanica L., or medlar, is a small deciduous tree cultivated for its late-season edible fruit, with various modern and traditional uses.

Dense Blombush

Metalasia compacta Zeyh. ex Sch.Bip.

Metalasia compacta is a fynbos flowering subshrub endemic to the Western Cape, found on the Cape Peninsula.

Fynbos Blombush

Metalasia densa (Lam.) P.O.Karis

Metalasia densa is a fire-adapted perennial flowering shrub native to South Africa and Lesotho.

White bristle bush

Metalasia muricata (L.) R.Br.

Metalasia muricata is a hardy South African daisy shrub that re-colonises areas after fire and helps stabilise coastal dunes.

Pretty Blombush

Metalasia pulcherrima Less.

Metalasia pulcherrima Less. is a fynbos flowering subshrub in Asteraceae, endemic to South Africa's Eastern and Western Cape.

Stink Blombush

Metalasia pungens D.Don

Metalasia pungens is a semi-shrub in the Asteraceae family, endemic to South African fynbos.

Eastern Blombush

Metalasia trivialis P.O.Karis

Metalasia trivialis is an endemic South African flowering subshrub from the Asteraceae family, found in Cape fynbos habitats.

Poisonwood

Metopium toxiferum (L.) Krug & Urb.

Metopium toxiferum, the irritant urushiol-producing poisonwood, is a Neotropical anacardiaceae tree found from Florida through the Caribbean.

Metrosideros colensoi Hook.fil.

Metrosideros colensoi Hook.fil.

Metrosideros colensoi, or Colenso's rātā, is a New Zealand climbing plant valued in cultivation for its attractive growth form.

white climbing rātā

Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm.

Metrosideros diffusa is a climbing New Zealand native plant with one known variegated groundcover cultivar.

Pōhutukawa

Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.

Metrosideros excelsa, pōhutukawa or New Zealand Christmas tree, is a coastal New Zealand tree widely cultivated around the world.

Scarlet rātā vine

Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn.

Metrosideros fulgens is a climbing vine species with multiple cultivated varieties selected for varied flower colors.

climbing rātā

Metrosideros perforata (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.Rich.

Metrosideros perforata is a New Zealand endemic climbing rātā vine, one of three white-flowering rātā vines endemic to the country.

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudich.

Metrosideros polymorpha, the common native Hawaiian tree ʻōhiʻa lehua, has varied forms and multiple traditional uses.

Northern rātā

Metrosideros robusta A.Cunn.

Metrosideros robusta, northern rātā, is a massive New Zealand forest tree with distinct notched dark green leaves and dark red flowers.

Southern rātā

Metrosideros umbellata Cav.

Metrosideros umbellata, or southern rātā, is a New Zealand-endemic evergreen Myrtaceae tree with red summer flowers.

Forked Veilwort

Metzgeria furcata (L.) Corda

Metzgeria furcata (Forked Veilwort) is a liverwort with forked thalli and midrib, found across most of the British Isles.

Spignel

Meum athamanticum Jacq.

Meum athamanticum is the only species in the Apiaceae genus Meum, an aromatic perennial with a history of edible and medicinal uses.

Koster's curse

Miconia crenata (Vahl) Michelang.

Miconia crenata is a branched perennial shrub native to tropical Americas, with clustered flowers and small berry fruits.

Dwarf Helzine

Micranthemum umbrosum (J.F.Gmel.) S.F.Blake

California Saxifrage

Micranthes californica (Greene) Small

Micranthes californica is a perennial herb with a basal leaf rosette and clustered small white flowers.

Russethair Saxifrage

Micranthes ferruginea (Graham) Brouillet & Gornall

Micranthes ferruginea is a perennial flowering plant native to moist rocky mountain habitats of western North America.

Wholeleaf Saxifrage

Micranthes integrifolia (Hook.) Small

Micranthes integrifolia, wholeleaf saxifrage, is a perennial herb native to moist habitats in western North America.