plant genus
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A genus of plants (synset 111765328)
is a type of: genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more speciessubtypes:
- genus sequoiadendron, sequoiadendron - giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae
- genus campanula - large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers
- dioscorea, genus dioscorea - yams
- genus tamus, tamus - a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes
- agrostis, genus agrostis - annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)
- arrhenatherum, genus arrhenatherum - oat grass
- avena, genus avena - oats
- genus hamamelis, hamamelis - deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel
- corylopsis, genus corylopsis - small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia
- fothergilla, genus fothergilla - small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States
- genus liquidambar, liquidambar - sweet gum
- genus parrotia, parrotia - one species: iron tree
- genus parrotiopsis, parrotiopsis - one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains
- genus laguncularia, laguncularia - a genus of Laguncularia
- genus lagerstroemia, lagerstroemia - shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers
- alpinia, genus alpinia, genus languas, genus zerumbet - perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
- aframomum, genus aframomum - an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae
- genus paris, paris - sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
- genus linum, linum - a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves
- genus physostigma, physostigma - African woody vines: calabar beans
- arenga, genus arenga - a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees
- genus livistona, livistona - fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia
- genus phytelephas, phytelephas - small genus of South American feather palms
- genus geranium - genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills
- erythroxylon, erythroxylum, genus erythroxylon, genus erythroxylum - a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae
- crassula, genus crassula - type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts
- genus sedum - large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves
- aeonium, genus aeonium - a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae
- genus ribes, ribes - a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere
- genus phlox - herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico
- genus linanthus, linanthus - a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States
- borago, genus borago - perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
- amsinckia, genus amsinckia - rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks
- genus anchusa - rough and hairy Old World herbs
- cynoglossum, genus cynoglossum - a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae
- echium, genus echium - a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
- genus hackelia, genus lappula, hackelia, lappula - stickweed; beggar's lice
- genus lithospermum, lithospermum - annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia
- genus mertensia, mertensia - a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
- genus myosotis, myosotis - forget-me-nots; scorpion grass
- genus onosmodium, onosmodium - a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae
- genus symphytum, symphytum - comfrey
- genus utricularia, utricularia - bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution
- genus pinguicula, pinguicula - butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica
- genus genlisea - small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps
- genus martynia - in some classifications includes the unicorn plants
- genus sesamum, sesamum - tropical African and Indian herbs
- genus proboscidea, proboscidea - in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants
belongs to: kingdom plantae, plant kingdom, plantae - (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants
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