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Rafflesia The giant parasitic flower that smells of rotting flesh 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 5 more · Wildflower Rafflesia arnoldii The world’s largest single flower, famous for its strong scent of decay 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 more · Wildflower Rafflesia patma A giant, foul-smelling parasitic flower found on Java, Indonesia 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Wildflower Ragged-robinSilene flos-cuculi A wild pink flower with deeply cut petals and a ragged look Silene flos-cuculi · Wildflower Ramonda nathaliaeНаталијина рамонда A small Balkan flower that can survive drying out and revive with water 🇷🇸 Serbia and 2 more · Wildflower Ramonda serbica A Balkan wildflower that can survive extreme drying and revive with water 🇷🇸 Serbia and 1 more · Wildflower RapeseedBrassica napus A yellow-flowered crop grown for its oil-rich seeds and protein meal 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Rebutia Small, globular cacti from Bolivia and Argentina with large, showy flowers 🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 more · Wildflower Red-and-green kangaroo pawAnigozanthos manglesii The red and green floral emblem of Western Australia 🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower Red campionSilene dioica A wild pink-red flower of woods and roadsides in northern and central Europe 🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 more · Wildflower Red columbineAquilegia canadensis A woodland wildflower with red and yellow nodding blooms from eastern North America 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 more · Wildflower Red dahliaDahlia coccinea A Mexican dahlia with red, orange or yellow blooms 🇲🇽 Mexico · Wildflower Red DisaDisa uniflora A striking red orchid from the mountain streams of South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower Red gingerAlpinia purpurata A tropical plant with vivid red bracts often used in bouquets and ceremonies 🇼🇸 Samoa and 7 more · Wildflower Red hot pokerKniphofia uvaria Tall spikes of red, orange and yellow flowers from South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 more · Garden flower Red pincushion-proteaLeucospermum cordifolium A South African shrub with bright, pincushion-like flower heads 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower Red silk-cotton treeBombax ceiba A tall Asian tree with bright red spring flowers and cottony seed pods 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree Red trilliumTrillium erectum A woodland wildflower with three broad leaves and a single spring bloom 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Red water lilyNymphaea rubra A red-flowered water lily found in rivers and ponds of South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Water flower ReinwardtiaReinwardtia indica A yellow-flowered plant of the Himalayas used for dye and in folk tales 🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Wildflower Rhodiola rosea A hardy Arctic wildflower with yellow-green blooms and a thick, scaly root 🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Wildflower Rhododendron A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours 🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower Rhododendron arboreum A Himalayan rhododendron with clusters of red, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers 🇳🇵 Nepal and 7 more · Wildflower Rhododendron aureum A low evergreen shrub with pale yellow spring flowers from northeastern Asia 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Wildflower Rhododendron dauricum A hardy shrub with purple flowers from northeast Asia 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering shrub Rhododendron fauriei A rhododendron with pale red to white flowers from Japan and Korea 🇯🇵 Japan · Wildflower Rhododendron kaempferi A Japanese semi-evergreen azalea with many colourful forms 🇯🇵 Japan · Garden flower Rhododendron keiskei A low, spreading rhododendron with pale yellow spring flowers from Japan 🇯🇵 Japan · Flowering shrub Rhododendron kesangiaeཏ་ལ A tall rhododendron tree with rose pink flowers, found only in Bhutan 🇧🇹 Bhutan · Wildflower Rhododendron molle羊踯躅 A yellow-flowered deciduous azalea from China and Japan 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Wildflower Rhododendron simsii杜鵑 A shrub from East Asia with flowers in shades from white to deep red 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering shrub Rhodophiala Bulbous South American plants once known as Rhodophiala or añañuca 🇨🇱 Chile and 2 more · Wildflower Rhyncholaelia digbyana The frilled white orchid that is Honduras’s national flower 🇭🇳 Honduras and 4 more · Orchid Rhynchostylis giganteaকপৌফুল A fragrant orchid with dense, foxtail-like flower spikes from Southeast Asia 🇵🇭 Philippines and 7 more · Wildflower RockcressArabis Small white-flowered plants for rocky gardens and wild slopes Arabis · Wildflower Rocket pincushionLeucospermum reflexum A South African shrub with striking orange or yellow downward-curving flowers 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower RockroseCistus Evergreen shrubs with papery flowers from the Mediterranean 🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Wildflower Rocky Mountain penstemonPenstemon strictus A blue-flowered perennial from the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower Romulea Small cormous wildflowers of the iris family from Africa and the Mediterranean 🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Wildflower Rosa abyssinica The only rose native to tropical Africa, with fragrant white to pale yellow flowers 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 more · Wildflower Rosa gigantea A wild climbing rose with the largest flowers of any rose species 🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Wildflower Rosa moyesii A tall wild rose from western China with striking red or pink summer flowers 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower Rosa persica A desert rose with a dark-centered flower from Iran to western Siberia 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 more · Wildflower RoseRosa Woody perennial plants with showy, often fragrant flowers in many colours Rosa · Wildflower RosemarySalvia rosmarinus A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub Rose mossPortulaca grandiflora A low, colourful succulent with bright flowers for sunny gardens and containers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Garden flower Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum A spreading shrub with bright yellow flowers, grown for ground cover and gardens 🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 1 more · Flowering shrub Rothschild's slipper orchidPaphiopedilum rothschildianum A rare orchid with wide-spread petals from Mount Kinabalu, Borneo 🇲🇾 Malaysia · Wildflower Roussea simplex A rare climbing shrub with orange-yellow flowers from the high forests of Mauritius 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Wildflower Royal poincianaDelonix regia A tropical tree with bright red-orange flowers and fern-like leaves 🇲🇬 Madagascar and 8 more · Flowering tree Rudbeckia North American yellow coneflowers with a dark central disc Rudbeckia · Wildflower Ruizia boutonianaboucle d'oreille Mauritius’s national flower, a rare red-and-white bell-shaped bloom 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Flowering shrub

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