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Global Plants and algae

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Moon trefoil (Medicago citrina)
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

Morris squill (Scilla morrisii)
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

Mountain dahlia (Liparia splendens)
The mountain dahlia, a member of the pea family, is a spreading shrub with slender stems, sprouting from a woody base. The... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Mulanje cedar (Widdringtonia whytei)
The Mulanje cedar, declared the national tree of Malawi by the late Malawi president Hastings Kamazu Banda, is considered a very... More	22 Images	0 Videos

Mustard (Erysimum kykkoticum)
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

Nemesia (Nemesia strumosa)
Nemesia, a member of the snapdragon family, is an annual herb that is widely grown in cultivation as the clusters of colourful... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Northia (Northia hornei)
A gnarled tree with reddish-brown bark, Northia hornei can grow up to twenty metres tall amongst the shelter of forests, but may... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
Information on the nutmeg is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana)
Information on the Okoume is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Olulu (Brighamia insignis)
The Latin ‘insignis' means ‘remarkable', which is a particularly apt epithet for this plant, long considered one of the most... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Oncoba (Oncoba sp. nov.)
This tree is known as 'feewu a wu' by local people and has only recently been recognised as a new species; it is so new to science... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Onion (Allium calamarophilon)
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

Orchid (Cattleya dowiana)
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

Orchid (Cymbidium rectum)
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

Orchid (Cypripedium molle)
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

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

Orchid (Dracula vampira)
This magnificent orchid has large distinctive flowers; the sepals are rounded with the top corner pulled into a thin tail, which... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Orchid (Paphiopedilum delenatii)
This rare South East Asian orchid was thought to be extinct in the wild until it was rediscovered in the 1990s. It is a terrestrial... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Orchid (Phalaenopsis gigantea)
This epiphytic orchid is known locally as 'elephant ears' due to the enormous, olive- green leaves of this species. Five or six... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Orchid (Phalaenopsis javanica)
This moth-orchid is an epiphyte, which has small, creamy white flowers. There are many glossy leaves and a long flower stalk... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Orchid (Phragmipedium besseae)
The recently discovered orchid Phragmipedium besseae boasts spectacular and instantly recognisable flowers, which are bright... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Orchid (Pleione coronaria)
Pleione coronaria is an epiphytic orchid. It has prominent egg-shaped swellings at the base of the stem, which are known... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Orchid (Renanthera bella)
This epiphytic orchid is a small herb that bears beautiful flowers; alluded to by the specific name of bella. Aerial roots hang... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Orchid (Renanthera citrina)
This rare epiphytic orchid was only discovered as recently as the mid 1990s. As the specific name suggests this orchid has bright... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Palm (Ravenea louvelii)
Ravenea louvelii is a small, squat palm of the rainforest understory. It resembles a shuttlecock in appearance; the long leaves can... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Palm (Ravenea musicalis)
This unusual dioecious palm is one of only two species in Madagascar to grow in water. The trunk is relatively short and is swollen... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Palm (Roscheria melanochaetes)
This solitary palm tree is the smallest of the Seychelles palms. The slender stem may grow up to 8 metres high and is ringed with... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Pau brasil (Caesalpinia echinata)
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

Pau-branco (Picconia azorica)
A shrub species, the pau-branco has a distinctive greyish or silvery sheen to its leaves, which are opposite each other on the... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Peacock moraea (Moraea villosa)
Moraea villosa is a species of peacock moraea, a group of plants named for the large, conspicuous eye-like patterns on the broad... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Philippine mahogany (Shorea almon)
This large, highly threatened tree has elliptical, papery, wavy leaves that measure up to 16 centimetres long and 7 centimetres... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Pine (Pinus rzedowskii)
This rare Mexican pine tree was only discovered in 1969 and represents something of a taxonomic enigma, appearing to be a mid-point... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Pisonia (Pisonia sechellarum)
Found in just one valley on an island in the Indian Ocean, Pisonia sechellarum is a tall tree with smooth, spongy bark that... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes argentii)
This charming tropical pitcher plant is the smallest species of Nepenthes, a spectacular genus of carnivorous plants. Nepenthes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes aristolochioides)
The tropical pitcher plants of Asia (Nepenthes species) are amongst the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants.... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes bellii)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes bongso)
This spectacular carnivorous plant from Asia grows modified pitcher-shaped leaves, which hang from coiled tendrils, into which... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes boschiana)
This impressive carnivorous plant belongs to a spectacular family of tropical Asian pitcher plants (Nepenthes species). Nepenthes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes burbidgeae)
Arguably the most beautiful of the Bornean pitcher plants, Nepenthes burbidgeae is a vine which climbs to a height of about fifteen... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes clipeata)
The tropical pitcher plants of Asia (Nepenthes) are amongst the largest and most spectacular of all carnivorous plants. Nepenthes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes dubia)
This beautiful carnivorous plant is a vine which grows to a length of about three metres and has modified pitcher-shaped leaves... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes edwardsiana)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes ephippiata)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes faizaliana)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes fusca)
Nepenthes fusca belongs to a group of spectacular carnivorous plants known as tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes), which are... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes hamata)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes inermis)
Species information is currently being researched and written, and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes khasiana)
Information on the pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana, is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes lavicola)
This impressive carnivorous plant belongs to a spectacular family of tropical Asian pitcher plants (Nepenthes species). Nepenthes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pitcher plant (Nepenthes lowii)
Nepenthes lowii is one of the most unusual pitcher plants of the Nepenthes genus, a group of spectacular carnivorous plants... More	12 Images	1 Video

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