Plants from North America

Maidenhair Fern

Origin: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

Height, habit: 20 to 40 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 9 (28.4 °F/-2 °C)

Northern Maidenhair Fern, Five-Finger Fern

Origin: North America

Marimo, Moss Ball

Origin: Europe, Japan, North America

Ground Elder

Ground Elder, Herb Gerard

What are agaves?

Origin: North America, South America

Common Corn-Cockle

Tree of heaven

Origin: China, Taiwan

Height, habit: Deciduous tree, up to 30 meters

Blue bugle

Bugle

Garlic Mustard

Chive

Origin: Asia, Europe, North America

Height: 10 to 50 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 F/-23 °C)

Mat Amaranth

Origin: North America

Height, habit: 20 to 100 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Low Amaranth

Origin: South America

Height, habit: 20 to 50 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 6 (-0.4 °F/-18 °C)

Powell's Amaranth

Origin: North America

Height, habit: Annual herbaceous plant, 20 to 200 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Pigweed Amaranth

Origin: North America

Leadplant

Origin: North America (Canada, USA)

Height: 30 to 100 centimeters

USDA zone: 7 (10.4 °F/-12 °C)

Hubricht's Bluestar

Origin: North America (USA - Arkansas, Oklahoma)

Height: 50 to 80 centimeters

USDA zone: 6 (-0.4 °F/-18 °C)

Eastern Bluestar

Origin: North America (USA)

Height: 70 to 100 centimeters

USDA zone: 6 (-0.4 °F/-18 °C)

Snowdrop anemone

Origin: Temperate Asia to Europe

Height: 20 to 45 centimeters

USDA zone: 4 (-22 °F/-30 °C)

Apache-Beads, Yerba Mansa

Origin: North America, Mexico

Erigeron annuus

Nicandra physalodes

Woolly Burdock, Downy Burdock

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Silverweed

Birthwort, Heartwort

Horseradish

Wormwood, Absinthe

Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa

Height: 40 to 120 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 F/-23 °C)

White sagebrush

Origin: North America (Canada, Mexico, USA)

Height, habit: Perennial herbaceous plant, 30 to 90 centimeters

Common milkweed

Butterfly Weed

Origin: North America (USA)

Height: 40 to 60 centimeters

USDA zone: 8 (19.4 °F/-7 °C)

Wall-Rue

Origin: Europe, North America

Hart's-Tongue Fern

Origin: Europe, North America, Eastern Asia

Maidenhair spleenwort

Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

Liquorice Milkvetch

Origin: Europe to Western Asia

Lady Fern

Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

Capsicum annuum

Origin: The wild type (Capsicum annuum) originates from Central America, North America, South America

Devil's Beggarticks, Common Beggar-Ticks

Origin: North America (Canada, USA) and as a neophyte also in Asia, Europe, New Zealand and North Africa

Height: 30 to 150 centimeters

Rubus sectio Rubus

Origin: The wild type is native to Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America.

Rubus sectio Rubus

Origin: The wild type is native to Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America.

Ribes nigrum cv.

Origin: The wild type is native to Asia (e.g. Turkey, Siberia), Europe and also can be found as an cultivated or introduced species in other regions (e. g. China, New Zealand, North America)

Height: Up to 2 meters

Deer Fern, Hard Fern

Origin: Europe, Eastern Asia, North America

False Brome

Height: More than 100 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

European searocket

Water-Starwort

Origin: Asia, Europe, North America, North Africa

Apple of Sodom, Sodom Apple

Origin: Africa, Asia and naturalized in Australia, North America, South America

Height, habit: Up to 6 meters, shrub, tree

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Creeping Bellflower

Harebell, bluebell

Origin: Europe and North Asia

Height, habit: Perennial herbaceous plant, up to 40 centimeters

Canna Lily

Origin: North America to South America

Height, habit: Perennial herbaceous plant, up to 2 meters

Cuckoo Flower

Cyperus Sedge, Hop Sedge

Origin: Europe, Asia, North America

Cornflower, Bachelor's Button

Diffuse knapweed

Origin: Asia, Europe and as an introduced species in some North American regions

Height, habit: Annual to biennial herbaceous plant, 20 to 60 centimetres

Brown Knapweed

Field Mouse-Ear, Field Chickweed

Rough Chervil

Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa

Height, habit: 30 to 120 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Greater Celandine

