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Spreading Sedge

Carex laxiculmis 'Bunny Blue'
Grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Fingers holding leaf of grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage Fingers holding leaf of grassy plant with glaucous blue foliage

Spreading Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens
Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens

Spreadng Muhly

Muhlenbergia expansa
Form Form Form Form

Spreding Hedge Parsley

Torilis arvensis
Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis

Sprengeri Fern

Asparagus densiflorus Sprengeri Group
Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus densiflorus Form Form Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus densiflorus
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Spring-beauty

Claytonia virginica
Form Form Flower detail Flower detail Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Naturalized Naturalized spring flower, Union County, NC spring flower, Union County, NC

Spring Beauty

Claytonia caroliniana
Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana

Spring Beauty

Claytonia virginica
Form Form Flower detail Flower detail Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Naturalized Naturalized spring flower, Union County, NC spring flower, Union County, NC

Spring Cherry

Prunus x subhirtella
Flowers of 'Autumnalis' Flowers of 'Autumnalis' Form Form Leaves Leaves Flower of 'yedoensis' Flower of 'yedoensis' Leaves Leaves Back of leaf Back of leaf
9 Cultivars/Varieties

Springcress

Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta Plant Plant

Spring Forget-me-not

Myosotis macrosperma
Form in bloom Logan County, Kentucky -April Form in bloom Logan County, Kentucky -April Fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Flower, fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Flower, fruit and stem with hairs (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring White flower close-up (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring White flower close-up (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Stem and leaves (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring Stem and leaves (Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Spring Heath

Erica carnea
Erica carnea 'Challenger' Erica carnea 'Challenger' Erica carnea 'Challenger' Erica carnea 'Challenger' Erica carnea 'Isabell' Erica carnea 'Isabell' Erica carnea 'Pink Spangles' Erica carnea 'Pink Spangles' Erica carnea 'Springwood White' Erica carnea 'Springwood White' Form Form
23 Cultivars/Varieties

Spring Larkspur

Delphinium tricorne
Flowers Flowers Form Form White and purple flower White and purple flower Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Fruit Fruit

Spring Meadow Saffron

Colchicum bulbocodium
Bulbocodium vernum Bulbocodium vernum Bulbocodium vernum Bulbocodium vernum

Spring onion

Allium cepa
shallots shallots Red shallots Red shallots Allium cepa Allium cepa Allium cepa habit with inflorescence Allium cepa habit with inflorescence Allium cepa inflorescence Allium cepa inflorescence Allium cepa Allium cepa

Spring Onion

Allium tricoccum
In a woodland setting. In a woodland setting. Wide, flat blade shaped leaves Wide, flat blade shaped leaves Flowers Flowers Reddish stem and bulb. Reddish stem and bulb. Clumping form Clumping form Ramp and Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) woodland setting. Ramp and Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) woodland setting.

Spring Salmon's Eye

Gaillardia aristata
yellow & orange petals, center disk red & yellow florets yellow & orange petals, center disk red & yellow florets stand of yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. stand of yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. yellow daisy flowers with dark red eyes. Narrow, hair-tiped bracts subtending the inflorescence. Narrow, hair-tiped bracts subtending the inflorescence.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Spring Snowflake

Leucojum vernum
Form Form White bell shaped flowers White bell shaped flowers Native habitat Native habitat Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Emerging plants Emerging plants
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Spring Snow Magnolia

Magnolia x loebneri 'Spring Snow'
Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow' Magnolia x leobneri 'Spring Snow'

Spring Starflower

Ipheion uniflorum
'Jesse' has six dark blue fpetals 'Jesse' has six dark blue fpetals 'Jesse' Six dark blue tepals with yellow anthers 'Jesse' Six dark blue tepals with yellow anthers Low growing mat with blue flowers Low growing mat with blue flowers Pinkish flowers with 6 petals Pinkish flowers with 6 petals 'Alberto Castillo' white flowers - April 6 - Wake Co., NC 'Alberto Castillo' white flowers - April 6 - Wake Co., NC 6 petaled flower 6 petaled flower
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Sprouting Broccoli

Brassica oleracea Cauliflower & Broccoli Group
Broccoli head surrounded by leaves Broccoli head surrounded by leaves Romanesco broccoli head Romanesco broccoli head Picked bunch of broccolini Picked bunch of broccolini Green head of broccli and stem Green head of broccli and stem Mature cauliflower plant Mature cauliflower plant Pale yellow cauliflower flower Pale yellow cauliflower flower
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Sprouts

Brassica oleracea Brussels Sprouts Group
Plant with leaves Plant with leaves Close up of brussle sprouts on the stem Close up of brussle sprouts on the stem Close up of Brussles sprouts on a harvested stem Close up of Brussles sprouts on a harvested stem Young plant Young plant
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Spruce Pine

Pinus glabra
Form Form Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Color illustrations of the technical details of this species. Needles Needles Needle length Needle length Seed cones Seed cones Pollen cones Pollen cones

Spruce 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

Spruce Pine

Tsuga canadensis
Upright growth form of a mature tree. Upright growth form of a mature tree. Leaves Leaves Cones Cones Stem with cones Stem with cones Bark Bark Hemlock woolly adelgids Hemlock woolly adelgids
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Spur flower

Plectranthus
Form Form Flowers Flowers Form Form Form Form
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Spurflower

Plectranthus parviflorus
Plectranthus parviflorus Plectranthus parviflorus Plectranthus parviflorus Plectranthus parviflorus
1 Cultivar/Variety

Spurge

Euphorbia hirta
leaf arrangement leaf arrangement Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.) flowers flowers Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Chamaesyce hirta (L.)

