Plants by A-Z (M)

Magnolia
Magnolia spp.

Mahonia (Oregon Grape)
Mahonia spp.

Maize (Corn)
Zea mays

Malabar Spinach (Ceylon Spinach, Climbing Spinach, Vine Spinach)
Basella alba; Basella rubra.

Mallow
Malva spp.

Malope Mallow (Annual Malope, Spanish Mallow, Mallow Wort, Large-flowered Mallow Wort)
Malope trifida

Maltese Cross (Jerusalem Cross, Nonesuch, Flower of Bristol)
Lychnis chalcedonica; syn. Silene chalcedonica

Mandevilla (Dipladenia, Brazilian Jasmine, Chilean Jasmine)
Mandevilla spp., syn. Dipladenia splendens

Marguerite Daisy
Argyranthemum frutescens; Leucanthemum vulgare; Chrysanthemum leucanthemum; Chrysanthemum frutescens, Chrysanthemum superbum

Marigold (Pot Marigold, Field Marigold, Calendula)
Calendula spp.

Marjoram (Sweet/Hardy/Knotted Marjoram)
Origanum majorana

Marrow (Vegetable Marrow)
Cucurbita pepo

Marsh Marigold (Kingcup)
Caltha palustris

Marsh Woundwort (Marsh Hedgenettle, Hedge Nettle)
Stachys palustris

Mask Flower
Alonsoa meridionalis

Mazus
Mazus reptans

Meadow Rue (Thalictrum)
Thalictrum spp.

Meadow Vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis

Meadowsweet (Meadow Sweet)
Filipendula ulmaria; syn. spiraea ulmaria

Meconopsis (Himalayan Poppy, Himalayan Blue Poppy)
Meconopsis betonicifolia; M. gakyidiana; M. bailey

Melilot (Yellow Melilot, White Melilot, Sweet Clover, Honey Clover,Common Melilot, Ribbed Melilot)
Melilotus spp.

Melon (Cantaloupe, Muskmelon, Watermelon, Ogen Melon, Honeydew, Galia)
Citrullus lanatis spp., Cucumis melo spp.

Mexican Orange Blossom (Mock Orange)
Choisya ternata

Mexican Petunia (False Petunia, Wild Petunia, Britton's Wild Petunia, Monkey Plant)
Ruellia spp; esp. Ruellia brittoniana, Ruellia makoyana, Ruellia portellae

Michaelmas Daisy
Aster

Mignonette, (Wild Mignonette, Dyer's Rocket, Dyers Rocket, Weld, Sweet Reseda)
Reseda spp.

Milk Thistle (Blessed Thistle, Mary Thistle)
Silybum marianum

Milk Vetch
Astragalus spp.

Milkweed (Common Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Silk Weed)
Asclepias spp., esp. Asclepias syriaca

Millet (Proso Millet, Common Millet, Hog Millet, White Millet)
Panicum miliaceum

Million Bells (Calibrachoa)
Calibrachoa spp., esp. C. x hybrida

Mimosa
Acacia dealbata

Mimulus (Monkey Flower)
Mimulus spp.

Mind-Your-Own-Business (Mind Your Own Business, Baby's Tears)
Soleirolia soleirolii

Miner's Lettuce (Winter Purslane, Miners Lettuce)
Claytonia perfoliata, syn. Montia perfoliata

Mint (Garden Mint, Spearmint, Apple Mint)
Mentha sachalinensis; M. spicata, M. sauveolens

Mistletoe
Viscum album; Phoradendron leucarpum

Mock Orange
Philadelphus coronarius

Monstera (Swiss Cheese Plant, Mexican Breadfruit, Split Leaf Philodendron)
Monstera spp.

Montbretia (Crocosmia, Copper Tips, Falling Stars)
Crocosmia spp.

Morning Glory
Ipomoea spp.

Moss Rose
Portulaca grandiflora

Mossy Saxifrage (Stone Breaker, Stonebreaker)
Saxifraga (Section Saxifraga); esp. Saxifraga hypnoides; S. x arendsii; S.moschata

Mother of Pearl Plant (Ghost Plant, Dream Plant, Leatherpetal, Mother-of-Pearl Plant)
Graptopetalum paraguayense; syn. Sedum weinbergii; Echeveria weinbergii

Mother of Thousands (Mexican Hat, Chandelier Plant, Devils Backbone, Alligator Plant)
Kalanchoe daigremontiana, syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum; Kalanchoe delagoensis, syn. K. tubiflora

Mother-in-Law's Tongue (Mother in Laws Tongue, Devil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Snake Tongue)
Sansevieria spp.

Mountain Ash (Rowan)
Sorbus aucuparia; S. americana; S. glabrescens; S. cashmiriana

Mountain Laurel (Calico Bush)
Kalmia latifolia

Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Hieracium, Hawkweed)
Hieracium pilosella, syn. Pilosella officinarum

Mugwort (Common Wormwood)
Artemisia spp.

Mulberry Tree (Mulberry Bush, Paper Mulberry)
Morus spp.; Broussonetia papyrifera

Mullein (Verbascum, Great Mullein, Common Mullein, Aaron's Rod, Cowboy Toilet Paper)
Verbascum spp.

Mushroom (Toadstool, Fungus, Fungi)
Some of the common edible ones: Agaricus bisporus, Agaricus campestris, Lycoperdon perlatum, Cantharellus cibarius, Boletus edulis, Clitocybe nuda, Macrolepiota procera, Lentinula edodes, Pleurotus ostreatus

Musk Mallow
Malva Moschata

Myrtle (Common Myrtle; True Myrtle; Sweet Myrtle)
Myrtus communis