White goosefoot

Rush skeletonweed

Origin: Europe, North Africa, West Asia

Height, habit: 30 to 130 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Chicory, Coffee Chicory

Siberian Miner's Lettuce, Candy Flower

Origin: Asia (Russia), North America (Canada, USA)

Height: 10 to 40 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 F/-23 °C)

Wild Basil, Dogmint

Rumex thyrsiflorus

Canadian Fleabane, Canadian Horseweed

Scarlet Hawthorn, Red Haw

Origin: North America

Geranium dissectum

Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm

Origin: Tropical and subtropical Africa

Height, habit: 50 to 150 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Carthusian pink

Cornus alba

Sambucus racemosa

Canadian Waterweed, Pondweed, Duckweed

Origin: North America and as an invasive species also in Europe, North Africa and Australia, among other places.

Nuttall's Waterweed, Western Waterweed

Origin: North America

Fireweed

Common Corsetail, Field Corsetail

Origin: Asia, Europe, North America

Daisy Fleabane

Flax-Leaf Fleabane

Origin: Central America, South America

Height, habit: 30 to 80 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Mexican fleabane

Origin: North America (Mexico), Central America, northern South America

Height, habit: Perennial herbaceous plant, up to 30 centimeters

Spindle

Eyebane

Origin: Origin: North America to South America

Height, habit: 20 to 50 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 8 (19 °F/-7 °C)

Petty Spurge, Radium Plant

Matted Sandmat

Origin: North America, South America

Height, habit: 10 to 20 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 8 (19.4 °F/-7 °C)

Sickleweed

Origin: Asia (Siberia, Western Asia), Europe (Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe)

Height: 40 to 70 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Copse bindweed

Origin: Asia, Europe and as an introduced species also in North America

Height, habit: Annual herbaceous, climbing plant, more than two meters long

Rock Fig

Fennel

Origin: Mediterranean region (North Africa, Southern Europe, Western Asia)

Height, habit: Biennial or perennial herbaceous plant, up to 2 meters

Alliaria petiolata

Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry

Origin: North America

Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Dovesfoot Geranium

Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa

Height: 10 to 30 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Dove's-foot crane's-bill & hedgerow cranesbill

Small-Flowered Crane's-Bill

Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa

Height: 10 to 40 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Round-Leaved Cranesbill

Honey locust

Origin: North America (USA, Mexico)

Crassulaceae

Common Ivy, English Ivy, European Ivy

Origin: The wild type is native to Asia (Caucasus, Western Asia), Europe and North Africa and can be found as a naturalized species also in North America, New Zealand and Australia.

Height: Ivy is a shrubby or climbing plant, the shoots can be several meters long.

Common Ivy, English Ivy, European Ivy

Origin: The wild type is native to Asia (Caucasus, Western Asia), Europe and North Africa and can be found as a naturalized species also in North America, New Zealand and Australia.

Height: Ivy is a shrubby or climbing plant, the shoots can be several meters long.

Roman snail between common ivy

Jerusalem Artichoke

Bristly Oxtongue

Giant Hogweed

Origin: Asia (Caucasus)

Height, habit: Up to 3.5 meters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Amaryllis "Ambiance"

Height: 70 to 120 centimeters

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Amaryllis "Lady Jane"

Height: 70 to 120 centimeters

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Amaryllis "Showmaster"

Height: 70 to 120 centimeters

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Amaryllis "Sonatini"

Origin: Hippeastrum species are native to North America (Mexico), Central America and South America

Height: Up to 40 centimeters

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Amaryllis "Sonatini"

Origin: Hippeastrum species are native to North America (Mexico), Central America and South America

Height: Up to 40 centimeters

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Amaryllis "Susan"

Height: 70 to 120 centimeters

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Amaryllis "Sweet Lilian"

Height: 70 to 120 centimeters

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Sea Sandwort, Seabeach Sandwort

Origin: Asia, Europe, North America

Common Hop, European Hop

Origin: Europe, North Africa (Morocco), North America, West Asia and as an invasive species also in other regions.

