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Reviewed September 22, 2026

The photographs below come from Wikimedia Commons. Each was chosen because it shows the species in its entry, and is reused under the terms of its license (public domain or Creative Commons with attribution). Each image links to its source page, which details the license.

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Trident maple bonsai with an upright trunk and spreading surface roots, topped by a broad canopy of young light green leaves tinged with orange, in a brown oval pot against a white wall.Sage Ross (Ragesoss)CC BY-SA 3.0Trident maple bonsai
Trident maple shoots with bright green leaves bearing three pointed, forward-facing lobes and small clusters of greenish-yellow flowers.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Trident maple
Japanese maple bonsai with finely cut green leaves forming a broad dome over several trunks, in a beige rectangular pot.Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USACC BY 2.0Japanese maple as bonsai
Japanese maple with pale yellow-green palmate foliage in spring, in an English garden.AcabashiCC BY-SA 4.0Japanese maple
Pale green Adiantum raddianum fronds arching on slender black stalks at Kula Botanical Garden.Forest & Kim StarrCC BY 3.0 USDelta maidenhair fern
Clump of Aglaonema commutatum with dark green elliptical leaves patterned in broad silvery gray bands.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Philippine evergreen
Aloe vera rosette in a glasshouse: long, fleshy gray-green leaves with pale flecks and small teeth along the edges.Agnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0Aloe vera
Two Anthurium andraeanum flower heads with white spathes and pink and yellow spadices above glossy heart-shaped leaves.Diego DelsoCC BY-SA 3.0Flamingo flower
Tall Norfolk Island pine on Norfolk Island, with a straight trunk and branches in horizontal tiers, against the ocean and a blue sky.bertknot from scarborough, australiaCC BY-SA 2.0Norfolk Island pine
Low, spreading clump of Asparagus setaceus in a botanic garden greenhouse: feathery light green sprays held in flat horizontal tiers, a few thin upright stems, and a plant label on the left.DaderotCC0 1.0Asparagus fern
Dense clump of Aspidistra elatior in a shady botanic garden bed: large, glossy, dark green lance-shaped leaves standing upright then arching, with a label at its base.DaderotCC0 1.0Cast iron plant
Potted Beaucarnea recurvata: swollen bottle-shaped base, slender stem and a tuft of long, narrow, drooping leaves.TangopasoPublic domainPonytail palm
Lesser bougainvillea trained as a standard in a large terracotta pot, covered in magenta-purple bracts, with a Bougainvillea glabra label.BKPCC BY-SA 3.0Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea bonsai with a twisting trunk and gray-beige bark, a crown of small green leaves, in a dark blue oval pot, with a museum label in front.DaderotCC0Bougainvillea bonsai
Fungus gnat (Bradysia ocellaris) seen from the side on a white background: brown body, long slender legs, long antennae and clear iridescent wings.Janet GrahamCC BY 2.0
Common boxwood clipped into rounded balls on several trunks in an arboretum: dense foliage of small bright green leaves in front of a purple Japanese maple in autumn.Agnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0Common boxwood
Large vivid pink, green-edged leaves of Caladium bicolor ‘Florida Red Ruffles’, photographed at Chanticleer Garden.Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man); location credit: Chanticleer GardenCC BY-SA 3.0Angel wings
Bright pink Camellia japonica flower with yellow stamens, surrounded by glossy dark green leaves and a red bud.PumpkinSkyCC BY-SA 3.0Japanese camellia
European hornbeam bonsai in fresh leaf, with two gray trunks and spreading branches, in a brown rectangular pot against a white backdrop.ShismaCC BY-SA 4.0European hornbeam bonsai
European hornbeam twig with light green oval leaves, finely double-toothed and marked by prominent parallel veins.David J. StangCC BY-SA 4.0European hornbeam
Long trailing Ceropegia woodii stems bearing silver-marbled heart-shaped leaves with purple undersides.Agnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0String of hearts
Clump of Chamaedorea elegans with light green pinnate fronds and slender leaf stalks growing in a greenhouse.Bachelot Pierre J-PCC BY-SA 3.0Parlor palm
