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Abutilon grandifolium
(Willd.) Sweet
Hairy Indian mallow
Malvaceae
157
101
Observations
Abutilon indicum
(L.) Sweet
Indian abutilon
Malvaceae
137
86
Observations
Abutilon theophrasti
Medik.
Velvetleaf
Malvaceae
1,801
1,407
Observations
Acacia angustissima
(Mill.) Kuntze
Prairie acacia
Fabaceae
48
38
Observations
Acacia ataxacantha
DC.
LC
Flame thorn
Fabaceae
22
8
Observations
Acacia dealbata
Link
Mimosa
Fabaceae
3,514
2,755
Observations
Acacia drepanolobium
Harms ex Y. Sjöstedt
LC
Whistling Thorn
Fabaceae
4
2
Observations
Acacia ehrenbergiana
Hayne
LC
Desert acacia
Fabaceae
18
6
Observations
Acacia erythrocalyx
Brenan
Fabaceae
2
1
Observation
Acacia farnesiana
(L.) Willd.
Sweet acacia
Fabaceae
679
442
Observations
Acacia gourmaensis
A. Chev.
LC
Fabaceae
9
3
Observations
Acacia hockii
De Wild.
Kansanyiña
Fabaceae
29
18
Observations
Acacia karroo
Hayne
Karroothorn
Fabaceae
244
146
Observations
Acacia macrostachya
Rchb. ex DC.
LC
Fabaceae
4
1
Observation
Acacia mangium
Willd.
LC
Black wattle
Fabaceae
125
81
Observations
Acacia mearnsii
De Wild.
Black wattle
Fabaceae
640
339
Observations
Acacia melanoxylon
R. Br.
Australian blackwood
Fabaceae
7
3
Observations
Acacia pycnantha
Benth.
Australian golden wattle
Fabaceae
184
131
Observations
Acacia rehmanniana
Schinz
Acacia
Fabaceae
1
1
Observation
Acacia retinodes
Schltdl.
Swamp wattle
Fabaceae
1,181
855
Observations
Acacia saligna
(Labill.) H.L. Wendl.
LC
Orange wattle
Fabaceae
19
12
Observations
Acacia thomasii
Harms
Fabaceae
35
9
Observations
Acacia xanthophloea
Benth.
Fevertree
Fabaceae
57
33
Observations
Acalypha amentacea
Roxb.
Match-me-if-you-can
Euphorbiaceae
5
3
Observations
Acalypha ciliata
Forssk.
Euphorbiaceae
3
1
Observation
Acalypha crenata
Hochst. ex A. Rich.
LC
Euphorbiaceae
34
16
Observations
Acalypha hispida
Burm. f.
Chenilleplant
Euphorbiaceae
44
20
Observations
Acalypha racemosa
Baill.
Euphorbiaceae
7
2
Observations
Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum
(Coss. & Durieu) Rothm.
Plantaginaceae
22
8
Observations
Acanthospermum australe
(Loefl.) Kuntze
Sheepbur
Asteraceae
35
30
Observations
Acanthospermum hispidum
DC.
Bristly starbur
Asteraceae
88
53
Observations
Acanthus eminens
C.B. Clarke
Acanthaceae
9
4
Observations
Acanthus sennii
Chiov.
Bear’s breeches
Acanthaceae
1
1
Observation
Achillea millefolium
L.
LC
Common yarrow
Asteraceae
21,045
17,853
Observations
Achyranthes bidentata
Blume
Pig's knee
Amaranthaceae
3
3
Observations
Acmella caulirhiza
Delile
Aaku Mella (ఆకు మెల్ల)
Asteraceae
82
51
Observations
Acmella uliginosa
(Sw.) Cass.
LC
Marsh para cress
Asteraceae
23
12
Observations
Acokanthera oppositifolia
(Lam.) Codd
LC
Bushman's-poison
Apocynaceae
37
14
Observations
Acokanthera schimperi
(A. DC.) Schweinf.
LC
Arrow-poison Tree
Apocynaceae
29
12
Observations
Acrachne racemosa
(Roem. & Schult.) Ohwi
Goosegrass
Poaceae
1
1
Observation
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius
Arn.
Korangatti
Fabaceae
6
3
Observations
Acroceras zizanioides
(Kunth) Dandy
LC
Arrocillo
Poaceae
12
3
Observations
Acrostichum aureum
L.
LC
Leather fern
Pteridaceae
97
75
Observations
Actiniopteris radiata
(Sw.) Link
Ray Fern
Pteridaceae
13
13
Observations
Adansonia digitata
L.
Baobab Tree
Malvaceae
361
223
Observations
Adenanthera pavonina
L.
LC
Coralwood
Fabaceae
158
97
Observations
Adenia spinosa
Burtt Davy
LC
Spiny greenstem
Passifloraceae
1
1
Observation
Adenia volkensii
Harms
Kiliambiti
Passifloraceae
44
23
Observations
Adenium multiflorum
Klotzsch
Impala-lily
Apocynaceae
318
276
Observations
Adenium obesum
(Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.
LC
Desert-rose
Apocynaceae
2,552
2,211
Observations
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