Join me here to find 11 white stem plants with their names and images and show you how to identify them with a tool.
We always expect to see plants with green stems while some have other colors such as white. The white stem plants are strange and eye-catching. You may see them among weeds, vegetables, trees, houseplants, etc.
In this article, you will find out a comprehensive collection of plants with white stems, although if you cannot find your intended plant among them, the following, will teach you how to identify a plant with one of the best plant identification tools. If you are ready let’s start.
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In this part, I will show you the images and names of plants with white stems. Some of them may have white foliage but others have green leaves. To make it easy for you, I grouped them into several categories including:
A: white stem weed
B: vegetable with white stem and green leaves
C: indoor plants with white stems
You can find your intended plant among them with its common and scientific names. In addition, I will give you a brief but practical overview of the morphology of every plant that will help you to identify it easier.
Here you can spot 8 weeds with white stems. Some of them have white foliage and others have only white stems with green leaves. The white stems in some plants are because of losing the chlorophyll and in others, it is because of the white hairs that cover them.
Scientific name: Monotropa uniflora
Other common names: Indian pipe or Ghost plant
Ghost Pipe is a white flower with a white stem. It is a herbaceous parasitic plant that some people mistake for fungi, but Ghost Pipe is a plant belonging to the Monotropaceae family. Its white stem has a single white flower with 3-8 petals.
Scientific name: Potamogeton praelongus
White stem pondweed is a perennial aquatic plant belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae. This plant has a white stem with long green lance-shaped leaves that are wavy in edges.
Scientific name: Artemisia ludoviciana subsp. mexicana var. albula
Another common name: Western mugwort
It is a weedy, herbaceous perennial plant with a white stem and lance-shaped leaves. The leaves are fragrant too. it is also one of the non-toxic plants for cats.
Scientific name: Helichrysum petiolare
Other common names: silver bush everlasting, herbal helichrysum, bedding helichrysum (Eng.), kooigoed, kruie (Afr.), imphepho (Xho.)
The leaves of Licorice are small and heart-shaped. Both leaves and stems are white to silver and are covered with white hairs.
Scientific name: Cerastium tomentosum
Cerastium tomentosum has narrow leaf. The leaves and stems are covered with white hairs. The white flowers have 5 heart-shaped petals and are yellow in the center. it is also a kid-safe plant for play space.
Scientific name: Stachys byzantine
The leaves are thick and velvety. Both leaves and stems are covered with white to silver hairs. Its tiny purple blooms are clustered into a spick. this is also a safe plant for cats and dogs.
Scientific name: Lychnis coronaria
The leaves are lance-shaped and its foliage (leaves and stems) are covered with white and silver hairs. The saucer-shaped flowers are variegated in color.
Scientific name: Senecio cineraria
Another common name: Silver Ragwort
The leaves are divided and both leaves and stems are white to silver and covered with tiny hairs. Its yellow flowers are radial symmetrical flowers.
Here, I will show you the white stem, Pak Choi. Can you add another white stem vegetable to our list?
Scientific name: Brassica rapa
Other common names: Chinese White Cabbage, Field Mustard, Mustard Cabbage, Pak Choi
Bok choy white stem (White stem Pak choi) has green spoon-shaped leaves with white stem. Both stem and leaves are edible.
Here, you can find two houseplants with white stems belonging to the genus Aglaonema and Chlorophytum.
Scientific name: Aglaonema sp.
Another common name: White Stem Beauty
White Stem Aglaonema, also known as Chinese evergreen white stem belongs to the Araceae family. As you can see in the following picture, its leaves are big oval-shaped with white vines and stems.
Scientific name: Chlorophytum comosum ‘Bonnie’
Curly Spider Plant ‘Bonnie is a perennial hanging plant with long narrow leaves that are green at the edges and white to cream in the center. This plant produces a white creeping stem too. it is also one of the air-purifying plants.
Here, I will show you how to identify your intended plant (a white stem plant or any plant) with a plant identification tool. The world of plants is very extensive and a lot of plant species and varieties live on our planet.
Most people like to know the names of wonderful or eye-catching plants that are spot in the environment. Nowadays, it is very easy. When you spot a new plant, you must take a picture of it and let an online plant identifier find its name. just this.
One of the best plant identification tools is the “House plant identifier”. It is a free online tool that can identify wild plants, indoor plants, ornamentals, flowers, trees, and plant diseases.
Working with this tool is very easy and you must enter on its website, take an online picture (or upload it from your gallery), and click on the start button, finished! It only takes 2 seconds for the “House plant identifier” to identify your intended plant with about 91% accuracy.
Search this tool on Google and enjoy it.
Now, you spotted the images of 11 white stem plants and found their names. Most of them were weed white stem plants, two of them belonged to indoor plants and we only found one white stem vegetable (Pak Choi).
Did you find your intended plant in the above list? What was its name? Do you think which one is more wonderful? Do you think white stem plants are more tolerant to heat and drought? Can you add other plants to our list?
Have you ever experienced plant identification tools? Do you think which ability of them is more practical? Can you tell our readers their pros and cons? Please share your experience and ideas with us below this page.
Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.