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Peracarpa carnosa (Wall.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Peracarpa carnosa (Wall.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Peracarpa is a single-species Campanulaceae flowering plant genus with an unresolved systematic position.
Scarlet mistletoe
Peraxilla colensoi Tiegh.
Peraxilla colensoi is a parasitic New Zealand mistletoe shrub that grows on host trees, with abundance tied to forest structure and bird dispersal.
Red mistletoe
Peraxilla tetrapetala (L.fil.) Tiegh.
Peraxilla tetrapetala (red mistletoe) is an endemic New Zealand parasitic mistletoe that parasitises a range of native host trees.
Barbados gooseberry
Pereskia aculeata Mill.
Pereskia aculeata Mill. is an unusual leafy scrambling cactus with edible leaves and flavorful edible fruits.
Trellis-vine
Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov.
Pergularia daemia is a flowering plant found across Africa, South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula with specific morphological traits.
mountain tail-leaf
Pericome caudata A.Gray
Pericome caudata A.Gray is a leafy perennial herb or subshrub native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, used by the Navajo for medicine and ceremony.
thicket parsley
Perideridia americana (Nutt. ex DC.) Rchb.
Perideridia americana, or eastern yampah/wild dill, is a threatened perennial Apiaceae herb native to the U.S. Midwest.
Gairdner's Yampah
Perideridia gairdneri (Hook. & Arn.) Mathias
Perideridia gairdneri is a native North American Apiaceae perennial edible root, historically important to many Native American groups.
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
Perilla frutescens is an annual plant native to East and South Asia, widely grown as edible for humans but toxic to livestock.
Silkvine
Periploca graeca L.
Periploca graeca, or silkvine, is an ornamental Apocynaceae plant native to southern Europe and the Middle East.
Hallab
Periploca laevigata Aiton
Periploca laevigata Aiton is a shrub native to Macaronesia and Sicily, with some authors separating its Cape Verde population as a distinct species.
Avocado
Persea americana Mill.
Persea americana, the avocado, is a tree with documented animal toxicity and a long history of cultivation across the Americas and beyond.
redbay
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
Persea borbonia is a evergreen woody perennial tree or shrub native to the southeastern US and Bahamas, affected by laurel wilt disease.
Swamp Bay
Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.
Persea palustris is a shrub or small tree native to the southeastern US and Bahamas that grows in wet or dry habitats.
water smartweed
Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray
Persicaria amphibia is a variable northern hemisphere wetland perennial with traditional Native American uses.
halberd-leaved tearthumb
Persicaria arifolia (L.) Haraldson
Persicaria arifolia, or Halberd-leaf tearthumb, is an annual North American pink-and-white flowering plant with no known uses.
bearded knotweed
Persicaria barbata (L.) H.Hara
Persicaria barbata (bearded knotweed) is a Polygonaceae flowering plant native to the Arabian Peninsula and most of tropical and subtropical Asia.
Pink Smartweed
Persicaria bicornis (Raf.) Nieuwl.
Persicaria bicornis is an annual North American herb with pink fringed flowers, no known human uses.
pink knotweed
Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross
Persicaria capitata is a prostrate herb native to Asia with documented medicinal uses in China.
China knotweed
Persicaria chinensis (L.) H.Gross
Persicaria chinensis is a 2–3 m tall perennial climbing herb with edible sour berries.
slender knotweed
Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson
Persicaria decipiens (slender knotweed) is a trailing flowering plant native to Australia and Asia that grows in wet habitats.
Far Eastern smartweed
Persicaria extremiorientalis (Vorosch.) Tzvelev
East Asian smartweed (Persicaria extremiorientalis) is a buckwheat family plant native to East Asia and introduced to the eastern US.
Asian jumpseed
Persicaria filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai
Persicaria filiformis is a flowering Polygonaceae plant native to East and Southeast Asia, with distinct spotted light green leaves.
Dense-flowered smartweed
Persicaria glabra (Willd.) M.Gómez
Persicaria glabra is a medium annual herb similar to two related Persicaria species, bearing small pink/white flowers and flattened black nuts.
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