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  • Synechanthus warscewiczianus H. Wendl.

    Palmilla (Spanish)

    This multi-stemmed palm grows up to 5 to 6 m tall. It has a dozen or so 2 m long palm leaves, divided into 16 to 20 lanceolate segments of different sizes.

    Plant form
    Palm
    Family
    Arecaceae
  • Carludovica palmata

    Panama-hat plant

    This stemless plant forms dense clumps of foliage. The approximately 1 metre wide fan-shaped leaves are supported by a 1 to 2 metre long stem.

    Plant form
    Palm
    Family
    Cyclanthaceae
  • Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (anc.: Aster simplex)

    Panicled aster

    The long stem of this aster is multi-branched and 60 to 250 cm long. Its lance-shaped leaves are entire or only slightly toothed. The rays of its flowers are white or very light mauve.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Asteraceae (Compositae)
  • Betula papyrifera.

    Paper birch, White birch

    This 15 to 25 m tall tree has an often curved trunk and a narrowly oval, open crown.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Betulaceae
  • Bactris gasipaes

    Peach palm tree, Pupunha

    This large palm grows up to 4 to 18 m tall. Its trunk is long and slender, 10 to 25 cm in diameter. The trunk and different parts of the leaves are covered with brown or black spines.

    Plant form
    Palm
    Family
    Arecaceae
  • Anaphalis margaritacea

    Pearly everlasting

    This 50 cm high plant has an upright stem that branches only near the flowers. It has alternate, elongated, narrow, toothless leaves. They are covered in long white hairs.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Asteraceae (Compositae)
  • Prunus virginiana

    Pin cherry, wild red cherry

    This generally small tree may grow up to 15 m tall. Its fairly straight trunk is covered with shiny, smooth, reddish-brown bark.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Rosaceae
  • Corydalis sempervirens

    Pink corydalis

    This hairless plant is a dull bluish-green in colour. Its stem grows 10 to 60 cm tall. Its leaves are deeply divided. It has many flowers, each 10 to 16 mm long.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Papaveraceae
  • Cypripedium acaule

    Pink lady's slipper

    This rhizomatous plant grows 30 to 45 cm tall. It has 2 large, 15 to 20 cm long leaves. They are stalkless and grow at the base of the plant. It has a spectacular pink and sometimes white flower.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Orchidaceae
  • Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.

    Pink trumpet tree, pink poui

    This large tree grows 5 to 35 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter. It bark is quite deeply furrowed. Its deciduous leaves have 3 to 5 leaflets 5 to 22 cm long.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Bignoniaceae
  • Clusia rosea (Jacq.)

    Pitch apple

    This tree grows to 7 to 18 m on average and is easily recognizable by its wide, dense crown. In Colombia, it sometimes reaches 30 m tall. It has aerial roots.

    Plant form
    Broadleaf tree
    Family
    Clusiaceae
  • Hystrix patula

    Porcupine-grass, bottlebrush grass

    The stem of this plant grows 60 to 120 cm tall. Its leaves are 6 to 12 mm wide and rough on the upper side. Its flowers form an 8 to 17 cm-long spike.

    Plant form
    Herbaceous terrestrial plant
    Family
    Poaceae (Gramineae)