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Common Names—M
Common Name Scientific Name
Maca Lepidium meyenii
Macadamia Macadamia tetraphylla
Mace Myristica fragrans
Macedonian Oak Quercus macedonica
Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus
Madar Calotropis gigantea
Madder, Bengal Rubia cordifolia
Madder, Indian Rubia cordifolia
Ma-dou-ling (fruit) Aristolochia debilis
Ma-huang Ephedra sinica
Ma-Huang, Mu-Zei mu-zei ma-huang, Ma-huang Ephedra equisetina
Ma-Huang, Shuang-Sui Ephedra distachya (E. vulgaris)
Madukaparni Bacopa monnieri
Magic Lily Lycoris squamigera
Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia, Bigleaf Magnolia macrophylla
Magnolia, Cucumber Magnolia acuminata
Magnolia, Hou-pu Magnolia officinalis
Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia soulangiana, M x soulangeana
Magnolia, Southern Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia, Sweetbay Magnolia virginiana
Magnolia, Umbrella Magnolia macrophylla
Magnolia, Yulan Magnolida denudata
Mahogany, Birchleaf Mountain Cercocarpus betuloides
Mahogany, San Diego Mountain Cercocarpus minutiflorus
Mahoe Hibiscus elatus
Mahonia Mahonia aquifolium
Mahonia, Leatherleaf Mahonia bealei, Berberis bealei
Mahuang Ephedra sinica
Mahuang, Mu-zei Ephedra equisetina
Mahuang, Shuang-sui Ephedra distachya (E. vulgaris)
Maiden Pink Dianthus deltoides
Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum
Maidenhair Fern, Southern Adiantum capillus-veneris
Maidenhair Fern, Venus Adiantum capillus-veneris
Maitake Grifola frondosa
Maize Zea mays
Mal Hombre Urera caracasana
Malabar Spinach Basella alba var. rubra
Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Mallow Malva neglecta
Mallow, Common Malva verticillata var. crispa
Mallow, Blue Malva sylvestris
Mallow, Eastern Rose Hibiscus moscheutos
Mallow, Whorled Malva verticillata var. crispa
Malva Malva sylvestris
Manchu Fan Umbrella Tree Magnolia macrophylla
Mandarin Orange Citrus reticulata
Mandrake, American Podophyllum peltatum
Mandukaparni Centella asiatica
Manfreda Manfreda virginica
Manidoca Manihot esculenta
Manicot Manihot esculenta
Manioc Manihot esculenta
Mango Mangifera indica
Mangosteen Garcinia mangostana
Mangosteen, False Garcinia xanthochymus
Mangosteen, Yellow Garcinia xanthochymus
Manihot Tapioca Manihot esculenta
Manjishtha Rubia cordifolia
Manna Ash Fraxinus ornus
Manzanita, Greenleaf Arctostaphylos patula
Maple, Big-leaf Acer macrophyllum
Maple, Black Acer nigrum
Maple, Japanese Acer palmatum
Maple, Red Acer rubrum
Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum
Maple, Striped Acer pensylvanicum
Maple, Sugar Acer saccarhum
Mapleleaf Arrowwood Viburnum acerifolium
Marapuama Ptychopetalum olacoides
Marbleseed, Softhair Onosmodium molle var. subsetosum
Margosa Azadirachta indica
Marigold, African Tagetes erecta
Marigold, French Tagetes patula
Marigold, Mexican Tagetes erecta
Marigold, Marsh Caltha palustris
Marigold, Pot (flower close-ups) Calendula officinalis
Marigold, Pot (prep & production) Calendula officinalis
Marigold, White Marsh Caltha leptosepala spp. howellii
Marigold, Yellow Marsh Caltha palustris
Marijuana Cannabis sativa
Mariposa Lily, Desert Calochortus kennedyi
Mariposa Lily, Subalpine Calochortus subalpinus
Maritime Pine Pinus maritima (P. pinaster)
Maritime Squill Urginea maritima; U. scilla; Scilla maritima
Marmalade Orange Citrus aurantium
Marsh Felwort Swertia perennis
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh Marigold, Yellow Caltha palustris
Marsh Marigold, White Caltha leptosepala spp. howellii
Marsh Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marshmallow Althaea officinalis
Martagon Turk's-cap Lily, Lilium martagon
Marvel-of-Peru Mirabilis jalapa
Maryland Figwort Scrophularia marilandica
Maryland Milkwort Polygala mariana
Maryland Senna Senna marilandica, Cassia marilandica
Mata-calada Ryania speciosa
Matamoscas Aristolochia grandiflora
Matapasto (pasture killer) Senna reticulata, Cassia reticulata
Maté Ilex paraguariensis
Maté, Yerba Ilex paraguariensis
Maticao, Ma-ti-cao Centella asiatica
