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Spanish needle
Asteraceae

Spanish needle

Palafoxia arida B.L.Turner & M.I.Morris

Palafoxia arida is an annual herb native to desert ecoregions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

Small Palafox
Asteraceae

Small Palafox

Palafoxia callosa (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Palafoxia callosa, small palafox, is an annual North American aster-family flowering plant popular for butterfly gardens.

Feay's Palafox
Asteraceae

Feay's Palafox

Palafoxia feayi A.Gray

Palafoxia feayi is a Florida-adapted plant that resprouts from roots after fire in its sandy scrub and sandhill habitats.

Coastalplain Palafox
Asteraceae

Coastalplain Palafox

Palafoxia integrifolia (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Palafoxia integrifolia is a herbaceous annual plant native to Georgia and Florida that attracts pollinating birds and insects.

staghorn clubmoss
Lycopodiaceae

staghorn clubmoss

Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco

Palhinhaea cernua, the staghorn clubmoss, is the largest clubmoss, a widespread pan-tropical species sometimes cultivated.

Hot Lips
Rubiaceae

Hot Lips

Palicourea elata (Sw.) Borhidi

Palicourea elata, the striking lip-shaped bract shrub, is a medicinally used rainforest understory plant in the coffee family.

sore-mouth bush
Rubiaceae

sore-mouth bush

Palicourea tomentosa (Aubl.) Borhidi

Palicourea tomentosa is a Rubiaceae shrub from tropical Americas with folk medicine and ritual uses, pollinated mainly by small hermit hummingbirds.

Jerusalem Thorn
Rhamnaceae

Jerusalem Thorn

Paliurus spina-christi Mill.

Paliurus spina-christi is a deciduous shrub or small tree grown ornamentally for its distinctive winged fruit.

Ribbonwort
Pallaviciniaceae

Ribbonwort

Pallavicinia lyellii (Hook.) Carruth.

Pallavicinia lyellii is a worldwide dioicous bryophyte liverwort found in moist sites on rocks and soil.

gold coin
Asteraceae

gold coin

Pallenis maritima (L.) Greuter

Pallenis maritima is a yellow-flowered Mediterranean perennial herb commonly grown as a low-maintenance ornamental plant.

Spiny Starwort
Asteraceae

Spiny Starwort

Pallenis spinosa (L.) Cass.

Pallenis spinosa is a yellow-flowered herb native to dry coastal and desert habitats of Southern Europe, North Africa, the Canaries, and the Middle East.

Marsh Bellflower
Campanulaceae

Marsh Bellflower

Palustricodon aparinoides (Pursh) Morin

Palustricodon aparinoides, the marsh bellflower, is an obligate wetland perennial flowering plant from the Campanulaceae family.

Curled Hook-moss
Amblystegiaceae

Curled Hook-moss

Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra

Palustriella commutata, commonly called curled hookmoss, is a moss known by several other different scientific binomial names.

American ginseng
Araliaceae

American ginseng

Panax quinquefolius L.

Panax quinquefolius L. (American ginseng) is a perennial araliaceous herb with a long history of cultivation and folk medicinal use.

dwarf ginseng
Araliaceae

dwarf ginseng

Panax trifolius L.

Panax trifolius L. is a small North American woodland herb historically used for medicinal purposes by Native American tribes.

Illyrian Star Lily
Amaryllidaceae

Illyrian Star Lily

Pancratium illyricum L.

Pancratium illyricum L. is a fragrant bulbous perennial native to certain Mediterranean islands, often grown in cultivation.

Sea Daffodil
Amaryllidaceae

Sea Daffodil

Pancratium maritimum L.

Pancratium maritimum L. is a bulbous perennial lily-scented plant pollinated specifically by the hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli.

Screw-pine
Pandanaceae

Screw-pine

Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze

Pandanus odorifer is a palm-like dioecious fragrant tree with widely cultivated flowers used to make perfume and kewra products.

thatch screwpine
Pandanaceae

thatch screwpine

Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi

Pandanus tectorius is a drought, salt and wind tolerant coastal Pacific tree with many cultural, culinary and practical uses.

wonga vine
Bignoniaceae

wonga vine

Pandorea pandorana (Andrews) Steenis

Pandorea pandorana is an Australian woody climbing vine with cultural uses and popular ornamental use.

Bitter Panicgrass
Poaceae

Bitter Panicgrass

Panicum amarum Elliott

Panicum amarum (bitter panicum) is a North American coastal perennial grass used for erosion control and ornamentals.

witch grass
Poaceae

witch grass

Panicum capillare L.

Panicum capillare L. is a hairy annual bunchgrass that produces a large terminal panicle that can become a tumbleweed when dry.

Kleingrass
Poaceae

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum L.

Panicum coloratum, a perennial African grass grown for forage, is drought tolerant but can occasionally harm young ruminants and horses.

Smooth Witchgrass
Poaceae

Smooth Witchgrass

Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx.

Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. is a hairless-leaved annual grass found in full-sun moist habitats, flowering mid-summer to fall.

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