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Phormium colensoi Hook.f.
Asphodelaceae

Phormium colensoi Hook.f.

Phormium colensoi Hook.f.

Phormium colensoi is a New Zealand flax distinguished from P. tenax, with two geographic forms and traditional Māori weaving uses.

New Zealand flax
Asphodelaceae

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Phormium tenax, or New Zealand flax, is an evergreen perennial fibre and ornamental plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island with a history of traditional Māori use.

Chinese Photinia
Rosaceae

Chinese Photinia

Photinia serratifolia (Desf.) Kalkman

Photinia serratifolia is an evergreen tree with distinctive scent spring flowers, often planted as urban greenery in China.

common reed
Poaceae

common reed

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Phragmites australis, or common reed, is an edible aquatic helophyte used for thatching, water treatment, and biomass.

Tall Reed
Poaceae

Tall Reed

Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud.

Phragmites karka is a tall, fast-growing aquatic reed with a wide distribution that has many local uses.

American lopseed
Phrymaceae

American lopseed

Phryma leptostachya L.

Phryma leptostachya (lopseed) is a perennial herb native to eastern North America, growing 0.3–1.0 m tall with small white to pink tube-shaped flowers.

cyrtanthus-like phycella
Amaryllidaceae

cyrtanthus-like phycella

Phycella cyrtanthoides (Sims) Lindl.

Phycella cyrtanthoides is an endemic bulbous flowering plant from central Chile, also giving its common name to star Gliese 367.

wedgeleaf frogfruit
Verbenaceae

wedgeleaf frogfruit

Phyla cuneifolia (Torr.) Greene

Phyla cuneifolia is a Verbenaceae plant species commonly known as wedgeleaf frogfruit or wedgeleaf fogfruit.

lanceleaf frogfruit
Verbenaceae

lanceleaf frogfruit

Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene

Phyla lanceolata is a North American verbena family flowering plant, also called lanceleaf fogfruit or frogfruit.

turkey tangle frogfruit
Verbenaceae

turkey tangle frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene

Phyla nodiflora (matchweed) is a widespread, butterfly-supporting plant found in moist habitats across three continents.

yellow cushionplant
Stylidiaceae

yellow cushionplant

Phyllachne colensoi (Hook.fil.) Berggr.

Phyllachne colensoi, the yellow cushionplant, is a perennial cushion mound-forming species in the Stylidiaceae family native to New Zealand and Tasmania.

Gale of the Wind
Phyllanthaceae

Gale of the Wind

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. is a small annual herb used in multiple systems of traditional medicine.

False Boronia
Phyllanthaceae

False Boronia

Phyllanthus calycinus Labill.

Phyllanthus calycinus is a monoecious Western Australian plant distinguished by enlarged female flower sepals enclosing its fruit.

Carolina leaf-flower
Phyllanthaceae

Carolina leaf-flower

Phyllanthus caroliniensis Walter

Carolina leafflower (Phyllanthus caroliniensis) is a widely distributed flowering plant native to the Americas.

Myrobalan
Phyllanthaceae

Myrobalan

Phyllanthus emblica L.

Phyllanthus emblica L. is a small to medium tree whose fruits are a common constituent in Ayurvedic medicine.

Thyme Spurge
Phyllanthaceae

Thyme Spurge

Phyllanthus hirtellus F.Muell. ex Müll.Arg.

Phyllanthus hirtellus is a small flowering heath shrub native to eastern Australian heath and dry woodlands.

Smartweed Leafflower
Phyllanthaceae

Smartweed Leafflower

Phyllanthus polygonoides Nutt. ex Spreng.

Phyllanthus polygonoides (smartweed leaf-flower) is an herbaceous perennial native to the south-central US and northern/central Mexico.

Potato-smell
Phyllanthaceae

Potato-smell

Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.

Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. is a usually scrambling shrub up to 5 m tall, with hairy young stems that turn smooth with age.

Mascarene Island leaf-flower
Phyllanthaceae

Mascarene Island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.

Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. is a small flowering plant that has naturalized as a weed across many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

Chamberbitter
Phyllanthaceae

Chamberbitter

Phyllanthus urinaria L.

Phyllanthus urinaria L. is an Asian-origin summer annual suffruticose plant now widely distributed in warm regions worldwide across multiple habitats.

Phyllis nobla L.
Rubiaceae

Phyllis nobla L.

Phyllis nobla L.

Phyllis nobla L. is a plant with distinct leaf, flower, and fruiting pedicel characteristics as described.

toatoa
Phyllocladaceae

toatoa

Phyllocladus toatoa Molloy

Phyllocladus toatoa is a conifer tree endemic to New Zealand's North Island, currently not considered threatened.

celery pine
Phyllocladaceae

celery pine

Phyllocladus trichomanoides D.Don

Phyllocladus trichomanoides, or tānekaha, is a New Zealand medium forest tree valued for its strong knot-free timber and tannin-rich bark.

Purple Mountain-heath
Ericaceae

Purple Mountain-heath

Phyllodoce breweri (A.Gray) A.Heller

Phyllodoce breweri is a mat-like evergreen shrub bearing bright purple-pink cup-shaped flowers with protruding stamens.

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