Plants that Start with M

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Plants that Start with M

Hundreds of medicines available in the market come from plants, herbs and trees.  Each time scientists discover a new property of a plant, they apply it to medicine. It is important to have some knowledge about plants; some of them can be very poisonous.

Herbs that start with C

Macleaya: A perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy.

• Macleaya is native to china and Japan.

Macrotyloma Uniflorum: Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos.

• Macrotyloma Uniflorum is consumed as a whole seed, as sprouts, or as whole meal in India.

Mad Apple: Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable.

• Mad apples are egg shaped and a purple color.

Madagascar periwinkle: Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers.

• Some people apply Madagascar periwinkle directly to the skin to stop bleeding.

Madder: -Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin.

• People use madder to make dyes.

Madia: Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flower opens in morning or evening but closed in bright light.

• Just so you know madia is in the sunflower family.

Flowers that start with C

Machaeranthera: Wildflowers of western North America.

• The macheranthera flower heads are daisy like and are usually a shade of purple or blue.

Madonna lily: Lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers.

• The Madonna lilies are among the oldest ornamental plant.

Madwort:  Any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers.

• The madwort is native in Europe but has been introduced elsewhere.

Magnoliopsid:  Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside.

• The stem grows on the outside of the

Maianthemum Bifolium: Small white-flowered plant of Western Europe to Japan.

• Maianthemum Bifolium is found in the wild growing in open forests and on damp soils in grassy ditches.

Maiden Pink: Low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center.

• Maiden pink flowers are usually pink, but they may be white and are often spotted white.

Malaxis: Large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan.

• The name malaxis signifies “smooth” and alludes to tender texture.

Trees that start with C

Macadamia: Any tree of the genus Macadamia.

• Macadamiais of four species of trees mostly found in Australia.

Macamba: Tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.

• Marco has a lot of Macamba palm’s surrounding his home; he lives in a beach house.

Maclura: Yellowwood trees or shrubs.

• The plant Maclura is used as mosquito repellent.

Macrozamia Spiralis: Large attractive palm like evergreen cycad of New South Wales.

• Macrozamia spiralisis suitable for growing in pots or in the ground.

Madrona: Evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning.

• Madronas are native to the western coast of North America.

Malpighia Obovata: Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture.

• Malpighia Obovata Bloom fruit from its branches.

Jungle and swamps that start with C

Mangrove family: Trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts.

• The remaining mangrove family forest areas of the world in 2000 were 53,190 square miles.

Marsh marigold: Swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups.

• Marsh marigold is sometimes considered a weed in clay-like garden soils.

Meadow bright: Swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups.

• A meadow bright flower is really small and pretty.

Mexican swamp cypress: Cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands.

• A Mexican swamp cypress Is a very large tree that is found in Mexico.

Mountain swamp gum: Medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria.

• You can find Mountain swamp gum in Australia.