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White Wand Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

White Wand Beardtongue

Penstemon tubaeflorus Nutt.

White wand beardtongue (Penstemon tubaeflorus Nutt.) is a Penstemon species found in the US and lower Canada.

Utah Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Utah Beardtongue

Penstemon utahensis Eastw.

Penstemon utahensis, or Utah penstemon, is a herbaceous red-flowered beardtongue native to the western US Colorado River basin.

Venus Penstemon
Plantaginaceae

Venus Penstemon

Penstemon venustus Douglas

Penstemon venustus is a flowering shrub native to the northwestern US, cultivated for native wilderness landscaping.

Front Range Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Front Range Beardtongue

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb.

Penstemon virens is a limited-range North American beardtongue species commonly grown in xeric gardens near Colorado’s Front Range.

upright blue beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

upright blue beardtongue

Penstemon virgatus A.Gray

Penstemon virgatus, or wandbloom penstemon, is a short-lived perennial herb native to North America, often grown in high altitude gardens.

Whipple's penstemon
Plantaginaceae

Whipple's penstemon

Penstemon whippleanus A.Gray

Penstemon whippleanus, or dusky penstemon, is an evergreen perennial ornamental native to the North American central Rocky Mountains.

golden chaetopappa
Asteraceae

golden chaetopappa

Pentachaeta aurea Nutt.

Pentachaeta aurea is an annual flowering aster native to California and northern Baja California with yellow-centered flower heads.

carpet heath
Ericaceae

carpet heath

Pentachondra pumila (J.R. & G.Forst.) R.Br.

Pentachondra pumila is a small prostrate shrub native to alpine areas of Australia and New Zealand with specific cultivation needs.

Green Alkanet
Boraginaceae

Green Alkanet

Pentaglottis sempervirens (L.) Tausch ex L.H.Bailey

Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) is a perennial herb with edible blue flowers and toxic roots, native to southwestern Europe.

Sticky goldback fern
Pteridaceae

Sticky goldback fern

Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & Wollenw.

Pentagramma triangularis is a North American west coast fern with traditional Indigenous medicinal and decorative uses.

Meadow Fleabane
Asteraceae

Meadow Fleabane

Pentanema britannicum (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.

Pentanema britannicum is an invasive plant with a broad current distribution, and it is also used in Chinese herbal medicine.

Pentanema hirtum (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.
Asteraceae

Pentanema hirtum (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.

Pentanema hirtum (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.

Pentanema hirtum is a flowering hairy plant native to European mountains and surrounding areas, that grows in dry mountain meadows.

Irish Fleabane
Asteraceae

Irish Fleabane

Pentanema salicinum (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.

Pentanema salicinum is an upright herb widespread in western Europe, restricted to a single Irish site and the focus of conservation efforts.

Ploughman's-spikenard
Asteraceae

Ploughman's-spikenard

Pentanema squarrosum (L.) D.Gut.Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E.Rico & M.M.Mart.Ort.

Pentanema squarrosum, commonly called ploughman's spikenard, is an aromatic herb native to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa.

Smooth Pentanisia
Rubiaceae

Smooth Pentanisia

Pentanisia angustifolia (Hochst.) Hochst.

Pentanisia angustifolia is a plant with simple undivided leaves native to southern Africa that grows in woodland herb layers.

Egyptian Star-cluster
Rubiaceae

Egyptian Star-cluster

Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers

Pentas lanceolata, or Egyptian starcluster, is a Rubiaceae flowering plant native to tropical Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, sometimes planted in butterfly gardens.

ditch stonecrop
Penthoraceae

ditch stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides L.

Penthorum sedoides L. is a flowering plant native to eastern North America with distinct physical features and specific habitat preferences.

Peperomia japonica Makino
Piperaceae

Peperomia japonica Makino

Peperomia japonica Makino

Peperomia japonica is a flowering plant in the Piperaceae family native to parts of East Asia.

Slender Peperomia
Piperaceae

Slender Peperomia

Peperomia leptostachya Hook. & Arn.

Peperomia leptostachya is a small succulent herb in the pepper family found across much of the Paleotropic floristic kingdom.

Baby Rubber Plant
Piperaceae

Baby Rubber Plant

Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A.Dietr.

Peperomia obtusifolia, the baby rubberplant, is a small evergreen perennial, popular easy-care houseplant often confused with P. magnoliifolia.

Pepper elder
Piperaceae

Pepper elder

Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth

Peperomia pellucida is an annual shallow-rooted herb used as food, an ornamental plant, and in traditional medicine across many regions.

jade necklace
Piperaceae

jade necklace

Peperomia rotundifolia (L.) Kunth

Peperomia rotundifolia is a trailing epiphytic succulent from the Americas, grown in cultivation and studied for potential medicinal uses.

acorn peperomia
Piperaceae

acorn peperomia

Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.

Peperomia tetraphylla (acorn or four-leaved peperomia) is a small low-growing Piperaceae herb native to global tropical and subtropical regions.

Peperomia urvilleana A.Rich.
Piperaceae

Peperomia urvilleana A.Rich.

Peperomia urvilleana A.Rich.

Peperomia urvilleana is a succulent subshrub flowering plant in the Piperaceae family native to parts of the southwestern Pacific.

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