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Semiaquilegia

Semiaquilegia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern Asia.

Anemonidium

False anemone

Ficaria

Ficaria comprise a small genus in the Buttercup family, consisting of low-growing herbaceous flowering plants with yellow flowers and smooth dark green leaves. Several species are grown as ornamentals in gardens. The Latin name stems from the classical Latin term for "fig." Like all buttercups, ficaria plants are toxic when ingested.

False rue anemones

False rue anemones is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia.

Beesia

Beesia are a genus of evergreen perennial flowering plants. Their Latin name, Beesia, derives from a nursery called Bees of Chester who financed a trip to China where the plant is native. They are often kept as ornamental plants in gardens of partial shade and may appeal to gardeners for their heart-shaped leaves.

Burnleafs

Glaucidium

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Semiaquilegia

Semiaquilegia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern Asia.

False rue anemones is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia.

Hellebores comprise a genus in the Buttercup family. They can be evergreen or herbaceous, but all are perennials. The attractive flowers bear interesting colors, including vivid lime green and dark purple. Like other members of Buttercup family, hellebores are toxic. They are often featured in Ancient Greek and Indo-European legends and folklore.

Winter aconites

Winter aconites

Winter aconites is a genus of eight species of flowering plants native to southern Europe and east across Asia to Japan. They are herbaceous perennials growing to 10 to 15 cm tall. The flowers are yellow and among the first to appear in spring as early as winter in mild climates though later where winter snowpack persists; they are frost-tolerant and readily survive fresh snow cover unharmed. The leaves only expand fully when the flowers are nearly finished; they are peltate with several notches and only last for 2–3 months before dying down during the late spring.

False-rue anemones

False-rue anemones

False-rue anemones are perennial herbs noted for their lack of petals. The species of this genus are often mistaken for Wood Anemones or Rue Anemones. False-rue anemones can be identified by their alternate stem leaves and grow taller than other anemones. These late spring bloomers are native to North America and Northeast Asia.

Columbine

Columbine

Columbine are prized perennials used to add color, texture, and height to any garden. Blooming for weeks, these plants are available in a wide range of colors and sizes, so you can mix and match or choose to dedicate your garden to one variety. A favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds, the bell-shaped flowers provide the perfect opening for these important pollinators. Columbine are the official state flower of Colorado.

Liverwort

Liverwort

Liverwort is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America. Bisexual flowers with pink, purple, blue, or white sepals and three green bracts appear singly on hairy stems from late winter to spring. The leaves are basal, leathery, and usually three-lobed, remaining over winter.

Ceratocephala

Ceratocephala are flowering herbs widely distributed throughout south and central Europe, southwest Asia, and northwest Africa. Most species tend to become invasive. These plants contain toxic substances. The name Ceratocephala comes from Greek and translates to "hornhead," in reference to the heads of these plants which look like a cluster of horns.

Globe flowers

Globe flowers

Globe flowers are hardy herbaceous perennials that bloom from early spring to late summer, depending on the species. These clump-forming plants are a key food source for the Silver-ground Carpet Moth. The blooms of these species resemble bowls or globes, which is thought to have given rise to the common name of the genus being "Globe Flowers."

Pheasant's eyes

Pheasant's eyes

Pheasant's eyes is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia. They are cultivated for use in gardens, and have been introduced to North America. The species grow to 10 to 40 cm in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and have 5–30 petals.

Clematis

Clematis comprise a large genus of perennial vines with showy flowers. Various cultivars of these vines have been garden staples since the 19th century. According to flowering habits, gardeners divide them into three clematis types: Group 1 consists of spring bloomers, Group 2 consists of repeat bloomers, and Group 3 consists of summer or fall bloomers.

Eriocapitella

Eriocapitella comprise a small genus of flowering plants. The generic Latin name was given by a Japanese botanist Takenoshin Nakai in 1941 and roughly translates to "growing in a small woolly head." The name refers to hairy ovaries and fruit that some of the species have. Cultivated variants are known as the fall-blooming anemones.

Callianthemum is a genus that consists of 24 species of little rhizomatous herbs from high mountains in Europe, Central Asia and East Asia. The plants are low-growing, ornamental perennials and are lovely to rock garden. Leaves are small and radical. Flowers are showy daisy-like, with 5-15 white or rose-color petals and nectaries at the base.

Caltha are cold-hardy, flowering perennials with small, often clustered white to bright yellow blooms. The plants contain noxious chemicals that make them unappetizing to wildlife, but their flowers attract a variety of beetles, bees, and hoverflies. The seeds of several species have developed to be spread by water, usually via rainstorms.

