Plants — 23,508 Species

Top Families in Plants

View all 527 families →

All Plants Species

checkerbloom
Malvaceae

checkerbloom

Sidalcea malviflora (DC.) A.Gray ex Benth.

Sidalcea malviflora is a variable perennial herb native to western North America, grown as an ornamental for gardens.

Oregon Checker-mallow
Malvaceae

Oregon Checker-mallow

Sidalcea oregana (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray

Sidalcea oregana is a variable perennial herb native to moist habitats in western North America that hosts West Coast lady larvae.

Common Ironwort
Lamiaceae

Common Ironwort

Sideritis romana L.

Sideritis romana (simplebeak ironwort) is a 0.15 m tall Lamiaceae shrub with simple broad leaves and self-supporting growth.

Coma
Sapotaceae

Coma

Sideroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) T.D.Penn.

Sideroxylon celastrinum is a spiny flowering shrub or small tree native to the Americas from the southern US to northern South America.

False Mastic
Sapotaceae

False Mastic

Sideroxylon foetidissimum Jacq.

Sideroxylon foetidissimum, false or yellow mastic, is a Sapotaceae flowering plant native to Florida, the Caribbean, and northern Central America.

white milkwood
Sapotaceae

white milkwood

Sideroxylon inerme L.

Sideroxylon inerme, or milkwood, is a protected African coastal evergreen tree with edible berries, used in traditional medicine and for firebreaks.

Gum bumelia
Sapotaceae

Gum bumelia

Sideroxylon lanuginosum Michx.

Sideroxylon lanuginosum Michx. is an edible-fruited Sapotaceae shrub or small tree native to south-central North America.

Ironwood
Sapotaceae

Ironwood

Sideroxylon mirmulano R.Br.

Sideroxylon mirmulano R.Br. is an evergreen tree native to the Macaronesian islands off northwestern Africa.

Willow Bustic
Sapotaceae

Willow Bustic

Sideroxylon salicifolium (L.) Lam.

Sideroxylon salicifolium is a small tree with clustered cream flowers and color-changing small berry fruits.

Tough Bully
Sapotaceae

Tough Bully

Sideroxylon tenax L.

Sideroxylon tenax (tough bully) is a thorny shrub or tree native to the southeastern US coastal plain.

Purple Cleome
Cleomaceae

Purple Cleome

Sieruela rutidosperma (DC.) Roalson & J.C.Hall

Sieruela rutidosperma is a small fast-growing herb native to West Africa, now widespread across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

Eastern St Paul's-wort
Asteraceae

Eastern St Paul's-wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis L.

Sigesbeckia orientalis L. is an annual herb or subshrub native to Africa and Asia, widespread in Australia.

Pepper-saxifrage
Apiaceae

Pepper-saxifrage

Silaum silaus (L.) Schinz & Thell.

Silaum silaus (L.) Schinz & Thell. is a European umbellifer with detailed botanical traits, habitat preferences, and ecological history.

Moss Campion
Caryophyllaceae

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

Silene acaulis, or moss campion, is a low cushion alpine/arctic plant with complex flower gender and warming-related climate risk.

Siberian catchfly
Caryophyllaceae

Siberian catchfly

Silene amoena L.

Silene amoena is a perennial flowering Caryophyllaceae species native to parts of northern and central Asia, found in subalpine or subarctic biomes.

sleepy catchfly
Caryophyllaceae

sleepy catchfly

Silene antirrhina L.

Silene antirrhina L. is a variable annual protocarnivorous herb native to the Americas, sometimes weedy.

Berry Catchfly
Caryophyllaceae

Berry Catchfly

Silene baccifera (L.) Durande

Silene baccifera is a Silene species in the Caryophyllaceae family, native to Europe and widespread in temperate Asia and North Africa.

African Catchfly
Caryophyllaceae

African Catchfly

Silene burchellii Otth ex DC.

Silene burchellii, the gunpowder plant, is a herbaceous flowering caryophyll native to southern/eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Wild Pink
Caryophyllaceae

Wild Pink

Silene caroliniana Walter

Silene caroliniana Walter is a pink-to-white flowered plant native to Eastern US, listed as endangered in Florida.

Maltese-cross
Caryophyllaceae

Maltese-cross

Silene chalcedonica (L.) E.H.L.Krause

Silene chalcedonica is a perennial herb native to northern Asia, widely cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.

Mediterranean Catchfly
Caryophyllaceae

Mediterranean Catchfly

Silene colorata Poir.

Silene colorata Poir. is a Caryophyllaceae plant species native to Lebanon and nearby Mediterranean areas.

Sand Catchfly
Caryophyllaceae

Sand Catchfly

Silene conica L.

Silene conica is a widespread annual flowering plant known for having the largest identified mitochondrial genome.

Rose campion
Caryophyllaceae

Rose campion

Silene coronaria (L.) Clairv.

Silene coronaria is a short-lived flowering plant, and both the species and its white cultivar 'Alba' hold the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Balkan Catchfly
Caryophyllaceae

Balkan Catchfly

Silene csereii Baumg.

Silene csereii Baumg. is a flowering plant that grows 25–55 cm tall, producing white bisexual flowers in a long inflorescence.

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

App Store
Scan to download from App Store

Scan with iPhone camera

Google Play
Scan to download from Google Play

Scan with Android camera