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New Zealand passionflower
Passifloraceae

New Zealand passionflower

Passiflora tetrandra Banks & Sol. ex DC.

Passiflora tetrandra is the only passionflower species native to New Zealand, where it grows as a climbing vine.

banana passionfruit
Passifloraceae

banana passionfruit

Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir.

Passiflora tripartita, or banana passionfruit, is a cultivated Andean vine with edible sweet fruit that has an adjusted taxonomic history.

Passiflora vesicaria L.
Passifloraceae

Passiflora vesicaria L.

Passiflora vesicaria L.

Passiflora vesicaria is a climbing passionflower vine native to the tropical Americas, now introduced to many other tropical regions worldwide.

grapeleaf passionflower
Passifloraceae

grapeleaf passionflower

Passiflora vitifolia Kunth

Passiflora vitifolia Kunth is a grape-leaf shaped passionflower vine native to the Americas, cultivated small-scale in the Caribbean for its fragrant fruit.

wild parsnip
Apiaceae

wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa L.

Pastinaca sativa L. (parsnip) is an edible Eurasian biennial root vegetable with phototoxic sap and a sweet cooked flavor.

Short Purple-flag
Iridaceae

Short Purple-flag

Patersonia fragilis (Labill.) Asch. & Graebn.

Patersonia fragilis is an endemic eastern Australian perennial herb commonly known as swamp iris that grows in heath habitats.

Leafy Purple Flag
Iridaceae

Leafy Purple Flag

Patersonia glabrata R.Br.

Patersonia glabrata, or leafy purple-flag, is a perennial herb/subshrub native to eastern Australian forests, woodlands, and coastal heath.

Purple Flag
Iridaceae

Purple Flag

Patersonia occidentalis R.Br.

Patersonia occidentalis is a tufted perennial herb native to southern Australia, grown in horticulture for its bluish-violet flowers.

Silky Purple Flag
Iridaceae

Silky Purple Flag

Patersonia sericea R.Br.

Patersonia sericea R.Br. is a tufted perennial herb with purple flowers, used as butterfly larval food and grown in horticulture.

Gulf Coast Swallow-wort
Apocynaceae

Gulf Coast Swallow-wort

Pattalias palustris (Pursh) Fishbein

Pattalias palustris, or Gulf Coast swallow wort, is a perennial Apocynaceae vine native to southeastern US, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

princess tree
Paulowniaceae

princess tree

Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud.

Paulownia tomentosa is a deciduous tree native to East Asia, grown ornamentally and used for timber, erosion control, and proposed for carbon capture.

Spearleaf Swampmallow
Malvaceae

Spearleaf Swampmallow

Pavonia hastata Cav.

Pavonia hastata Cav. is a spreading South American shrub grown in cultivation, easily propagated from seed or cuttings.

Rose pavonia
Malvaceae

Rose pavonia

Pavonia lasiopetala Scheele

Pavonia lasiopetala is a mallow family flowering plant native to the south-central US and northeastern Mexico, grown for landscaping and rangeland revegetation.

Oregon Boxwood
Celastraceae

Oregon Boxwood

Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.

Paxistima myrsinites is a low evergreen shrub that provides food for wildlife and has been used by Native Americans for medicine and ceremony.

Lescur’s Bladderpod
Brassicaceae

Lescur’s Bladderpod

Paysonia lescurii (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Paysonia lescurii is an annual herb with small four-petaled yellow flowers and densely hairy branched stems.

Wild Sage
Asteraceae

Wild Sage

Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae (Kuntze) O.Hoffm.

Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae is an aromatic shrubby perennial herb with purple florets native to dry open African habitats.

Alpine Mitrewort
Saxifragaceae

Alpine Mitrewort

Pectiantia pentandra (Hook.) Rydb.

Pectiantia pentandra is a rhizomatous perennial herb native to moist, shady habitats across much of western North America.

Chinchweed
Asteraceae

Chinchweed

Pectis papposa Harv. & A.Gray

Pectis papposa is a lemon-scented annual desert herb that hosts beet leafhoppers and is sold in Mexican markets to flavor meat.

Spreading chinchweed
Asteraceae

Spreading chinchweed

Pectis prostrata Cav.

Pectis prostrata (spreading cinchweed) is a spreading summer-blooming annual Pectis that benefits from roadside habitats and self-fertilization.

Arched-nut Pectocarya
Boraginaceae

Arched-nut Pectocarya

Pectocarya recurvata I.M.Johnst.

Pectocarya recurvata is an annual borage family flowering plant native to southwestern US and northwestern Mexico, found in desert habitats.

Large Caltrops
Pedaliaceae

Large Caltrops

Pedalium murex L.

Pedalium murex L. is the only species in the Pedalium genus (Pedaliaceae), found in tropical Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Pediastrum duplex Meyen
Hydrodictyaceae

Pediastrum duplex Meyen

Pediastrum duplex Meyen

Pediastrum duplex is a common cosmopolitan freshwater green alga that forms structured flat circular colonies.

Little Elephant's Head
Orobanchaceae

Little Elephant's Head

Pedicularis attollens A.Gray

Pedicularis attollens, or little elephant's head lousewort, is a pink-flowered perennial herb native to Oregon and California.

Bracted Lousewort
Orobanchaceae

Bracted Lousewort

Pedicularis bracteosa Benth.

Pedicularis bracteosa, or bracted lousewort, is a perennial flowering plant native to western North America, with historically used leaves for muscle relaxation.

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