plant genus

/plænt ˌdʒinəs/

Other forms: plant genera

Definitions of plant genus

1. noun

   a genus of plants
   types:

   Sequoiadendron, genus Sequoiadendron

   giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae

   genus Campanula

   large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers

   Dioscorea, genus Dioscorea

   yams

   Tamus, genus Tamus

   a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes

   Agrostis, genus Agrostis

   annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)

   Arrhenatherum, genus Arrhenatherum

   oat grass

   Avena, genus Avena

   oats

   Hamamelis, genus Hamamelis

   deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel

   Corylopsis, genus Corylopsis

   small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia

   Fothergilla, genus Fothergilla

   small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States

   Liquidambar, genus Liquidambar

   sweet gum

   Parrotia, genus Parrotia

   one species: iron tree

   Parrotiopsis, genus Parrotiopsis

   one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains

   Laguncularia, genus Laguncularia

   a genus of Laguncularia

   Lagerstroemia, genus Lagerstroemia

   shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers

   Alpinia, genus Alpinia, genus Languas, genus Zerumbet

   perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes

   Aframomum, genus Aframomum

   an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae

   Paris, genus Paris

   sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

   Linum, genus Linum

   a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves

   Physostigma, genus Physostigma

   African woody vines: calabar beans

   Arenga, genus Arenga

   a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees

   Livistona, genus Livistona

   fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia

   genus Phytelephas, phytelephas

   small genus of South American feather palms

   genus Geranium

   genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills

   Erythroxylon, Erythroxylum, genus Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylum

   a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae

   Crassula, genus Crassula

   type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts

   genus Sedum

   large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves

   Aeonium, genus Aeonium

   a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae

   Ribes, genus Ribes

   a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere

   genus Phlox

   herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico

   Linanthus, genus Linanthus

   a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States

   Borago, genus Borago

   perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region

   Amsinckia, genus Amsinckia

   rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks

   genus Anchusa

   rough and hairy Old World herbs

   Cynoglossum, genus Cynoglossum

   a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae

   Echium, genus Echium

   a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae

   Hackelia, Lappula, genus Hackelia, genus Lappula

   stickweed; beggar's lice

   Lithospermum, genus Lithospermum

   annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia

   Mertensia, genus Mertensia

   a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels

   Myosotis, genus Myosotis

   forget-me-nots; scorpion grass

   Onosmodium, genus Onosmodium

   a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae

   Symphytum, genus Symphytum

   comfrey

   Utricularia, genus Utricularia

   bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution

   Pinguicula, genus Pinguicula

   butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica

   genus Genlisea

   small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps

   genus Martynia

   in some classifications includes the unicorn plants

   Sesamum, genus Sesamum

   tropical African and Indian herbs

   Proboscidea, genus Proboscidea

   in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants

   type of:

   genus

   (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species