Height: The stems of this creeping and climbing growing plant can reach several meters in length

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Catsear, Cat's Ear

Balfour's Touch-Me-Not

Origin: Himalayan region (India, Pakistan)

Height, habit: Annual herbaceous plant, 30 to 80 centimeters

USDA zone: 6 (-0.4 °F/-18 °C)

Himalayan balsam

Touch-me-not Balsam

Busy lizy

British yellowhead

Dalmatian Iris

Origin: The wild type is native to southeastern Europe

Height: 40 to 60 centimeters

USDA zone: 6 (-0.4 °F/-18 °C)

Dyer's Woad, Woad

Ragwort

Ragwort

Corkscrew Rush, Common Rush

Origin: The wild type is native to Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.

Blue lettuce

Common nipplewort

Tuberous Pea

Origin: Asia, Europe and as an introduced species also in some parts of North America.

Oregon grape

Lipandra polysperma

Pineappleweed

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Water Mint

Origin: Africa, Asia (Caucasus, Western Asia), Europe and as an introduced species the Water Mint can also be found also in other regions, such as New Zealand, North America or Mexico.

Height: 20 to 80 centimeters

Horse Mint, Silver Mint

Viscum album

Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa and as an introduced species also in some parts of North America.

Partridge Berry, Squaw Vine

Origin: North America, Mexico

Swiss Cheese Plant

Origin: North America to South America

Height, habit: Herbaceous, climbing or creeping plant, up to 20 meters

USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)

Najas Grass, Guppy Grass

Origin: North America (Canada to Mexico), South America

Height: 20 to 150 centimeters

Sacred lotus

Origin: Asia, Australia

Height, habit: Up to 2 meters

Sword Fern, Boston Fern, Boston Sword Fern

Origin: The wild type is native to North America (USA/Florida, Mexico), South America (Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, French Guiana, Puerto Rico).

Height: 30 to 100 centimeters

Solanum sarrachoides

Banana Plant, Banana Lilly

Origin: North America

Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern

Origin: North America, Eastern Asia

Mahonia aquifolium

Prickly Poppy, Long Pricklyhead Poppy

Long-Headed Poppy

Spreading Pellitory, Pellitory of the Wall

Virginia Creeper, Victoria Creeper

Origin: North America

Baby Rubberplant

Origin: Peperomia obtusifolia is native to southern North America (Mexico, USA/Florida) and some South American countries.

Height: 10 to 50 centimeters

Water Knotweed, Longroot Smartweed

Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

Height, habit: Herbaceous plant, perennial, 30 to 100 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Tunic Flower

Origin: Asia (Caucasus, western Asia), Europe and as an introduced species also in North America

Height, habit: Herbaceous plant, up to 30 centimetres

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Euphorbia peplus

Reed Canarygrass, Gardener's-Garters

Origin: Only cultivated. Phalaris arundinacea is native to Europe, Asia and North America.

American pokeweed

Origin: North America (USA) and as an introduced species also in other regions

Height, habit: Herbaceous plant, up to 3 meters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Water Cabbage, Water Lettuce, Nile Cabbage

Origin: Tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. The origin is not known.

Height: 20 to 30 centimeters

Australian Laurel, Japanese Pittosporum

Origin: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan

Height, habit: Up to 6 meters, shrub, tree

USDA zone: 10 (35.6 °F/2 °C)

Buck's-Horn Plantain

Origin: Europe, North Africa, West Asia

Height, habit: Annual or perennial herbaceous plant, up to 30 centimetres

English Plantain

Broadleaf Plantain

London Plane, London Planetree

Height: Up to 40 meters

Phytolacca americana

Common Knotgrass, Common Knodweed

Common Polypody, Adder's Fern

Origin: Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, invasive in New Zealand

Wingpod Purslane, Moss Roses

Origin: The wild type is native to North America and Mexico.

Pondweed

Origin: Asia, Europe, North America

Mock Strawberry, Indian Strawberry

Origin: Asia (East Asia, West Asia, India, Malaysia), as an introduced species the false strawberry is also found in some European countries and in North America.