Matrimony Vine Lycium barbarum
Matrimony Vine, Chinese Lycium chinense
Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Mayapple, Himalayan Podophyllum hexandrum
Mayflower, Canada Maianthemum canadense
Maypop Passiflora incarnata
Maypop Fruit Passiflora incarnata
Mayweed Anthemis cotula
Mead’s Milkweed Asclepias meadii
Meadow Anemone Anemone canadensis
Meadow Cranesbill Geranium pratense
Meadow Garlic Allium canadense
Meadow Geranium Geranium pratense
Meadow Lily Lilium canadense
Meadow Rue, Purple Thalictrum daycarpum
Meadowfoam, Common Limnanthes douglasii
Meadowfoam, Douglas Limnanthes douglasii
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowseet, White Spiraea alba var. latifolia
Mediterranean Cypress Cupressus sempervirens
Mei Prunus mume
Mei-gen (root) Prunus mume
Mei-gua Rosa rugosa
Mei-gua-hua (flowerbud) Rosa rugosa
Mei-hua (flowerbud) Prunus mume
Melatonin Capsules Melatonin
Melissa Melissa officinalis
Melon, Bitter Momordica charantia
Membranous Milkvetch Astragalus membranaceus
Menzies' Fiddleneck Amsinkia menziesii
Mescal Button Lophophora williamsii
Mexican Bluebells Ruellia tweediana
Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha
Mexican Clammyweed Polanisia uniglandulosa
Mexican Calabash Crescentia alata
Mexican Coriander Eryngium foetidum
Mexican Grass Tree Dasylirion longissimum
Mexican Hat Ratibida columnifera
Mexican Juniper Juniperus depressa
Mexican Lippia Phyla scaberrima (Lippia dulcis)
Mexican Marigold Tagetes erecta
Mexican Oregano Lippia graveolens
Mexican Petunia Ruellia tweediana 
Mexican Sage Salvia leucantha
Mexican Sunflower Tithonia rotundifolia
Mexican-Tea Ephedra trifurca
Mexican Turk's Cap Malviscus arboreus
Mexican White Sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana
Mexican Wild Petunia Ruellia tweediana
Mezereum Daphne mezereum
Michelia Michelia champaca
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Milkvetch, Canada Astragalus canadensis
Milk Vetch, Groundplum Astragalus crassicarpus var. trichocalyx
Milkvetch, Membranous Astragalus membranaceus
Milkweed, Common Asclepias syriaca
Milkweed, Green Asclepias virdiflora
Milkweed, Green-flowered Asclepias viridis
Milkweed, Giant Calotropis gigantea
Milkweed, Mead's Asclepias meadii
Milkweed, Narrow-leaved Asclepias verticillata
Milkweed, Purple Asclepias purpurascens
Milkweed, Rusby's Asclepias rusbyi
Milkweed, Scarlet Asclepias curassavica
Milkweed, Spider Asclepias viridis
Milkweed, Swamp Asclepias incarnata
Milkweed, White-flowered Asclepias variegata
Milkweed, Whorled Asclepias verticillata
Milkwort Polygala mariana
Milkwort, Field Polygala sanguinea
Milkwort, Maryland Polygala mariana
Milkwort, Purple Polygala sanguinea
Mimosa Albizia julibrissin
Mimosa Bush Acacia farnesiana
Mimosa, Prairie Desmanthus illinoensis
Miner's Lettuce Montia perfoliata
Mint, Bigleaf Mountain Pycnanthemum muticum
Mint, Corsican Mentha requienii
Mint, Korean Agastache rugosa
Mint (peppermint) Mentha x piperita
Mint (peppermint) production Mentha x piperita
Mint (spearmint) Mentha spicata
Mint, Narrow-leaved Mountain Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Mint, Narrowleaf Mountain Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Mint, Short-toothed Mountain Pycnanthemum muticum
Mint, Slender Mountain Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Mint, Wild Mentha canadensis
Mint-shrub, Chinese Elsholtzia stauntonii
Missouri Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia missouriensis
Missouri Coneflower Rudbeckia missouriensis
Missouri Gourd Cucurbita foetidissima
Missouri Ground-Cherry Physalis missouriensis
Missouri Orange Coneflower Rudbeckia missouriensis
Missouri Primrose Oenothera macrocarpa
Missouri Rock Cress Arabis missouriensis
Missouri Snakeroot Parthenium integrifolium
Mist Flower Eupatorium coelestinum
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe, Big-leaf Phoradendron macrophyllum
Mistletoe, California Phoradendron californicum
Mistletoe, Colorado Desert Phoradendron macrophyllum
Mistletoe, Dense Phoradendron densum
Mistletoe, Desert Phoradendron californicum
