Shrubs
This gallery contains 858 pictures of shrubs. Shrubs are plants that are under 15 feet in height and have multiple stems. As a definition for this site, they are shorter than trees but taller than herbs, which do not grow more than a few feet in height. The term shrub is used to describe the structure of a plant; therefore, the term shrub can be applied to plants in many plant families. To see specific plants that can be described as shrubs, click on the sub-galleries.
Picture Galleries
![American Beautyberries photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/american-beautyberries/icon.jpg)
![Andromedas photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/andromedas/icon.jpg)
![Artemisia photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/artemisia/icon.jpg)
![Barberries photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/barberries/icon.jpg)
![Bay-Cedars photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bay-cedars/icon.jpg)
![Bear's Breeches photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bears-breeches/icon.jpg)
![Beauty Bushes photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/beauty-bushes/icon.jpg)
![Bixa photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bixa/icon.jpg)
![Bottlebrushes photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bottlebrushes/icon.jpg)
![Boxwoods photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/boxwoods/icon.jpg)
![Brazilian Pepper-Trees photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/brazilian-pepper-trees/icon.jpg)
![Butterfly Sages photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/butterfly-sages/icon.jpg)
![Cast Iron Plants photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cast-iron-plants/icon.jpg)
![Ceanothus photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/ceanothus/icon.jpg)
![Chaenomeles speciosa photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/chaenomeles-speciosa/icon.jpg)
![Chinese Fringe Flowers photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/chinese-fringe-flowers/icon.jpg)
![Chocolate Plants photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/chocolate-plants/icon.jpg)
![Clerodendrums photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/clerodendrums/icon.jpg)
![Coffee photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/coffee-3/icon.jpg)
![Conebushes photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/conebushes/icon.jpg)
![Copper Plants photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/copper-plants/icon.jpg)
![Coral Beans photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/coral-beans/icon.jpg)
![Cotoneasters photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cotoneasters/icon.jpg)
![Crane Flowers photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/crane-flowers/icon.jpg)
![Daphne photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/daphne/icon.jpg)
![Elderberries photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/elderberries/icon.jpg)
![Firebushes photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/firebushes/icon.jpg)
![Frangipanis photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/frangipanis/icon.jpg)
![Grevilleas photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/grevilleas/icon.jpg)
![Honeysuckles photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/honeysuckles/icon.jpg)
![Hydrangeas photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/hydrangeas/icon.jpg)
![Japanese Aralia photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/japanese-aralia/icon.jpg)
![Japanese Plum Yews photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/japanese-plum-yews/icon.jpg)
![Japanese Snowballs photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/japanese-snowballs/icon.jpg)
![Jasmines photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/jasmines/icon.jpg)
![Justicia photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/justicia/icon.jpg)
![Leptospermum photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/leptospermum/icon.jpg)
![Lilacs photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/lilacs/icon.jpg)
![Lollipop/Golden Shrimp Plants photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/lollipopgolden-shrimp-plants/icon.jpg)
![Mahonias photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/mahonias/icon.jpg)
![Manzanitas photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/manzanitas/icon.jpg)
![Marlberries photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/marlberries/icon.jpg)
![Nandinas photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/nandinas/icon.jpg)
![Peonies photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/peonies/icon.jpg)
![Poinsettias photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/poinsettias/icon.jpg)
![Red Bays photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/red-bays/icon.jpg)
![Rosemary photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/rosemary/icon.jpg)
![Scheffleras photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/scheffleras/icon.jpg)
![Senna photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/senna/icon.jpg)
![Silk-Tassel Bushes photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/silk-tassel-bushes/icon.jpg)
![Sumacs photographs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/sumacs/icon.jpg)
Individual Pictures (512)
![A Close-Up of a Plant](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/a-close-up-of-a-plant_thumb.jpg)
![A Close-Up of a Thorny Plant](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/a-close-up-of-a-thorny-plant_thumb.jpg)
![A Plant in the Hetch Hetchy Valley](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/a-plant-in-the-hetch-hetchy-valley_thumb.jpg)
![A Plant with Reddish-Orange Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/a-plant-with-reddish-orange-leaves_thumb.jpg)
![A Thorny Plant](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/a-thorny-plant_thumb.jpg)
![Abelia 'Rose Creek' Shrub at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/abelia-rose-creek-shrub-at-the-kanapaha-botanical-gardens_thumb.jpg)
