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Symbol Scientific Name Common Name
BAEG Bacopa egensis (Poepp.) PennellBrazilian waterhyssop
BASC4 Bahia schaffneri S. Wats.Schaffner's bahia
BARA Baldellia ranunculoides (L.) Parl.lesser waterplantain
BANI Ballota nigra L.black horehound
BANIA Ballota nigra L. var. alba (L.) Sm.black horehound
BANIF2 Ballota nigra L. var. foetida (Hayek) Vis.black horehound
BANIN Ballota nigra L. var. nigrablack horehound
BAMA8 Balsamita major Desf.costmary
BARE2 Baltimora recta L.beautyhead
BAGL3 Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Sieb. ex Munrogolden goddess bamboo
BAMU2 Bambusa ?multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex J.A. & J.H. Schulteshedge bamboo
BAVU2 Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl.common bamboo
BAVE Barbarea verna (P. Mill.) Aschers.early yellowrocket
BAVU Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f.garden yellowrocket
BACR Barleria cristata L.crested Philippine violet
BALU2 Barleria lupulina Lindl.hophead Philippine violet
BAPR Barleria prionitis L.porcupine flower
BAAS3 Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
BAAL2 Basella alba L.Ceylon spinach
BAHI3 Bassia hirsuta (L.) Aschers.hairy smotherweed
BAHY Bassia hyssopifolia (Pallas) Kuntzfivehorn smotherweed
BABL Bauhinia ×blakeana S.T. Dunn [purpurea × variegata]
BAGA Bauhinia galpinii N.E. Br.African plume
BAMO2 Bauhinia monandra KurzNapoleon's plume
BAMU3 Bauhinia multinervia (Kunth) DC.petite flamboyant bauhinia
BAPA3 Bauhinia pauletia Pers.railroadfence
BAPU Bauhinia purpurea L.butterfly tree
BATO Bauhinia tomentosa L.St. Thomas tree
BAVA Bauhinia variegata L.mountain ebony
BAYU Bauhinia yunnanensis Franch.Yunnan bauhinia
BECO Begonia coccinea Hook.scarlet begonia
BECO2 Begonia convolvulacea A. DC.morning-glory begonia
BECU Begonia cucullata Willd.clubed begonia
BEFO Begonia foliosa Kunthfuchsia begonia
BEFOM Begonia foliosa Kunth var. miniata (Planch.) L.B. Sm. & Schub.fuchsia begonia
BEHE2 Begonia heracleifolia Cham. & Schlecht.starleaf begonia
BEHI2 Begonia hirtella LinkBrazilian begonia
BENE3 Begonia nelumbiifolia Cham. & Schlecht.lilypad begonia
BERE2 Begonia reniformis Dry.grapeleaf begonia
BECH Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.blackberry lily
BETR Bellardia trixago (L.) All.Mediterranean lineseed
BEPE2 Bellis perennis L.lawndaisy
BEHI3 Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.waxgourd
BEDA Berberis darwinii Hook.Darwin's berberis
BEJU3 Berberis julianiae Schneid.Julian's berberis
BETH Berberis thunbergii DC.Japanese barberry
BEVU Berberis vulgaris L.common barberry
BEHE Berkheya heterophylla O. Hoffmannprickly gousblom
BEIN2 Berteroa incana (L.) DC.hoary false madwort
BEMU Berteroa mutabilis (Vent.) DC.roadside false madwort
BEPR Beta procumbens L.cultivated beet
BEVU2 Beta vulgaris L.common beet
BEPE3 Betula pendula RothEuropean white birch
BEPL2 Betula platyphylla SukatschevAsian white birch
BEPLP Betula platyphylla Sukatschev var. platyphyllaAsian white birch
BEPLS Betula platyphylla Sukatschev var. szechuanica Schneid.Szechuan white birch
BEPU5 Betula pubescens Ehrh.downy birch
BIGA Bidens gardneri Bakerridge beggartick
BIPI Bidens pilosa L.hairy beggarticks
BIRA Bifora radians Bieb.wild bishop
BITE3 Bifora testiculata (L.) Roth
BIPY Billbergia pyramidalis (Sims) Lindl.foolproofplant
BIJA Bischofia javanica BlumeJavanese bishopwood
BIBI4 Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) StirtonArabian pea
BIOR Bixa orellana L.lipsticktree
BLST Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Reichenb. f.urn orchid
BLSA2 Blighia sapida Koenigakee
BLLA Blumea laciniata (Roxb.) DC.cutleaf false oxtongue
BLSE2 Blumea sessiliflora Dcne.sessileleaf false oxtongue
BLVI Blumea viscosa (P. Mill.) Badilloclammy false oxtongue
BLAU Blyxa aubertii L.C. Rich.roundfruit blyxa
BONI2 Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud.Chinese grass
BOOF Borago officinalis L.common borage
BOBL Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. BlakeCaucasian bluestem
BOIS Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Kengyellow bluestem
BOISI Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng var. ischaemumyellow bluestem
BOISS Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng var. songarica (Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Celarier & Harlanyellow bluestem
BOLAL2 Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter ssp. laguroidessilver beardgrass
BOPE2 Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camuspitted beardgrass
BOTE4 Bothriospermum tenellum (Hornem.) Fisch. & C.A. Mey.leaf between flower
BOGL4 Bougainvillea glabra Choisypaperflower
BOSP6 Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.great bougainvillea
