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Rhododendron calendulaceum Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: EricalesFamily: EricaceaeGenus: RhododendronSpecies: Rhododendron calendulaceum Common Names by Region Flame AzaleaOrange AzaleaAppalachian Flame AzaleaWild Honeysuckle (regional colloquial use) Description General Form Flame Azalea is a deciduous flowering shrub native to eastern North America,
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Rosa setigera Michx. Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: RosalesFamily: RosaceaeSubfamily: RosoideaeTribe: RoseaeGenus: RosaSpecies: Rosa setigera Common Names by Region Climbing RosePrairie RoseClimbing Wild RoseIllinois RoseSetigera Rose Description General Appearance Rosa setigera is a native climbing or scrambling wild rose
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Tulipa gesneriana Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: LiliopsidaSubclass: LiliidaeOrder: LilialesFamily: LiliaceaeGenus: TulipaSpecies: Tulipa gesnerianaCultivar: ‘Didier’ Common Names by Region Didier’s TulipGarden TulipCommon TulipDark Tulip (informal descriptive name)Spring Garden Tulip Because it is a cultivated ornamental, the cultivar name ‘Didier’
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Vernonia noveboracensis Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: VernoniaSpecies: Vernonia noveboracensis Common Names by Region New York IronweedTall IronweedCommon IronweedIronweed Description Growth Habit New York Ironweed is a tall perennial wildflower belonging to the aster family.
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Yucca filamentosa Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsparagaceaeSubfamily: AgavoideaeGenus: YuccaSpecies: Yucca filamentosa Common Names by Region Adam’s NeedleCommon YuccaBear GrassSpanish Bayonet (sometimes incorrectly applied)Needle Palm YuccaThread Yucca Description Growth Form Yucca filamentosa is a hardy, evergreen perennial forming
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Liriope spicata Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description General Form Creeping liriope is a low, grass-like evergreen perennial grown primarily as a groundcover. It forms dense colonies by underground rhizomes and spreads steadily once established. The plant is valued for
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Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum–type Hybrid Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: OrchidaceaeSubfamily: CypripedioideaeGenus: PaphiopedilumSpecies: Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum (reference parent species)Form Observed: Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum–based hybrid Common Names by Region Lady’s Slipper OrchidAsian Lady’s Slipper OrchidPaphiopedilum OrchidSlipper Orchid Description General Appearance This orchid belongs
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Coreopsis verticillata Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: CoreopsisSpecies: Coreopsis verticillata Common Names by Region Threadleaf CoreopsisWhorled CoreopsisTickseed Description General Appearance Threadleaf Coreopsis is a delicate perennial wildflower recognized for its bright yellow daisy-like blooms and extremely fine,
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Zinnia elegans Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: ZinniaSpecies: Zinnia elegans Common Names by Region Garden ZinniaYouth-and-AgeCommon ZinniaElegant Zinnia Description Growth Form Zinnia elegans is an upright annual flowering plant native to Mexico but widely cultivated throughout
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Hemerocallis Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsphodelaceaeSubfamily: HemerocallidoideaeGenus: HemerocallisCultivar: Hemerocallis ‘Black Eyed Stella’ Common Names by Region DaylilyReblooming Daylily‘Black Eyed Stella’ DaylilyStella-type Daylily Description Growth Form ‘Black Eyed Stella’ is a compact perennial cultivar in the daylily family,