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A shrub or bush is a horticultural
Horticulture

'Horticulture' is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, Crop , plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology....
 rather than strictly botanical
Botany

Botany, plant science, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of biology and is the Scientific method of plant life and development....
 category of woody plant
Woody plant

A woody plant is a Vascular tissue plant that has a Perennial plant Plant stem that is above ground and covered by a layer of thickened bark. Woody plants are adapted to survive from one year to the next; the stem supports continued vegetative growth above ground from one year to next....
, distinguished from a tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
 by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m (15-20 ft) tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience.






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A shrub or bush is a horticultural
Horticulture

'Horticulture' is the industry and science of plant cultivation. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, Crop , plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology....
 rather than strictly botanical
Botany

Botany, plant science, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of biology and is the Scientific method of plant life and development....
 category of woody plant
Woody plant

A woody plant is a Vascular tissue plant that has a Perennial plant Plant stem that is above ground and covered by a layer of thickened bark. Woody plants are adapted to survive from one year to the next; the stem supports continued vegetative growth above ground from one year to next....
, distinguished from a tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
 by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m (15-20 ft) tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience. Small, low shrubs such as lavender
Lavender

The Lavenders Lavandula are a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region south to tropical Africa and to the southeast regions of India....
, periwinkle
Vinca

Vinca or Periwinkle is a genus of five species in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The common name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus....
 and thyme
Thyme

Thyme is a well known herb; in common usage the name may refer to* any or all members of the plant genus Thymus ,* common thyme, Thymus vulgaris, and some other species that are used as culinary herbs or for medicinal purposes....
 are often termed subshrub
Subshrub

A subshrub is a horticultural rather than strictly botany category of woody perennial plant. It is distinguished from a shrub by its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10–20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or persisting only for a few years....
s.

An area of cultivated
Cultivation

In agriculture, cultivation is the process of geting fater plants on arable land. It is usually associated with large-scale agriculture, as opposed to small-scale gardening....
 shrubs in a park
Park

A park is a Environmental protection, in its natural or semi-natural state or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment....
 or garden
Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials....
 is known as a shrubbery
Shrubbery

A shrubbery was a feature of 19th-century gardens in the English Garden, with its origins in the gardenesque style of the early part of the century....
. When clipped as topiary
Topiary

Topiary is the art of creating sculptures in the medium of clipped trees, shrubs and sub-shrubs. The word derives from the Latin word for an ornamental landscape gardener, topiarius, creator of topia or "places", a Greek word that Romans applied also to fictive indoor landscapes executed in fresco....
, shrubs generally have dense foliage and many small leafy branch
Branch

A branch or tree branch is a woody structural Limb connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree . Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs.....
es growing close together. Many shrubs respond well to renewal pruning
Pruning

Pruning is the process of removing certain above-ground elements from a plant; in landscaping this process usually involves removal of diseased, non-productive, or otherwise unwanted portions from a plant....
, in which hard cutting back to a 'stool' results in long new stems known as "canes". Other shrubs respond better to selective pruning to reveal their structure and character.

Shrubs in common garden practice are generally broad-leaved plants
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
, though some smaller conifers
Pinophyta

The conifers, division Pinophyta, also known as division Coniferae, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxon within the Plant. They are Conifer cone-bearing seed plants with Vascular plant tissue; all extant conifers are woody plants, the great majority being trees with just a few being shrubs....
 such as Mountain Pine
Mountain Pine

Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine is a high-altitude European pine, found in the Pyrenees, Alps, Erzgebirge, Carpathian Mountains, northern Apennine Mountains and Balkans mountains from 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in the north of the range in Germany and Poland, and as high as 2,700 m in the south of the range in Bulgari...
 and Common Juniper are also shrubby in structure. Shrubs can be either deciduous
Deciduous

Deciduous means falling off at maturity or tending to fall off and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe....
 or evergreen
Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant having leaf all year round. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage for part of the year....
.

List of shrubs (bushes)

Those marked * can also develop into tree form.
A
  • Abelia
    Abelia

    Abelia is a genus of about 15-30 species and many Hybrid in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, in the part of that family split off by some authors in the segregate family Linnaeaceae....
     (Abelia
    Abelia

    Abelia is a genus of about 15-30 species and many Hybrid in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, in the part of that family split off by some authors in the segregate family Linnaeaceae....
    )
  • Actinidia
    Actinidia

    Actinidia is a genus of woody plants native to temperate eastern Asia, occurring throughout most of China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan, and extending north to southeast Siberia and south into Indochina....
     (Actinidia
    Actinidia

    Actinidia is a genus of woody plants native to temperate eastern Asia, occurring throughout most of China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan, and extending north to southeast Siberia and south into Indochina....
    )
  • Aloe
    Aloe

    Aloe, also written Alo?, is a genus containing about four hundred species of flowering plants succulent plant plants. The most common and well known of these is aloe vera barbadensis miller, or "true aloe"....
     (Aloe
    Aloe

    Aloe, also written Alo?, is a genus containing about four hundred species of flowering plants succulent plant plants. The most common and well known of these is aloe vera barbadensis miller, or "true aloe"....
    )
  • Aralia
    Aralia

    Aralia is a genus of the plant family Araliaceae, consisting of 68 accepted species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, and some rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plants....
     (Angelica Tree, Hercules' Club
    Hercules' Club

    Hercules' Club may refer to:*Hercules' Club , a Roman and Migration era artefact type.Plants*Aralia spinosa *Zanthoxylum clava-herculis ...
    ) *
  • Arctostaphylos
    Arctostaphylos

    The genus Arctostaphylos, the manzanitas and bearberries, are shrubs or small trees characterised by smooth, orange or red bark and stiff, twisting branches....
     (Bearberry
    Bearberry

    Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. Unlike the other species of Arctostaphylos , they are adapted to Arctic and sub-Arctic climates, and have a circumpolar distribution in northern North America, Asia and Europe, one with a small highly disjunct population in Central America....
    , Manzanita
    Manzanita

    Manzanita is a common name for many species of the genus Arctostaphylos. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees present in the chaparral biome of western North America, where they occur from southern British Columbia in Canada, Washington to California and New Mexico in the United States, and throughout much of northern and central Mexi...
    ) *
  • Aronia (Chokeberry
    Chokeberry

    The chokeberries are two species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae, native to eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps....
    )
  • Artemisia
    Artemisia (plant)

    Artemisia is a large, diverse genus of plants with between 200 to 400 species belonging to the daisy family Asteraceae. It comprises hardy herbs and shrubs known for their volatile oils....
     (Sagebrush
    Sagebrush

    Sagebrush is a common name of a number of shrubby species in the genus Artemisia native to North America:*Artemisia arbuscula ? Little Sagebrush, Low Sagebrush...
    )
  • Aucuba
    Aucuba

    Aucuba is a genus of three to ten species of flowering plants, now placed in the family Garryaceae, although formerly classed in the Aucubaceae or Cornaceae....
     (Aucuba
    Aucuba

    Aucuba is a genus of three to ten species of flowering plants, now placed in the family Garryaceae, although formerly classed in the Aucubaceae or Cornaceae....
    )
B
  • Berberis
    Berberis

    Berberis a genus of about 450-500 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1-5 m tall with thorny shoots, native to the temperate and subtropical regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America....
     (Barberry)
  • Bougainvillea
    Bougainvillea

    Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina . Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus....
     (Bougainvillea
    Bougainvillea

    Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina . Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus....
    )
  • Brugmansia
    Brugmansia

    Brugmansia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to subtropical regions of South America, along the Andes from Colombia to northern Chile, and also in southeastern Brazil....
     (Angel's trumpet
    Brugmansia