Variegated spider plant in a hanging basket in a greenhouse: a rosette of green-and-white strap-like leaves and long trailing stems covered with dozens of plantlets.Florian WickernCC BY-SA 4.0Spider plant
Dense cluster of orange Clivia miniata flowers surrounded by broad dark green leaves at Tallinn Botanic Garden.Diego DelsoCC BY-SA 3.0Bush lily
Croton branch tipped with a rosette of large, leathery dark green leaves veined and mottled with yellow, orange and red, against a dark background.SAplantsCC BY-SA 4.0Croton
Pale green young leaves and glossy, wavy, dark green mature leaves on an Arabica coffee plant grown in a greenhouse.Agnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0Arabica coffee
Cordyline fruticosa ‘Toucan’ in a conservatory, with several rosettes of dark purple lance-shaped leaves edged in vivid red.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Ti plant
Jade plant bonsai with a straight, smooth trunk carrying an airy crown of fleshy dark green leaves, in a rectangular terracotta pot against a red wall.Emmanuelm (English Wikipedia)CC BY 3.0Jade plant bonsai
Mature Crassula ovata shrub with thick, branching trunks, fleshy oval leaves and clusters of small white flowers.DryasCC BY-SA 3.0Jade plant
Dense mat of Curio rowleyanus: thin stems covered in green spherical leaves of various sizes, spreading over the soil.Agnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0String of pearls
Potted Persian cyclamen in a botanic garden: heart-shaped leaves marbled with silver and many pink flowers with upswept petals.Magnus ManskeCC BY-SA 3.0Florist's cyclamen
Clump of Dieffenbachia seguine in a botanical garden, with large oval pale cream leaves edged in green, beside its botanical label.DaderotCC0 1.0Dumb cane
Whole Dracaena fragrans with two ringed canes and rosettes of long green leaves in a botanical garden.DandarmkdCC BY-SA 4.0Corn plant
Potted snake plant with upright, sword-shaped leaves banded in dark and light green with yellow edges, against a brick wall.RudolphousCC BY-SA 4.0Snake plant
Golden pothos climbing a tree trunk, with green heart-shaped leaves marbled with yellow, growing larger toward the top.MokkieCC BY-SA 3.0Golden pothos
Labeled Fatsia japonica at Koishikawa Botanical Gardens, with an upright trunk, large green palmate leaves and a pale flower cluster.DaderotPublic domainJapanese aralia
Ficus benjamina bonsai in forest style: several slender pale gray trunks with pointed bright green leaves, in a brown rectangular pot against a gray wall.PierreSelimCC BY 3.0Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) as bonsai
Mature Ficus benjamina at Ein Gedi Botanical Gardens, with a broad pale branching trunk and powerful surface roots.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Weeping fig
Rubber plant growing in a garden on La Palma: dense crown of large glossy leaves with reddish new shoots, and aerial roots at the base.H. ZellCC BY-SA 3.0Rubber plant
Large Ficus lyrata at Parque Botánico de Maspalomas, with a branching trunk and a dense crown of fiddle-shaped leaves.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 3.0Fiddle-leaf fig
Ficus microcarpa bonsai with many aerial roots forming a massive trunk under a broad canopy of small leaves, in an oval pot covered with moss.Sarah StierchCC BY 4.0Ficus microcarpa as bonsai
Ficus microcarpa branch with small, glossy oval leaves and small round figs.Dinesh Valke from Thane, IndiaCC BY-SA 2.0Chinese banyan
Close view of dark green oval Fittonia albivenis leaves crossed by a dense network of white veins.Why can't i get a cowCC BY-SA 4.0Nerve plant
Large double white gardenia flower with a pale yellow center among glossy dark green leaves, with a faded cream flower at upper left.MokkieCC BY-SA 3.0Gardenia
Clump of peacock plant in a conservatory, with its botanical label: oval cream-green leaves marked with dark green, feather-like blotches, held on thin reddish leaf stalks.DaderotCC0Peacock plant
Flowering Guzmania lingulata at Frankfurt's Palmengarten, with a green leaf rosette surrounding bright red bracts.MaulaffCC BY-SA 3.0Scarlet star
English ivy climbing a tree trunk: dark green juvenile leaves with three to five lobes and pale veins, on thin stems clinging to the bark.kallernaCC BY-SA 4.0English ivy
Dwarf schefflera bonsai with a broad, rounded crown of green umbrella-like leaves held up by many pale gray trunks and aerial roots, in a shallow oval tray covered with moss.Joe MabelCC BY-SA 4.0Dwarf schefflera bonsai
