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White Poplar

Populus alba
Form in November in the Azores, Portugal Form in November in the Azores, Portugal Form in November in Madrid, Spain Form in November in Madrid, Spain Trunk and branch in November in Pest County, Hungary Trunk and branch in November in Pest County, Hungary Leaves and stem in November in Croydon County, United Kingdom Leaves and stem in November in Croydon County, United Kingdom Leaf underside in November in Croydon County, United Kingdom Leaf underside in November in Croydon County, United Kingdom

White Potato

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum
5 Cultivars/Varieties

White Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum Solanum tuberosum
5 Cultivars/Varieties

White Prairie Clover

Dalea candida
Flowers Flowers Form Form Flower detail Flower detail Stem and leaves Stem and leaves Dalea candida Dalea candida Dalea candida var. oligophylla Dalea candida var. oligophylla

White Rockrose

Cistus x hybridus
Cistus x hybridus Cistus x hybridus White cup-shaped flower and variegated leaves White cup-shaped flower and variegated leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

White Sage

Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia ludoviciana in bloom Artemisia ludoviciana in bloom Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Flower Flower Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia ludoviciana in bloom Artemisia ludoviciana in bloom Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia ludoviciana Flower Flower Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

White Sails

Spathiphyllum
large, glossy, dark green elliptical large, glossy, dark green elliptical Spathiphyllum Spathiphyllum Potted plant with deep green, narrow leaves Potted plant with deep green, narrow leaves Leaves Leaves Flower Flower Flower Flower
7 Cultivars/Varieties

White Sanicle

Ageratina altissima
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Eupatorium rugosum Eupatorium rugosum Tiny white flowers in dense clusters and heads. Tiny white flowers in dense clusters and heads.
1 Cultivar/Variety

White Sassafras

Sassafras albidum
Form Form Fall form Fall form Seedlings Form - May - Halifax Co., NC Seedlings Form - May - Halifax Co., NC seedling, spring, Warren County, NC seedling, spring, Warren County, NC Year-old tree, fall, Cabarrus Co. NC Year-old tree, fall, Cabarrus Co. NC Year-old tree, fall, Cabarrus Co. NC Year-old tree, fall, Cabarrus Co. NC

White Sedge

Carex albula
Clump of leaves Clump of leaves A clump of hair-like foliage A clump of hair-like foliage A clump of fine-textured, hair-like foliage. A clump of fine-textured, hair-like foliage. A clump of fine-textured, hair-like foliage; green spikelets. A clump of fine-textured, hair-like foliage; green spikelets.
1 Cultivar/Variety

White Shooting Stars

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

White Simplicity

Rosa Simplicity Hedge Rose Group
Lavender Simplicity flower Lavender Simplicity flower Pink Simplicity Flower Pink Simplicity Flower Red simplicity side view of flower Red simplicity side view of flower Simplicity Rose flower and leaves Simplicity Rose flower and leaves
7 Cultivars/Varieties

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves Leaves Eupatorium rugosum Eupatorium rugosum Tiny white flowers in dense clusters and heads. Tiny white flowers in dense clusters and heads.
1 Cultivar/Variety

White Snakeroot

Ageratina
A. adenophora flowers A. adenophora flowers A. altissima flowers A. altissima flowers A. altissima flowers A. altissima flowers A. pichinchensis form A. pichinchensis form A. riparia form A. riparia form A. vaccinifolia form A. vaccinifolia form

White Snakeroot

Ailanthus altissima
Form Form stout branch with large V-shaped leaf scars stout branch with large V-shaped leaf scars When leaves crushed it smells likt peanut butter When leaves crushed it smells likt peanut butter fruits - Halifax Co., NC fruits - Halifax Co., NC Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima Leaflet auricles at the base, serrations Leaflet auricles at the base, serrations

White Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus Symphoricarpos albus

Whitespire Japanese Birch

Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'
Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks Birch trees with multiple white trunks

White Spruce

Picea laxa
Picea glauca Picea glauca Form (Matanuska-Susitna, AK)-Mid Summer Form (Matanuska-Susitna, AK)-Mid Summer Form Form Pine Cone Pine Cone Leaf Blade Leaf Blade Form Form
12 Cultivars/Varieties

