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Balloon Flower Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: CampanulaceaeGenus: PlatycodonSpecies: Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. Monotypic genus — one species, no relatives within Platycodon. Its nearest kin are the bellflowers, Campanula. Common Names by Region General / English: Balloon
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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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Bigleaf Lupine Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: FabalesFamily: FabaceaeGenus: LupinusSpecies: Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.Garden forms: Russell hybrids, designated Lupinus × russellii hort. or L. × regalis Common Names by Region General / English: Bigleaf lupine, large-leaved lupineUnited States /
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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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White Columbine Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsOrder: RanunculalesFamily: RanunculaceaeGenus: AquilegiaSpecies: Aquilegia vulgaris L.Form: White-flowered garden form (the alba / ‘Nivea’ end of the species’ color range) Common Names by Region General / English: Columbine, Common Columbine, European ColumbineUnited States
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Geranium phaeum Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: GeranialesFamily: GeraniaceaeGenus: GeraniumSpecies: Geranium phaeum L. Common Names by Region General / English: Dusky Crane’s-bill, Dusky CranesbillUnited States / Canada: Mourning Widow, Dusky GeraniumUnited Kingdom / Ireland: Dusky Crane’s-bill, Black WidowGermany:
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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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Viburnum lentago Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: TracheobiontaSuperdivision: SpermatophytaDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: DipsacalesFamily: Viburnaceae (formerly Adoxaceae; earlier Caprifoliaceae)Genus: ViburnumSpecies: Viburnum lentago Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Blooming Look-alikes The Lentago group is where the confusion lives. All three