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American Flowers G-V Appearing in Japanese Art

Continent of Origin

Scientific FAMILY  Genus species

English name

 

Sample Picture

America

GENTIANACEAE

Eustoma exaltatum

prairie-gentian

 

America

GESNERIACEAE

 Kohleria amabilis

gesneria

 

America

GESNERIACEAE

 Sinningia speciosa

gloxinia

大岩桐草

 

America

LAMIACEAE

Physostegia virginiana

obedient-plant

 

America

LILIACEAE

 Erythronium grandiflorum

glacier-lily

 

America

MAGNOLIACEAE

Magnolia grandiflora

southern magnolia

 

America

MALVACEAE

Abutilon

megapotamicum

trailing abutilon

 

America

MALVACEAE

 Hibiscus coccineus

scarlet

 rose mallow

 

America

MALVACEAE

Hibiscus moscheutos

swamp rose mallow

 

America

MELASTOMATACEAE

Heterocentron elegans

Spanish shawl

 

America

NYCTAGINACEAE

 Bougainvillea glabra

paper-flower

 

America

NYCTAGINACEAE

 Mirabilis jalapa

marvel-of-Peru

 

America

ONAGRACEAE

 Clarkia amoena

godetia

 

America

ONAGRACEAE

 Clarkia rubicunda

rubinclarkia

 

America

ONAGRACEAE

Clarkia unguiculata

clarkia

 

America

ONAGRACEAE

 Fuchsia boliviana

Bolivia fuchsia

 

America

ONAGRACEAE

 Fuchsia magellanica

fuchsia

 

America

ONAGRACEAE

Oenothera biennis

common evening-primrose

 

America

ONAGRACEAE

 Oenothera stricta

sweet sundrop

 

America

ONAGRACEAE

Oenothera tetraptera

winged

evening-

primrose

 

America

ORCHIDACEAE

Cattleya purpurata

cattleya orchid

 

America

ORCHIDACEAE

 Cymbidium dayanum

phoenix orchid

 

America

ORCHIDACEAE

 Laelia anceps

two-edged

laelia

 

America

ORCHIDACEAE

 Laelia speciosa

May-flowered

laelia

 

America

ORCHIDACEAE

Oncidium sp.

dancing-lady

 

America

OXALIDACEAE

Oxalis articula

pink oxalis

 

America

PAPAVERACEAE

 Eschscholzia

californica

California-

poppy

 

America

PASSIFLORACEAE

Passiflora racemosa

red passionflower

 

America

POACEAE

Zea mays

sweet corn

 

America

POLEMONIACEAE

Phlox paniculata

garden phlox

 

America

POLEMONIACEAE

Phlox subulata

moss phlox

 

America

PONTEDERIACEAE

Eichhornia crassipes

water hyacinth

 

America

RUBIACEAE

Manettia luteorubra

firecracker vine

 

America

SCROPHULARIACEAE

 Antirrhinum majus

snapdragon

 

America

SCROPHULARIACEAE

 Penstemon sp.

penstemon

 

America

SOLANACEAE

 Browalla speciosa

amethyst-

flower

 

America

SOLANACEAE

 Capsicum annuum

chili pepper

 

America

SOLANACEAE

 Nicotiana tabacum

tobacco

 

America

SOLANACEAE

Petunia sp.

petunia

 

America

SOLANACEAE

Salpiglossis sinuata

painted-tongue

 

America

SOLANACEAE

Solanum lycopersicum

tomato

 

America

SOLANACEAE

Solanum tuberosum

potato

 

America

TROPAEOLACEAE

Tropaeolum majus

garden

 nasturtium

 

America

VERBENACEAE

 Verbena sp.

verbena

 

 

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