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Smooth Carrion Flower

Smilax herbacea
Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Form Form Plant Plant Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea

Smooth Crabgrass

Digitaria ischaemum
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Closeup of spikelets Closeup of spikelets Hairs on the sheath Hairs on the sheath

Smooth False Foxglove

Aureolaria levigata
Yellow flowers and buds on a stem Yellow flowers and buds on a stem Flowers Flowers Sprawling form almost resembles a vine Sprawling form almost resembles a vine Tubular flowers with five petals Tubular flowers with five petals Side view of flower Side view of flower Leaves and square stems Leaves and square stems

Smooth False Foxglove

Aureolaria pedicularia
Form in bloom Form in bloom flower and form flower and form Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form Native habitat Native habitat Aureolaria pedicularia Aureolaria pedicularia

Smooth Hedge-nettle

Stachys tenuifolia
Stachys tenuifolia Stachys tenuifolia Stachys tenuifolia Stachys tenuifolia

Smooth Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum
Leaves Leaves Clusters of urn shaped flowers and red sepals Clusters of urn shaped flowers and red sepals Flowers Flowers Bell-shaped (Urceolate) flowers red new stems and bracts Bell-shaped (Urceolate) flowers red new stems and bracts Fruits Fruits Fall leaf Fall leaf
25 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens
Shrub with big, terminal pompoms of white flowers. Shrub with big, terminal pompoms of white flowers. Close-up of a single pompom of white flowers. Close-up of a single pompom of white flowers. A low hedge with large leaves & pompoms of white flowers. A low hedge with large leaves & pompoms of white flowers. Close-up on a pompom cluster of pink flowers. Close-up on a pompom cluster of pink flowers. An array of potted shrubs with pompom clusters of pink flowers An array of potted shrubs with pompom clusters of pink flowers Shrub with large pompom clusters of pink flowers. Shrub with large pompom clusters of pink flowers.
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'Haas' Halo'
Hydrangea arborescens 'Haas' Halo' Hydrangea arborescens 'Haas' Halo' Close-up on white, lace-cap flower clusters. Close-up on white, lace-cap flower clusters. Shrub with white lace-cap inflorescences. Shrub with white lace-cap inflorescences. Shrub with white lace-cap inflorescences. Shrub with white lace-cap inflorescences. close-up on white lace-cap inflorescences. close-up on white lace-cap inflorescences.

Smoothleaf Elm

Ulmus minor
Form Form Leaves and fruit Leaves and fruit Flowers Flowers Leaf closeup Leaf closeup Bark Bark 'Jacqueline Hillier' Form 'Jacqueline Hillier' Form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth-leaved Heart Seed

Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum Cardiospermum halicacabum

Smooth-leaved Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica
Red tubular flowers borne above conjoined opposite leaves. Red tubular flowers borne above conjoined opposite leaves. Red tubular flowers borne above conjoined opposite leaves. Red tubular flowers borne above conjoined opposite leaves. Vine with opposite leaves and bright red berries. Vine with opposite leaves and bright red berries. Immature fruit subtended by conjoined opposite leaves. Immature fruit subtended by conjoined opposite leaves. Red berries borne above conjoined opposite leaves. Red berries borne above conjoined opposite leaves. Hand grasping leaf to show size and pinnate venation Hand grasping leaf to show size and pinnate venation

Smooth-leaved serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis
Form Form Flowers Flowers Bark Bark Form in fall Form in fall Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Luffa

Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa aegyptiaca

Smooth Lungwort

Mertensia virginica
Mertensia virginia Mertensia virginia Mertensia virginica Mertensia virginica Mertensia virginia Mertensia virginia Flowers - February - Wake Co., NC Flowers - February - Wake Co., NC Form - February - Wake Co., NC Form - February - Wake Co., NC Leaves - February - Wake Co., NC Leaves - February - Wake Co., NC

Smooth Meadow Beauty

Rhexia alifanus
Form Form Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Stems and leaves Stems and leaves

