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Sombreuil

Rosa 'Sombreuil'
White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose.

Sombreuil Climber

Rosa 'Sombreuil'
White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose. White double-flowered rose.

Somei-yoshino

Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
Form in July in Oakdale, New York Form in July in Oakdale, New York Leaves in July in Oakdale, New York Leaves in July in Oakdale, New York Bark in July in Oakdale, New York Bark in July in Oakdale, New York

Sometimes misspelled as "Smooth Purple Cone Flower"

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

Sommermorgen ®

Rosa Baby Blanket® 'KORfullwind'
Flowers Flowers Flowers and leaves Flowers and leaves Flower buds Flower buds

Songak

Hedera rhombea
Arrow shaped variegated leaves in September in Taichung, Taiwan Arrow shaped variegated leaves in September in Taichung, Taiwan Leavesa and drk purple round berries Leavesa and drk purple round berries Oval adult leaf with cluster smll flowers Oval adult leaf with cluster smll flowers Growing hanging over a cliff Growing hanging over a cliff Lobed leaves Lobed leaves Cluster of small yellow green flowers Cluster of small yellow green flowers
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Sophora

Sophora davidii
Form in April in Yunan, China Form in April in Yunan, China Flowers in April in Shanxi, China Flowers in April in Shanxi, China

Soquel Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens 'Soquel'

Sordan

Sorghum x drummondii
Grass with densely branched spikes of grain. Grass with densely branched spikes of grain. Tall, upright grass with broad leaves Tall, upright grass with broad leaves Hand holding seeds (grains). Hand holding seeds (grains).

Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor
Close-up of fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Close-up of fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Fruits (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Green leaves (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Green leaves (Greensboro, NC)-Mid Fall Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor Sorghum bicolor

Sorghum Sudangrass

Sorghum x drummondii
Grass with densely branched spikes of grain. Grass with densely branched spikes of grain. Tall, upright grass with broad leaves Tall, upright grass with broad leaves Hand holding seeds (grains). Hand holding seeds (grains).

Sorrel

Rumex scutatus
Form in November in North Ossetia, Russia Form in November in North Ossetia, Russia Leaves in November in Aragon, Spain Leaves in November in Aragon, Spain Flower buds in June in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Flower buds in June in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Seeds in June in Barcelona, Spain Seeds in June in Barcelona, Spain

Sorrel

Oxalis
Trifoliolate leaves & 5-petaled white flowers with pink stripes. Trifoliolate leaves & 5-petaled white flowers with pink stripes. Ternate leaves & pink, 5-petaled flowers. Ternate leaves & pink, 5-petaled flowers. Pink, 5-petaled flowers with darker striations. Pink, 5-petaled flowers with darker striations. Close-up of the pink, 5-petaled flower. Close-up of the pink, 5-petaled flower. Ternate leaves & yellow, 5-petaled flowers. Ternate leaves & yellow, 5-petaled flowers. Entire plant with roots and rhizomes exposed Entire plant with roots and rhizomes exposed
19 Cultivars/Varieties

Sorrel

Rumex
Young plant in October in Wien, Austria Young plant in October in Wien, Austria Flowers in June in Somerset County, New Jersy Flowers in June in Somerset County, New Jersy Form in October in Portage County, Wisconsin Form in October in Portage County, Wisconsin

Sorrel

Rumex hastatulus
Rumex hastatulus Rumex hastatulus Rumex hastatulus Rumex hastatulus

Sorrel Tree

Oxydendrum arboreum
Oxydendrum arboreum showing red leaves of autumn. Oxydendrum arboreum showing red leaves of autumn. Flowers Flowers Oxydendrum arboreum leaves in the fall in Moore County Oxydendrum arboreum leaves in the fall in Moore County Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Sorrel Vine

Causonis japonica
Compound leaves Compound leaves Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Leaves showing petiole of leaflets Leaves showing petiole of leaflets Fruits Fruits Underside of leaf, stem with long tendril Underside of leaf, stem with long tendril

Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum
Polystichum tsus-simense Polystichum tsus-simense Polystichum tsus-simense Polystichum tsus-simense Polystichum luctuosum Polystichum luctuosum Polystichum luctuosum Polystichum luctuosum Polystichum luctuosum Polystichum luctuosum Polystichum luctuosum Polystichum luctuosum

