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Seashore Mallow

Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
Flower detail Flower detail Flower detail Flower detail Flower bud Flower bud 5 petalled pink flower with long yellow stamen & short anthers 5 petalled pink flower with long yellow stamen & short anthers Elongated Spear Headed Green Leaves Elongated Spear Headed Green Leaves Green pentagon shaped with 5 sections. Green pentagon shaped with 5 sections.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Seaside alder

Alnus maritima
Form in April in Oklahoma Form in April in Oklahoma Leaf detail in June in Bridgeville, Maryland Leaf detail in June in Bridgeville, Maryland Catkins in August in Seashore State Park, Delaware Catkins in August in Seashore State Park, Delaware Seed bud in June in Bridgeville, Maryland Seed bud in June in Bridgeville, Maryland Seed cones in January in Bridgeville, Maryland Seed cones in January in Bridgeville, Maryland
1 Cultivar/Variety

Seaside Daisy

Erigeron speciosus
Flower buds in June in Harney County in Oregon Flower buds in June in Harney County in Oregon Form in July in Teton County, Wyoming Form in July in Teton County, Wyoming Form in September in Ward County, Colorado Form in September in Ward County, Colorado Flower closeup in September in Flagstaff, Arizona Flower closeup in September in Flagstaff, Arizona Seedpods in September in Rochester, Washington Seedpods in September in Rochester, Washington

Seaside Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens
Form Form Fruits forming (Fort Erie, ON, Canada)-Mid Fall Fruits forming (Fort Erie, ON, Canada)-Mid Fall Stem and fruits (Fort Erie, ON, Canada)-Mid Fall Stem and fruits (Fort Erie, ON, Canada)-Mid Fall Stem leaves Stem leaves Plant Plant Flowering plant Flowering plant

Seaside Juniper

Juniperus scopulorum
Form Form Fruit Fruit Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Bark Bark Juniperus scopulorum Juniperus scopulorum
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Seaside 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

Seaside Thrift

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 Squill

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 Thrift

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

Sea Tomato

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

Sea Urchin

Sedum lineare
Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves and flowers of S. variegatum Leaves and flowers of S. variegatum S. variegatum leaf closeup S. variegatum leaf closeup Sedum lineare Sedum lineare Sedum lineare Sedum lineare Starting to bloom in April - Warren Co. - NC Starting to bloom in April - Warren Co. - NC
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Sea Urchin Cactus

Echinopsis
Two large pink flowers with many stamens & yellow center. Two large pink flowers with many stamens & yellow center. Rounded succulents in a pot with white blooms Rounded succulents in a pot with white blooms Many white flowers from a potted cactus. Many white flowers from a potted cactus. Two potted cacti with erect narrowly trumpet-shaped flowers. Two potted cacti with erect narrowly trumpet-shaped flowers. Potted cactus with erect yellow flower. Potted cactus with erect yellow flower. Trailing cactus with large red flowers. Trailing cactus with large red flowers.
15 Cultivars/Varieties

Sea-Urchin Cactus

Echinopsis oxygona
Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona Echinopsis Oxygona

Sechuan Ribbon Fern

Lepisorus bicolor

Seckel Pear

Pyrus communis 'Seckel'
Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel' Pyrus communis 'Seckel'

Secret Lust Echinacea

Echinacea 'Secret Lust'
Echinacea 'Secret Lust' Echinacea 'Secret Lust'

Sedge

Carex
Tufts of leaves forming mounding plants in a mulched area. Tufts of leaves forming mounding plants in a mulched area. Tufts of leaves with red and orange longitudinal stripes Tufts of leaves with red and orange longitudinal stripes Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica Clump of grassy variegated foliage. Clump of grassy variegated foliage. Inflorescences with basal female flowers enclosed in utricles Inflorescences with basal female flowers enclosed in utricles White female flowers enclosed in utricles; male flowers terminal White female flowers enclosed in utricles; male flowers terminal
30 Cultivars/Varieties

Sedge Horsetail

Equisetum scirpoides
Form Form Form Form Stems with scale-like leaves Stems with scale-like leaves Spore cone Spore cone Jointed stems Jointed stems Form Form

Sedges

Carex lupulina
Grassy plant with prominent, spiky inflorescences Grassy plant with prominent, spiky inflorescences Close-up of spiky utricles in three spikes. Close-up of spiky utricles in three spikes. Female flowers with stigmas emerging from utricles. Female flowers with stigmas emerging from utricles. Spikes of spiky utricles ripening in a roadside verge. Spikes of spiky utricles ripening in a roadside verge. Utricle and a dissected achene with the long style attached. Utricle and a dissected achene with the long style attached.

Sedum

Sedum
clusters of bright yellow star shaped yellow flowers clusters of bright yellow star shaped yellow flowers Leaves Leaves green and burgundy rosettes with yellow star like flowers green and burgundy rosettes with yellow star like flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Stem Stem
18 Cultivars/Varieties

Sedum

Hylotelephium
Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium Hylotelephium hylotelephium maximum hylotelephium maximum Succulent, gray-green leaves in a tight, low mound. Succulent, gray-green leaves in a tight, low mound.
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Sedum

Sedum 'Touchdown Teak'
Sedum 'Touchdown Teak' Sedum 'Touchdown Teak'

Sedum

Sedum 'Birthday Party'
Sedum 'Birthday Party' Sedum 'Birthday Party'

Sedum 'SunSparkler' Series

Sedum SunSparkler® Group
Pink flowers and burgundy colored succulent leaves. Pink flowers and burgundy colored succulent leaves. Pink flowers and burgundy colored succulent leaves. Pink flowers and burgundy colored succulent leaves. Pink flowers and burgundy colored succulent leaves. Pink flowers and burgundy colored succulent leaves. Pink flowers and lime green, succulent leaves. Pink flowers and lime green, succulent leaves. Pink flowers and lime green, succulent leaves. Pink flowers and lime green, succulent leaves. lime green, succulent leaves. lime green, succulent leaves.
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Seedbox