    Brugmansia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, native to subtropical regions of South America, along the Andes from Colombia to northern Chile, and also in southeastern Brazil....
    )
  • Buddleja
    Buddleja

    Buddleja, also often spelled Buddleia, is a genus of flowering plants. It is now included in the Scrophulariaceae, though in the past was previously classified in either the Loganiaceae or in a family of its own, the Buddlejaceae....
     (Butterfly bush
    Butterfly bush

    The common name "Butterfly Bush" refers to several different species.Examples include:*Clerondendron ugandens*Buddleia davidii*Buddleia globosa*other Buddleias...
    )
  • Buxus
    Buxus

    Buxus is a genus of about 70 species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include box or boxwood .The boxes are native to western and southern Europe, southwest, southern and eastern Asia, Africa, Madagascar, northernmost South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean, with the majority of species tropical...
     (Box
    Buxus

    Buxus is a genus of about 70 species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include box or boxwood .The boxes are native to western and southern Europe, southwest, southern and eastern Asia, Africa, Madagascar, northernmost South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean, with the majority of species tropical...
    ) *
C
  • Calia (Mescalbean
    Mescalbean

    The Mescalbean, Mescal Bean or Frijolito is a genus of three or four species of shrubs or small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae....
    )
  • Callicarpa (Beautyberry
    Beautyberry

    Beautyberry is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Verbenaceae; between 40-150 species are accepted by different botanists. They are native to east and southeast Asia , Australia, southeast North America and Central America....
    ) *
  • Callistemon (Bottlebrush
    Bottlebrush

    Bottlebrush is a genus with 34 species of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. The majority of Callistemon species are endemic to Australia; four species are also found in New Caledonia....
    ) *
  • Calluna
    Calluna

    Calluna vulgaris, Common Heather, ling, or simpy "heather" is a heather, the sole species in the genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae....
     (Heather)
  • Calycanthus
    Calycanthus

    Calycanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calycanthaceae, endemic to North America. The genus includes two to four species depending on taxonomic interpretation; two are accepted by the Flora of North America....
     (Sweetshrub)
  • Camellia
    Camellia

    Camellia, the camellias, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are native to eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalaya east to Japan and Indonesia....
     (Camellia
    Camellia

    Camellia, the camellias, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are native to eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalaya east to Japan and Indonesia....
    , Tea
    Tea

    Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
    ) *
  • Caragana
    Caragana

    Caragana is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe.They are shrubs or small trees growing 1-6 m tall....
     (Pea-tree) *
  • Carpenteria
    Carpenteria

    Carpenteria californica, the sole species in the genus Carpenteria, is an evergreen shrub native to California. It is closey related to the genus Philadelphus....
     (Carpenteria
    Carpenteria

    Carpenteria californica, the sole species in the genus Carpenteria, is an evergreen shrub native to California. It is closey related to the genus Philadelphus....
    )
  • Caryopteris
    Caryopteris

    Caryopteris is a genus of 16 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae , native to eastern and southern Asia.They are herbaceous plants or small shrubs growing to 1?4 m tall....
     (Blue Spiraea)
  • Cassiope
    Cassiope

    Cassiope is a genus of 9-12 small shrubby species in the family Ericaceae. They are native to the Arctic and north temperate montane regions....
     (Moss-heather)
  • Ceanothus
    Ceanothus

    Ceanothus Carolus Linnaeus is a genus of about 50?60 species of shrubs or small trees in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. The genus is confined to North America, the center of its distribution in California, with some species in the eastern United States and southeast Canada, and others extending as far south as Guatemala....
     (Ceanothus
    Ceanothus

    Ceanothus Carolus Linnaeus is a genus of about 50?60 species of shrubs or small trees in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. The genus is confined to North America, the center of its distribution in California, with some species in the eastern United States and southeast Canada, and others extending as far south as Guatemala....
    ) *
  • Celastrus (Staff vine
    Staff vine

    The staff vines, also known as staff trees or bittersweet, genus Celastrus, comprise about 30 species of shrubs and vines....
    ) *
  • Ceratostigma
    Ceratostigma

    Ceratostigma is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa and Asia....
     (Hardy Plumbago)
  • Cercocarpus (Mountain-mahogany
    Mountain-mahogany

    Cercocarpus, commonly known as the Mountain-mahogany, is a small genus of five or six species of deciduous shrubs or small trees in the rose family , native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where they grow in semi-desert climates, often at high altitudes....
    ) *
  • Chaenomeles
    Chaenomeles

    Chaenomeles is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 1?3 m tall, in the family Rosaceae. They are native to eastern Asia in Japan, China and Korea....
     (Japanese Quince)
  • Chamaebatiaria
    Chamaebatiaria

    Chamaebatiaria is a monotypic genus of aromatic shrub in the Rosaceae containing the single species Chamaebatiaria millefolium, which is known by the common names fern bush and desert sweet....
     (Fernbush)
  • Chamaedaphne
    Chamaedaphne

    The Leatherleaf is a shrub in the plant family Ericaceae and the only species in the genus Chamaedaphne. It has a wide distribution throughout the cool temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
     (Leatherleaf)
  • Chimonanthus
    Chimonanthus

    Chimonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calycanthaceae, endemic to China. The genus includes three to six species depending on taxonomic interpretation; three are accepted by the Draft Flora of China....
     (Wintersweet)
  • Chionanthus
    Chionanthus

    Chionanthus is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.The genus has a wide distribution primarily in the tropics and subtropics, but with two species extending north into temperate regions, one in eastern Asia and one in eastern North America....
     (Fringe-tree) *
  • Choisya
    Choisya

    File:Choisya ternata closeup.jpgChoisya is a small genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs in the family Rutaceae, native to southern North America from the southwest United States and south through most of Mexico....
     (Mexican-orange Blossom) *
  • Cistus
    Cistus

    Cistus is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species . They are Perennial plant shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal through to the Middle East, and also on the Canary Islands....
     (Rockrose)
  • Clerodendrum
    Clerodendrum

    Clerodendrum is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Verbenaceae . The genus is native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the world, with most of the species occurring in tropical Africa and southern Asia, but with a few in the tropical Americas and northern Australasia, and a few extending north into the...
     (Clerodendrum
    Clerodendrum

    Clerodendrum is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Verbenaceae . The genus is native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the world, with most of the species occurring in tropical Africa and southern Asia, but with a few in the tropical Americas and northern Australasia, and a few extending north into the...
    )
  • Clethra
    Clethra

    Clethra is a genus of between 30-70 species of flowering shrubs or small trees. It is one of two genera in the family Clethraceae . The species may be evergreen or deciduous, and all bear flowers in clusters or inflorescences....
     (Summersweet, Pepperbush) *
  • Clianthus (Glory Pea)
  • Colletia
    Colletia

    Colletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, with 15 to 17 species of spiny shrubs. All species of this genus are native to southern South America....
     (Colletia
    Colletia

    Colletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, with 15 to 17 species of spiny shrubs. All species of this genus are native to southern South America....
    )
  • Colutea
    Colutea

    Colutea is a genus of about 25 species of deciduous flowering shrubs from 2-5 m tall, native to southern Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia....
     (Bladder Senna)
  • Comptonia
    Comptonia

    Comptonia is a monotypic genus in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. It is native to eastern North America, from southern Quebec south to the extreme north of Georgia , and west to Minnesota....
     (Sweetfern)
  • Cornus
    Dogwood

    The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of mostly deciduous woody plants growing as shrubs and trees; some species are herbaceous perennial plants and a few of the woody species are evergreen....
     (Dogwood
    Dogwood

