Plants

Articles about plant species, botany and vegetation.

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Mentha

Mentha arvensis

Mentha arvensis — field mint, wild mint, corn mint

Meristem

Meristem (plant growth tissue)

Messmate

Mesua ferrea

Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood): description, habitat, uses, and cultivation

Milkweed

Milkweed (Asclepias): Biology, Ecology, and Human Connections

Mimosa

Mimosa (plant genus)

Mimosa pudica

Mimosoideae

Mint

Mint: the herb, its flavor, minting, and idioms

Mistletoe

Mistletoe: biology, ecology, cultural role, and human uses

Monocotyledon

Monocotyledon (Monocots): Traits, Evolution, and Importance

Monstera

Monstera deliciosa

Moraceae

Moraceae: the mulberry and fig family

Morina

Morning glory

Morning glory (Convolvulaceae) — common flowering vines

Moss

Moss: non-vascular bryophytes, life cycle, habitats and ecological importance

Mulberry

Mulberry (Morus): trees, fruit, cultivation, and uses

Multiple fruit

Musaceae

Mushroom

Mushroom: the fungal fruiting body — types, uses and safety

Mustard plant

Mustard plant (Brassica and Sinapis species)

Myristicaceae

Myristicaceae — the nutmeg family of tropical flowering trees

Myrtaceae

Myrtales

Myrtales: an order of flowering plants

Myrtillocactus

Myrtillocactus: Overview of the small genus of columnar cacti

Narcissus (genus)

Narcissus (genus) — daffodils and their biology

National Botanic Garden of Israel

Nectar

Nectar (botany): composition, roles, and ecological importance

Neem

Neem (Azadirachta indica): description, distribution, uses, and cultivation

Nelumbo

Nelumbo (lotus): biology, species, uses and cultural significance

Nematophyte

Nematophytes: fossil assemblages of early land organisms

Nepenthes

Nepeta

Nevada Solar One

Nicotiana

Nicotiana: the tobacco genus — biology, uses, and notable species

Nigella sativa

Nigella sativa (black cumin): description, uses, and cultivation

Nightshade

Noble orchid

Non-vascular plant

Non-vascular plants: characteristics, groups, and ecological roles

Nothofagus

Nothofagus (southern beech): overview, distribution, and significance

Nuclear power plant

Nursery (horticulture)

Nut (fruit)

Nut (fruit): botanical definition, culinary uses, and distinctions

Nutmeg

Nyctaginaceae

Nymphaea

Nymphaea — water-lilies: description, ecology, cultivation, and cultural role