flowering plant

/ˌflaʊərɪŋ plænt/

Other forms: flowering plants

Definitions of flowering plant

1. noun

   plants having seeds in a closed ovary
   synonyms: angiosperm

   types:

   angiocarp

   tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk

   dicot, dicotyledon, exogen, magnoliopsid

   flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside

   endogen, liliopsid, monocot, monocotyledon

   a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside

   flower

   a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

   wild flower, wildflower

   wild or uncultivated flowering plant

   madderwort, rubiaceous plant

   any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae

   bloomer

   a flower that blooms in a particular way

   paeony, peony

   any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers

   Ranunculus ficaria, lesser celandine, pilewort

   perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles

   Ranunculus glaberrimus, sagebrush buttercup

   small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America

   Adonis annua, pheasant's-eye

   Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark centers

   anemone, windflower

   any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

   Anemonella thalictroides, rue anemone

   woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate

   aquilege, aquilegia, columbine

   a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains

   Consolida ambigua, Delphinium ajacis, rocket larkspur

   commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium

   delphinium

   any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances

   nigella

   any plant of the genus Nigella

   pasque flower, pasqueflower

   any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone

   meadow rue

   any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers

   peace lily, spathe flower, spathiphyllum

   any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental

   Zantedeschia aethiopica, arum lily, calla, calla lily

   South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix

   sandwort

   low-growing chiefly perennial plant usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens

   garden pink, pink

   any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

   Gypsophila paniculata, babies'-breath, baby's breath

   tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers

   catchfly, lychnis

   mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone

   Moehringia lateriflora, sandwort

   low-growing herb having clusters of small white four-petaled flowers

   Moehringia mucosa, sandwort

   loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe

   Saponaria officinalis, bouncing Bess, bouncing Bet, hedge pink, soapwort

   plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

   campion, catchfly, silene

   any plant of the genus Silene

   Saponaria vaccaria, Vaccaria hispanica, Vaccaria pyramidata, cow cockle, cowherb

   European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort

   fig marigold, pebble plant

   any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers

   Gomphrena globosa, bachelor's button, globe amaranth

   tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color

   Nyctaginia capitata, scarlet musk flower

   viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers

   sand verbena

   any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena

   Allionia incarnata, trailing four o'clock, trailing windmills

   trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico

   umbrellawort

   a plant of the genus Mirabilis

   four o'clock

   any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon

   portulaca

   a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers

   Calandrinia ciliata, red maids, redmaids

   succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States

   Carolina spring beauty, Claytonia caroliniana

   similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America

   Clatonia lanceolata, spring beauty

   small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm

   Claytonia virginica, Virginia spring beauty

   small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America

   Lewisia cotyledon, siskiyou lewisia

   evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California

   Lewisia rediviva, bitterroot

   showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower

   Calyptridium umbellatum, Spraguea umbellatum, pussy's-paw, pussy-paw, pussy-paws

   pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America

   Talinum aurantiacum, flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower

   plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots

   Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiri, wallflower

   perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum

   prairie rocket

   any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers

   wallflower

   any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers

   prairie rocket

   any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers

   Cheiranthus asperus, Erysimum arkansanum, Erysimum asperum, western wall flower

   biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus

   heliophila

   any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes

   Dame's violet, Hesperis matronalis, damask violet, sweet rocket

   long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America

   candytuft

   any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region

   Lobularia maritima, sweet alison, sweet alyssum

   perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens

   Malcolm stock, stock

   any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

   Malcolmia maritima, Virginia stock, Virginian stock

   erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania

   gillyflower, stock

   any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

   Schizopetalon walkeri, schizopetalon

   a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers

   poppy

   annual or perennial herb with milky juice and showy flowers

   corydalis

   a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers

   Glaucium flavum, horn poppy, horned poppy, sea poppy, yellow horned poppy

   yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America

   composite, composite plant

   considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers

   ageratum

   any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers

   Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata, sweet sultan

   Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea

   ammobium

   any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage

   Antheropeas wallacei, Eriophyllum wallacei, dwarf daisy, woolly daisy

   tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum

   African daisy

   any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers

   Arctotis stoechadifolia, Arctotis venusta, blue-eyed African daisy

   bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color

   Arnica cordifolia, heartleaf arnica

   wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California

   Arnica montana

   herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings

   aster

   any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers

   daisy

   any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

   false chamomile

   any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas

   Brachycome Iberidifolia, Swan River daisy

   western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays

   oxeye

   Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers

   calendula

   any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes

   Callistephus chinensis, China aster

   valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting

   catananche

   any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers

   Centaurea cyanus, bachelor's button, bluebottle, cornflower

   an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

   Centaurea imperialis, sweet sultan

   perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers

   chrysanthemum

   any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated

   golden aster

   any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada

   Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum, ageratum, mist-flower, mistflower

   rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

   cosmea, cosmos

   any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals

   Cotula coronopifolia, brass buttons

   South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental

   billy buttons

   any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand

   hawk's-beard, hawk's-beards

   any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere

   Dahlia pinnata, dahlia

   any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

   cape marigold, star of the veldt, sun marigold

   any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage

   coneflower

   any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center

   Encelia farinosa, brittle bush, brittlebush, incienso

   fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine

   Enceliopsis nudicaulis, sunray

   herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona

   engelmannia

   common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers

   fleabane

   any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas

   woolly sunflower

   any plant of the genus Eriophyllum

   Felicia amelloides, blue daisy, blue marguerite

   hairy South African or Australian subshrub that has daisylike flowers with blue rays

   Felicia bergeriana, kingfisher daisy

   softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays

   cotton rose, cudweed, filago

   any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads

   gaillardia

   any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy

   gazania

   any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers

   African daisy

   African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers

   Gerea canescens, desert sunflower

   slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico

   goldenbush

   a plant of the genus Haplopappus

   helianthus, sunflower

   any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

   heliopsis, oxeye

   any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers

   Chrysopsis villosa, Heterotheca villosa, hairy golden aster, prairie golden aster

   hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis

   Hulsea algida, alpine gold, alpine hulsea

   low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States

   Hulsea nana, dwarf hulsea

   similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea

   Lasthenia chrysostoma, goldfields

   small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated

   Layia platyglossa, tidy tips, tidytips

   California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white

   hawkbit

   any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions

   Leontopodium alpinum, edelweiss

   alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts

   Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Leucanthemum vulgare, marguerite, moon daisy, ox-eyed daisy, oxeye daisy, white daisy

   tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum

   Leucogenes leontopodium, north island edelweiss

   perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand

   blazing star, button snakeroot, gay-feather, gayfeather, snakeroot

   any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads

   Lindheimera texana, Texas star

   Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads

   African daisy, Lonas annua, Lonas inodora, yellow ageratum

   shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers

   Machaeranthera tanacetifolia, tahoka daisy, tansy leaf aster

   wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico

   Machaeranthera bigelovii, sticky aster

   wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona

   Machaeranthera tortifoloia, Mojave aster

   wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah

   Madia elegans, common madia, common tarweed

   California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays

   Melampodium leucanthum, blackfoot daisy

   bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico

   Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus, cineraria

   herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers

   Pericallis hybrida, florest's cineraria

   herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue

   coneflower

   a wildflower of the genus Ratibida

   coneflower

   any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones

   Senecio bigelovii, nodding groundsel

   plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States

   Senecio glabellus, butterweed, ragwort

   American ragwort with yellow flowers

   Senecio triangularis, arrowleaf groundsel

   perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America

   white-topped aster

   herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits

   goldenrod

   any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago

   Haplopappus acaulis, Stenotus acaulis, stemless golden weed

   dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus

   Stokesia laevis, cornflower aster, stokes' aster

   erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers

   marigold

   any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

   Chrysanthemum coccineum, Tanacetum coccineum, painted daisy, pyrethrum

   spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

   Tanacetum douglasii, northern dune tansy

   lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America

   Hymenoxys acaulis, Tetraneuris acaulis, stemless hymenoxys

   perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America

   Hymenoxys grandiflora, Tetraneuris grandiflora, alpine sunflower, old man of the mountain

   whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States

   Mexican sunflower, tithonia

   any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays

   Easter daisy, Townsendia Exscapa, stemless daisy

   dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona

   Tragopogon dubius, yellow salsify

   European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower

   Tragopogon pratensis, goatsbeard, meadow salsify, shepherd's clock

   weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States

   ursinia

   any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers

   Wyethia amplexicaulis, mule's ears

   balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States

   Wyethia helianthoides, white-rayed mule's ears

   herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored rays; northwestern United States

   xeranthemum

   any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers

   old maid, old maid flower, zinnia

   any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads

   Mentzelia laevicaulis, Mentzelia livicaulis, blazing star

   biennial of southwestern United States having white stems and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning

   Mentzelia lindleyi, bartonia

   annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers

   orchid, orchidaceous plant

   any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

   Cyclamen purpurascens, cyclamen

   Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals

   Cyclamen hederifolium, Cyclamen neopolitanum, sowbread

   common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers

   shortia

   any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers

   Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora, waxflower

   small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age

   Monotropa hypopithys, false beachdrops, pinesap

   fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys

   Sarcodes sanguinea, snow plant

   a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground

   centaury

   any of various plants of the genus Centaurium

   Eustoma grandiflorum, bluebell, prairie gentian, tulip gentian

   one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas

   gentian

   any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis

   begonia

   any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

   Sparaxis tricolor, wandflower

   a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers

   Bessera elegans, coral drops

   half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers

   Christmas bells

   any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers

   bellwort, merry bells, wild oats

   any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers

   Polianthes tuberosa, tuberose

   a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers

   commelina

   any plant of the genus Commelina

   Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia, munjeet

   perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient

   Rubia tinctorum, madder

   Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin

   scabiosa, scabious

   any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa

   Malpighia obovata, jiqui

   Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture

   Malpighia glabra, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, acerola, barbados cherry

   tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries

   Cyrilliaceae, cyrilla family, family Cyrilliaceae, titi family

   shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia

   Boykinia elata, Boykinia occidentalis, coast boykinia

   plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America

   Leptarrhena pyrolifolia, leatherleaf saxifrage

   plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho

   Lithophragma affine, Lithophragma affinis, Tellima affinis, woodland star

   California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima

   Lithophragma parviflorum, prairie star

   plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta

   Parnassia fimbriata, fringed grass of Parnassus

   bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream-colored or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico

   Tellima grandiflora, false alumroot, fringe cups

   plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho

   Tiarella unifoliata, false miterwort, false mitrewort

   plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana

   achimenes, hot water plant

   any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias

   Alsobia dianthiflora, Episcia dianthiflora, lace-flower vine

   low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia

   African violet, Saintpaulia ionantha

   tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers

   streptocarpus

   any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses

   phacelia, scorpion weed, scorpionweed

   any plant of the genus Phacelia

   snapdragon

   a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon

   kitten-tails

   a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers

   calceolaria, slipperwort

   any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip

   Indian paintbrush, painted cup

   any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts

   Collinsia bicolor, Collinsia heterophylla, innocense, purple chinese houses

   white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California

   Collinsia parviflora, maiden blue-eyed Mary

   small widely branching western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado

   Collinsia verna, blue-eyed Mary

   eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers

   gerardia

   any plant of the genus Gerardia

   Linaria vulgaris, butter-and-eggs, devil's flax, toadflax, wild snapdragon

   common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America

   Penstemon barbatus, golden-beard penstemon

   plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip

   Penstemon centranthifolius, scarlet bugler

   plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward

   Penstemon cyananthus, Platte River penstemon

   erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming

   Davidson's penstemon, Penstemon davidsonii

   mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California

   Penstemon deustus, hot-rock penstemon

   stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah

   Jones' penstemon, Penstemon dolius

   low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah

   Penstemon fruticosus, lowbush penstemon, shrubby penstemon

   low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems

   Penstemon linarioides, narrow-leaf penstemon

   plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona

   Penstemon newberryi, mountain pride

   mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California

   Penstemon palmeri, balloon flower, scented penstemon

   fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah

   Parry's penstemon, Penstemon parryi

   erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona

   Penstemon rupicola, cliff penstemon, rock penstemon

   one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California

   Penstemon rydbergii, Rydberg's penstemon

   plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado

   Penstemon serrulatus, cascade penstemon

   whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon

   Penstemon whippleanus, Whipple's penstemon

   wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico

   speedwell, veronica

   any plant of the genus Veronica

   browallia, bush violet

   any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers

   petunia

   any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

   butterfly flower, poor man's orchid, schizanthus

   any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers

   verbena, vervain

   any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers

   Daucus carota, Queen Anne's lace, wild carrot

   a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots

   valerian

   a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers

   Centranthus ruber, French honeysuckle, red valerian

   European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers

   type of:

   phanerogam, seed plant, spermatophyte

   plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores