Vriesea

Vriesea (named for Willem Hendrik de Vriese, Dutch botanist, physician) is the second largest genus of the Tillandsioideae subfamily in the botanical family Bromeliaceae. Containing some of the largest bromeliad species, these tropical plants harbor a wide variety of insect fauna, unlike the smaller catopsis species. This genus is closely related to Tillandsia, only differentiated by the presence of petal appendages in Vriesea.

Lampranthus

Lampranthus is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. One of the species in this genus is Lampranthus roseus, the mini ice plant. Other species in this genus include Lampranthus haworthii and Lampranthus aberdeen. All Lampranthus species... more >>>

Idesia

Idesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae (formerly placed in the family Flacourtiaceae), comprising the single species Idesia polycarpa. It is native to eastern Asia in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

It... more >>>

Ecballium elaterium

Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber or exploding cucumber, is a plant in the cucumber family. It gets its unusual name from the fact that, when ripe, it squirts a stream of mucilaginous liquid containing its seeds, which... more >>>

Xerophyllum

Xerophyllum is a genus of perennial lily from the family Melanthiaceae. The genus is native to North America, and has five species.

Some Species
Xerophyllum tenax (Helonias tenax) is a grasslike perennial in the... more >>>

Bellis

Bellis is a small genus of 10-15 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region.


Selected species
Bellis annua or the Annual Daisy is a species of the... more >>>