    The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of mostly deciduous woody plants growing as shrubs and trees; some species are herbaceous perennial plants and a few of the woody species are evergreen....
    ) *
  • Corylopsis
    Corylopsis

    Corylopsis is a genus of nearly 30 species of shrubs in the witch hazel family, Hamamelidaceae, native to eastern Asia with the majority of species endemic in China but with some also in Japan, Korea, and the Himalaya....
     (Winter-hazel) *
  • Cotinus (Smoketree) *
  • Cotoneaster
    Cotoneaster

    Cotoneaster is a genus of woody plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region , with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalaya....
     (Cotoneaster
    Cotoneaster

    Cotoneaster is a genus of woody plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region , with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalaya....
    ) *
  • Cowania (Cliffrose)
  • Crataegus
    Crataegus

    Hawthorn is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America....
     (Hawthorn
    Crataegus

    Hawthorn is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America....
    ) *
  • Crinodendron
    Crinodendron

    Crinodendron is a botanic genus with 8 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Elaeocarpaceae....
     (Crinodendron
    Crinodendron

    Crinodendron is a botanic genus with 8 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Elaeocarpaceae....
    ) *
  • Cytisus and allied genera (Broom
    Broom (shrub)

    Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in five other small Genus ....
    ) *
D
  • Daboecia
    Daboecia

    Daboecia is a small genus in the family Ericaceae, containing two shrubby species, closely related to the genus Erica.Daboecia differs from European Erica species in having a deciduous Corolla which is substantially larger than the corolla in the same species of Erica....
     (Heath
    Heath

    Heath can mean:...
    )
  • Danae
    Danae (plant)

    Danae is a monotypic plant genus in the family Ruscaceae with only one species, Danae racemosa. It is a slow-growing evergreen shrub about 60 cm in diameter and its common names are Alexandrian laurel and Poet's laurel....
     (Alexandrian Laurel)
  • Daphne
    Daphne (plant)

    Daphne is a genus of between 50-95 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to Asia, Europe, and north Africa....
     (Daphne
    Daphne (plant)

    Daphne is a genus of between 50-95 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to Asia, Europe, and north Africa....
    )
  • Decaisnea
    Decaisnea

    Decaisnea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lardizabalaceae, native to eastern Asia, from China west to Nepal and south to Myanmar....
     (Decaisnea
    Decaisnea

    Decaisnea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lardizabalaceae, native to eastern Asia, from China west to Nepal and south to Myanmar....
    )
  • Dasiphora
    Dasiphora

    Dasiphora is a genus of three species of shrubs in the rose family Rosaceae, native to Asia, with one species D. fruticosa , with a circumpolar range across the entire cool temperate Northern Hemisphere....
     (Shrubby Cinquefoil
    Shrubby Cinquefoil

    Dasiphora fruticosa is a shrub in the family Rosaceae, native to the cool temperate to subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, often growing at high altitudes in mountains....
    )
  • Dendromecon
    Dendromecon

    Dendromecon, the tree poppy, is a genus of one or two species of shrubs to small trees, native to California and northern Baja California. The leaf are evergreen, alternate, lanceolate to ovate, 3-10 cm long....
     (Tree poppy)
  • Desfontainea (Desfontainea)
  • Deutzia
    Deutzia

    Deutzia is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to eastern and central Asia , and Central America and also Europe....
     (Deutzia
    Deutzia

    Deutzia is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to eastern and central Asia , and Central America and also Europe....
    )
  • Diervilla (Bush Honeysuckle
    Bush Honeysuckle

    Bush Honeysuckle is genus of three species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, all indigenous to eastern North America. The genus is named after a France surgeon Dr....
    )
  • Dipelta (Dipelta)
  • Dirca
    Dirca

    Dirca is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to North America. The genus is named after Dirce in Greek mythology....
     (Leatherwood
    Leatherwood

    Leatherwood may refer to:*Cyrilla, a plant genus of tropical to warm temperate Americas*Dirca, a plant genus of temperate North America...
    )
  • Dracaena
    Dracaena (plant)

    Dracaena is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent plant shrubs classified in the family Ruscaceae in the APG II system, or, according to some treatments, separated into a family of their own, Dracaenaceae or in the Agavaceae....
     (Dragon tree
    Dracaena (plant)

    Dracaena is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent plant shrubs classified in the family Ruscaceae in the APG II system, or, according to some treatments, separated into a family of their own, Dracaenaceae or in the Agavaceae....
    ) *
  • Drimys
    Drimys

    Drimys is a genus of about eight species of woody evergreen flowering plants, in the family Winteraceae. The species are native to the Neotropics, ranging from southern Mexico to the southern tip of South America....
     (Winter's Bark) *
  • Dryas
    Dryas (plant)

    Dryas is a genus of dwarf Perennial plant herbaceous plants in the rose family Rosaceae, native to the arctic-alpine regions of Europe, Asia and North America....
     (Mountain Avens)
E
  • Elaeagnus
    Elaeagnus

    Elaeagnus is a genus of about 50?70 species of flowering plants in the Elaeagnaceae. The vast majority of the species are native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, with one species extending south into northeastern Australia, and another species restricted to North America....
     (Elaeagnus
    Elaeagnus

    Elaeagnus is a genus of about 50?70 species of flowering plants in the Elaeagnaceae. The vast majority of the species are native to temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, with one species extending south into northeastern Australia, and another species restricted to North America....
    ) *
  • Embothrium
    Embothrium

    Embothrium is a genus of two to eight species in the plant family Proteaceae, native to southern South America, in Chile and adjacent western Argentina and southern Peru; the genus occurs as far south as Tierra del Fuego....
     (Chilean Firebush) *
  • Empetrum (Crowberry
    Crowberry

    Crowberry is a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit. They are commonly found in the northern hemisphere, from temperate to Subarctic climate climates, and also in the Andes of South America and on Tristan da Cunha ....
    )
  • Enkianthus
    Enkianthus

    Enkianthus is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the heath family . Its native range is in Asia, as far west as the eastern Himalayas, as far south as Indochina, and as far north and east as China and Japan....
     (Pagoda Bush)
  • Ephedra
    Ephedra (genus)

    Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the northern hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the southern hemisphere, in South A...
     (Ephedra
    Ephedra (genus)

    Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the northern hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the southern hemisphere, in South A...
    )
  • Epigaea
    Epigaea

    Epigaea is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the Ericaceae. They are small creeping shrubs growing to 10-20 cm tall, forming large patches....
     (Trailing Arbutus)
  • Erica
    Erica

    Erica is a genus of over 700 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names "heath" and "heather" are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance....
     (Heath
    Heath

    Heath can mean:...
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  • Eriobotrya
    Eriobotrya

    Eriobotrya is a genus of about ten species of large evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae, native to east and southeast Asia....
     (Loquat
    Loquat

    The loquat is a fruit tree in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae, indigenous to southeastern China. It has also been known as Japanese medlar....
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  • Escallonia
    Escallonia

    Escallonia is a genus of flowering plants of the Escalloniaceae family.Commonly used as a hedging plant, it grows about 1 ft per year, and reaches between 4-8ft in height....
     (Escallonia
    Escallonia

    Escallonia is a genus of flowering plants of the Escalloniaceae family.Commonly used as a hedging plant, it grows about 1 ft per year, and reaches between 4-8ft in height....
    )
  • Eucryphia
    Eucryphia

    Eucryphia is a small genus of trees or large shrubs of the Antarctic flora, native to the south temperate regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia....
     (Eucryphia
    Eucryphia

