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Catapodium rigidum (L.) C.E.Hubb.
Poaceae

Catapodium rigidum (L.) C.E.Hubb.

Catapodium rigidum (L.) C.E.Hubb.

Catapodium rigidum, also called fern-grass, can be told from sea fern-grass by its more open panicle and ridged inflorescence stalk.

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
Apocynaceae

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don

Catharanthus roseus is a toxic flowering plant that produces the cancer-fighting alkaloids vinblastine and vincristine.

Catolobus pendulus (L.) Al-Shehbaz
Brassicaceae

Catolobus pendulus (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Catolobus pendulus (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Catolobus pendulus is the only species in the monotypic Brassicaceae genus Catolobus, native from eastern Europe to temperate Asia.

Catophractes alexandri D.Don
Bignoniaceae

Catophractes alexandri D.Don

Catophractes alexandri D.Don

Catophractes alexandri is the only species in genus Catophractes, a spiny shrub or small tree native to southern Africa with documented medicinal uses.

Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng.
Rubiaceae

Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng.

Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng.

Catunaregam spinosa (mountain pomegranate) is a medically used Rubiaceae flowering plant found across Asia.

Caucalis platycarpos L.
Apiaceae

Caucalis platycarpos L.

Caucalis platycarpos L.

Caucalis platycarpos L. is an annual hairy plant distributed across Eurasia and North Africa, growing in open, disturbed sites.

Caulerpa racemosa (Forssk.) J.Agardh
Caulerpaceae

Caulerpa racemosa (Forssk.) J.Agardh

Caulerpa racemosa (Forssk.) J.Agardh

Caulerpa racemosa is an edible invasive green seaweed that is studied for potential medical applications.

Caulophyllum giganteum (Farw.) H.Loconte & W.H.Blackw.
Berberidaceae

Caulophyllum giganteum (Farw.) H.Loconte & W.H.Blackw.

Caulophyllum giganteum (Farw.) H.Loconte & W.H.Blackw.

Northern blue cohosh, Caulophyllum giganteum, is a flowering barberry native to northeastern North American rich forests that blooms earlier than its relative C. thalictroides.

Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.
Berberidaceae

Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.

Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.

Caulophyllum thalictroides is a North American forest herb with blue berries, used historically for medicine and as a coffee substitute.

Causonis clematidea (F.Muell.) Jackes
Vitaceae

Causonis clematidea (F.Muell.) Jackes

Causonis clematidea (F.Muell.) Jackes

Causonis clematidea is an Australian climbing vine that has edible parts and attracts native birds to gardens.

Causonis japonica (Thunb. ex Murray) Raf.
Vitaceae

Causonis japonica (Thunb. ex Murray) Raf.

Causonis japonica (Thunb. ex Murray) Raf.

Causonis japonica is a perennial herbaceous vine with 5-foliate semi-palmate leaves, growing on rainforest edges.

Caustis blakei Kük. ex S.T.Blake
Cyperaceae

Caustis blakei Kük. ex S.T.Blake

Caustis blakei Kük. ex S.T.Blake

Caustis blakei is a slow-growing Australian sedge adapted to low-nutrient acidic sandy soils in eucalyptus forests.

Caustis flexuosa R.Br.
Cyperaceae

Caustis flexuosa R.Br.

Caustis flexuosa R.Br.

Caustis flexuosa is an Australian sedge with curled foliage, found across poor granite or sandstone soils of eastern Australia.

Cavanillesia platanifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Kunth
Malvaceae

Cavanillesia platanifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Kunth

Cavanillesia platanifolia (Humb. & Bonpl.) Kunth

Cavanillesia platanifolia is a tall soft-wooded Malvaceae tree from Central and South American lowland rainforests with useful parts.

Ceanothus americanus L.
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus americanus L.

Ceanothus americanus L.

Ceanothus americanus is a North American shrub, used for food by wildlife and for medicinal and other uses by people.

Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg

Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg

Ceanothus cordulatus, commonly mountain whitethorn, is a nitrogen-fixing evergreen shrub native to western North American mountain forests.

Ceanothus crassifolius Torr.
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus crassifolius Torr.

Ceanothus crassifolius Torr.

Ceanothus crassifolius is an evergreen chaparral shrub found in several mountain ranges of California, with white fuzzy twigs and tiny white flowers.

Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt.
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt.

Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt.

Ceanothus cuneatus is a widespread evergreen chaparral bush native to western North America, that serves as a larval host for multiple moth and butterfly species.

Ceanothus dentatus Torr. & A.Gray
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus dentatus Torr. & A.Gray

Ceanothus dentatus Torr. & A.Gray

Ceanothus dentatus Torr. & A.Gray is an evergreen branching shrub with bright blue flowers and lobed crested capsule fruits.

Ceanothus fendleri A.Gray
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus fendleri A.Gray

Ceanothus fendleri A.Gray

Ceanothus fendleri A.Gray, or Fendler's ceanothus, is a spiny, short shrub that produces white clustered flowers and exploding seed pods.

Ceanothus foliosus Parry
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus foliosus Parry

Ceanothus foliosus Parry

Ceanothus foliosus is an evergreen shrub endemic to California, with blue/lavender flowers and 3-seeded capsule fruits.

Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.

Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.

Ceanothus herbaceus, or Jersey tea, is a small deciduous North American shrub that hosts the mottled duskywing butterfly.

Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn.
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn.

Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn.

Ceanothus integerrimus is a deciduous nitrogen-fixing North American shrub that supports local wildlife and has Indigenous uses.

Ceanothus jepsonii Greene
Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus jepsonii Greene

Ceanothus jepsonii Greene

Ceanothus jepsonii is a variable endemic California evergreen shrub with two distinct varieties that grows on dry shrubby serpentine slopes.

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