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Scotchman's Purse

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondi Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondi Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondi Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondi Malvaviscus arboreus Malvaviscus arboreus Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scotch Moss

Sagina subulata 'Aurea'
Sagina subhirtella 'Aurea' Form Sagina subhirtella 'Aurea' Form Sagina subhirtella 'Aurea' Form Closeup Sagina subhirtella 'Aurea' Form Closeup Sagina subulata 'Aurea' Sagina subulata 'Aurea' Sagina subulata 'Aurea' Sagina subulata 'Aurea' Sagina subulata 'Aurea' Sagina subulata 'Aurea'

Scotch Pine

Pinus sylvestris
Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Scotch Pink

Dianthus plumarius
Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumarius Dianthus plumaris Dianthus plumaris Dianthus plumarius 'Cottage Pink' foliage, Wake County, NC Dianthus plumarius 'Cottage Pink' foliage, Wake County, NC
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Scotch Thistle

Cynara cardunculus
Cynara cardunculus bud and inflorescence Cynara cardunculus bud and inflorescence Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scot's Elm

Ulmus glabra
Form Form Spring form Spring form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Bark Bark
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Scots 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

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris
Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Scottish Briar

Rosa spinosissima
Growing wild in France Growing wild in France Flower detail Flower detail Flowers Flowers Leaves and fruit,. Note the many prickles Leaves and fruit,. Note the many prickles Compound leaf Compound leaf Fruit detail Fruit detail
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scottish Broom

Cytisus scoparius
Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Scottish Heather

Calluna vulgaris
Showy, bright purple flowers Showy, bright purple flowers Lavender flowers. Lavender flowers. Stem and flowers Stem and flowers Closeup of flowers Closeup of flowers Form of 'Forest Fire' Form of 'Forest Fire' Form of 'Bonita' Form of 'Bonita'
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Scottish Moss

Sagina subulata
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Flower and fruit Flower and fruit
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scottish Rose

Rosa spinosissima
Growing wild in France Growing wild in France Flower detail Flower detail Flowers Flowers Leaves and fruit,. Note the many prickles Leaves and fruit,. Note the many prickles Compound leaf Compound leaf Fruit detail Fruit detail
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scottish Thistle

Cynara cardunculus
Cynara cardunculus bud and inflorescence Cynara cardunculus bud and inflorescence Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus Cynara cardunculus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scouring rush

Equisetum arvense
Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetem arvense Equisetem arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense

Scouring Rush

Equisetum praealtum
Equisetum praealtum Equisetum praealtum Equisetum praealtum Equisetum praealtum Equisetum praealtum Equisetum praealtum

Scratch Throat

Ardisia crenata
Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata Ardisia crenata
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Screw Pine

Pandanus tectorius
Native habitat Native habitat leaf detail (Lim Chu Kang, Singapore)-Late Summer leaf detail (Lim Chu Kang, Singapore)-Late Summer Form Form Form Form Bracts and male flowers Bracts and male flowers Fruit Fruit
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Scrub Bay

Tamala humilis
Leafy branches on a shrub. Leafy branches on a shrub. Leafy branches on a shrub. Leafy branches on a shrub. close-up of lanceolate leaves close-up of lanceolate leaves close-up of foliage and blackish, globose fruits close-up of foliage and blackish, globose fruits close-up of foliage and blackish, globose fruits close-up of foliage and blackish, globose fruits Close-up of leafy branches and lanceolate leaves Close-up of leafy branches and lanceolate leaves

Scrub Oak

Quercus virginiana
Form of mature tree (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Form of mature tree (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Large mature tree (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Large mature tree (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Mature trunk (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Mature trunk (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Mature trunk (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Mature trunk (Seminole County, GA)-Late Spring Quercus virginiana Quercus virginiana Quercus virginiana Quercus virginiana

Scrub Pine

Pinus clausa
Form Form Form Form Leaves and pollen cones Leaves and pollen cones Leaves Leaves Seed Cones Seed Cones Bark Bark

Scrub Pine

Pinus virginiana
Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana Two needles per bundle - comparison photo of Pinus pungens Two needles per bundle - comparison photo of Pinus pungens
1 Cultivar/Variety

Scrub Rosemary

Ceratiola ericoides
ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides ceratiola ericoides

Scuppernong Grape

Vitis rotundifolia
Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine Muscadine
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Scurvyroot

Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Flowers Flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves

Scythefruit Arrowhead

Sagittaria lancifolia
Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia

Seabeach Grass

Panicum amarum
Panicum amarum Elliott var. amarulum Panicum amarum Elliott var. amarulum Panicum amarum 'Dewy Blue' Panicum amarum 'Dewy Blue' Panicum amarum 'Dewy Blue' Panicum amarum 'Dewy Blue' Panicum amarum Panicum amarum Panic Grass Panic Grass Panic Grass - Up Close Leaves Panic Grass - Up Close Leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Sea daffodil

Chlidanthus fragrans
Yellow trumpet-shaped flowers emerging from the ground. Yellow trumpet-shaped flowers emerging from the ground. Yellow trumpet-shaped flowers emerging from the ground. Yellow trumpet-shaped flowers emerging from the ground.