    Eucryphia is a small genus of trees or large shrubs of the Antarctic flora, native to the south temperate regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia....
    ) *
  • Euonymus
    Euonymus

    The spindles, genus Euonymus, comprise about 170?180 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees. They live mostly in East Asia, including the Himalayas, and they also have a distribution in Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America and Madagascar....
     (Spindle) *
  • Exochorda
    Exochorda

    Exochorda is a small genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to China and central Asia .They are deciduous shrubs growing to 2-4 m tall....
     (Pearl Bush)
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  • Fabiana
    Fabiana

    Fabiana is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was the name given to freed slaves which originally belonged to a Ancient Rome family with the family name Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the Vicia faba, an important food crop in the Roman Empire....
     (Fabiana
    Fabiana

    Fabiana is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was the name given to freed slaves which originally belonged to a Ancient Rome family with the family name Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the Vicia faba, an important food crop in the Roman Empire....
    )
  • Fallugia
    Fallugia

    Fallugia is a monotypic genus of shrub containing the single species Fallugia paradoxa, which is known by the common names Apache plume and ponil....
     (Apache Plume)
  • Fatsia
    Fatsia

    Fatsia is a small genus of three species of evergreen shrubs native to southern Japan and Taiwan. They have stout, sparsely branched stems bearing spirally-arranged, large leathery, palmately lobed leaf 20-50 cm in width, on a petiole up to 50 cm long, and small creamy-white flowers in dense terminal compound umbels in late autu...
     (Fatsia
    Fatsia

    Fatsia is a small genus of three species of evergreen shrubs native to southern Japan and Taiwan. They have stout, sparsely branched stems bearing spirally-arranged, large leathery, palmately lobed leaf 20-50 cm in width, on a petiole up to 50 cm long, and small creamy-white flowers in dense terminal compound umbels in late autu...
    )
  • Forsythia
    Forsythia

    Forsythia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae . There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe....
     (Forsythia
    Forsythia

    Forsythia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae . There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe....
    )
  • Fothergilla
    Fothergilla

    Fothergilla is a genus of two or three species of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, native to the southeastern United States....
     (Fothergilla
    Fothergilla

    Fothergilla is a genus of two or three species of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, native to the southeastern United States....
    )
  • Franklinia
    Franklinia

    Franklinia is a Monotype genus in the Camellia sinensis family, Theaceae. The sole species in this genus is a flowering tree, Franklinia alatamaha, commonly called the Franklin tree, and native to the Altamaha River valley in Georgia in the southeastern United States....
     (Franklinia
    Franklinia

    Franklinia is a Monotype genus in the Camellia sinensis family, Theaceae. The sole species in this genus is a flowering tree, Franklinia alatamaha, commonly called the Franklin tree, and native to the Altamaha River valley in Georgia in the southeastern United States....
    ) *
  • Fremontodendron (Flannelbush
    Flannelbush

    The flannelbush or flannel bush is a genus of two species of shrubs from the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. They are treated within the Sterculiaceae by the most of the authors, in the tribe Fremontodendreae together with the genus Chiranthodendron, but also included in the family Malvaceae ....
    )
  • Fuchsia
    Fuchsia

    Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants, mostly shrubs and can grow long shoots, which were identified by Charles Plumier in the late-17th century, and named by Charles Plumier in 1703 after the Germany botanist Leonhart Fuchs ....
     (Fuchsia
    Fuchsia

    Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants, mostly shrubs and can grow long shoots, which were identified by Charles Plumier in the late-17th century, and named by Charles Plumier in 1703 after the Germany botanist Leonhart Fuchs ....
    ) *
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  • Garrya
    Garrya

    Garrya is a genus of about 18 species of flowering plants in the family Garryaceae, native to North America and Central America and the Caribbean....
     (Silk-tassel) *
  • Gaultheria
    Gaultheria

    Gaultheria is a genus of about 170-180 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name memorializes M. Hugues Gauthier of Quebec, a mis-spelt honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748....
     (Salal
    Salal

    Salal or shallon is a leathery-leaved shrub native to western North America. Its dark blue "berries" are edible and are efficient appetite suppressants, with a unique flavor....
    )
  • Gaylussacia
    Gaylussacia

    Gaylussacia is a genus of about fifty species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to the Americas, where they occur in eastern North America and in South America in the Andes and the mountains of southeastern Brazil ....
     (Huckleberry
    Huckleberry

    Huckleberry may refer to:*Huckleberry plants from the family Ericaceae*Red Huckleberry *Garden huckleberry ...
    )
  • Genista
    Genista

    Genista is a genus of Fabaceae which includes many species of Broom . Many of these brooms are notorious as noxious weeds.Species include:...
     (Broom
    Broom (shrub)

    Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in five other small Genus ....
    ) *
  • Gordonia
    Gordonia

    Gordonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae, related to Franklinia, Camellia and Stewartia. Of the roughly 40 species, all but two are native to southeast Asia in southern China, Taiwan and Indochina....
     (Loblolly-bay
    Loblolly-bay

    Loblolly-bay or Gordonia lasianthus is a member of the Tea or Theaceae family.Loblolly-bay , also called holly-bay, gordonia, and bay, is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree or shrub found in acid, swampy soils of pinelands and bays on the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains....
    ) *
  • Grevillea
    Grevillea

    Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae, native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi....
     (Grevillea
    Grevillea

    Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae, native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi....
    )
  • Griselinia
    Griselinia

    Griselinia is a genus of seven species of shrubs and trees, with a highly disjunct distribution native to New Zealand and South America. It is a classic example of the Antarctic flora....
     (Griselinia
    Griselinia

    Griselinia is a genus of seven species of shrubs and trees, with a highly disjunct distribution native to New Zealand and South America. It is a classic example of the Antarctic flora....
    ) *
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  • Hakea
    Hakea

    Hakea is a genus of 149 species of shrubs and small trees in the Proteaceae, native to Australia. They are found throughout the country, with the highest species diversity being found in the Southwest, Western Australia of Western Australia....
     (Hakea
    Hakea

    Hakea is a genus of 149 species of shrubs and small trees in the Proteaceae, native to Australia. They are found throughout the country, with the highest species diversity being found in the Southwest, Western Australia of Western Australia....
    ) *
  • Halesia
    Halesia

    Halesia , also known as is a small genus of four or five species of deciduous large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, native to eastern Asia and eastern North America ....
     (Silverbell) *
  • Halimium
    Halimium

    Halimium is a genus of 12 species of evergreen or semi-evergreen subshrubs in the family Cistaceae, closely related to Helianthemum. They are native to Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor, with the centre of diversity in the western Mediterranean region....
     (Rockrose)
  • Hamamelis (Witch-hazel
    Witch-hazel

    Witch-hazel is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, with two species in North America , and one each in Japan and China ....
    ) *
  • Hebe
    Hebe (plant)

    Hebe is a genus of plants native to New Zealand, Rapa in French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands, and South America. It includes about 90 species and is the largest plant genus in New Zealand....
     (Hebe
    Hebe (plant)

    Hebe is a genus of plants native to New Zealand, Rapa in French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands, and South America. It includes about 90 species and is the largest plant genus in New Zealand....
    )
  • Hedera (Ivy)
  • Helianthemum
    Helianthemum

    Helianthemum is a genus of about 110 species of evergreen or semi-evergreen subshrubs. They are widely distributed in the Americas, Europe, and from North Africa to Asia Minor and Central Asia, with the centre of diversity in the Mediterranean region....
     (Rockrose)
  • Hibiscus
    Hibiscus