Soul Mate

Rosa Julia Child™ 'WEKvossutono'
Opening bud of a yellow double rose Opening bud of a yellow double rose Compound green leaves Compound green leaves Closed yellow flower bud Closed yellow flower bud Flower detail of a double yellow flower Flower detail of a double yellow flower Shrub in bloom with yellow flowers Shrub in bloom with yellow flowers Yellow flower and one fading to light yellow with age Yellow flower and one fading to light yellow with age

Soup Mint

Plectranthus amboinicus
Green fuzzy foliage Green fuzzy foliage Purplish trumpet-shaped flowers Purplish trumpet-shaped flowers Growing in a pot Growing in a pot Closeupof the green leaves Closeupof the green leaves Green leaves with white margins Green leaves with white margins

Sour-bush

Callicarpa americana
Callicarpa americana in summer in Moore County Callicarpa americana in summer in Moore County Callicarpa americana Callicarpa americana Callicarpa americana in fall in Moore County Callicarpa americana in fall in Moore County Callicarpa americana Callicarpa americana Callicarpa americana in fall in Moore County Callicarpa americana in fall in Moore County Callicarpa americana Callicarpa americana
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Sour Cherry

Prunus cerasus
Form Form Flower detail Flower detail Back of flower Back of flower Fruits, leaves and stem Fruits, leaves and stem Leaf detail Leaf detail Underside of leaf Underside of leaf
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Sour Clover

Oxalis
Trifoliolate leaves & 5-petaled white flowers with pink stripes. Trifoliolate leaves & 5-petaled white flowers with pink stripes. Ternate leaves & pink, 5-petaled flowers. Ternate leaves & pink, 5-petaled flowers. Pink, 5-petaled flowers with darker striations. Pink, 5-petaled flowers with darker striations. Close-up of the pink, 5-petaled flower. Close-up of the pink, 5-petaled flower. Ternate leaves & yellow, 5-petaled flowers. Ternate leaves & yellow, 5-petaled flowers. Entire plant with roots and rhizomes exposed Entire plant with roots and rhizomes exposed
19 Cultivars/Varieties

Sour Dock

Rumex hastatulus
Rumex hastatulus Rumex hastatulus Rumex hastatulus Rumex hastatulus

Sourgrass

Oxalis grandis
Oxalis grandis Oxalis grandis Oxalis grandis Oxalis grandis

Sourgrass

Oxalis montana
Flower Flower

Sourgrass

Oxalis stricta
Oxalis stricta habit Oxalis stricta habit Oxalis stricta abaxial leaflet surface Oxalis stricta abaxial leaflet surface Oxalis stricta stem Oxalis stricta stem Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Plant Plant

Sour Grass

Oxalis
Trifoliolate leaves & 5-petaled white flowers with pink stripes. Trifoliolate leaves & 5-petaled white flowers with pink stripes. Ternate leaves & pink, 5-petaled flowers. Ternate leaves & pink, 5-petaled flowers. Pink, 5-petaled flowers with darker striations. Pink, 5-petaled flowers with darker striations. Close-up of the pink, 5-petaled flower. Close-up of the pink, 5-petaled flower. Ternate leaves & yellow, 5-petaled flowers. Ternate leaves & yellow, 5-petaled flowers. Entire plant with roots and rhizomes exposed Entire plant with roots and rhizomes exposed
19 Cultivars/Varieties

Sour Gum

Nyssa aquatica
Stand of trees with swollen, flaring trunk bases Stand of trees with swollen, flaring trunk bases leafy shoot with small green flower buds leafy shoot with small green flower buds Stand of trees with swollen, flaring trunk bases Stand of trees with swollen, flaring trunk bases Foliage showing alternate, ovate, simple leaves. Foliage showing alternate, ovate, simple leaves. Stand of trees with swollen, flaring trunk bases Stand of trees with swollen, flaring trunk bases

Sour Gum

Nyssa sylvatica
Tree with dense ovoid crown Tree with dense ovoid crown Flower and Leaves Detail Flower and Leaves Detail tree trunk with brown, furrowed bark. tree trunk with brown, furrowed bark. Fall Leaves, bright scarlet. Fall Leaves, bright scarlet. Young tree with new leave emerging coppery red. Young tree with new leave emerging coppery red. Staked, erect shoot bearing alternate simple reddish leaves. Staked, erect shoot bearing alternate simple reddish leaves.
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Sour Orange

