Lavender
Lavender has been used in traditional medicine for centuries for its soothing…
Corpse Flower
Another famous plant in the Araceae family is the Titan Arum or…
Air plants
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The little air plant in your house that you mist every day could…
Spider Plant
The spider plant is in the genus Chlorophytum which contains almost 200 species, mostly originating…
Begonias
The genus Begonia contains over 1800 species. They are native to tropical…
Marantaceae, Arrowroot family
Marantaceae, the Arrowroot family, is thought to have originated in Africa, though much of…
Koʻoloaʻula
This Federally Endangered Hibiscus relative with bright red flowers is endemic to…
Skunk Cabbage
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A locally occuring arum in the northeast U.S., skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus…
Incised fumewort
A new invasive, this relative of the Bleeding Heart was recently found…
Philodendron
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Greek: Philo- (love) dendron (tree) There are close to 500 species of…