Mistletoe, Eastern Phoradendron leucarpum
Mistletoe, European Viscum album
Mistletoe, Oak Phoradendron villosum
Mistletoe, Pacific Phoradendron villosum
Mocassin Flower Cypripedium acaule
Mock Strawberry Duchesnea indica (Potentilla indica)
Mojave Desert Buckwheat Eriogonium fasciculatum
Mojave Lupine Lupinus sparsiflorus
Mojave Yucca Yucca schidgera
Mole-plant Euphorbia lathyris
Monarda, Scarlet Monarda didyma
Mongolian Dandelion, Pu Gong Ying Taraxacum mongholicum
Monkey Grass Liriope spicata
Monkey Ladder Bauhinia guianensis
Monk's pepper Vitex agnus-castus
Monkshood Aconitum napellus
Monkeyflower, Red Mimulus puniceus
Monstera Monstera deliciosa
Montenegrin Cinquefoil Potentilla montenegrina
Montenegrin Euphorbia Euphorbia montenegrina
Monterey Pine Pinus radiata
Montezuma Pine Pinus montezumae
Montia, Siberian Montia siberica
Moonseed, Canada Menispermum canadense
Moonseed, Carolina Cocculus carolinus
Moonseed, Chinese Menispermum dahuricum
Morel Mushrooms Morchella esculenta
Morels Morchella esculenta
Morete Palm Mauritia flexulosa
Moreton Bay Chestnut Castanospernum australe
Moreton Bay Fig, Australian Banyan Ficus macrophylla
Moriche Palm Mauritia flexulosa
Moonflower Ipomoea alba
Mormon Tea Ephedra nevadensis
Morning Glory Ipomoea purpurea
Morning Glory Ipomoea tricolor
Morrito Crescentia alata
Mosaic Plant Ludwigia sedoides
Moss, Club Lycopodium clavatum
Moss, Gold Sedum sarmentosum
Moss, Iceland Cetraria islandica
Moss, Irish Chondrus crispus
Moss, Oak Evernia prunastri
Moss, Sphagnum Sphagnum spp.
Moth Mullein Verbascum blattaria
Mother-of-Thyme Thymus serphyllum
Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca
Motherwort, Chinese Leonurus artemisia; L. japonicus (syn); L. heterophyllos (syn)
Motherwort, European Leonurus cardiaca
Mottled Wild Ginger Asarum shuttleworthii
Mountain Ash, American Sorbus decora
Mountain Ash, European Sorbus aucuparia
Mountain Buttercup Ranunculus montanus
Mountain Cranberry; Ligonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Mahogany, Birchleaf Cercocarpus betuloides
Mahogany Mahogany, San Diego Cercocarpus minutiflorus
Mountain Mint, Bigleaf Pycnanthemum muticum
Mountain Mint, Narrow-leaved Pycnanthemum tenifolium
Mountain Mint, Narrowleaf Pycnanthemum tenifolium
Mountain Mint, Short-toothed Pycnanthemum muticum
Mountain Mint, Slender Pycnanthemum tenifolium
Mountain Mint, Clustered Pycnanthemum muticum
Mountain Pine Pinus mugo
Mountain Pine, Dwarf Pinus mugo
Mucura Petiveria alliacea
Mu-dan Paeonia suffruticosa
Mu-dan-pi Paeonia suffruticosa
Mu-xiang-ru Elsholtzia stauntonii
Mudar Calotropis gigantea
Mugo Pine Pinus mugo
Mu-gua Chaenomeles sinensis
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort, Chinese Artemisia argyi
Mugwort, Western Artemisia douglasiana
Muira puama Ptychopetalum olacoides
Mulberry, French Callicarpa americana
Mulberry, Paper Broussonetia papyrifera
Mulberry, Red Morus rubra
Mulberry, White Morus alba
Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Mullein, Giant Silver Verbascum bombyciferum
Mullein, Greek Verbascum olympicum
Mullein, Moth Verbascum blattaria
Mullein, Nettleleaf Verbascum bombyciferum
Mullein, Olympic Verbascum olympicum
Mullein, Showy Verbascum speciosum
Mullein, Turkish Verbascum bombyciferum
Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora
Mum Chrysanthemum morifolium
Mume Prunus mume
Mung Bean Vigna radiata
Muira Puama Ptychopetalum olacoides
Musa fruits (bananas and plantain) Musa spp.
Musa leaves Musa spp.
Muscadine Sage Salvia sclarea
Mushrooms, Shiitake Lentinus edodes
Mushrooms, Shiitake Production Lentinus edodes
Musk Fern Phymatosorus grossus
Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle Carduus nutans
Mustard, Black Brassica nigra
Mustard, Garlic Alliaria petiolata
Mustard, Seed Brassica nigra
Mustard Seed, White Sinapsis alba
Mutual Love Bean Abrus precatorius
Mu-zei ma-huang Ephedra equisetina
Myrobalan, Emblic Phyllanthus emblica (Emblica officinalis)
Myrrh Commiphora myrrha
Myrtle Myrtus communis
Myrtle, Crepe Lagerstroemia indica
Myrtle, Southern Wax Myrica cerifera
Myrtle, Wax Myrica cerifera