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Genus/Species Name Common Name Modern Name
Baccharis
Baccharis halimifolia L.Bush GroundselBaccharis halimifolia L.
Baccharis patagonica Hook. & Arn.Baccharis patagonica Hook. & Arn.
Ballota
Ballota frutescens (L.) WoodsShrubby HorehoundAcanthoprasium frutescens (L.) Spenn.
Bauhinia
Bauhinia densiflora Franch.Bauhinia brachycarpa var. densiflora (Franch.) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
Berberidopsis
Berberidopsis corallina Hook. f.Coral PlantBerberidopsis corallina Hook.f.
BerberisBarberry
Berberis actinacantha Roem. & Schult.Berberis actinacantha Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Berberis aetnensis Presl.Berberis aetnensis C.Presl
Berberis aggregata Schneid.Berberis aggregata C.K.Schneid.
Berberis angulosa Hook. f. & Thoms.Berberis angulosa Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson
Berberis aristata DC.Berberis aristata DC.
Berberis asiatica Roxb.Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC.
Berberis atrocarpa Schneid.Berberis atrocarpa C.K.Schneid.
Berberis beaniana Schneid.Berberis beaniana C.K.Schneid.
Berberis bergmanniae Schneid.Berberis bergmanniae C.K.Schneid.
Berberis buxifolia Lam.Berberis microphylla G.Forst.
Berberis calliantha MulliganBerberis calliantha Mulligan
Berberis canadensis Mill.Berberis canadensis Mill.
Berberis candidula Schneid.Berberis candidula (C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid.
Berberis × carminea AhrendtBerberis × carminea Chitt. ex Ahrendt
Berberis chillanensis (Schneid.) SpragueBerberis montana Gay
Berberis chrysosphaera MulliganBerberis chrysosphaera Mulligan
Berberis comberi Sprague & Sandw.Berberis comberi Sprague & Sandwith
Berberis concinna Hook. f.Berberis concinna Hook.f.
Berberis coxii Schneid.Berberis coxii C.K.Schneid.
Berberis cretica L.Berberis cretica L.
Berberis darwinii Hook.Berberis darwinii Hook.
Berberis dasystachya Maxim.Berberis dasystachya Maxim.
Berberis diaphana Maxim.Berberis diaphana Maxim.
Berberis dictyoneura Schneid.Berberis dictyoneura C.K.Schneid.
Berberis dictyophylla Franch.Berberis dictyophylla Franch.
Berberis empetrifolia Lam.Berberis empetrifolia Lam.
Berberis fendleri A. GrayBerberis fendleri A.Gray
Berberis francisci -ferdinandii Schneid.Berberis francisci -ferdinandi C.K.Schneid.
Berberis gagnepainii Schneid.Berberis gagnepainii C.K.Schneid.
Berberis glaucocarpa StapfBerberis glaucocarpa Stapf
Berberis gyalaica AhrendtBerberis gyalaica Ahrendt
Berberis hakeoides (Hook, f.) Schneid.Berberis actinacantha Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Berberis heterophylla Poir.Berberis microphylla G.Forst.
Berberis heteropoda SchrenkBerberis heteropoda Schrenk
Berberis hispanica Boiss. & Reut.Berberis vulgaris subsp. australis (Boiss.) Heywood
Berberis hookeri Lem.Berberis hookeri Lem.
Berberis hypokerina Airy ShawBerberis hypokerina Airy Shaw
Berberis ilicifolia Forst.Berberis ilicifolia L.f.
Berberis incrassata AhrendtBerberis incrassata Ahrendt
Berberis insignis Hook. f. & Thoms.Berberis insignis Hook.f. & Thomson
Berberis jamesiana Forr. & W. W. Sm.Berberis jamesiana Forrest & W.W.Sm.
Berberis johannis AhrendtBerberis johannis Ahrendt
Berberis julianae Schneid.Berberis julianae C.K.Schneid.
Berberis kawakamii HayataBerberis kawakamii Hayata
Berberis koreana Palib.Berberis koreana Palib.
Berberis lecomtei Schneid.Berberis lecomtei C.K.Schneid.
Berberis lepidifolia AhrendtBerberis lepidifolia Ahrendt
Berberis linearifolia Phil.Berberis trigona Kunze ex Poepp. & Endl.
