Plants — 23,508 Species

sparse-lobed grapefern

Sceptridium biternatum (Savigny) Lyon

Sceptridium biternatum is a perennial grape fern native to eastern North America that turns reddish-brown in fall.

Cutleaf Grapefern

Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon

Sceptridium dissectum (cutleaf grapefern) is a slow-growing perennial homosporous grape fern native to eastern North America.

leathery grapefern

Sceptridium multifidum (S.G.Gmel.) M.Nishida ex Tagawa

Sceptridium multifidum is a distinctive fern native to Europe, Asia, and North America with unusual contractile roots and grape-like sporangia clusters.

blunt-lobed grapefern

Sceptridium oneidense (Gilbert) Holub

Sceptridium oneidense is a rare fern species native to moist eastern North American woodlands.

Patē

Schefflera digitata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Schefflera digitata, or patē, is an endemic New Zealand tree with documented ecological roles and traditional Māori uses.

rannoch-rush

Scheuchzeria palustris L.

Scheuchzeria palustris L. is a herbaceous perennial bog plant from cool Northern Hemisphere regions with two recognized subspecies.

Chinese Gugertree

Schima superba Gardner & Champ.

Schima superba is a large evergreen tree from southern China valued for fire prevention, ecology, wood, medicine, landscaping, and potential pesticide development.

Peppercorn Tree

Schinus areira L.

Schinus areira (syn. Schinus molle, California pepper tree) is an evergreen tree with diverse historical, medicinal, and cultural uses, often invasive globally.

chilean pepper tree

Schinus latifolia (Gillies ex Lindl.) Engl.

Schinus latifolia is an Anacardiaceae tree species that is endemic to central Chile.

Schinus longifolia (Lindl.) Speg.

Schinus longifolia (Lindl.) Speg.

Peruvian Pepper Tree

Schinus molle L.

Schinus molle, or California pepper tree, is an evergreen tree native to South America, grown ornamentally and used for many purposes, and invasive worldwide.

Chilean pepper tree

Schinus polygama (Cav.) Cabrera

Schinus polygama is an Anacardiaceae plant species native to Argentina and Chile, naturalized in California.

Brazilian pepper

Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi

Schinus terebinthifolia (Brazilian peppertree) is a dioecious shrub or small tree native to South America, toxic to sensitive people and often invasive outside its range.

Schisandra arisanensis Hayata

Schisandra arisanensis Hayata

Schisandra arisanensis is a climbing plant native to China and Taiwan, used medicinally and culinarily for its edible fruit.

common Mediterranean grass

Schismus barbatus (L.) Thell.

Schismus barbatus is an annual clumping grass native to Eurasia, introduced to southwestern US, growing in many habitats including disturbed areas.

Luminous Moss

Schistostega pennata (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr

Schistostega pennata is a low-light-adapted glowing moss found across Asia, Europe, and North America in shaded, damp habitats.

purple oat

Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen

Schizachne purpurascens, false melic, is the only accepted species in the Eurasian and North American grass genus Schizachne, with three recognized subspecies.

little bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash

Schizachyrium scoparium, or little bluestem, is a drought-tolerant North American prairie grass commonly grown in cultivation.

Forked Comb Fern

Schizaea bifida Willd.

Schizaea bifida, the forked comb fern, is a small common fern found in Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.

sand lily

Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) van der Merwe

Schizocarphus is a monotypic bulbous flowering plant genus, whose only species S. nervosus occurs across eastern Africa from Tanzania to South Africa.

salado

Schizogyne sericea (L.fil.) DC.

Schizogyne sericea is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae family native to Madeira and the Canary Islands.

Brazilian fern tree

Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F.Blake

Schizolobium parahyba is a tall tree with yellow flowers, grown for wood and with traditional medicinal and craft uses.

Australian Crabapple

Schizomeria ovata D.Don

Schizomeria ovata is an Australian commercial timber rainforest tree used in the Sydney Opera House interior.

Polynesian ʻohe

Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Rupr.) Munro

Schizostachyum glaucifolium is an evergreen clump-forming bamboo native to Pacific island regions and introduced to Hawaii.