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quaking aspen
Salicaceae

quaking aspen

Populus tremuloides Michx.

Populus tremuloides Michx., quaking aspen, is a widespread North American clonal deciduous tree with many ecological and human uses.

black cottonwood
Salicaceae

black cottonwood

Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A.Gray ex Hook.

Populus trichocarpa, the black cottonwood, is a large western North American poplar with a documented genome and varied traditional uses.

Small Poranthera
Phyllanthaceae

Small Poranthera

Poranthera microphylla Brongn.

Poranthera microphylla (small poranthera) is a small annual Australian herb with white or pink flowers that grows in dry open habitats.

Wall Scalewort
Porellaceae

Wall Scalewort

Porella platyphylla (L.) Pfeiff.

Porella platyphylla is a widely distributed Holarctic liverwort with high morphological variability and complex genetic structure.

Porlieria angustifolia (Engelm.) A.Gray
Zygophyllaceae

Porlieria angustifolia (Engelm.) A.Gray

Porlieria angustifolia (Engelm.) A.Gray

Porlieria angustifolia (Texas lignum-vitae) is an evergreen shrub/tree native to Texas and Mexico with multiple practical and ornamental uses.

Chilean guayacan
Zygophyllaceae

Chilean guayacan

Porlieria chilensis I.M.Johnst.

Porlieria chilensis is an endemic Chilean flowering shrub or small tree in the Zygophyllaceae family.

Odora
Asteraceae

Odora

Porophyllum gracile Benth.

Porophyllum gracile is an aromatic short-lived shrub native to southwestern North America, with documented traditional medicinal uses.

yerba porosa
Asteraceae

yerba porosa

Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass.

Porophyllum ruderale is an edible herbaceous annual grown for its flavoring leaves in Mexico and South America.

Paraguayan Purslane
Portulacaceae

Paraguayan Purslane

Portulaca amilis Speg.

Portulaca amilis Speg. resembles Portulaca oleracea, has sharp foliage tips, and usually bears pink flowers.

moss rose
Portulacaceae

moss rose

Portulaca grandiflora Hook.

Portulaca grandiflora Hook. is a small fast-growing annual ornamental C4/CAM intermediate plant.

Desert Portulaca
Portulacaceae

Desert Portulaca

Portulaca halimoides L.

Portulaca halimoides, or silkcotton purslane, is a fleshy annual purslane native to the Americas' arid and tropical regions.

Common Purslane
Portulacaceae

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea L.

Portulaca oleracea L. (purslane) is a widely distributed succulent plant with distinct growth, distribution, and ecological traits.

shaggy portulaca
Portulacaceae

shaggy portulaca

Portulaca pilosa L.

Portulaca pilosa L. is a variable, pantropical annual succulent used in traditional Brazilian medicine, and invasive in several island regions.

wingpod purslane
Portulacaceae

wingpod purslane

Portulaca umbraticola Kunth

Portulaca umbraticola Kunth is an edible small succulent with varied flower colors that can grow up to 25 cm tall.

Elephant bush
Didiereaceae

Elephant bush

Portulacaria afra Jacq.

Portulacaria afra (spekboom) is a drought, flood, and fire resistant succulent shrub native to Southern Africa with ecological and traditional medicinal uses.

Neptune Grass
Posidoniaceae

Neptune Grass

Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

Posidonia oceanica, also called Neptune grass, is a Mediterranean sea grass that includes one of Earth’s largest and oldest clonal colonies.

Northern Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae

Northern Pondweed

Potamogeton alpinus Balb.

Potamogeton alpinus (red pondweed) is a Northern Hemisphere aquatic perennial pondweed with recorded declines across many regions.

Broad-leaved Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae

Broad-leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton amplifolius Tuck.

Potamogeton amplifolius, largeleaf or broad-leaved pondweed, is a North American perennial aquatic plant that grows in deep water bodies.

Berchtold's pondweed
Potamogetonaceae

Berchtold's pondweed

Potamogeton berchtoldii Fieber

Potamogeton berchtoldii, or small pondweed, is a widespread bushy fine-leaved aquatic plant suitable for ponds and aquariums.

Curly-leaf Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae

Curly-leaf Pondweed

Potamogeton crispus L.

Potamogeton crispus L. (curly-leaf pondweed) is an aquatic perennial herb sometimes cultivated for ponds, which can be invasive outside its native range.

ribbon-leaved pondweed
Potamogetonaceae

ribbon-leaved pondweed

Potamogeton epihydrus Raf.

Potamogeton epihydrus, or ribbonleaf pondweed, is an aquatic pondweed native mostly to North America with isolated British populations.

Fries' Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae

Fries' Pondweed

Potamogeton friesii Rupr.

Potamogeton friesii (flat-stalked pondweed) is a fine-leaved aquatic annual pondweed found across the Northern Hemisphere.

grass-leaved pondweed
Potamogetonaceae

grass-leaved pondweed

Potamogeton gramineus L.

Potamogeton gramineus (various-leaved pondweed) is a variable, nutrient-sensitive Northern Hemisphere aquatic pondweed that frequently hybridizes.

Shining Pondweed
Potamogetonaceae

Shining Pondweed

Potamogeton lucens L.

Potamogeton lucens, shining pondweed, is a large aquatic broad-leaved pondweed native to Eurasia, North Africa and the Middle East.

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