Heptapleurum arboricola branch with glossy dark green leaflets arranged like umbrella spokes and clusters of cream flower buds.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Dwarf umbrella tree
Large kentia palm with long arching, drooping fronds, cultivated at La Concepción Botanical Garden in Málaga.Agnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0Kentia palm
Umbel of Hoya carnosa flowers, pinkish-white stars with red centers, among thick glossy leaves and twining stems.JLPCCC BY-SA 3.0Wax plant
Large pale blue mophead flower cluster of bigleaf hydrangea among broad, toothed green leaves, next to buds that are still green.MokkieCC BY-SA 3.0Bigleaf hydrangea
Close view of oval Hypoestes phyllostachya leaves broadly splashed with pink over dark green.SalicynaCC BY-SA 4.0Polka dot plant
Mat of creeping juniper 'Nana' between rocks, with its plant label, in an arboretum.SEWilcoCC BY-SA 3.0Japanese garden juniper
Japanese garden juniper bonsai with twisting trunks and green foliage pads, in a brown rectangular pot on a wooden table.Sage RossCC BY-SA 3.0Japanese garden juniper as bonsai
Dense clusters of small, four-petaled red-orange flowers and buds of flaming Katy above rounded, fleshy leaves.HitroMilaneseCC BY-SA 3.0Flaming Katy
Laurus nobilis branch with dark green, wavy-edged leaves and clusters of small pale flowers in the leaf axils.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Bay laurel
Rounded clump of English lavender in full bloom, covered in purple flower spikes, on a sloping garden with more lavender behind.Emőke DénesCC BY-SA 4.0English lavender
Potted clump of Maranta leuconeura with dark green oval leaves, pale veins and a light green central band, and a small white flower on a slender stalk.DaderotCC0 1.0Prayer plant
Large split, perforated leaves of Monstera deliciosa in the Exotic Garden of Monaco, in front of columnar cacti.TangopasoPublic domainMonstera
Cluster of green bananas beneath the broad leaves of a Musa acuminata at Else Kientzler Botanical Garden.David J. StangCC BY-SA 4.0Dwarf banana
Nandina bonsai with two slender trunks bearing light green compound leaves on reddish stalks, in a turquoise rectangular pot covered with moss, against a black background.Todd G. BrownCC BY-SA 3.0Heavenly bamboo bonsai
Drooping cluster of red Nandina domestica berries surrounded by lance-shaped green leaflets, some turning red.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Heavenly bamboo
Boston fern ‘Bostoniensis’ in a hanging basket under trees: long, light green fronds divided into many leaflets, arching and cascading, with thin trailing runners.Dinesh Valke from Thane, IndiaCC BY-SA 2.0Boston fern
Rounded oleander shrub covered in pink flowers on dry, stony ground, with mountains in the background in Turkey.Zeynel CebeciCC BY-SA 4.0Oleander
Basil plant in a terracotta pot on a sunny lawn: upright stems bearing large, glossy, bright green oval leaves that are slightly puckered.Petar43CC BY-SA 3.0Basil
Olive bonsai with a thick, gnarled trunk of rugged gray bark, carrying a dense canopy of small gray-green leaves, in a brown rectangular pot on a wooden table, with an “Olive” label in the foreground.DaderotCC0Olive bonsai
Old olive tree with a short, gnarled, hollowed trunk and a broad gray-green crown, in a dry orchard below rocky mountains in Crete under a blue sky.Uoaei1CC BY-SA 4.0Olive
Potted money tree in a botanical garden: trunk swollen at the base, slender green stems and palmate leaves with five leaflets.DandarmkdCC BY-SA 4.0Money tree
Dense mass of Peperomia obtusifolia with rounded, thick, glossy leaves, reddish stems and slender upright cream flower spikes.Diego DelsoCC BY-SA 3.0Baby rubber plant
Curtain of trailing heartleaf philodendron stems covered in green heart-shaped leaves, in a conservatory.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Heartleaf philodendron
A bed of Pilea peperomioides at the Dresden Botanical Garden: round, dark green leaves attached at their center to long stalks, next to a botanical label.DaderotCC0 1.0Chinese money plant
Japanese white pine bonsai at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum: short, stout trunk, broad crown of tiered pads of blue-green needles, and a gray rectangular pot against a white wall.Sage RossCC BY-SA 3.0Japanese white pine bonsai
