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Blue Mountain-heath
Ericaceae

Blue Mountain-heath

Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.

Phyllodoce caerulea is a small evergreen circumboreal shrub that is protected in the UK.

pink mountainheath
Ericaceae

pink mountainheath

Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D.Don

Phyllodoce empetriformis is a small evergreen alpine shrub with red-purple flowers and pine-needle-like leaves adapted to cold mountain regions.

Red Ivory
Rhamnaceae

Red Ivory

Phyllogeiton zeyheri (Sond.) Suess.

Phyllogeiton zeyheri is an African hardwood tree growing in southern Africa, with dense hard wood used for items like billiard cues.

Scouler's Surfgrass
Zosteraceae

Scouler's Surfgrass

Phyllospadix scouleri Hook.

Scouler's surfgrass is a flowering North American marine intertidal plant historically used by Native Americans for weaving.

Torrey's Surfgrass
Zosteraceae

Torrey's Surfgrass

Phyllospadix torreyi S.Watson

Phyllospadix torreyi (Torrey's surfgrass) is a Pacific coastal grass-like marine plant that hosts two specific epiphyte species.

fishpole bamboo
Poaceae

fishpole bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea (André) Rivière & C.Rivière

Phyllostachys aurea is an evergreen bamboo cultivated ornamentally, and is classed as invasive in several regions.

Yellow groove bamboo
Poaceae

Yellow groove bamboo

Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure

Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure is a hardy bamboo with distinct culm markings that grows across a range of temperate and subtropical climates.

Common Phyllota
Fabaceae

Common Phyllota

Phyllota phylicoides (Sieber ex DC.) Benth.

Phyllota phylicoides is a flowering plant in the pea family found in New South Wales and Queensland, first described in 1837.

Sharpleaf groundcherry
Solanaceae

Sharpleaf groundcherry

Physalis acutifolia (Miers) Sandwith

Physalis acutifolia, sharpleaf groundcherry, is an annual nightshade native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

cutleaf groundcherry
Solanaceae

cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata L.

Physalis angulata is an annual nightshade with edible enclosed fruits and poisonous other parts, naturalized worldwide in tropics.

Coastal groundcherry
Solanaceae

Coastal groundcherry

Physalis angustifolia Nutt.

Physalis angustifolia, the coastal groundcherry, is a flowering plant in the Solanaceae family native to the U.S. Gulf Coast shoreline.

Thickleaf Groundcherry
Solanaceae

Thickleaf Groundcherry

Physalis crassifolia Benth.

Physalis crassifolia is a nightshade species native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, growing in dry rocky habitats.

ivyleaf groundcherry
Solanaceae

ivyleaf groundcherry

Physalis hederifolia A.Gray

Physalis hederifolia (ivyleaf groundcherry) is a nightshade native to southwestern US and northern Mexico, with one variety used by Zuni people as a condiment.

clammy groundcherry
Solanaceae

clammy groundcherry

Physalis heterophylla Nees

Physalis heterophylla is a tall perennial North American Physalis with glandular foliage, identifiable edible ripe fruit and toxic other parts.

long-leaved groundcherry
Solanaceae

long-leaved groundcherry

Physalis longifolia Nutt.

Physalis longifolia is an edible North American nightshade, with a history of use by Native American groups.

Cape gooseberry
Solanaceae

Cape gooseberry

Physalis peruviana L.

Physalis peruviana is a solanaceous berry plant with an edible fruit, native to the Andes and widely cultivated globally.

Large-flowered Tomatillo
Solanaceae

Large-flowered Tomatillo

Physalis philadelphica Lam.

This is a description of Physalis philadelphica, the tomatillo, covering its taxonomy, growth, distribution, and culinary uses.

Virginia groundcherry
Solanaceae

Virginia groundcherry

Physalis virginiana Mill.

Physalis virginiana Mill. (Virginia groundcherry) is an 8-12 inch tall plant with studied antibacterial medicinal potential.

grape groundcherry
Solanaceae

grape groundcherry

Physalis viscosa L.

Physalis viscosa is a nightshade family perennial herb native to South America, with documented nutritional and medicinal uses in the Gran Chaco region.

dune groundcherry
Solanaceae

dune groundcherry

Physalis walteri Nutt.

Physalis walteri is a perennial flowering herb native to the southeastern US and Northeast Mexico, named for botanist Thomas Walter.

Front Range Twinpod
Brassicaceae

Front Range Twinpod

Physaria bellii G.A.Mulligan

Physaria bellii is a rare flowering mustard species that is endemic to Colorado, threatened primarily by residential development.

Double Twinpod
Brassicaceae

Double Twinpod

Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) A.Gray

Common twinpod (Physaria didymocarpa) is a perennial mustard-family flowering plant native to western North America with three subspecies.

Fendler's bladderpod
Brassicaceae

Fendler's bladderpod

Physaria fendleri (A.Gray) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz

Physaria fendleri is a Southwestern North American plant cultivated for its bladderpod oil and other useful products.

Pointtip Twinpod
Brassicaceae

Pointtip Twinpod

Physaria floribunda Rydb.

Pointtip twinpod, Physaria floribunda, is an herbaceous perennial Brassicaceae native to the western United States, with an endemic Colorado variety.

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