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Cabaret Orange

Cabaret Orange

Citrus × sinensis 'Cabaret'

Cabbage Palm

Cabbage Palm

Sabal palmetto

Cabbage Tree

Cabbage Tree

Cordyline australis

Cacao

Cacao

Theobroma cacao

Cacao - Trinitario UCT-5

Cacao - Trinitario UCT-5

Theobroma cacao 'Trinitario UCT-5'

Cacti

Cacti

Cactaceae (family)

Columnar Cereus (various species)

Columnar Cereus (various species)

Cereus spp. (including Cereus hildmannianus, Cereus validus, Cereus repandus)

Hedgehog Cactus

Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus coccineus

Powder Puff Cactus

Powder Puff Cactus

Mammillaria bocasana

Fishhook Cactus

Fishhook Cactus

Mammillaria dioica

Mammillaria Cactus

Mammillaria Cactus

Mammillaria prolifera

Fishhook Cactus

Fishhook Cactus

Mammillaria zeilmanniana

Saguaro Cactus

Saguaro Cactus

Carnegiea gigantea

Calabash

Calabash

Crescentia cujete

Feathered Reed Grass

Feathered Reed Grass

Calamagrostis acutiflora

Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster'

Feather Reed Grass 'Karl Foerster'

Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Korean feather reed grass

Calamagrostis brachytricha

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Calamintha

Calamintha

Calamintha nepeta

Lanceleaf Calathea

Lanceleaf Calathea

Goeppertia lancifolia

Rose Painted Calathea

Rose Painted Calathea

Calathea roseopicta

California Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus cylindraceus

California Bay Laurel

California Bay Laurel

Umbellularia californica

California Buckeye

California Buckeye

Aesculus californica

California live oak

California live oak

Quercus agrifolia

California Oak

Quercus lobata

California Pepper Tree

California Pepper Tree

Schinus molle

California White Oak

Quercus lobata

Calimyrna Fig

Ficus carica 'Calimyrna'

Callery Pear

Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

Calophylla

Calophylla

Calophyllum inophyllum

Calypogeia fissa

Calypogeia fissa

Calypogeia fissa

Cameo Apple

Cameo Apple

Malus domestica 'Cameo'

Camille

Camille

Matricaria chamomilla

Camperdown Elm

Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii'

Camphor Basil

Camphor Basil

Ocimum kilimandscharicum

Campylopus Moss

Campylopus species

Canaan Fir

Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis

Canada Bluegrass

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Canada Bluejoint

Canada Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Canada Red Apple

Canada Red Apple

Malus domestica 'Canada Red'

Canada Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Canada Wild Rye

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Canada Wildrye

Elymus canadensis

Canadian Hemlock

Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Canadian Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Canary Island Date Palm

Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix canariensis

Canary Island Date Palm

Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix canariensis

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