Japanese white pine branches bearing a cluster of brown cones with open scales, surrounded by fine blue-green needles against a blue sky.S. RaeCC BY 2.0Japanese white pine
Dense colony of staghorn ferns covered in long, hanging green fronds that fork into antler-like tips.H. ZellCC BY-SA 3.0Staghorn fern
Informal upright Buddhist pine bonsai whose trunk shows a wide band of bleached deadwood beneath tufts of long, narrow dark green leaves, in a dark red rectangular pot beside its botanical label.DaderotCC0Buddhist pine bonsai
Buddhist pine shoots with long, narrow dark green leaves bearing bluish-green seeds set on fleshy red receptacles.KeisotyoCC BY-SA 3.0Buddhist pine
Pomegranate bonsai with a leaning, twisting gray trunk and one long branch sweeping down to the side, covered in bright green leaves and a few orange-red flowers, in a round lavender-blue pot on a wooden stand against a pale wall.DaderotCC0Pomegranate bonsai
Bushy pomegranate with several upright stems, covered in glossy green leaves with reddish new shoots, bearing red buds and one orange-red flower, in a botanical garden bed in front of greenhouses under a cloudy sky.William Crochot (Medium69)CC BY-SA 4.0Pomegranate
Clump of Rhapis excelsa with glossy green fan-shaped leaves divided into narrow segments.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Lady palm
Rosemary bonsai at the Huntington Botanical Gardens: a twisting trunk of silvery gray deadwood rises from a scalloped cream pot and falls in semi-cascade, topped with green needle-like foliage.DaderotCC0Rosemary bonsai
Rounded rosemary shrub covered in small pale blue flowers, growing on stony ground in Portugal.Krzysztof Ziarnek, KenraizCC BY-SA 4.0Rosemary
Potted Schlumbergera truncata in full bloom: flat, segmented stems with toothed edges, bright pink flowers and buds at the stem tips.Blanka LuppováCC BY 4.0Thanksgiving cactus
Cascade of trailing burro's tail stems densely covered with small, plump blue-green leaves, with a few faded dark red flowers, below its botanical label in front of a brick wall.Polly TunnelCC BY-SA 4.0Burro's tail
Serissa forest-style bonsai at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum: about ten thin gray trunks with dense green foliage, planted in a shallow oval tray covered with moss.RagesossCC BY-SA 4.0Serissa bonsai
A bed of variegated serissa with small green leaves edged in cream, next to a botanical label reading “Serissa foetida, Rubiaceae”.Ra'ikeCC BY-SA 3.0Serissa
Flowering Spathiphyllum wallisii at the KIT Botanical Garden, with an upright white spathe surrounding a cream spadix.KillarneeCC BY-SA 4.0Peace lily
Strelitzia reginae flower with orange sepals and blue petals emerging from a beak-shaped spathe, in front of large gray-green leaves.Diego DelsoCC BY-SA 3.0Bird of paradise
Potted African violet: a rosette of round, velvety dark green leaves topped by a cluster of violet-blue flowers with yellow centers.J.DncsnCC BY-SA 3.0African violet
Potted Syngonium podophyllum with dense green arrow-shaped foliage at the Skopje botanical garden.DandarmkdCC BY-SA 4.0Arrowhead plant
Trailing stems of Tradescantia zebrina spilling from a terracotta pot, with pointed leaves striped green and silver and edged in purple.DandarmkdCC BY-SA 4.0Silver inch plant
Upright Chinese elm bonsai on display at Longwood Gardens: straight trunk with scaly bark, tiers of branches covered in small green leaves, and an oval pot topped with moss.DaderotCC0Chinese elm bonsai
Trunk of a Chinese elm in Mizumoto Park, Tokyo: the bark flakes off in irregular plates that form a gray, cream and orange mosaic.Ka23 13CC BY 4.0Chinese elm
Large Yucca gigantea planted in a botanical garden: several trunks topped with rosettes of sword-shaped leaves above skirts of dry leaves.Agnieszka Kwiecień, NovaCC BY-SA 4.0Spineless yucca
ZZ plant in a terracotta pot: upright stems bearing glossy, dark green leaflets.WeFt (Wikimedia Commons)CC BY-SA 3.0ZZ plant
Japanese zelkova bonsai with a thick upright trunk and spreading surface roots, carrying a broad rounded canopy of young light green leaves, in a gray rectangular pot against a white wall.Sage RossCC BY-SA 3.0Japanese zelkova bonsai
Large Japanese zelkova standing alone on an arboretum lawn, with a broad, dense canopy of young light green leaves and low branches reaching almost to the ground.DaderotCC0Japanese zelkova

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