    Scientific name:Hibiscus rosa-sinensisThe Genus Hibiscus comprises plants also commonly called hibiscus and less widely known as rosemallow....
     (Hibiscus
    Hibiscus

    Scientific name:Hibiscus rosa-sinensisThe Genus Hibiscus comprises plants also commonly called hibiscus and less widely known as rosemallow....
    ) *
  • Hippophae (Sea-buckthorn
    Sea-buckthorn

    The sea-buckthorns are deciduous shrubs in the genus Hippophae, family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea-buckthorn is hyphenated here to avoid confusion with the buckthorns ....
    ) *
  • Hoheria
    Hoheria

    Hoheria is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. All are endemic to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. The genus name is a Latinization of the Maori language name, Houhere....
     (Lacebark) *
  • Holodiscus
    Holodiscus

    Holodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the Americas, from southwestern British Columbia, Canada and the western United States south to Bolivia....
     (Creambush)
  • Hudsonia
    Hudsonia

    Hudsonia is a small genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae, native to North America.They are evergreen subshrubs growing to 20 cm tall....
     (Hudsonia
    Hudsonia

    Hudsonia is a small genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae, native to North America.They are evergreen subshrubs growing to 20 cm tall....
    )
  • Hydrangea
    Hydrangea

    Hydrangea is a genus of about 70-75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia and North America and South America. The flowers are extremely common in the Azores Islands of Portugal, particularly on Faial Island, which is known as the "blue island" due to the vast number of hydrangeas present on the island and Flor...
     (Hydrangea
    Hydrangea

    Hydrangea is a genus of about 70-75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia and North America and South America. The flowers are extremely common in the Azores Islands of Portugal, particularly on Faial Island, which is known as the "blue island" due to the vast number of hydrangeas present on the island and Flor...
    )
  • Hypericum
    Hypericum

    Hypericum is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae, subfamily Hypericoideae . The genus has a nearly world-wide distribution, missing only from tropical lowlands, deserts and polar regions....
     (Rose of Sharon
    Hypericum calycinum

    Hypericum calycinum is a prostrate or low-growing shrub species of the genus Hypericum . Widely cultivated for its large yellow flowers, its names as a garden plant include Rose of Sharon in Great Britain and Australia, and Aaron's beard, Great St-John's wort, and Jerusalem star....
    )
  • Hyssopus (Hyssop
    Hyssop

    Hyssop is a genus of about 10-12 species of herbaceous or subshrub plants in the family Lamiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to central Asia....
    )
  • Haithisus(Zacassholissus)*
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  • Ilex (Holly
    Holly

    Holly is a genus of approximately 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family....
    ) *
  • Illicium
    Illicium

    Illicium is a genus of flowering plants containing 42 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees, and is the sole genus in family Illiciaceae....
     (Star Anise
    Star anise

    Star anise, star aniseed, badiane or Chinese star anise, is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from the star-shaped fruit of Illicium verum, a small native evergreen tree of southwest China....
    ) *
  • Indigofera
    Indigofera

    Indigofera is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae. They occur throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, with a few species reaching the temperate zone in eastern Asia....
     (Indigo)
  • Itea
    Itea (plant)

    Itea is a genus of about 10 species of shrubs and small trees. The leaves are alternate. Flowers are small, with 5 sepals and 5 petals, borne in racemes or spikes....
     (Sweetspire)
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  • Jamesia
    Jamesia

    Jamesia is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae, most commonly known as Jamesia, Cliffbush or Waxflower. It is native to interior western North America, in the United States states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, growing in mountains at 1600?3000 m altitude....
     (Cliffbush)
  • Jasminum (Jasmine
    Jasmine

    Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family ,with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World....
    )
  • Juniperus (Juniper
    Juniper

    Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, there are between 50-67 species of juniper, widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa in the Old World, and to the mountains of Central America....
    ) *
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  • Kalmia
    Kalmia

    Kalmia is a genus of about 7 species of evergreen shrubs from 0.2-5 m tall, in the family Ericaceae. They are native to North America and Cuba....
     (Mountain-laurel)
  • Kerria (Kerria)
  • Kolkwitzia (Beauty-bush)
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  • Lagerstroemia (Crape-myrtle
    Crape-myrtle

    Lagerstroemia is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia and parts of Oceania....
    ) *
  • Lapageria (Copihue
    Copihue

    The Copihue , also known as the Chilean Bellflower and Lapageria, is the national flower of Chile. It grows in forests in the southern part of Chile, being part of the Valdivian temperate rain forests ....
    )
  • Lantana
    Lantana

    Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial plant flowering plants, native to tropics regions of the Americas, Africa and existing as an imported plant in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region....
     (Lantana
    Lantana

    Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial plant flowering plants, native to tropics regions of the Americas, Africa and existing as an imported plant in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region....
    )
  • Lavandula (Lavender
    Lavender

    The Lavenders Lavandula are a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region south to tropical Africa and to the southeast regions of India....
    )
  • Lavatera
    Lavatera

    Lavatera is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, central and eastern Asia, and Australia....
     (Tree Mallow)
  • Ledum
    Ledum

    Ledum is a genus name formerly widely recognised in the family Ericaceae, including 8 species of evergreen shrubs native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and commonly known as Labrador Tea....
     (Ledum
    Ledum

    Ledum is a genus name formerly widely recognised in the family Ericaceae, including 8 species of evergreen shrubs native to cool temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and commonly known as Labrador Tea....
    )
  • Leitneria
    Leitneria

    Leitneria floridana , the sole species in the genus Leitneria, is a deciduous plant sexuality shrub or small tree, found only in the Southeastern United States United States states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia , Missouri and Texas....
     (Corkwood
    Leitneria

    Leitneria floridana , the sole species in the genus Leitneria, is a deciduous plant sexuality shrub or small tree, found only in the Southeastern United States United States states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia , Missouri and Texas....
    ) *
  • Lespedeza
    Lespedeza

    Lespedeza is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the pea family Fabaceae, commonly known as Bush clover or Japanese clover....
     (Bush Clover) *
  • Leptospermum
    Leptospermum

    Leptospermum is a genus of about 80-86 species of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greatest diversity in the south of the continent; but one species extends to New Zealand, another to Malaysia, and Leptospermum recurvum is endemic to Malaysia....
     (Manuka
    Manuka

    Manuka can refer to:*The flowering plant Leptospermum scoparium *Manuka, Australian Capital Territory, a place in Canberra, Australia, named after the plant...
    ) *
  • Leucothoe
    Leucothoe (plant)

    Leucothoe is a genus of about 45 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to Asia, the Americas and Madagascar.They are shrubs growing to 1-3 m tall, either deciduous or evergreen depending on species....
     (Doghobble)
  • Leycesteria
    Leycesteria

    Leycesteria is a genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, native to temperate Asia in the Himalaya and southwestern China....
     (Leycesteria
    Leycesteria

    Leycesteria is a genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, native to temperate Asia in the Himalaya and southwestern China....
    )
  • Ligustrum (Privet
    Privet

    Privet was originally the name for the European semi-evergreen shrub Ligustrum vulgare, and later also for the more reliably evergreen Ligustrum ovalifolium , used extensively for privacy hedging ....
    ) *
  • Lindera
    Lindera

    Lindera is a genus of about 80-100 species of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae, mostly native to eastern Asia but with three species in eastern North America....
     (Spicebush) *
  • Linnaea (Twinflower
    Twinflower

    Linnaea borealis, commonly known as Twinflower is a woodland subshrub, treated either in the family Caprifoliaceae, or sometimes in its own family Linnaeaceae....
    )
  • Lonicera (Honeysuckle
    Honeysuckle

    Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 180 species of honeysuckle, with by far the greatest diversity in China, where over 100 species occur; by comparison, Europe and North America have only about 20 native species each....
    )
  • Lupinus (Tree Lupin
    Lupin

    Lupin, often spelled lupine in North America, is the common name for members of the genus Lupinus in the legume family . The genus comprises between 200-600 species, with major centers of diversity in South America and western North America - ) and - in the Mediterranean region and Africa....
    )
  • Lycium (Boxthorn
    Boxthorn

    Boxthorn is a genus of the nightshade family , containing about 90 species of plants native throughout much of the temperate and Subtropics zones of the world....
    )
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  • Magnolia
    Magnolia

    Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subclass Magnolioideae of the Family Magnoliaceae.The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species i...
     (Magnolia
    Magnolia

    Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subclass Magnolioideae of the Family Magnoliaceae.The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species i...
    )
  • Mahonia
    Mahonia

    Mahonia is a genus of about 70 species of evergreen shrubs in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, North America and Central America....
     (Mahonia
    Mahonia

    Mahonia is a genus of about 70 species of evergreen shrubs in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, North America and Central America....
    )
  • Malpighia
    Malpighia

    Malpighia is a genus of about 45 species of shrubs or small trees in the family Malpighiaceae, native to the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America....
     (Acerola
    Acerola

    Acerola or Acerolla, also known as Barbados cherry or wild crapemyrtle, is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree in the family Malpighiaceae....
    )
  • Menispermum
    Menispermum

    Menispermum is a small genus of deciduous climbing woody plants in the moonseed family . Plants in this genus have small dioecious flowers, and clusters of small grape-like drupes....
     (Moonseed
    Moonseed

    Moonseed is a common name of some flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae:*Cocculus*Menispermum*Moonseed is also a 1998 science fiction book by Stephen Baxter....
    )
  • Menziesia
    Menziesia

    Menziesia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.Species, included:* Menziesia ciliicalyx* Menziesia ferruginea - False azalea or Fool's huckleberry...
     (Menziesia
    Menziesia

    Menziesia is a genus of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.Species, included:* Menziesia ciliicalyx* Menziesia ferruginea - False azalea or Fool's huckleberry...
    )
  • Mespilus (Medlar
    Medlar

    Medlar is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae. One, Common Medlar Mespilus germanica, is a long-known native of southwest Asia and possibly also southeastern Europe, and the other, Stern's Medlar Mespilus canescens, was recently discovered in North America....
    ) *
  • Microcachrys
    Microcachrys

    Microcachrys tetragona is a species of dioecious conifers belonging to the podocarp family . It is the sole species of the genus Microcachrys....
     (Microcachrys
    Microcachrys

    Microcachrys tetragona is a species of dioecious conifers belonging to the podocarp family . It is the sole species of the genus Microcachrys....
    )
  • Myrica
    Myrica

    Myrica is a genus of about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales. The genus has a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, and missing only from Australasia....
     (Bayberry) *
  • Myricaria (Myricaria)
  • Myrtus and allied genera (Myrtle
    Myrtle

    The Myrtle is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern Europe and north Africa. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees, growing to 5 m tall....
    ) *
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  • Neillia (Neillia)
  • Nerium (Oleander
    Oleander

    Oleander , is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae and is one of the most poisonous plants known. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium....
    )
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  • Olearia
    Olearia

    Olearia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. There are about 130 different species within the genus found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand....
     (Daisy Bush
    Daisy bush

    Daisy bush can be:* Species of the genus Olearia* The New Zealand native Brachyglottis greyi? *Gamolepis chrysanthemoides also known as African bush daisy...
    ) *
  • Osmanthus
    Osmanthus

    Osmanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, mostly native to warm temperate Asia but one species in North America ....
     (Osmanthus
    Osmanthus

    Osmanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, mostly native to warm temperate Asia but one species in North America ....
    )
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  • Pachysendra (Pachysandra
    Pachysandra

    Pachysandra is a genus of four or five species of evergreen groundcovers or subshrubs, belonging to the Boxwood Family, Buxaceae. The species are native to eastern Asia and southeast North America, some reaching a height of 20-45 cm, with only weakly woody stems....
    )
  • Paeonia
    Peony

    The peony or paeony is the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America....
     (Tree-peony
    Peony

    The peony or paeony is the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America....
    )
  • Perovskia
    Perovskia

    Perovskia is a genus in the Lamiaceae or mint family, closely related to the genus Salvia , and native to southwestern and central Asia....
     (Russian Sage
    Russian Sage

    Perovskia atriplicifolia Benth., known as Russian Sage, is a deciduous Perennial plant with upright, grayish white stems and lobed, deeply notched silvery-grey leaf 5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide....
    )
  • Philadelphus (Mock-orange
    Mock-orange

    Mock-orange is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs from 1 to 6 m tall, native to North America, Central America, Asia and in southeast Europe....
    ) *
  • Phlomis
    Phlomis

    Phlomis is a genus of about 100 species of herbaceous plants, subshrubs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region east across central Asia to China....
     (Jerusalem Sage)
  • Photinia
    Photinia

    'Photinia' is a genus of about 40-60 species of small trees and large shrubs in the Rosaceae family. As interpreted here, they are restricted to warm temperate Asia, from the Himalaya east to Japan and south to India and Thailand, but some botanists also include the closely related North American species Toyon in Photinia as Photinia...
     (Photinia
    Photinia

    'Photinia' is a genus of about 40-60 species of small trees and large shrubs in the Rosaceae family. As interpreted here, they are restricted to warm temperate Asia, from the Himalaya east to Japan and south to India and Thailand, but some botanists also include the closely related North American species Toyon in Photinia as Photinia...
    ) *
  • Physocarpus
    Physocarpus

    Physocarpus is a genus of about ten species of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to North America and northeastern Asia .They are deciduous shrubs growing to 1-3 m tall....
     (Ninebark) *
  • Pieris
    Pieris (plant)

    Pieris is a genus of seven species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae, native to mountain regions of eastern and southern Asia, eastern North America and Cuba....
     (Pieris
    Pieris (plant)

    Pieris is a genus of seven species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae, native to mountain regions of eastern and southern Asia, eastern North America and Cuba....
    )
  • Pistacia
    Pistacia

    Pistacia is a genus of ten species in the family Anacardiaceae, native to the Canary Islands, northwest Africa, southern Europe, central and eastern Asia, and North America ....
     (Pistachio
    Pistachio

    The pistachio is a small tree native to mountainous regions of Iran, Turkmenistan, Turkey and western Afghanistan, that produces an important nut #Culinary definition and uses....
    , Mastic
    Mastic

    Mastic is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the Pistacia family growing up to tall which is cultivated for its aromatic resin, mainly on the Greece island of Chios....
    ) *
  • Pittosporum
    Pittosporum

    Pittosporum is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. The genus is probably Gondwanan in origin; its present range extends from Australasia, Oceania, eastern Asia and some parts of Africa....
     (Pittosporum
    Pittosporum

    Pittosporum is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. The genus is probably Gondwanan in origin; its present range extends from Australasia, Oceania, eastern Asia and some parts of Africa....
    ) *
  • Plumbago
    Plumbago

    Plumbago is a genus of 10-20 species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world....
     (Leadwort
    Leadwort

    Leadwort is a common name for flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, in particular those in the genera:*Ceratostigma*Plumbago...
    )
  • Polygala
    Polygala

    Polygala is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae, commonly known as milkwort or snakeroot....
     (Milkwort)
  • Poncirus *
  • Prunus
    Prunus

    Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, including the plums, cherry, peaches, apricots and almonds. It is traditionally placed within the rose family Rosaceae as a subfamily, the Prunoideae , but sometimes placed in its own family, the Prunaceae ....
     (Cherry
    Prunus

    Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, including the plums, cherry, peaches, apricots and almonds. It is traditionally placed within the rose family Rosaceae as a subfamily, the Prunoideae , but sometimes placed in its own family, the Prunaceae ....
    ) *
  • Purshia
    Purshia

    Purshia is a small genus of 5-8 species of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to western North America, where they grow in dry climates from southeast British Columbia in Canada south throughout the western United States to northern Mexico....
     (Antelope Bush)
  • Pyracantha
    Pyracantha

    Firethorn is a genus of thorny evergreen large shrubs in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Maloideae. They are native from southeast Europe east to southeast Asia, and are closely related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and numerous spine s ....
     (Firethorn)
Q
  • Quassia
    Quassia

    Quassia is a flora genus in the family Simaroubaceae. Its size is disputed; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one species, Quassia amara from tropical South America, while others treat it in a wide circumscription as a pantropical genus containing up to 40 species of trees and shrubs....
     (Quassia
    Quassia

    Quassia is a flora genus in the family Simaroubaceae. Its size is disputed; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one species, Quassia amara from tropical South America, while others treat it in a wide circumscription as a pantropical genus containing up to 40 species of trees and shrubs....
    ) *
  • Quercus|
    Oak

    The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus , which are listed in the List of Quercus species, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus....
     (Oak
    Oak

    The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus , which are listed in the List of Quercus species, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus....
    ) *
  • Quillaja
    Quillaja

    Quillaja is the only genus in the family Quillajaceae. It includes the Soap bark tree which the bark is used as saponin. It was once thought to be in the rose family, but recent research shows it belongs in its own family....
     (Quillay)
  • Quintinia (Tawheowheo) *
R
  • Rhamnus
    Buckthorn

    The Buckthorns are a genus of about 100 species of shrubs or small trees from 1-10 m tall , in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. They are native throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, and also more locally in the subtropical Southern Hemisphere in parts of Africa and South America....
     (Buckthorn
    Buckthorn

    The Buckthorns are a genus of about 100 species of shrubs or small trees from 1-10 m tall , in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. They are native throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, and also more locally in the subtropical Southern Hemisphere in parts of Africa and South America....
    ) *
  • Rhododendron
    Rhododendron

    Rhododendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. It is a large genus with over 1000 species and most have showy flower displays....
     (Rhododendron
    Rhododendron

    Rhododendron is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. It is a large genus with over 1000 species and most have showy flower displays....
    , Azalea
    Azalea

    Azaleas are flowering shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron. Originally azaleas were classed as a different genus of plant, but now they are recognised as two of the eight sub-genera of rhododendrons - subgenus Pentanthera , and subgenus Tsutsuji ....
    ) *
  • Rhus (Sumac
    Sumac

    Sumac is any one of approximately 250 species of flowering plants in the genus Rhus and related genera, in the family Anacardiaceae. The dried berries of some species are ground to produce a tangy purple spice....
    ) *
  • Ribes
    Ribes

    Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants, usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. The genus is native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
     (Currant
    Ribes

    Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants, usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. The genus is native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
    )
  • Romneya (Tree poppy)
  • Rosa
    Rosa

    The name Rosa could refer to:*The Latin and botanic name of the flowering shrub Rose*The now defunct Houston, TX folk punk band Rosa...
     (Rose
    Rose

    A rose is a perennial plant flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors....
    )
  • Rosmarinus
    Rosmarinus

    Rosmarinus is a small genus of woody, perennial plant herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region....
     (Rosemary
    Rosemary

    Rosemary is a woody, perennial plant herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaf. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which also includes many other herbs....
    )
  • Rubus
    Rubus

    Rubus is a large genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae. Raspberry, Blackberry, and Dewberry are common, widely distributed members of the genus....
     (Bramble
    Bramble

    Bramble refers to thorny plants of the genus Rubus, in the Rose family . Brambles include blackberry, loganberry, and other closely related plants....
    )
  • Ruta (Rue
    Rue

    Rue is a genus of strongly scented evergreen subshrubs 20-60 cm tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, Macronesia and southwest Asia....
    )
S
  • Sabia *
  • Salix (Willow
    Willow

    Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
    ) *
  • Salvia
    Salvia

    Salvia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is one of three genus commonly referred to as sage. When used without modifiers, sage generally refers to Salvia officinalis ; however, it can be used with modifiers to refer to any member of the genus....
     (Sage
    Salvia

    Salvia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is one of three genus commonly referred to as sage. When used without modifiers, sage generally refers to Salvia officinalis ; however, it can be used with modifiers to refer to any member of the genus....
    )
  • Sambucus (Elder
    Elderberry

    Sambucus is a genus of between 5 and 30 species of shrubs or small trees, formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but now shown by genetic evidence to be correctly classified in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae....
    ) *
  • Santolina
    Santolina

    Santolina is a genus of flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. Between five and 24 species are accepted by different authorities....
     (Lavender Cotton)
  • Sapindus
    Sapindus

    Sapindus is a genus of about five to twelve species of shrubs and small trees in the maple family, Sapindaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and New World....
     (Soapberry
    Soapberry

    Soapberry can refer to:* Plants in the genus Sapindus, native to warm temperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and the New World....
    ) *
  • Senecio
    Senecio

    Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters....
     (Senecio
    Senecio

    Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters....
    )
  • Simmondsia
    Jojoba

    Jojoba , pronounced "ho-ho-b?", is a shrub native to the Sonoran and Mojave Desert deserts of Arizona, California, and Mexico. It is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, and sometimes placed in the box family, Buxaceae....
     (Jojoba
    Jojoba

    Jojoba , pronounced "ho-ho-b?", is a shrub native to the Sonoran and Mojave Desert deserts of Arizona, California, and Mexico. It is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, and sometimes placed in the box family, Buxaceae....
    )
  • Skimmia
    Skimmia

    Skimmia is a genus of four species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the Rue family, Rutaceae, all native to warm temperate regions of Asia....
     (Skimmia
    Skimmia

    Skimmia is a genus of four species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the Rue family, Rutaceae, all native to warm temperate regions of Asia....
    )
  • Smilax
    Smilax

    Smilax is a genus of about 300-350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China for example about 80 are found , while there are 20 in North America north of Mexico....
     (Smilax
    Smilax

    Smilax is a genus of about 300-350 species, found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. In China for example about 80 are found , while there are 20 in North America north of Mexico....
    )
  • Sophora
    Sophora

    Sophora is a genus of about 45 species of small trees and shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. The species are native to southeast Europe, southern Asia, Australasia, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and western South America....
     (Kowhai
    Kowhai

    Kowhai are small, woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand. There are eight species, S. microphylla being the most common....
    ) *
  • Sorbaria
    Sorbaria

    Sorbaria is a genus of around 9 species of flowering plants belong to subfamily Maloideae of family Rosaceae...
     (Sorbaria
    Sorbaria

    Sorbaria is a genus of around 9 species of flowering plants belong to subfamily Maloideae of family Rosaceae...
    )
  • Spartium (Spanish Broom
    Spanish Broom

    Spanish Broom , also known as Weaver's Broom, is a perennial, leguminous shrub native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, southwest Asia and northwest Africa, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils....
    )
  • Spiraea
    Spiraea

    'Spiraea' is a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the Rosaceae, subfamily Spiraeoideae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia....
     (Spiraea
    Spiraea

