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Ruby Falls Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls'
Cercis canadensis "Ruby Falls' Cercis canadensis "Ruby Falls' Weeping habit Weeping habit Flowers Flowers Form - March 24 - Wake Co., NC Form - March 24 - Wake Co., NC Bare form Bare form Form Form

Ruby-Lipped Cattleya

Cattleya labiata
Flower Flower Cattleya labiata Cattleya labiata Cattleya labiata Cattleya labiata Cattleya labiata 'Helena' Cattleya labiata 'Helena' Cattleya labiata Cattleya labiata Cattleya labiata 'Helena' Cattleya labiata 'Helena'

Ruby Loropetalum

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Ruby'

Ruby Red Horse Chestnut

Aesculus x carnea
Small tree with rounded crown and panicles of red flowers. Small tree with rounded crown and panicles of red flowers. Panicle of showy pinkish red flowers & palmately compound lvs. Panicle of showy pinkish red flowers & palmately compound lvs. Panicle of showy pink-red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Panicle of showy pink-red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Panicle of showy pink-red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Panicle of showy pink-red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Shrub with palmately compound leaves & erect stalks of flowers Shrub with palmately compound leaves & erect stalks of flowers Panicle of showy red flowers & palmately compound leaves. Panicle of showy red flowers & palmately compound leaves.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Ruchtetta

Eruca vesicaria
Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria

Rucola

Eruca vesicaria
Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria

Rucoli

Eruca vesicaria
Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria

Ruddles

Calendula officinalis
Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis Calendula officinalis

Rudkin's Oak

Quercus x rudkinii
Mature tree form with leaves (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Mature tree form with leaves (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Entire margin (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Entire margin (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Leaf front and back with wavy to slightly lobed margins Leaf front and back with wavy to slightly lobed margins Cluster of stem buds (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Cluster of stem buds (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Green acorn side view (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Green acorn side view (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Bottom view of acorn (Durham, NC)-Early Fall Bottom view of acorn (Durham, NC)-Early Fall

Rue

Ruta graveolens
Form in bloom Form in bloom Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Form Form Compound leaves Compound leaves Stems Stems

Rue Anemone

Anemonella thalictroides
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flower Flower
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Rugosa Rose

Rosa rugosa
Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa Flowers and leaves of F. J. Grootendorst' Flowers and leaves of F. J. Grootendorst' Growing in the wild in Canada Growing in the wild in Canada Leaf detail Leaf detail
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Rugula

Eruca vesicaria
Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria

Rugulas

Eruca vesicaria
Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria Eruca vesicaria

Runaway Robin

Glechoma hederacea
Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Stems Stems Flower Flower Top View Top View Plant in Bloom Plant in Bloom

Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus
Mature plant in bloom Mature plant in bloom Flower Flower Fruit Fruit Beans Beans Botanical Illustration Botanical Illustration Flower and Leaves Flower and Leaves
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Runner Oak

Quercus minima
Form- often in colonies (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Form- often in colonies (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Branches and leaves (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Branches and leaves (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Stem and female flower (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Stem and female flower (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Spin-tipped lobes and entire margins (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spri Spin-tipped lobes and entire margins (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spri Leaves (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Leaves (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Front and back of leaf (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring Front and back of leaf (Glynn County, GA)-Mid Spring

Running Bamboo

Pleioblastus fortunei
Pleioblastus fortunei Pleioblastus fortunei Form Form Stem and leaf juncture Stem and leaf juncture Variegated leaves Variegated leaves

Running Cedar

Lycopodium digitatum
Lycopodium digitatum Lycopodium digitatum Form - July - Halifax Co., NC Form - July - Halifax Co., NC

Running Clubmoss

Lycopodium clavatum
Form Form Stem and leaf detail Stem and leaf detail Spore cones Spore cones Leaf detqil Leaf detqil

Running Five-fingers

Potentilla canadensis
Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis

Running Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia numularia Lysimachia numularia Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' habit, spring, Durham County, NC 'Aurea' habit, spring, Durham County, NC Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia
1 Cultivar/Variety

Running Myrtle

Vinca minor
Vinca minor Vinca minor Vinca minor Vinca minor Vinca Minor Vinca Minor Vinca minor Vinca minor Vinca minor Vinca minor Vinca minor Vinca minor
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Running Myrtle

Catharanthus roseus
close up of 2 pink, pinwheel flowers with dark pink eyes. close up of 2 pink, pinwheel flowers with dark pink eyes. Leafy shoots bearing pink flower. Flower profile shows long tube Leafy shoots bearing pink flower. Flower profile shows long tube Close-up of a white, pinwheel flower with dark red eye. Close-up of a white, pinwheel flower with dark red eye. A mixed border of colorful, compact cultivars. A mixed border of colorful, compact cultivars. Compact; lavender flowers with large white eye Compact; lavender flowers with large white eye Compact plants covered in pink flowers with darker eyes Compact plants covered in pink flowers with darker eyes
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Ruscus Bamboo

Shibataea kumasasa
Form Form Leaf and stem Leaf and stem As a hedge As a hedge

Ruscus-leaf Bamboo

Shibataea kumasasa
Form Form Leaf and stem Leaf and stem As a hedge As a hedge

Rush

Juncus tenuis
Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis Seed capsule (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer Seed capsule (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Summer
1 Cultivar/Variety

