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Solanum physalifolium, known as hoe nightshade, Argentine nightshade, green nightshade and hairy nightshade, is a species in the family Solanaceae (the nightshade family). Native to Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, it is widely naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, western Canada and the north western United States. Solanum physalifolium has been widely but incorrectly known as Solanum sarrachoides, a different species. It has been listed as a noxious weed in the US states of Kansas and Michigan under this misapplied name. Two varieties have been recognized: Solanum physalifolium var.

Salvia libanensis is a perennial shrub that is endemic to the northwestern slopes of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, growing at elevations between 2,000 to 2,200 m (6,600 to 7,200 ft). S. libanensis is a vigorous and spectacular plant reaching 3 m (9.8 ft) tall, with ovate leaves that are 7 to 12 cm (2.8 to 4.7 in) long and 3 to 8 cm (1.2 to 3.1 in) wide, hairy on both surfaces, with a paler underside. The inflorescence is of terminal racemes, with a 6 cm (2.4 in) red corolla.

Lophopappus is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species Lophopappus blakei Cabrera - Peru Lophopappus cuneatus R.E.Fr. - Bolivia, Jujuy Province in Argentina Lophopappus foliosus Rusby - Bolivia, Peru, Jujuy Province in Argentina, Tarapacá Region in Chile Lophopappus tarapacanus (Phil.) Cabrera - Tarapacá Region in Chile

Inga pallida is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Bolivia.

Vassobia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. Its native range is South America. Species: Vassobia breviflora (Sendtn.) Hunz. Vassobia dichotoma (Rusby) Bitter

Macropharynx is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1927. It is native to South America and Central America. Based on a phylogenetic analysis, the genus Peltastes was merged into Macropharynx in 2017.

Jarilla is a succulent genus of herbaceous and vining plants native to central america. This genus is known for edible fruits and edible tubers.

Gutierrezia sarothrae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names broom snakeweed, broomweed, snakeweed, and matchweed. It is a subshrub native to much of the western half of North America, from western Canada to northern Mexico, and can be found in a number of arid, grassland, and mountain habitats. It can be toxic to livestock in large quantities, due mainly to the presence of saponins. The species was utilized by various Native American groups for medicinal and other purposes.

Dendrobangia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Cardiopteridaceae. It was described as a genus in 1896. Dendrobangia is native to South America and Costa Rica. species Dendrobangia boliviana Rusby – Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil Dendrobangia multinervia Ducke – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil

Vailia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It just contains one species, Vailia mucronata Rusby. It is native to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. The genus name of Vailia is in honour of Anna Murray Vail (1863–1955), an American botanist and first librarian of the New York Botanical Garden. The Latin specific epithet of mucronata means sharp-edged, from mucro, sword-point or edge. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club Vol.25 on page 500 in 1898.

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Nectandra citrifolia is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

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Dioscorea acanthogene is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea; it is native to Bolivia, west-central Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru. A specimen collected in Bolivia in 2002 was obtained from a scrubby roadside in a dry, sparsely forested area.

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Prunus guanaiensis is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae. It is native to western South America. Its phenotype suggests close affinity with three other South American species of Prunus; P. debilis, P. littlei and P. wurdackii.

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Houstonia croftiae, the South Texas bluet or Croft's bluet, is a species of plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is known only from 9 counties in southern Texas: Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, La Salle, Duval, Jim Wells, Refugio and San Patricio).

Heterotheca subaxillaris, known by the common name camphorweed, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

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Gaillardia suavis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, common names pincushion daisy and perfumeballs. It is native to northern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas) and the southern Great Plains of the United States (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas). Gaillardia suavis grows in limestone or sandy soils in prairies, desert scrub, or open juniper woodlands. It is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (31 in) tall, with leaves crowded around the base rather than borne on the stem. Each flower head is on its own flower stalk up to 75 cm (30 in) long. Each head generally has 7-10 red or