Smooth Oregano

Origanum laevigatum
Origanum laevigatum 'Pilgrim' Origanum laevigatum 'Pilgrim' Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Oxeye

Heliopsis helianthoides
Form Form Flowers and foliage Flowers and foliage Bloom Bloom Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Leaves in spring Leaves in spring 'Sunstruck' 'Sunstruck'
11 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Penstemon

Penstemon laevigatus
Form Form Form Form Flowers Flowers Blossom in spring in Moore County Blossom in spring in Moore County Penstemon laevigatus Penstemon laevigatus Leaves in spring in Moore County Leaves in spring in Moore County

Smooth Phlox

Phlox glaberrima
Flowers Flowers Form Form raceme raceme Stem and leaf attachment Stem and leaf attachment Leaves Leaves Flower Flower

Smooth Prickly Pear

Opuntia humifusa
Growing on granite outcrop (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Growing on granite outcrop (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Growing on granite outcrop (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Growing on granite outcrop (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Close-up of a seed (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Close-up of a seed (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Seedling (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Seedling (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Seedling (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Seedling (Madison, VA)-Early Summer Leaves Leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Purple Coneflower

Echinacea laevigata
Echinacea laevigata Echinacea laevigata Echinacea laevigata Echinacea laevigata leaves and flower leaves and flower leaves and flower leaves and flower Seedling - 2 months - Durham Co, NC Seedling - 2 months - Durham Co, NC Leaves Leaves

Smooth Redbud

Cercis glabra
Leaves of Cercis glabra Leaves of Cercis glabra Leaves of Cercis glabra Leaves of Cercis glabra Flowers of Cercis glabra Flowers of Cercis glabra Cercis glabra Cercis glabra Cercis glabra Cercis glabra Cercis glabra Cercis glabra
1 Cultivar/Variety

Smooth Rose-mallow

Muenchhusia laevis
Flowers Flowers Form Form Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit Stem Stem Underside of leaf Underside of leaf

Smooth Shadbush

Amelanchier laevis
Form Form Flowers Flowers Bark Bark Form in fall Form in fall Fruit Fruit Leaves Leaves
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth-Skinned Kiwifruit

Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa
Back of leaf Back of leaf Form Form Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Fruits Leaf Leaf
28 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum
Green leaves on a single plain Green leaves on a single plain Leaf arrangement is alternate Leaf arrangement is alternate Yellow fall Leaf Color Yellow fall Leaf Color Dangling white bell-shaped flowers in leaf axils Dangling white bell-shaped flowers in leaf axils Dangling purple berries Dangling purple berries Tannish rhizome Tannish rhizome

Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle

Diervilla sessilifolia
Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis
Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra
Leaves Leaves Form Form Flowers Flowers Pinnately compound leaves with 9-11 leaflets. Pinnately compound leaves with 9-11 leaflets. Sharply toothed leaflet. (Spring-Mitchell Co.. NC) Sharply toothed leaflet. (Spring-Mitchell Co.. NC) Pale underside of leaf Pale underside of leaf

Smooth Vetch

Vicia villosa
Vicia Villosa Vicia Villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa Vicia villosa

Smooth Water Hyssop

Bacopa monnieri
Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Stems, back of leaves and flower Stems, back of leaves and flower Form Form Native habitat Native habitat Stems and leaves Stems and leaves

Smooth White Violet

Viola macloskeyi
Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Fruit Fruit Leaves and buds Leaves and buds Fall color Fall color
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Witherod Viburnum

Viburnum nudum
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Fruit Fruit Leaves and buds Leaves and buds Fall color Fall color
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Smooth Yellow Violet

Viola pubescens
Form Form Viola pennsylvanica Viola pennsylvanica Back of flower Back of flower Native habitat Native habitat Capsule split open with seeds Capsule split open with seeds Stem Stem

