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Woodland Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Woodland Beardtongue

Nothochelone nemorosa (Douglas ex Lindl.) Straw

Nothochelone nemorosa, or woodland beardtongue, is the only species in the monotypic genus Nothochelone, native to western North American mountain forests.

Antarctic Beech
Nothofagaceae

Antarctic Beech

Nothofagus antarctica (G.Forst.) Oerst.

Nothofagus antarctica, or Antarctic beech, is a deciduous tree native to southern South America grown in cultivation in several temperate regions.

Magellanic beech
Nothofagaceae

Magellanic beech

Nothofagus betuloides (Mirb.) Oerst.

Nothofagus betuloides is a long-lived evergreen beech native to southern South America, used for timber and grown in cool cultivation.

Mountain beech
Nothofagaceae

Mountain beech

Nothofagus cliffortioides (Hook.f.) Oerst.

Nothofagus cliffortioides (mountain beech) is a southern beech tree endemic to New Zealand with varied growth forms and ecology.

Myrtle Beech
Nothofagaceae

Myrtle Beech

Nothofagus cunninghamii (Hook.) Oerst.

Nothofagus cunninghamii (myrtle beech) is an Australian cool temperate rainforest dominant tree with useful timber.

Dombey's Beech
Nothofagaceae

Dombey's Beech

Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Oerst.

Nothofagus dombeyi, the coihue, is a large South American evergreen tree valued for its good timber and as an ornamental.

Red Beech
Nothofagaceae

Red Beech

Nothofagus fusca (Hook.f.) Oerst.

Nothofagus fusca (red beech) is a medium evergreen southern beech endemic to New Zealand, with multiple uses. It is not currently threatened.

Silver beech
Nothofagaceae

Silver beech

Nothofagus menziesii (Hook.f.) Oerst.

Nothofagus menziesii, silver beech, is an endemic evergreen New Zealand tree with timber used for furniture and other applications.

Patagonian oak
Nothofagaceae

Patagonian oak

Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Oerst.

Nothofagus obliqua is a tall South American timber tree grown in cultivation across parts of Europe and the US.

Lenga Beech
Nothofagaceae

Lenga Beech

Nothofagus pumilio (Poepp. & Endl.) Krasser

Nothofagus pumilio, the lenga beech, is a South American beech with varying growth forms and seasonal leaf color change.

New Zealand Black Beech
Nothofagaceae

New Zealand Black Beech

Nothofagus solandri (Hook.f.) Oerst.

Nothofagus solandri, or black beech, is a medium evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.

Hard Beech
Nothofagaceae

Hard Beech

Nothofagus truncata (Colenso) Cockayne

Nothofagus truncata is a New Zealand tree with distinct morphology, known for its timber and tannin-rich bark.

California Cloak-fern
Pteridaceae

California Cloak-fern

Notholaena californica D.C.Eaton

Notholaena californica D.C.Eaton is a Cheilanthoid fern with two farina color chemotypes rarely found growing together.

star cloak fern
Pteridaceae

star cloak fern

Notholaena standleyi (Kümmerle) Maxon

Notholaena standleyi is a perennial desert fern native to southwestern US and northern/central Mexico, with four distinct farina chemotypes.

Tanoak
Fagaceae

Tanoak

Notholithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Manos, Cannon & S.H.Oh

Notholithocarpus densiflorus, tanoak, is a Fagaceae tree native to far western US that supports wildlife and forest health.

crowpoison
Amaryllidaceae

crowpoison

Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britton

Nothoscordum bivalve is a perennial bulbous herb with documented edibility and investigated potential antimicrobial properties.

Onion Weed
Amaryllidaceae

Onion Weed

Nothoscordum gracile (Aiton) Stearn

Nothoscordum gracile is an invasive bulbous herb that has edible bulbs usable as a garlic substitute and spice.

Blisterbush
Apiaceae

Blisterbush

Notobubon galbanum (L.) Magee

Notobubon galbanum, the blister bush, is a toxic South African Apiaceae plant that causes phytophotodermatitis on contact.

Common strap fern
Polypodiaceae

Common strap fern

Notogrammitis billardierei (Willd.) Parris

Notogrammitis billardierei is a small epiphytic fern with oblong sori native to southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

Comb fern
Polypodiaceae

Comb fern

Notogrammitis heterophylla (Labill.) Parris

Notogrammitis heterophylla is a comb fern found in Australia and New Zealand, typically growing as an epiphyte from coastal to subalpine habitats.

golden mistletoe
Viscaceae

golden mistletoe

Notothixos subaureus Oliv.

Notothixos subaureus Oliv. is a mistletoe species in Santalaceae found in eastern Australia.

Rustwort
Cephaloziaceae

Rustwort

Nowellia curvifolia (Dicks.) Mitt.

Nowellia curvifolia is a small delicate Holarctic liverwort used as a model organism for plant developmental biology research.

spatterdock
Nymphaeaceae

spatterdock

Nuphar advena (Aiton) Aiton

Nuphar advena is a North American native perennial aquatic herb with edible parts grown as an ornamental.

yellow water-lily
Nymphaeaceae

yellow water-lily

Nuphar lutea (L.) Sibth. & Sm.

Nuphar lutea is an aquatic perennial herb that grows in shallow waterbodies and is used as food.

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