Rush

Juncus inflexus
Form Form Flowers in June Flowers in June Fruit Fruit Stems Stems
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Rush Broom

Spartium junceum
Yellow, pea-like flowers Yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers Green-stemmed shrub with yellow, pea-like flowers

Rush Chinquapin

Castanea pumila 'Rush'

Russet Witch

Liparis liliifolia
Liparis lillifolia Liparis lillifolia Liparis lillifolia Liparis lillifolia Liparis lillifolia Liparis lillifolia

Russian Arborvitae

Microbiota decussata
form of the plant growing over rocks form of the plant growing over rocks Microbiota decussata Microbiota decussata Scale-like leaves Scale-like leaves Microbiota decussata Microbiota decussata Stems with a small brown cone Stems with a small brown cone
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Russian Iris

Iris ensata
Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata Iris ensata 'Anytus' flower in summer in Moore County Iris ensata 'Anytus' flower in summer in Moore County Form Form Form Form
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Russian Kale

Brassica oleracea Kale Group
Mature kale plant with green curly leaves Mature kale plant with green curly leaves Children picking red Russian kale leaves Children picking red Russian kale leaves Scotch kale leaves Scotch kale leaves Mature plants of red curly kale Mature plants of red curly kale
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Russian Knapweed

Rhaponticum repens
Form in June on Volgograd, Russia Form in June on Volgograd, Russia Form in September in Nye County, Nevada Form in September in Nye County, Nevada Flowers, leaves and stem in November in Qarshi, Uzbekistan Flowers, leaves and stem in November in Qarshi, Uzbekistan Flower in September in Nye County, Nevada Flower in September in Nye County, Nevada Flower section in June in Uintah County, Utah Flower section in June in Uintah County, Utah Mature leaf in June on Volgograd, Russia Mature leaf in June on Volgograd, Russia

Russian-olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia
Form Form Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia flowers flowers leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Russian Olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia
Form Form Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia flowers flowers leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Russian Olive

Elaeagnus umbellata
Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata leaves leaves leaf leaf

Russian Peashrub

Caragana frutex
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Branch Branch Fruit Fruit Mature pods Mature pods
1 Cultivar/Variety

Russian Pea Shrub

Caragana frutex
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Branch Branch Fruit Fruit Mature pods Mature pods
1 Cultivar/Variety

Russian Sage

Salvia yangii
Branched purple inflorescence bearing purple flowers. Branched purple inflorescence bearing purple flowers. Close-up of purple, 2-lipped flowers Close-up of purple, 2-lipped flowers gray green foliage topped by airy purple inflorescences. gray green foliage topped by airy purple inflorescences. gray green foliage topped by airy purple inflorescences. gray green foliage topped by airy purple inflorescences. Branched purple inflorescence bearing purple flowers. Branched purple inflorescence bearing purple flowers. gray green foliage topped by airy purple inflorescences. gray green foliage topped by airy purple inflorescences.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Russian turnip

Brassica napus Napobrassica Group
Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group) Brassica napus (Napobrasica Group)
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Russian Virgins's Bower

Clematis tangutica
Clematis tangutica Clematis tangutica leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers
1 Cultivar/Variety

Rusty Blackhaw

Viburnum rufidulum
Viburnum rufidulum bloom in spring Viburnum rufidulum bloom in spring Viburnum rufidulum's flowers close up Viburnum rufidulum's flowers close up Fall form Fall form Buds in early spring in Moore County Buds in early spring in Moore County Viburnum rufidulum's leaves in the summer in Moore County Viburnum rufidulum's leaves in the summer in Moore County Rusty hairs on stem and leaf Rusty hairs on stem and leaf
1 Cultivar/Variety

Rusty Black Haw

Viburnum rufidulum
Viburnum rufidulum bloom in spring Viburnum rufidulum bloom in spring Viburnum rufidulum's flowers close up Viburnum rufidulum's flowers close up Fall form Fall form Buds in early spring in Moore County Buds in early spring in Moore County Viburnum rufidulum's leaves in the summer in Moore County Viburnum rufidulum's leaves in the summer in Moore County Rusty hairs on stem and leaf Rusty hairs on stem and leaf
1 Cultivar/Variety

Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum rufidulum
Viburnum rufidulum bloom in spring Viburnum rufidulum bloom in spring Viburnum rufidulum's flowers close up Viburnum rufidulum's flowers close up Fall form Fall form Buds in early spring in Moore County Buds in early spring in Moore County Viburnum rufidulum's leaves in the summer in Moore County Viburnum rufidulum's leaves in the summer in Moore County Rusty hairs on stem and leaf Rusty hairs on stem and leaf
1 Cultivar/Variety

Rusty Cottongrass

Eriophorum virginicum
Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum Tawny Cottongrasss Tawny Cottongrasss Tawny Cottongrasss Tawny Cottongrasss Tawny Cottongrasss Tawny Cottongrasss

Rusty Nannyberry

Viburnum rufidulum
Viburnum rufidulum bloom in spring Viburnum rufidulum bloom in spring Viburnum rufidulum's flowers close up Viburnum rufidulum's flowers close up Fall form Fall form Buds in early spring in Moore County Buds in early spring in Moore County Viburnum rufidulum's leaves in the summer in Moore County Viburnum rufidulum's leaves in the summer in Moore County Rusty hairs on stem and leaf Rusty hairs on stem and leaf
1 Cultivar/Variety