"Ruyschia amazonica. 1. a calyx and pistil; 2. a section of the ovary; 3. a seed; 4. the same, with…
A pink flower that typically blooms in June. The elliptical leaves are dark green, with silver specks…
Grafting is a horticultural operation which consists in placing together the two cut surfaces of different…
"1. Salva officinalis; 2. its corolla laid open; 3. its pistil; 4. the pistil and lower part of the…
"Pasture Sage-brush (Artemisia frigida). a, leaf; b, flower-head; c, fertile flower; d, marginal flower."…
Leaves from base of scape bearing evident white flowers in racemes; roots without crss-constrictions.
An arrow-fronded fern with blackish, long leaves. They are common between Venezuela and Brazil.
Cycas revoluta or sago cycad is known as the king sago palm but is not a palm; it is a cycad.
"Cycas circinalis; 1. a portion of a female frond; 2. section of the naked ovule; 3. ripe fruit; 4.…
"3. a flower of Salsola Kali; 4. its ripe fruit; 5. the same magnified, with a portion of the leafy…
Salsola kali. This plant is also called a Russian Thistle, Prickly Glasswort, Tumbleweed, and Glasswort.…
"Salvertia convallariodora. 1. an expanded flower; 2. a portion of the calyx, with the stamens; 3. a…
"Upper part of stem with the inflorescence of Samphire (Crithmum maritimum). (a), a flower; (b), the…
Also known as Salix cordata. The branch of a Sand Dune Willow, native to northeast North America.
Santalum album is a small tropical tree cultivated for its fragrant oil and medicinal uses.
Callitris quadrivalvis (or Tetraclinis articulata) is a coniferous tree in the cypress family known…
"Thyme-leaved Sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia). a, capsule surrounded by the scarious calyx; b, expanded…
"Sapodilla (Sapota zapotilla). (a), the fruit; (b), the same, transversely cut." -Whitney, 1911
"In 1870, Saxafraga sarmentosa was introduced, being beautifully and more distinctly variegated with…
"Smilax glycyphylla; 1. a male flower seen from above; 2. a female flower; 3. a transverse section of…
Also known as Amelanchier alnifolia. The branch of a Saskatoon shrub, native to North America, primarily…
"Sassafras (Sassafras sassafras). 1. Branch with fruits. 2. Branch with sterile flowers. a, b, c, different…
"Lavradia Vellozii. 1. an expanded flower; 2. the stamens with exterior petaloid scales; 3. a seed;…
Also known as Juniperus sabina. A species of juniper native to central and southern Europe, as well…
The Summer Savory (Satureja hortensis) is a flowering plant of the Lamiaceae family. The image shows…
"The Savoy cabbages have wrinkled leaves and have a peculiar flavor that is much liked by most people.…
"Strawberry False-worm (Emphytus maculatus). 1, 2 pupa, ventral and lateral views (line shows natural…
"Flowering plant of saxifrage (Saxifraga virginiensis). a, a flower; b, the fruit." -Whitney, 1911
A wide-creeping fern with long reddish-brown fronds, which grow to be approximately 1 foot in length.…
"Scabiosa atropurpurea. 1. a flower; 2. the involucre opened to show the ovary and calyx; 3. perpendicular…
"This is a drooping or creeping species, with light green, glossy leaves and large clusters of orange…
A scape is a flowering, leafless stem; shown here on two different plants. "1. Wild hyacinth (Scilla…
Also known as Quercus coccinea. The branch of a red oak tree native to the eastern United States.
"Schubertia multiflora. 1. the anthers united to the stigma; 2. the ovary and stigma, from the latter…
A white flower with stripes of blue down the center. It typically blooms in the Spring, and is found…