Citrus x aurantium

Sours

Oxalis montana
Flower Flower

Sour Weed

Rumex acetosella
Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella

Sourwood

Oxydendrum arboreum
Oxydendrum arboreum showing red leaves of autumn. Oxydendrum arboreum showing red leaves of autumn. Flowers Flowers Oxydendrum arboreum leaves in the fall in Moore County Oxydendrum arboreum leaves in the fall in Moore County Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum
2 Cultivars/Varieties

South African Daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia
Flower Flower flower and form flower and form Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower Flower

South African Sagewood

Buddleja salviifolia
Detail of purp;e cluster of flowers Detail of purp;e cluster of flowers Fub in flowerorm of shr Fub in flowerorm of shr Form growing in its native South Africa Form growing in its native South Africa Leafy shoot bearing small lavender flowers at its tip. Leafy shoot bearing small lavender flowers at its tip. Leaf detail Leaf detail

South African Sage Wood

Buddleja salviifolia
Detail of purp;e cluster of flowers Detail of purp;e cluster of flowers Fub in flowerorm of shr Fub in flowerorm of shr Form growing in its native South Africa Form growing in its native South Africa Leafy shoot bearing small lavender flowers at its tip. Leafy shoot bearing small lavender flowers at its tip. Leaf detail Leaf detail

South American Hollyhock

Callianthe megapotamica
Red and Yellow bell shaped flowers Red and Yellow bell shaped flowers flowering shrub that produces red and yellow bell shaped flowers flowering shrub that produces red and yellow bell shaped flowers Maple like leaves - two toned flowers with red sepals and yellow Maple like leaves - two toned flowers with red sepals and yellow The bell shaped flower has red sepals and yellow petals The bell shaped flower has red sepals and yellow petals red and yellow bell shaped flowers and maple type leaves red and yellow bell shaped flowers and maple type leaves Tow toned flowers with red sepals and yellow petals Tow toned flowers with red sepals and yellow petals
5 Cultivars/Varieties

South American jelly palm

Butia odorata
Two short palms with gray, pinnate, arching leaves. Two short palms with gray, pinnate, arching leaves. Solitary thick-trunked palm with arching pinnate leaves. Solitary thick-trunked palm with arching pinnate leaves. Butia capitata Butia capitata Butia capitata Butia capitata cluster of large, yellow fruits cluster of large, yellow fruits fallen fruits and endocarps in the grass below a palm. fallen fruits and endocarps in the grass below a palm.

South American Tobacco Plant

Nicotiana sylvestris
Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana sylvestris flowers Nicotiana sylvestris flowers Nicotiana sylvestris form Nicotiana sylvestris form Nicotiana sylvestris leaf Nicotiana sylvestris leaf

Southeastern Noseburn

Tragia urens
Plant in bloom (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Plant in bloom (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Small flowers (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Small flowers (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Front and back of leaves (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Front and back of leaves (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Hairy leaves and stem (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Hairy leaves and stem (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Capsule with hairs (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Capsule with hairs (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Side view of capsule (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Side view of capsule (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer

Southeastern Prickly-pear Cactus

Opuntia mesacantha
Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha 'Variegata' Opuntia Monacantha Opuntia Monacantha

Southeastern Tickseed

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.

Southern Arrowwood

Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum dentatum Viburnum dentatum Flower detail Flower detail Flower with butterfly Flower with butterfly Leaves and new growth Leaves and new growth Fruits Fruits Stem and bud Stem and bud
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Southern Balsam

Abies fraseri
Mature tree with conical mounded habit in an urban setting Mature tree with conical mounded habit in an urban setting Upright brown cones with conspicuous bracts with curled tips Upright brown cones with conspicuous bracts with curled tips Close up of a brown round leaf bud Close up of a brown round leaf bud Short flat green needles on the stem tip. Short flat green needles on the stem tip. Young tree with a non-mounded habit Young tree with a non-mounded habit
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Southern Balsamina

Momordica balsamina
Form in June in uMkhanyakude in South Africa Form in June in uMkhanyakude in South Africa Flower in September in Gondola in Mozambique Flower in September in Gondola in Mozambique Fruit in September in uThungulu in South Africa Fruit in September in uThungulu in South Africa Seeds in September in uThungulu in South Africa Seeds in September in uThungulu in South Africa

Southern Bayberry

Myrica cerifera
Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera Myrica cerifera

Southern Beardtongue

Penstemon australis
Form Form Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Stem and leaves Stem and leaves Leaves Leaves