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Pansy Orchid Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: OrchidaceaeSubfamily: EpidendroideaeGenus: MiltoniopsisSpecies: Miltoniopsis phalaenopsis (Lindl.) Garay & Dunst. Common Names by Region General / Horticulture: Pansy OrchidOrchid Trade: Miltoniopsis (often historically sold as “Miltonia”)Descriptive Name: Pansy-faced orchid (referring to the flat,
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Mexican Aster Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: CosmosSpecies: Cosmos caudatus Kunth Common Names by Region General: Ulam Raja, King’s SaladSoutheast Asia: Ulam Raja (Malaysia, Indonesia)English (Horticulture / Culinary): Wild Cosmos, King’s CosmosTraditional Use: Salad Cosmos Description Cosmos caudatus
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Seaside Bittercress Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: BrassicalesFamily: BrassicaceaeGenus: CardamineSpecies: Cardamine angulata Hook. Common Names by Region North America: Seaside Bittercress, Coastal BittercressPacific Northwest: Bittercress, Coastal CardamineBotanical / Field Guides: Cardamine angulata Description Growth Habit Size Leaves Flowers Known
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Jewelweed Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: EricalesFamily: BalsaminaceaeGenus: ImpatiensSpecies: Impatiens capensis Meerb. Common Names by Region General / North America: Jewelweed, Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-notEastern United States: Jewelweed, Touch-me-notCanada: Spotted JewelweedAppalachian / Regional Folk Use: Jewelweed (commonly referenced in traditional
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Ageratum (Floss Flower) Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: AgeratumSpecies: Ageratum houstonianum (most common ornamental species) Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Compact, bushy annual forming dense mounds of soft, tufted flower clusters. Well suited to
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Coral aphelandra Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)Clade: Angiosperms (Flowering plants)Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: LamialesFamily: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)Genus: AphelandraSpecies: Aphelandra sinclairiana Common Names by Region Global / Horticulture: Coral aphelandraCentral America: Panama queen; Sinclair’s aphelandraGarden trade (common): Orange shrimp plant Description Overall
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Large Camas Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Growth Habit Perennial, bulb-forming spring wildflower that sends up tall, upright flower spikes above a clump of narrow, strap-like leaves. It emerges early, blooms in late spring, then goes dormant by mid-summer.
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Red-eared Slider Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ReptiliaOrder: TestudinesFamily: EmydidaeGenus: TrachemysSpecies: Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839) Common Names by Region Global: Red-eared sliderUnited States: Red-eared slider, Red-eared terrapinEurope & Asia (introduced): Red-eared sliderPet Trade: Slider turtle Description Size: Adults typically measure
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Impatiens hawkeri Taxonomy Common Names by Region *Note: “SunPatiens” is a branded cultivar line, not the species itself. Description Impatiens hawkeri is the bold, glossy-leaved cousin of the classic shade impatiens — bred from New Guinea species for thicker foliage,
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Amur day-lily Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: MonocotsOrder: AsparagalesFamily: AsphodelaceaeGenus: HemerocallisSpecies: Hemerocallis middendorffii (Trautv. & C.A.Mey.) Common Names by Region United States: Amur Daylily, Early Yellow DaylilyCanada: Amur DaylilyEast Asia: Amur Daylily (regional variants)Russia (Far East): Amur DaylilyIndigenous / Traditional Names: