Pictures of Angiosperms

Garden Geranium

The popular garden geranium, genus Pelargonium, grows best in warm, dry climates, where the plant may reach the size of a bush. The common zonal variety is pictured here. Its single or double rounded petals come in many colors.








Garden Larkspur

The garden larkspur, native to northern temperate regions, is a fast-growing, branching, annual flowering plant, grown for its colorful white, pink, or blue flowers. Reaching a height of 1.2 m (4 ft), larkspur grows best in a sunny location in fertile, well-drained soils. Plants of this genus may be especially susceptible to damage from slugs and snails.





Garden Nasturtium

The common garden nasturtium, a variety of Tropaeolum majus, is cultivated for its attractive flowers and edible foliage. The nasturtium originally came from South America.






Golden Poppy

The golden poppy, also known as the California poppy, is the state flower of California, where it grows wild. Most species of poppy are quite easy to cultivate, providing not only delicate, attractive flowers, but also cooking oil and the tiny, round seeds that adorn many breads and cakes. Commercial bird and cattle feed also make use of poppies.







Great Lobelia

Belonging to a group of deciduous and evergreen herbaceous shrubs, the great lobelia is cultivated for its fragrant, tubular blue flowers. Lobelias grow best in sunny locations with moist, well-drained soils and are especially well-suited for native gardens or areas in and around ponds and streams.






Hawthorn

The hawthorn is the state flower of Missouri.











Hellebore

The hellebore, a perennial flowering plant, is cultivated for its attractive flowers. Some species of hellebore can produce severe facial deformities in the offspring of animals that eat the plant.









Hibiscus

The hibiscus is the common and scientific name for a genus of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs grown primarily for their large, showy, colorful flowers. The hibiscus is cultivated throughout warm, temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and grows best in sunny locations in very fertile, well-drained soils.





Hollyhock

The attractive hollyhock, Althaea rosea, borders the gardens and fences of Europe, the United States, and its native Asia during late summer.







Horse Chestnut

The bud growing at the end of this horse chestnut twig is called a terminal bud. Lateral buds are those that grow along the length of the stem. The bud itself is the embryonic shoot of the plant and contains the undeveloped flowers, shoots, or stems.







Huckleberry

The huckleberry, native to the temperate parts of North America, is cultivated for its flowers and fruit. Huckleberry bushes are often found growing on decomposing stumps in wooded areas.








Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas include a number of deciduous shrubs and evergreen vines cultivated for their distinctive and colorful domed flower heads. Native to Asia and the Americas, these plants can grow in sunny or shaded locations with moist, well-drained soils.






Ipecac

Native to South American forests, ipecac is a plant that yields two alkaloid drugs. One of them, emetine, is used to induce vomiting.





Ivy

Ivy, a perennial, woody-stemmed, evergreen plant of the genus Hedera, is commonly cultivated as a self-clinging, climbing plant. Ivy works well for use as ground cover or a cover for brick walls or trellises.







Japanese Pagoda Tree

The Japanese pagoda tree, a deciduous tree native to China and Korea, is also known as the Chinese scholar tree because it is traditionally planted by the graves of Chinese schoolmasters. Several varieties of this tree that differ in size, flower color, and hardiness are cultivated worldwide.








Laurel

The laurel, or bay, is cultivated primarily for its foliage, called bay leaves, which are used as a seasoning in cooking. Producing yellow flowers and a black fruit, the laurel prefers shaded areas with fertile, well-drained soils.

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Types of Vines

Composite Flower Family

Composite Flower Family
Groundsel, common name for one of the largest categories of flowering plants. Approximately 2,000 to 3,000 species of groundsels are distributed throughout the world. Member of the large composite flowers family, the groundsel group is diverse as well as large; it includes vines, shrubs, and herbs adapted to both wet and dry regions. Ancient Greek and Arab physicians used the leaves of many groundsels to draw fluids from wounds; the name groundsel comes from the Anglo-Saxon gundeswelge, which means “pus absorber.”

Scientific classification: The groundsels belong to the family Asteraceae (formerly Compositae). The candle plant is classified as Senecio articulatus, dusty miller as Senecio cineraria, golden ragwort as Senecio aureus, and common groundsel as Senecio vulgaris.

Ironweed, common name for any of approximately 750 species of perennial plants (plants that live at least three years) that include trees, shrubs, climbing woody vines, and herbs (plants with soft, non-woody stems), members of the composite flowers family. Ironweed is named for its normally stiff, hard stem. They are native to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Most grow in tropical regions, although some are found in the temperate zones. Ironweeds are easily cultivated in fertile soil and may be grown as garden plants, especially in informal or wildflower gardens.

Scientific classification: Ironweeds make up the genus Vernonia, named for 17th century botanist William Vernon, and belong to the family Asteraceae (formerly Compositae). Tall ironweed is classified as Vernonia altissima, western ironweed as Vernonia baldwinii, and New York ironweed as Vernonia noveboracensis.

Figwort Family
Bignonia, common name for a medium-sized family of mostly tropical woody climbers, and for the only member of its representative genus, the cross vine. The showy flowers of the bignonias exhibit many features of the order to which the family belongs (see Figwort). The tubular calyx (group of fused sepals) has five lobes, and the corolla (group of fused petals) is funnel-shaped with two or four stamens attached to the inside surface. The long, tubular flowers show adaptations to pollination by a variety of flying animals, including insects, birds, and bats, although each species is usually visited by one or a few specific pollinators.

Scientific classification: Bignonias make up the family Bignoniaceae of the order Scrophulariales. The cross vine is classified as Bignonia capreolata and the calabash tree as Crescentia cujete. Jacarandas are classified in the genus Jacaranda. The sausage tree is classified as Kigelia pinnata. Trumpet vines are classified in the genus Campsis and catalpas in the genus Catalpa. The desert willow is classified as Chilopsis linearis.

Ginseng Family
Ivy, common name for any of a genus of woody vines of the ginseng family. The genus is native to temperate regions of the eastern hemisphere. Ivy plants produce two kinds of leaves during the climbing phase. The leaves have three to five distinct lobes, but during the flowering stage they usually have three indistinct lobes or may even be lobeless. The flowers, borne in terminal umbels, have a five-parted calyx, five-parted corolla, five stamens, and a single pistil. The fruit is a smooth berry that contains a poisonous glucoside. The plant's adventitious rootlets attach to trees or bare walls.

Ground ivy is a small, creeping member of the mint family. Poison ivy (see Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac) belongs to the cashew family.

Scientific classification: Ivies make up the genus Hedera of the family Araliaceae. English ivy is classified as Hedera helix; African ivy, or Algerian ivy, as Hedera canariensis; and Asian ivy as Hedera colchica. American ivy, classified as Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Boston ivy, classified as Parthenocissus tricuspidata, belong to the family Vitaceae. Ground ivy belongs to the family Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae) and is classified as Glechoma hederacea. Poison ivy belongs to the family Anacardaceae and is classified as Toxicodendron radicans.

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