White Spurge

Euphorbia corollata
Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollate Euphorbia corollate

White Squill

Scilla mischtschenkoana
Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Form Form
1 Cultivar/Variety

White Star Aster

Eurybia divaricata
Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Close up of flower Close up of flower Eurybia divaricatus Eurybia divaricatus Form Form Form Form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

White Stargrass

Aletris farinosa
Aletris farinosa Aletris farinosa White flowers with orange stamens White flowers with orange stamens Along a roadside. Along a roadside. Basal rosette of leaves Basal rosette of leaves In a meadow. In a meadow. Rosette of green leaves Rosette of green leaves

White Star Grass

Rhynchospora latifolia
Native habitat Native habitat Flowers Flowers Naturalized Naturalized Leaves Leaves Rhynchospora latifolia Rhynchospora latifolia Rhynchospora latifolia Rhynchospora latifolia

White Star Plant

Goeppertia majestica
Broad, thin leaves with a pink midvein and parallel veins Broad, thin leaves with a pink midvein and parallel veins Small white flowers Small white flowers
4 Cultivars/Varieties

White Stonecrop

Sedum album
Clusters of small white star-shaped flowers Clusters of small white star-shaped flowers Plant growing among the rocks Plant growing among the rocks Clump in bloom Clump in bloom
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Whitesun

Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri
Schlumbergera gaertneri Schlumbergera gaertneri Schlumbergera gaertneri Schlumbergera gaertneri Schlumbergera gaertneri Schlumbergera gaertneri Schlumbergera gaertneri Schlumbergera gaertneri
3 Cultivars/Varieties

White Sweet Clover

Trifolium repens
Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Trifolium repens Leaves Leaves flowers, Union County, NC flowers, Union County, NC leaves, Union County, NC leaves, Union County, NC
1 Cultivar/Variety

White Thorn

Crataegus mollis
Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis Crataegus mollis

White Tobacco

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

Whitetop Aster

Symphyotrichum retroflexum
Purplish ray florets around yellow disc flowers Purplish ray florets around yellow disc flowers Purplish flowers and green leaves Purplish flowers and green leaves underside of flower sowing green bracts underside of flower sowing green bracts Linear green leaves Linear green leaves Form Form Green linear leaves Green linear leaves

White-Topped Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia leucophylla
Close-up on the white-with-red-veins tops of the pitchers Close-up on the white-with-red-veins tops of the pitchers Stand of pitchers in the wild. They have white tops & red veins. Stand of pitchers in the wild. They have white tops & red veins. Close-up on lidded pitchers. They have white tops & red veins. Close-up on lidded pitchers. They have white tops & red veins. A single pitcher with a white top & red veins. A single pitcher with a white top & red veins. White-topped pitcher & red, nodding flowers. White-topped pitcher & red, nodding flowers. Pitchers & nodding flowers with multiplied whorls of petals Pitchers & nodding flowers with multiplied whorls of petals
4 Cultivars/Varieties

White-Topped Sedge

Rhynchospora colorata
Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata

White-Topped Sedge

Rhynchospora latifolia
Native habitat Native habitat Flowers Flowers Naturalized Naturalized Leaves Leaves Rhynchospora latifolia Rhynchospora latifolia Rhynchospora latifolia Rhynchospora latifolia

Whitetop Pitcherplant

Sarracenia leucophylla
Close-up on the white-with-red-veins tops of the pitchers Close-up on the white-with-red-veins tops of the pitchers Stand of pitchers in the wild. They have white tops & red veins. Stand of pitchers in the wild. They have white tops & red veins. Close-up on lidded pitchers. They have white tops & red veins. Close-up on lidded pitchers. They have white tops & red veins. A single pitcher with a white top & red veins. A single pitcher with a white top & red veins. White-topped pitcher & red, nodding flowers. White-topped pitcher & red, nodding flowers. Pitchers & nodding flowers with multiplied whorls of petals Pitchers & nodding flowers with multiplied whorls of petals
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Whitetop Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia leucophylla
Close-up on the white-with-red-veins tops of the pitchers Close-up on the white-with-red-veins tops of the pitchers Stand of pitchers in the wild. They have white tops & red veins. Stand of pitchers in the wild. They have white tops & red veins. Close-up on lidded pitchers. They have white tops & red veins. Close-up on lidded pitchers. They have white tops & red veins. A single pitcher with a white top & red veins. A single pitcher with a white top & red veins. White-topped pitcher & red, nodding flowers. White-topped pitcher & red, nodding flowers. Pitchers & nodding flowers with multiplied whorls of petals Pitchers & nodding flowers with multiplied whorls of petals
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Whitetop Seddge

Rhychospora latifolia
Form in September in Palm Beach County, Florida Form in September in Palm Beach County, Florida Flower close-up in May in Liberty, Florida Flower close-up in May in Liberty, Florida Pollinator in June in Wilma, Florida Pollinator in June in Wilma, Florida Dry flower in November in Liberty, Florida Dry flower in November in Liberty, Florida

Whitetop Sedge

Rhynchospora colorata
Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora colorata

White-top Sedge

Rhychospora latifolia
Form in September in Palm Beach County, Florida Form in September in Palm Beach County, Florida Flower close-up in May in Liberty, Florida Flower close-up in May in Liberty, Florida Pollinator in June in Wilma, Florida Pollinator in June in Wilma, Florida Dry flower in November in Liberty, Florida Dry flower in November in Liberty, Florida

White Trillium

Trillium flexipes
Flower and bracts Flower and bracts Close up of flower Close up of flower Red flower Red flower Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes Trillium flexipes

White Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum
Flowers Flowers Form Form Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum

White Trumpet Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia leucophylla
Close-up on the white-with-red-veins tops of the pitchers Close-up on the white-with-red-veins tops of the pitchers Stand of pitchers in the wild. They have white tops & red veins. Stand of pitchers in the wild. They have white tops & red veins. Close-up on lidded pitchers. They have white tops & red veins. Close-up on lidded pitchers. They have white tops & red veins. A single pitcher with a white top & red veins. A single pitcher with a white top & red veins. White-topped pitcher & red, nodding flowers. White-topped pitcher & red, nodding flowers. Pitchers & nodding flowers with multiplied whorls of petals Pitchers & nodding flowers with multiplied whorls of petals
4 Cultivars/Varieties

White Turtlehead

Chelone glabra
Inflated flower buds that are white tinged with pink. Inflated flower buds that are white tinged with pink. Leafy shoot bearing small pale pink flowers. Leafy shoot bearing small pale pink flowers. Leafy shoot bearing small pale pink flowers. Leafy shoot bearing small pale pink flowers. Bumble bee approaching a spike of white tubular flowers Bumble bee approaching a spike of white tubular flowers Upright stems with opposite lanceolate leaves & terminal flowers Upright stems with opposite lanceolate leaves & terminal flowers

White twisted-stalk

Streptopus amplexifolius
Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius Streptopus amplexifolius

White Veined Hardy Dutchman's Pipe

Aristolochia fimbriata
Close-up of a tubular flower with fringed edges. Close-up of a tubular flower with fringed edges. seed pods in October seed pods in October flower bud resembles a clay pipe flower bud resembles a clay pipe Tubular flower with fringed edges; kidney shaped leaves Tubular flower with fringed edges; kidney shaped leaves Aristolochia fimbriata Aristolochia fimbriata Growing in a pot as a climber Growing in a pot as a climber

White Velvet

Tradescantia sillamontana
Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana Tradescantia sillamontana
4 Cultivars/Varieties

White Wakerobin

Trillium erectum var. album
Flower Flower Flower Close-up (Great Smokey Mountains,NC) Flower Close-up (Great Smokey Mountains,NC) Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower Trillium with nodding white flower

White Walnut

Juglans cinerea
Form - Mitchell Co., NC Form - Mitchell Co., NC Form Form Female flowers Female flowers Male catkins Male catkins Male catkins Male catkins Compound leaf with 13 leaflets Compound leaf with 13 leaflets