Plants

Articles about plant species, botany and vegetation.

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Eastern redbud

Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Eastern White Pine

Ebenaceae

Echium vulcanorum

Edelweiss

Elm

Elm

Elm (Ulmus): overview, characteristics, history, uses and threats

Elms (genus Ulmus) are temperate trees widespread across the Northern Hemisphere, known for asymmetrical leaves, samara fruits, and historical use in timber and urban planting; man

Embryophyte

Endive

Endive (Cichorium endivia): types, cultivation, and culinary uses

Ensete

Ensete: the false banana genus

Ephedra

Ephedra: genus of joint-pines (Ephedraceae)

Ephedra sinica

Ephedra sinica (ma huang): botany, chemistry, uses and regulation

Epidendroideae

Epidendroideae: the largest subfamily of orchids

Epidermis (botany)

Plant Epidermis (Botany): Structure, Function and Diversity

Epiphyte

Epiphyte: plants and organisms that grow on other plants without parasitizing

Ericaceae

Ericaceae (heath family): overview, characteristics, ecology and uses

Ericales

Eriophorum

Eriophorum (cotton-grass): tufted sedges of bogs and tundra

Eruca sativa

Eruca sativa — arugula (rocket), a pungent leafy vegetable

Erysimum caboverdeanum

Erysimum caboverdeanum - endemic wallflower of Fogo, Cape Verde

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus dives

Eucalyptus dives (broad‑leaved peppermint)

Eucalyptus regnans

Eucalyptus viminalis

Eudicots

Eudicots (eudicotyledons): characteristics, evolution, and importance

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Euphorbia

Euphorbiaceae

European ash

European ash (Fraxinus excelsior): description, range, uses and threats

Eutrochium maculatum

Eutrochium maculatum (Spotted Joe‑Pye Weed)

Evergreen

Evergreen plants: characteristics, types, ecology and uses

Fabaceae

Fabales

Fabales: the order of legumes and related flowering plants

Faboideae

Faboideae (Papilionoideae): the pea-flower subfamily of legumes

Fagaceae

Fagales

Fatsia

Feijoa

Fennel

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare): description, uses and history

Fenugreek

Fenugreek: plant, seeds, leaves, culinary and traditional uses

Fern

Fertilisation of Orchids

Fertilizer

Fertilizer

Fertilizer: types, key nutrients, uses, labeling, and environmental effects

Overview of fertilizers: what they are, main nutrients (N-P-K), common organic and synthetic forms, labeling conventions, application guidance, history and environmental considerat

Ficus benghalensis

Ficus benghalensis (Banyan): description, ecology, cultural importance

Fiddlehead fern

Fig

Fig (Ficus): Fruit, Botany, Uses and Cultural Significance

Filipendula

Fir

Flax