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PoppyPapaver A group of colourful wild and garden flowers with capsule fruits and many seeds Papaver · Wildflower MarigoldTagetes A group of bright annual and perennial flowers known worldwide as marigolds 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Common sageSalvia officinalis A Mediterranean herb with grey-green leaves and blue to purple flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Herb or useful flower ChamomileMatricaria chamomilla A fragrant white and yellow annual flower used for tea and herbal remedies 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower Crocus Small corm-grown flowers in white, yellow, orange or purple 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower BellflowersCampanula Bell-shaped flowers from a wide-ranging and varied plant group Campanula · Wildflower GentianGentiana Trumpet-shaped blue and yellow flowers of alpine meadows and temperate regions Gentiana · Wildflower Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower LupinLupinus Tall, spiky-flowered legumes grown for gardens, food, and soil health 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower Vanilla Climbing orchids with pods used for the world’s most popular flavor 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower BaelAegle marmelos A spiny tree with fragrant yellow-green flowers and hard-shelled aromatic fruit 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree Camellia Evergreen shrubs and trees with showy blooms, best known for tea and garden flowers 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Garden flower Guelder-roseViburnum opulus A white-flowered shrub with red berries, rooted in Slavic and Ukrainian tradition 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 more · Flowering shrub Viburnum Shrubs and small trees with showy flower clusters and colourful berries 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 3 more · Wildflower LotusNelumbo Aquatic plants with large, round leaves and striking flowers called lotus 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Water flower MallowMalva Edible and ornamental flowering plants with pink, purple or white blooms 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Wildflower Sweet VioletViola odorata A scented violet with edible leaves and flowers, native to Eurasia 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower BromeliadsBromeliaceae A family of tropical flowering plants from the Americas, including the pineapple 🇨🇱 Chile and 7 more · Wildflower Wild PansyViola tricolor A small wildflower with purple, yellow, and white blooms found across Eurasia 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Yucca Dry-climate plants with pointed leaves and clusters of creamy white flowers 🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 more · Wildflower Prickly pearOpuntia Cactus with flat pads and edible fruit, native to the Americas 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower CloudberryRubus chamaemorus A golden berry of northern bogs and tundra, picked wild for food and drink 🇳🇴 Norway and 7 more · Wildflower White Water-lilyNymphaea alba A floating white flower of ponds and lakes across Europe and Asia 🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 more · Wildflower AchioteBixa orellana Shrub with spiky red pods, source of the natural dye annatto 🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub Indian fig opuntiaOpuntia ficus-indica A large, spiny cactus grown for its sweet fruit and edible pads 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower ColumbineAquilegia A perennial wildflower with spurred, often blue or multicoloured blooms Aquilegia · Wildflower PassionflowerPassiflora A vine with intricate flowers and edible fruits, grown worldwide 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower DogwoodCornus Woody trees and shrubs with showy bracts and colorful berries 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Holy basilOcimum tenuiflorum A fragrant herb central to Hindu worship and Southeast Asian cooking 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 6 more · Herb or useful flower White cloverTrifolium repens A low-growing, mat-forming clover with white flower heads 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Calendula Golden daisy-like flowers used in food, dye, and rituals Calendula · Wildflower HollyIlex Evergreen trees and shrubs with red berries, known for winter and Christmas use Ilex · Wildflower Arabian coffeeCoffea arabica The white-flowered shrub whose beans make most of the world’s coffee 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 more · Wildflower Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to much of Europe 🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 6 more · Flowering tree Marvel of PeruMirabilis jalapa Evening-blooming garden flower with many colours on one plant 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Garden flower Saffron crocusCrocus sativus The purple autumn flower whose red stigmas yield the spice saffron 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower Common hawthornCrataegus monogyna A thorny shrub or tree with white spring flowers and red fruit, native to Europe 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 more · Wildflower Brown mustardBrassica juncea A leafy mustard plant grown for greens, seeds, and oil across Asia and beyond 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris A bright yellow wildflower of marshes and wet woodlands in cool climates 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium A tall pink wildflower that quickly covers burned or disturbed ground 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Ceanothus Shrubs with blue, white or pink flowers native to North America 🇺🇸 United States and 5 more · Wildflower BitterrootLewisia rediviva A small pink or white wildflower of dry western North America, Montana’s state flower Lewisia rediviva · Wildflower Camassia A North American wildflower with star-shaped blue to white blooms and edible bulbs Camassia · Wildflower Rosa abyssinica The only rose native to tropical Africa, with fragrant white to pale yellow flowers 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 more · Wildflower Sieber's crocusCrocus sieberi A small wild crocus from the Balkans with vivid orange stamens 🇬🇷 Greece and 4 more · Wildflower Sulphur cosmosCosmos sulphureus A tall annual with yellow, orange, or red daisy-like blooms 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Sea kaleCrambe maritima Salt-loving coastal plant with edible white-flowered shoots 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria A tall, sweet-scented wildflower of damp meadows in Europe and western Asia 🇦🇹 Austria · Wildflower
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