Rattlesnake Root

Euphorbia prostrata

Cherry Plum, Myrobalan Plum

Origin: Asia (Caucasus, China, Pakistan, West Asia), Southeast Europe and as a naturalized species in some parts of North America.

Height: Up to 8 meters

Bracken Fern, Brake

Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

Cretan Brake, Ribbon Fern

Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe (France, Greece, Italy, Spain), North America (Mexico), Central America (Guatemala)

Height: 20 to 60 centimeters

Cretan Brake, Ribbon Fern

Origin: The wild type is native to Africa, Asia, Europe (France, Greece, Italy, Spain), North America (Mexico), Central America (Guatemala).

Height: 20 to 60 centimeters

Buttercup

Wild Radish, Sea Radish

Rubus idaeus

Origin: The wild type is native to Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America.

Trifolium pratense

European buckthorn

Origin: Europe, North Africa, Western Asia

Height, habit: Deciduous shrub or tree, up to 6 meters

Saponaria ocymoides

Austrian Yellowcress

Sorbus aucuparia

Origin: Asia, Europe and as naturalized species also in New Zealand and North America (Canada, USA).

European dewberry

Origin: Europe, North Africa, West Asia

Height, habit: Semi-shrub, 30 to 60 centimetres

Elder

Origin: Asia, Europe, Northern Africa

Great Burnet

Yerba Buena

Origin: North America

Rue-Leaved Saxifrage

Autumn hawkbit

Origin: Asia (Siberia), Europe

Height, habit: 10 to 50 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Hooded Skullcap

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Nevius' Stonecrop

Origin: North America (USA)

Height: 10 to 20 centimeters

Sierra Stonecrop

Origin: North America (USA)

Height: 5 to 10 centimeters

Oregon Stonecrop

Origin: North America (Alaska to California)

USDA zone: 6 (-0.4 F/-18 °C)

Colorado Stonecrop

Origin: The wild type is native to North America (Canada, USA)

Height: 10 to 20 centimeters

Yellow foxtail

Africa, Asia, Europe and as an introduced species also in some parts of North America and South America

Habit, height: Herbaceous, grassy plant, 10 to 100 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Green Foxtail

Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa

Height, habit: 5 to 50 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Field-Madder

Origin: Asia (West Asia, Caucasus), Europe, North Africa (Libya, Morocco)

Height: 5 to 20 centimeters

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Chondrilla juncea

Compassplant

Origin: North America (Canada, USA)

Height, habit: 100 to 200 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Canada Goldenrot

Johnson grass

Origin: Mediterranean region

Height, habit: Grassy, perennial plant, 80 to 150 centimeters

USDA zone: 8 (19 °F/-7°C)

Red sandspurry

Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe and, as an introduced species, some regions of North America

Height, habit: Annual or perennial herbaceous plant, 5 to 25 centimetres

Common Snowberry

Origin: North America

White heath aster,

Origin: North America (Canada, Mexico, USA)

Height, habit: Flat or upright growing herbaceous plant, 30 to 120 centimeters

Fame Flower, Rock Pink

Origin: North America

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Yellow Trumpetbush

Origin: North America, South America

Height, habit: Shrub, tree, up to 10 meters

USDA zone: 11 (41 °F/5 °C)

Spanish Moss

Tree Marigold

Origin: Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras)

Height, habit: Up to 3 meters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 11 (41 °F/5 °C)

Goat's-Beard, Meadow Goat's-Beard

Ithuriel's Spear, Common Triteleia

Origin: North America (USA)

Height: 30 to 70 centimeters

USDA zone: 6 (-0.4 °F/-18 °C)

Common Nettle, Stinging Nettle

Dwarf Nettle, Small Nettle

Great Mullein, Common Mullein

Ivy-Leaved Speedwell

Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa

Height, habit: Up to 30 centimeters, herbaceous plant

USDA zone: 5 (-9.4 °F/-23 °C)

Bush Vetch, Hedge Vetch

Vrisea Bromeliad

Claytonia perfoliata

Common Yucca, Adam's Needle

Origin: North America

Spineless Yucca, Soft-Tip Yucca

Origin: Mexico to South America (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama)