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The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs. [1] [2] [3 ... Scientific name Common name Family FIA Code (US) ... orchid trees; Bauhinia purpurea: purple ...
Close-up on purple-reddish blooms and blue flowers. Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum is a bushy plant that reaches on average 20–60 centimetres (7.9–23.6 in) of height, with a maximum of 70 centimetres (28 in). The stem is hairy, erect and unbranched. Leaves are dark green and lanceolate to narrow elliptic, with a prominent midrib on the underside.
Tibouchina / ˌ t ɪ b uː ˈ k aɪ n ə / [2] [3] is a neotropical flowering plant genus in the family Melastomataceae. [4] [5] [6] Species of this genus are subshrubs, shrubs or small trees and typically have purple flowers. [7] They are native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America where they are found as far south as northern Argentina.
Peltogyne, commonly known as purpleheart, violet wood, amaranth and other local names (often referencing the colour of the wood) is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae; native to tropical rainforests of Central and South America; from Guerrero, Mexico, through Central America, and as far as south-eastern Brazil.
This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.
Bauhinia purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar, and widely introduced elsewhere in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Common names include orchid tree, [2] purple bauhinia, [2] camel's foot, [2] butterfly tree, [2] and Hawaiian orchid tree. [citation needed]
Viola is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae.It is the largest genus in the family, containing over 680 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere; however, some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes.
Dalea purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known as purple prairie clover. [5] Native to central North America, purple prairie clover is a relatively common member of the Great Plains and prairie ecosystems. It blooms in the summer with dense spikes of bright purple flowers that attract many species of insects.