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Flowering plants, shrubs and trees provide the environment with much needed oxygen and fight soil erosion. They also provide food and shelter for many animals, as well as contribute to the fertility of soil with their dead leaves and flowers.
Cosmos
Cosmos, a flowering plant native to Mexico and widely cultivated in the United States as a garden flower.
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Cotton, a plant that yields the most important of all natural textile fibers. There are thousands of uses for cotton.
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Cow Parsnip, a large, weedy plant of the carrot family. The common cow parsnip of North America grows to a height of nine feet (2.7 m).
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Cowslip, the name given to several flowering plants. The common cowslip grown in the garden is a member of the primrose family.
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Creosote Bush, an evergreen shrub with a strong odor. It is found in the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and South America.
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Crinum, a large genus of plants with beautiful, lilylike flowers. About 100 species have been found in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Crocus, a genus of plants belonging to the iris family. The flowers look as if they grow directly from the ground.
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Croton, any of more than 700 species of mostly tropical plants. The leaves are streaked or spotted with white, red, pink, yellow, bronze, or other colors.
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Cycad, a tropical or subtropical plant that somewhat resembles a palm tree. It typically has a thick, woody stem that is scaly and from 6 to 10 feet (1.8 to 3 m) tall.
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Cyclamen, or Sowbread, a decorative plant native to the Caucasus and the Mediterranean region.
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Cypress, a cone-bearing tree valued for its resinous, water-resistant wood. There are three groups of cypresses—the true cypresses, the false cypresses, and the swamp cypresses.
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Daffodil, an herbaceous garden plant. A typical daffodil bears large yellow flowers in spring.
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Dahlia, a genus of flowering herbs popular as garden flowers. The dahlia is related to the coreopsis and beggar's tick.
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Daisy, the common name of several flowers of the composite family. The word daisy is a contraction of day's eye, referring to the flower's sunlike appearance.
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Dandelion, a perennial plant found throughout temperate regions of the world. Although the common dandelion is usually considered a bothersome weed, it is also a food plant.
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Daphne, in botany, a genus of ornamental shrubs grown widely in Europe, North America, and Asia.
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Datura, a genus of annual or perennial shrubs, trees, and herbs found in the warmer parts of the world.
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Day Lily, a perennial plant grown for its lilylike blossoms. There are about 15 species and many hybrid forms.
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Dayflower, the common name of a genus of about 200 species of perennial herbaceous plants of tropical and subtropical climates.
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Desert Lily, a herbaceous plant native to the deserts of southern California and western Arizona.
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