Plants — 23,508 Species

prairie dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis (A.Gray) A.Gray

Sporobolus heterolepis, or prairie dropseed, is a perennial North American bunchgrass grown for ornament, restoration, and it has traditional edible uses.

alkali cord grass

Sporobolus hookerianus P.M.Peterson & Saarela

Sporobolus hookerianus is a perennial grass native to western North America that grows in moist alkaline habitats.

smut grass

Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br.

Sporobolus indicus is a perennial bunchgrass, native to the Americas, with recorded historical uses and naturalized ranges elsewhere.

Pineywoods Dropseed

Sporobolus junceus (P.Beauv.) Kunth

Sporobolus junceus, or pineywoods dropseed, is a perennial bunchgrass native to the southern US, often indicating low-quality pastures.

prairie cordgrass

Sporobolus michauxianus (Hitchc.) P.M.Peterson & Saarela

Sporobolus michauxianus is a tall facultative wetland grass, with ongoing taxonomic debate over its classification.

Marsh Hay Cordgrass

Sporobolus pumilus (Roth) P.M.Peterson & Saarela

Sporobolus pumilus (saltmeadow cordgrass) is a native North American Atlantic coastal salt marsh perennial grass, invasive elsewhere.

poverty dropseed

Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A.Gray) Alph.Wood

Sporobolus vaginiflorus is an annual bunchgrass native to much of North America, growing in a variety of open, often disturbed habitats.

seashore dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth

Sporobolus virginicus is a perennial spreading tussock grass that grows in coastal regions across many parts of the world.

big sacaton

Sporobolus wrightii Scribn.

Sporobolus wrightii Scribn. is a large perennial bunchgrass that grows in North American arid habitats, providing forage and erosion control.

Pink Swamp Heath

Sprengelia incarnata Sm.

Sprengelia incarnata, or pink swamp-heath, is an erect pink-flowered shrub native to southeastern Australia and southern New Zealand.

basket bush

Spyridium globulosum (Labill.) Benth.

Spyridium globulosum is an erect shrub endemic to south-western Western Australia, growing in near-coastal dunes and limestone areas.

Australian dusty miller

Spyridium parvifolium (Hook.) F.Muell.

Spyridium parvifolium (dusty miller) is a low Australian shrub with cultivated varieties tolerant of frost and drought.

Winged Spyridium

Spyridium vexilliferum (Hook.) Reissek

Spyridium vexilliferum is a small Australian shrub with two varieties that grow across parts of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

Doll Diamondeyes

Staavia dodii Bolus

Staavia dodii is a rare endemic perennial flowering shrub of the fynbos, found in the southern Cape Peninsula, Western Cape.

Mini Diamondeyes

Staavia radiata (L.) Dahl

Staavia radiata is a perennial flowering shrub in the Staavia genus, endemic to the Western Cape fynbos.

whitestem hedgenettle

Stachys albens A.Gray

Stachys albens, or whitestem hedgenettle, is a mint-scented endemic California hedge nettle found in wet habitats across multiple plant communities.

Annual Yellow-woundwort

Stachys annua (L.) L.

Stachys annua, annual yellow woundwort, is a widespread flowering hedgenettle native to Eurasia and introduced to other regions.

Field woundwort

Stachys arvensis (L.) L.

Stachys arvensis, or field woundwort, is an annual herb historically used to heal wounds, that grows in varied often moist habitats.

California Hedge Nettle

Stachys bullata Benth.

Stachys bullata Benth. is a hairy mint with pink flowers that is endemic to California, growing in coastal and mountain habitats.

woolly hedgenettle

Stachys byzantina K.Koch

Stachys byzantina, or lamb's-ears, is a fuzzy herbaceous perennial widely cultivated for gardening, with various cultivars and documented uses.

Coastal Hedge-nettle

Stachys chamissonis Benth.

Coastal hedgenettle (Stachys chamissonis) is a hairy aromatic perennial mint native to moist North American west coast habitats.

scarlet hedgenettle

Stachys coccinea Ortega

Stachys coccinea is an ornamental Lamiaceae plant native to North and Central America, with several named cultivars.

Florida Hedgenettle

Stachys floridana Shuttlew. ex Benth.

Stachys floridana, or rattlesnake weed, is a perennial herb with edible rattlesnake-resembling tubers.

Downy Woundwort

Stachys germanica L.