Berberis lycioides StapfBerberis ahrendtii R.R.Rao & Uniyal
Berberis lycium RoyleBerberis lycium Royle
Berberis manipurana AhrendtBerberis manipurana Ahrendt
Berberis mitifolia StapfBerberis mitifolia Stapf
Berberis montana GayBerberis montana Gay
Berberis morrisonensis HayataBerberis morrisonensis Hayata
Berberis mucrifolia AhrendtBerberis mucrifolia Ahrendt
Berberis orthobotrys Schneid.Berberis orthobotrys Bien. ex Aitch.
Berberis poiretii Schneid.Berberis poiretii C.K.Schneid.
Berberis prattii Schneid.Berberis prattii C.K.Schneid.
Berberis pruinosa Franch.Berberis pruinosa Franch.
Berberis replicata W. W. Sm.Berberis replicata W.W.Sm.
Berberis × rubrostilla ChittendenBerberis × rubrostilla Chitt.
Berberis sanguinea Franch.Berberis sanguinea Franch.
Berberis sargentiana Schneid.Berberis sargentiana C.K.Schneid.
Berberis sibirica Pall.Berberis sibirica Pall.
Berberis sieboldii Miq.Berberis sieboldii Miq.
Berberis silva -taroucana Schneid.Berberis silva -taroucana C.K.Schneid.
Berberis soulieana Schneid.Berberis soulieana C.K.Schneid.
Berberis × stenophylla Lindl.Berberis × stenophylla Lindl.
Berberis sublevis W. W. Sm.Berberis sublevis W.W.Sm.
Berberis temolaica AhrendtBerberis temolaica Ahrendt
Berberis thunbergii DC.Berberis thunbergii DC.
Berberis tischleri Schneid.Berberis tischleri C.K.Schneid.
Berberis triacanthophora FeddeBerberis triacanthophora Fedde
Berberis tsarongensis StapfBerberis tsarongensis Stapf
Berberis umbellata G. DonBerberis umbellata Wall. ex G.Don
Berberis valdiviana Phil.Berberis valdiviana Phil.
Berberis veitchii Schneid.Berberis veitchii C.K.Schneid.
Berberis vernae Schneid.Berberis vernae C.K.Schneid.
Berberis verruculosa Hemsl. & Wils.Berberis verruculosa Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson
Berberis virescens Hook. f.Berberis virescens Hook.f.
Berberis vulgaris L.Common BarberryBerberis vulgaris L.
Berberis wardii Schneid.Berberis wardii C.K.Schneid.
Berberis wilsoniae Hemsl.Berberis wilsoniae Hemsl.
Berberis yunnanensis Franch.Berberis yunnanensis Franch.
Berberis zabeliana Schneid.Berberis pachyacantha subsp. zabeliana (C.K.Schneid.) Jafri
Berchemia
Berchemia flavescens Brongn.Berchemia flavescens (Wall.) Wall. ex Brongn.
Berchemia giraldiana Schneid.Berchemia giraldiana C.K.Schneid.
Berchemia lineata (L.) DC.Berchemia lineata (L.) DC.
Berchemia racemosa Sieb. & Zucc.Berchemia racemosa Siebold & Zucc.
Berchemia scandens (Hill) K. KochSupple JackBerchemia scandens (Hill) K.Koch
Beschorneria
Beschorneria yuccoides K. KochBeschorneria yuccoides K.Koch
BetulaBirch
Betula albo -sinensis Burk.Betula albosinensis Burkill
Betula alleghaniensis Britt.Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis Britton
Betula × caeruleaBetula × caerulea Blanch.
Betula chinensis Maxim.Betula chinensis Maxim.
Betula coerulea -grandis Blanch.Blue BirchBetula × caerulea Blanch.
Betula corylifolia Reg. & Maxim.Betula corylifolia Regel & Maxim.
Betula davurica Pall.Betula dahurica Pall.
Betula ermanii Cham.Betula ermanii Cham.
Betula forrestii (W. W. Sm.) Hand.-Mazz.Betula forrestii Hand.-Mazz.
Betula glandulosa Michx.Betula glandulosa Michx.
Betula globispica ShiraiBetula globispica Shirai
Betula grossa Sieb. & Zucc.Japanese Cherry BirchBetula grossa Siebold & Zucc.
Betula humilis SchrankBetula humilis Schrank
Betula insignis Franch.Betula insignis Franch.
Betula jacquemontii
Betula lenta L.Sweet BirchBetula lenta L.
Betula luminifera WinklerBetula luminifera H.J.P.Winkl.
Betula lutea Michx.Yellow BirchBetula alleghaniensis Britton
Betula mandshurica (Reg.) NakaiBetula platyphylla subsp. mandshurica (Regel) Kitag.
Betula maximowicziana Reg.Betula maximowicziana Regel
Betula medwediewii Reg.Betula medwediewii Regel
Betula nana L.Betula nana L.
