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floating fern
Salviniaceae

floating fern

Salvinia natans (L.) All.

Salvinia natans is a floating free aquatic fern with specific native ranges across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Monkey pod tree
Fabaceae

Monkey pod tree

Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

Samanea saman is a semi-deciduous Fabaceae tree native to the Americas, with multiple human uses.

American black elderberry
Viburnaceae

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis L.

Sambucus canadensis (American elderberry) is a North American native shrub with edible cooked elderberry fruit and toxic inedible parts.

blue elder
Viburnaceae

blue elder

Sambucus cerulea Raf.

Sambucus cerulea is a large western North American deciduous elderberry shrub grown for ornamental and restoration use.

Dwarf Elder
Viburnaceae

Dwarf Elder

Sambucus ebulus L.

Sambucus ebulus (dwarf elder/danewort) is a toxic herb used in folk medicine for various ailments, with toxicity removed by cooking.

White Elderberry
Viburnaceae

White Elderberry

Sambucus gaudichaudiana DC.

Sambucus gaudichaudiana is an Australian shrub bearing edible white berries that can be eaten raw or cooked.

Chinese elder
Viburnaceae

Chinese elder

Sambucus javanica Reinw. ex Blume

Sambucus javanica, the Chinese elder, is an Asian elderberry used for multiple medicinal and other purposes.

European black elderberry
Viburnaceae

European black elderberry

Sambucus nigra L.

Sambucus nigra L., or elderberry, is a deciduous shrub/tree widely grown for ornament and culinary use.

red-berried elder
Viburnaceae

red-berried elder

Sambucus racemosa L.

Sambucus racemosa L. is a medium native shrub with edible cooked berries, toxic raw parts, and ornamental cultivars.

limewater brookweed
Primulaceae

limewater brookweed

Samolus ebracteatus Kunth

Limewater brookweed (Samolus ebracteatus) is a variable perennial wetland herb native to the Americas.

seaside brookweed
Primulaceae

seaside brookweed

Samolus parviflorus Raf.

Samolus parviflorus Raf. is a small perennial flowering plant, with related Samolus valerandi having wide distribution and traditional soap use.

Sea Primrose
Primulaceae

Sea Primrose

Samolus repens (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Pers.

Samolus repens is a coastal water pimpernel species native to the southern Pacific and southern South America, with small white or pink flowers.

Thin Leaf Brookweed
Primulaceae

Thin Leaf Brookweed

Samolus valerandi L.

Samolus valerandi L. is a small widespread perennial with white flowers, grown in damp gardens and sometimes aquariums, once used as soap in Palestine.

bloodroot
Papaveraceae

bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot) is a North American spring ephemeral with toxic sanguinarine, used ornamentally and commercially.

Canadian burnet
Rosaceae

Canadian burnet

Sanguisorba canadensis L.

Sanguisorba canadensis (white/Canadian burnet) is a North American perennial herb in the rose family with edible cooked leaves.

Great burnet
Rosaceae

Great burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis L.

Sanguisorba officinalis L. is a herbaceous perennial with commercial and traditional Chinese medicinal uses.

Footsteps of spring
Apiaceae

Footsteps of spring

Sanicula arctopoides Hook. & Arn.

Sanicula arctopoides is a low-growing taprooted perennial herb with yellow flowers, found near the Pacific coast of North America from British Columbia to central California.

Sharp-toothed Sanicle
Apiaceae

Sharp-toothed Sanicle

Sanicula arguta Greene ex J.M.Coult. & Rose

Sanicula arguta is an erect perennial herb with sharp-toothed leaves, yellow flower heads, and small prickly fruits.

Poison sanicle
Apiaceae

Poison sanicle

Sanicula bipinnata Hook. & Arn.

Sanicula bipinnata is an apiaceous plant with an undeserved toxic reputation, used by Native American groups.

Purple Sanicle
Apiaceae

Purple Sanicle

Sanicula bipinnatifida Douglas

Sanicula bipinnatifida Douglas is a perennial taprooted herb native to the west coast of North America, listed as threatened in Canada.

Black Snakeroot
Apiaceae

Black Snakeroot

Sanicula canadensis L.

Canadian blacksnakeroot (Sanicula canadensis) is a North American Apiaceae native found in eastern North American mesic deciduous woodlands.

Pacific Sanicle
Apiaceae

Pacific Sanicle

Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC.

Sanicula crassicaulis is an amphitropically distributed perennial herb native to western North America and southern South America, invasive in Juan Fernández Islands.

wood sanicle
Apiaceae

wood sanicle

Sanicula europaea L.

Sanicula europaea is a European woodland plant with a long history of varied traditional medicinal uses.

northern sanicle
Apiaceae

northern sanicle

Sanicula graveolens Poepp. ex DC.

Sanicula graveolens, northern sanicle, is a perennial Apiaceae herb native to western North America and southern South America.

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