Love-in-a-mist

Love-in-a-mist

Love-in-a-mist comprise a small genus of annual flowering herbs. The blooms are white to violet-blue, with a distinct airy look, inspiring the romantic common name. This genus has the nickname "devil-in-a-bush," due to the spiky, decorative fruit capsules. Some species are readily grown for their decorative value in the garden.

Mousetails

Mousetails

Mousetails is annual scapose herbs. The flowers are easily recognised by bearing 6 stamens with numerous ovaries on a stalk. It comprises about 15 species. These herbs are nearly cosmopolitan (lacking in eastern Asia and tropical regions), with a center of diversity in western North America.

Yellowroot

Yellowroot are a 'montypic' genus, meaning that there is only one species in the group, Xanthorhiza simplicissima. This plant is native to eastern North America, growing in shady locations beside streams. The plant's yellow roots have been used to make dyes. The fibrous stems have also been used in basket weaving.

Monkshood

Monkshood

Monkshood is a genus of over 250 species. These herbaceous perennial plants are chiefly native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The dark green leaves of monkshood species lack stipules. They are palmate or deeply palmately lobed with five to seven segments. Each segment again is trilobed with coarse sharp teeth. The leaves have a spiral (alternate) arrangement. The tall, erect stem is crowned by racemes of large blue, purple, white, yellow, or pink zygomorphic flowers with numerous stamens. Two to 10 petals are present. The fruit is an aggregate of follicles, a follicle being a dry, many-seeded structure.

Larkspurs

Larkspurs

Larkspurs comprise a genus of annual flowering plants in the buttercup family. Sometimes these plants are confused with the genus Delphinium, although they differ by the annual lifespan and the flower structure with only one united petal. Larkspurs are popular as cut flowers and are cultivated in gardens, with numerous pink, purple, blue, and white cultivars available.

Hydrastis

Native to North America, the genus of hydrastis has one species – Hydrastis canadensis. It has traditionally been used as a dye, and as it is reportedly toxic for both humans and insects, it has also been used as a bug repellant. The IUCN classified hydrastis as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species.

Baneberries

Baneberries

The baneberries genus contains noxious perennials found in moist woodlands. The berries on these plants are highly poisonous to humans and rabbits. Birds are not affected by the toxins and help disperse the seeds of these plants. The berries resemble those of black bugbane, a close relative.

Larkspurs

Larkspurs

Larkspurs are frequently mentioned in Greek mythology. According to Greek legend, the warrior Achilles' armor was given to Ulysses. This so upset another warrior, Ajax that he threw himself on his sword, after which small flowers of larkspurs grew up in the places where his drops of blood hit the ground. The natural toxicity of these plants can be a hazard to grazing cattle.

Goldthreads

Goldthreads

The low-growing goldthreads species are perennials with divided evergreen foliage and white to greenish yellow-hued flowers. Some species are listed as endangered in their native regions. These early-summer blooming plants flourish in shaded areas, preferring moist soil. Their Latin name Coptis is derived from the Greek kopto, which means "to cut," a reference to their dissected leaves.

Meadow-rues

Meadow-rues

Growing to 1 m tall by 45 cm wide, it is an herbaceous perennial, with leaves composed of frilled leaflets resembling those of aquilegia. In early summer it bears clusters of fluffy pink flowers in flat-topped panicles.

Ranunculus

Ranunculus are a genus of herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the family of the same name. The genus consists of primarily wild plants that are known for their showy, predominantly yellow little flowers. The name probably came from the false beliefs that the characteristic yellow hue of butter comes from these plants. However, all ranunculus are toxic to mammals.

Pasque flowers

Pasque flowers

Pasque flowers are herbaceous plants noted for their silky flowers, fern-like foliage, and easy care. They are also completely covered in silky hairs, which is why they're sometimes called "prairie smoke." Several species of pasque flowerss are important symbols for various localities, including Manitoba, Canada; South Dakota, USA; and Oppland, Norway. Be wary, as these plants are toxic and should not be consumed.

Windflowers

Windflowers

The genus of windflowers is a part of the Buttercup family. The Latin name was given by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 from the Greek name meaning 'daughter of the wind'. Presumably, that name occurred because the plant's sensitive petals can be carried away by the wind. According to a Greek legend, windflowers were created by the goddess Aphrodite.

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Dracaena

Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.

Fig trees

Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.

Brambles

Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.

Maples

The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.

Prunus

Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.

Nightshades

Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.

Roses

Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.

Oaks

Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.

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8 most common species：

Semiaquilegia

Semiaquilegia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern Asia.

False rue anemones is a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae native to Eurasia.

Beesia

Burnleafs

Glaucidium

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