BRAN2 Brachiaria annulatum (Forsk.) Stapfringed signalgrass†
BRER Brachiaria eruciformis (Sm.) Griseb.sweet signalgrass
BRPO6 Brachychiton populneum (Schott) R. Br.whiteflower kurrajong
BRDI2 Brachypodium distachyon (L.) Beauv.purple false brome
BRPH3 Brachypodium phoenicoides (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultesthinleaf false brome
BRPI Brachypodium pinnatum (L.) Beauv.heath false brome
BRSY Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) Beauv.slender false brome
BREL2 Brassica elongata Ehrh.elongated mustard
BRFR3 Brassica fruticulosa Cyr.Mediterranean cabbage
BRJU Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.India mustard
BRNA Brassica napus L.rape
BRNI Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Kochblack mustard
BROL Brassica oleracea L.cabbage
BRRA Brassica rapa L.field mustard
BRRAA Brassica rapa L. var. amplexicaulis Tanaka & Onofield mustard
BRRAR Brassica rapa L. var. rapafield mustard
BRTO Brassica tournefortii GouanAsian mustard
BRDI8 Breynia disticha J.R. & G. Forst.snowbush
BRMA Briza maxima L.big quakinggrass
BRME Briza media L.perennial quakinggrass
BRMI2 Briza minor L.little quakinggrass
BRAL2 Bromus alopecuros Poir.weedy brome
BRAR3 Bromus arenarius Labill.Australian brome
BRAR5 Bromus arvensis L.field brome
BRBE2 Bromus berterianus CollaChilean chess
BRBR5 Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C.A. Mey.rattlesnake brome
BRCA6 Bromus catharticus Vahlrescuegrass
BRCO4 Bromus commutatus Schrad.meadow brome
BRDI3 Bromus diandrus Rothripgut brome
BRER3 Bromus erectus Huds.erect brome
BRGR5 Bromus grossus Desf. ex DC.whiskered brome
BRHO2 Bromus hordeaceus L.soft brome
BRHOH Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. hordeaceussoft brome
BRHOM Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. molliformis (Lloyd) Maire & Weillersoft brome
BRHOP Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. pseudothominii P. Sm.soft brome
BRHOT Bromus hordeaceus L. ssp. thominei (Hardham ex Nyman) Braun-Blanquetsoft brome
BRIN2 Bromus inermis Leyss.smooth brome‡
BRINI Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. inermissmooth brome
BRIND Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. inermis var. divaricatus Rohlenasmooth brome
BRINI2 Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. inermis var. inermissmooth brome
BRJA Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr.Japanese brome
BRLA7 Bromus lanceolatus RothMediterranean brome
BRLE5 Bromus lepidus Holmb.slender soft brome
BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L.compact brome
BRRA2 Bromus racemosus L.bald brome
BRRA3 Bromus ramosus Huds.hairy brome
BRRI8 Bromus rigidus Rothripgut brome
BRRU2 Bromus rubens L.red brome
BRSC3 Bromus scoparius L.broom brome
BRSE Bromus secalinus L.rye brome
BRSQ2 Bromus squarrosus L.corn brome
BRST3 Bromus stamineus Desv.roadside brome
BRST2 Bromus sterilis L.poverty brome
BRTE Bromus tectorum L.cheatgrass
BRAL3 Brosimum alicastrum Sw.breadnut
BRPA4 Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.paper mulberry
BRAM Browallia americana L.Jamaican forget-me-not
BRCA12 Brugmansia candida Pers.angel's-trumpet
BRSU3 Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Bercht. & K. Preslangel's-tears
BRGY Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Lam.oriental mangrove
BRPA15 Bruguiera parviflora (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Griffithsmallflower bruguiera
BRNI6 Brunfelsia nitida Benth.
BRMA11 Brunnera macrophylla (Bieb.) I.M. Johnstonlargeleaf brunnera
BREB Brya ebenus (L.) DC.ebony coccuswood
BRAL4 Bryonia alba L.white bryony
BRCR2 Bryonia cretica L.Cretan bryony
BRCRD Bryonia cretica L. ssp. dioica (Jacq.) TutinCretan bryony
BUPU Buchnera pusilla Kunthpygmy bluehearts
BUAL Buddleja alternifolia Maxim.fountain butterflybush
BUAS Buddleja asiatica Lour.dogtail
BUDA2 Buddleja davidii Franch.orange eye butterflybush
BULI Buddleja lindleyana Fortune ex Lindl.Lindley's butterflybush
BUMA80 Buddleja madagascariensis Lam.smokebush
BUOF Buddleja officinalis Maxim.pole butterflybush
BUSA Buddleja saligna Willd.squarestem butterflybush
BUAR3 Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I.M. Johnstoncorn gromwell
BUBA Bulbostylis barbata (Rottb.) C.B. Clarkewatergrass
BUHI Bulbostylis hirta (Thunb.) Svens.rough hairsedge
BUER Bunias erucago L.crested wartycabbage
BUOR Bunias orientalis L.Turkish wartycabbage
BULA3 Bupleurum lancifolium Hornem.lanceleaf thorow wax
BUOD2 Bupleurum odontites L.narrowleaf thorow wax
BURO Bupleurum rotundifolium L.hare's ear
BUUM Butomus umbellatus L.flowering rush
BUSE2 Buxus sempervirens L.common box
† Probably introduced to the U.S.
‡ Some populations in the U.S. are native and others are introduced from other countries

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