This genus includes small, flowering plants that grow in temperate areas and are often known for their striking purple or yellow flowers, like violets.

Viola - violet (Latin viola)

This genus contains iconic flowering plants with large, colorful flowers. It includes species that bloom in a variety of colors and are often used as ornamental plants.

Rosa - rose (Latin for "rose")

This genus includes tall grasses that are often used in culinary applications, such as producing rice, barley, and wheat.

Triticum - wheat (Latin name for wheat)

A genus of plants containing species that typically have large, showy flowers and are often used as ornamental plants in gardens.

Camellia - camellia (named after botanist Georg Kamel)

This genus includes a variety of tropical flowering plants, such as those producing the iconic bird of paradise flowers.

Strelitzia - bird of paradise (named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)

A genus of flowering plants often used for ornamental purposes, including a variety of plants such as the common daisy and sunflowers.

Bellis - daisy (Latin bellus meaning "pretty")

This genus contains a variety of flowering plants, many of which have medicinal properties and feature distinct, often tubular flowers.

Digitalis - foxglove (from Latin digitus, meaning "finger")

A genus that includes a wide variety of conifers, such as pines, spruces, and firs, commonly used for timber and landscaping.

Pinus - pine (from Latin pinus)

A genus of climbing or sprawling plants with large, colorful flowers, many of which are used as ornamental plants in tropical and subtropical regions.

Passiflora - passionflower (from Latin passio meaning "passion" referring to Christ's passion)

Known for its fleshy, succulent leaves, this genus includes plants used as ornamental houseplants, and some are used for medicinal purposes.

Aloe - aloe (from Arabic alloch or aloeh)