Black Hellebore - Helleborus niger Other names: Christmas Rose Family: Ranunculaceae Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark leathery pedate leaves carried on stems 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. The large flat flowers, borne on short stems from …

Black Oak - Quercus velutina Family: Fagaceae Synonyms: Quercus velutina var. missouriensis Quercus velutina, the eastern black oak or more commonly known as simply black oak, is a species in the red oak (Quercus sect. Lobatae) group of oaks. It is widespread …

Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa Family: Rosaceae Other names: Sloe Prunus spinosa (blackthorn, or sloe) is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North …

Protea - Protea eximia Synonyms: Protea latifolia Protea eximia, the broad-leaved sugarbush is a shrub that may become a small tree, which occurs in mountain fynbos on mainly acidic sandy soils; the species was very well known under its old name of Protea …

Shoebutton - Ardisia elliptica Synonyms: Ardisia kotoensis, Ardisia polycephala, Ardisia squamulosa, Bladhia elliptica, Bladhia squamulosa, Tinus squamulosa Other names: Ardisia, Shoebutton Ardisia, Shoebutton Ardisia Ardisia elliptica is an evergreen …