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Drosera intermedia Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: CaryophyllalesFamily: DroseraceaeGenus: DroseraSubgenus: Drosera subg. DroseraSection: Drosera sect. DroseraSpecies: Drosera intermedia Hayne, 1800 Droseraceae also holds the Venus flytrap (Dionaea) and the waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda) — three genera, three entirely different trap
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Sarracenia purpurea Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: EricalesFamily: SarraceniaceaeGenus: SarraceniaSpecies: Sarracenia purpurea L.Subspecies: S. p. subsp. purpurea (northern) and S. p. subsp. venosa (southern) Sarraceniaceae holds three genera of New World pitcher plants — Sarracenia, Darlingtonia (the cobra
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Kalmia latifolia Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: EricalesFamily: EricaceaeSubfamily: EricoideaeGenus: KalmiaSpecies: Kalmia latifolia L. Seven or eight species in the genus, including sheep laurel (K. angustifolia) and bog laurel (K. polifolia). The family also holds Rhododendron, Erica, blueberries,
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Common Lilac Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: LamialesFamily: OleaceaeGenus: SyringaSpecies: Syringa vulgaris L. Common Names by Region General / English: Common lilac, French lilac, English lilacUnited States / Canada: Lilac, old-fashioned lilacUnited Kingdom: LilacFrance: Lilas communGermany: Gemeiner FliederBalkans
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Tagetes patula Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: TagetesSpecies: Tagetes patula L.Note: Some authorities sink T. patula into T. erecta as a synonym. The two cross freely, and the sterile crosses between them are sold as triploid
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Rosa carolina Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: RosalesFamily: RosaceaeSubfamily: RosoideaeGenus: RosaSpecies: Rosa carolinaBinomial Name: Rosa carolina L. (1753) Common Names by Region Pasture Rose (English, general)Carolina Rose (English, general)Low Rose (English, regional)Prairie Rose (English, midwestern usage — note
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: SymphyotrichumSpecies: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (formerly Aster oblongifolius) Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes The blue fall asters are a genuinely hard group. Leaf attachment
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Helianthus annuus Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: AsteraceaeGenus: HelianthusSpecies: Helianthus annuus Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat Propagation / Reproduction Pests
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Delosperma cooperi (and hybrids) Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsOrder: CaryophyllalesFamily: AizoaceaeGenus: DelospermaSpecies/Group: Delosperma cooperi and modern garden hybrids Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes / Name Confusion Known Range Care / Habitat Light
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Lobelia siphilitica Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: CampanulaceaeGenus: LobeliaSpecies: Lobelia siphilitica Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes Known Range Care / Habitat Light Soil Water Typical Habitat Propagation / Reproduction Pests