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Baby's Breathe

Commonly cultivated for cut and dry floral arrangements; often included in wildflower seed mixes.

Balsaminaceae

Touch-me-not Family. Comprised of 2 genera and about 1,000 species of fleshy herbaceous plants that have toothed leaves and spurred flowers. The flowering plants may be annual or perennial.

Basal

At the base or ground level.

Berberidaceae

Barberry Family. Comprised of 14 genera and about 701 species of perennial herbs and shrubs. Many of the shrubs have spines or spiny-margined leaves and flowers are highly variable.

Betulaceae

Birch Family. Comprised of 6 genera and about 145 species. Members are trees and shrubs that have simple, serrate, alternative leaves and are deciduous.

Biennial

Refers to plants that need two years to complete their life cycle.

Bignoniaceae

Trumpet Creeper or Catalpa Family. Comprised of about 110 genera and more than 800 species of trees, shrubs and, most commonly, vines. Members of this family usually have bright trumpet-shaped flowers in clusters, four stamens, a superior seed capsule containing flat winged seeds, no stipules and are mostly tropical woody climbers.

Blade

A leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole.

Blotch

Pigmented spot with an indistinct outline or shape.

Boraginaceae

Borage or Forget-me-Not Family. Comprised of 148 genera and more than 2,700 species. Frequently herbaceous and hairy and can be annuals or perennials. Members of this family usually have blue flowers in a coiled inflorescence, hairy stems and leaves, no stipules, and produces four seeds.