Sea Daffodil

Hymenocallis
Hymenocallis caribaea Hymenocallis caribaea Hymenocallis 'Advance' Hymenocallis 'Advance' Stap like leaves and white spidery flowers Stap like leaves and white spidery flowers
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Sea Daffodil

Pancratium maritimum
Hymenocallis caroliniana Hymenocallis caroliniana Form Form Form Form Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower

Sea Dock

Acanthus mollis
Spreading habit in bloom Spreading habit in bloom Flower spike of two lipped tubular white sepal & purple hoods Flower spike of two lipped tubular white sepal & purple hoods Rounded spreading habit Rounded spreading habit Close up two lipped tubular white flowers with purple hoods. Close up two lipped tubular white flowers with purple hoods. Closeup of dark green glossy deeply lobed large leaves Closeup of dark green glossy deeply lobed large leaves Green oval seeds on a spike Green oval seeds on a spike
1 Cultivar/Variety

Sea Foam Rose

Rosa 'Seafoam'
Rosa 'Seafoam' Rosa 'Seafoam' Rosa 'Seafoam' Rosa 'Seafoam'

Sea Green Juniper

Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green'
Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green' Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green' Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green' Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green' Juniperus chinensis Juniperus chinensis

Sea Holly

Eryngium planum
flower, summer, flower, summer, Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers rosettes of broad leaves among rocks. rosettes of broad leaves among rocks. rosettes of broad leaves. rosettes of broad leaves. Small blue flowers in round heads surrounded by blue bracts. Small blue flowers in round heads surrounded by blue bracts.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Sea Hollyhock

Muenchhusia moscheutos
Native habitat Native habitat White Flower Close-Up, Fall (Craven County, NC) White Flower Close-Up, Fall (Craven County, NC) Flower close up Flower close up Form Form Winter Interest - February - Wake Co., NC Winter Interest - February - Wake Co., NC Seed pod, Wake Co. NC Seed pod, Wake Co. NC
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Sea Lavender

Goniolimon tataricum
Form Form Flower detail Flower detail Rosette of leaves Rosette of leaves Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers Stem and panicle of flowers Stem and panicle of flowers

Sea Lavender

Limonium carolinianum
Plant in bloom Plant in bloom Flowers Flowers Form Form Butterfly on flowers Butterfly on flowers Leaves front and back Leaves front and back

Sea Lavender

Limonium
Limonium carolinianum Limonium carolinianum
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Sea Lavender

Limonium sinuatum
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Leaves Leaves Stems and leaves Stems and leaves
1 Cultivar/Variety

Sea Lily

Pancratium maritimum
Hymenocallis caroliniana Hymenocallis caroliniana Form Form Form Form Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower

Sea Lyme Grass

Leymus arenarius
grass with upright spikes growing among rocks. grass with upright spikes growing among rocks. Grass with glaucous blue foliage. Grass with glaucous blue foliage. A grass with glaucous leaves and upright dense spikes A grass with glaucous leaves and upright dense spikes Close-up on spikelets. Close-up on spikelets. Blue-green grass growing on a mulched slope Blue-green grass growing on a mulched slope Close-up of the leaf sheaths and auricles Close-up of the leaf sheaths and auricles
1 Cultivar/Variety

Sea Myrtle

Baccharis halimifolia
Form with feathery achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Form with feathery achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Color illustration of the technical details of this species. Flowers and achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Flowers and achenes (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Seaoats

Uniola paniculata
Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata Flowers Flowers Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata Leaves Leaves Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata

Sea Oats

Uniola paniculata
Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata Flowers Flowers Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata Leaves Leaves Uniola paniculata Uniola paniculata

Sea Onion

Bowiea volubilis
Form Form Stems and flowers Stems and flowers Close up of star-shaped flower Close up of star-shaped flower Bulb with growth Bulb with growth Bulb Bulb

Sea Onion

Drimia maritima
Flowers Flowers Flower stem Flower stem Form Form Native habitat Native habitat Leaves Leaves Growing in a pot Growing in a pot
1 Cultivar/Variety

Sea Onion

Ornithogalum
grassy leaves & clusters of white, star-shaped flowers. grassy leaves & clusters of white, star-shaped flowers. Form in November in Cape Town County, South Africa Form in November in Cape Town County, South Africa grassy leaves & clusters of white, star-shaped flowers. grassy leaves & clusters of white, star-shaped flowers. clusters of orange, star-shaped flowers. clusters of orange, star-shaped flowers. grassy leaves & clusters of yellow, star-shaped flowers. grassy leaves & clusters of yellow, star-shaped flowers. Flowers and buds in November in Cape Wineland County, S.Africa Flowers and buds in November in Cape Wineland County, S.Africa
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Sea Pink

Armeria maritima
Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima Armeria maritima flower Armeria maritima flower Armeria maritima Armeria maritima
2 Cultivars/Varieties