Nepeta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. The genus name, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”), is reportedly in reference to Nepete, an ancient Etruscan city. There are 295 accepted species.
Daphne is a genus of between 70 and 95 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to Asia, Europe and north Africa. They are noted for their scented flowers and often brightly coloured berries. Two species are used to make paper. Many species are grown in gardens as ornamental plants; the smaller species are often used in rock gardens. All parts of daphnes are poisonous, especially the berries.
Scorzonera is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Chrysosplenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae. It includes 84 species found throughout the Arctic and northern temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The highest species diversity in eastern Asia, and two species are found disjunctly in northern South America.
Anaphalis is a genus of herbaceous and woody flowering plants within the family Asteraceae, whose members are commonly known by the name pearl or pearly everlasting. There are around 110 species with the vast majority being native to central and southern Asia. There is one species native to North America that is fairly well known and popular in cultivation, namely the western pearly everlasting.
Machilus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical forest, occurring in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is sometimes included in the genus Persea, and currently includes about 100 species.
Swertia is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers. Many members of this genus have medicinal and cultural purposes.
Campylotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 41 species of shrubs native to Asia, ranging from the Himalayas to Indochina, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Korea, as well as Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical montane forests to temperate forest, woodland, and bushland. The genus belongs to subfamily Faboideae.
Cremanthodium is a large genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Ajania is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, described as a genus in 1955. The genus is native to temperate Asia, primarily Russia and China. It is named after the Russian port city Ayan in the Khabarovsk Krai region of the Russian Far East, on the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk.
Dolomiaea is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Faberia is a genus of Chinese flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Soroseris is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Nabalus is a genus of Asian and North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Notoseris is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. The plants are native to Asia, primarily China.
Thladiantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and China. They are dioecious, perennial herbs. The best known species is Thladiantha dubia.
Melanoseris is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