![Agastache mexicana](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/agastache-mexicana_thumb.jpg)
![Algerian Ivy Groundcover at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/algerian-ivy-groundcover-at-the-kanapaha-botanical-gardens_thumb.jpg)
![Alligator Flags, Cypress Trees, Palms, and Shallow Puddles](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/alligator-flags-cypress-trees-palms-and-shallow-puddles_thumb.jpg)
![Along the Fort Caroline Nature Trail](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/along-the-fort-caroline-nature-trail-2_thumb.jpg)
![Alternate White Powderpuff Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/alternate-white-powderpuff-leaves_thumb.jpg)
![Amongst Dry Shrubs](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/amongst-dry-shrubs_thumb.jpg)
![Angelonia](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/angelonia_thumb.jpg)
!["Anke Huber" Hybrid Dahlia](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/anke-huber-hybrid-dahlia_thumb.jpg)
![Annona](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/annona_thumb.jpg)
![Antelope Sage](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/antelope-sage_thumb.jpg)
![Aquatic Vegetation with Small, Circular Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/aquatic-vegetation-with-small-circular-leaves_thumb.jpg)
![Area with a Variety of Small Shrubs at the San Antonio Botanical Garden](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/area-with-a-variety-of-small-shrubs-at-the-san-antonio-botanical-garden_thumb.jpg)
![Area with Sand, Grass, and Shrubs at Biscayne National Park](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/area-with-sand-grass-and-shrubs-at-biscayne-national-park_thumb.jpg)
![Asteraceae Flowers and Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/asteraceae-flowers-and-leaves_thumb.jpg)
![Asteraceae Shrub](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/asteraceae-shrub_thumb.jpg)
!["Athens Blue" Tibouchina Flower](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/athens-blue-tibouchina-flower_thumb.jpg)
![Bare Desert Shrub Along the Chihuanhuan Desert Trail of Big Bend National Park](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bare-desert-shrub-along-the-chihuanhuan-desert-trail-of-big-bend-national-park_thumb.jpg)
![Bare Desert Shrub and Mountain](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bare-desert-shrub-and-mountain_thumb.jpg)
![Base of a Plant with Long, Green Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/base-of-a-plant-with-long-green-leaves_thumb.jpg)
![Bay Laurel Close-Up](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bay-laurel-close-up_thumb.jpg)
![Bay Laurel Shrub at the San Antonio Botanical Garden](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bay-laurel-shrub-at-the-san-antonio-botanical-garden_thumb.jpg)
![Berries and Leaves of a Shrub](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/berries-and-leaves-of-a-shrub-5_thumb.jpg)
![Black Ant on Red Flower Bud of Costus](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/black-ant-on-red-flower-bud_thumb.jpg)
![Bloodleaf Leaves with Purple Stems and Purplish-Green Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bloodleaf-leaves-with-purple-stems-and-purplish-green-leaves_thumb.jpg)
![Bloodleaf Plant at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bloodleaf-plant-at-the-kanapaha-botanical-gardens_thumb.jpg)
![Bloodleaf Shrub at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bloodleaf-shrub-at-the-kanapaha-botanical-gardens_thumb.jpg)
![Blue Evergreen Hydrangea](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/blue-evergreen-hydrangea_thumb.jpg)
![Blue Evergreen Hydrangea Flowers and Buds](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/blue-evergreen-hydrangea-flowers-and-buds_thumb.jpg)
!["'Bolivian Sunset" Plant](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bolivian-sunset-plant_thumb.jpg)
![Bottle-Brush Shaped Flowers of a Dwarf Fothergilla](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bottle-brush-shaped-flowers-of-a-dwarf-fothergilla_thumb.jpg)
![Bougainvillea](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bougainvillea_thumb.jpg)
![Branch with Pinnate Leaves of a Franchet Peashrub](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/branch-with-pinnate-leaves-of-a-franchet-peashrub_thumb.jpg)
![Branch with Wavy-Edged Green Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/branch-with-wavy-edged-green-leaves-2_thumb.jpg)
![Branches with Glossy Green Leaves and Tiny Flowers and Berries](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/branches-with-glossy-green-leaves-and-tiny-flowers-and-berries-2_thumb.jpg)
![Branches with Yellow and Green Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/branches-with-yellow-and-green-leaves_thumb.jpg)
![Buddleja cordata Leaves](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/buddleja-cordata-leaves_thumb.jpg)
![Bush at the Florida Campgrounds of Everglades National Park](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bush-at-the-florida-campgrounds-of-everglades-national-park_thumb.jpg)
![Bush at the Munich-Nymphenburg Botanical Garden](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/bush-at-the-munich-nymphenburg-botanical-garden_thumb.jpg)
![Butterfly Bush](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/butterfly-bush_thumb.jpg)
![Butterfly Cassia](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/butterfly-cassia_thumb.jpg)
![Butterfly Cassia Plant](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/butterfly-cassia-plant_thumb.jpg)
![Caper Bush](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/caper-bush_thumb.jpg)
![Caper Bush Flower](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/caper-bush-flower_thumb.jpg)
![Cardinal Flower Shrub at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens](https://etc.usf.edu/clippix/pix/cardinal-flower-shrub-at-the-kanapaha-botanical-gardens_thumb.jpg)