Spurge

Euphorbia
Leaves Leaves Milky sap exudes from pruning wounds. Milky sap exudes from pruning wounds. Form Form 'Diamond Frost' Form 'Diamond Frost' Form Form Form Form Form
33 Cultivars/Varieties

Spurge

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii
In bloom In bloom Close up of flower Close up of flower Leaves Leaves Upright plants with grayish leaves & green flower clusters. Upright plants with grayish leaves & green flower clusters.
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Spurge

Euphorbia characias
Form in September in Tarragona, Spain Form in September in Tarragona, Spain Flowers in Sipkemeer in Christchurch, Newzealand Flowers in Sipkemeer in Christchurch, Newzealand Flower closeup in September in Richmond, New Zealand Flower closeup in September in Richmond, New Zealand Fruit in April in Marseilles, France Fruit in April in Marseilles, France
8 Cultivars/Varieties

Spurge

Euphorbia palustris
close-up of flowers, spring, Davidson County, NC close-up of flowers, spring, Davidson County, NC Euphorbia palustris Form Close-up (Davidson CountyNC)-April Euphorbia palustris Form Close-up (Davidson CountyNC)-April
1 Cultivar/Variety

Spurge

Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
Flowers Flowers Euphorbia robbiae Euphorbia robbiae Erect form, spring, Davidson County, NC. Erect form, spring, Davidson County, NC. Flowers with colorful bracts, spring, Davidson County, NC. Flowers with colorful bracts, spring, Davidson County, NC. Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
1 Cultivar/Variety

Spurge Flax

Daphne odora
Flower - Closeup - Mid-Feb., Warren Co., NC Flower - Closeup - Mid-Feb., Warren Co., NC Shrub with variegated leaves and clusters of pale pink flowers. Shrub with variegated leaves and clusters of pale pink flowers. Daphne odora Daphne odora Flower - Side View - Mid-Feb., Warren Co., NC Flower - Side View - Mid-Feb., Warren Co., NC Daphne odora Daphne odora Daphne odora Daphne odora
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Spurge Laurel

Daphne mezereum
Daphne mezereum Daphne mezereum Daphne mezereum-cultivated Daphne mezereum-cultivated Daphne mezereum flowers Daphne mezereum flowers Daphne mezereum fruit Daphne mezereum fruit

Spurge Laurel

Daphne odora
Flower - Closeup - Mid-Feb., Warren Co., NC Flower - Closeup - Mid-Feb., Warren Co., NC Shrub with variegated leaves and clusters of pale pink flowers. Shrub with variegated leaves and clusters of pale pink flowers. Daphne odora Daphne odora Flower - Side View - Mid-Feb., Warren Co., NC Flower - Side View - Mid-Feb., Warren Co., NC Daphne odora Daphne odora Daphne odora Daphne odora
5 Cultivars/Varieties

Spurge Nettle

Cnidoscolus stimulosus
Form in bloom (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Form in bloom (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer White flower close-up (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer White flower close-up (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Cyme of flowers Cnidoscolus stimulosus Cyme of flowers Cnidoscolus stimulosus Side view of flower (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Side view of flower (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Stinging hairs on stem (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Stinging hairs on stem (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Leaves with stinging hairs (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer Leaves with stinging hairs (Bladen County, NC)-Early Summer

Spuria Iris

Iris spuria
Form in July in Skane County, Sweden Form in July in Skane County, Sweden Flower in May in Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary Flower in May in Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary Seedpod in September in Burgenland, Austria Seedpod in September in Burgenland, Austria Seeds in July in Skane County, Sweden Seeds in July in Skane County, Sweden

Spurred Butterfly Pea

Centrosema virginianum
Centrosema virginianum Centrosema virginianum Vine with purple flowers growing along a wall Vine with purple flowers growing along a wall Back view of flower and underside of leaves Back view of flower and underside of leaves Centrosema virginianum Centrosema virginianum Green compound leaves with three leaflets Green compound leaves with three leaflets Underside of green leaves Underside of green leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Spur Valerian

Valeriana rubra
Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra Valeriana rubra
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Spurweed

Soliva sessilis
Habit and Flowers Habit and Flowers Fruit Fruit Leaf Leaf Fingers next to the plant Fingers next to the plant Side view Side view Young Plant Young Plant

Sputnik shrub

Adina rubella
Adina Rubella Adina Rubella Flower close up Flower close up Adina rubella Adina rubella Adina rubella Hance leaves, stems, and more Adina rubella Hance leaves, stems, and more Adina rubella Hance close up Adina rubella Hance close up

Squarenut

Carya tomentosa
Tree form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Tree form (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Front and back of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Front and back of leaf (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall bright green compounded leaves on branches with terminal buds bright green compounded leaves on branches with terminal buds Serrated margins (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Serrated margins (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall End bud (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall End bud (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Stem buds (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall Stem buds (Guilford County, NC)-Early Fall

Square-Pod Water-Primrose

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

Square Rush

Eleocharis quadrangulata
Native habitat Native habitat Grass Grass Grass Grass Flowers and fruits Flowers and fruits Rhizomes Rhizomes Square stem Square stem

Square-stemmed Monkey Flower.

Mimulus ringens
Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens Mimulus ringens

Square-stem Spikerush

Eleocharis quadrangulata
Native habitat Native habitat Grass Grass Grass Grass Flowers and fruits Flowers and fruits Rhizomes Rhizomes Square stem Square stem

Square-stem Spikesedge

Eleocharis quadrangulata
Native habitat Native habitat Grass Grass Grass Grass Flowers and fruits Flowers and fruits Rhizomes Rhizomes Square stem Square stem