Snail Seed

Cocculus carolinus
Cocculus carolina Cocculus carolina leaves leaves Cocculus carolinus Cocculus carolinus

Snakebark Maple

Acer davidii
Multi-trunked spreading habit Multi-trunked spreading habit Dark green ovate leaves weakly 3-lobed and serrated margins Dark green ovate leaves weakly 3-lobed and serrated margins Greenish yellow corymbs on spikes & reddish brown young leaves. Greenish yellow corymbs on spikes & reddish brown young leaves. Several leaves in fall ranging from bright red to green-yellow. Several leaves in fall ranging from bright red to green-yellow. Green leaf underside with vein rigdes radiating from a petiole Green leaf underside with vein rigdes radiating from a petiole Profusion of light green winged nutlets (samaras) on stems Profusion of light green winged nutlets (samaras) on stems
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Snakebark Maple

Acer rufinerve
Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve Acer rufinerve
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Snakebark Maple

Acer pensylvanicum
Form Form Illustration of all the details of this species. Illustration of all the details of this species. Fall form Fall form Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers Samaras Samaras
1 Cultivar/Variety

Snakebark Maple

Acer capillipes
Open habit of a medium-size tree on an urban roadside Open habit of a medium-size tree on an urban roadside Smooth light-olive bark with small tears & longitudinal ridges. Smooth light-olive bark with small tears & longitudinal ridges. Bark showing islands of olive-green & longitudinal brown furrows Bark showing islands of olive-green & longitudinal brown furrows Longitudinal olivegreen bark with white stripes & brown furrows. Longitudinal olivegreen bark with white stripes & brown furrows. Obovate trident opposite leaves & pendulous green/white flowers. Obovate trident opposite leaves & pendulous green/white flowers. Red obovate opposite leaves in fall, Red obovate opposite leaves in fall,

Snake Bark Maple

Acer davidii
Multi-trunked spreading habit Multi-trunked spreading habit Dark green ovate leaves weakly 3-lobed and serrated margins Dark green ovate leaves weakly 3-lobed and serrated margins Greenish yellow corymbs on spikes & reddish brown young leaves. Greenish yellow corymbs on spikes & reddish brown young leaves. Several leaves in fall ranging from bright red to green-yellow. Several leaves in fall ranging from bright red to green-yellow. Green leaf underside with vein rigdes radiating from a petiole Green leaf underside with vein rigdes radiating from a petiole Profusion of light green winged nutlets (samaras) on stems Profusion of light green winged nutlets (samaras) on stems
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Snakebeard

Ophiopogon jaburan 'Vittatus'
Broad long leaved with longitudinal streaks of light & dark gree Broad long leaved with longitudinal streaks of light & dark gree

Snakeberry

Solanum dulcamara
Solanum dulcamara Solanum dulcamara Solanum dulcamara Solanum dulcamara Purple flowers hang downward. Purple flowers hang downward.

Snakeberry

Actaea
White flowers in a raceme of A. simplex White flowers in a raceme of A. simplex Actaea spp. Actaea spp. Actaea pachypoda leaves and flower Actaea pachypoda leaves and flower A. spicata flower and leaves A. spicata flower and leaves A. rubra flower A. rubra flower A. rubra red fleshy berries A. rubra red fleshy berries
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Snake Flower

Echium vulgare
leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers Rosette of leaves Rosette of leaves Leaves and stems with hairs Leaves and stems with hairs leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Snake Lily

Iris
Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County Flower in pond pots (1.5 ft. of water) in spring in Moore County Iris sibirica flower Iris sibirica flower Iris sanguinea flower Iris sanguinea flower Iris setosa flower Iris setosa flower white flowers white flowers Yellow Iris flower Yellow Iris flower
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Snakemouth

Pogonia ophioglossoides
Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Leaf and stem Leaf and stem Native habitat Native habitat

Snake-mouth Orchid

Pogonia ophioglossoides
Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides Leaf and stem Leaf and stem Native habitat Native habitat