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Global Plants and algae

Plants and algae 1 - 36 of 36

Caesalpinia echinata (Pau brasil )
This rare tree is famous as the origin of the name of the country of Brazil. It may reach up to 15 metres in height, and the dark... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Calendula maritima (Sea marigold)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Calypso bulbosa (Fairy slipper orchid)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Carissa edulis var. sechellensis (Bwa sandal)
The bwa sandal is a slender-branched tree that bears smooth, glossy, leaves. The leaves, which measure up to seven centimetres... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cattleya dowiana (Orchid)
This exotic orchid has extremely showy and highly fragrant flowers, usually between 5 and 6 on each spike. The petals and sepals... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Centaurea akamantis (Akamas centaury)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Centaurea gymnocarpa (Fiordaliso di Capraia)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Centranthus trinervis (Centranthe a trois nervures)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cerastium azoricum (Chickweed)
Species information on Cerastium azoricum is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's cypress)
Information on the Lawson's cypress is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Chasmanthe floribunda (Greater cobra lily)
The greater cobra lily is a striking, winter-growing South African plant with sword-shaped leaves that envelope the lower part... More	13 Images	0 Videos

Cheirolophus crassifolius (Maltese rock-centaury)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cipocereus laniflorus (Cactus)
This columnar, olive-green cactus may reach up to 2 metres in height. The cylindrical columns are woody and upright, with... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Clianthus puniceus (Kaka-beak)
The kaka-beak is a stunning shrub known for its dense clusters of brilliant red, claw-like flowers, which drip from arching... More	7 Images	1 Video

Codonorchis lessonii (White dog orchid)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Commidendrum robustum (St Helena gumwood)
Adopted as the national tree of St Helena in 1977, this highly branched tree has a knarled and crooked trunk and an umbrella-like... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Consolida samia (Larkspur)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Convolvulus argyrothamnos (Bindweed)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Copiapoa ahremephiana (Cactus)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Copiapoa decorticans (Cactus)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Cotyledon orbiculata (Dog's ears)
The dog's ears plant, well known to many gardeners, has handsome greyish-green leaves, with a red or pale margin. The leaves are... More	15 Images	0 Videos

Crassula rupestris (Concertina plant)
The concertina plant is a spreading shrub that, during certain months of the year, becomes ablaze with colour due to the dense... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Cremnophyton lanfrancoi (Maltese cliff-orache)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Crocus oreocreticus (Crocus)
Crocuses are beautiful dwarf plants in which a single terminal flower develops on the end of a tube, with the true stem remaining... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cyanea horrida (Haha)
Information on Cyanea horrida is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cyanea magnicalyx (Hawaiian cyaena tree)
Information on Cyanea magnicalyx is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cyathea australis (Rough tree fern)
This medium to large tree fern is particularly attractive with a robust black trunk and long, bright green fronds. It is known... More	12 Images	0 Videos

Cycas calcicola (Cycad)
Despite being strikingly distinctive and occurring beside the major north-south highway in the Northern Territory, Australia, this... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cycas circinalis (Cycad)
This stout cycad has a trunk covered in thick and corky bark, which terminates in a crown of long, bright green, slightly glossy... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Cycas clivicola (Cycad)
Cycads have large, divided leaves and resemble palms and tree ferns superficially. This cycad species has a tall, narrow trunk with... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Cymbidium rectum (Orchid)
This orchid is an epiphyte and has thick leathery leaves. The leafless flower stalk (known as a scape) is horizontal and may... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cynometra webberi (Cynometra)
Information on Cynometra webberi is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cypripedium formosanum (Slipper orchid)
Information on Cypripedium formosanum is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cypripedium lentiginosum (Slipper orchid)
This slipper orchid was only discovered as recently as 1998 on an expedition to China. It is a striking terrestrial herb with large... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Cypripedium molle (Orchid)
This orchid is a terrestrial herb. A cluster of tall stems can be seen rising from an underground rhizome; a single plant may... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Cypripedium segawai (Orchid)
This slipper orchid is a small, terrestrial herb. The flower stalk, or inflorescence, carries a single small flower, which... More	2 Images	0 Videos

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