    'Spiraea' is a genus of about 80-100 species of shrubs in the Rosaceae, subfamily Spiraeoideae. They are native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia....
    ) *
  • Staphylea (Bladdernut
    Bladdernut

    Staphylea is a small genus of 10 or 11 species of flowering plants in the family Staphyleaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
    ) *
  • Stephanandra
    Stephanandra

    Stephanandra is a genus in the family Rosaceae. The deciduous, thicket-forming shrubs have attractive wavy-margined leaves that resemble maple leaves and have a good orange-yellow fall color....
     (Stephanandra
    Stephanandra

    Stephanandra is a genus in the family Rosaceae. The deciduous, thicket-forming shrubs have attractive wavy-margined leaves that resemble maple leaves and have a good orange-yellow fall color....
    )
  • Styrax
    Styrax

    Styrax is a genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, mostly native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the majority in eastern and southeastern Asia, but also crossing the equator in South America....
     *
  • Symphoricarpos
    Symphoricarpos

    Symphoricarpos is a small genus of about 15 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae. All but one are natives of North America and Central America; the one remaining is from western China....
     (Snowberry)
  • Syringa (Lilac
    Lilac

    Syringa is a genus of about 20?25 species of flowering plants in the olive family , native to Europe and Asia.They are deciduous shrubs or small trees, ranging in size from 2?10 m tall, with stems up to 20?30 cm diameter....
    ) *
T
  • Tamarix
    Tamarix

    The genus Tamarix comprises about 50-60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa....
     (Tamarix
    Tamarix

    The genus Tamarix comprises about 50-60 species of flowering plants in the family Tamaricaceae, native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa....
    ) *
  • Taxus
    Taxus

    Taxus is a genus of yews, small Pinophyta trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1-40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m....
     (Yew) *
  • Telopea
    Telopea

    Telopea can refer to:*A genus of shrubs, usually known as Waratahs.* , a botany Scientific journal named after the genus.*Telopea, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia....
     (Waratah
    Waratah

    Waratah is a genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees in the Proteaceae, native to southeastern Australia, from New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania....
    ) *
  • Thuja
    Thuja

    Thuja is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae . There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia....
     cvs. (Arborvitae) *
  • Thymelaea
    Thymelaea

    Thymelaea is a genus of about 30 species of evergreen shrubs and herbs in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean region, north to central Europe, and east to central Asia....
  • Thymus
    Thyme

    Thyme is a well known herb; in common usage the name may refer to* any or all members of the plant genus Thymus ,* common thyme, Thymus vulgaris, and some other species that are used as culinary herbs or for medicinal purposes....
     (Thyme
    Thyme

    Thyme is a well known herb; in common usage the name may refer to* any or all members of the plant genus Thymus ,* common thyme, Thymus vulgaris, and some other species that are used as culinary herbs or for medicinal purposes....
    )
  • Trochodendron
    Trochodendron

    Trochodendron aralioides is a flowering plant, the sole species in the genus Trochodendron. It is also often considered the sole species in the family Trochodendraceae, though some botanists include the very distinct genus Tetracentron in the same family....
     *
U
  • Ulex (Gorse
    Gorse

    Gorse comprises a genus of about 20 species of evergreen shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to western Europe and northwest Africa, with the majority of species in Iberian Peninsula....
    )
  • Ungnadia (Mexican Buckeye
    Mexican Buckeye

    Ungnadia speciosa, the Mexican Buckeye, is a shrub or small tree native to northeastern Mexico and adjacent western Texas and southern New Mexico in the USA....
    )
V
  • Vaccinium
    Vaccinium

    Vaccinium is a genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the plant Family Ericaceae. The fruit of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry or whortleberry, lingonberry or cowberry, and huckleberry ....
     (Bilberry
    Bilberry

    Bilberry is a name given to several species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium that bears false berrys. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., otherwise known as the European blueberry....
    , Blueberry
    Blueberry

    Blueberries are flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium, sect. Cyanococcus. The species are native only to North America. They are shrubs varying in size from 10 cm tall to 4 m tall; the smaller species are known as "lowbush blueberries" , and the larger species as "highbush blueberries"....
    , Cranberry
    Cranberry

    Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the genus Vaccinium subgenus Oxycoccos, or in some treatments, in the distinct genus Oxycoccos....
    )
  • Verbena (Vervain)
  • Viburnum
    Viburnum

    Viburnum is a genus of about 150-175 species of shrubs or small trees that were previously included in the family Caprifoliaceae. Genetics tests by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group showed however that they are correctly classified in the family Adoxaceae....
     (Viburnum
    Viburnum

    Viburnum is a genus of about 150-175 species of shrubs or small trees that were previously included in the family Caprifoliaceae. Genetics tests by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group showed however that they are correctly classified in the family Adoxaceae....
    ) *
  • Vinca
    Vinca

    Vinca or Periwinkle is a genus of five species in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The common name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus....
     (Periwinkle
    Vinca

    Vinca or Periwinkle is a genus of five species in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The common name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus....
    )
  • Viscum
    Viscum

    Viscum is a genus of about 70-100 species of mistletoes, native to temperate and tropical regions of Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Traditionally, the genus has been placed in its own family Viscaceae, but recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group shows this family to be correctly placed within a larger circumscript...
     (Mistletoe
    Mistletoe

    Mistletoe is the common name for a group of parasitic plant plants in the Order Santalales that grow attached to and within the branches of a tree or shrub....
    )
W
  • Weigela
    Weigela

    Weigela is a small genus of about 12 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, growing to 1-5 m tall. All are natives of eastern Asia....
     (Weigela
    Weigela

    Weigela is a small genus of about 12 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, growing to 1-5 m tall. All are natives of eastern Asia....
    )
X
  • Xanthoceras
    Xanthoceras

    Xanthoceras sorbifolium , the sole species in the genus Xanthoceras, is a flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to northern China in the provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Nei Monggol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Shandong....
  • Xanthorhiza (Yellowroot
    Yellowroot

    The Yellowroot is the only member of the genus Xanthorhiza, and one of very few genera in the family Ranunculaceae with a woody stem ....
    )
  • Xylosma
    Xylosma

    Xylosma is a genus of between 85-100 species of evergreen shrubs and trees in the willow family, Salicaceae. They are commonly known as brushhollies, xylosmas, or more ambiguously "logwoods"....
Y
  • Yucca
    Yucca

    The yuccas comprise the genus Yucca of 40-50 species of perennial plants, shrubs, and trees in the agave family Agavaceae, notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped Leaf and large terminal clusters of white or whitish flowers....
     (Yucca
    Yucca

    The yuccas comprise the genus Yucca of 40-50 species of perennial plants, shrubs, and trees in the agave family Agavaceae, notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped Leaf and large terminal clusters of white or whitish flowers....
    , Joshua tree) *
Z
  • Zanthoxylum
    Zanthoxylum

    Zanthoxylum is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue Family , Rutaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide....
     *
  • Zauschneria
    Zauschneria

    Zauschneria is a species of Epilobium, native to dry slopes and in chaparral of western North America. It is a perennial plant, notable for the profusion of bright scarlet flowers in late summer and autumn....
  • Zenobia
    Zenobia (plant)

    Zenobia pulverulenta is the sole species in the genus Zenobia, in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States United States, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia....
  • Ziziphus
    Ziziphus

    Ziziphus is a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, distributed in the warm-temperate and subtropical regions throughout the world....
     *


See also

  • Shrubbery
    Shrubbery

    A shrubbery was a feature of 19th-century gardens in the English Garden, with its origins in the gardenesque style of the early part of the century....