Ludwigia alternifolia
Flower Flower Size perspective Size perspective Seedpod Seedpod Seed Stem Seed Stem

Seed Box

Ludwigia alternifolia
Flower Flower Size perspective Size perspective Seedpod Seedpod Seed Stem Seed Stem

Seedless Thornless Silverthorn

Elaeagnus x ebbingei Mr. Smooth® Seedless 'NCEX1'
Form iof shrub Form iof shrub Form of shrub Form of shrub

Seepage Coreopsis

Coreopsis gladiata
Sickle tickseed found in Pender County, NC. Sickle tickseed found in Pender County, NC. Sickle tickseed flower found in Brunswick County, NC. Sickle tickseed flower found in Brunswick County, NC.

Seersucker Sedge

Carex pensylvanica
Grassy, fine-textured, clumping plant. Grassy, fine-textured, clumping plant. Small grassy plant with erect inflorescences & exserted stamens Small grassy plant with erect inflorescences & exserted stamens Grassy foliage & an inflorescence with green achenes Grassy foliage & an inflorescence with green achenes Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica Grassy, fine-textured, clumping plant with erect inflorescences Grassy, fine-textured, clumping plant with erect inflorescences Grassy, fine-textured, clumping plant with erect inflorescences Grassy, fine-textured, clumping plant with erect inflorescences
1 Cultivar/Variety

Seersucker Sedge

Carex plantaginea
Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Linear lanceolate leaf with puckered and textured blade. Linear lanceolate leaf with puckered and textured blade. Erect dark inflorescences with clusters of exserted stamens Erect dark inflorescences with clusters of exserted stamens Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves Clump of broad, puckered, lanceolate leaves

Sego Lily

Calochortus gunnisonii
White flower White flower Flower Flower White with purple flower White with purple flower Stems and leaves Stems and leaves Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Sego Lily

Calochortus
Calochotus clavatus Calochotus clavatus Calochotus venustus Calochotus venustus Calochotus plummerae Calochotus plummerae Calochortus ambiguus Calochortus ambiguus Calochortus argillosus Calochortus argillosus Calochortus catalinae Calochortus catalinae

Seiryu Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Seiryu'
Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' Fall branch Fall branch Bunches of red sepal flowers hanging from green stems in spring Bunches of red sepal flowers hanging from green stems in spring Lacy deeply dissected young leaves with crimson sheaths Lacy deeply dissected young leaves with crimson sheaths Lacy deeply dissected (pinnatisect) green opposite leaves Lacy deeply dissected (pinnatisect) green opposite leaves

Sekhukhune Gold Arum

Zantedeschia pentlandii
Close-up of yellow spathe with dark base & yellow spadix. Close-up of yellow spathe with dark base & yellow spadix. Spotted leaves with trumpet-like red spathe. Spotted leaves with trumpet-like red spathe. Lightly spotted leaves with trumpet-like pink spathe. Lightly spotted leaves with trumpet-like pink spathe. Lightly spotted leaves with trumpet-like pink spathe. Lightly spotted leaves with trumpet-like pink spathe. Close-up of yellow spathe and spadix. Close-up of yellow spathe and spadix. Plant growing among rocks. Large leaves & yellow spathe. Plant growing among rocks. Large leaves & yellow spathe.
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Self-heal

Prunella webbiana
Small plant with green leaves in April in Lublinie, Poland Small plant with green leaves in April in Lublinie, Poland Small plant with pinkish flowers in April in Lublinie, Poland Small plant with pinkish flowers in April in Lublinie, Poland
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris subsp. lanceolata
Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris

Sellow's lantana

Lantana montevidensis
Lantana montevidensis Lantana montevidensis Lantana montevidensis Lantana montevidensis Lantana montevidensis Lantana montevidensis Lantana montevidensis Lantana montevidensis
7 Cultivars/Varieties

Seminole Bead

Abrus precatorius
Compound elongated oval green leaves and flower cluster on axil Compound elongated oval green leaves and flower cluster on axil Compound elongated green leaves & twinning vine stems Compound elongated green leaves & twinning vine stems Whitish pink peas shaped flower cluster on axil of leaves Whitish pink peas shaped flower cluster on axil of leaves Brown seed pod with 5 shiny egg-shaped red & black seeds' Brown seed pod with 5 shiny egg-shaped red & black seeds'

Semps

Sempervivum
Form Form Form Form Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum Sempervivum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Senecio

Senecio
Flowers Flowers Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form Form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Senna

Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Plant Plant

Sensitive Cassia

Chamaecrista nictitans
Form Form leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Stem with flowers and leaves Stem with flowers and leaves

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis
fern. fern. Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis

Sensitive Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans
Form Form leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Stem with flowers and leaves Stem with flowers and leaves

Sensitive Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans
Form Form leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Stem with flowers and leaves Stem with flowers and leaves

Sensitive Plant

Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Chamaecrista fasciculata Plant Plant

Sentry-Boxes

Albuca
Flower of A.bracteata Flower of A.bracteata Flower of A.bracteata Flower of A.bracteata A. seiner leaves A. seiner leaves Wjite flower with green stripe Wjite flower with green stripe Leaf and seed Leaf and seed Form in bloom Form in bloom

Sentry Palm

Howea forsteriana
Howea forsteriana Howea forsteriana Howea forsteriana Howea forsteriana Potted nursery stock of a pinnate-leaved palm Potted nursery stock of a pinnate-leaved palm A patio dining area with large pots of feather-leaf palms A patio dining area with large pots of feather-leaf palms