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Ube

Dioscorea alata

Ube Blanca

Dioscorea alata

Ube Morado

Dioscorea alata

Ube Purple Yam

Dioscorea alata

Ube Putih

Dioscorea alata var. putih

UC 157 Celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce

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UC Davis Clone 181

Vitis vinifera (cultivar)

Uchiki Kuri

Cucurbita maxima

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Ugandan Flame Flower

Anthochlamys pubescens

Ugli Fruit

Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis

Uhaloa

Pseudognaphalium sandwicense

UI Whitebark Pine

Pinus albicaulis

Uluhe

Sadleria cyatheoides

Uluhe fern

Dicranopteris linearis

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Ulva

Ulva lactuca

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Green Macroalgae (Ulva)

Ulva lactuca and related species

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Sea Lettuce, Intestine Lettuce

Ulva intestinalis

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Umbilicaria lichen

Umbilicaria species

Umbrella Palm

Cyperus alternifolius

Umbrella Thorn

Acacia tortilis

Umbrella Thorn Acacia

Acacia tortilis

Ume

Prunus mume

Ume Bungo

Prunus mume 'Bungo'

Ume Kishu

Prunus mume 'Kishu'

Ume Kodai

Prunus mume

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Ume-Koshitsuki

Prunus mume 'Ume-Koshitsuki'

Ume Nanko

Prunus mume 'Nanko'

Ume Ryugyoku

Prunus mume 'Ryugyoku'

Ume Shiro Japanese Apricot

Prunus mume 'Ume Shiro'

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Ume Tree

Prunus mume

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Umibudo

Caulerpa lentillifera

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Umi Budou

Caulerpa lentillifera

Uncinata Pine

Pinus uncinata

Undaria (Wakame Seaweed)

Undaria pinnatifida

Undaria Seaweed

Undaria pinnatifida

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Undaria (Wakame)

Undaria pinnatifida

Forest Understory Plants (Shade-Tolerant Underbrush)

Multiple species (Sambucus, Ilex, Cornus, Gaultheria, etc.)

Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers (Vinca & Lamium)

Vinca minor / Lamium maculatum

Shade-Tolerant Ground Covers (Vinca & Liriope)

Vinca minor / Liriope muscari

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Hellebore and Epimedium (Shade-Tolerant Underplanting Combination)

Helleborus spp. and Epimedium spp.

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Shade-Tolerant Underplanting Mixed

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Dicentra spectabilis

Esperanza (Yellow Bells)

Tecoma stans

Euonymus (Underplanting Shrub)

Euonymus spp.

Understory Tropical Plants

Various species in tropical forest understory

Understory Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Polystichum, Dryopteris, Adiantum, Osmunda)

Understory Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Various species (mixed genus)

Understory Flowering Trees

Various species (Cornus, Amelanchier, Cercis, Halesia, etc.)

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