Betula neoalaskana Sarg.Yukon White BirchBetula neoalaskana Sarg.
Betula nigra L.River BirchBetula nigra L.
Betula occidentalis Hook.Betula occidentalis Hook.
Betula papyrifera Marsh.Paper BirchBetula papyrifera Marshall
Betula pendula RothSilver BirchBetula pendula Roth
Betula platyphylla SukatchevBetula platyphylla Sukaczev
Betula populifolia Marsh.Grey BirchBetula populifolia Marshall
Betula potaninii Batal.Betula potaninii Batalin
Betula pubescens Ehrh.Downy BirchBetula pubescens Ehrh.
Betula pumila L.Betula pumila L.
Betula raddeana Trautv.Betula raddeana Trautv.
Betula schmidtii Reg.Betula schmidtii Regel
Betula szechuanica (Schneid.) JanssonBetula szechuanica (C.K.Schneid.) C.-A.Jansson
Betula tianschanica Rupr.Betula tianschanica Rupr.
Betula utilis D. DonHimalayan BirchBetula utilis D.Don
Bignonia
Bignonia capreolata L.Cross VineBignonia capreolata L.
Billardiera
Billardiera longiflora Labill.Billardiera longiflora Labill.
Boenninghausenia
Boenninghausenia albiflora (Hook.) Reichenb.Boenninghausenia albiflora (Hook.) Rchb. ex Meisn.
Botryostege
Botryostege bracteata (Maxim.) StapfElliottia bracteata (Maxim.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Bowkeria
Bowkeria gerardiana HarveyBowkeria verticillata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Druce
Brachyglottis
Brachyglottis repanda J. R. & G. Forst.Brachyglottis repanda J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Broussonetia
Broussonetia kazinoki Sieb. & Zucc.Broussonetia kazinoki Siebold
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) Vent.Paper MulberryBroussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
Bruckenthalia
Bruckenthalia spiculifolia (Salisb.) Reichenb.Erica spiculifolia Salisb.
Brunnichia
Brunnichia cirrhosa Gaertn.Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners
Bryanthus
Bryanthus gmelinii D. DonBryanthus musciformis (Poir.) Nakai
Buckleya
Buckleya distichophylla (Nutt.) Torr.Buckleya distichophylla (Nutt.) Torr.
Buddleia
Buddleia albiflora Hemsl.Buddleja albiflora Hemsl.
Buddleia alternifolia Maxim.Buddleja alternifolia Maxim.
Buddleia auriculata Benth.Buddleja auriculata Benth.
Buddleia caryopteridifolia W. W. Sm.Buddleja caryopteridifolia W.W.Sm.
Buddleia colvilei Hook. f. & Thoms.Buddleja colvilei Hook.f.
Buddleia crispa Benth.Buddleja crispa Benth.
Buddleia davidii Franch.Buddleja davidii Franch.
Buddleia fallowiana Balf. f. & W. W. Sm.Buddleja fallowiana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
Buddleia farreri Balf. f. & W. W. Sm.Buddleja tibetica W.W.Sm.
Buddleia forrestii DielsBuddleja forrestii Diels
Buddleia globosa HopeBuddleja globosa Hope
Buddleia heliophila W. W. Sm.Buddleja heliophila W.W.Sm.
Buddleia japonica Hemsl.Buddleja japonica Hemsl.
Buddleia lindleyana Fortune ex Lindl.Buddleja lindleyana Fortune
Buddleia nivea DuthieBuddleja nivea Duthie
Buddleia officinalis Maxim.Buddleja officinalis Maxim.
Buddleia salviifolia (L.) Lam.Buddleja salviifolia (L.) Lam.
Buddleia stenostachya Rehd. & WilsBuddleja stenostachya Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Buddleia × weyeriana WeyerBuddleja × weyeriana Weyer
Bumelia
Bumelia lycioides (L.) Pers.Southern BuckthornSideroxylon lycioides L.
Bupleurum
Bupleurum fruticosum L.Bupleurum fruticosum L.
Bursaria
Bursaria spinosa Cav.Bursaria spinosa Cav.
BuxusBox
Buxus balearica Lam.Balearic BoxBuxus balearica Lam.
Buxus harlandii HanceBuxus harlandii Hance
Buxus microphylla Sieb. & Zucc.Buxus microphylla Siebold & Zucc.
Buxus sempervirens L.Common BoxBuxus sempervirens L.
Buxus wallichiana Baill.Himalayan BoxBuxus wallichiana Baill.