Helianthus or sunflowers (from the Greek: , Hlios, "sun" and , anthos,

"flower") L. /hilins/[2] is a genus of plantscomprising about 70 species[3] in the

family Asteraceae, all of which are native to North America except three species in South
America. The common name, "sunflower," also applies to the popular annual
species Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower.[4] This and other species,
notably Jerusalem artichoke (H. tuberosus), are cultivated in temperate regions as food crops
and ornamental plants.[5]
The genus is one of many in the Asteraceae that are known as sunflowers. It is distinguished
technically by the fact that the ray flowers, when present, are sterile, and by the presence on
the disk flowers of a pappus that is of two awn-like scales that are caducous (that is, easily
detached and falling at maturity). Some species also have additional shorter scales in the
pappus, and there is one species that lacks a pappus entirely. Another technical feature that
distinguishes the genus more reliably, but requires a microscope to see, is the presence of a
prominent, multicellular appendage at the apex of the style. Sunflowers are especially well
known for their symmetry based on Fibonacci numbers and the Golden angle.

A rose (/roz/) is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There
are over 100 species and thousands ofcultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect
shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in
size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows
and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North
America, and northwest Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their
beauty and often are fragrant. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to
climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has
been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.[1]
The name rose comes from French, itself from Latin rosa, which was perhaps borrowed
from Oscan, from Greek rhdon (Aeolic wrdon), itself borrowed from Old
Persian wrd- (wurdi), related to Avestan vara, Sogdian ward, Parthian wr.[

Tagetes [2] is a genus[3] of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants in the sunflower
family (Asteraceae or Compositae). It was described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. [4][5]
The genus is native to North and South America, but some species have become naturalized
around the world. One species, T. minuta, is considered a noxious invasive plant in some
areas.[3]
Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing
from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are

important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the
temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many
other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.

Hibiscus (/hbsks/[2] or /habsks/[3]) is a genus of flowering plants in

the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are
native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member
species are often noted for their showy flowers and are commonly known simply as hibiscus,
or less widely known as rose mallow. The genus includes
both annual and perennial herbaceous plants, as well as woody shrubs and small trees. The
generic name is derived from theGreek word (hibskos), which was the
name Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. 4090) gave to Althaea officinalis

Jasmine (taxonomic name Jasminum /jsmnm/)[5] is a genus of shrubs and vines in the
olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate
regions of the Eurasia, Australasia and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the
characteristic fragrance of their flowers. A number of unrelated plants contain the word
"Jasmine" in their common names (see Other plants called "Jasmine").

Narcissus /nrsss/ is a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants in

the Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis) family. Various common names including daffodil,[notes
1]
daffadowndilly, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the
genus.Narcissus has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or
trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white or yellow (orange or pink in garden
varieties), with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona.
Narcissus were well known in ancient civilisation, both medicinally and botanically, but formally
described by Linnaeus' in his Species Plantarum (1753). The genus is generally considered to
have about ten sections with approximately 50 species. The number of species has varied,
depending on how they are classified, due to similarity between species and hybridization. The
genus arose some time in the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene epochs, in the Iberian
peninsula and adjacent areas of southwest Europe. The exact origin of the nameNarcissus is
unknown, but it is often linked to a Greek word for intoxicated (narcotic) and the myth of
the youth of that name who fell in love with his own reflection. The English word 'daffodil'
appears to be derived from "asphodel", with which it was commonly compared.

Orchidaceae is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are
often colourful and often fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family. Along with
the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. Orchidaceae has
about 27,800 currently accepted species, distributed in about 880 genera.[2][3] The
determination of which family is larger is still under debate, because verified data on the
members of such enormous families are continually in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid

species nearly equals the number of bony fishes and is more than twice the number
of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family also
encompasses about 611% of all seed plants.[4] The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000
species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000
species).
The family also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus), and many
commonly cultivated plants such asPhalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the
introduction of tropical species into cultivation in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced
more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars.